Frank Baranowski Collection
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Frank Baranowski was an engineer whose federal career in the energy field focused on nuclear materials, nuclear fuel cycle, plant availability, and system and economic analyses. Baranowski earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the New York University School of Engineering in 1943, and his MS from the University of Tennessee. During World War II he served as a Second Lt. Army Corps of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia and the combat engineers at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. In 1945 he transferred to the Manhattan Project. He left the service in 1947 as a Captain and later worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, where he held various positions (including Director of Production and Nuclear Fuel Cycle) through the Agency's change to the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). The Frank Baranowski Collection contains a 1939 freshman certificate, and New York University Bulletin commencement edition and a graduation program from 1943.
Biographical Note
Frank Baranowski (1921-2017) was an engineer whose federal career in the energy field focused on nuclear materials, nuclear fuel cycle, plant availability, and system and economic analyses. Baranowski earned his BS in Chemical Engineering from the New York University School of Engineering in 1943, and his MS from the University of Tennessee. During World War II he served as a Second Lt. Army Corps of Engineers at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia and the combat engineers at Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. In 1945 he transferred to the Manhattan Project. He left the service in 1947 as a Captain and later worked for the Atomic Energy Commission, where he held various positions (including Director of Production and Nuclear Fuel Cycle) through the Agency's change to the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA). He received the Atomic Energy Commission Distinguished Service Award in 1972, and the ERDA Special Achievement Award in 1976. After leaving government service in 1976, Baranowski formed a private energy consulting company and continued to serve on numerous laboratory and government committees.
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Dignity Memorial. "Frank Paul Baranowski." https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/williamsburg-va/frank-baranowski-7542095 (retrieved August 29, 2019).
Arrangement
This collection has not been arranged by an archivist. The materials are arranged in the order in which they were received from the donor.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material related to Frank Baranowski, a 1943 graduate of the New York University School of Engineering. The collection includes a 1939 freshman certificate, 1943 commencement special edition of the New York University Bulletin, and a graduation ceremony program.
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Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use materials in the collection in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Frank Baranowski Collection; MC 292; box number; folder number; New York University Archives, New York University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Susan Baranowski, July 2019; the accession number associated with this gift is 2019.082.
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Processing Information
Material was rehoused in an acid-free folder and box.