Vol. 20, No. 4 |
Oct. 19, 2000 |
BooksDavid Kaplan, education, Structural Equation Modeling: Foundations and Extensions, Sage Publications. Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical and computer engineering, Modulating Coding for Intersymbol Interference Channels, Marcel Dekker, New York. Publications Dewey M. Caron, entomology and applied ecology, "Capturing the Teachable Moment," in American Bee Journal, vol. 141, no. 10, pages 810-812. Yaroslav Bilinsky, political science and international relations, "Will There Be a Second, Third Wave in NATO's Enlargement?" in the Ukrainian Quarterly, vol. 56, no. 2, summer. Mark J. Miller, political science and international relations, with Philip Martin, "Employer Sanctions: French, German and U.S. Experiences," in International Migration Papers, vol. 36, International Labor Office, Geneva. Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, with graduate student Nicole Vadino, "Whipped by Whiplash? The Challenges of Jury Communication in Connective Tissue Injury Lawsuits," pages 569-586, and with P.L. Hannaford, graduate students Nicole Mott and G.T. Munsterman, "The Timing for Opinion Formation by Jurors in Civil Cases: An Empirical Examination," pages 627-652, in Tennessee Law Review, vol. 67. Barbara Sheer, nursing, "International Collaboration: Initial Steps and Strategies," in Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, vol. 12, pages 303-308. Erlinda Wheeler, nursing, "The CNS Impact on Process and Outcome of Patients with Total Knee Replacement," in CNS The Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, vol. 14, no. 4. Presentations Adrienne Shearer and Catherine Davies, animal and food sciences, "Comparison of the Water Activities of Whole Wheat, White and Flaxseed Flours," at International Symposium on the Properties of Water, Sept. 16-21, Israel. Janice Selekman, nursing, "ADHD Experts on Call," panelist, New York City, Sept. 12-13; and "Sex Education for the Pre-Teen: Challenges and Opportunities" and "You Pierced What? Adolescent Piercing and Tattooing," at Mosby Pediatric Health Care 2000, Sept. 25, Orlando. Karl W. Böer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics and Solar Energy, "Self-Induced Cooling of Photovoltaic Panels When Electric Power Is Extracted," an invited paper, and "Summary of the One-Year Performance Results of the 12.5 kW Photovoltaic System on His Guest House Roof," at Berlin Seminar for Photovoltaic, Sept. 8. Amy Johnson, nursing, "Neonatal Responses to the Environment," at Sigma Theta Tau International meeting, University of West Indies International Women's Conference, June, Ochos Rios, Jamaica. Ron Gomes, postdoctoral fellow researching bioactive scaffolds for use in cartilage and bone regeneration with Dan Carson, biological sciences, plenary poster presentation, "Chondrogenic Domain Mapping of Perlecan," at 22nd annual meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, Sept. 22, Toronto. Barbara Sheer, nursing, "Developing Global Mentoring Networks" and "Mentoring," at 15th national conference of American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, June 29, Washington, D.C., and "Developing Global Mentoring Networks," at 25th National Primary Care Nurse Practitioners Symposium, July 21, Keystone, Colo. Erlinda Wheeler, nursing, "The Effects of Cardiac Drugs on the Elderly," at Kendal Retirement Community, Kennett Square, Pa., August. James E. Swasey, Longwood Graduate Program, invited speaker at seminars and classes of horticulture faculty and students, Iowa State University, Sept. 23-26, and guest on WHO Radio Gardening Show, Sept. 24, Des Moines, Iowa. Judith Herrman, nursing, "Conflict Resolution for Nurses," at DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington. Ivo Dominguez, foreign languages and literatures, "Alfonso X el Sabio y su Importancia Para Los Estudios Superiores," at American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese international conference, Aug. 2-6, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Robert Schweitzer, finance, "The Evolution of Banking in the United States," at Central Bank of New Leon, Sept. 14, Monterrey, Mexico. George Watson, physics and astronomy, "Circuits for Everyone: A Problem-based Learning (PBL) Approach," at American Association of Physics Teachers summer meeting, July 31, Guelph, Ontario; and with Barbara Duch, math/science education resource center, Deborah Allen, biological sciences, and Susan Groh and Hal White, chemistry and biochemistry, "Promoting PBL and Institution-Wide Reform of Undergraduate Education with a Faculty-Led Institute," at second international conference on PBL in higher education, Sept. 20, Linkoping, Sweden. Patricia A. DeLeon, biological sciences, invited presentations, "Localization of the Genes for Parathyroid Hormone/Parathyroid Hormone Related Peptide Receptor (PTH1R) and MEN1 in the Rabbit," at Rabbit Gene Mapping Workshop, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, June 5, The Netherlands, and "Involvement of SPAM1 in the Heterozygote Advantage and Sex Ratio Distortion Associated with Cystic Fibrosis," at Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, July 18, Philadelphia. Service Christine Cannon, nursing, was elected to the board of directors, Cancer Care Connection, a new nonprofit health organization. Barbara Sheer, nursing, was inducted as a charter fellow of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. Anniversaries 30 years Paul H. Dennison, agriculture/ Newark farm, Nov. 1, 1970 25 years Joseph E. F. Siebold, Student Health Services, Nov. 1, 1975 20 years Shirley M. McGriff, Facilities Management/building services, Oct. 20, 1980 Dawn M. Petterson, Public Safety, Oct. 20, 1980 Joseph R. Scudlark, marine studies, Nov. 1, 1980 Linda A. Taylor, Office of Executive Vice President, Oct. 27, 1980 Virginia L. Woods, Facilities Management/heating and cooling, Oct. 20, 1980 15 years Carol Ann Ivanitch, agriculture and natural resources, Nov. 1, 1985 Robert P. Moore, library, Oct. 28, 1985 Ann Lynn Raymond, engineering, Oct. 28, 1985 Phyllis M. Wapniarek, Financial Services, Oct. 21, 1985 10 years Judith A. Byerly, biological sciences, Oct. 24, 1990 Cecilia Ann Kerlin, Collection Services, Oct. 29, 1990 William A. Start, University Media Services, Oct. 22, 1990 5 years Jean J. Campbell, Residential Conference Facilities/shops, Oct. 25, 1995 Ruth M. Flexman, Continuing Education/Professional and Noncredit Programs, Oct. 30, 1995 Nancy J. Nutt, Center for Counseling and Student Development, Oct. 23, 1995 Peter L. Richardson, Residential Conference Facilities/shops, Oct. 27, 1995 Grants From Delaware Soybean Board: Richard W. Taylor and Robert Uniatowski, plant and soil sciences, and John Pesek, food and resource economics, $4,170 for "Optimizing Production Costs and Seed Use in Roundup Ready Soybean Cropping Systems," and with Bruce Vasilas, Uniatowski and Mark A. Isaacs, agriculture and natural resources, $4,897 for "Continuing Grower-Extension-Researcher Communications (SoyNews)"; Uniatowski, Taylor, Robert Mulrooney and Thomas A. Evans, plant and soil sciences, and Pesek, $31,305 for "Soybean Variety Evaluation for Site and Cropping System Adaptation and Cyst Nematode Resistance"; Mark J. VanGessel and Quintin Johnson, plant and soil sciences, and Issacs, $35,560 for "Weed Management in Soybeans"; and Joanne M. Whalen and Martin R. Spellman, entomology and applied ecology, $3,642 for "Two-spotted Spider Mite Management in Soybeans." From National Science Foundation: Roberta F. Colman, chemistry and biochemistry, an additional $95,000 for "Affinity Labeling of Nucleotide Sites in Proteins"; Guang R. Gao, electrical and computer engineering, $79,791 for "Configurable Off-the-shelf Multithreaded Experimental Testbed (COMET)"; Daniel J. Grim and Richard S. Sacher, IT/ Network and Systems Services, $240,000 for "High-Performance Internet Access for University of Delaware Scientific and Engineering Research"; David A. Hutchins and George W. Luther III, marine studies, and David L. Kirchman, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, $134,079 for "Biological and Chemical Controls on Fe Uptake by Marine Phytoplankton and Bacteria"; Eric W. Kaler, Elisabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical Engineering, $105,100 for "Control and Modification of Primary and Secondary Self-assembly Processes"; and Andrew L. Zydney, chemical engineering, $97,363 for "Undergraduate Research Program in Chemical Engineering." Mohsen Badiey, marine studies, $190,000 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "Frequency Dependence of Sound Propagation and Scattering in the Ocean." Mark A. Barteau, Robert L. Pigford Professor of Chemical Engineering, $100,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Surface Oxametallacycle: Connections to Heterogeneous Olefin Epoxidation Chemistry." Stuart Binder-Macleod, physical therapy, $192,329 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, for "Force Optimization in Skeletal Muscle." Biliana Cicin-Sain, marine studies, $34,992 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Planning for IMO, IHO, Black Sea Oil Spill." Samuel L. Gaertner, psychology, $135,618 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, for "Reducing Bias–The Common Ingroup Identity Model." George C. Hadjipanayis, Richard B. Murray Professor of Physics, $450,000 from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "High Temperature Advanced Magnets." Judith Hough-Goldstein, entomology and applied ecology, $10,000 from DuPont and $10,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Sustainable Agriculture: Pest and Beneficial Insects in Four Cropping Systems." Ashfaq A. Khokhar, electrical and computer engineering, $60,000 from U.S. Army Aberdeen Proving Grounds for "Data Mining Techniques for U.S. Army TECOM Data Repositories." Victor V. Klemas, Quanan Zheng and Xiao-Hai Yan, marine studies, $85,000 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "Global Atlas of Ocean Internal Waves." Eric Kmiec, biological sciences, $40,000 from the Samuel Robert Noble Foundation Inc. for "Gene Targeting in Arabidopsis." Nobuhisa Kobayashi, civil and environmental engineering, an additional $9,270 from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for "Prediction of Damage Progression and Failure for Life Cycle Analysis of Rubble Mound Breakwaters." Felix Lazebnik, mathematical sciences, $17,500 from National Security Agency, Central Security Service, for "Graphs Defined by Systems of Equations over Finite Fields." Eugene G. Mueller, chemistry and biochemistry, $62,264 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Pseudouridine Synthases." Joanne M. Nigg and Kathleen Tierney, sociology, $99,992 from Federal Emergency Management Agency for "Disaster Resistant Communities Initiative: Evaluation of Pilot Phase." Giuseppe R. Palmese, composite materials, $50,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "A Preliminary Investigation of the E-Beam Induced Polymerization of Maleimide and Norbornene End-capped Polyimides." Dennis W. Prather, electrical and computer engineering, from the U.S. Office of Naval Research $51,000 for "Design of Millimeterwave Imaging Optics Using Diffractive Structures"; $370,741 for "Fabrication of Meso-scopic Optical Elements"; and $113,585 for "Meso-scopic Optical Elements and Systems for Electronic Warfare and Applications." Charles G. Riordan, chemistry and biochemistry, $150,000 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Model Studies of Acetyl Coenzyme A Synthase." Daniel T. Simmons, biological sciences, $270,738 from National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, for "Structure and Function of the SV40 Large Tumor Antigen." Scott G. Stevens, English Language Institute, $193,714 from U.S. Information Agency for "1999/2000 Community Connections Development Program for Ukrainian Legal Professionals." Ib A. Svendsen, Distinguished Professor of Ocean Engineering, $131,210 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "Modelling of Nearshore Wave, Current and IG-Wave Motion." James E. Swasey, plant and soil sciences, $347,119 from Longwood Foundation for "Longwood Graduate Program." Krzysztof Szalewicz, physics and astronomy, $60,000 from American Chemical Society, The Petroleum Research Fund, for "Liquid Interfaces and Structure around Solute from Ab Initio Intermolecular Potentials." Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and biochemistry, $215,787 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Physiologically Active Natural Products." Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering, $40,000 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "Research in Advanced Composite Sandwich Constructions for Naval Surface Vessels: Analysis, Design and Optimization of Sandwich Shells." Barry C. Walker, physics and astronomy, $70,000 from Altos Inc. and $69,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Compact Amplification of Laser Pulses to the 7 Trillion Watt Peak Power Level." Ferris Webster, marine studies, $105,344 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Developing a G3OS Information Center." Richard P. Wool, composite materials, $75,000 from Hercules Inc. and $40,500 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Structure and Strength of Polymer-Solid Interfaces." |
