Background
Loyonnet, Georges-Claude was born on July 24, 1924 in Paris. Son of Paul Louis and Edith (Tourn) Loyonnet. came to the United States, 1962.
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Georges-Claude Loyonnet, American Engineer. Achievements include active participation in the large growth of the industrial gas industry and specialty supplies, since 1948; helped start the first large tonnage oxygen plant in the world, 1949-1950; responsible for design and construction of first cryogenic methane separation plant and largest oxygen plant in the world. Recipient 5-year Svc. citation Chicago Public Schools Science Fair, 1978.
Education
Diploma in Engineering, Ecole Arts & Metiers, Lyon, France, 1947.
Career
Project engineer, Air Liquide Engineering, Montreal, Canada, 1948-1958; production manager eastern Canada, Canadian Liquid Air, Montreal, 1958-1960; manager of projects, Canadian Liquid Air, Montreal, 1960-1962; project manager, Union Carbide - Linde Division, Tonawanda, New York, 1962-1969; production manager, Chemetron Corporation/Industrial Gases Division, Chicago, 1969-1979; production manager, Liquid Air Corporation, San Francisco, 1980-1986; senior project manager, Liquid Air Engineering Corporation, Walnut Creek, California, since 1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member Compressed Gas Association (committee chairman 1986-1988, Svc. Recognition award1989), American Society for Testing and Materials.
Connections
Married Julie Fara, 1948 (divorced 1991). Stepchildren: Julie Sullivan, William Sullivan. Married Jung-Ja Moon, July24, 1991.
1 stepchild, Gina An.
