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December 3, 1992
Faculty and staff
BOOK
Paul T. Durbin, philosophy and urban affairs and public policy,
Social Responsibility in Science, Technology and Medicine, Lehigh
University Press, Bethlehem, Pa., 1992.
PUBLICATIONS
Peter Kolchin, history, "More Time on the Cross? An Evaluation of
Robert William Fogel's Without Consent or Contract," in Journal
of Southern History, vol. 58, pages 491-502, August 1992.
William V. Gehrlein, business administration and economics, with
Sven Berg of University of Lund, "The Effect of Social
Homogeneity on Coincidence Probabilities for Pairwise
Proportional Lottery and Simple Majority Rules," in Social Choice
and Welfare, vol. 9, pages 361-372, 1992.
Robert A. Dalyrymple and James T. Kirby, civil engineering,
"Angular Spectrum Modeling of Water Waves," in Reviews in Aquatic
Sciences, vol. 6, no. 5/6, pages 383-404, 1992.
Paul T. Durbin, philosophy and urban affairs and public policy,
"Culture and Technical Responsibility," in New Worlds, New
Technologies, New Issues, pages 104-116, Stephen Cutcliffe et al,
editors, Lehigh University Press, Bethlehem, Pa., 1992; and
"Marxism and the Democratic Control of Technology," in Democracy
in a Technological Society, pages 81-89, Langdon Winner, editor,
Dordrecht, Kluwer, 1992.
PRESENTATIONS
Karen Stein, textiles, design and consumer economics, "Ignoring
Elder Abuse and Neglect: Implications for Professional Practice,"
at ninth annual Adult Protective Services conference, Nov. 11,
San Antonio.
Richard N. Benson, Delaware Geological Survey, "Mesozoic Rift
Basins of the U.S. Middle Atlantic Continental Margin," at third
Symposium on Studies Related to Continental Margins, Nov. 15-18,
University of Texas at Austin.
David Herman, music, organ recital for American Guild of
Organists, Philadelphia chapter, Oct. 27, Villanova University.
Robert Schweitzer, finance, "What Are the Major Issues Facing
Credit Unions?" at credit union research colloquium, Oct. 2,
McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia.
Raymond Callahan, history, "Allenby, Wavell and the Exploitation
of Victory," at U.S. Marine Corps Staff College, Nov. 18,
Quantico, Va.
Marion C. Hyson, individual and family studies, with graduate
student Kyeong Min Lee, "Building a Knowledge Base for
Emotion-Centered Early Childhood Curriculum," at National
Association for the Education of Young Children conference, Nov.
14, New Orleans.
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, with graduate student Andrew
F. Kingery, "Sorption Characteristics of Alkyl Methylphosphonates
on Soils," and with graduate student Steven Bufflap, "Pore Water
Collection Methods: A Review," at Society for Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry meeting, Nov. 9-12, Cincinnati.
Judith Y. Gibson, affirmative action/multicultural programs,
"When Dialogues are Diverse, Can We Live Together and Learn?" an
invited keynote address, Mid-Atlantic College Health Association
meeting, Nov. 8-10, Williamsburg.
Robert A. Dalrymple, civil engineering, "Parabolic Modeling,
Lateral Boundary Conditions and Waves in Channels," at Department
of Ocean Engineering, Oct. 29, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Peter Kolchin, history, "Studying Emancipation in Comparative
Perspective," at Comparative Black History Program, Nov. 12,
Michigan State University.
Paul T. Durbin, philosophy and urban affairs and public policy,
"The Social Responsibilities of Technical Professionals," Oct.
27, Randolph-Macon College; and "Ethics in Computerized Health
Care Environments," a keynote address, at Computers in Health
Care seminar, Nov. 20, Delaware State Hospital.
Farley Grubb, economics, "Does Bound Labor Have To Be Coerced
Labor? The Case of Immigrant Servitude in English Colonial
America," at International Conference on Production and Coercion,
Nov. 13-14, University of Pennsylvania.
Several members of the Center for Applied Coastal Research,
Department of Civil Engineering, made presentations at the 23rd
International Conference on Coastal Engineering in Venice, Italy,
in October. Robert A. Dalrymple, a short course on "Water Wave
Propagation in Jettied Channels" and with graduate student James
M. Kaihatu, Christopher Creed of Olsen Associates and David L.
Kriebel of the U.S. Naval Academy, "Equilibrium Beach Profiles
with Random Seas"; Ib A. Svendsen, a short course on
"Hydrodynamics of the Surf Zone," with postdoctoral student Uday
Putrevu, "A Mixing Mechanism in the Nearshore Region," with A.K.
Otta of Delt Hydraulics Laboratory and S.T. Grilli of the
University of Rhode Island, "The Shoaling and Breaking of
Solitary Waves on Beaches," and with Putrevu and Jane McKee Smith
of Coastal Engineering Research Center, "Vertical Structure of
the Nearshore Current at Delilah: Measured and Modeled"; Nobuhisa
Kobayaski with Andojo Wurjanto of Bandung Institute of
Technology, "Irregular Wave Interaction with Permeable Slopes,"
with Wurjanto and graduate student Daniel T. Cox, "Irregular Wave
Transformation Processes in Surf and Swash Zones," with Shuji
Kaku of CTI Engineering Co. and W. Grey Smith of U.S. Army
Coastal Engineering Research Center, "Profile Changes of Rock
Slopes by Irregular Waves" and with Toshiyuki Asano of Kagoshima
University and Hiroshi Deguchi of Sekisui-House Inc, "Interaction
Between Water Waves and Vegetation"; and James T. Kirby, with
Hajime Mase of Kyoto University, "Modified Frequency Domain KdV
Equation for Random Wave Shoaling," with graduate student
Changhoon Lee and Christina Rasmussen of U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, "Time Dependent Solutions of the Mild-Slope Wave
Equation," and with graduate student James Kaihatu, "Spectral
Evolution of Rinite-Amplitude Dispersive Waves in Shallow
Water."
Bob Knecht, marine studies, "Learning from the Implementation of
National Coastal Ocean Management Programs," at Ocean Studies
Board conference, Nov. 11-13, at Beckman Center, Irvine, Calif.
MISCELLANEOUS
Bruce Walker, admissions, selected to receive the 1993 Bernard P.
Ireland Recognition Award from the Middle States Regional
Assembly of the College Board. The award recognizes Walker's
service to young people in easing the transition from school to
college and his record as a career educator and change agent.
Biliana Cicin-Sain, marine studies, as chair of the National
Academy of Sciences Committee on the Coastal Ocean (Ocean Studies
Board), convened a conference in California to explore the nature
of the science-policy interface and to make recommendations on
tangible ways of improving interaction among decision makers,
national scientists and social scientists. Similar regional
conferences are expected to be held for the Gulf of Mexico and
the Gulf of Maine.
James E. Swasey, Longwood program, served as chairperson of a
visiting task force to develop a master plan for Secrest
Arboretum, Ohio State University, Wooster.
Bob Knecht, marine studies, attended a November meeting in
Washington, D.C., sponsored by the World Bank to review draft
international guidelines for integrated coastal management. The
final draft is expected to be circulated for international
comment in February.
Barbara Viera, physical education, athletics and recreation, was
named North Atlantic Conference Volleyball Coach of the Year.
GRANTS
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, an additional $68,581 from
Battelle Columbus Division, for "Extraction and Chromatographic
Development of Selected Organophosphorus Compounds from Soil and
Aqueous Media," bringing total funds awarded to $147,256; and
$61,140 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for "Sediment
and Pore Water Chemistry."
Robert W. Birkmire, with James E. Phillips, energy conversion, an
additional $138,164 from National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
for "Polycrystalline Thin Film Materials and Devices," bringing
total funds awarded to $1,880,947.
Thomas M. Church, marine studies, $75,430 from Chesapeake
Research Consortium Inc., for "Atmospheric Wet Deposition of
Selected Trace Metals to Chesapeake Bay."
Stephen C. Dexter, marine studies, $10,000 from the Du Pont Co.,
for "Purchase of a Scanning Electrode Technology Instrument for
Microbiological Corrosion Research."
Paul A. Evenson, Bartol Research Institute, an additional
$115,000 from National Science Foundation, for "Charge Dependence
of Cosmic Ray Solar Modulation," bringing total funds awarded to
$190,000.
Joseph G. Farrell, marine studies, $37,367 from U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, for "Inland Bays Estuary
Program: Citizen Monitoring Project;" and $4,275 from National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for "Marine Reports and
Mid-Atlantic Weather Reporting and Dissemination System."
Richard E. Fowler, Cooperative Extension, an additional $40,000
from New Castle County, Delaware, for "New Castle County
Extension Program," bringing total funds awarded to $175,006.
Jay L. Halio, English, $3,550 from Delaware Humanities Forum, for
"Shakespeare From an International Perspective."
Steven S. Hegedus, energy conversion, an additional $105,450 from
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, for "Stable, High
Efficiency Amorphous Silicon-Based Solar Cells with Low Hydrogen
Content," bringing total funds awarded to $773,420.
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, $176,400 from U.S. Army, for
"Cold Pasteurization/Stabilization of Combat Rations Using High
Hydrostatic Pressure."
Ikramul P. Huq, marine studies, $5,000 from U.S. Department of
Agriculture, for "Mechanisms of Flux Transport in a Stratified
Layer."
Murray V. Johnston, chemistry and biochemistry, $107,495 from
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for "On-Line Single
Particle Analysis by laser Desorption Mass Spectrometry."
Errol L. Lloyd, computer and information sciences, $43,243 from
National Science Foundation, for "Incremental Approximation."
Kenneth M. Lomax, agricultural engineering, with George W.
Malone, Agricultural Sciences Research and Education Center,
$47,000 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, for "Reduced
Nitrogen Pollution from Poultry Manure."
Wunyabari Maloba, history, $1,500 from Delaware Humanities Forum,
for "Public Lecture - Africa and USA Foreign Policy."
Gerard J. Mangone, University Research Professor for
International and Maritime Law, $4,500 from city of Wilmington,
for "Student Support of Port of Wilmington Research."
Charles E. Mason, entomology and applied ecology, $40,000 from Du
Pont Co. and $27,000 from state, under Delaware Research
Partnership Program, for "Identification of Plant Volatiles Most
Attractive to Egg Laying European Corn Borer Moths."
Robin W. Morgan, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
$150,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, for "Functional
Analysis of the Marek's Disease Virus Genome."
George R. Parsons, marine studies, $80,357 from U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, for "Methods Development for
Measuring the Economic Benefits of Environmental Improvements."
Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin du Pont Professor of Chemical
Engineering, $47,824 from American Petroleum Institute, for
"Oxygenate Fuel Blends Phase Equilibrium Measurements, Phase
III."
Joseph R. Scudlark, with Thomas M. Church, marine studies,
$23,750 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for
"Atmospheric Integrated Research Monitoring Network (AIRMON)
Precipitation Analyses."
Daniel T. Simmons, life and health sciences, $100,000 from U.S.
Public Health Service, for "Function of T Ag-P53 Complexes in
Transformation by SV40."
Robert A. Wilson, urban affairs and public policy, from Delaware
Department of Health and Social Services, $12,000 for "Process
and Outcome Evaluations of the Village Project;" and $25,000 for
"Evaluation of the Key Elements of the DECCASA Program."
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Barbara Singer Bryant has been named program manager, continuing
education, professional and noncredit programs.
Lorraine H. Gormley has been appointed post doctoral research
assistant, chemistry and biochemistry.
Julie Ann Schmidt has been appointed research associate,
education.
Eileen T. Smitheimer has been named supervior, theatre.
Rodolfo V. Tanjuakio has been appointed research associate, food
and resource economics.
Barbara Y. Thomas has been named project coordinator, Academic
Services Center.
Primo V. Toccafondi has been named director, educational
development.
Anne Agnes Colwell has been appointed assistant professor,
Delaware Tech/University Parallel Program, Georgetown.
Ajay K. Prasad has been appointed assistant professor, mechanical
engineering.
Baerbel H. Schumacher has been named lecturer, international
programs and special sessions.
Katherine Gallo Young has been appointed assistant professor,
Center for Science and Culture.
Ka Ching San has been appointed visiting assistant professor,
civil engineering.
Joan J. Dinsmore has been named records technician, University
registrar.
Sandra S. Goodley has been named office supervisor, marine
studies.
Rebecca L. Jaquette has been named camera assistant, graphic
communications.
Emmett Robinson has been appointed security officer, public
safety.
Sally Lou Whitten has been named technical secretary, chemical
engineering.
Tammy L. Pack has been named custodian A, plant operations.
Pedro J. Sierra has been named water plant operator, plant
operations.
Carolyn E. Lawrence has been appointed senior secretary,
chemistry and biochemistry.
Megan Andrus O'Hara has been appointed assistant manager/cutter,
theatre.
Phillippe Barbe has been named visiting scholar, mathematical
sciences.
Yunbin Guan has been named visiting scholar, geology.
Petr Halouzka has been appointed visiting scholar, economics.
Patricia Lee Beazley has been promoted to records specialist,
University registrar.
Linda K. Leidy has been promoted to senior secretary, marine
studies.
Susan Phipps has been promoted to senior secretary, arts and
science.
Debbie L. Strohmaier has been promoted to records analyst, plant
operations.
Benson Hope Cook has transferred to coordinator, engineering.
John Acuff has transferrred to records specialist, graphic
communications.
Linda M. Clifton has transferred to senior secretary, facilities
planning and construction.
James Dow has transferred to library analyst, library.
Geraldine M. Lear has transferred to manager, accounts payable.
Gregory T. Lynch has transferred to program specialist,
continuing education, professional and noncredit programs.
Ramiro Martinez Jr. has been reclassified to assistant
professsor, sociology.
Michael J. Davidson has been reclassified to senior electronics
technician, civil engineering.
Vicky L. Bennett has been promoted/ reclassified service
specialist, bookstore-computer warehouse operations.