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Piotr Decowski

Physics educator

Born Jan. 17, 1940, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1990; son of Marian and Bronislawa (Goettel); married Ineke (ter Meulen); children: Michal, 0laf.

Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1961, Ph.D., 1967, Dr. hab., 1973, University of Warsaw (Poland).

Career: assistant prof., 1968-73, associate prof., 1973-81, 1984-86, University of Warsaw; researcher, Center of Nuclear Research, Julich (West Germany), 1981-84, University of Utrecht (Netherlands), 1986-90; prof., Smith College, Northampton (MA), 1990 -.

Author: co-editor, Encyclopedia of Contemporary Physics, 1981; The Atomic Nucleus, 1983, 1987; over 50 scientific articles in professional journals.

Member of: European Physical Society; Polish Physical Society; American Physical Society.

Affiliation: Roman Catholic.

Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Dutch, German

Hobbies: skiing, hiking

Office: Smith College, Northampton, MA 01060

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996

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