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| Born | William George Schneider (1915-06-01)1 June 1915 |
| Died | 18 February 2013(2013-02-18) (aged 97) |
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| Thesis | I. War research – an investigation of some chemical warfare reagents II. An Investigation of the Physical Properties of a Two-Component System in the Critical Temperature, Critical Pressure Region (1941) |
William George Schneider,OC FRS FRSC FCIC[2] (1 June 1915,Wolseley, Saskatchewan – 18 February 2013 inOttawa, Ontario[3]) was a Canadian chemist and research administrator, who was president of theNational Research Council of Canada from 1967 to 1980. He was president ofIUPAC in 1983–1985.[4]
Schneider earned BSc (1937) and MSc (1939) degrees in chemistry from theUniversity of Saskatchewan and a PhD in chemistry in 1941 fromMcGill University.[5]
With the aid of a Royal Society of Canada Fellowship, he conductedpostdoctoral research atHarvard University for 3 years. From 1943 to 1946, Schneider was a research physicist at theWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute, where he conducted research on underwater explosions and anti-submarine weapons. In 1946 he became head of the Physical Chemistry Section of theNational Research Council of Canada. At NRC, he was promoted in 1963 to director of the Division of Pure Chemistry, then in 1965 to vice-president (scientific), and in 1967 to president, retiring in 1980.[2][6] He co-authored withJohn A. Pople and H. J. Bernstein the bookHigh-resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.[7]
After retiring from the NRC in 1980, Schneider became a chemical consultant. According toThe Canadian Encyclopedia, he "has published extensively in molecular forces, critical phenomena, ultrasonics, nuclear magnetic resonances andorganic semiconductors."[2]
In 1981, Schneider became a founding member of theWorld Cultural Council.[8]
Schneider was elected aFellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1962.[1] In 1969 he was awarded theHenry Marshall Tory Medal.[citation needed]
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