Zbigniew M. Bzymek
Engineer, educator
Born Aug. 5, 1935, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Stefan and Stefania (Turek); married Danuta (Jaworska); children: Malgorzata, Dorota, Zbigniew Wojciech.
Education: engineeer, 1959, Doctor of Science (D.Sc.), 1967, Technical University of Warsaw; Master of Science (M.S.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1961.
Career: assistant to senior assistant, 1958-66, adjunct, 1976-73, associate prof., 1973-81, Technical University of Warsaw; senior designer, Transproject Bureau, Warsaw, 1969-70; associate prof., University of Connectitut, Storrs, 1981 -.
Author: Zastosowanie maszyn cyfrowych do analizy konstrukcji inzynierskich; Komputery w analizie konstrukcji (in Hungarian), 1969; co-author (with J. Grycz, W. Marks), Podstawowe wiadomosci o projektowaniu mostow, 1966, Budownictwo betonowe. Mosty, 1973; translator (from Russian), Analiza konstrukcji za pomoca maszyn cyfrowych, 1970; editor, Z. Wasiutynski, Dziela, vol. IV - Konstrukcje, 1982.
Member of: Polish American Scientific Exchange Committee, Storrs, 1981-92; chairman, Committee for Computer-Aided Design, International Association of Science and Technology for Development (Switzerland, Canada); Polish Cybernetics Society; American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); Computers Society.
Honors: grant, U.S. National Students Association, 1959-61; 1st prize in "Most przez Wisle" competition, Society of Transport Engineers and Technicians, 1972; awards, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1976, Ministry of Construction, 1976; S. Bryla Award, Educational Committee Polish Society of Construction Engineers and Technicians, 1977.
Served with: Polish Army, Artillery, 1952-55, 1956, 1962, 2nd lieutenant.
Languages: Polish, Russian, English, German.
Hobbies: rowing, skiing, tennis.
Home: 260 Codfish Falls Rd., Storrs, CT 06268.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996