Biographical Sketch
Education:
Ph.D. Inst. of Applied Cybernetics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1972
M.S. Warsaw Technical University, 1966
Positions
Held:
- The Pennsylvania State University:
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1991-Present
Director of the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute, 1991-2002
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, 1982-1991
Visiting Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, 1980 - Head of Process Control Division, Computer Center for Building Industry, Warsaw, Poland, 1974-1979
- Part-time Lecturer, Warsaw Technical University, Department of Electrical Engineering, 1974-1978
- Research Assistant, Research Associate, Head of Research Group - Institute of Glass and Ceramics, Warsaw, Poland, 1965-1974
- Honour Guest Professor, Changsha Railway University, Changsha, China, 2000
- Discovery Magazine Awards for Technological Innovations, Top Ten Semifinalist, 2000
- Penn State's George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching, 1998
- Premier Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1994
- Department Head Faculty Award, Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, 1991
- Outstanding Teaching Award, Penn State Engineering Society, 1990
- Senior Fulbright Scholar, 1979
- United Nations Fellow, 1974
Affiliations:
- Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
- Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers