Background
Carty, Arthur John was born on December 9, 1940 in Hookergate, County Durham, England. Arrived in Canada, 1965. Naturalized, 1969.
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Carty, Arthur John was born on December 9, 1940 in Hookergate, County Durham, England. Arrived in Canada, 1965. Naturalized, 1969.
Bachelor of Science, U. Nottingham, England, 1962; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Nottingham, England, 1965; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), U. Rennes, France, 1986; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), Carleton U., Ottawa, Canada, 1997; Doctor of Science (honoris causa), U. Waterloo, Canada, 1997.
Assistant professor of chemistry, Memorial U. Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada, 1965-1967;
assistant professor of chemistry, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1967-1969;
associate professor of chemistry, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1969-1975;
professor of chemistry, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1975-1994;
department chairman chemistry, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1983-1989;
dean research, U. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 1989-1994;
president, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, since 1994;
member School Graduate Studies and Research, U. Ottawa, since 1995. Director Guelph-Waterloo Center for Graduate Work in Chemistry, 1975-1979. Chairman.chem. grants selection committee National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, 1980-1981, member targeted research committee, 1992-1995, chair international peer review committee Canada Microelectronics Corporation, 1994.
Member research grants reallocations committee Natural science and engring Research county of Canada. 1997; member of advisory board Steacie Institute Molecular Sciences, National Research Council, 1990-1994. Board directors Waterloo Center for Groundwater Research, 1992-1994, Ontario Center for Materials Research, 1991-1994, Canada Industrial Innovation Center, 1990-1994, Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics Sciences, 1991-1997.
Member management board Institute for Chemical Sciences andTech., 1989-1994. Member Research and Development advisory county Department National Defense, since 1996, Environment Canada, since 1996. Member international advisory board Asia Pacific Eco.
Cooperation Center for Technology Foresight, Thailand, since 1997, numerous others.
Member Waterloo Economics Development Committee, 1990-1993. Member international intellectualproperty committee Intelligent Manufacturing Sys., 1992-1994. Member research advising committee Royal Victoria Hospital, London, 1993-1994.
Board directors Canada Institute Technology for Environmental, 1992-1994, Ontario Center for Environmental Technologies Applications, 1993-1994. Member selection committee phase II of program Network Centers Excellence, since 1994. Board directors Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Corporation, since 1994, Comm.
Research Center, since 1995. Member Executive Committee Society Chemical Industry, since 1994. Fellow Royal Society Canada (chairman public awareness of science committee 1990-1994).
Member American Chemical Society, Canada Society for Chemistry (vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, Alcan award 1984, E.W.R. Steacie award 1995), Chemical Institute Canada (Montreal medal 1996), Royal Society Science (policy committee since 1998).
George M. and Evelyn Carty. Married Helene Cloutier, September 3, 1967. Children: Richard, Stephane, Roxanne.
