Edward Stanley Wajda
Physicist, educator
Born Oct. 31, 1924, Schenectady (NY), U.S.; son of Joseph and Sophia (Szatko); married Zosia (Krempa); children: Mary, Susan.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Union College, Schenectady, 1945; Master of Science (M.S.), Cornell University, Ithaca (NY), 1948; Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy (NY), 1953.
Career: prof., Union College, 1948-50, 1953-55; senior physicist, research and development manager, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Fishkill (NY), 1955-86; Retired.
Author: 7 book chapters; 10 technical papers in professional journals; 16 U.S. patents; 22 project management reports.
Memember of: Electrochemical Society; Physical Society; Research Engineering Society of America; lecturer, International Travels, Mid Hudson Valley.
Honors: Sigma Xi; Invention Achievement awards, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), 1966-86.
Served with: United States Navy (USN), World War II, Pacific Theater, ensign, 1945-48.
Languages: English, Polish, German.
Hobbies: photography, international travel, antique auto restoring.
Home: 39 Spy Hill, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996.