UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 23, Page 9
March 10, 1994
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Joan L. Brown, foreign languages and literatures, with Carmen Martin
Gaite, Conversaciones creadoras, instructor's edition, 285 pages,
student edition, 247 pages, D.C. Heath, Lexington, Mass., 1994.
PUBLICATIONS
Marian L. Palley, political science and international relations,
"Minority Politics in the U.S.: African-Americans, Women and the
Policy Process," in Encyclopedia of Policy Sciences, second edition,
Stuart S. Nagel, editor, pages 551-564, Marcel Dekker, New York, 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
Evanagelos M. Falaris, economics, "Survey Attrition and Schooling
Choices," at Conference on Nonresponse in Longitudinal Surveys, Feb.
25, Washington, D.C.
Rick Cunningham, theatre, technical supervisor, Ford Theatre
production of Shakespeare for My Father, Washington, D.C.; and
consultant to Westerly, R.I., Shakespeare in the Park production.
Edmunds V. Bunkse, geography, "Role of Geography in Today's World and
in Latvia," public seminars, Jan. 25 and 26, University of Latvia.
Joachim Piprek, materials science, "Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting
Laser Diodes," at Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Department, Lehigh University, Feb. 25, Bethlehem, Pa.
Catherine Fitzmaurice, theatre, vocal coach, Arena Stage/Cornerstone
Theatre production of Community Carol, Washington, D.C.
Elaine B. Safer, English, "Postmodernism in the United States," an
invited lecture, at Sorbonne, Jan. 2, Paris.
James Kolodzey, electrical engineering, "Growth and Properties of
SiGeC Alloys," at Workshop on Compound Semiconductor Materials and
Devices, Feb. 21, San Francisco.
Peter Brakhage, theatre, "OSHA and the Scene Shop," at United States
Institute for Theatre Technology, Chesapeake Regional Conference,
January, University of Maryland.
SERVICE & AWARDS
Edmunds V. Bunkse, geography, was inducted as a foreign fellow into
the Latvian Academy of Sciences.
Ralph E. Kleinman, mathematical sciences, elected a fellow of the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, one of 249 new
fellows selected from a worldwide membership of more than 300,000.
Peter Vagenas, theatre, elected to nominations committee, United
States Institute for Theatre Technology, Chesapeake Section.
Catherine Fitzmaurice, theatre, appointed regional editor for Voice
and Speech Trainers Association.
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology and criminal justice, re-elected a member
of Board of Directors, Society for the Advancement of Social
Psychology.
Olice Penn, recreation and intramural programs, was honored Feb. 26 at
the Delaware Adult Students Conference in Dover.
GRANTS
From National Science Foundation: Frederic R. Askham, chemistry and
biochemistry, additional $70,000 for "Synthesis and Reactivity of
Transition-Metal Aldehyde Complexes," bringing total funds awarded to
$143,300; Jean H. Futrell, Willis F. Harrington Professor of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, additional $166,000 for "Dynamic Studies of
Collision-Induced Dissociation of Polyatomic Ions," bringing total
funds awarded to $532,000; Richard W. Garvine, Maxwell P. and Mildred
H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, additional $105,110 for
"Across-Shelf Mixing of a Buoyancy-Driven Coastal Current: An
Observational Study," bringing total funds awarded to $357,640;
William R. Hall, marine studies, $50,000 for "Planning Grant for
Middle Schools in Delaware"; Murray V. Johnston, chemistry and
biochemistry, additional $75,000 for
"Photodissociation-Photoionization Mass Spectrometry," bringing total
funds awarded to $200,000; Daniel J. Leathers, geography, $45,000 for
"Collaborative Research on Snow Cover and Near-Surface Climate
Interactions" and $35,875 from University of Nebraska for "The
Detection of Climate Change Using Long Term Daily Climate Records Over
Grassland Regions of the Northern Hemisphere"; George W. Luther,
marine studies, additional $98,788 for "Iodine Speciation as a Primary
Productivity Indicator," bringing total funds awarded to $189,307;
Qaisar Shafi, Bartol Research Institute, $20,000 for "Workshop:
Selected Topics in Field Theory, High Energy Physics and Cosmology,
Kathmandu, Nepal, May 22-June 7, 1994"; Klaus H. Theopold, chemistry
and biochemistry, additional $77,500 for "Synthesis and Reactivity of
Metallaradicals," bringing total funds awarded to $232,500; Harold B.
White, chemistry and biochemistry, Deborah E. Allen, life and health
sciences, Susan E. Groh, University Honors Program, David G. Onn and
Barbara A. Williams, physics and astronomy, Sheella Mierson, life and
health sciences, and Barbara J. S. Duch, Center for Teaching
Effectiveness, $240,000 for "Problem-Based Learning in Introductory
Science Across Disciplines."
John W. Ewart, marine studies, $5,000 from Delaware Department of
Agriculture for "Delaware Aquaculture Resource Center."
Joseph G. Farrell, marine studies, $19,536 from National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration for "Marine Reports & Mid-Atlantic Weather
Reporting and Dissemination System National Weather Radio."
Richard A. Foulds, Center for Applied Science and Engineering,
$175,000 from U.S. Department of Education for "Interdisciplinary
Research Training in Rehabilitation Technology."
Richard E. Fowler, Cooperative Extension, $30,000 from Kent County for
"Kent County Extension Program"; also $5,667 from Delaware Department
of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation for "Nanticoke
River Watershed Project Goal 4."
Jack Gelb, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, $10,000 from
Delmarva Poultry Industry Inc. for "Rapid Identification of Delmarva
Infectious Bronchitis Virus Serotypes by Polymerase Chain Reaction."
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, $70,000 from U.S. Army Natick R&D
Center for "Cold Pasteurization/ Stabilization of Combat Rations Using
High Hydrostatic Pressure," bringing total funds awarded to $517,250.
From Office of Naval Research: Stephen C. Dexter and George W. Luther,
marine studies, $142,065 for "Mechanism of Passivity Breakdown in
Seawater"; David L. Kirchman, $108,725 for "Molecular Characterization
of Specific Attachment by a Marine Bacterium"; James Kolodzey,
electrical engineering, $50,000 for "Material Properties of SiGeC
Alloys"; J. Herbert Waite, marine studies, $95,742 for "Interfacial
Culprits: Targeting Proteins of Byssal Adhesion" and $31,914 for
"Interfacial Culprits: Targeting Proteins of Byssal Adhesion."
Robert W. Knecht and Biliana Cicin-Sain, marine studies, $20,000 from
U.S. Department of Transportation for "U.S. Department of
Transportation Dredging Process."
Paul LeMahieu, Delaware Education Research and Development Center,
additional $124,721 from Delaware Department of Public Instruction for
"Developing Exemplary Instruction in Mathematics and Science,"
bringing total funds awarded to $616,702.
Roy L. McCullough, composite materials, $65,520 from DuPont Co. and
National Institute of Standards and Technology for "The Effect of
Temperature and Physical Aging on the Behavior of Thermoplastic
Polymers and Thermoplastic Composites" and $40,000 from state under
Delaware Research Partnership Program.
Patricia T. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, and John Cavanaugh,
individual and family studies, $20,000 from Delaware Department of
Services for Children, Youth, and Families."
John C. Nye, agricultural sciences, $81,647 from Sussex County Council
for "Grant-in-aid for extension and research programs at the College
of Agricultural Sciences Research and Education Center for Fiscal
Year, 1993-94."
William W. Saylor, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
$6,395 from DuPont Co. for "Effect of Carbohydrate-Modified Soybean
Meal on Nutrient Utilization and Growth Performance in Broiler
Chickens."
Rivers Singleton, life and health sciences, $5,300 from Academy of
Applied Science for "Delaware Junior Science and Humanities
Symposium."
Donald L. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, $25,000 from DuPont and
$25,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership Program for
"Use of X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy in Remediating Contaminated
Soils."
Karen F. Stein, textiles, design and consumer economics, $65,051 from
American Public Welfare Association for "Elder Abuse National
Consortium."
Clinton Tymes, Small Business Development Center, $7,000 from U.S.
Small Business Administration for "Small Business Institute Program."
Barbara G. VanDornick, teacher recruitment, $75,000 from Delaware
Department of Public Instruction for "Special Institute for Teacher
Certification."
Michael L. Vaughan, engineering, $15,000 from Junior Engineering
Technical Society for "JETS Summer '93 UNITE."
Robert A. Wilson, urban affairs and public policy, additional $453,654
from Delaware Health and Social Services for "Delaware Drug and
Alcohol Treatment Needs Estimation Project," bringing total funds
awarded to $633,615, and $9,000 from Delaware Department of Services
for Children, Youth and Their Families for "Cost-Benefit Analysis of
the DECCASA Project."
From National Science Foundation: Antony N. Beris, chemical
engineering, additional $78,902 for "Modelling and Simulation of
Viscoelastic Flow Instabilities," bringing total funds awarded to
$242,861; Wadsworth Owen, marine studies, $816,392 for "Ship
Operations"; Michael Rosenberg, University parallel program,
additional $44,112 for "Origins of Food Production in Anatolia,"
bringing total funds awarded to $91,681; Jonathan H. Sharp, marine
studies, $50,000 for "Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Marine
Sciences Summer Intern Program"; and Norman J. Wagner, chemical
engineering, $10,000 from National Science Foundation for "Research
Experience for Undergraduates: Rheology and Synthesis of Novel
Ferrofluid Suspensions" and $10,000 from Eastman Kodak for "NSF
Presidential Young Investigator Industry Match."
Robert L. Birkmire and James E. Phillips, energy conversion, $805,000
from National Renewable Energy Laboratories for "Processing and
Modeling Issues for Thin Film Solar Cell Devices."
From Office of Naval Research: Alexander H-D. Cheng, civil
engineering, $7,855 for "Analysis of Broadband Acoustic Signals in
Shallow Water"; and James T. Kirby, civil engineering, $46,505 for
"Studies of Finite Amplitude Shear Wave Instabilities."
From National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Tsu-Wei Chou,
Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Azar
Parvizi-Majidi, mechanical engineering, $65,000 for "Testing and
Characterization of Through-The-Thickness Properties of
Multi-Directionally Reinforced Textile Composite"; and Norman F.
Ness, Bartol Research Institute, $205,000 for "National Space Grant
College and Fellowship Program."
From U.S. Army Research Office: Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, and Roy L. McCullough, composite
materials, $719,120 from U.S. Army Research Office for "ARO/URI
Multidisciplinary Program in Manufacturing Science of Polymeric
Composites"; Robert A. Dalrymple and Ib A. Svendsen, civil
engineering, $368,000 for "Nearshore Wave and Circulation Modeling";
and Thomas B. Brill, chemistry and biochemistry, and Michael T. Klein,
chemical engineering, $525,320 for "Reaction and Reactor Analysis
Involving High Temperature Water."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Engineering, $60,000
from Himont USA Inc. for "University of Delaware/Himont Shared
Facilities Agreement."
Patrick M. Gaffney, marine studies, $7,750 from county of Santa
Barbara for "Abalone Outplanting Feasability Study"
Thomas K. Gaisser and Qaisar Shafi, Bartol Research Institute,
$247,908 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Particle Theory and
Cosmology.
Conrado M. Gempesaw and J. Richard Bacon, food and resource economics,
$40,000 from Aquaculture Inc. and $40,000 from state under Delaware
Research Partnership program for "The Economics of Waste Mitigation
Technologies in Aquaculture."
John W. Gillespie, composite materials, $25,000 from Lockheed
Aeronautical Systems Co. for "Influence of Bondline Thickness of
Strength of Fusion Bonded Dual Polymer Joints."
Katherine S. Conway-Turner, women's studies, $7,450 from Kellogg
Foundation for "Women's Studies Conference."
Jay L. Halio, English, $7,050 from Delaware Humanities Forum for
"Philip Roth: Patrimony."
Vistasp M. Karbhari and Karl V. Steiner, composite materials, $30,582
from Daimler Benz AG and $30,000 from state under Delaware Research
Partnership program for "The Use of Composites in RTM and Hybrid
RTM/Pultruded Crush Structures" and $14,414 from Daimler Benz AG for
"Investigation of Crush Using RTM/Pultruded Sections."
Clifford B. O. Keil and Charles E. Mason, entomology and applied
ecology, $30,000 from Ciba-Geigy Corp. and $20,000 from state under
Delaware Research Partnership program for "European Corn Borer
Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Toxin."
Vic V. Klemas, marine studies, $15,000 from Texaco Inc. for "Satellite
Receiving Station Equipment."
Kenneth J. Koford and Jeffrey B. Miller, economics, $17,500 each from
IRIS for "Contracts in Bulgaria: How Firms Cope When Property Rights
Are Incomplete."
Patricia M. Kraft, composite materials, $13,300 from University of
Pittsburgh for "Graduate Student Fellowship Program."
Limin Kung, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, $15,000 from
Chr. Hansen's Bio Systems for "Preventing Microbial Spoilage of Corn
Silage with Propionibacteria: Practical Field Applications."
Steven S. Martin, drug and alcohol studies, $50,000 from New Castle
County for "New Castle County Community Partnerships Evaluation."
Peter W. Rees, geography, $50,000 from Delaware Department of Public
Instruction for "Delaware Geographic Alliance '94."
Clinton Tymes, business and economics, $1,750 from Kent County for
"Small Business Development Center--Levy Court."
David C. Usher, life and health sciences, $125,757 from DuPont Merck
Pharmaceuticals for "The Effects of Lipoprotein(a) on the Efficiency
of Low Dose Coumadin."