Background
Párkányi, Cyril was born on September 11, 1933 in Prague, Czech Republic. Arrived in United States, 1965. Son of Ivan and Olga (Petrik) Párkányi.
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Párkányi, Cyril was born on September 11, 1933 in Prague, Czech Republic. Arrived in United States, 1965. Son of Ivan and Olga (Petrik) Párkányi.
1 child, Michael Peter. Bachelor of Science equivalent Charles University, Prague, 1954, Master of Science with honors, 1956, Doctor rerum natur., 1966. Doctor of Philosophy, Czechoslovak Academy Sciences, Prague, 1962.
Physicians and analytical chemist Research and Control Institute Food Industry, Prague, 1955-1956.
Research scientist Institute Physical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy Sciences, Prague, 1960-1965, senior research scientist, 1967-1968. Associate professor of chemistry University Texas-El Paso, 1969-1971, professor, 1971-1988, chairman, 1982-1988.
Professor, department chairman chemistry Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 1989-1994, professor, 1995. Visiting professor Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Netherlands, 1965, California Institute Technology, Pasadena, 1965-1967, 68-69, U. d"Aix-Marseille, France, 1974, 77, 86, 95, U. Kuwait, 1976, Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen, Netherlands, 1978, University des Sciences et Techniques de Lille 1,Villeneuve d"Ascq, France, 1980, 81, 82, U. Denis Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, 1995, U. Ulm (Germany), 1997.
Lecturer in field
Physical & analytical chemist Research and Control Institute Food Industry, Prague, 1955—1956. Research scientist Institute Physical Chemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 1960—1965, senior research scientist, 1967—1968. Associate professor chemistry University Texas-El Paso, 1969—1971, professor, 1971—1988, chairman, 1982—1988.
Professor, chairman department chemistry Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, 1989—1994, professor, since 1995. Professor & interim chair, since 2010. Visiting professor Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Netherlands, 1965, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1965—1969, University d'Aix-Marseille, France, 1974, 77, 86, 95, University Kuwait, 1976, Rijksuniversiteit te Groningen, Netherlands, 1978, University des Sciences et Techniques de Lille 1, Villeneuve d'Ascq, 1980—1982, University Denis Diderot-Paris 7, Paris, 1995, University Ulm (Germany), 1997.
Lecturer in field.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Chemical Society, Inter-American Photochem. Society, International Society Quantum Biology, American Society Photobiology, European Academy Sciences, Arts and Humanities (correspondent), Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Marie Hrebicek Párkányi, January 16, 1960. 1 child Michael Peter.