Robert L. Sierakowski
Civil engineering educator
Born Apr. 11, 1937, Vernon (CT), U.S.; son of Stanley and Amelia (Misiaszek); married Nina (Shopa); children: Steven, Sandra.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) (in engineering), Brown University, Providence (RI), 1958; Master of Science (M.S.), 1960, Ph.D., 1964, Yale University, New Haven (CT).
Career: adjunct assistant prof., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, senior scientist, United Technologies Research, 1964-68, East Hartford (CT); prof., Department of Urology, Univeresity of Florida, Gainesville, 1968-83; prof., 1981 -, chairman, 1982-91, Civil Engineering Department, Ohio State University, Columbus.
Author: co-author, Dynamic Properties of Composite Materials, 1980-83, The Behavior of Structures Composed of Composite Materials, 1986; scientific papers published in professional journals, 1979-93.
Member of: fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); associate fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE); Board of Education member, 1963-65, City Council member, 1965-67, Vernon; Citizen Advisory Commission, Gainesville, 1975-79; coach, St. Andrew's School Board member, 1986-92, Columbus.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, French, German, Polish.
Hobbies: golf, baseball, cycling.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.