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Kempton, Alan George was born on August 21, 1932 in Toronto, Canada. Son of Albert Edward and Velma Pearl (Williams) Kempton.
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Alan George Kempton
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Alan George Kempton, Canadian Microbiologist. Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy Reserve, 1950-1956, to captain Royal Canada Armored Corps,1958-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science; member of New York Academy Sciences, Society Industrial Microbiology, Canada Society Microbiologists, Canada College Microbiologists (admission officer).
Education
Bachelor of Agricultural Science, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1954; M.S.A., U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Michigan State University, 1958.
Career
Research officer, Agriculture Canada, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, 1958-1960; chemist, United States Army, Natick, Massachusetts, 1960-1964; chief bacteriologist, Canada Packers Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1964-1966; professor biology, U. Waterloo, Ontario, since 1966. Consultant food industry. Chairman task force on degradability of materials, Canada Standards Association, since 1989.
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Membership
Lieutenant Royal Canada Navy Reserve, 1950-1956, to captain Royal Canada Armored Corps,1958-1960. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member of New York Academy Sciences, Society Industrial Microbiology, Canada Society Microbiologists, Canada College Microbiologists (admission officer).
Connections
Married Suzanne Philp, August 13, 1955. Children— Alan Scott, Kathryn Suzanne.
