# Roman Antoszewski

Roman Antoszewski (20 January 1935 – 27 November 2017) was a professor in plant physiology, born in Lidzbark Welski, Poland.

## Professional Qualifications

* 1957 - M.Sc. in Plant Physiology, University of Łódź, Poland Analytica Chimica Acta
* 1963 - Ph.D. in Plant Physiology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
* 1963/4 - Postdoctoral practice at Yale University, New Haven, Con., USA (research under Prof.Arthur Galston )
* 1968 - D.Sc. (Habilitation) in Natural Sciences (Jagiellonian University), Cracow, Poland
* 1974 - Professor in Natural Sciences (Belweder, presidential nomination)

## Posts Held

* 1982-1984 Visiting Professor at the Institute of Radioagronomy, Nuclear Research Centre, Jülich, Germany;
* 1984-1988 Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry, Dept of Plant Science and Biochemistry, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago;
* 1989-1990 Senior Research Fellow, Dept of Botany, National University of Singapore, Singapore;
* 1991-1992 Hon. Assoc. Res. Fellow, Waikato University New Zealand;
* 1993-2012 Director of Roman Research and Translation Co.Inc., Auckland, New Zealand
* 2000 - Retired

## Scientific Associations

* Since 1970 Member of the European Society of Nuclear Energy Application in Agriculture (ESNA), organizer of XI Working Group - Use of Isotopes in Plant Physiology;
* 1976-1984 Member of the Committee of the Federation of the European Societies of Plant Physiology (FESPP);
* 1979-1982 Chairman of Plant Biochemistry and Physiology Section of the Polish Botanical Society;
* 1980-1982 President of the Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology (FESPP);
* Committee Member of the International Council on Plant Nutrition until 1988;
* Member of the Organizing Committee of the Caribbean Academy of Science (1986-1988);
* Member of the Commission of Nuclear Energy Application in Agriculture of the V Dept. of Polish Academy of Sciences;
* Two awards for research achievements of the biochemistry team at the Research Institute of Pomology, Skierniewice Poland

## Member of ...

* International Society for Horticultural Science (co-organizer of the XIX Intern. Horticultural Congress, Warsaw, 1974 - Editor-in-chief of Congress Proceedings, 5 vols);
* Polish Botanical Society (until 1982);
* Trinidad and Tobago Scientific Association – TTSA - (until 1988);
* American Society of Plant Physiologists (until 1989);
* Federation of European Societies of Plant Physiology;
* New Zealand Society of Plant Physiologists - (until 2004);
* New Zealand Society of Authors PEN New Zealand Inc.;
* The Auckland Polish Association;
* Co-founder of Polonia Cultural Foundation of New Zealand (2015)

## Orders and decorations

* The Silver Cross of Merit (Srebrny Krzyż Zasługi);
* Knight's Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta (Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Polonia Restituta).

## Published books & article

* Translated into Polish Red runs the Vistula ISBN 978-0908734009 ASIN: B0007BQDNU (1985) English historical book of Ron Jeffery - Nevron Associates Publ., Manurewa, Auckland;
* Novel "Kariera na trzy karpie morskie", Warszawa 2000; ISBN 83-7236-115-0
* Przyroda inaczej... czyli Ciekawostki; ISBN 83-87297-25-9
* Dziwy i dziwadła obyczajowe ... czyli Ciekawostki; ISBN 83-87297-27-5
* Historia inaczej ... czyli Ciekawostki - Kraków 2000; ISBN 83-87297-26-7
* Zbiór wiadomości niezwykłych, szokujących, mądrych, choć nie zawsze - Auckland 1995;
* Dziwy i dziwadła - Cinderella Books Warszawa 2001; ISBN 83-86245-97-2
* Few handbook for classes, University of the West Indies, 1985, 1986
* Article in: Analytica Chimica Acta - "A simple and rapid determination of small amounts of adenine The Analyst Volume: 85, Issue 1012, 1960 / 37, Issue 1, 1960 / 22, Issue C, 1960
* Article in: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Volume 43, Issue 1, 2 April 1971 "Peroxidase biosynthesis in pea roots as influenced by IAA treatment" BBRC article
* Cited - Brazhnikov, V.V. "Gas chromatography for space research" Chromatographia 1970
* Article in: Journal of Chromatography - "Homogenization and extraction of biological material for chromatographic purposes" 1959
* Atticle in: Die Naturwissenschaften - "Mikroextraktor für biochemische und chromatographische Zwecke" 1958