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Dr. Robert N. O'Brien is the Company's chief scientist and a Director of the Company. Dr. O'Brien received his Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1951, his Masters of Applied Science in Metallugical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 1952, his Ph.D. in Electrosurface chemistry from the University of Manchester in 1955, and, was a Post Doctoral Fellow in Pure Chemistry at the National Research Council in Ottawa from 1955 through 1957. He has held various academic positions since 1957 at the University of Alberta, the University of California at Berkley, and the University of Victoria. Most recently, he was a professor of Chemistry at the University of Victoria from 1968 until 1986 at which time he was given the designation of Professor Emeritus at the University of Victoria. While teaching, Dr. O'Brien acted as a consultant and served on the British Columbia Research Council. In 1987, Dr. O'Brien helped found the Vancouver Island Advanced technology and Research Association. | 