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Williams, Harry Leverne was born on November 16, 1916 in Watford, Ontario, Canada. Son of Harry Young and Rosa Malinda (Brown) Williams.
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Harry Leverne Williams
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Harry Leverne Williams, Canadian Chemical engineering educator. Registered profile engineer, Ontario; chartered chemist. Research grantee National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, Defense Research Board Canada, Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd., PolymerLtd.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, University Western Ontario, 1939; Master of Science, U. Western Ontario, 1940; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, Montreal, 1943.
Career
From research chemist to principal scientist research and development division, Polymer Ltd., Sarnia, Ontario, 1946-1967; professor chemical engineering and applied chemistry, U. Toronto, 1967-1982; professor emeritus, U. Toronto, 1982-1993. Formerly director Chemical Engineering Research Cons. Ltd.; consultant in field.
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Membership
Fellow Royal Society Canada, Chemical Institute Canada (Dunlop lecturer macromolecular science division 1977), Royal Society Chemistry, Institute Materials, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York.Acad. Sciences, Society Plastics Engineers. Member American Chemical Society, Society Chemical Industry, Sigma Xi.
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Married Mary Eileen Cawson, August 31, 1946. Children: Harvey Thomas Leverne, Jai Joan Mary.
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Nationality
Canadian
Awards
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Research grantee National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, Defense Research Board Canada, Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd., PolymerLtd.Research grantee National Sciences and Engineering Research Council Canada, National Research Council Canada, Defense Research Board Canada, Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd., PolymerLtd.