Developing and delivering hands-on workshops for space industry/government/academia professionals. Worked with collaborators on developing a robotic Mars mission simulation in the Canadian Space Agency's "Mars Yard".

Researcher in the 'Technologies and Techniques for Earth and Space Exploration' Collaborative Research and Training Experience (CREATE). Mentoring engineering graduate students in the design of rover software, and human-robot interactions for geology investigations. Managing an international Mars analogue robotic field deployment and mission control room, with government and industry partners.

Studying mineralization associated with microbes in cold springs in the Canadian High Arctic, and looking for similar evidence of life on Mars

Teaching, mentoring, and inspiring elementary and high school students through presenting talks about space exploration activities in Canada

Organized & led outreach activities for CPSX, developed outreach activities for high school and elementary school students, and designed & created visual displays for CPSX

Examined lunar Apollo samples and developed an anorthositic lunar regolith simulant (aka "fake Moon dirt") for use by the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT), Electric Vehicle Controllers (EVC), and NASA

* Organized and led a crew of 7 scientists and engineers on a 4-month expedition to Devon Island, Nunavut, to conduct a Mars mission simulation in isolation * conducted field research for several geology and biology projects, focusing on permafrost drilling * led Mars Ed remote education program, and gave skype video presentations to Canadian summer camps and international school groups

Worked as part of an international team to advise and direct the remote operation of a Mars analogue drill at Centro de Astrobiologia, Spain, in order to search for life underground; http://marte.arc.nasa.gov/

Developed a lunar soil simulant to help validate the design of lunar drilling and excavation equipment

Analyzed MARTE project data, learned about astrobiology, worked on several group projects, travelled to various NASA centers

Developing new academic programs and courses in the field of Space Studies, Planetary Science, and Space Exploration at Western University, and continuously improving existing programs.