Andrei (Andrzej) Maria Sarna-Wojcicki
Geologist
Born May 30,1937, Gdynia, Poland; came to U.S., 1947; son of Antoni Wojcicki and Helena (Gedziorowska); married Deborah R. (Harden); children: Matthew, Martin, Daniel, Margaret.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Columbia College, New York City, 1959; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1971.
Career: geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park (CA), 1971 -.
Author: over 60 scientific articles in professional journals on volcanic ash chemistry, correlation, chronology, and recent crustal deformation, 1972-94; over 70 talks, lectures and presentations.
Member of: chairman, ATLAS, International Quaternary Association; volunteer instructor, Palo Alto Junior Museum, Bay Area Earth Science Institute of San Jose University; coach, assistant, Youth Soccer Organizations.
Honors: several individual and group awards and citations for research work in connection with 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens and 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake; Meritorious Service award, U.S. Department of Interior, 1994.
Served with: U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, 1960-62.
Affiliation: Democrat.
Languages: English, Polish, Russian.
Hobbies: hiking, backpacking.
Office: U.S. Geological Survey, MS 975, 345 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.