Died June 6, 1994 | Role Engineer Name William-Henry Gauvin | |
Born March 30, 1913 ( 1913-03-30 ) Paris, France | ||
William-Henry Gauvin, (March 30, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was a dedicated educator, world-renowned Canadian chemical engineer and champion of industry-university-governmental research in Canada.
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Early life
William H. Gauvin was born in Paris, France on 1913. He attended schools in Europe before moving to Montreal, Canada. He received his B.Eng. (1941), M. Eng. (1942) and Ph.D. (1945) degree from McGill University.
Career
He was a professor of Chemical Engineering at McGill University. He worked as a consultant at Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Montréal from 1951 to 1957. He was a director on advanced technology at Noranda Research Center from 1982 to 1983. He was also a Scientific Advisor to Director at Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec from 1983 to 1990.
Honours
Honorary Doctorate Degrees:
1968 D. Eng., honoris causa, Waterloo University
1984 D. Sc., honoris causa, McGill University
1984 D. Sc., honoris causa, Queen's University
1986 D. Sc., honoris causa, McMaster University