Donald John Dudziak
Nuclear engineer, educator, retired naval officer
Born Jan. 6, 1935, Alden (NY), U.S.; son of Joseph and Josephine (Ratajczak); married Judith (Staib); children: Alan, Matthew, Karin.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (in marine engineering), U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point (NY), 1956; Master of Science (M.S.) (in radiological physics and biology), University of Rochester (NY), 1957; Ph.D. (in mathematics), University of Pittsburgh (PA), 1963.
Career: engineer, Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, Quincy (MA), 1956; senior engineer 1957-63. instructor, 1963-65, Bettis Atomic Power Laboratory, Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh; staff member, group leader, University of California Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos (NM), 1965-68, 1969-88; visiting prof. (nuclear engineering), University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1968-69; visiting scientist, Swiss Federal Institute Reactor Research, Wurenlingen (Switzerland), 1982; laboratory fellow, University of California, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1988 -; prof., head, Nuclear Engineering Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1990 -.
Author: editor, Reactor Theory, and Radiation Shielding, 1964; guest editor, Fusion Technology, 1986-87; editor, Progress in Nuclear Energy, 1990 -; over 210 scientific papers in professional journals and conference proceedings, 1959-93.
Member of: vice chairman, Los Alamos County Planning and Zoning Commission, 1969-73; commanding officer, United States Naval Reserve (USNR) Ordnance and Engineering Units, 1975-78, 1980-84; president, Pinorealosa Corporation, Los Alamos, 1989-90; fellow, American Nuclear Society (chairman, Shielding and Dosimetry Division, 1972-73, Controlled Nuclear Fusion Division, 1977-78, Fusion Energy Division, 1992-93); Inertial Confinement Fusion Advisory Commission, U.S. Department of Energy (leader, Heavy-Ion Fusion Systems Assessment, 1985-86); U.S. Naval Institute.
Honors: Westinghouse fellowship, 1957-63, fellowship, Atomic Energy Commission, 1956-57.
Served with: United States Naval Reserve (USNR), captain, 1952-87.
Languages: English, Spanish, German, French.
Hobbies: hunting, exploring, naval history.
Office: North Carolina State University, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Raleigh, NC 27695.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996