Jerome Robert Olechowski
Environmental scientist
Born Jan. 10, 1931, Buffalo (NY), U.S.; son of Matthew and Agnes (Kubicka); married Royce (Patterson); children: Matthew, Michael, Mark, Royanne, Rebecca.
Education: Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Canisius College, Buffalo (NY), 1952; Master of Science (M.S.) Penn State University, University Park (PA), 1956; Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge (LA), 1958.
Career: research chemist, Copolymer Rubber & Chemistry, Baton Rouge, 1957-62; research associate, Cities Service Company, Lake Charles (LA), and Cranbury (NJ), 1962-77; group leader, research scientist, Union Camp Corporation, Lawrenceville (NJ), 1977-87; consultant, IPCC Recycling Group, Stamford (CT), 1987 -, technical director, Composite Systems Company, Plainsboro (NJ), 1987-89; enforcement officer, U.S. Environment Protection Agency - Region II, Edison (NJ), 1988 -.
Author: Degradable Plastics, Impact on Litter & Solid Waste Disposal, 1989; Domestic & Global Challenge of 1990's Polyethylenes - a World Market (book chapter), 1989; 40 U.S. and 50 foreign patents; 10 papers in the field of organometallic and oxidation chemistry, 1952-77.
Member of: U.S. Naval Institute; U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association.
Honors: Alpha Chi Sigma; Sigma Pi Sigma; Phi Lambda Upsilon; award, American Chemical Society, 1952; felIowship, Sugar Research Foundation, 1953, Celanese Corporation, 1955, Petroleum Research Foundation, 1955-57.
Affiliation: Roman Catholic.
Languages: English, Polish, German, French, Russian.
Hobbies: woodworking, naval history, Egyptology.
Home: 17 Empress Lane, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.