Remembering Yakov S. Shifrin [In Memoriam]

Organizer of Antenna Science in Ukraine : Invited Paper

“…Unexpectedly for the author, American publisher Peter Beckmann immediately translated and published the book in the USA as "Statistical Antenna Theory" (Golem Press, 1971). The theory was recognized worldwide as a cornerstone of general antenna theory and practice [2], because it was acutely relevant due to the development of large antennas for radio technical systems designed to detect space objects. Since that time, Yakov Shifrin is known as "the father of statistical antenna theory".…”

“…He was an adviser for more than 20 Doctors of Science and in excess of 50 Candidates of Science. He was an author or coauthor of 16 monographs and 300 plus journal and conference papers [2]. Many generations of radio-__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2020 IEEE Ukrainian Microwave Week (UkrMW) Kharkiv, Ukraine, September 21 -25 Professor Shifrin was a brilliant speaker able to convey complex things to listeners in a clear and plain language.…”

“…Since 1991 to 2006, he had been an invited speaker at major international conferences on antenna and microwave theory and techniques and had given lectures and talks on statistical antenna theory and antennas with nonlinear elements in 17 countries around the world, including Japan, Poland, France, the USA, Germany, the Netherlands, China, etc. [2]. He met prominent scientists from those countries, and some of them became his friends for many years.…”