Leszek Czuchajowski
Chemist, scholar
Born Sept. 8, 1926, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Boleslaw and Maria (Garbusinska); married Zuzanna (Dzioba); children: Alicja, Joanna, Maria.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Technical University of Silesia, Gliwice (Poland); Ph.D., Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow (Poland).
Career: adjunct, Coal Chemistry Department, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, 1951-62; docent, head, General Chemistry Department, H. Kollataj Agricultural Academy, Cracow, 1962-71; prof., head, Organic Chemistry Department, vice rector, Silesian University, Katowice, 1975-80; visiting prof., Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1981-82; assistant prof., Department of Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, 1982-86; tenured prof., Department of Chemistry, University of Idaho, Moscow, 1986 -.
Author: over 100 scientific papers in the area of physical and organic chemistry in Polish, British, American and Swiss professional journals; 3 volumes of poems in Polish, 1988. 1993, 1994; 2 volumes of poems in English, 1991, 1994.
Member of: American Chemical Society; Polish Chemical Society; Polish Workers Free Trade Union - "Solidarnosc".
Honors: Excellence in Teaching, University of Idaho Alumni Association, 1988; 3 awards, poetic competitions.
Affiliation: Republican. Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German.
Hobby: poetry.
Home: 838 Nylarol, Moscow, ID 83843.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996