Eugeniusz Maciej Rudzki
Chemical engineer
Born Feb. 24,1914, Warsaw, Poland; came to U.S., 1955; son of Aleksander and Wanda (Lukaszewicz); married Fiorina (Di Vito); children: Robert, Marcella.
Education: diploma, Technical University of Warsaw, 1937; Chemical Engineer, Polish University College, London (United Kingdom), 1951.
Career: project developer and fuel engineer, Chance Brothers Ltd. (United Kingdom), 1951-54; head instructor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toronto (Canada), 1954-55; research engineer, T.C. Wheaton Company (NJ), 1955-56; research engineer, 1956-61, supervisor, 1961-82, Research Department, Bethlehem Steel Corporation (PA); Retired; consultant, American Flame Research Committee, 1982 -.
Author: 12 patents (in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Belgium); various technical papers in: American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) Proceeding, Journal of the Institute of Energy (United Kingdom), Iron and Steel (United Kingdom), Journal of Metals, International Journal of Powder Metallurgy and Technology, Iron and Steelmaker, Metal Progress (United States).
Member of: fellow, Institute of Energy (United Kingdom); chartered engineer, Council of Engineering Institutions (United Kingdom); Association of Professional Engineers (Canada); American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AlChE); American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum Engineers (AIME); Combustion Institute; Knights of Columbus; Polish Veterans of World War II - Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantow (S.P.K.); Association of the Veterans of 2nd Corps; Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (P.I.A.S.A.); Kosciuszko Foundation; Polish Assistance - Polska Bratnia Pomoc.
Honors: Order of Virtuti Militari, 1945, Cross of Valor with Bar, 1944, 1945, Silver Order of Merit with Swords, 1945, Polish Government in Exile, London.
Served with: Polish Army, September '39 Campaign, "Poznan" Army; political prisoner, Peczora Forced Labor Camp (Union of Soviets Socialist Republics), 1940-41; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps, Iieutenant, Artillery, major, 1942-46.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English.
Hobbies: gardening, reading, travel.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.