Romuald Plaszczynski

On 3 February 2001, we lost a dear friend, a collaborator, past-president and founder of the Section 27-SEE (Société des Electriciens et des Electroniciens), devoted to biomedical engineering. We shall all miss him.

Romuald devoted more than 30 years of his life to the field of medical and biological engineering.

He left his country at the age of 27. He was initially backed by his country men and the Polish church. He continued his studies at the Faculty of Medicine and at the Faculty of Sciences. For his research in France he obtained a Doctorate in Neurophysiology.

He worked as a research and development engineer for biomedical electronic companies such as Cotelec-Thomson, Thomson Medical-Telco, Thomson-CGR. His inventing activities led to more than 20 patents.

His numerous and precious contacts on National and International level allowed him to play an important role in associations such as SEE and IFMBE/USA (International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering). He shared his expertise with doctors, scientists, engineers and teachers. His talent in organising international conferences such as Biocapt 75 and Biosigma 78 will not be forgotten. Those two international conferences were landmarks in the life of Section 27-SEE.

In the course of his life, Romuald organised many seminars and national conferences. After being the President of Section 27-SEE for many years, he occupied the position of General Secretary of Club CFTBM (Club Français des Techniques Bio-Médicales). He acted as the liaison between Club CFTBM of SEE and IFMBE.

At a ceremony at the SEE in 1981, his contribution to the biomedical field was recognised and he received the national order of merit.

Our thoughts go to his wife, Barbara. We also know how proud he was of the success of his four sons as engineers.

Romuald's enthusiasm, energy, availability and above all his kindness will be sorely missed.

Astrid Gautier-Levine
Didier Geiger