Jozef Maciej Melaniuk
Roman Catholic priest, physicist
Born Mar. 25, 1951, Suwalki, Poland; came to U.S., 1981; son of Stanislaw and Krystyna (Bydelska).
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in physics), University of Wroclaw (Poland), 1975; postgraduate, Wroclaw Technical University, 1976; Master of Divinity (M.Div.), SS. CyriI and Methodius Seminary, Orchard Lake (MI), 1986; Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Detroit (MI), 1986.
Career: senior assistant, Wroclaw Technical University, 1975-81; vicar, Diocese of Metuchen (NJ) - Sacred Heart Church, South Plainfield (NJ), 1986-89, St. Stephen's Church, Perth Amboy (NJ), 1989-90, St. Joseph's Church, North Plainfield (NJ), 1991 -.
Author: Laboratorium fizyczne (booklet of lectures), 1980; 2 articles in Material Science, 1978, 1979; article in Zeszyty Naukowe Politechniki Wroclawskiej, 1980.
Member of: co-founder, member, Polish Workers Independent Trade Union - "Solidarnosc", Wroclaw, since 1980; Polish Physics Society; Polish - American Priests Association; Alliance of Poles of America, Perth Amboy.
Honors: rector's awards, Wroclaw Technical University, 1978, 1980; Outstanding Young Man of America, 1984.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: travel, classical music.
Office: St. Joseph's Parish, 41 Manning Avenue, North Plainfield, NJ 07060.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996