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Stewart Blusson

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Early life
Career
Archon X Prize
Philanthropy
References
External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2013}}{{BLP sources|date=January 2008}}Stewart Lynn "Stu" Blusson, {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (born 1939) is a Canadian geologist, helicopter pilot, businessman and philanthropist. He co-discovered billion-dollar Ekati Diamond Mine, 300 kilometres from Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. He is President of Archon Minerals Ltd. In 2002, Blusson donated key start-up funds necessary for Quest University Canada in Squamish, British Columbia. In 2006, Blusson donated $10 million for the Archon X PRIZE to develop a quick and inexpensive way to sequence the human genome. Blusson had a net worth of $660 million CDN in 2006.^[1]

Early life

Blusson was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He completed an undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia (1960) and a doctorate in geology at the University of California, Berkeley (1964).

Career

After school, he joined the federal Geological Survey of Canada, leading regional geological mapping and research programs in the central Yukon and parts of British Columbia. During that time he survived a serious helicopter crash and a Grizzly bear attack. In 1969, Chuck Fipke, a geologist, needed to be rescued from the side of a mountain where he had been stranded for close to a week. Blusson was the helicopter pilot that saved him. From this first encounter, Fipke and Blusson became friends and prospecting partners.

He left the Geological Survey in 1979 to explore the modes of formation of mineral deposits from Mexico to the Arctic. He discovered a number of important occurrences of gold, copper and other metals.

Blusson married his wife, Marilyn, in 1980.

In 1981, he and Fipke began searching for diamonds in the Northwest Territories, concentrating their search on indicator minerals commonly associated with kimberlite, a host rock for diamond. They found kimberlitic indicator minerals near Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories in 1985, and their first kimberlite at Point Lake in 1991.

In 1998, Ekati opened, a joint venture between BHP Diamonds Inc. (51%), Dia Met Minerals (29%), Fipke (10%), and Blusson (10%). Blusson's net worth in 2002 was estimated to be $295 million (US).

In 2004, he was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada and was presented with the Logan Medal, Geological Association of Canada's highest honour. In 2012, he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.^[2]

Archon X Prize

In 2006, Blusson donated the largest medical prize in history, $10 million (US), for the Archon X Prize. The prize is named after the ancient Archean Craton core plate beneath Canada where diamonds were discovered. The prize will go to the person or group that can develop a quick (100 people in 10 days) and inexpensive way to sequence a human genome.

Philanthropy

1998- $50-million (Cdn) to the University of British Columbia for genetic research performed by Michael Smith, Nobel laureate
2002- $32-million to Quest University Canada in Squamish, British Columbia
2006- $5-million (Cdn) to Vancouver Aquarium for an educational program
2006- $10-million (Cdn) to the Blusson Spinal Cord Centre which houses ICORD, Vancouver Coastal Health and the Rick Hansen Institute, and is backed by activist Rick Hansen
2006- $10-million (US) to Archon X PRIZE
2007- $12-million (Cdn) to the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University
2016- $11-million (Cdn) to the Stewart Blusson Quantum Matter Institute at the University of British Columbia

References

Sources

[https://web.archive.org/web/20081012113636/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20061011.wxblusson11/BNStory/Science/home X marks the spotlight for elusive benefactor]
[https://archive.is/20070311112435/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=9609 Officer of the Order of Canada]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20021025033902/http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/1998/mr-98-109.html UBC grad donates $50 million to alma mater]
Ekati Pioneer is Title Sponsor for Largest Medical Prize in History
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB115993034340082110 This Wall Street Journal- Celebrity Genome Project?]
[https://www.sfu.ca/mediapr/news_releases/archives/news05100702.htm SFU receives record $12-million gift]

Notes

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20061204_83955_83955&page=7|date=11 September 2007|title=The Rich 100: The Rich List|publisher=Canadian Business|accessdate=12 September 2007|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816211747/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/after_hours/lifestyle_activities/article.jsp?content=20061204_83955_83955&page=7|archivedate=16 August 2009|df=dmy-all}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/events/media-releases/2012/apr/mr_120411.htm |title=Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121204135751/http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/events/media-releases/2012/apr/mr_120411.htm |archivedate=4 December 2012 |df=dmy-all }}

External links

Recipients of the Logan Medal
Stuart Blusson from the GSC to Ekati

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