George L. Bata

Background

Bata, George L. was born on November 18, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, U. Budapest, 1946; Master of Science in Chemistry, U. Budapest, 1947; tutorial, U. Utah, 1972.

Career

Works engineer, Monoplast Ltd., Budapest, 1947-1949; consultant new product development, Societe Gentia, Vincennes, France, 1949-1950; development group leader, Arborite Ltd., Lasalle, Quebec, Canada, 1950-1953; director, vice president, Resinous Products Inc., Dorval, Quebec, 1953-1954; research and development manager, Varcum Chemicals Ltd., Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, 1954-1955; with, Union Carbide Canada Ltd., 1955-1978; director development, Union Carbide Canada Ltd., 1958-1968; director technical plastics and chemicals division, Union Carbide Canada Ltd., 1968-1972; director technical, Union Carbide Canada Ltd., 1972-1978; director, Industrial Materials Research Institute, National Research Council, Canada, since 1978; member of advisory committee biomedical engineering, Industrial Materials Research Institute, National Research Council, 1976-1981; associate professor department metallurgical engineering, École Polytechnique de Montreal. Governor Sodalitas Danubiana Foundation and Library, Inc., since 1974. Past chairman 25th Canada Chemical Engineering Conference.

Canada delegate International Organisation for Standardization, Versailles Project on Advanced Materials and Studies. Board directors Canada Welding Bureau, since 1980. Adjunct Professor McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.

Achievements

• George L. Bata has been listed as a noteworthy Research institute director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Chemical Institute Canada, American Society for Testing and Materials, Canada Institute Mining and Metallurgy, Canada Research Management Association (past chairman), Society Plastics Engineers (past Chairman of Commission international relations), Canada Society Chemical Engineering (past director Vice-President), Association Science, Engineering and Technology Community of Canada (president 1981), World Congress Chemical Engineering (treasurer 1979), l'Ordre des Chimistes du Quebec (past director).

Connections

M. Judith Eve; 1 daughter.