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227:. From 1938 to 1961, he was the head of the Physics Department. Circa 1945-1950, he was also Director of Emergency Housing, allocating former WWII Army huts for faculty and staff housing on campus in Acadia Camp and Fort Camp. From 1957 to 1961, he was the Dean of Graduate Studies and served on the Senate of the University. However, he was forced to retire at the age of 65 due to their rules. 513: 488: 415: 212: 204:'s 1908 Nobel Prize–winning feat of liquefying helium. Later that year he was awarded his Doctorate in physics for studies of the hydrogen spectrum. As a post-doctoral fellow he was the first to identify the prominent green line in the 258:
Reservoir, and the construction of a 2730 MW powerhouse (at that time the largest in the world) named after him: the G.M. Shrum Generating Station. In 1969, he was the recipient of Electrical Man of the Year. He stayed at
649: 639: 614: 619: 274:. A few years later, in 1975, he was appointed Director of the Vancouver Museum and Planetarium Association. In 1986, he wrote his autobiography with Peter Stursberg, called 644: 654: 152: 107: 624: 604: 634: 431: 629: 379: 387: 239: 330: 220: 609: 135:(January 14, 1896 – June 20, 1985) was a Canadian scientist, teacher, administrator, and the first Chancellor of 235: 127: 95: 427:
newspaper item in Ubyssey student newspaper November 22, 1945, page 1, column 1 "Total of 87 Huts Here by New Year",
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and served as its first chancellor from 1963 to 1968. During this time, he was appointed an Officer of the
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After the war, he continued his education and received a Bachelor of Arts in 1919, a
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in 1921. As a doctoral student in February 1923 he was the first to replicate
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On April 1, 1916, he enlisted in the army. He was a gunner and fought at the
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http://www.library.ubc.ca/archives/pdfs/ubyssey/UBYSSEY_1945_11_22.pdf
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In 1958, he was chairman of a royal commission investigating the
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hydro project. This project comprised the construction of the
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During this time, Shrum was also involved in establishing
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Shrum died in Vancouver, British Columbia, at age 89.
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Presidents of the Canadian Association of Physicists
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April 26, 1935. 331:"GORDON MERRITT SHRUM, 1896 - 1985" 215:SFU Architects and President Shrum 14: 511: 486: 452:"HOW AN OLD BOY GOT BACK AT UBC" 413: 635:Officers of the Order of Canada 571:January 1, 1964 – May 31, 1968 374:Gordon Shrum: An Autobiography 306:canadaveteranshallofvalour.com 276:Gordon Shrum: An Autobiography 221:University of British Columbia 1: 630:University of Toronto alumni 236:Order of the British Empire 96:Vancouver, British Columbia 671: 483:. Manitoba. June 25, 1969. 477:"B.C. Hydro Chief Honored" 246:and was involved with the 573: 560: 554: 549: 434:November 3, 2018, at the 113: 53: 42: 30: 404:"Marked for Distinction" 567:Simon Fraser University 268:Simon Fraser University 225:Royal Society of Canada 137:Simon Fraser University 37:Simon Fraser University 216: 342:: 163. Archived from 339:La Physique au Canada 214: 161:Lester (Mike) Pearson 157:University of Toronto 508:. December 28, 1972. 349:on October 17, 2007. 329:(March–April 2000). 182:Battle of Vimy Ridge 120:Gordon Merritt Shrum 67:Gordon Merritt Shrum 610:Canadian physicists 481:Winnipeg Free Press 456:archive.macleans.ca 232:BC Power Commission 149:Smithville, Ontario 80:Smithville, Ontario 506:Nanaimo Daily News 252:W.A.C. Bennett Dam 217: 208:as due to oxygen. 184:. He received the 147:Shrum was born in 583: 582: 574:Succeeded by 550:Academic offices 254:, which impounds 117: 116: 662: 577:Kenneth P. 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Retrieved 305: 280: 275: 265: 263:until 1972. 229: 218: 195: 179: 146: 119: 118: 91:(1985-06-20) 44: 25:Gordon Shrum 18: 600:1985 deaths 595:1896 births 535:October 30, 461:October 30, 327:Vogt, Erich 311:October 30, 248:Peace River 242:by Premier 240:BC Electric 589:Categories 563:Chancellor 285:References 143:Early life 103:Alma mater 73:1896-01-14 49:1963–1968 45:In office 432:Archived 370:(1986). 261:BC Hydro 192:Academia 176:Military 155:at the 386:  171:Career 530:gg.ca 347:(PDF) 334:(PDF) 130: 126: 537:2019 463:2019 384:ISBN 313:2019 86:Died 63:Born 565:of 128:OBE 591:: 504:. 479:. 454:. 442:^ 406:. 382:. 366:; 355:^ 336:. 304:. 293:^ 278:. 167:. 139:. 132:MM 124:OC 539:. 465:. 392:. 315:. 75:) 71:(

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Simon Fraser University
Smithville, Ontario
Vancouver, British Columbia
Alma mater
Victoria College
OC
OBE
MM
Simon Fraser University
Smithville, Ontario
Victoria College
University of Toronto
Lester (Mike) Pearson
Vincent Massey
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Military Medal
Master of Arts
Kamerlingh Onnes
Aurora Borealis

University of British Columbia
Royal Society of Canada
BC Power Commission
Order of the British Empire
BC Electric
W.A.C. Bennett
Peace River
W.A.C. Bennett Dam
Williston Lake
BC Hydro

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