William-Henry Gauvin

William-Henry Gauvin
Born	(1913-03-30)March 30, 1913 Paris, France
Died	Beaconsfield, Quebec
Occupation	chemical engineer

William-Henry Gauvin, CC FRSC (March 30, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was a dedicated educator, world-renowned Canadian chemical engineer and champion of 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 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

• Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
• Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Honorary Fellow, Institution of Chemical Engineers, United Kingdom
• Honorary Fellow, Chemical Institute of Canada
• In 1975 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
• In 1984 he was awarded the Government of Quebec's Prix Marie-Victorin.
• In 1986 he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's Thomas W. Eadie Medal.

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

External links

• science.ca profile