After completing a degree in mechanical engineering at the University of Saskatchewan, Erin Herman joined the family farming business where he worked for nine years. During that time, the farm grew from a 2,000-acre grain farm to a 21,000-acre mixed farming operation. During this expansion, Erin and the Herman family designed and constructed a unique grain upgrading and seed cleaning facility that was used to enhance the farm business. Erin also codeveloped and patented a zero-tillage seeder, which was licensed to a Canadian farm equipment manufacturer. At that time, zero and minimum-tillage

Petro is the Director of Research and Development, Rare Earth Element (REE) Division, at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC). Petro is a Professional Engineer and has over 15 years of experience testing innovative processes and developing solutions for the energy and mining industries. His major areas of expertise include design and operation of large-scale laboratory models, enhanced oil recovery and artificial intelligence. Petro and his team at SRC are working on REE processing optimization and automation.

Lucinda has 10 years of experience working as both a metallurgical and business development consultant in Argentina for local and international mining companies. Prior to this, she worked as a senior process engineer and as the key metallurgical engineer for mining operations in both Argentina and South Africa for almost 10 years and has both design and operational experience. She has a particular interest in integrating the social, environmental, technological and economic aspects of the mining industry as part of a cohesive approach to services.

Muhammad, P.Eng, Ph.D, is SRC's Vice-President of the Rare Earth Element Division. He previously served as Director of Operations, Mining and Energy at SRC. He has led many projects, including innovative proofs of concept; development and optimization of medium and heavy oil EOR processes; lab-scale equipment design; and physical, fluid flow, and wormhole modelling. His major areas of expertise are vapour extraction (Vapex), solvent vapour extraction (SVX), thermal SVX (TSVX), heavy oil waterflooding, steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) and steam–surfactant processes. He is skilled in

Anton is the Project Lead and Supervisor on SRC's Engineering and Manufacturing team.

Jane is a Senior Process Engineer in SRC’s Mining and Minerals Division. She previously served as Manager, Process Design at Shore Gold Inc., CEO of Danoczi Solutions and Senior Research Officer at De Beers. In addition to corporate management and leadership, she has 28 years of experience in researching and developing technologies used in mines and is best known for her work in diamond recovery technologies.