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March 3, 1994
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Gerald Vaughn, food and resource economics, "Evolving Property Rights
and Efficient Land Use," in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation,
pages 35-37, January/February 1994.
Mark W. McLeod, history, translation from French of Cambodia: A
Shattered Society by Marie A. Martin, University of California Press,
1994.
Catherine Halbrendt and Rhonda Aull-Hyde, food and resource economics,
with former graduate student Dee Ann Dunkers, "Expert Opinion on
Critical Production Factors for Sustained Growth of the Hybrid Striped
Bass Industry," in Transactions of the American Fisheries Society,
vol. 123, no. 1, pages 94-100, 1994.
Rudi Matthee, history, "Administrative Stability and Change in
Late-17th-Century Iran: The Case of Shaykj Ali Khan Zanganah
(1669-1689)," in International Journal of Middle East Studies, vol.
26, pages 77-98, 1994.
Conrado Gempesaw, food and resource economics, "Parametric and
Nonparametric Approaches to Efficiency Measurement," in Measuring
Agricultural Productivity and Related Data for Regional, National and
International Comparisons Proceedings, Agriculture Canada, Policy
Branch, pages 118-119, 1994; and with Ulrich Toensmeyer and James
Bacon, food and resource economics, and former graduate student R.
Hattar, "Economic Feasibility of Establishing a Fresh Produce Packing
House in Jordan," in Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference
in Computers in Agriculture, pages 545-550, February 1994.
Steven Hastings, food and resource economics, "Computing Literacy in
Agricultural Sciences' Curricula: The University of Delaware's
Approach," pages 282-287, and with Elizabeth Mackenzie, food and
resource economics, "Meeting the Technology Challenge in the
Agricultural Sciences at the University of Delaware," pages 300-303,
in Proceedings of Fifth International Conference in Computers in
Agriculture, February 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
Several members of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences made
presentations at the North East- Potomac Division, American
Phytopathological Society meeting, Feb. 9-11, Carlisle, Pa.: Robert B.
Carroll and Daryl P. Whittington, "Evaluation of Potato Cultivars for
Resistance to Verticillium dahliae in Delaware"; Whitting, Carroll,
Robert P. Mulrooney and Allen L. Morehart with S.H. Kim and T.O. Olson
of Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, "Metalaxyl Sensitivity of
Isolates of Phytophthora nicotianae Obtained from Delaware Potatoes";
and Mulrooney, Carroll, Morehart, Whittington, Kim and Olson with S.A.
Johnston of Rutgers University, "Potato Pink Rot in Delaware and New
Jersey Caused by Phythopthora nicotianae."
Karen F. Stein, textiles, design and consumer economics, "A Model for
Predicting Outcomes of APS Investigations," at National Conference on
Elder Abuse in America, Feb. 4-5, Long Beach, Calif.
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering, a
seminar, "Intelligent Composite Materials," Feb. 11, at Argonne
National Laboratory, Argonne, Ill.; and "Multidirectionally Reinforced
Composites," an invited speech, at Army Research Office Workshop on
Materials and Mechanics for the Next Generation Armor, Jan. 26-27,
Raleigh, N.C.
Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials and civil engineering, with
M. Sasdelli and J.W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, "On the Use
of Metal Inserts for Attachment of Composite Components to Structural
Assemblies: A Review," in International Journal of Vehicle Design,
vol. 14, no. 4, pages 353-369, 1993.
James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics,
"Electronic Language and Student Interaction: Impacts Upon
Techno-Encountering in Relational Learning" and chair, CAD technology
session, at International Conference of the Association for
Development of Computer-based Instructional Systems, Feb. 17,
Nashville.
Adarshpal S. Sethi, computer and information sciences, organizer and
chairperson, "End-to-End Interoperability: Customer Perspectives," at
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers/IFIP Network
Operations and Management Symposium, Feb. 14-17, Orlando.
Scott Scheer, Donald G. Unger and Margaret Brown, individual and
family studies, "Adolescents Becoming Adults: Attributes for
Adulthood," at Society for Research on Adolescence, Feb. 10-13, San
Diego.
Conrado Gempesaw, food and resource economics, "International Trade
and the Profitability of Broiler Production in the U.S. and Canada,"
an invited lecture, at National Taiwan University, Department of
Agricultural Economics, December, Taipeh, Taiwan; Gempesaw with James
Bacon, food and resource economics, "Economics of Agricultural Output
Diversification: The Case of Poultry, Grains and Aquaculture
Products," an invited presentation, at Socio-Economics of Aquaculture
Conference, December, Keelung, Taiwan; Gempesaw, Bacon and W. Lussier,
food and resource economics, "A Financial Risk Analysis: The Case of
Integrating Aquaculture with Agriculture" and Bacon, Gempesaw, Lussier
and Ulrich Toensmeyer, food and resource economics, "Wholesaler and
Consumer Attitudes Toward the Safety, Inspection and Labeling of
Aquaculture Products," at World Aquaculture Association Annual
Conference/Expo '94, January, New Orleans.
SERVICE & AWARDS
Mary Martin, graduate studies, received the best admission
presentation award for "SIS Plus for Graduate Admissions" at 1993
Student Information Systems Users conference. The award was announced
at the 1994 meeting held Feb. 18 in Anaheim.
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology and criminal justice, reelected secretary
of the state Board of Examiners of Psychologists, Division of
Professional Regulation.
Three members of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences served in
official capacities at joint North East-Potomac Division meeting of
American Phytopathological Society, Feb. 9-11, Carlisle, Pa.: Thomas
A. Evans, as president of the Potomac Division, presided over the
joint conference; Robert B. Carroll as councilor of the Potomac
Division presented the annual report; and Dennis A. Schaff served as
judge for the graduate student paper competition.
James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, was
elected chairperson of Home Economics Research Group, elected to the
editoral publication review board and elected to board of directors of
Association for the Development of Computer-based Instructional
System.
GRANTS
Beth G. Anderson, education, $33,000 from Christina School District
for "Christina District Media Center."
Carmine C. Balascio, agricultural engineering, $19,846 from Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for "DNREC
Storm-Water Monitoring and Simulation for the Dover/St. Jones/Silver
Lake Watershed."
John S. Boyer, E.I. du Pont Professor of Marine Biochemistry,
additional $96,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Plant Growth
with Limited Water," bringing total funds awarded to $609,772.
John C. Cavanaugh, individual and family studies, $1,000 from city of
Newark for "New Adult Day Care Center 94."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Engineering, $230,561
from National Institutes of Health for "Mechanisms of Damage Caused by
Cardiopulmonary Bypass."
Laura C. Dougherty, education, $500 from Very Special Arts-Delaware
for "Artist in Residence-the College School."
Theda M. Ellis, individual and family studies, $17,585 from
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council for
"Delaware-Developmental Disabilities Action News, a Jointly Sponsored
Newsletter."
From National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Paul A. Evenson
and Jacques L'Heureux, Bartol Research Institute, $494,998 for
"Positron Electron Magnet Spectrometer (POEMS) Mission for the Small
Explorer (SMEX) Program"; Norman F. Ness, Bartol Research Institute,
$25,000 for "Magnetometer Experiment on WIND" and $10,000 for
"International School of Space Science 1993 Course on Solar Plasma
Physics, Aug. 30-Sept. 11, 1993," and $17,304 from California
Institute of Technology for "Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Phase
B Study for the Magnetometer Instrument (MAG)."