Norbert Berkowitz, CM (1924 – June 25, 2001) was a Canadian scientist involved in researching coal technology in conjunction with the Alberta Research Council and the University of Alberta.
Norbert Berkowitz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1924 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | June 25, 2001 |
| Awards | Order of Canada |
Berkowitz was born in Berlin and lived in Germany for the first 15 years of his life. During World War II, he and his family fled to England, where received a Ph.D. in petroleum engineering from the University of London. In 1952, he moved to Edmonton and joined the Alberta Research Council. He joined the University of Alberta in 1979 in a teaching position and retired in 1988. In 1984 he was made a Member of the Order of Canada.[1] He was killed in a car accident in 2001.
Selected works
edit- Fossil Hydrocarbons: Chemistry and Technology, ISBN 0-12-091090-X (1997)