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After a lengthy struggle with cancer, respected University
of Calgary researcher and professor Dr. Bruce Milne, P.Eng.,
died on Dec. 24, last year. Remembered by colleagues, students
and friends as a quiet, unassuming and thoughtful man,
Dr. Milne, 41, was known for pouring his heart into teaching,
research and life.
His engineering career spanned both the academic and industry
realms. He completed both his bachelor of science degree
in chemical engineering (1984) and his PhD (1994) at the
University of Calgary, before he began working in industry
as a production engineer for Amoco Canada Petroleum Co. Ltd.
from 1985-87.
He returned to academia when he began teaching at the University
of Saskatchewan (1993-1997), then in 1997 he joined the Department
of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at U of C as an associate
professor. In 2001, Dr. Milne decided to return to industry
and took a leave from the U of C to pursue his ambitions
in the petroleum industry, working with ATECH Applications
Technology Limited.
Dr. Milne was a chemical engineer who knew a lot about petroleum
engineering. As a chemical engineer, he conducted research
in chemical reaction engineering, with specialization in
fluidized bed reactors, biochemical reactors and the application
of reactors or techniques in environmental engineering. His
petroleum research interests ranged from reservoir to production
and completions.
It was teaching, however, that was Dr. Milne's first love.
Dr. Milne taught both at the U of S and the U of C for a
total of eight years. His passion for teaching was appreciated
by his students in both Saskatoon and Calgary, and in 1998
he was presented the Chemical and Petroleum Teaching Excellence
Award.
Away from work, Dr. Milne was an enthusiastic mountain,
rock and ice climber, camper, fisherman, traveler and back-country
skier. His travels have taken him to Australia, Japan, Mexico
and Peru.
Memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alberta Cancer
Foundation, c/o Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 29 St. N.W.,
Calgary, AB, T2N 4N2.
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