Jerzy Antoni Owczarek
Mechanical engineer, educator
Born Nov. 2, 1926, Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland; came to U.S., 1954; son of Bronislaw and Waclawa (Grzebo); married Elisa (Basoli); children: Deborah, Diana, Maria-Ines, Jennifer, David.
Education: engineering diploma, Polish University College, London (United Kingdom), 1950; Ph.D., University of London, 1954.
Career: assistant lecturer, Polish University College, 1950-52, Battersea College of Technology, 1952-53, London; lecturer, Queen Mary College, University of London, 1953-54; development engineer, General Electric Company (GE), Schenectady (NY), 1955-60; associate prof., 1960-65, prof. (mechanical engineering), 1965 -, Lehigh University, Bethlehem (PA).
Author: Fundamentals of Gas Dynamics, 1964; Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 1968; over 70 articles and technical papers in professional journals.
Member of: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME); American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics.
Honors: F.A.N.Y. prize, Polish University College, London, 1950; manager's award, General Electric Company (GE), 1959; Outstanding Faculty award, Tau Beta Pi, 1979; Mechanical Engineering Teacher of the Year, Pi Tau Sigma Lehigh University, 1993.
Served with: Polish Home Army - Armia Krajowa (AK), 25th Infantry Regiment, partisan group "Burza", rifleman, 1944-45; Polish Army in the West, 2nd Corps, Italy, United Kingdom, 1946-48.
Affiliation: Republican. Roman Catholic.
Languages: Polish, English, German.
Hobbies: skiing, swimming, sailing.
Home: 2345 Overlook Drive, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation,
New York, NY, 1996.