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In Memoriam
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Chuck Irwin (1935-2025)
John Charles Nathaniel (Chuck) Irwin was born in Rossburn, Manitoba. He attended high school in Langley, British Columbia, and subsequently studied Engineering Physics at the University of British Columbia. After serving as a pilot with the Royal Canadian Air Force, he returned to UBC to complete his PhD in Physics. He joined the Department of Physics at 大象传媒 in 1965 as a founding member. His research focused on Raman scattering studies of solids in particular high temperature superconductors. He served as Chair of the Department from 1980-1988 and held several other important service roles including with the British Columbia Research Council, the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada and on the Board of Directors of a local superconductivity company, CTF Systems.
Neil Alberding (-2022)
