Andrew Madeyski
Mechanical and metallurgical engineer
Born Mar. 1, 1921, Lwow, Poland; came to U.S., 1967; son of Witold and Stefania (Mierczynska); married Margaretta (Houze); children: Mark, Tom, Martha, Ann-Marie.
Education: Technical University of Warsaw (Poland); University of Turin (Italy); Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.M.E.), Polish University College, London (United Kingdom); Ph.D. (in metallurgy), McMaster University, Hamilton (Canada).
Career: senior metallurgist, engineer, scientist, Westinghouse Research & Development Center, 1971 -.
Author: co-author (with W. W. Smeltzer), The Preparation and Structure of Zirconia Spheres, 1967, (with D. J. Poulton), Paraholic Oxidation Kinetics of Alpha-Zirconium, 1969; numerous research papers and articles on metallurgy, mechanical engineering, polymers, acoustics, i.a. in: La Metallurgia Italiana, Praktische Metallographie - Practical Metallography, Metal Progress, Fractography in Failure Analysis.
Member of: life member, American Society of Metallurgists International; Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (Canada); American Society for Metals International; American Society for Testing and Materials; The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society.
Honors: Alpha Sigma Mu; Outstanding Performance award (4 times), Westinghouse Company.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (A.K.); Warsaw Uprising 1944; Prisoner of War (POW) in Germany; Polish Armed Forces in the West, 2nd Corps in Italy.
Languages: Polish, Italian, English, French, German.
Hobbies: reading, arts, travel.
Home: 203 Oak Manor Drive, Natrona Heights, PA 15065.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996