Vol. 19, No. 36

July 20, 2000

Publications Maria C. Pautler and J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, "Relationships Between Soil Test Phosphorus, Soluble Phosphorus and Phosphorus Saturation in Delaware Soils," in Soil Science Society of America Journal, vol. 64, pages 765-773. Mark A. Beekey, Ronald Karlson and Alyse R. Greenberg, biological sciences, "Parental Care in Sphacrium striatinum: Evidence for Retention of Competent Offspring," in Canadian Journal of Zoology. Kenneth Koford, economics and legal studies, "Citizen Restraints on 'Leviathan' Government: Transition Politics in Bulgaria," in European Journal of Political Economy, vol. 16, pages 307-338. Clyde Moneyhun, English, "Response to the WPA Outcomes Statement for First-Year Composition," in Journal of the Council of Writing Program Administration, vol. 23, nos. 1 and 2, fall. Valerie P. Hans, sociology and criminal justice, "Permitting Jury Discussions During Trial: Impact of the Arizona Reform," Law and Human Behavior, vol. 24, pages 359-382; and "What Jurors Think About Connective Tissue Injuries," in Trial, pages 18-26. Presentations Paul T. Durbin, philosophy, with Cesar Cuello Nieto, "Can Corcovado Be Saved?" at Environmental Ethics and Global Integrity meeting, June 25, San Jose, Costa Rica. Douglas Tuttle, public administration, with Dolores Stafford of George Washington University and Paula Husselmann of U.S. Department of Education, "Update on Higher Education Campus Security Disclosure Regulations," at International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators annual conference, June 24, Boston. Michael Arnold, economics, "The Analytics of Search with Posted Prices," at Canadian Economics Association meeting, June 3, Vancouver, Canada. He also chaired a session on asymmetric information and was a discussant on two papers. Audrey Noble, research and education center, "Double Exposure: The Compounding Effects of Race and Poverty on Students," at Wilmington Neighborhood Schools Committee meeting, July 15, City/County Building, Wilmington. Clyde Moneyhun, English, "God and Mammon in Community Literacy: The Dialectic of Service Activism and Inquiry," at conference on college composition and communication, April, Minneapolis. Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology, "Accreditation Review and Academic Audit: A Fresh Approach or More of the Same?" at Council for Higher Education Accreditation conference, June 22-23, Washington, D.C.; and panelist, "What Arts and Sciences and Education Faculty Can Do to Improve Standards-based Teacher Education Undergraduate and Graduate Programs," at Standards-based Teacher Education Project summer conference, June 25-28, Washington, D.C. Joyce Hill Stoner, art conservation, "Erasing the Boundary Between the Artist and the Conservator: Working with the Wyeths" and "Hells vs. Ruhemann: The Impact of Two German Conservators on U.S. Paintings Conservation Theory," at American Institute for Conservation 28th annual meeting, June 11, Philadelphia. Several members in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences hosted and made presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America, northeastern branch, June 18-21, at John M. Clayton Hall: Richard W. Taylor, extension specialist, Robert Uniatowski, extension associate, and John Pesek, food and resource economics, "Reevaluation of Drilled Grain Sorghum Seeding Rates for Delmarva" and "Evaluation of Economic Maximum Seeding Rates for Roundup Ready® Soybeans Under Dryland and Irrigated Conditions"; Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, with graduate student Yuji Arai, "Investigation of the Residence Time Effect on Phosphate Adsorption/ Desorption Mechanisms at the Ferrihydrite/Water Interface Using P XANES and ATR-FTIR"; with graduate student Stefan Hunger, "Reactions of Phosphate at the Gibbsite-Water Interface: A Molecular Scale Investigation"; J. Thomas Sims with Steven K. Dentel, civil and environmental engineering, postdoctoral associate Rory O. Maguire, student Joshua Mah and Frank J. Coale of University of Maryland, "Relationships Between Biosolids Analysis and Phosphorus Behavior in Biosolids Amended Soils"; with Maria C. Pautler, research associate, April B. Leytem, postdoctoral associate, and graduate student Peter A. Vadas, "Establishing Environmental Thresholds for Soil Phosphorus: Considerations and Current Research"; with Pautler and research associates Karen L. Gartley and Catherine T. Olsen, "Using Agronomic Soil Tests to Characterize Phosphorus Saturation in Atlantic Coastal Plain Soils"; with Leytem, Coale and Andrew N. Sharpley and William J. Gburek of Pennsylvania State University, "Implementing a Phosphorus Site Index for the Delmarva Peninsula: Challenges and Research Needs"; with research associate Momoh-Fonigay E. Lavahun and Victor Raboy of USDA-ARS, "Effect of Poultry Litter Produced Using Phytase/ High Available Phosphorus Corn Diets on Plant Phosphorus Uptake and Soil Phosphorus Fractions"; with Vadas, "Predicting Soluble Phosphorus Concentrations in Runoff Waters"; with Sharpley and graduate student Chad J. Penn, "Phosphorus Runoff from Biosolids Amended Mid-Atlantic Soils Under a Simulated Rainfall"; with graduate student Joshua M. McGrath, "Effects of Long-Term Cropping Systems on Soil Phosphorus"; with graduate student Robert A. Eaton, "Use of Water Treatment Residuals to Stabilize Soil Phosphorus and Protect Water Quality"; Sparks and Sims with Arai, graduate student Derek Peak, research associate Douglas R. Ware and Lisa Miller of Brookhaven National Laboratory, "Speciation of Phosphorus in Alum-Amended Poultry Litter Using XANES Spectroscopy"; Gartley with S.C. Hamel and J.R. Heckman of Rutgers University and B. Hoskins of University of Maine, "Correlating Routine Soil Test Lead Levels to EPA 3050 Lead Levels"; Mark Radosevich and Yan Jin with Daniel Cha, civil and environmental engineering, and graduate student Stacy M. Dean, "The Influence of Cell-Cell Interactions on Phenanthrene Degradation in Soils Co-Inoculated with PHE-Degrading and Surfactant-Producing Bacteria"; Radosevich and Jeffry J. Fuhrmann with graduate student E. Danielle Rhine, "Microbial Community Responses to Repeated s-Triazine Exposure and Nutrient Availability: Impacts on Community Structure and Pesticide Degradation." Sparks serves as president of the national SSSA, while Sims is branch representative to the national SSSA board of directors.Gregory D. Binford, Taylor, Sparks, Sims, Gartley, Pautler and Gerald J. Hendricks were members of the organizing and program committees. Sims organized and Sparks opened a biotechnology symposium, "Novel Crops: An Agronomic Future?" Gartley organized and David J. Hansen moderated a forum, "Nutrient Management Planning 2000: Perspectives for Crop Advisers" in which Binford presented "Nutrient Deficiency and Toxicity Symptoms." Vadas was recipient of the Northeastern Branch ASA/SSSA graduate student award. Vadas and Peak won first and third place, respectively, in the graduate student paper competition. Service Andre Rosay, sociology and criminal justice, selected by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research to participate in eighth annual National Institute of Justice Data Resources Program Workshop, June 21, Michigan. Awards Sharon Epps, library, was presented the first Recognition of Group Achievement Award by the Library Administration and Management Association, July 11 at the American Library Association annual conference in Chicago. Linda Gottfredson, education, received a Mensa Education and Research Foundation Award for excellence in research for her paper, "Why g Matters: The Complexity of Everyday Life." Mark A. Beekey, biological sciences, received an award from Sigma Xi for his work on egg viability in Sphaerium striatinum. April Hsu, graduate student of Y. Martin Lo, animal and food sciences, was one of two national winners in the IFT Food Engineering Division, graduate paper competition, June 12, in Dallas. Anniversaries 20 years Joseph A. Miller, occupational health and safety, Aug. 1, 1980. 15 years Antonio Ciro, mathematical sciences, Aug. 1, 1985. Conrado M. Gempesaw, Office of the Vice Provost/ academic programs, Aug. 1, 1985. Elaine A. Koronik, engergy conversion, July 29, 1985. Scott W. Selheimer, intercollegiate athletics, Aug. 1, 1985. Charles F. Shermeyer, residence life, Aug. 1, 1985. 10 years Kay Harper, account services, July 16, 1990. 5 years James P. Anacona, music, Aug. 1, 1995. Amy Lynn Broadhurst, plant and soil sciences, July 24, 1995. Kathleen J. Derocili, Facilities Management/lock and hardware services, July 24, 1995. Jeanne Geddes-Key, College School, Aug. 1, 1995. Patricia A. Jepsen, Facilities Administration/operations center, July 31, 1995. Ann Rucinski, nutrition and dietetics, Aug. 1, 1995. Cynthia K. Sterling, arts and science, July 31, 1995. Andrew J. Turner, Office of the Vice President for Administration, Aug. 1, 1995. Grants From National Science Foundation: Kenneth E. Barner, electrical and computer engineering, $299,700 for "Information Access?Education, Opportunities and Technology"; Antony N. Beris, chemical engineering, $84,103 for "Modeling the Polymer Microstructure in the High-speed Fiber Spinning Process"; Junghuei Chen, chemistry and biochemistry, and Bertrand Lemieux, plant and soil sciences, $741,261 and David H. Wood, computer and information sciences, $158,739 for "Executing Genetic Algorithms using DNA Genetic Materials"; Frederick E. Nelson, geography, $327,652 for "Stochastic Variability of Seasonal Freezing and Thawing at Local Regional/Hemispheric Scales under Modern and Predicted Climate"; and Norman J. Wagner, chemical engineering, $60,000 for "Field-Responsive Shear Thickening Fluids." From U.S. Army Research Laboratory: Suresh G. Advani, composite materials, $10,000 for "Model Low-Viscosity Flow Around Embedded Inserts in Low-Pressure Injection Molding"; John W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, $25,000 for "Determine Mechanisms of Dialectric Degradation during Induction Processing" and $55,000 for "Materials Research Collaborative Program in Composite Materials"; and Giuseppe R. Palmese, composite materials, $30,000 for "Immobilization of Chemical Agent Absorbant Powders." Roberta Colman, chemistry and biochemistry, $389,758 from National Institutes of Heath, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, for "Active and Allosteric Sites of Isocitrate Dehydrogenases." James T. Kirby, civil and environmental engineering, and Ib A. Svendsen, Distinguished Professor of Ocean Engineering, $1,095,432 from the Office of Naval Research for "Development and Verification of a Comprehensive Community Model for Physical Processes in the Nearshore Ocean." John T. Koh, chemistry and biochemistry, $112,379 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, for "Novel Ligand Dependent Transcription Systems." From U.S. Department of Education: Audrey J. Noble, education, $264,528 for the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act, Year 15," including: Robert P. Gilbert, Unidel Professor of Mathematical Sciences, $10,324 for "Preparation of Secondary Teachers in Technology for Standards-Based Instruction"; William R. Hall, marine studies, $13,600 for "Leading Science into the 21st Century" and $22,312 for "Professional Development for Smithsonian Teachers"; Kathleen Hollowell, Mathematics and Science Resource Center, $37,600 for "Delaware Math Trailblazers Project"; Jon R. Manon, Mathematics and Science Resource Center, $32,325 for "New Castle County Elementary TERC Project"; and Peter W. Rees, geography, $20,000 for "Year 2000 Summer Geography Technology Institute."