Janusz Stanislaw Laskowski

Background

Laskowski, Janusz Stanislaw was born on June 26, 1936 in Pszow, Silesia, Poland. Son of Tadeusz and Maria (Blitek) Laskowski. arrived in Canada, 1982. Naturalized, 1987.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Silesian U. Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 1956; Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, Silesian U. Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 1958; Doctor of Philosophy in Mineral Processing, Silesian U. Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 1963; Doctor of Science, Silesian U. Technology, Gliwice, Poland, 1966; postgraduate, The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Academy Sciences and Lomonosov U., Moscow, 1961-1962.

Career

Assistant and lecturer coal preparation and mineral processing department, Silesian U. Technology, 1956-1971; postdoctoral fellow department mineral technical, Imperial College, London, 1967-1968; visiting professor department mining, U. Chile, Santiago, 1971-1972; head mineral processing department, Cuprum Research and Design Establishment, Wroclaw, Poland, 1973-1975; professor mineral processing, department inorganic chemistry and metallurgy, Wroclaw Technology U., Wroclaw, Poland, 1973-1981; professor mining and mineral process engineering Department, University B.C., Vancouver, Canada, since 1982. Visiting professor department materials science and mineral engineering University of California, Berkeley, 1981, Ecole National Superieure de Geologie, Nancy, France, 1988-1989;chairman organizing committee national seminars on physico-chemical problems of mineral processing, 1966-1980, member, since 1981. Member international sci organizing committee International Mineral Processing Congs., 1970-1982.

Co-president, 1979-1982;chairman organizing committee 13th International Mineral Processing Congress, Warsaw, Poland, 1979, editor Congress procs. and three round tables seminars, 1980. Member of advisory committee International Fine Particles Processing Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada 1980. Member technical program committee for 10th International Coal Preparation Congress, Edmonton, 1986.

Member organizing committee 1st International Conference on Processing and Utilization of High Sulfur Coals, Columbus, Ohio, 1985, program committee 21st Fine Particle Society Meeting, San Diego, 1990. Consultant Chevron Research, Richmond, California, 1981-1982, Quintette Coal Ltd., Tumbler Ridge, B.C., 1984, Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden, since 1985, Luscar Sterco, Alberta, Canada 1987-1988, Inco, Ontario, Canada, 1989-1991, Saskatchewan Potash Corporation, since 1990, Small and Medium Size Enterprises Mineral Processing Fundamentals Committee, since 1992, organizing committee 5th International Conference on Processing & Utilization of High Sulfer Coals, Lexington, 1993, Line Creek, B.C., 1992,Western Mining, B.C., 1991-1992.

Achievements

• Janusz Stanislaw Laskowski has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Canada Institute Mining Engineers, American Chemical Society (division colloid and surface chemistry), American Society Mining Engineers, American Fine Particle Society, International Humic Substances Society.

Interests

• Avocations: swimming, skiing, yachting, tennis, gardening.

Connections

Married Barbara Teresa Pawlica, April 25,1964. Children— Kornel Tadeusz, Cyprian Adam.

Father:

Tadeusz Laskowski

Mother:

Maria (Blitek) Laskowski

Spouse:

Barbara Teresa Pawlica