President-Elect
Chuck Edwards
Chuck Edwards is Director, Metallurgy at AMEC’s office in Saskatoon. He is a Qualified Person for uranium metallurgy. He is a Professional Engineer registered with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan. Chuck's background includes experience in R&D, operations, government service, consulting and engineering management. He first worked in the uranium industry with Eldorado Nuclear in 1978.
Chuck has been involved in the engineering design of all of the currently operating uranium facilities in Saskatchewan, including the Cigar Lake project. He has been a Technical Consultant to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria since 1999. Long active in the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), he served as Chairman of the Canadian Mineral Processors (CMP) Division in 1999 and as Chairman of the successful URANIUM 2000 international symposium in Saskatoon. Chuck was a CIM Distinguished Lecturer in 2003 - 2004, and was awarded a CIM Fellowship in 2004. He served as CIM District 4 Vice-President in 2004 – 2006, and is currently CIM Incoming President-Elect.
Chuck was awarded the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers gold medal for Extractive Metallurgy Technology in 1987, the Canadian Mineral Processors Best Presentation Award in 1997 and 2007, and he was the CMP Mineral Processor of the Year in 2001. Chuck is a Professional Affiliate of the College of Graduate Studies and Research at the University of Saskatchewan and serves as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Saskatchewan Mineral Research Centre. He was Engineer-in-Residence for the Department of Chemical Engineering for 2009 - 2009. In 2007 - 2008 Chuck served on Canada’s National Advisory Board on Minerals and Metals, with specific responsibility to the CANMET Mining and Mineral Sciences Laboratories. He also served on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement of Saskatchewan from 1999 through 2007.