Jan Turlej
Chemical engineer
Born Sept. 17, 1920, Wokowica, Poland; came to U.S., 1984; son of Stanislaw and Salomea (Baran); married Filomena (Gofron); children: Zbigniew, Zygmunt.
Education: engineering diploma, Master of Science (M.Sc.), Technical University of Wroclaw (Poland), 1951.
Career: chemist researcher, Central Experimental Laboratory, 1951, assistant laboratory manager, laboratory manager, adjunct, Institute of Chemical Synthesis, 1951-58, laboratory manager, researcher, Institute of Fertilizers, 1958-68, laboratory manager, assistant prof., 1968-83, Research Department, Institute of Nitrogen, Tarnow (Poland).
Author: 9 Polish patents; numerous scientific articles in: Przemysl Chemiczny, Chemical Abstract, British Chemical Engineering Process Supplement, Chemical Process in Europe, Pamietnik Pulawski, Prace Naukowe Wyzszej Szkoty Ekonomicznej we Wroclawiu (Poland).
Member of: Polish American Congress (P.A.C.); Alliance of Polish Clubs, West Diversey (OH); Club of Friends of Tarnow.
Honors: Gold Cross of Merit, Polish Ministry of Chemical Industry, 1973; Father Edward Pajak Human Service Award, Polish Welfare Association, 1991.
Language: Polish, Latin, German, Russian, English.
Hobbies: reading, movies, chemical news.
Home: 616 West 32nd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90007.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.