Background
Pelc, Karol Ignacy was born on July 29, 1935 in Czestochowa, Poland. Came to the United States, 1985. Son of Stanislaw Pelc and Kamilla (Hecko) Pelc-Kosna.
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Karol Ignacy Pelc
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Karol Ignacy Pelc, Polish engineering and technology management educator, researcher. Recipient Excellence in Research award, International Association for Management of Technology, 2004. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, International Association Management Technology, International Association for Research and Development Management, Association Japanese Business Studies.
Education
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Technology University Wroclaw, Poland, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Technology University Wroclaw, Poland, 1976. Doctor of Philosophy in Electronics, University Uppsala, Sweden, 1968.
Career
Production & engineering manager Energopomiar Company, Wroclaw, 1960-1965. Research assistant department electronics University Uppsala, 1961-1962. Associate director division Institute Electric Power Industry, Wroclaw, 1966-1968.
Founder, director Forecasting Research Center, 1971-1981. Electronic design engineer Research Institute of Technology University Wroclaw, 1957-1960, research director, 1968-1977, lecturer, director Jelenia Gora College branch, 1982-1985. Professor Michigan Technological University, Houghton, 1985—2005, professor emeritus, since 2005.
Director Center for Technological Innovation, Leadership & Entrepreneurship, 2001—2002. Visiting professor Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 1981, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey, 1993, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, 2002. Visiting scholar Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Hikone, 1992, 2005.
Member innovation task force International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg, Austria, 1983-1984. Chairman forecasting seminar Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 1974-1981. Vice president division Society Management and Organization, Wroclaw, 1979-1980.
Fulbright professor technical and innovation management University Maribor, Slovenia, 2006.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Association Management Technology, International Association for Research and Development Management, American Society Engineering Management, Engineering Management Society of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Academy Management.
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Married Ryszarda Lidia Ryglewicz, September 24, 1959. 1 child, Dariusz.
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Religion
Roman Catholic