Piotr Henryk Karpinski
Chemical engineer, scientist
Born Jan. 19, 1947, Kepno, Poland; came to U.S., 1982; son of Kazimierz and Paulina (Stankiewicz); married Elzbieta (Fryca); children: Michal, Zuzanna, Aya.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Technical University of Lodz, 1969; Ph.D., 1975, Dr.hab., 1981, Technical University of Wroclaw; Master of Science (M.S.) (in mathematics), University of Wroclaw, 1979; licensed stockbroker.
Career: constructor, Industrial Equipment Factory, Nysa (Poland), 1969-71; assistant prof. to associate prof., Technical University of Wroclaw, 1971-82; visiting prof., Iowa State University, Ames, 1982-83; prof., Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA), 1983-86; senior scientist, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester (NY), 1986 -; founder, president, Batory Asset Management, Inc.
Author: Mass Crystallization in a Fluidized Bed (monograph), 1981; 2 patents; over 30 articles in professional journals on crystallization processes & crystal growth kinetics.
Member of: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE); American Chemical Society; Fine Particle Society.
Honors: scientific and teaching awards, Rector of Technical University of Wroclaw, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980; scholarship, Japanese Society for Promotion of Science, 1977-78.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, Italian.
Hobbies: angling, stock market analysis.
Office: Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, NY 14650.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996