Background
Smentek, Lidia was born on December 26, 1948 in Torun, Poland. Daughter of Henryk and Klara (Knopp) Smentek.
Smentek, Lidia was born on December 26, 1948 in Torun, Poland. Daughter of Henryk and Klara (Knopp) Smentek.
Master of Science, N. Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, N. Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, 1979. Habilitation, N. Copernicus University, Torun, Poland, 1993.
Assistant, N. Copernicus University, Torun, 1971-1974; senior assistant, N. Copernicus University, Torun, 1974-1979; adjunct, N. Copernicus University, Torun, since 1979; research associate, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1982-1983, 87, 88; adjoint professor, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1993.
Member Polish Physical Society, Polish Chemical Society, European Rare Earth and Actinide Society (charter member).
Married Jan Mielczarek, July 25, 1974 (divorced September 1994). 1 child, Natalia; married Bernard Andes Hess, November 29, 1994.