Scientist Robert William Stewart was known internationally for his original work in turbulence, oceanography and meteorology and was a recognized authority on exchange processes between ocean and atmosphere.

Stewart was born in 1923 in Smoky Lake. He was one of the first to study the oceans and the atmosphere as a combined system. His career included establishing the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences at Sidney, B.C.

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