“Without the GJ Jackson Fellowship I would not have been able to pursue a doctorate in engineering. The PhD broadened my work opportunities through Skarborn Engineering, in both steel and aluminum design and welding engineering.”

“A few tens of thousands of dollars invested in the steel education of one graduate student might be the tipping point for millions of extra dollars of steel construction being design over their careers. I believe it’s a solid, long-term payback for the steel industry.”

“I give a lot of credit to the GJ Jackson Fellowship and the CISC for sparking a life-long interest in learning about steel design and about the steel industry.  I have had the honour to share that excitement and knowledge to students who may one day work for the steel industry.”

“The GJ Jackson Fellowship gave me an incentive to spend some of the most formative years of my life thinking about steel. Not only did the time I spent on research have potential to improve how steel is used, but it also created an opportunity for me to work as a teaching assistant and course instructor, getting younger students excited about steel.”

“Winning the G.J. Jackson Fellowship was a critical ingredient in the founding and success of my company, Cast Connex, which in turn benefits the steel industry through our promotion of structural steel as a building material of choice for architecturally exposed structures.”