Wojciech Zbigniew Misiolek
Educator, consultant, researcher
Born May 17, 1956, Zabrze, Poland; came to U.S., 1987; son of Zbigniew and Alina (Halacinska); married Teresa (Korta); children: Michal, Tomasz.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.) (in engineering), 1980, Doctor of Science (Sc.D.), 1985, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow (Poland).
Career: research engineer, Institute for Nonferrous Metals, Gliwice (Poland), 1980; assistant prof., Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, 1985-91; visiting scientist, Lehigh University, Bethlehem (PA), 1987-88; visiting research associate, 1988-91, research prof., 1991 -, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy (NY).
Author: over 40 technical papers in the field of materials science and engineering.
Member of: Metallurgical Engineering Association (Poland); American Association of Combustion Synthesis; American Powder Metallurgy Institute; American Society for Metals; American Ceramic Society; The Minerals, Metals, Materials Society.
Honors: Certificate of Appreciation, Aluminum Association and Aluminum Extruders Council; fellow, Kosciuszko Foundation, 1987; Antoni Rodziewicz - Bielewicz Award, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, 1987; Alfred H. Geiser Memorial Award, American Society for Metals International, New York chapter, 1994.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, Russian.
Hobbies: skiing, travel, tennis.
Office: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996