Background
Vanier, Jacques was born on January 4, 1934 in Dorion, Quebec, Canada. Son of Henri and Emma (Boileau) Vanier.
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Jacques Vanier
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Bachelor, U. Montreal, 1955; Bachelor of Science, U. Montreal, 1958; Master of Science, McGill University, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy, McGill University, 1963.
Career
Lecturer, U. Montreal, 1961-1963;
lecturer, McGill University, 1960-1963;
physicist, Varian Associations, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1963-1967;
physicist, Hewlett Packard Company, Beverly, 1967;
professor electrical engineering, U. Laval, Quebec, 1967-1983;
physicist, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1983-1994;
head electrical and time standards, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1984-1986;
director Laboratory Basic Standards, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1986-1990;
director general Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council, Ottawa, 1990-1993;
professor physics, U. de Montreal, since 1995. Consultant Comm. Components Corporation, Costa Mesa, California, 1974-1976, EGG Company, Salem, Massachusetts, 1979-1982, Kernco, Danvers, Massachusetts, since 1995. Chairman of Commission A Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science), 1990-1993.
Chairman of the executive committee CPEM, 1990-1994. Member International Committee Weights and Measures, 1992-1996. Permanent guest worker IEN, Torino, Italy, since 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Centennial medal 1984, II Rabi award 1994, Distinguished DITISvc. award 1998), Royal Society Canada, American Physical Society M C.
Connections
Married Lucie Beaudet, July 8, 1961. Children: Lyne, Pierre.
