Soulis, George Nichol

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Soulis, George Nichol

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George Nichol Soulis was a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1925 to George Roy and Grace (nee Nichol) Soulis, he grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick. Following World War II, during which he trained with Royal Canadian Air Force and the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, he graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in industrial engineering in 1950. After working in the industry for nine years, he was recruited by Douglas Wright to teach design to engineering students at Waterloo. Prior to beginning to teach in February of 1961, Soulis prepared by spending nine months studying at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Ulm, Germany. He was named associate professor in 1965 and was promoted to full professorship in 1966.

Soulis co-founded what is today known as Waterloo Systems Design and, along with Peter Roe and Vir Handa, authored The Discipline of Design, the first Canadian textbook focused on engineering design. In addition to chairing the department of systems design, he sat on the committee responsible for creating Waterloo's coat of arms, contributed to the creation of the Kaleidoscope Pavilion at Expo 67, served on Waterloo's Senate and Board of Governors.

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Soulis, Eric "Ric" David (1949-2018)

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Soulis, Eric "Ric" David

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Soulis, George Nichol

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Created September 2023 by DR.

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