Gerard W. Malaczynski
Electronics engineer
Born May 26, 1942, Stanislawow, Poland; came to U.S., 1982; son of Wladyslaw and Nina (Pyc); married Jadwiga (Zdyb); children: Adam, Joanna.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1965, Ph.D., 1968, Technical University of Gdansk (Poland).
Career: adjunct, Institute of Fluid-Flow Machines, Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdansk, 1966-76; visiting scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge (MA), 1969-70; technical director, Polish Radio & TV, Gdansk, 1976-82; mountain expedition deputy leader, Tirich-Mir (Pakistan), 1975, and leader, Dhaulagiri (Nepal), 1979; research scientist, Massachusetts (MIT), 1983; staff research engineer, General Motors company Research Laboratories, Warren (MI), 1983 -; lecturer, Lorenz Technical University, Southfield (MI), 1989 -.
Author: 3 U.S. patents, 1990, 1991, 1994; numerous articles in professional journals.
Member of: senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (chairman, organizer, Industrial Application Society, Electrostatic Processes Committee, 1991).
Honors: Sigma Xi; scientific award, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1971; annual scientific award, Gdansk Scientific Society, 1974.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian, French, German.
Hobbies: mountain climbing, skiing, angling.
Home: 1183 Ashover Drive, Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996