Background
Guillet, James Edwin was born on January 14, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Edwin Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.
research scientist chemistry educator
Guillet, James Edwin was born on January 14, 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Edwin Clarence and Mary Elizabeth (Scott) Guillet.
Bachelor of Arts, University Toronto, 1948; Doctor of Philosophy in Physical Chemistry, Cambridge U., 1955; Doctor of Science, Cambridge U., 1974.
Research chemist, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 1948-1950;
senior research chemist, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1950-1952;
research associate, Tennessee Eastman Company, Kingsport, 1963;
associate professor of chemistry, U. Toronto, 1963-1969;
professor, U. Toronto, 1969-1991;
professor emeritus, U. Toronto, since 1991;
associate dean for research and planning Scarborough campus, U. Toronto, 1983-1984. Chairman Ecoplastics Ltd., Toronto, 1975-1988. President Solarchem Corporation, Toronto, 1984-1985, Medipro Sciences, Toronto, 1985-1989, chairman and chief Executive officer, since 1989.
Visiting professor National Center for Scientific Research, Strasbourg, France, 1970-1971, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1974, University of California-San Diego, 1978-1979, U. Mainz (W.Germany), 1981, University of California, Berkeley, 1982, U. Cambridge, England, 1986. Consultant Glidden Company Ltd., 1964-1984, Imperial Oil Enterprises Ltd., 1965-1983, Royal Packaging, Holland, 1972-1979, International Business Machines Corporation Research, San Jose, California, 1987.
Fellow Chemical Institute Canada, Royal Society Canada. Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society (London).
Married Helen Ann Bircher, July 4, 1953. Children: Edwin, Barbara, Patricia, Carolyn.
