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2025 TISED Careers in Sustainability Panel

Wednesday, September 24, 2025 17:45to19:45
ɬ﷬ Engine Centre, 3450 Rue University, montreal, QC, H3A 2A7, CA
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Date: September 24th, 2025 | 5:45 PM (EST) | Location: ɬ﷬ Engine Centre- 3450 Rue University Free Event

Join TISED this fall for an engaging panel discussion featuring leading professionals in the sustainability sector. From established industries to emerging fields, sustainability offers a wide range of career paths.

Our panelists will share personal stories, reflect on how their academic journeys shaped their careers, and highlight exciting opportunities for the next generation entering the sustainability space.

The event will include a dynamic Q&A session followed by a casual networking mixer with complimentary food and drinks.

Whether you're a student exploring your options or a recent graduate ready to take the next step, this is your chance to connect, learn, and be inspired.

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Associate Principal, Quebec Water Leadat Arup Canada

Julie Beauséjour is a ɬ﷬ graduate in Agricultural and Biosystem Engineering. She continued on to civil engineering, Master in water treatment and holds a PhD in urban planning. She has 20 years experience as a major project manager, both in Quebec and internationally. She has worked on civil and water infrastructure in Montreal, and in growing suburbs: filtration plants, treatment plants, networks. She has also designed the naturalized pond at Montreal's Botanical Garden's tree house, from a concrete pond to an ecological and living aquatic environment.

In terms of city resilience, she was recently the project director of the Climate Change Adaptation Plans for the Cities of Granby and Quebec City, where each municipal department works on its adaptation plan and plans in an innovative way according to the new climate reality. At Arup, she is now working on neighborhood resilience and stormwater management. She integrates green infrastructure to improve neighborhood resilience to climate change, reduce flooding, increase greening, and reduce heat islands.

Logan JONES

Sustainability National Representative for Airbus in Canada

Logan is an accomplished aerospace professional with over 15 years of experience, specializing in the intersection of aviation, technology, and sustainability. He holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta, and an MSc and PhD in Aerospace Engineering from ISAE-Supaero in Toulouse, France.

Currently, as a Sustainability Officer at Airbus Canada, Logan is responsible for coordinating the company's sustainability roadmap and projects. His role includes overseeing ESG regulatory monitoring and advocating for corporate sustainability goals. Prior to this, he worked on various safety and flight operations projects at Airbus, focusing on areas such as flight trajectory optimization, contrail mitigation, fuel efficiency, and runway excursion prevention. Logan is also on the advisory committee of the Waterloo Institute for Sustainable Aeronautics (WISA).

Chuck Ormsby

Sustainability and Climate Services Leader at Arup Canada |Co-founder of Le Bon Bac

Chuck Ormsby (ɬ﷬ Civil Engineering BEng 2007, MEng 2009) is an Associate at Arup and co-founder of Le Bon Bac, a Montreal-based startup focused on sustainable waste management and the circular economy. As a licensed civil engineer and Envision certified professional, Chuck serves as the Climate and Sustainability Services Leader at Arup, advising cities, infrastructure owners, and asset managers worldwide on achieving impactful, pragmatic, and viable sustainable outcomes.

Chuck's expertise in socio-environmental stewardship drives his work in integrating resilience and sustainable practices into urban planning and infrastructure development. His leadership at Le Bon Bac has been pivotal in developing a network of circularity partners who see mutual benefits in the business and have rallied to support its go-to-market strategy.Chuck's insights and experience make him a sought-after advisor and speaker, inspiring innovative progress toward a more sustainableworld for all.

Sophie Pelland

Physical Sciences Specialist | CanmetENERGY in Varennes| Natural Resources Canada

Sophie Pelland received a Ph.D. in theoretical particle physics from Cornell University in 2001. She worked as a Senior Solar Energy Assessment Analyst at Vaisala from 2015 to 2018, where she performed probabilistic modeling of the energy yield of utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) plants worldwide and lead Vaisala’s R&D in this field. She was a Research Officer with Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetENERGY research centre from 2005 to 2014, and rejoined CanmetENERGY in 2018 as a Research Scientist in the Renewable Energy Integration group. Her research interests include PV system performance and modeling, solar resources, and renewable energy integration into electricity grids.

Dr. Pelland is the Canadian representative to the International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Systems Programme Task 16 on “Solar Resource for High Penetration and Large Scale Applications”. She is also part of the Canadian committee developing international standards on non-concentrating, terrestrialphotovoltaic modules within the International Electrotechnical Commission Technical Committee 82 Working Group 2.

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