[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 131 (Friday, October 1, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2000]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN HONOR OF DR. WOJCIECH ROSTAFINSKI

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 30, 1999

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in tribute to Dr. Wojciech 
Rostafinski as he is being honored for promoting his Polish Heritage 
through his outstanding accomplishments by the Polonia foundation.
  In 1961 Dr. Wojciech Rostafinski began working for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lewis Center. While working as a 
scientist for NASA, his work on the motion of waves in nonlinear 
conduits was published in the Journal of the Acoustical Society of 
America. In a series of five papers, Dr. Wojciech Rostafinski solved 
one of the fundamental problems of acoustics. Following this 
achievement he went on to make more scientific discoveries. In addition 
to his work with NASA, he has published several new developments in 
applied mathematics, including a new indefinite integral that is now 
incorporated in all U.S. mathematical tables. While Dr. Rostafinski 
worked with NASA he received five NASA awards and certificates of 
recognition.
  For his contribution to the Polish culture, Dr. Rostafinski was 
decorated in 1992 at the Polish Embassy in Washington, with Commander 
Cross of the Order of Polonia Institute. Recently he was awarded the 
Commander Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland.
  My fellow colleagues, please join me in honoring Dr. Wojciech 
Rostafinski for his scientific achievements.

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