Karol Ignacy Pelc
Electronics engineer, educator
Born Jul. 29, 1935, Czestochowa, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Stanislaw and Kamilla (Hecko); married Ryszarda (Ryglewicz); child: Dariusz.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in electronics), 1958, Ph.D. (in economy), 1976, Technical University of Wroclaw (Poland); Ph.D. (in electronics), University of Uppsala (Sweden), 1968.
Career: engineer, 1957-60, director, Forecasting Research Center. 1971-81, director, lecturer, Jelenia Gora chapter, 1982-85, Technical University of Wroclaw; chief technical, Energopomiar, Wroclaw, 1960-65; visiting prof., Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (India), 1981; prof., Michigan Technical University, Houghton, 1985 -; visiting scholar, Japan Center for Michigan State University, Hikone (Japan), 1992; visiting prof., Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken (NJ), 1993.
Author: Planowanie dzialalnosci badawczej i rozwojowej, 1981; co-author. Przyrzad ze wskaznikiem i klasyfikatorem fotoelektrycznym (Polish patent 58276), 1970; over 70 papers and articles in professional journals in United States, United Kingdom, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Hungary, Germany.
Member of: scientific board member, National Technical University; editorial board member, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, R&D Management (United Kingdom), and Transformacje (Poiand); Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE); Academy of Management; American Society of Engineering Management.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Russian, Swedish.
Hobbies: classical music, cross-country skiing, bicycling.
Office: Michigan Technological University, School of Business and Engineering Administration, Houghton, MI 49931.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.