Dr. Adriana Guatame

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Adriana Guatame is an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. She holds a PhD in Resource Engineering from Delft University of Technology, obtained in 2019. Her educational background includes a Master’s degree in GIS & Remote Sensing with a focus on Mineral Exploration from the ITC Faculty of the University of Twente, completed in 2013, and a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, earned in 2009. Dr. Guatame's research focuses on sourcing critical mineral resources and enhancing the understanding of primary and secondary sources of these resources through lab and field techniques in geochemistry and mineralogy. She emphasizes the importance of policy frameworks for resilient critical minerals value chains and seeks to implement proactive waste management strategies using sensor technologies for real-time material characterization in the mining value chain. She teaches courses such as Introduction to Earth Sciences and Critical Mineral Resources.

Research Interests

Awards

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Eramet Young Scientist Challenge

Courses

Introduction to Earth Sciences Critical Mineral Resources

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.