Background
Keska, Jerry Kazimierz was born on February 14, 1945 in Wilkowisko, Poland. Son of Jan and Stefania (Kawecka) Keska. came to the United States, 1984, naturalized, 1990.
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Jerry Kazimierz Keska
Edit ProfileEngineering researcher and educator
Jerry Kazimierz Keska, Polish, American Engineering researcher and educator. Avocations: 5 languages, mycology, fly fishing, skiing, tennis.
M C. Deutsches Akademische Austauschdienst fellow, Bad Goesberg, Germany, 1975, Mina-James-Heinemann fellow, Hannover, Germany, 1980; recipientGold medal International Invention Exhibition, Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1980, Summer Faculty research award Argonne National Laboratory, 1990.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Master of Science, State University Krakow (Poland), 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, State University Krakow (Poland), 1974.
Career
Research and teaching assistant, State University Krakow, 1965-1970;
lecturer, State University Krakow, 1970-1974;
assistant professor College Engineering, State University Krakow, 1974-1975;
associate professor Laboratory Multiphase Flow and Instrumentation, State University Krakow, 1975-1981;
staff senior scientist, State University Karlsruhe (Germany), 1981-1984;
senior project engineer research department, Copeland Corporation, Sidney, Ohio., 1984-1987;
senior systems engineer research division, Technicon Instruments Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1987-1988;
associate professor mechanic engineering Department, University Nebraska, Lincoln, 1988-1992;
senior research engineer, Pacific N.W. laboratories, Battelle, Richland, Washington, 1992-1993;
president, J. Keska Cons., Richland-Omaha, since 1993. Visiting professor State University Karlsruhe, 1975-1976, Franzius Institute, State University Honnover (Germany), 1980-1981. Laboratory head Laboratory Multiphase Flow and Instrumentation, Krakow, 1975-1981.
Principal investigator U. Nebraska, Lincoln, 1988-1992. Chairman international symposium Slurry Transport, Krakow, 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society Engineering Education, American Institute Chemical Engineers, American Society Civil Engineers.
Connections
Married Jadwiga T. Sadowy, September 11, 1966. Children: Agnieszka, Marek.
