Edgar Albert George Shaw

Background

Shaw, Edgar Albert George was born on July 10, 1921 in Middlesex, England. Son of Albert and Lily (Hill) Shaw.

Education

Student, University London, 1938-1940; Bachelor of Science associate, Royal College Science, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Imperial College, London, 1950.

Career

Technology officer, United Kingdom Ministry Aircraft Production, London, 1940-1944; Technology officer, British Air Commission, Washington, 1944-1946; assistant, National Research Council, Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1950-1953; associate, National Research Council, Canada, 1953-1960; senior research officer, National Research Council, Canada, 1960-1974; principal research officer, National Research Council, Canada, 1974-1986; researcher emeritus, National Research Council, Canada, since 1986; head acoustics section, National Research Council, Canada, 1975-1985. Lecturer U. Ottawa, 1958-1975. Member of committee hearing, bioacoustics and biomechanics United States National Academy Sciences, since 1965.

Member International Commision on Acoustics, International Union Pure and Applied Physics, 1972-1978, chairman, 1975-1978, associate, 1985-1987. Co-chairman International Commision on the Biological Effects of Noise, 1988-1993, member-at-large, since 1993.

Achievements

• Edgar Albert George Shaw has been listed as a noteworthy Research association executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Acoustical Society American (councilman 1960-1963, vice president 1968-1970, president 1973-1974), Royal Society Canada, Institute Acoustics United Kingdom. Member Institute Physics (England), Canadian Association Physicists.

Connections

Married Millicent Selina Chandler, October 6, 1945. Children: Jennifer, Kenneth.

Father:

Albert Shaw

Mother:

Lily (Hill) Shaw

Spouse:

Millicent Selina Chandler

child:

Kenneth Shaw

child:

Jennifer Shaw