Background
Ward, Laird Gordon Lindsay was born on December 6, 1931 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Thomas Lindsay and Ethel Mary Sybil (Clougher) Ward. came to the United States, 1957. Naturalized, 1969.
Ward, Laird Gordon Lindsay was born on December 6, 1931 in Wellington, New Zealand. Son of Thomas Lindsay and Ethel Mary Sybil (Clougher) Ward. came to the United States, 1957. Naturalized, 1969.
Bachelor of Science, Canterbury U., 1956; Master of Science, Victoria U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania, 1961.
Research chemist department fabrics and finishes, E.I. DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware, 1961-1963; research fellow, Mellon Institute Industrial Research, Pittsburgh, 1963-1964; research chemist, International Nickel Company, Sterling Forest, New York, 1964-1971; postdoctoral in chemistry, U. Georgia, Athens, 1971; production chemist, Colonial Metals Inc., Elkton, Maryland., 1972-1974; postdoctoral in chemistry, U. Delaware, Newark, 1974; research chemist, Johnson Matthey, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1975-1983; senior process chemist, Johnson Matthey, West Deptford, New Jersey, 1983-1994; process consultant, Johannesburg (South Africa) Consolidated Investment Company, 1991-1993; process consultant, Precious Metals Refiners-Joint Commission International, Bleskop, Bophuthatswana, South Africa, 1991-1992; noble and PGM recycling representative, Consulting Superior vena cava syndrome, Orlando, Florida, since 1995.
Honorary technical consultant American Pewter Guild, Inc., 1980-1990. Fellow Royal Society Chemistry, American Institute Chemists (chairman local institutions committee 1989-1990). Member American Chemical Society, South African Chemical Institute.