Heather Kaminsky is a Research Chair in Sustainable Mining at the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT). Heather has a PhD and B.Sc. Co-op in materials engineering from the University of Alberta and has more than 15 years of expertise post graduation in advanced ore characterization, fundamentals of tailings, water treatment and the impact of clay minerals on oil extraction and tailings. Heather leads a team of researchers focused on the environmental sustainability of the energy and mining sectors in Alberta. She is passionate about finding a solution to tailings issues in the oil sands industry. In pursuit of this passion Heather leads a monthly free webinar called “Tailings Book Club” where she reviews published research and regulatory reports relevant to oil sands tailings.