Tadeusz Jan Hepel
Chemistry educator, researcher, executive
Born Leszno, Poland; came to U.S., 1980; son of Jan and Cecylia (Nowicka); married Maria (Skiba); children: Miroslaw, Jaroslaw.
Education: Master of Science (M.S.), 1969, Ph.D., 1973, Jagiellonian University, Cracow (Poland).
Career: instructor, 1969-73, assistant prof., 1974-80, Jagiellonian University; research associate, State University of New York (SUNY), Buffalo. 1980-82; senior research associate, 1982-85, assistant prof., 1983-84, Brooklyn College, City University of New York (CUNY); assistant prof. (chemistry), 1985-88, associate prof., 1988-91, Clarkson University, Potsdam (NY); president, Elchema Company, Potsdam, 1987 -; consultant, Air Force Project, State university of New York (SUNY), Buffalo, 1987.
Author: co-author, Slownik Chemii Analitycznej, 1984; over 50 articles in professional journals in the field of electrochemistry and electroanalytical chemistry; over 70 conference papers; 7 patents in the field of mineral processing; reviewer for: Journal of Colloid and Surface Science, Journal of Electrochemical Society, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, Journal of Physical Chemistry, Trends in Analytical Chemistry.
Member: International Society of Electrochemistry; International Association for Hydrogen Energy; Electrochemical Society; New York Academy of Sciences; American Physical Society; American Chemical Society; Institute of Colloid and Surface Science; Center for Advanced Materials Processing, Potsdam.
Honors: Sigma Xi; Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Jagiellonian University, 1975; Young Chemist award, Polish Chemical Society, 1978; grants, Digital Equipment Company, and Institute of Non-Ferrous Metals, Gliwice (Poland).
Languages: Polish, English
Office: Elchema, P.O. Box 5067, Potsdam, NY 13676.
From: "Who's Who in Polish America" 1st Edition 1996-1997, Boleslaw Wierzbianski editor; Bicentennial Publishing Corporation, New York, NY, 1996