
Professor Emeritus Donates $2M to Create UBC Professorship in Critical Minerals
It was 1958 and George Poling faced the kind of work-life decision that many people face, regardless of the job. After graduating from the University of Alberta, he had taken his first mining engineering job at the Roan Antelope Mine in Zambia—called Northern Rhodesia at the time. The underground mine churned out “blister copper” and