BORN: Amarpura, Panjab, India (1943)

EDUCATION:
Secondary School, Abohar, Panjab, India (1962)
Bachelor of Science (Phys., Chem., Maths), Abohar, India (1965)
Master of Science (Solid State Physics), Sardar Patel Univ., India (1968)
Doctor of Philosophy (Solid State Physics), Sardar Patel Univ., India (1972)
Doktor habilitowany (Experimental Physics), Lodz Univ. (1986)
Professor of Physical Sciences (1993)

EMPLOYMENT:
Science Master, Govt. High School, Maujgarh, Panjab, India (1965-1966)
Assistant Prof., G.V. College, Sangaria, Rajasthan, India (1972-1973)
Pool Officer/Lecturer, Sardar Patel Univ., Vallabh Vidyanagar, India (1974, 1977-1980)
Adjunct Professor, Inst. Phys., TULodz (1981-1987)
Associate Professor, Inst. Chem., Pedag. Univ., Czestochowa (1987-1990)
Professor, Inst. Chem., Pedag. Univ., Czestochowa (1990-1991)
Professor, Dept. Phys., Technical University of Lublin (1991-1997)
Senior Professor, Inst. Phys., TUL (1997 onwards)

SOME IMPORTANT SCIENTIFIC STAYS:
Post-doc fellow, Institute of Crystallography, USSR Ac. Sci., Moscow (1974-1976)
Visiting Scientist, Universite Paris VI, France (2 month, 1982)
Visiting Scientist, Institute of Materials Science of Barcelona, CSIC, Spain (1989-1990)
Visiting Professor, University of Barcelona, Spain (9 month, 1995-1996)

SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Elementary processes of nucleation, growth and dissolution of crystals
Real structure of single crystals
Structure and properties of solutions
Mechanical properties of crystals

PUBLICATIONS:
Author/co-author of:
3 books (Etching of Crystals, North-Holland, Amsterdam 1987; Surface Morphology of Crystalline Solids, Trans Tech, Zurich 1991; Mechanical Properties of Crystalline nad Noncrystalline Solids, Politechnika Lubelska, Lublin 2001),
8 chapters for monographs, books and encyclopedia
12 reviews, over 120 original papers in international journals.
Editor of:
2 books (Wzrost Krysztalow, WSP, Czestochowa 1990; Elementary Crystal Growth, Saan, Lublin 1994); 1 monograph (Impurities and Crystal Growth, in: Prog. Cryst. Growth Charact. Vol. 34, 1996).

OTHER ACTIVITIES:
Co-founder of Polish Society for Crystal Growth (PSCG)
President of PSCG (1998-2001)

NON-SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS:
Studying ancient literature on religion and philosophy
Reading romantic poetry
Listening classical western and oriental music
Written by Keshra Sangwal: 4 October 1999;
Last update by KS: 5 December 2001.