Gary Purdy
{{Short description|Canadian scientist and engineer}}
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| birth_place =Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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| education =BSc, mining engineering, 1957, MSc, metallurgy, 1959, University of Alberta
PhD, metallurgical engineering, 1962, McMaster University
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Gary Rush Purdy {{post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM}} (born October 8, 1936) is a Canadian materials scientist and engineer. He is a Distinguished University Professor at McMaster University.
Early life and education
Purdy was born on October 8, 1936, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.{{cite web |title=Purdy, Gary R. |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85170563.html |publisher=Library of Congress |access-date=July 20, 2021}} He was born to father Kent Purdy and graduated from McKay Avenue and Victoria Composite High schools.{{cite news |title=Albertans Receive Awards from the National Research Council |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81857067/albertans-receive-awards-from-the/ |access-date=July 20, 2021 |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=April 7, 1958|via=newspapers.com}} Following high school, he earned his bachelor's degree in mining engineering and his master's degree in metallurgy from the University of Alberta (U of A).{{cite web |title=Recipients: Fellow Class of 2002 |url=https://www.tms.org/society/Honors/2002/Fellows2002.html |publisher=The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society |access-date=July 20, 2021}} During his time at the U of A, he won the Robert Tegler Scholarship from 1957 to 1958 and a National Research Council studentship from 1958 to 1959. Upon graduating from U of A, Purdy attended McMaster University where he won another National Research Council studentship.{{cite news |title=City Student Wins $2, 200 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81856827/city-student-wins-2-200/ |access-date=July 20, 2021 |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=April 14, 1961|via=newspapers.com}}
Career
Following his PhD, Purdy joined the faculty at McMaster University in 1963. As a professor, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1991.{{cite web |last1=D'Alvise |first1=Danelle |title=McMaster celebrates its Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada |url=https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/mcmaster-celebrates-its-fellows-of-the-royal-society-of-canada/ |publisher=McMaster University |access-date=July 20, 2021 |date=April 9, 2013}} Following his election, he was also inducted into McMaster’s Alumni Gallery.{{cite web |title=Twelve alumni inducted into McMaster's Alumni Gallery |url=https://dailynews.mcmaster.ca/articles/twelve-alumni-inducted-into-mcmasters-alumni-gallery/ |publisher=McMaster University |access-date=July 20, 2021 |date=June 1, 2000}} In 2002, his "contributions towards the understanding of diffusion and phase transformations in materials," earned him an election to the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society. The following year, Purdy was also inducted into the National Academy of Engineering for "pioneering theoretical and experimental studies of chemical and structural effects on phase transformations and of interfacial diffusion-induced phenomena."{{cite web |title=Dr. Gary R. Purdy |url=https://www.nae.edu/30791/Dr-Gary-R-Purdy |publisher=National Academy of Engineering |access-date=July 20, 2021}}
He was appointed to the Order of Canada in June 2023.{{Cite web |date=June 30, 2023 |title=Order of Canada appointees – June 2023 |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/order-canada-appointees-june-2023 |access-date=June 30, 2023 |website=The Governor General of Canada}}
Personal life
Purdy married nurse Ruby Elinore Smith in 1961{{cite news |title=Marriage of Purdy / Smith|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81857618/marriage-of-purdy-smith/|access-date=July 20, 2021 |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=May 16, 1961|via=newspapers.com}} and they had their first child in 1962.{{cite news |title=Social Scene |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/81857403/social-scene/ |access-date=July 20, 2021 |publisher=Edmonton Journal |date=December 20, 1963|via=newspapers.com}}
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Category:Academic staff of McMaster University
Category:Canadian materials scientists
Category:University of Alberta alumni
Category:McMaster University alumni
Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
Category:Fellows of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society
Category:Members of the Order of Canada
Category:Scientists from Edmonton