Richard B. Hetnarski
Mechanical engineering educator, author
Born May 31, 1928, Stopnica, Poland; came to U.S., 1969; son of Jan and Izabela (Manblit); married Leokadia E. (Lalak); children: Adam, Eve.
Education: Master of Science of Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), Technical University of Gdansk (Poland), 1952; Master of Science (M.S.) (in applied mathematics), University of Warsaw (Poland), 1959; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1964.
Career: research scientist, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1959-69; visiting associate prof., Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1969-70; distinguished visiting prof., 1970-71, prof. (mechanical engineering), 1971-92, James E. Gleason prof. (mechanical engineering), 1992 -, Rochester Institute of Technology (NY).
Author: editor-in-chief, founder, Journal of Thermal Stresses - International Quarterly, since 1978; editor, Thermal Stresses Handbook, volumes l, 2, 3; editor, numerous books of mechanics; over 30 scientific papers in the area of mechanics and mathematics.
Member of: fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); American Academy of Mechanics; American Society for Engineering Education.
Honors: Visiting Scholar of the Year, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and State University, Blacksburg (VA), 1981-82; commemorative medal for distinguished alumnus, Technical University of Gdansk, 1989.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic
Languages: Polish, English, German, Rusian, French
Office: Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rochester, NY 14623
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996