The CIC extends its condolences to the family of:
L'ICC desire offrir ses condoleances aux familles de :
Gustav Lawrence (Larry) Osberg, FCIC, passed away in Ottawa, ON, on
January 28, 2008, at the age of 90. Larry was one of the early editors
of The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering from 1963 to 1967 and
was a Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada.
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Born and raised in Alberta, Larry graduated from the University of
Alberta in 1938. He worked in Ottawa during WWII in chemical warfare
research. Returning to school after the war, Larry received his PhD in
applied chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1949. He then
returned to Ottawa and joined the Division of Applied Chemistry of
National Research Council Canada (NRC) where he became head of chemical
engineering in the early 1950s. Much of the research at that time was
centred on particulate materials including the Tar Sands extraction
problem, fluidized beds, as well as the recently discovered spouted bed
technique, and aspects of applied catalysis.
Later in his career, Larry served as an executive officer in the
administration of NRC prior to his retirement in 1982. Larry was a man
of integrity and patience who was especially kind to junior colleagues
and post-doctoral Fellows. He will be greatly missed.
Ed Capes, FCIC
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