Waldemar Karwowski
Ergonomist, educator
Born Sept. 4, 1953, Brzeg, Poland; came to U.S., 1979; son of Ryszard and Maria (Kowalczyk-Kostur); married Bernarda (Kaczmarek); children: Mateusz, Jessica.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), Technical University of Wroclaw, 1978; Ph.D., Texas Technical University, Lubbock, 1982.
Career: research assistant, Texas Technical University, 1979-82; visiting assistant prof., Iowa State University, Ames, 1982-83; assistant prof., 1983-87, associate prof., 1987-93, director, Center for Industrial Ergonomics, 1987-93, prof., 1993 -, University of Louisville (KY); visiting prof., Tampere University of Technology (Finland), 1990-91.
Author: over 100 technical papers in professional journals; editor, International Journal of Human Factors in Manufacturing; 12 books on ergonomics and human factors.
Member of: founder, president, International Foundation for Industrial Ergonomics and Safety Research, 1986-91; chairman, Industrial Ergonomics Committee, International Ergonomics Association; senior member, Institute of Industrial Engineers; Ergonomics Society; Human Factory Society.
Honors: awards, Outstanding Industrial Engineer, 1988, and Outstanding Young Engineer of the Year, 1989, Institute of Industrial Engineers; certificate of nomination for president award (for outstanding scholarship, research and creative activity), University of Louisville, 1990, 1991; scholarship, Fulbright Foundation, 1990.
Affiliation: Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: winter skiing, windsurfing, cinema.
Home: 14407 Maple Ridge Place, Louisville, KY 40245.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996