Lionel Boulet, (July 29, 1919 – January 1, 1996) was a

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engineer, academic, and utilities executive. Born in

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, Boulet received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938 and a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1942 from

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. He received a Master of Science degree in 1947 from the

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. Later he received a Doctor of Science degree in 1968 from

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and a D.Gén. from the

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. He was made a Fellow of the

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in 1973. From 1950 to 1964, he taught at Université Laval and was chairman of the electrical engineering department. In 1964, he joined

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as a consultant and was appointed the first Director of the Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec (IREQ) in 1967, a position he occupied until 1982.

Honours

In 1975, he was made an Officer of the

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"in recognition of his contribution to the development of applied research in the field of electrical engineering and energy resources". He was posthumously made an Officer of the

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in June 1996. In 1993, he was the first recipient of the

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. The

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is named in his honour. In 1968, he received an honorary doctorate from

, which later became

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. He was also awarded honorary degrees from Université Laval and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boulet, Lionel 1919 births 1996 deaths 20th-century Canadian engineers Officers of the National Order of Quebec Officers of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Engineering Institute of Canada Academic staff of Université Laval Université Laval alumni Sir George Williams University alumni University of Ottawa alumni People from Quebec City Canadian expatriates in the United States Grainger College of Engineering alumni