Inverse Problems in Wave Propagation

Inverse problems in wave propagation concern extraction of information about distant structural features from the measurements of scattered waves. Tasks of this nature arise in geophysics, ocean acoustics, civil and environmental engineering, ultrasonic nondestructive testing, biomedical ultrasonics, radar, astrophysics, and other areas of science and technology. The papers in this volume represent most of these scientific and technical topics, together with fundamental mathematical investigations of the relation between waves and scatterers.

George Papanicolaou was Professor of Mathematics at the Courant Institute before moving to Stanford University in 1993. He is now Robert Grimmett Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Stanford.

WILLIAM SYMES is a Licensed Professional Counselor, State Clinical Supervisor, American Psychotherapy Association Board Certified Counselor, and a National Board for Certified Counselors approved Continuing Education Provider with 40 years of clinical experience. He has an undergraduate degree with honors in comparative religion/psychology of religion, a graduate divinity degree in counseling/education, and a postgraduate diploma from the Gestalt Institute of St. Louis. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Richardson Center for developmentally disabled children and adults, and is a founding member of the Tibetan Cultural Institute of Arkansas. With 40 years of meditation practice as a student of H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama, H.H. Sakya Trizin, H.E. Lama Kunga, and Chogyam Trungpa, he incorporates the fundamental principles and practices of Buddhist mindfulness into his clinical work. He has a full-time private practice in Fayetteville, AR, and he trains therapists, conducts continuing education seminars, and consults on matters of psychotherapeutic diagnosis and treatment strategies. His website is: www.emotionalinsight.com