Background
Kendall, Gail Elizabeth was born on September 27, 1952 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Lloyd Wilson and Vanda Kendall.
researcher engineering educator
Kendall, Gail Elizabeth was born on September 27, 1952 in San Francisco, California, United States. Daughter of Lloyd Wilson and Vanda Kendall.
Bachelor of Science with highest honors, University California, Berkeley, 1973. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1974. Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1978.
Assistant professor mechanical engineering University California, Berkeley, 1978—1980. Consultant Failure Analysis Associates, Menlo Park, 1981—1995. Chair, vice-chair, member of hearing board Bay Area Air Quality Management District, San Francisco, 1990—1996.
Director, strategic science and technical Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, 1996—2000. Professor of the practice of mechanical engineering Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 2000—2001. Managing director CLP Research Institute, Hong Kong, since 2001.
Director group environmental affairs CLP Holdings, since 2003. General secretary International Electric Research Exchange, 1996—1997. Liaison delegate World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva, since 2001.
Member, secretary of energy advisory board task force on national ignition facility Department of Energy, Washington, 1999—2000. Member advisory board College Natural Sciences University Texas, Austin, 1997—2000. Guest lecturer University of California at Los Angeles, 1998.
Energy committee American Chamber of Commerce, Hong Kong, 2001—2006. Member environment committee Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, 2001—2006, chair Hong Kong, since 2005. Sustainable development working group Business Environmental Council, Hong Kong, 2002—2004.
Director Tech Museum Innovation, San Jose, California, 1994—2000. Fellow: Hong Kong Institution Engineers, The Energy Institute (honorary). Member: American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Canada Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong (member sustainable development committee since 2003, chairman sustainable development committee 2004-2005), Tau Beta Pi, Pi Tau Sigma, Sigma Xi.
Children: Kendall Elizabeth McCarthy, Lloyd Evan McCarthy.