PSU Magazine Fall 1993

EDITOR Kathryn Kirkland CONTRIBUTORS Danielle Fischer, C larence Hein '65 , Pat Scott, Pat Squire, Douglas Swanson, Carla Wallace, Brian White CALENDAR EDITOR Bertha Martell DESIGN Terry Daline ADVERTISING SALES Carol Ceras in Independent Ad Director (503) 246-3879 EDITORIAL OFFICE 325 Cramer Hall P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-0751 (503) 725-4451 ALUMNI RELATIONS OFFICE Pat Squire, Director Scott Kaden, Ass istant Director 239 Mill Street Building P.O. Box 751 Portland, OR 97207-075 1 (503) 725-4948 ALUMNI BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jan Kurtz '87, President Jory Abrams '79 Brian Bjornson '67 Brian Black '69 Roosevelt Carter '74 Gary Dominick '73, MSW '77 Ga il Dundas '87 John Eccles '69 Nancy Fargo '82 Ann Freestone '72 Wa lly Harding '59 Deanna Hotchkiss '88 Terry Hunt '65 Lee Jenkins '79 Joan Johnson '78 Leo Macleod '90 Linda Macpherson MPA '80 Linda Marshall '83 Jim Perkin '59, MS '73 Susan Purpura '77 Stan Sanders '81 David Schott '68 Jo An n Smith '90 Bill S. Walker '73, MPA '80 Jane Wiener '69 Merrie Ziady '80, MST '82 Cover: The acoust ic signature of objects is the foc us of physicist Oipen Sinha's research (story on page 7). Illustration by C hristopher Stine. FEATURES Making Waves This phys ics grad can determine if a missile warhead contains nerve gas or if an egg is infected with salmonella. A Record of Intimacy A PSU psychology professor is asking Portland's gay men about the ir relat ionships, feelings, and sex lives. A Keen Sense of Caring For the past 20 years James Maurer has been bringing hearing techno logy to Costa Rica. DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks From the President Foundation Alumni Association News Alum Notes Calendar 7 10 14 2 6 17 18 22 29 PSU Magazine is published for alumni and friends of Portland State University. Contents may be reprinted only by permission of the ed itor. Please send address changes to the Office of Alumni Relations, Portland State Un iversity, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-075 1. PSU is an affirmative action/equa l opportunity institution. FALL l993 1