Krzysztof Matyjaszewski
Chemistry scientist
Born Apr. 8, 1950, Konstantynow, Poland; came to U.S., 1985; son of Henryk and Antonina (Styss); married Malgorzata (Kowalska); children: Antoni, Maria.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), University of Moscow (U.S.S.R.), 1972; Ph.D., Polish Academy of Sciences, 1978; Dr. hab., Technical University of Lodz (Poland), 1984.
Career: research associate, Polish Academy of Sciences, Lodz, 1972-83; research associate, CNRS, Paris (France), 1984-85; prof., 1985 -, head, Chemistry Department, 1994 -, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh (PA).
Author: Ring Opening Polymerization, 1985; Cationic Polymerization, 1993; over 200 articles i.a. in: Journal of American Chemical Society, Macromolecules, Journal of Polymer Science; 5 patents.
Member of: International Union of Pure & Applied Chemistry; chairman, Polymer Curriculum award, American Chemical Society.
Honors: national award, Polish Chemical Society, 1983; President Young Investigator award, 1988; Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award, American Chemical Society, 1995.
Languages: Polish, English, French, Russian, German.
Hobbies: tennis, skiing, travel.
Home: 9 Queens Court, Pittsburgh, PA 15238.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996