Background
Wawszkiewicz, Edward John was born on February 10, 1933 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joseph Albert and Sophie Helen (Banas) Wawszkiewicz.
Wawszkiewicz, Edward John was born on February 10, 1933 in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Joseph Albert and Sophie Helen (Banas) Wawszkiewicz.
AB, Harvard University, 1954; postgraduate, Stanford University, 1954-1955; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1961.
Research assistant, University of California, Berkeley, 1955-1961;
postdoctoral fellow, Max-Planck Institute fuer Zellchemie, Munich, 1961-1963;
resident research associate, Argonne National Laboratory, 1964-1966;
assistant member, American Medical Association Institute biomedical Research, 1967-1970;
associate professor microbiology, University of Illinois at Chicago, since 1970. Consultant enologist Mount Eden Vineyards, Saratoga, California, 1972-1973. First plaintiff Wawszkiewicz et al. versus United States Treasury Department et al. challenging adequacy of Bureau Alochol, Tobacco and Firearms regulations on wine labelling.
Activist for accurate labeling of alcoholic beverages.
Fellow American Institute Chemists. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Institute Biological Sciences, American Society Microbiology, New York Academy of Sciences, Society Wine Educators, Sigma Xi. Clubs: Chicago Literary.