Ric Soulis (1949-2018)

I am saddened to share the news that Professor Ric Soulis passed away on June 21.  It is no exaggeration to say that without Ric there would be no UW Weather Station.  It was through his vision and guidance that the idea for the weather station was born and implemented.

My personal relationship with Ric started when he gave a 4th year Geological Engineering student an opportunity to complete an undergraduate thesis under his supervision back in 1990.  This then led to a Masters under his co-supervision with Dr. Nick Kouwen and afterward employment for over 10 years principally on the Mackenzie Basin GEWEX project (for which we co-authoured the chapter on Hydrologic modelling in the final report).  During this employment I also completed a part-time PhD under his supervision.  He always had a positive attitude towards life even given his struggles with post-polio syndrome that limited his physical activities.  He always made the time for any student to give them answers to a question or just share his views on science.

 I will forever be grateful for all the opportunities, mentorship, and friendship he provided me over these many years.

Frank Seglenieks
UW Weather Station Coordinator

Details of the arrangements can be found here:
https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/14063/Dr-Eric-Ric-Soulis-P-Eng/obituary.html#tribute-start