Andrew Styka
Engineer, chemist
Born Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S, 1947; son of Adam and Wanda (Engeman); married Maria (Winiarek).
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Columbia University, New York City, 1952; Master of Science (M.S.), 1960, Ph.D. candidate, 1960, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (NY); municipal engineering certificate, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 1980; professional engineering certificate, State of Maryland.
Career: chemical, metallurgical, project engineer, Sam Tour Company, New York City, 1952-55; chemical engineer, General Aniline and Film Corporation, Linden (NJ), 1959-60; research director, Chemfab Corporation, Long Island City (NY), 1960-62; owner, president, Mac Leod Industries, Planview (NY), 1962-68; senior product engineer, Head Ski Company, Timonium (MD), 1968-71; senior engineer, Bendix Corporation, Baltimore (MD), 1971-72; chemical engineer, chemist, John D. Copanos Company, Baltimore, 1972-73; engineer chemist, Anne Arundel County Water Pollution Laboratories, 1973-84; engineering consultant, 1973 -; pollution control chemist, engineer, Baltimore County Chemical Laboratory, 1984 -.
Author: several articles in professional journals.
Member of: Society of Professional Engineers for State of Maryland; Polish Heritage Association; Disabled American Veterans.
Honors: Phi Lambda Upsilon; Sigma Xi; scholarship, Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, 1956-59.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Spanish, German.
Hobbies: playing piano, bridge, travel.
Home: 28 West Allegheny Avenue #1501, Towson, MD 21204.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.