Background
Peters, Ernest was born on January 27, 1926 in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Franz Isaac Peters and Margaretha (Klassen) MacLachlan.
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Ernest Peters
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Ernest Peters, Canadian Metallurgy educator, consultant. Fax: 604-267-1110. E-mail: [email protected]. Member selection committee Killam fellowships Canada Council, Ottawa, 1988-1991. Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow Royal Society Canada, The Metallurgical Society of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Canada Institute Mining &Metallurgy; member B.C. Association Professional Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. B.C., Canada, 1949; The Master of Applied Science, U. B.C., Canada, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, U. B.C., Canada, 1956.
Career
Metallurgist, Geneva Steel Company, Provo, Utah., 1949-1950;
research engineer, Cominco, Ltd., Trail, B.C., Canada, 1951-1953;
research engineer, Union Carbide Metals Company, Niagara Falls, New York, 1956-1958;
instructor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1955-1956;
assistant professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1958-1965;
associate professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1966-1968;
professor, U. B.C., Vancouver, 1968-1991;
professor emeritis, U. B.C., Vancouver, since 1991. Consultant Cominco, Ltd., Trail, 1958-1992, Kennecott Copper Corporation, Salt Lake City, 1969-1971, E Z Australasia, Melbourne, Australia, 1977-1978, Bacon, Donaldson & Associations, Vancouver, 1981-1990, Westmin Resources Ltd., 1991-1998. Member selection committee National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, 1967-1968.
Extractive metallurgy lecturer The Metals Society of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1976. Keynote lecturer Benelux Metallurgie, Brussels, 1977.
Achievements
Membership
Member selection committee Killam fellowships Canada Council, Ottawa, 1988-1991. Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force, 1943-1945. Fellow Royal Society Canada, The Metallurgical Society of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Canada Institute Mining &Metallurgy.
Member B.C. Association Professional Engineers.
Connections
Married Gwynneth Salome Walker, September 21, 1949. Children: Charlotte Ann Peters Garcia, Gwynneth Elizabeth Peters Becker.
Awards
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Recipient C.I.M. Alcan award, 1983, James Douglas Gold medal American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, 1986, Mineral Sciences Education award American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, 1993, Canada Materials Science Conference Metal Chemistry award, 1993. Named Industrial Research chair, 11 Canada companies, 1987-1992. Killam fellow Canada Council, 1983-1985.Recipient C.I.M. Alcan award, 1983, James Douglas Gold medal American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, 1986, Mineral Sciences Education award American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, 1993, Canada Materials Science Conference Metal Chemistry award, 1993. Named Industrial Research chair, 11 Canada companies, 1987-1992. Killam fellow Canada Council, 1983-1985.