NGEA 2025 Finalist Presentations
The Frank Arnott - Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) is an international competition where teams of geoscience university students collaborate to transform datasets into their interpretation of the subsurface geology and mineralisation targets. The 2025 finalists will present their submissions and compete for the grand prize of CAN $5,000 and three CAN $3,000 prizes for the teams with the highest scores in Innovation, Data Integration, and Impact & Exploration Significance. Also, the winning team from NGEA™ Africa will be presenting during this session.
Join us for each team’s five-minute pitch, a panel discussion, and a post-award poster session:
Team Presentations: 2:00 - 2:52 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 3:02 - 3:27 p.m.
Winners Announcement: 3:27 -3:37 pm
Poster Session: 3:37 - 4:00 p.m.
North West Province, Queensland Dataset (~2:10 pm)
Relly Margiono, Anna Gubina, David Baker, Sam Bizhani, Shavin Kaluthantri & Jianli Zhi
University of Adelaide (Australia)
Yukon Strikers
Yukon Plateau Dataset (~2:16 pm)
Arya Kimiaghalam, Nyah Bay, Jennifer Cann, Juan David Bello Rodriguez, Qystina Binti Mohamad Basri, Alexander Yuanrui He, Wenyi Li, Yuxiaoyu Zhuang & Nelson Roman
University of Toronto (Canada)
Smart Rock Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:22 pm)
Steve Kamdem Fodoop, Duvald Junior Yone Njoya, Paule Martine Teubo Nyitchombeu & Kathy Kenneth Kwanang
University of Yaounde I (Cameroon)
NextGen Voyagers
Quesnel Trough Dataset (~2:28 pm)
Siam Safaie, Bismark Antwi, Abigail Adu, Harriet Naakai Tetteh & Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh
Laurentian University (Canada), Lakehead University (Canada), University of British Columbia (Canada), and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (USA)
Larimar Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:34 pm)
Sunday Olomola, Matthew Oke, Oluwamayowa Adeola,Oluwapelumi Ojo, Adebayo Stephen & Rodiat Amusan
Federal University of Technology Akure (Nigeria)
Maskana Team
Gawler Craton Dataset (~2:40 pm)
Zarely Bernabé, Williams Ramos, Suker Huamani, Renzo Vegas, Michael Villalba, Rosa Ibarra, Walter Huillcas, Neyber Carhuayano, Fabian Yacila, Brayan Diaz, William Miguel & Gabriel De la Torre
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Peru) and The University of Queensland (Australia)
Geovisionaries Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:46 pm)
Faith Uupindi, Elkan Utoni, Emilie Kasionan & Carin-bibi Muchil
Namibia University of Science and Technology and the University of Namibia (Namibia)
The Frank Arnott - Next Generation Explorers Award (NGEA™) is an international competition where teams of geoscience university students collaborate to transform datasets into their interpretation of the subsurface geology and mineralisation targets. The 2025 finalists will present their submissions and compete for the grand prize of CAN $5,000 and three CAN $3,000 prizes for the teams with the highest scores in Innovation, Data Integration, and Impact & Exploration Significance. Also, the winning team from NGEA™ Africa will be presenting during this session.
Join us for each team’s five-minute pitch, a panel discussion, and a post-award poster session:
Team Presentations: 2:00 - 2:52 p.m.
Panel Discussion: 3:02 - 3:27 p.m.
Winners Announcement: 3:27 -3:37 pm
Poster Session: 3:37 - 4:00 p.m.
Finalist Teams
North West Province, Queensland Dataset (~2:10 pm)
Relly Margiono, Anna Gubina, David Baker, Sam Bizhani, Shavin Kaluthantri & Jianli Zhi
University of Adelaide (Australia)
Yukon Strikers
Yukon Plateau Dataset (~2:16 pm)
Arya Kimiaghalam, Nyah Bay, Jennifer Cann, Juan David Bello Rodriguez, Qystina Binti Mohamad Basri, Alexander Yuanrui He, Wenyi Li, Yuxiaoyu Zhuang & Nelson Roman
University of Toronto (Canada)
Smart Rock Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:22 pm)
Steve Kamdem Fodoop, Duvald Junior Yone Njoya, Paule Martine Teubo Nyitchombeu & Kathy Kenneth Kwanang
University of Yaounde I (Cameroon)
NextGen Voyagers
Quesnel Trough Dataset (~2:28 pm)
Siam Safaie, Bismark Antwi, Abigail Adu, Harriet Naakai Tetteh & Zohreh Kazemi Motlagh
Laurentian University (Canada), Lakehead University (Canada), University of British Columbia (Canada), and the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (USA)
Larimar Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:34 pm)
Sunday Olomola, Matthew Oke, Oluwamayowa Adeola,Oluwapelumi Ojo, Adebayo Stephen & Rodiat Amusan
Federal University of Technology Akure (Nigeria)
Maskana Team
Gawler Craton Dataset (~2:40 pm)
Zarely Bernabé, Williams Ramos, Suker Huamani, Renzo Vegas, Michael Villalba, Rosa Ibarra, Walter Huillcas, Neyber Carhuayano, Fabian Yacila, Brayan Diaz, William Miguel & Gabriel De la Torre
Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería (Peru) and The University of Queensland (Australia)
Geovisionaries Team
Namibia Dataset (~2:46 pm)
Faith Uupindi, Elkan Utoni, Emilie Kasionan & Carin-bibi Muchil
Namibia University of Science and Technology and the University of Namibia (Namibia)