Robert C. Waag

About

Robert C. Waag received the BEE and MS degrees in electrical engineering, and the PhD degree in communications engineering, all from Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, in 1961, 1963, and 1965, respectively. He was a member of the technical staff at Sandia Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, and then, served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1969 at the Rome Air Development Center, Griffiss Air Force Base, NY. In 1969, he joined the faculty of the University of Rochester, where he is currently an Arthur Gold Yates Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, and also holds an appointment in the Department of Imaging Sciences, School of Medicine and Dentistry. His current research interests include ultrasonic s

Selected publications

• "Measurement and correction of ultrasonic pulse distortion produced by the human breast," Hinkelman, L. M., Liu, D.-L., Waag, R. C., Zhu, Q., and Steinberg, B. D. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 97(3):1958-69 (1995).
• "About the application of the Van Cittert-Zernicke theorem in ultrasonic imaging," Liu, D.-L. and Waag, R. C. IEEE Trans. Ultras. Ferro. and Freq. Contr. 42(4):590-601 (1995).
• "A comparison of wavefront distortion in one-dimensional and two-dimensional apertures," Liu, D.-L. and Waag, R. C. IEEE Trans. on Ultras. Ferro. and Freq. Contr. 42(4):726-733 (1995).
• "Wavespace resolution in ultrasonic scattering measurements," Mast, T. D., and Waag, R. C. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 98(6):3050-3058 (1995).
• "Modified Gomori's trichrome stain for macroscopic tissue slices," Hinkelman, L. M., Metlay, L. A., Churukian, C. J., and Waag, R. C. J. Histotechnology. 19(4):321-323 (1996).
• "Propagation and backpropagation for ultrasonic wavefront design," Liu, D.-L., and Waag, R. C. IEEE Trans. on Ultras. Ferro. and Freq. Contr. 44(1):1-13 (1997).
• "Harmonic amplitude distribution in a wideband ultrasonic wavefront after propagation through human abdominal wall and breast specimens," Liu, D.-L., and Waag, R. C. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 101(2):1172-1183 (1997).
• "Measurements of ultrasonic pulse distortion produced by the human chest wall," Hinkelman, L. M., Szabo, T. L., and Waag, R. C. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 101(4):2365-2373 (1997).
• "Simulation of ultrasonic pulse propagation through abdominal wall," Mast, T. D., Hinkelman, L. M., Sparrow, V. W., Orr, M. J., and Waag, R. C. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102(2):1177-1191 (1997).
• "Focusing and imaging using eigenfunctions of the scattering operator," Mast, T. D., Nachman, A. I., and Waag, R. C. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 102(2):715-725 (1997).