Aleksandra Borysow (Jankowska)
Physicist
Born Aug. 9, 1955, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1982; daughter of Kazimierz and Halina; married Jacek Borysow; child: Michal.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), University of Warsaw, 1979; Ph.D., University of Texas, Austin, 1985.
Career: assistant prof., University of Warsaw, 1979-82; research associate, Department of Physics, University of Texas, 1982-87; visiting member, JILA, Boulder (CO), 1987-89; assistant prof., Michigan Technical University, 1989 -.
Author: co-author, 35 scientific articles, i.a. on atomic - molecular spectroscopy in professional journals; lectures at conferences, Canada and Denmark, 1992.
Member of: American Physical Society; American Astronomical Society; Planetary Society.
Honors: grants, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), 1989; National Science Foundation (NSF), 1991; National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1992.
Languages: Polish, English, German, Russian.
Hobbies: classical music, cross-country skiing, bicycling.
Office: Michigan Technological University, Department of Physics, Houghton, MI 49931.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996