Krystyna M. Skarżyńska (Krystyna Maria Skarżyńska
) (born 2 May 1934) is a Polish
geotechnical engineer
Geotechnical engineering, also known as geotechnics, is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics to solve its engineering problems. ...
, surveying engineer (, literally "geodesist"), hydrologist, and educator.
[Prof. dr hab. inż. Krystyna M. Skarżyńska]
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Born in Żnin
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, she earned master's degree in water construction engineering from the Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology
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(1956) and doctoral degree in technical sciences (1964) and the dr. hab. degree in technical sciences (1970) both from the Warsaw University of Technology
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From 1960 to 2004 she was with the Department of Soil Mechanics and Terrestrial Construction (Katedrą Mechaniki Gruntów i Budownictwa Ziemnego) of the ]Agricultural University of Kraków
The Agricultural University of Kraków (Polish: ''Uniwersytet Rolniczy im. Hugona Kołłątaja w Krakowie''), located in Kraków, Poland, became a university by decree of the Council of Ministers as of 28 September 1972. Formerly, it was known a ...
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Awards
Krystyna Skarżyńska is a recipient of several state awards and decorations, including:[
*Knight's Cross of the ]Order of Polonia Restituta
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* Gold Cross of Merit
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References
1934 births
Living people
20th-century Polish educators
Polish civil engineers
Academic staff of the Agricultural University of Kraków
People from Żnin County
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