Kratochvil, Byron George
Chemist, Administrator
1932-

Byron Kratochvil joined the Department of Chemistry in 1967 and 
was appointed Chair in 1989.  A researcher in chemical analysis, 
he co-wrote three texts on analytical chemistry with Walter E. 
Harris.  He was named Chair of the University of Alberta SLOWPOKE 
Reactor Facility Committee in 1989.  In 1990 he won the Fisher 
Award for Analytical Chemistry.

Text, 1967-1981, 2.58 m    

Textbooks, 1967-1981
Includes art work, drafts, galley proofs, and teachers’ manuals 
for chemistry texts, one of which, co-authored with Walter E. 
Harris, was the first book typeset on the University’s computer 
(1981).

Access: Open
See also: Walter E. Harris; Department of Chemistry