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ENEAS D. KANE
Pages 171-176

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... He then earned a master's in ME from Kansas State University. He returned to UC Berkeley as an assistant professor in 1940 and worked with Ernest Lawrence in the university's radiation laboratory on the design of Lawrence's electromagnetic separation process.
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... The Berkeley radiation laboratory expanded to Livermore for large-scale projects. When Eneas received his doctorate degree he left UC Berkeley to join the California Research Company Livermore, where Standard Oil of California (now Chevron)
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... As Chevron's vice president of Technology and Environmental Affairs Eneas continued as a champion of new technologies, especially groundbreaking approaches that could have major impact. Kenn Derr, past chair of Chevron, remembers Eneas as a highly respected member of the company's management team, frequently sought out for his business views as well as his views on technology.
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... 176 MEMORIAL TRIBUTES spouses -- Mary and Joseph Nappi, Therese and James Haden, Judith and Richard Prince, Barbara and Donald Scott, Eneas and Jennifer Kane, Timothy and Leslie Fisher-Kane, Nancy and Michael Boese, and Christopher and Nancy Kane -- plus 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Eneas's accomplishments and contributions go beyond those in science, engineering, education, management, and leadership.
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