...systems integration for simple sustaining solutions...
...or...how properly managed waste streams save money and improve ecological integrity
Geoff Hill
BSC, UBC, Environmental Science, Honors Thesis: Stormwater Management
MSC, UBC, Geography, Honors, Arctic Ecology & Climate Change
PHD, UBC, Geography, Remote Site Waste Management, ongoing
UofA Augustana, Sessional Instructor, 2007
ENV 120: Humans & Environment; Systems Theory & Paradigm Change
Geog 240: Introduction to Climatology & Biogeography
UBC Lab Instructor and TA
Bio 140: Experimental Biology
Geog 102: Introduction to Physical Geography
Geog 307: Global Change
Association of Canadian Mountain Guides
Assistant Rock Guide
Assistant Alpine Guide Training and Ice guide Training
Mountain Safety Indsutrial Training: 3 day
Advanced Wilderness First Aid: 10 day
Helicopter External Transport: 1 day
Point Frame counts in wet sedge meadow, Ellesmere Island
My Env 120 Class was practicing non violent communication / demonstration. There is no transit system in Camrose. They coordinated in teams to ensure this demonstration was communicated effectively, police were informed, traffic were blocked, media were contacted, and message was broadcast
My field assistant, Reed Moore and I, are wearing survival suits as we patrol the coastline for icebergs. We later ran a photo shoot on the icebergs for fun. There's not much to do in the arctic. They days are never ending, literally.
Presented at Arctic Net, Banff, 2008
Bagged the traverse of Snowpatch during a training mission for my Assistant Alpine Guide exam.
My Arctic research station. Sedge Sorting.
Green Everest Alliance (link): Documentation, development, dialogue of appropriate technologies suitable for Khumbu people's and region.
WVOHeatAndPower.com : Complete kits and retrofits for waste cooking oil fueled combined heat and power units from 3 to 300kW.
Switchover Hybrid Conversions: SVO / WVO conversion of diesel autos
The Canmore Community Cooperative Workshop (link) .
Founding chair, first director. Deets: 2400 sqft ammenity center, social lounge, presentation center, ceramic studio, wood shop. Mission to sustain community through program development & facilitation. $700K raised. 300 programs delivered. Status: financially unsustainable, mission delivery under review. 2008-current
From Alpine Homes to meet sustainable development criteria imposed by the Town of Canmore
Also, Treasurer: Joey Hill. Alpine Homes Past President: Lawrence Hill
Sarah throwing a mug on the wheel
The UBC Biodiesel Project
Co-founder with Peter Doig. Deets: joint venture project at UBC with Engineering, Plant Operations, Food Services, Sustainability Office. Objective to recycle waste deep fry fat into biofuel to campus vehicles. Accomplishments: produced >5000L of fuel. Stimulated Biofuel industry in Western Canada. Start Date 2001.
Pete and I were honored to be CBC Radio 3's 40's influential Canadians. 2003 or something.
Photo by Nick Diddick.
UBC Farm abandoned big barn.
1991 Nissan Terrano. Fate: destroyed in an accident in the mountains.
founding chairman
Canmore COOP
Sole Proprieter: Switchover Hybrid Conversions for Diesel Engines
NSERC PGS PHD Scholarship: 2009-2012
Biofuel Consultant and Installations
Founding Chairman: Canmore COOP
Executive Director: Canmore COOP
University of Alberta: Instructor
Uninvesity of British Columbia: Instructor
ACMG & Yamnuska Climbing Guide
Outward Bound Instructor
Outward Bound Instructor Trainer
MSC Research Scientist
ITEX Arctic Ecology Research Supervisor
Weyerhaeuser Epiphyte Ecologist
Founder, Coordinator: UBC BIodiesel Project
Hydrology Field Technician
The Power of Lard, Snowpatch Spire, 5.12
Media Coverage
Discovery Channel Documentary: The Daily Planet
The National Post: BC Cover Page
CBC Radio 2
CBC Radio 3
The Watershed Sentinal
The Ubyssey
The Canmore Leader
The Rocky Mountain Outlook
Awards
Town of Canmore Mayor's Nominee: Community Builder - Individual 2009
NSERC PGS PHD 3 year scholarship
Rocky Mountain Flatbread Local's Hero Award 2008
NSERC Undergrad Research Award
CBC Radio 3: 40/100 influential Canadian's (shared with Peter Doig)
Photo by Jamie Bell
Welcome
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Services
Life's mysteries arise at the margins.
By subduing marginal chaos we develop borders,
..both physically and perceptually.
Challenge motivates me.
Communication, especially dialogue, is fascinating.
If you and I step beyond this boxy website,
... it will have served its purpose.
possibilities
Produced by Geoff Hill, 2009
Photos are either mine, or taken by friends of mine. Thank you.
