Background
Rizk, Farouk Aboul Makarem was born on July 6, 1934 in Al-Gharbia, Egypt. Son of Aboul-Markarem and Nora (Saleh) Rizk. emigrated to Canada, 1972.
Rizk, Farouk Aboul Makarem was born on July 6, 1934 in Al-Gharbia, Egypt. Son of Aboul-Markarem and Nora (Saleh) Rizk. emigrated to Canada, 1972.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Cairo U., 1955; Master of Science in Technology, Cairo U., 1958; Lic.Tech., Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1960; Dr.Tech., Chalmers U. Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, 1963.
Research engineer, Allmänna Svenska Elektriska Aktiebolaget, Ludvika, Sweden, 1960-1963; research engineer, Electricity Authority, Cairo, 1964-1968; manager high voltage, Electricity Authority, 1968-1972; senior researcher, Institut de Recherche H.Q., Varennes, Quebec, 1972-1976; science director, Institut de Recherche H.Q., Varennes, Quebec, 1976-1980; director power transmission, Institut de Recherche H.Q., Varennes, Quebec, 1980-1986; vice president research and testing laboratories and system simulation, Institut de Recherche H.Q., Varennes, Quebec, since 1986; associate professor, Chalmers U. Technology, 1963; visiting professor, U. Montreal, 1974-1975; visiting professor, U. Quebec, 1976; auxiliary professor, McGill University, Montreal, 1977.
President Egypt-Quebec Cultural Association, Montreal, 1983. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Herman Halperin Electric Transmission and Distribution award 1996). Member International Electrotech.
Commission (chairman technical committee).
Married Nabila El-Hamawi, July 13, 1958. Children: Aladin, Amr.