Garry Llewellyn Rempel

Background

Rempel, Garry Llewellyn was born on August 20, 1944 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Son of Henry Jacob and Grace Violet (Pullman) Rempel.

Education

Bachelor of Science with 1st class honours, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy in Catalysis, U. B.C., Vancouver, Canada, 1968.

Career

National Research Council Canada postdoctoral fellow, Imperial College Science and Technology, London, 1968-1969; assistant professor chemical engineering, U. Waterloo, 1969-1973; associate professor, U. Waterloo, 1973-1980; professor, U. Waterloo, since 1980; department chairman, U. Waterloo, 1988-1996; member of faculty department chemistry, U. Waterloo, since 1976; consultant Institute for Polymer Research, U. Waterloo, since 1984; board directors Waterloo Center for Process Development, U. Waterloo, 1988-1990. Visiting scientist Institute for Catalysis Research, National Center Science Research, Lyon, France, 1978. Visiting research fellow department chemistry University of Chicago, 1978-1979.

Director applied science division Royal Society Canada, since 1995. Member grant selectioncom. in chemical and metallurgical engineering Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, 1992-1995. Member science program committee Ontario Center for Materials Research,1991-1995, academic leader polymers and plastic program management committee, 1992-1995.

Consultant Polysar Rubber Corporation, Sarnia, Ontario, 1981-1995, Rempel Research Inc., Waterloo, 1981, Ortho McNeil Inc., Toronto, since 1992, Bayer Rubber Inc., Sarnia, since 1995.

Achievements

• Garry Llewellyn Rempel has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical engineering educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada (Thomas W. Eadie medal 1993), Chemical Institute Canada. Member AIChE, Canada Society for Chemical Engineering (award in industrial practice 1994, R.S. Jane Memorial Lecturer award 1998), American Chemical Society, Society Chemical Industry.

Connections

Married Flora Tak Tak Ng, September 20, 1975.

Father:

Henry Jacob Rempel

Mother:

Grace Violet (Pullman) Rempel

Spouse:

Flora Tak Tak Ng