GEO Profile Brandon Karchewski

Brandon Karchewski

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: 403.220.6678

Location

Office: ES108

Background

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy Civil Engineering, McMaster University, 2015

Bachelor of Engineering and Management Civil Engineering and Management, McMaster University, 2011

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
GLGY 571 Engineering Geology Fall
GOPH 419 Computational Methods for Geophysicists Fall
GOPH 420 Inversion and Parameter Estimation for Geophysicists Winter
GOPH 619 Advanced Computational Methods for Geophysicists Winter
GOPH 375 Natural Disasters and Critical Earth Phenomena Spring

Awards

  • Geoscience Teaching Award, Department of Geoscience, University of Calgary. 2019
  • Best Poster Award, The University of Calgary Conference on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning. 2018
  • Risk Shining Star, University of Calgary. 2016
  • Team Teaching Award of Excellence, Faculty of Science, University of Calgary. 2016
  • Graduate Student Presentation Competition, Second Place, Canadian Geotechnical Society (Southern Ontario Section). 2015
  • Nomination for Governor General’s Gold Medal for Doctoral Thesis, McMaster University. 2015
  • Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2014) Computational Mechanics Poster Competition 'Runner Up', Computational Mechanics Committee, Engineering Mechanics Institute, A.S.C.E.. 2014
  • Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2014) ‘Third Place Poster Award’, Engineering Mechanics Institute, A.S.C.E.. 2014
  • 'Image of an Engineer' Award, McMaster Engineering Society. 2014
  • TA/RA Award, Faculty of Engineering, Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), Local 3906. 2014
  • Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, McMaster Engineering Society. 2013