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Shoaib Khan
was born in Jaunpur, India on May 4, 1936. He received
a BS Degree in Electrical Engineering with major in
Electric Power from Benaras Hindu University, in
Varanasi, India, in 1957.
Shoaib worked from 1957 to 1965 in India with Kaiser
Engineers and M.N. Dastur & Co. His
experience included engineering, construction and
operation of steel, aluminum and power plants. He
and Shamim were married in 1960, and they moved
to Canada in 1965.
Shoaib had over forty years of experience in power systems engineering,
application, and protective relaying for power (hydro, thermal,
nuclear), pulp & paper, mining & metals, and chemical plants in North
America and overseas. He had worked with Bechtel Corp., SNC
LAVALIN, and Sandwell as a specialist in Power Systems and Protection.
With Sandwell EPC Inc., he held the position of a Specialist in
Power Systems and Protection. He was also engaged in organizing,
developing, and teaching courses in power systems and protection. He
had authored numerous technical papers on power systems, applications
engineering and protection, some of which have been published in
IAS/PES transactions and Pulp & Paper Canada.
Shoaib was a senior member of IEEE, a registered engineer with the
order of Ingenieurs and the Professional Engineers of Ontario. He was
also an active member of IEEE/IAS - PPIC PDS subcommittee. He was
a recipient of IEEE Centennial and Third Millennium Medals for
achievement in education.
Shoaib had been active with IEEE Education Committee, Montreal Section
for over thirty years and was Committee Chairman from 1974 to
1994. Shoaib was also an Auxiliary Professor with the department of
Electrical Engineering and a guest lecturer with the Department of
Chemical Engineering at McGill University, Montreal.
Shoaib will be remembered by all his colleagues and friends for his dedication
to the advancement of applied engineering and hard work and
dedication to education in his field of endeavor. He was not only an
outstanding engineer, but also a true friend to his colleagues and support
to the training of young engineers.
Our prayers go out to the family surviving him, his wife Shamim, his
children Sheema, Sheeba and Shakeeb, and grand children Sara and
Zeyad.
In honor of the long association of Mr. Shoaib Khan with IEEE
Montreal Section, IEEE Montreal Conferences Inc. (MCI) has decided to
name a Bursary presented annually at the Bell Expo Sciences exposition
for high school students. This bursary is a cash award of $750.00
to be given to the best project in Electrical Engineering.
When IEEE MCI combined with the IEEE Canadian Foundation, this tradition
was continued using MCI funds in the foundation.
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