UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 20, Page 6
February 17, 1994
Researchers receive UDRF awards

     Sixteen University researchers received support totaling $277,100 from
the University of Delaware Research Foundation, announced Jan. 22 at the
UDRF meetings. Recipients are

     H. Keith Chenault, chemistry and biochemistry, "Bis (3->5) -Cyclic Di
     (ribosephospate): A Potential Inhibitor of HIV-1 Reverse
     Transcriptase," $20,000;

     P. Andrew Evans, chemistry and biochemistry, "Synthesis and Mechanism
     of the Gamberic Acids A-D," $25,000;

     Cynthia K. McClure, chemistry and biochemistry, "Alkaloid Synthesesvia
     Photochemical and Radical Cyclization Methodologies," $20,000;

     Vera A. Krischik, life and health sciences, "Effects of Altered UVB
     and Ozone on Plant Phytochemistry," $20,000;

     Robert Frank, linguistics, "Grammatical Complexity and the Time Course
     of Language Acquisition," $20,000;

     William J. Idsardi, linguistics, "Phonological Foundations for Speech
     Production and Recognition," $20,000;

     Wenbo Li, mathematical sciences, "Stochastic Differential Equations,"
     $9,500;

     Renate Scheidler, mathematical sciences, "Cryptographic Systems Using
     Algebraic Number Theory," $12,000;

     David G. Onn, physics and astronomy, "Research on Learning
     Introductory Physics for Pre-Professional Science Majors and Secondary
     School Science Teachers," $20,000;

     Douglas J. Buttrey, chemical engineering, "Solid-State Design of
     Catalytically Active Substituted Vanadium Phosphates," $19,600;

     Roy R. Valery, mechanical engineering, "Expecting the Unexpected:
     Reliability Estimates of Randomly Excited Nonlinear Systems," $20,000;

     Cheng-Shun Fang, nutrition and dietetics, "Effects of Trans Fatty Acid
     and Fiber on Lipid Metabolism," $16,000;

     Henry C. Foley, chemical engineering, and Douglass F. Taber, chemistry
     and biochemistry, "Low Temperature Synthesis of Carbon
     Microstructuress Guides by Theory" (block grant), $35,000; and

     John P. Scholz, physical therapy, and John G. Elias, electrical
     engineering, "Aiding the Disabled: Evolving Efficient Control Methods
     for Assistive Robots" (block grant) $20,000.