Background
Foster, Edward Paul was born on August 23, 1945 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Edward Francis and Vivian Adrienne (Davagne) Foster.
Foster, Edward Paul was born on August 23, 1945 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Edward Francis and Vivian Adrienne (Davagne) Foster.
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering with distinction, University Rhode Island, 1967. Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1970. Master of Business Administration, Lehigh University, 1981.
Manufacturing melting engineer, Corning Glass Works, Central Falls, Rhode Island, 1966-1967; group leader research and development, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Alliance, Ohio., 1968-1971; manager tampella process, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, Barberton, Ohio., 1972-1974; from commercial development engineer to director business development in gases, metallurgy, coal, energy, chemicals and polymers, and environmental areas, Air Products and Chemical, Inc., Allentown, Pennsylvania, since 1974. Consultant United States Army Natick (Massachusetts) Laboratory, 1966-1967.
Chairman finance Unitarian Church, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1985, chairman social, 1983-1984. Member American Institute of Chemical Engineers, Commercial Development Association (vice chairman fall meeting 1996, national program chairman 1997-1999, board directors), American Chemical Society, Commercial Development and Marketing Association (board directors 2000-2003), Gasification Technology Council (board directors, since 2004.), Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi, Theta Chi.
Married Barbara Philomena Cook, December 17, 1965 (divorced April 1978). Children: Edward Robert, Gwendolyn Lucy. Married Johanna Helena Klaassen, June, 1985 (divorced 1988).