William-Henry Gauvin (March 30, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was Canadian

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. He was also an educator and championed industry-university-governmental research in Canada.

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

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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

* Fellow of the

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* Fellow of the

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* Honorary Fellow,

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, United Kingdom * Honorary Fellow, Chemical Institute of Canada * In 1975 he was made a Companion of the

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. * In 1984 he was awarded the Government of Quebec's

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. * In 1986 he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's

Thomas W. Eadie Medal The Thomas W. Eadie Medal is an award of the Royal Society of Canada "for contributions in engineering and applied science". It is named in honour of Thomas Wardrope Eadie and is awarded annually. The award consists of a bronze medal and Can$3,000 ...

. Honorary Doctorate Degrees: *1968 D. Eng., ''honoris causa'',

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*1984 D. Sc., ''honoris causa'',

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*1986 D. Sc., ''honoris causa'',

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References

1913 births 1994 deaths Canadian engineering researchers Canadian chemical engineers Companions of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada French emigrants to Quebec McGill University Faculty of Engineering alumni Fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers {{Canada-engineer-stub