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Wieslaw A. Zdaniewski

Scientist, businessman

Born Jul. 5, 1942, Jaslo, Poland; came to U.S., 1975; son of August and Zofia (Gruszczynska); married Alicja (Nikoniuk).

Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.), Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow (Poland); Ph.D., Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg (Sweden), 1975.

Career: researcher, scientist, Penn State University, 1975-78, Ceramic Finishing Company, 1979-85, State College (PA); Engelhard Company, Edison (NJ), 1985-90; advisor, Ministry of Industry, Warsaw (Poland), 1990-92; WZM Enterprise, Inc., Denver (CO), 1992-93; Patria, Inc., Harrison (NJ), 1993 -.

Member of: fellow, American Ceramic Society; Material Research Society; Materials Science Club of New York, 1982-92.

Honors: scholarship, National Science Foundation (NSF), 1975-76; exhibition grant, Kulturhuset, Stockholm (Sweden), 1979.

Languages: Polish, English, Sweden.

Hobbies: photography, winter alpinism.

Home: 101 South 5th Street, Harrison, NJ 07029.

From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.

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