Math-Physics-Technical Section hosts program at Shevchenko Society

by Dr. Orest Popovych

NEW YORK - The Math-Physics-Technical Section of the Shevchenko Scientific Society of America hosted a program on February 17, composed of two lectures in the society's headquarters at 63 Fourth Ave. in New York City.

Dr. Roman Kuc, professor of electrical engineering at Yale University, lectured on the subject of "Seeing with Sound." Intrigued by the fact that bats and dolphins perceive their environment with sound waves, Dr. Kuc has conducted research using sensors that mimic biological systems, obtaining and analyzing the echoes of sound waves from simple objects. Under controlled conditions, objects generate unique echoes, from which they can be identified. A lively discussion followed.

Dr. Wolodymyr R. Madych, professor of mathematics at the University of Connecticut, delivered a talk on "Wavelets: A New Signal Analysis Tool." Although much more specialized than the first, this lecture too found resonance with the many knowledgeable members of the audience.

The program was well attended: a large number of newcomers from Ukraine, young scientists as well as Ph. D. candidates from area universities, were in the audience.

The lectures were followed by a social hour with refreshments, after which the M-P-T Section held a business meeting. High on the agenda of the section is participation in the upcoming international conference on mathematics in Kyiv, which is scheduled for next August. Current information about its activities may be accessed on the website under the heading "Math-Phys-Tech Section" www.shevchenko.org. The chairman of the M-P-T Section is Dr. Roman Andrushkiw, the society's first vice-president.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, March 11, 2001, No. 10, Vol. LXIX

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