Eugene Critoph (B.A.Sc., M.A.Sc. University of British Columbia) joined Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) in 1953 and worked in the field of reactor physics until 1967. He subsequently
held a number of increasingly responsible scientific and management portfolios within the laboratories. His senior positions included
director of Fuels and Materials, director of Advanced Projects and Reactor Physics, and Vice-President and General Manager of the Chalk
River Laboratories.
In 1986 Critoph was appointed Vice-President of Strategic Technology Management for AECL Research. Also in 1986, in recognition of his
significant contributions to nuclear research, he was awarded the Canadian Nuclear Association’s W.B. Lewis Medal. It was under Eugene's
leadership that the book, Canada Enters the Nuclear Age, which recounts AECL's history, was produced and published in 1997.
- Canada Enters the Nuclear Age, Editor D.G. Hurst, McGill-Queen's Press 1997
CRITOPH, Eugene
Peacefully at the Ottawa Civic Hospital on Friday, February 17th, 2006. Born in Vancouver, March 29, 1929. Predeceased by his wife of
48 years, Beth, who passed away in October of 2000. Gene was a renowned physicist who played a prominent role in the development of
Canada's early nuclear reactor program and enjoyed a long and successful career with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., spending much of his
career in the Deep River area. Gene also loved games and puzzles of all descriptions. Survived by his four sons, Chris, Bard, Mark
and Boyd and his 9 beloved grandchildren.