Ukrainian Technological Society names Romankiw Ukrainian of the Year 1998 (11/15/98)

Ukrainian Technological Society names Romankiw Ukrainian of the Year 1998

PITTSBURGH - The Ukrainian Technological Society has announced that the 1998 recipient of the UTS Ukrainian of the Year Award is Dr. Lubomyr T. Romankiw.

Dr. Romankiw, IBM fellow and head of the Center for Electrochemical Technology and Microfabrication (CETAM) at IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Center, in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., was born and received his early education in Ukraine. He earned a B.Sc. in chemical engineering from the University of Alberta in Edmonton in 1955, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in metallurgy and materials from MIT in 1962.

Dr. Romankiw has 47 patents and 130 published inventions, and has written four book chapters and more than 130 scientific papers. He organized six major symposia and was lead editor of six proceeding volumes covering electrochemical technology in electronics and magnetics. One of his major technology applications is the reader head that makes it possible to store and access vast quantities of information on any computer hard drive.

In addition, as a member of the Ukrainian community, Dr. Romankiw was elevated to the position of chief scout of Plast, the highest honor bestowed by this Ukrainian youth organization. Dr. Romankiw fostered participation of Plast in the World Organization of the Scout Movement based in Geneva, and devoted serious efforts for the recognition of Plast within the international scouting community. He has assiduously worked towards the growth of Plast in Ukraine with a view toward its contribution in forming new generations of Ukrainian youth.

Dr. Romankiw is a member of the Shevchenko Scientific Society (where he has served on the executive board since 1989) and of the Ukrainian Engineering Society. In 1995-1998 he was a member of the board of directors of the Environmental Education Technology Transfer Program, which he helped organize between the University of Connecticut and Ukraine. The program was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development.

The Ukrainian of the Year dinner-dance will be held on November 28 at the University Club, 123 University Place, in Oakland. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed by dinner, the award presentation, presentation of debutantes and dancing. Attire will be formal and tickets are $50 per person. There will be a cash bar.

For information call Charles Kostecki of the UTS at (412) 621-7450.

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