Nicholas Butt Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Ab, Ca

• Front-line delivery of Parks programs and services including instructional programs, volunteer initiatives, public engagement, and staff training.• Support the development of educational programs with a focus on environmental education.• Organize day-to-day logistics for program content and materials.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage national STEM education programs• Develop, deliver, and evaluate program content and logistics• Oversee project work plans and train staff and volunteers

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Manage and deliver hands-on activities for the national STEM Club project.• Coordinate program logistics for educators across Canada.• Develop workshop materials and train volunteers.

Calgary, Alberta

• Conducted evaluation research of the Canadian Conservation Corps program designed by the Canadian Wildlife Federation• Worked in partnership with the funding organization Mitacs

Calgary, Canada Area

• Contracted to develop a proposal informing Bayer CropScience about Agriculture and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education in Canada• Reviewed Agriculture and STEM education in Canada to identify current needs, gaps and barriers• Provided suggestions and action plans for engaging in Ag-STEM education in Canada, both locally and nationwide

Waterloo, Ontario

• Traveled to 43 cities across Canada delivering content on physics, science and innovation with a traveling exhibition and presentation• Facilitated exhibition focused on theoretical physics• Gave interactive and inspirational presentations on a regular basis• Experience speaking with reporters (television, newspaper, radio)

Calgary, Canada Area

• Conducted research on Inquiry-Based Learning in science classrooms for a multi-discipline project• Writer on articles to be published in academic journals• Conducted literature reviews and concisely presented findings for publishing

• Interacted with and engaged visitors of all ages in fields of science, technology, engineering, art, and math.• Delivered live science demonstrations and presentations in front of large audiences.

• Trained volunteers with hands on activities, presentation skills and classroom management.• Organized classroom visits for schools around Calgary and surrounding area as well as larger special events.• Attended four Let’s Talk Science conferences for training, networking and professional development.• Working with three site coordinators and many volunteers, we managed to expand our outreach from less than 1000 students in 2014 to nearly 9000 in 2015, making us the fastest growing site in Canada (out of 43 sites).

Calgary, Canada Area

• Designed, conducted, and analyzed a study to assess the effectiveness of visual learning software with university students. Findings were presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting.• Used computer programming language Matlab to analyze large amounts of data.• Independent work as I designed and conducted the study with weekly meetings to update my supervisor on progress and the next steps of my research.

Newfoundland And Labrador, Canada

• Awarded three positions with Memorial University Career Experience Program as well as two summer research positions with the Microcantilever Sensor Cell Group.• Conducted research and analysis using fluid dynamic and 3D designing software.• Troubleshot and diagnosed problems with simulation codes and procedures.

Master’S Degree, Educational Research (Curriculum And Learning)

Thesis based masters degree in Educational Research specializing in Curriculum and Learning

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics

Activities and Societies: Microcantilever Sensor Research Group Undergraduate degree in Physics with a minor in Math