|
|
Article: NEWS AND VIEWS; Titanium specialist is, first and foremost, a patriot
- Article from:
- The Ukrainian Weekly
- Article date:
- March 23, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Kulyniak, Danylo
Ukrainian Weekly, The
03-23-2003
KYIV - During a recent speech on cooperation between American and Ukrainian
scientists in the field of aeronautics, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos
Pascual expressed special appreciation for the input of Prof. Yaroslav
Kompan, a doctor of technical sciences and a specialist on titanium alloys,
for his assistance to the U.S. giant of aircraft manufacturing, Boeing.
Prof. Kompan is one of the world's leading specialists on titanium. During
the Soviet era his scientific work was treated as a state secret because it
involved the manufacture of the most advanced Soviet nuclear submarines,
including the Barracuda submarine cruiser, which had a titanium ...