Edmund Luke Niedzielski
Chemist
Born Nov. 14, 1917, Brooklyn (NY), U.S.; son of Florian and Natalie (Skalski); married Isabelle (Paradis); children: Marie - Suzanne, Denise, Robert, Mark, C. Michele.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.) (magna cum laude), St. John's University, Queens (NY), 1938; Master of Science (M.S.), 1940, Ph.D., 1943, Fordham University, Bronx (NY).
Career: instructor, Midshipmen's School, United States Navy (USN), New York City, 1942-45; chemist, New Brunswick (NJ), 1946-48, Wilmington (DE), 1948-86, Du Pont Co.; consultant, Condux, Inc., Newark (DE), 1987 -; Retired.
Author: 12 patents, 1952-76; 12 technical articles, 1940-83.
Member of: fellow emeritus, American Institute of Chemists; American Chemical Society; chairman, American Society of Quality Control Delaware section, 1949-52, Catholic Commission on Scouting, Wilmington, 1970-74, 1976-80, and New Castle County Democratic Committee, 1976-83; area chairman, executive board member, National Catholic Commission on Scouting.
Honors: chemical burse, St. John's University, 1938; Order of Merit, Boy Scouts of America, Wilmington.
Served with: United States Navy (USN), lieutenant, 1942-46.
Affiliation: Democrat. Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish.
Hobbies: woodworking, gardening, swimming
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996