M Haidar Putra

Eleventh Cohort

Scholars Academy

Bachelors of Science, Geology (Honours) & Haskayne School of Business, Minor in Management & Society

5th Year

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Biography

"The remembrance of death is the awakening of life."
 
Haidar currently works part-time as a Mixed Reality student technician for the Geology Department - assisting the department in implementing Virtual Reality in their teaching and outreach. He has previously worked as an Undergraduate Researcher where he won the 2021 NSERC USRA award for his project and received the PURE award in the previous year. Additionally, Haidar has recently worked as an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for GLGY 201 and 297 in the past year and has won 4 nominated undergraduate awards for his academic achievements. Haidar has also volunteered consistently in the environmental education sector for nearly five years since his second year of high school. Haidar is especially passionate about groundwater management and implementation of new technologies in geoscience in hopes of one day applying these solutions when he returns to his home country.
 
Originally from Indonesia, Haidar has lived in 5 different countries before settling in Calgary in 2016. As an immigrant in Calgary, He juggled his academics and extra-curricular activities whilst acting as a legal guardian for his younger brother. In addition to his experiences as a traveler and a guardian, Haidar nearly lost his life at the age of 6, when an Earthquake struck his hometown and destroyed his house, burying him and his 2 brothers under the rubble. These experiences are the driving force behind Haidar’s maturity and ambitions as he strives to live a fulfilling life every single day, whilst being fully conscious that his life can be taken away at any moment.

Awards

  •  William & Ellen Clow Award (2022)
  •  M. Jean Gorrell Memorial Scholarship in Geoscience (2022)
  •  Geological Association Canada-PDAC Logan Student Award (2022)
  •  NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award (2021)
  •  Program for Undergraduate Research Award (2021, declined)
  •  Suncor Energy Emerging Leaders Science Scholarship (2020)
  •  Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Explorers and Producers Association of Canada Bursary (2020)
  •  Sproule Bursary (2020)
  •  Faculty of Science Dean’s List (2020)
  •  Donald C. Burtt Scholarship (2020)
  •  Program for Undergraduate Research Award (2020)
  •  Jason Lang Scholarship (2019 & 2020)
  •  Canada Service Corps Certificate of Recognition (2018)
  •  CBE Commitment to Alberta's Sustainable Development Certificate (2018)
  •  Julia Turnbull Leadership Award (2018)
  •  Alexander Rutherford Scholarship (2018)