Gerald William Farnell

Background

Farnell, Gerald William was born on August 31, 1925 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Jack and Alice (Turner) Farnell.

Education

Bachelor in Science, U. Toronto, 1948; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 1957.

Career

Research assistant, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1948-1950; from lecturer to associate professor, McGill University, Montreal, 1950-1962; professor engineering physics, McGill University, Montreal, since 1962; chairman electrical engineering, McGill University, Montreal, 1967-1974; dean engineering, McGill University, Montreal, 1974-1984. Consultant Thomson Sintra, Valbonne, France, 1972-1973, 84-85.

Achievements

• Gerald William Farnell has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Canada Army, 1943-1945. Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Executive Committee 1977-1989, president Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics andFrequency Control Society 1988-1990, Centennial medal 1984, Achievement award 1991), Order Engineers Quebec, National Institute Optics (board directors 1986-1989), Royal St. Lawrence Yacht Club, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Norma Catherine McRae, September 14, 1948. Children: Sandra Rae Moisl, Gerald Douglas.

Father:

Jack Farnell

Mother:

Alice (Turner) Farnell

Spouse:

Norma Catherine McRae

child:

Gerald Douglas Farnell

child:

Sandra Rae Moisl Farnell