| Walter Edgar Harris | |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1915 |
| Birth Place: | Wetaskin, Alberta, Canada |
| Death Place: | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Fields: | Chemistry |
| Workplaces: | University of Alberta |
| Alma Mater: | University of Alberta University of Minnesota |
| Awards: | Member of the Order of Canada |
Walter E. Harris (9 June 1915 - 21 October 2011) was a Canadian analytical chemist and academic.[1]
Born near Wetaskiwin, Alberta, he received Bachelor of Science (1938) and Master of Science (1939) degrees from the University of Alberta and a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Minnesota during World War II. Harris returned to the University of Alberta in 1946 to teach, and was a professor until 1980, at which time he was granted the title professor emeritus.[2] He served as the Chair of the Department of Chemistry from 1974 to 1980. In 1998, he was honoured by being made a Member of the Order of Canada.[3]