Francis A. Kulacki
Engineering educator
Born May 21, 1942, Baltimore (MD), U.S.; son of Frank and Ida (Jarowski); married Jane (Davidson); children: Sarah, Nancy.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), 1963, Master of Science (M.S.), 1966, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1971.
Career: assistant prof., 1971-76, associate prof., 1976-80, Ohio State University, Columbus; prof., chairman, University of Delaware, Newark, 1980-85; dean of engineering, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, 1986-93; prof. (mechanical engineering), dean, Institute of Technology, University of Minnesota, Crookston, 1993 -.
Author: over 125 technical articles, monographs, books and reports in the field of heat transfer engineering.
Member of: president, Columbus Technical Council, Arbour Park Civic Association, Newark; fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineering (ASME), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), American Society for Engineering Education.
Honors: Pi Tau Sigma; Tau Beta Pi; Sigma Xi; fellowship, Institute of Gas Technology, 1963-66; traineeship, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1966; scholarship, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1970; guest scholar, Departments of Nuclear & Mechanical Engineering, Kansas State University, 1977; Order of Engineer, 1986; listed in: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Who's Who in the Midwest, American Men and Women of Science, Who's Who in Technology Today, Men of Achievement, Dictionary of International Biography, Personalities of the West and Midwest, International Who's Who in Engineering, Who's Who in Engineering, Directory of Distinguished Americans, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Education.
Language: English.
Hobbies: tennis, bicycling, model building.
Home: 5020 Arden Ave., Edina, MN 55244.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996