Stanislaw A. Vincenz
Geophysics educator, researcher
Born Feb. 4, 1915, Oskrzesince, Poland; came to U.S., 1961; son of Stanislaw and Helena (Loeventon); married Margit (Schwarz - Rehvald von Jochen); child: Felix.
Education: Association of the Royal College of Science, 1937, Diploma of Membership, 1939, Imperial College of Science, London (United Kingdom); Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), 1937, Ph.D., 1952, University of London.
Career: demonstrator (geophysics), 1948-49, assistant lecturer, 1949-51, research assistant, 1951-52, Imperial College of Science; head, Geophysics Division, Jamaica Industrial, Kingston, 1953-61; associate prof. (geophysics), 1961-63, prof., 1963-85, prof. emeritus, 1985 -, St. Louis University (MO).
Author: over 100 papers on geophysics, geophysical exploration, paleomagnetism, 1952-87.
Member of: fellow, Royal Astronomical Society; European Association of Exploration Geophysicists; Seismological Society of America, 1959-72; American Geophysical Union; Society of Exploration Geophysicists.
Honors: grants, National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Geological Survey, 1982-86.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German, French, Ukrainian, Russian.
Hobbies: photography, swimming, music.
Office: St. Louis University, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, 3507 Laclese Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63103.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.