Leslie Shemilt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian chemical engineer and professor
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Place of Birth: Souris, Manitoba, Canada
About Leslie Shemilt
- Leslie Webster Shemilt, (25 December 1919 - 20 December 2011 ) was a Canadian chemical engineer and professor. Born in Souris, Manitoba, he received a B.A.Sc.
- degree in 1941 from the University of Toronto and a M.Sc.
- degree in 1946 from the University of Manitoba.
- He received a Ph.D.
- degree in Physical Chemistry from the University of Toronto in 1947. In 1947, he joined the University of British Columbia as an Assistant Professor.
- He was appointed an Associate Professor in 1949 and a Professor in 1957.
- From 1959 to 1960, he was the Shell Visiting Professor at the University College London.
- Returning to Canada in 1960, he joined the University of New Brunswick as a Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering.
- From 1969 to 1979, he was the Dean of Engineering at McMaster University. From 1967 to 1985, he was the editor of the Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering.
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