Background
Litynski, Daniel Mitchell was born on March 13, 1943 in Amsterdam. Son of Mitchell Peter and Stella Agnes Litynski.
Litynski, Daniel Mitchell was born on March 13, 1943 in Amsterdam. Son of Mitchell Peter and Stella Agnes Litynski.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1965. Master of Science in Optics, University Rochester, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1978.
Commissioned officer United States Army, 1965, advanced through grades to brigadier general, executive officer and adjutant HHC United States of America Armor & Engineer Board Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1965—1966, platoon leader & executive officer B Company 2nd Battalion 34th Armor Fort Irwin, California, Vietnam, 1966—1967, commanding officer 551st Light Maintenance Company Vietnam, 1967, commanding officer HHC United States of America Ordnance Center and School Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1967—1968, research physicist Ballistic Research Laboratories, 1969—1969, materiel officer 19th Maintenance Battalion Vietnam, 1971—1972, optical physicist Ballistic Research Laboratories Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, 1972—1973, executive officer 79th Maintenance Battalion Germany, 1978—1980. Research officer, instructor, assistant professor physics United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1974—1978, associate professor, professor, deputy head, electrical engineering, 1980—1989, professor and head, electrical engineering and computer science, 1990—1999. Retired, 1999; dean engineering and applied science, provost and vice president for academic affairs, interim president Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, 1999—2004, professor electrical and computer engineering, since 1999.
Program director, acting division director, Division Undergraduate Education National Science Foundation, Washington, 2004—2007. Member international advisory committee international faculty engineering Technology University Lodz, Poland, 1992—1993. Review panel chair and member National Science Foundation, Washington, 1993—1997.
Conference co-chair Foundation for International Education 2001 Frontiers in Education Conference, Reno, 2000—2002. Presenter in field; Commissioned second lieutenant (2LT), 1965, advanced to brigadier general (Black Gold), 1999.
Volunteer Chapel Parish, Stewart Field, Newburgh, New York, 1974—1978, Most Holy Trinity Chapel, West Point, 1980—1999, St. Thomas More Student Parish, Kalamazoo, since 1999. Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior. Vice president 2002-2003, president Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Education Society 2004-2006), New York Academy Science, Association Computing Machinery, Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, Society Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers, American Association Physics Teachers, American Physical Society, Optical Society of America, American Society for Engineering Education (Meritorious Service award for Academic Leadership 2003), Computer, Education, Lasers and Electro-Optics Society (senior ), Rotary International, Tau Beta Pi, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Eta Kappa Nu, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Sigma Phi Epsilon (life.
President New York Delta 1963, Citation award for Success and Stature in Professions 2003).
Married Dianne Helene Miller, December 28, 1963. Children: Laura Ann Ropelis, James Mitchell, John Thomas.