G.S.P. Castle was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in 1939. He received the
B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from The University of Western Ontario,
London, Ont., Canada, in 1961, the M.Sc.Eng. and D.I.C. degrees from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, U.K., in 1963, and the Ph.D. degree from The University of Western Ontario in 1969.

From 1963 to 1966 he was employed in the Research and Development
Laboratories of the Northern Electric Company, Ottawa, Ont., Canada, where he
worked on the development of microwave stripline circuitry. In 1966, he returned to The University of Western Ontario as a Research Assistant in the Applied
Electrostatics Laboratory. He was appointed as a member of faculty in 1968 and since then has served in a number of capacities including one term as Assistant Dean and two terms as Department Chair. He is presently Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and a member of The Applied Electrostatics Research Centre. His research interests are in the field of applied electrostatics. He has worked as a researcher and consultant on a wide range of projects in this area including electrostatic precipitation, corona discharges, electrostatic painting, electrostatic application of pesticides, electrostatic separation, electrostatic hazards and electrophotography. He has published extensively in these fields and is the holder of nine patents, five of which are currently in commercial application. He is a Registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario, Canada and is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

G.S.P. Castle
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