Modern and Classical Languages

Prof. Emeritus Nelly Grosswasser

Department of Modern and Classical Languages
Saint Louis University
 220 North Grand Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63103
(314) 977-7013
Office: Ritter Hall 20


9701 Hastings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63132
(314) 993-0770
E-mail: grosswn@slu.edu

 

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Teaching

Previous Unrelation Employment in U.S.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

HONORS/AWARDS

LANGUAGES

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1990: Revised, translated, and edited Welcome! Shalom! A Handbook for New Americans.

1979: Welcome! Shalom! A Handbook for New Americans, Russian Text edited and translated by N. Grosswasser; St. Louis, MO: Employment and Career Development Division J. F. 36 pages.

1970: Introduction to Russian, Holt, Reinhart and Winston, 596 pages, Michael N. Smith, Vanderbilt University, Voctor M. Afansie, MacMurray College. I contributed to ten lessons: 1-131.

1964: I Read and Write Russian, Beginning Kuria Textbook. McGraw-Hill (with Bonnie Aberson).

TRANSLATIONS AND PUBLICATION ABSTRACTS

"National Scientific Research Institute on Collection, Treatment and Transportation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products. Information Materials to Second Meeting of the Working Groups on the Scientific-Technical Joint Cooperation between the Ministry of the Petroleum Industry of the USSR and the Firm Petrolite Corporation." Translated by Nelly Grosswasser. Ministry of Petroleum Industry. Petrolite Corporation: Tretolite Division, St. Louis, MO. 1983.

Technique for Evaluation of Corrosion Inhibitors Performance in Waster Waters of Oil Fields. St. Louis, MO: TXT Vapor Texstream Products: 69. 1979.

Treatment and Transportation fo Petroleum and Petro. Products. St. Louis, MO: TXT Vapor Texstream Products: 59.1979.

"Characteristics of Water's Interation Process and Formation of Precipitates," Petroleum Technology Enterprise, III, pages 46-50.1978

"Industrial Testing of Salt Depositions' Inhibitors in Samotlor Formations," Petroleum Technology Enterprise, V, pages 21-24.1978.

"Deposition of Salts and Their Prevention in the Oil Fields of Western Siberia," Petroleum Economy, V, pages 53-55. 1978.

"Mechanism of Petroleum Displacement of Micellar Solutions with the Aid of Fringes," Petroleum Economy, VI, pages 38-42. 1978.

"Deposition of Salts and Their Prevention in the Oil Fields of Western Siberia," N.S. Marinin, G.M. Yaryshev, V.A. Yershov. Petroleum Economy, Vol. 5, pages 53-55. 1978.

"Selection of a Method for Dosage of Inhibitors in Samotlor Formations," R.I. Kuzovatkin, P.I. Yegorov. Petroleum Economy, Vol. 1, pages 45-48. 1978.

"Industrial Testing of Salt Depositions Inhibitors in Samotlar Formations," F.N. Marichev, B.V. Shchitov. Petroleum Technology Enterprise, Vol. 3: 46-50. 1978.

"Characteristics of Waters' Interaction Process and Formation of Precipitates," P.E. Polinskaia, P.M. Dozortsev. Petroleum Economy, Vol. 6: 38-42. 1978.

"Mechanism of Petroleum Displacement of Micellar Solutions with the Aid of Fringes," D.P. Zabrodin, Petroleum Economy, Vol. 6:38-42. 1978.

"SAA Application in the Petroleum Indistry," Petroleum Economy Journal, IX, pages 1-13. 1976.

"SAA Application for Oil Recovery Increase," Petroleum Economy Journal, IX, pages 30-49. 1976.

"Field performance of Injecting Surfactant Solutions on Factor Oil Fields," Petroleum Economy Journal, IX, pages 81-90. 1976.

"Surfactants for Breaking Oil Emulsions at Oil Preparation," Petroleum Technology Enterprise, VI, pages 42-48. 1976.

"Mass Transfer Process During Oil Demulsifying with SAA Application," Petroleum Technology Enterprise, VI, pages 42-48. 1976.

"The Study of the Protective Layers Structure and the Inhibiting Action of the Colloidal Type Substances in Oil-Water System," Petroleum Technology Enterprise, VII, pages 23-26. 1976.

"Selection of a Method for Dosage of Inhibitors of Salt Depositions in Conditions of Samotlor Formations, " Petroleum Economy, I, 45-48. 1975.

"Compositioned and Functional Testing," "Test Review: Analytical, Functional and Microbiological," "Microbiology," "Subjective Organoleptic Evaluation of Soy Protein Isolate," "New Product Demonstration," "Development of a New Product with Isolated Soy Protein," "Program of Visit." 1975.

"Pump Catalogue and Parts List for Texstream Series 4100," TXT Vapor Texstream Products, 27 pages and 2 illustrations. 1975.

"Pump Catalogue and Parts List for Texstream Series 1200," TXT Vapor Texstream Products, 22 pages and 2 illustrations. 1975.

"Pump Catalogue and Parts List for Texstream Series 5000," TXT Texstream Products, 28 pages and 2 illustrations. 1975.

"Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual for TXT American 100 Series," TXT Vapor Texstream Products, 35 pages and 2 illustrations. 1975.

LECTURES

"Beyond the Titles: Ward Number 6 and Ward Number 7" Presented at the Annual Meeting of American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages. 1998.

"Russia Then and Now: East vs. West" Presented at the University of the Third Age, Saint Louis University. 1998.

"Russian History - East vs. West" Vol. Katan Congregation, January 1996.

"Tolstoy and the Meaning of Death" -- Ethical Society. 1993.

"The Theme of Death in Tolstoy's Works" Presented at the Annual Central Slavic Confederate. 1992.

"The First Psychological Novel in Russian Literature, The Hero of Our Time," in Ethical Society. 1991.

"The World of Confinement" Spring Annual Meeting of the Missouri Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Languages. 1981.

"Soviet Education" at Sisters of Notre Dame College: December 1981.

"Soviet Secondary Education" -- Afton High School. 1972.

"Higher Education in the USSR" -- Rolla School of Mining and Engineering. 1972.

"Tolstoy's View on Education" presented in an Annual Meeting of the Missouri Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and Eastern European Lanugages. 1971.

"Soviet Education" -- Country Day School. 1971.

"Educational Reforms under Khrushchev." Sisters of Notre Dame College. 1968.

Paper. "Tolstoy's View on Death and Dying." Presented at the Convention of the Central States Modern Language Association in Chicago. 1968.

"Chekhov, the Humorist." Sisters of Notre Dame College. March 1967.

"Khrushchev's Educational Reforms and Influence on American Education." Conventiona Address, Sisters of Motre Dame College. December 1966.

JOB-RELATED EXPERIENCE

Participated in a five-day series of international business exchange between the Soviet Union's Ministry of the Meat and Dairy Industry and the Ralston Purina Company of Saint Louis as editor and final translator.

Was nominated to serve on the Advisory Council of the United Nations Association to develop curriculum materials on Russian Ethnic Heritage.

Translated numerous Protocol Agreements of Joint Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Petrolite Corporation USA and the Ministry of Petroleum Industry USSR.

Very active in the St. Louis Holocaust Commission, and to bring that new area of study and research to Saint Louis University since 1982.

INVOLVEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

Participated in numerous MLA and AATSEEL conventions and was a featured speaker in several occasions.

Was a member of the MLA Planning Committee and an officer in the local AATSEEL organization.

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