UpDate - Vol. 12, No. 33, Page 7
May 27, 1993
Faculty and staff

PUBLICATIONS
 
     Richard J. Agnello, economics, with Yunqi Han of Philadelphia Federal
     Reserve Bank, "Substitute Site Measures in a Varying Parameter Model
     with Applications to Recreational Fishing," in Marine Resource
     Economics, vol. 8, pages 65-77, spring 1993.
 
     Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials and civil engineering, with
     D.J. Wilkins, mechanical engineering, M. Ashizawa, J.B. DeVault, D.R.
     Gill and J.S. McDermott, "Comparing Advanced Manufacturing Technology
     for Polymer Composite Structures in the U.S. and Japan," in
     Proceedings of the 38th International SAMPE Symposium, May 10-13,
     Anaheim, Calif., pages 1483-1486.
 
     Margaret Andersen, sociology and political science, "Studying Across
     Difference: Race, Class and Gender in Qualitative Research" in Race
     and Ethnicity in Research Methods, Sage Publications.

PRESENTATIONS
 
     Vic Klemas, marine studies, "Remote Sensing of Physical and Biological
     Processes in Coastal Lagoons and Estuaries," at National Science
     Foundation Coastal Oceans Workshop, May 3-6, Faro, Portugal.
 
     Dean C. Lomis, international center honorary, "The Turmoil in Former
     Yugoslavia from the Balkans' Perspective," to American Hellenic
     Educational Progressive Association district convention, May 15,
     Atlantic City.
 
     Karl W. Boer, engineering, and Joachim Piprek of Humboldt Universitat,
     Berlin, "Open Circuit Voltage Improvement for High-Efficiency Solar
     Cells," at 23rd annual Institute of Electrical and Electronic
     Engineers Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, May 10-14, Louisville;
     and, a plenary presentation presented by Klaus Thiessen of Berlin,
     "Global Health Index to Identify Critical Atmospheric Pollution" and
     "The Use of Delta-Doping of Solar Cells with Deep-Level Defects to
     Understand Recombination-Induced Changes in Open Circuit Voltage and
     Fill-Factor," at second international symposium-workshop on silicon
     technology, May 8, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 
     Stacie Beck, economics, "Cointegration and Efficiency in Commodities
     Futures Markets," at Eastern Finance Association meetings, April 15,
     Richmond.
 
     Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical engineering, with graduate student Yeong
     T. Kim, "Permutation Filter Lattices: A General Non-Linear Filtering
     Framework," and with graduate student Edwin A. Heredia, "Piecewise
     Linear Autoregression Through Threshold Decomposition," at Instuitute
     of Electrical and Electronic Engineers international conference on
     acoustics, speech and signal processing, April 27-30, Minneapolis; and
     with graduate student Martin Mueller, "Extension of Spatial Detector
     Limits in 3-Dimensional Computerized Tomography," at European
     Concerted Action on Process Tomography conference on process
     tomography, March 27, Karlsruhe, Germany.
 
     C. Gopinath, business admininistration, "Bank Strategies Towards
     Failing Clients," at Eastern Academy of Management annual meeting, May
     6, Providence, R.I.
 
     Peter Brakhage, theatre, "Tools and Techniques," a seminar at United
     States Institute for Theatre Technology, Chesapeake conference,
     January. Richard Cunningham, theatre, served as programing manager for
     the conference.
 
     William Browning, theatre, "Pneumatics Program," a seminar, United
     States Institute for Theatre Technology national conference, March.
 
     Nancy Signorielli, communication, testified on television violence and
     its impact on children before U.S. House of Representatives Energy and
     Commerce Comittee's Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance
     Oversight, May 12, Washington, D.C.

MISCELLANEOUS
 
     Eileen Smitheimer, theatre, sound designer for production, My Mother
     Said I Never Should, at Hunting Theatre Company, Boston, in January.
     She also was recently elected vice commissioner for programming,
     United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
 
     Susan Sweeney, theatre, served as text coach for production of Timon
     of Athens, Milwaukee Chamber Theatre, April.
 
     Peter Vagenas, theatre, scenic artist for Opera Delaware's production,
     Daughter of the Regiment, and elected to two-year term, nominations
     committee, United States Institute for Theatre Technology.
 
     Jack Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
     named a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and
     Astronautics, the largest professional technical society devoted to
     the progress of engineering and science in aviation and space.
 
     Dallas G. Hoover, food science, serves on editorial board for peer
     review for Food Biotechnology.
 
     Kathryn L. Kotula, food science, served as an expert witness in a New
     Jersey food safety case.
 
     Robert Day, English, was subject of a published interview, "Scientific
     Writers: Take Responsibility By Writing in First Person," in Writing
     Concepts, vol. 4, no. 4, pages 4-5, April 1993.