Background
Krol, Joseph was born on January 14, 1911 in Warsaw. Arrived in United States, 1956, naturalized, 1962. Son of Kazimierz and Feliksa (Tokarzewski) Krol.
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Joseph Krol
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Education
Master of Science, Warsaw Institute of Technology, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University London, 1947.
Career
Registered profile engineer, Georgia Technology officer with directorate ammunition production British Ministry of Supply, London, 1941-1945. Research scientist U. London, 1946-1947. Construction engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 1948-1951.
Associate professor mechanic engineering U. Manitoba (Canada), 1951-1956. Professor industrial engineering Georgia Institute Technology, Atlanta, 1956-1979, professor emeritus industrial and systems engineering, 1980. Underwriting member Lloyd's of London, 1985.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow Institute Mech. Engineers; member American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Institute Canada, Corporation Professional Engineers Quebec, American Economics Association, Instrument Society American, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistical Association, Econometric Society, Institute Management Sciences, American Association of University Professors, New York Academy Sciences, United States Naval Institute, Sigma Xi. Club: Royal Over-Seas League (London).
Died July 1991.
Connections
Married Evelyn Swingland, April 15, 1952.
Awards
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Named EurIng Federation Europenne d'Assns. National d'Ingenieurs, 1990. Recipient George Stephenson prize, 1951, Centennial medal, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987.Named EurIng Federation Europenne d'Assns. National d'Ingenieurs, 1990. Recipient George Stephenson prize, 1951, Centennial medal, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1987.