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He was Chairman of the steering committee of MICONEX '82 and '83 and actively participated in arranging other major conferences in Winnipeg, elsewhere in Canada, and internationally. | He was Chairman of the steering committee of MICONEX '82 and '83 and actively participated in arranging other major conferences in Winnipeg, elsewhere in Canada, and internationally. | ||
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Dr. Mathur was posthumously invested into the Order of Canada as an academic and a catalyst of change locally, nationally and across the globe. | Dr. Mathur was posthumously invested into the Order of Canada as an academic and a catalyst of change locally, nationally and across the globe. | ||
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Radhey Mohan Mathur B.Tech. (Hons.) PEng, PhD (1936-2020)
Education
Radhey was born in India and obtained his initial post high school education there. He completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of Rajputana in 1956 and his Bachelor of Technology (Hons.) at the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur in 1960.
After teaching at several institutions in India, he went to Leeds in England where he completed his Ph.D. in 1969 winning the F. W. Carter Prize for the best Ph.D. thesis in Electrical Engineering.
University of Manitoba Career
Mohan then joined the staff of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Manitoba first as a Post-Doctoral Fellow and, subsequently, as Assistant, Associate and full Professor, becoming Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering in 1980.
Dr. Mathur's special research and teaching interests focused on the design and operating theory and applications of electrical machines, energy conversion and power systems. Since 1969, he published over twenty full journal papers, numerous shorter and conference papers and many major technical reports for Manitoba Hydro and Brown Boveri Co. in Switzerland and Germany.
He held a U.S. patent on stepping motors. In cooperation with others, he received more than half a million dollars in research grants, mostly from NSERC, as well as research contracts from Bristol Aerospace, NRC, the Canadian Electrical Association and the Manitoba HVDC Research Centre.
Later Career
After leaving the University of Manitoba, he was Dean of Engineering, University of Western Ontario. On retirement from the university, he became Vice-President in charge of the Ontario Hydro nuclear division, Chair of London Hydro and the Founder and CEO of UNENE (University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering).
Professional Service
He was active professionally, participating in the affairs of the IEEE, lEE (London), IE (India), the EIC and CSEE. He also served the APEM on the Professional Development Committee.
He was Chairman of the steering committee of MICONEX '82 and '83 and actively participated in arranging other major conferences in Winnipeg, elsewhere in Canada, and internationally.
Dr. Mathur was posthumously invested into the Order of Canada as an academic and a catalyst of change locally, nationally and across the globe.
Personal Life
Mohan passed away peacefully in British Columbia, Canada on February 6th, 2020. He was survived by his wife of 54 years Aruna, son Tinu, daughter Shikha, son-in-Law Maneesh, grandsons Jai, Akash and granddaughter Ashna.
He was a pioneer and visionary leader among many community organizations he served with or started since arriving to Canada in 1969.
Sources
- EGM Merit Award Citation: October 28, 1983
- Obituary published on February 29, 2020 The London Free Press
- Private correspondence of Dr. Doug Chapman with Dr. Peter Castle, Athlone Fellow (1961) and Professor Emeritus in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Western Ontario
Compiled by
Doug Chapman, PEng (SM), PhD, FEC
Posted by
Glen Cook PEng (SM), FEC
