Henry Adam Dymsza
Nutrition and food science educator
Born Jan. 14, 1922, Newton (NH), U.S.; son of Alexander and Malvina (Luckasiewicz); married Janina (Kaminski); children: Valerie, Darlene, Andrea, Cheryl.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1943, Ph.D., 1954, Penn State University; Master of Science (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1950.
Career: nutrition technologist, General Foods Corporation, New York City, 1954-59; research associate, Masachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, 1959-64; head, Metabolism Group, U.S. Army Natick Laboratories (MA), 1964-66; chairman, Food & Nutrition, 1966-77, prof. (food science and nutrition), 1978-90, prof. emeritus, 1990 -, University of Rhode Island, Kingston; chief, Clinical Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration, Washington (DC), 1979-80.
Author: U.S. patent No. 3904774, 1975; over 50 publications in professional journals, i.a.: Science, Nature, Journal of Nutriton, Journal of Food Science, Food Technology.
Member: board science advisors member, American Council on Science and Health; American Chemical Society; American Dietetic Association; American Institute of Nutrition; Institute of Food Technologists.
Honors: Sigma Xi; Phi Kappa Phi; commendation for research, U.S. Army, 1966; grants, National Science Foundation (NSF), Health and Human Services, U.S. Army, Food and Drug Administration, Seagrant, U.S. Public Health Center for Disease Control; listed in: Who's Who Frontiers of Science & Technology, Who's Who in the East, World Who's Who in Science, American Men of Science.
Affiliation: Independent, Catholic
Served with: United States Marine Corps (USMC), World War II, 1943-46
Languages: English, Polish
Hobbies: painting, gardening, travel
Home: 15 Blueberry Dr., East Greenwich, RI 02818
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996