UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 26, Page 10
April 8, 1993
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Sara Horowitz, English, KEREM: Creative Explorations in Judaisms,
edited with Gilah Langner, Jewish Study Center Press Inc., Washington,
D.C., winter 1992-93.
Thomas Calhoun, English, The Collected Works of Abraham Cowley, vol.2,
part 1, The Mistress, Associated University Presses, February 1993.
PUBLICATIONS
A. H-D. Cheng, civil engineering, with Y. Abousleiman of University of
Oklahoma and H. Gu, J.L. Elbel and K.G. Nolte of Dowell Schlumberger
Inc., "Formation Permeability Determination Using Impulse-Fracture
Injection," in SPE Production Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City,
March 22-23, pages 189-201, 1993.
Erwin M. Saniga, business administration, "Robustness and Flexibility
of Constrained Economic Designs," in Frontiers in Statistical Quality
Control, vol. 4, pages 192-200, 1992.
Linda Lawrence Stein, library, "What to Keep and What to Cut: Using
Internet as an Objective Tool to Identify 'Core' Periodical Titles in
a Specialized Subject Collection," in Technical Services Quarterly,
vol. 10, no. 1, pages 3-14, 1992.
Peter J. McCarthy, music, with Ifor Jones, editors, MOTETTE (Justum
Deduxrit), K. 326 by W.A. Mozart, for four-part chorus of mixed voices
with keyboard accompaniment, Lawson-Gould Music Publishers Inc.
Gerard J. Mangone, marine studies, "Commerce by Water: All Cases of
Admiralty and Maritime Jurisdiction," in Delaware Lawyer, vol. 11, no.
1, pages 28-43, spring 1993.
James S. Park, food science, with graduate student Tahir Anis,
"Adhesion Change in Het-Sealed LDPE by Organic Vapor Sorption," in
Packaging Technology and Engineering, vol. 43, pages 29-32, February,
1993.
Dallas G. Hoover and Dietrich W. Knorr, food science, with graduate
student N.R. Sudarshan, "Antimicrobial Action of Chitosan," in Food
Biotechnology, vol. 6, no. 3, pages 257-272, 1992.
GRANTS
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, an additional $61,567 from
Battelle Columbus Division, for "Environmental Fate of Alkyl
Methylphosphonates in Soil and Aqueous Media," bringing total funds
awarded to $208,823.
Alan S. Andres, Delaware Geological Survey, an additional $35,000 from
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control,
for "Ground-Water Recharge Mapping," bringing total funds awarded to
$155,651.
Alexander H. Cheng, civil engineering, $64,642 from University of
Oklahoma, for "Critical Poroelastic Effects in Rocks-Phase I."
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical
Engineeringing, with Roy L. McCullough, composite materials, an
additional $696,700 from U.S. Army Research Office, for
"Multidisciplinary Program in Manufacturing Science of Polymeric
Composites," bringing total funds awarded to $1,416,700; and with Azar
P. Majidi, an additional $40,150 from National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, for "Modeling and Characterization of
Multi-Dimensionally Reinforced Ceramic Matrix Composites," bringing
total funds awarded to $269,816.
Thomas M. Church, marine studies, an additional $10,000 from National
Science Foundation, for "REU: AEROCE Network Studies-Phase II: Trace
Metals in North Atlantic Precipitation; Atmospheric Source and Ocean
Fate," bringing total funds awarded to $398,300.
From Delaware Institute for Medical Education and Research: Anna P.
Ciulla, $8,000 for "Medical Technology Scholarships"; Paul F. Mettler,
$6,000 for "Physical Therapy Research"; and Milton H. Stetson, $27,050
for "Life and Health Sciences Research"-all life and health sciences.
Martha A. Collins, University relations, $5,000 from Delaware State
Arts Council and $87,200 from Association of Performing Arts
Presenters, for "Liz Lerman Dance Residency."
Teresa M. Cooney, individual and family studies, $47,340 from U.S.
Public Health Service, for "Consequences of Recent Parental Divorce
for Young Adults."
Joseph G. Farrell, marine studies, $12,056 from National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, for "Marine Reports and Mid-Atlantic
Weather Reporting and Dissemination System National Weather Radio."
Reed G. Geiger, with Timothy J. Le Cain, history, $7,000 from National
Science Foundation, for "Moving Mountains: Technology and the
Environment in Western Copper Mining."
Jack Gelb Jr., animal science and agricultural biochemistry, $29,758
from Hoechst-Roussel Agri-Vet Co., for "Evaluation of Recombinant
Poultry Virus Vaccines Carrying Infectious Bronchitis Virus Genes."
Charles S. Ih, electrical engineering, an additional $96,296 from U.S.
Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, for "Versatile and High
Power Multi-Channel Data Links for Satellite Laser Communications,"
bringing total funds awarded to $148,157.
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $36,000 from W. L. Gore and
Associates Inc. and $36,000 from state, under Delaware Research
Partnership Program, for "Microemulsion Polymerization of Acrylates:
An Approach to New Materials." James Kolodzey, electrical engineering,
$100,000 from U.S. Office of Naval Research, for "Material Properties
of SiGeC Alloys."
Limin Kung Jr., animal science and agricultural biochemistry, $29,200
from DuPont Co., for "Inhibition of Methanogenesis in Ruminal
Fermentations."
David L. Mills, electrical engineering, an additional $67,843 from
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for "Performance and
Policy Dimensions in Internet Routing," bringing total funds awarded
to $704,455.
Dermott J. Mullan, Bartol Research Institute, an additional $170,000
from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for "Spatial
Structures in the Atmosphere and Winds of Stars," bringing total funds
awarded to $480,000.
Norman F. Ness, Bartol Research Institute, an additional $208,000 from
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for "National Space
Grant College and Fellowship Program," bringing total funds awarded to
$563,000.
Stuart Pittel, with Jonathan H. Engel, Bartol Research Institute,
$20,536 from National Science Foundation, for "U.S.-Bulgaria
Cooperative Research on Contemporary Issues in Nuclear Structure
Theory." Cynthia A. Robbins, sociology, an additional $31,705 from
Oregon State University, for "Social Factors in Medication and Alcohol
Use by the Aged," bringing total funds awarded to $111,054.
Dennis A. Schaff, plant and soil sciences, $2,000 from U.S. Department
of Agriculture, for "Identification of Genes in the Biocontrol
Bacterium Enterobacter cloacae Involved in Root Colonization."
Jonathan H. Sharp, marine studies, an additional $88,003 from National
Science Foundation, for "How to Measure Dissolved Organic Matter in
Seawater," bringing total funds awarded to $196,756. Sue Snider,
Cooperative Extension, $5,000 from Pennsylvania State University, for
"Training of Meals on Wheels Volunteers in Safe Food Handling."
Clinton Tymes, Small Business Development Center, $1,750 from Kent
County Levy Court, for "Small Business Development Center XI Local
Support."
Richard L. Venezky, Unidel Professor of Educational Studies, with
David W. Kaplan, educational studies, $157,000 from University of
Pennsylvania, for "Studies of Adult Literacy." Jin Wu, H. Fletcher
Brown Professor of Marine Studies and Civil Engineering, from U.S.
Office of Naval Research, $110,975 for "A Comprehensive Study of the
Bursting Phenomena Above and Below the Air-Water Interface," and an
additional $75,000 for "Ocean Science Educators Awards," bringing
total funds awarded to $150,000.
MISCELLANEOUS
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology and criminal justice, elected secretary,
Board of Examiners of Psychologists for Delaware, and re-appointed
affiliate member of the medical-dental staff of St. Francis Hospital,
Wilmington.