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March 18, 1993
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
The Behavior of Shells Composed of Isotropic and Composite Materials,
Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1993.
PUBLICATIONS
Michael Rewa, English, "The Matter of Britain in English and American
Popular Music: 1966-1990," in Popular Arthurian Traditions, pages
104-110, Sally Slocum editor, Bowling Green, 1992.
Farley Grubb, economics, "The Long-Run Trend in the Value of European
Immigrant Servants, 1654-1831," in Research in Economic History, vol.
14, pages 167-240, 1992.
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies,
"'All or None' Criteria for Professional Development Schools," in
Educational Policy, vol. 7, no. 1, March 1993.
Kathryn M. Thomas, instructional technology, with M.M. Johnson,
"Student Goal Analysis as an Outcomes Assessment for Noncredit
Continuing Education Courses," in The Community Services CATALYST,
vol. 22, no. 4, 1992.
Robert A. Day, English, "Pitfalls in Medical Writing: Words and
Expressions to Avoid," in American Journal Roentgenology, vol. 160,
no. 3, page 636, March 1993.
PRESENTATIONS
William Markell, Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor of Accounting,
keynote speaker, at international accounting conference on role of
accounting in economics development, Feb. 22-26, University of
Botswana, Gagorone.
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, and graduate student Andrew F.
Kingery, "A New Ion Chromatographic Method for Alkyl
Methylphosphonates Using a Solvent Compatible Column" and "Fate of
Alkyl Methylphosphonates in Soil and Aqueous Media," poster
presentations, at chemical weapons convention, Verification Technology
Research and Development Conference, March 2-3, Herndon, Va.
David Herman, music, organ recitals, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Jan.
12, Philadelphia, and First Presbyterian Church, Feb. 28, Medford,
Ore.
James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics,
"Technology and the Job Express: Inclusion or Exclusion in the 1990s,"
keynote address, 24th annual conference of Business Professionals of
America, March 5, Wilmington.
Robert A. Day, English, "Ethical Issues, Yesterday and Today," at
symposium on ethics of scholarly publishing, Feb. 2, National Research
Council, Toronto, and "Medical Writing Workshop," Feb. 12-13, Harvard
Medical School, Boston.
Michael Rewa, English, chaired two sessions, at seventh annual
conference on medievalism, October, University of Tampa.
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies,
discussant, "Multiple Models of Teacher Preparation Program";
panelist, "Enhancing Equity through Innovations in Teacher Assessment:
Examples from the Praxis Series"; and chairperson, "The Goals of the
Project 30 Alliance," at American Association of Colleges for Teacher
Education meetings, San Diego.
Gabriella Hermon, educational studies, "On the Parameter Setting
Approach to First Language Acquisition," an invited paper, Annual
Research Forum, Linguistic Society of Hong Kong, December.
Two faculty members from the Department of Sociology and Criminal
Justice made presentations at an international symposium on Italian
and American sociology, March 17-20, Pisa and Genova: Gordon J.
DiRenzo, "Longitudinal Perspectives on the Italian National
Character," and Enrico Quarantelli, "Well-Being and Malaise in Highly
Industrialized Society."
MISCELLANEOUS
Robin Fry, housing and residence life, received outstanding adult
student award, University of Delaware Literacy Improvement Program,
Feb. 27, Dover.
Gabriella Hermon, educational studies, named to editorial board,
Natural Language and Linguistic Theory.
Barbara Kelly, physical education, athletics and recreation, elected
U.S. representative, International Association of Physical Education
and Sports for Girls and Women.
Jay Windsor, Cooperative Extension, received an award of merit from
the Delaware Association of Nurserymen in recognition of dedicated
service to the state horticultural industry and an award from the
Peninsula Horticultural Society for outstanding service to
agriculture.
Steve Steinwedel, physical education, athletics and recreation, was
named one of four head coaches for the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival to
be held July 23-Aug. 1, San Antonio.
Henry Glyde, physics and astronomy, recognized by the Neutron
Scattering Society of America for contributions to the society and the
field.
Ronald Martin, English, received a Fulbright lectureship in American
Studies at Odense University, Denmark, for 1993-94 academic year.
GRANTS
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, $30,221 from U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, for "Determination of Organic Pollutants in Sediment Pore
Water Systems."
From National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to: Lee G.
Anderson, marine studies, $3,272 for "Economic Analysis of Surf Clams
and Quahog Individual Transferrable Quotas"; Thomas M. Church, with
George W. Luther, marine studies, $43,813 for "Toxic Element Sources
and Fates in the Delaware Estuary and Mid-Atlantic Coastal Waters";
Biliana Cicin-Sain, with Robert W. Knecht, marine studies, $6,201 for
"Multiple-Use Ocean management in the U.S.: Refinement and Testing of
a New Conceptual Framework"; Robert A. Dalrymple, civil engineering,
$4,993 for "Angular Spectrum Modeling of Water Waves"; Stephen C.
Dexter, with David L. Kirchman, marine studies, $8,569 for "Relative
Effects of Microbiology and Metallurgy on Corrosion Initiation at
Welds and Inclusions in Stainless Steel"; Pamela L. Donnelley, with
Tracey L. Bryant, marine studies, $132,424 for "Sea Grant
Communications"; Charles Epifanio, with Richard W. Garvine, marine
studies, $27,062 for "Mathematical Model of Larval Transport"; John L.
Gallagher, with Denise M. Seliskar, marine studies, $26,019 for
"Halophyte Salt-Tolerance Mechanisms: Cellular, Organ and Integrated
Plant Responses"; Richard J. Geider, marine studies, $15,685 for
"Molecular Basis for Assessing Nutrient Limitation in Coastal Waters";
Dallas G. Hoover, with Dietrich W. Knorr, food science, $11,637 for
"Improvement of the Microbial Safety and Quality of Seafood by high
Hydrostatic Pressure Treatment: A SGMAS Outreach Application"; James
T. Kirby, civil engineering, $15,305 for "Spectral Wave Evolution Near
Tidal Inlets"; Robert W. Knecht, with Biliana Cicin-Sain, marine
studies, $5,476 for "Structural Differences Among State Coastal Zone
Management Programs and Their Implication"; John C. Kraft, H. Fletcher
Brown Professor of Geology, with James E. Pizzuto, geology, $17,138
for "Impact of Sea Level Rise on Wetland Loss Along Delaware's
Shorelines"; George W. Luther, marine studies, $19,896 for
"Voltammetric Microelectrodes for the Determination of Biologically
Relevant Species in Sediment, Waters and Cultures"; Kent S. Price,
marine studies, $238,348 for "Marine Advisory Service"; Ib A.
Svendsen, civil engineering, $4,674 for "Infra-Gravity and Shear Waves
and Their Generation"; Timothy E. Targett, marine studies, $14,800 for
"Temperature and Salinity as Factors Controlling Feeding, Growth and
Survival of Early Juvenile Atlantic Croaker (Micropogonias
undulatus)"; Richard W. Tarpley, marine studies, $60,000 for "Krauss
Sea Grant Fellowships," and $345,812 for "Sea Grant Graduate
Education"; Carolyn A. Thoroughgood, marine studies, $50,884 for "Sea
Grant Program Management," and Thoroughgood, with Tarpley, $31,160 for
"Sea Grant Program Development," Kuo-Chuin Wong, marine studies,
$30,379 for "An Analysis of the Lagrangian Motion in Delaware's Inland
Bays," and Yan, Xiao-Hai, with Vic V. Klemas, marine studies, $8,453
for "Coastal Ocean Thermal Feature Recognition, Discrimination and
Tracking Using Remote Sensing and Computer Modeling Techniques."
Robert A. Dalrymple, with Ib A. Svendsen, civil engineering, an
additional $380,000 from U.S. Army Research Office, for "Nearshore
Wave and Circulation Modelling," bringing total funds awarded to
$780,000.
Linda L. Fayerweather, Small Business Development Center, $7,000 from
U.S. Small Business Administration, for "Small Business Institute
Program."
Richard E. Fowler, Cooperative Extension, $20,000 from U.S. Department
of Agriculture, for "Pesticide Education."
Conrado M. Gempesaw, food and resource economics, $2,500 from
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center, for "Water Quality and Waste
Management in Agriculture Production."
Robert N. Hill, physics and astronomy, an additional $54,000 from
National Science Foundation, for "Computational Methods in Atomic and
Molecular Physics," bringing total funds awarded to $162,772.
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $372,981 from Du Pont Co., for
"The Rational Design of Colloidal Dispersions: Solid Particles in
Microemulsions."
Vistasp Karbhari, composite materials, $20,000 from General Dynamics
Land Systems, for "Composite Armored Vehicle (CAV) Program."
Roy L. McCullough, composite materials, $300,000 from Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency, for "Technology Review and Business Status
of the Advanced Composites Industry."
Edwin M. Odor, Agricultural Sciences Research and Education Center,
$6,000 from American Cyanamid Co., for "Poultry Research Equipment."
Donald H. Tilmon, Cooperative Extension, $40,805 from U.S. Department
of Agriculture, for "Intergovernmental Personnel Act Agreement."
Clinton Tymes, Small Business Development Center, $3,000 from Sussex
County, Del., for "Small Business Development Center XI Local
Support."
George H. Watson, physics and astronomy, an additional $57,000 from
National Science Foundation, for "Propagation of Light in Colloidal
Crystals: Photonic Band Structure and Localization," bringing total
funds awarded to $113,000.
Ferris Webster, marine studies, an additional $150,256 from National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, for "An Information System for
the TOGA COARE Program," bringing total funds awarded to $299,985.
Robert A. Wilson, urban affairs and public policy, $37,050 from
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, for "Evaluation of
the Key Elements of the DECCASA Program."