Jacek Maciej Zurada
Electrical engineering educator, researcher
Born Jul. 31, 1944, Sosnowiec, Poland; came to U.S., 1979; son of Jozef and Ludmila (Rusek); married Anna (Adamczak); children: Joanna, Mark.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1968, Ph.D., 1975, Technical University of Gdansk (Poland).
Career: postdoctoral fellow, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1977-78; assistant prof., Auburn University (AL), 1979-81; assistant prof. to prof., 1981-93, distinguished prof., 1993 -, University of Louisville (KY); visiting fellow, Princeton University, (NJ), 1990-91.
Author: Intro to Artificial Neural Systems, 1992; co-author Active RC Filters, 1979; co-editor, Computational Intelligence Imitating Life, 1994; contributor to 2 other books; over 100 scientific papers in the field of neural microelectronic and computing systems.
Member of: senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (chairman, Neural Systems & Applications Technology Commission, 1990-92).
Honors: co-chairman, professional conference, 1985; Engineer of the Year, Institute of Electrical and Electrinics Engineers (IEEE), 1986, 1994.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, French, German, Russian.
Hobbies: wind-surfing, travel, languages.
Office: University of Louisville, Department of Electrical Engineering, Louisville, KY 40292.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.