TRZYNADLOWSKI, Andrzej M. 1941-

PERSONAL: Born June 14, 1941, in Lvov, Poland; son of Jan (a professor) and Izabela (a teacher; maiden name, Proszynska) Trzynadlowska; married Dorota Maszewska (a homemaker), July 17, 1979; children: Andrzej, Bart, Nicole. Education: Technical University of Wroclaw, M.S. (electrical engineering), 1964, Ph. D., 1974; University of Wroclaw, M.S. (electronics, 1969. Politics: Democrat. Religion: Catholic. Hobbies and other interests: Travels, reading hiking.

ADDRESSES: Home—4075 Twin Falls Drive, Reno, NV 89511. Office—Electrical Engineering Department, 260, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557-0153. E-mail—[email protected].

CAREER: Educator and author. Visiting professor at University of Salahuddin, Arbil, Iraq, 1980-82, University of Texas at Arlington, 1983-84, and Ålborg University, Ålborg, Denmark, 1997; University of Wyoming, Laramie, assistant professor of electrical engineering, 1984-87; University of Nevada, Reno, associate professor, then professor of electrical engineering, 1987—. Naval Surface Weapon Center, summer faculty research fellow, 1998.

MEMBER: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Eta Kappa Nu.

AWARDS, HONORS: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers fellow, 1984; Myron Zucker Faculty grant.

WRITINGS:

The Field Orientation Principle in Control of Induction Motors, Kluwer Academic (Boston, MA), 1994.

Introduction to Modern Power Electronics, John Wiley (New York, NY), 1998.

Control of Induction Motors, Academic Press (San Diego, CA), 2001.

Contributor to professional journals and conference proceedings.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Research in the control of pulse-width modulated power electronic converters and the control of sensorless AC drives.

SIDELIGHTS: Andrzej J. Trzynadlowski told CA: "As a scholar and university professor, I feel obliged to publish results of my work to increase general knowledge in my areas of specialization."