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April 14, 1994
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Chandra L. Reedy, art conservation, with Eric Hansen of Getty
Conservation Institute, Research Priorities in Art and Architectural
Conservation, 180 pages, American Institute for Conservation,
Washington, D.C., 1994.
George Basalla, history, The Evolution of Technology, issued in Dutch
translation as Geschiedenis van de Technologie, Utrecht, 1993.
PRESENTATIONS
Peter J. Warter, electrical engineering, with graduate student S.
Sureshchandran, computer and information sciences, "Image Sequence
Coding Using a Feature Visibility Criterion," at Conference on In
formation Sciences and Systems, Princeton University.
Karen Bauer, institutional research and planning, "Assessing the
Campus Environment Using the Campus Community Scale," at American
College Personnel Association conference, March 5-7, Indianapolis.
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
"Organic-Matrix Composite Research and Development in the Former
Soviet Union," an invited lecture, at National Research Council
workshop on materials research and development opportuniities in the
former Soviet Union, March 21-22, Washington, D.C.
Marvin B. Sussman, Unidel Professor Emeritus of Human Behavior, "A
Lifelong Research and Writing Agenda: How to Publish in Mid-Career,"
at Politics and Processes of Scholarly Publishing Conference, March
13, Tampa.
Daniel Shade, individual and family studies, with graduate students
B.M. Caruso and C. Trottier, "Computers and Crayons: Training Teachers
in Developmentally Appropriate Computer Use," won the award for best
integration of technology into early childhood education, at
Technology and Teacher Education Conference, March 19-20, Washington,
D.C. The paper will be published in the Journal of Technology and
Teacher Education.
Richard Benson, Delaware Geological Survey, "Geology of the
Mid-Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf with a Focus on Hydrocarbon
Potential," at 10th annual Earth Science Conference, March 12, Kean
College, Union, N.J.
John E. Leonard, economics, "Predatory Pricing or Price Leadership, An
Application of the Joskow-Klevorick Rule," at Eastern Economic
Association Meeting, March 20, Boston.
Maurice E. Cope, art history, "Tintoretto: The Artist as Patron," at
New College Conference on Medieval-Renaissance Studies, March 10-12,
Sarasota, Fla.
Ann McNeil and Barbara Kelly, physical education, and Maryann
Rapposelli, nursing, "Freshman Camp: A Grassroots Effort," at annual
Freshman Year Experience Conference, February, Columbia, S.C.
Douglas Stalker, philosophy, "Evidence and Alternative Medicine," at
Science, Alternative Care and Third-Party Payers, at Mount Sinai
School of Medicine, March 18, New York City.
Janice Selekman, nursing, "Immunizations for Children with Special
Needs" and "Barriers to Providing Immunizations," at Pediatric
Immunization Update Conference, February, Toledo, Ohio; "How Cost
Containment Has Affected Pediatric Nursing Education," at Pediatric
Nursing Conference, and "Immunizations: New Shots, New Roles," at
Society of Pediatric Nurses National Conference, March, New Orleans;
and "Nursing Perception of the Practice of Using Physical Restraints
on Hospitalized Children," at Delaware Nurses Association and Sigma
Theta Tau research converence, January, Greenville, Del.
Timothy F. Brooks, Office of Dean of Students, "Drug Free Schools and
Communities Act: Are You In Compliance?" and with Nancy Geist
Giacomini, Office of Dean of Students, "Legal Issues Pertaining to
Students with Disabilities," at National Association of Student
Personnel Administrators 1994 National Conference, March 25-26,
Dallas.
Kelvin W. Ramsey, Delaware Geological Survey, with Susan D. Halsey of
New Jersey Departmental Protection, headed session on "Sedimentary
Geology and Public Policy," and Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological
Survey, "Role of Geology in Mid-Atlantic OCS Oil and Gas Policy
Development" and "Shoreline Processes and Policies in Delaware," at
Northeastern Section, Geological Society of America meeting, March 28,
Binghamton, N.Y.
Adarshpal S. Sethi, computer and information sciences, with graduate
student Antonio Mock, "Virtual Trees-A New Technique for Bandwidth
Allocation in ATM Networks," and with graduate student Andrea Lobo, "A
Combination of Mechanisms for Effective Congestion Management in
Switched High-Speed Networks," at the Second International Conference
on Telecommunication Systems Modeling and Analysis, March 24-27,
Nashville.
PUBLICATIONS
John Elias, electrical engineering, "Silicon Dendritic Trees," in
Silicon Implementation of Pulse Coded Neural Networks, pages 39-63,
edited by Mona E. Zaghloul, Jack L. Meador and Robert W. Newcomb.
Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials and civil engineering, "The
Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Viable Decision Tool for Composite
Materials?" in International Journal of Technology Management, vol. 9,
no. 1, pages 77-93, 1994; with D.S. Kukich, "Debunking the Myth:
Concurrent Engineering for Composites as a Reality and not a
Management Philosophy," in International Journal of Materials and
Product Technology, vol. 9, no. 1-3, pages 79-104, 1994; and with R.
Pitchumani and P.A. Schwenk, "Knowledge-based Expert Systems for
Composites Manufacturing," in Ceramic Industry, vol. 142, no. 3, pages
53-57, March 1994.
Mary Ann Miller, nursing, and E. McFadden, "Clinical Nurse Specialist
Practice: Facilitators and Barriers," in Clinical Nurse Specialist,
vol. 8, pages 27-33, 1994.
Paula R. Klemm, nursing, and C. Ziegfeld, "Two-Phased Oncology
Orientation: A Resource-Effective Teaching Strategy," in Journal of
Staff Development, vol. 10, no. 2, pages 1-4, 1994.
Paul T. Durbin, philosophy and urban affairs and public policy,
"Philosophy of Science, Technology and Medicine," in Reader's Adviser,
14th edition, vol. 5, The Best in Science, Technology and Medicine,
pages 59-104, Bowker, 1994; and, with graduate student Cesar Cuello
Nieto, "Sustainable Development and philosophies of Technology," in
Technology and Ecology: Proceedings of the VII International
Conference of the Society for Philosophy and Technology, pages
215-239, 1993.
Lois Potter, English, "Perspectives Ey'd Awry: Artificiality as Truth
in English Renaissance Drama," in Spectacle and Image in Renaissance,
Andre Lascombes, editor, pages 264-279, E.J. Brill, Leiden, New York,
Koln, 1993.
Nenad Spoljaric, Delaware Geological Survey, "Glauconite," in
Industrial Minerals and Rocks, sixth edition, D. D. Carr, editor,
February 1994.
SERVICE & AWARDS
An exhibit designed and curated at the University of Delaware Library
by David Langenberg, library, "Delaware's Annie Jump Cannon: Pioneer
Woman Astronomer," was loaned to Wesley College in March for
exhibition in conjunction with the dedication of the college's new
Annie Jump Cannon portrait.
Angela B. Case, clinical studies for teacher education, received the
Distinguished Service Award for 1994 from the National Field Directors
Forum. She also chaired the national executive planning committee for
the 74th annual meeting of Association of Teacher Educators, Feb.
12-16, in Atlanta.
Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials and civil engineering, guest
editor, vol. 9, International Journal of Materials and Product
Technology, a special issue on concurrent engineering of advanced
materials.
Chandra L. Reedy, art conservation, named senior editor, Journal of
the American Institute for Conservation.
Kelvin W. Ramsey, Delaware Geological Survey, elected president of
Eastern section of Society for Sedimentary Geology, which includes the
New England states, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and
Maryland.
Norman F. Ness, Bartol Research Institute, elected Region III trustee
for mid-Atlantic states of University Space Research Association and
vice chairperson of the Council of Institutions. The association now
includes 76 national and international member institutions, all with
graduate programs in both space sciences or aerospace engineering.
GRANTS
Lin G. Alessi, Academic Services Center, $205,400 from U.S. Department
of Education for "Upward Bound Continuation."
Paul D. Amer, computer and information sciences, $30,000 from U.S.
Army Research Office for "ARO Formal Design of Communication
Protocols."
From National Science Foundation: Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical
engineering, $66,750 for "CISE Research Instrumentation Program (Image
Processing Equipment)"; Brian H. Hanson, geography, $29,451 for
"Relocation Between Water Input, Water Pressure, Surface Speed and
Basal Till Deformation, Storglacien"; Stuart M. Jefferies, Bartol
Research Institute, $258,639 for "Probing the Solar Interior and
Atmosphere from the Geographic South Pole"; Stuart Pittel, Bartol
Research Institute, $7,160 for "U.S.-Mexico: Theoretical Study of the
Three-Color Lipkin Model"; and Krzysztof Szalewicz, physics and
astronomy, $53,000 for "Theoretical Studies of Van Der Waals
Molecules."
Robert W. Birkmire, energy conversion, $68,000 from Electric Power
Research Institute for "Structure and Chemistry of CuInSe2 and its
Alloys for Solar Cell Technology."
From Delaware Institute for Medical Education and Research: Anna P.
Ciulla, medical technology, $8,000 for "DIMER '94-Medical Technology
Scholarships"; Paul F. Mettler, physical therapy, $14,000 for "DIMER
'94-Physical Therapy"; and Milton H. Stetson, life and health
sciences, $27,000 for "DIMER '94."
David L. Colton with Peter B. Monk, mathematical sciences, $104,175
from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "Inverse
Scattering Problems for Acoustic & Electromagnetic Waves."
Costel D. Denson, research office, $22,068 from Delaware Department of
Transportation for "Delaware Transportation Institute Support."
George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, $111,601 from U.S. Army
Research Office for "Magnetic Hardening Studies and Novel Techniques
for Preparation of High Performance Magnets" and $82,575 from U.S.
Office of Naval Research for "Chemical Synthesis of Fine Powder of
Rare-Earth Transition Metal Borides, Carbides, and Nitrides."
Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials, $40,000 from Dow Corning
Corp. for "Investigation of New Materials Forms and Non-Destructive
Evaluation Techniques for RTM" and $40,000 from state under Delaware
Research Partnership program.
Patricia M. Kraft, composite materials, $3,325 from University of
Pittsburgh for "Graduate Student Fellowship Program."
John C. Nye, agricultural sciences, $6,240 from Delaware Potato Board.
From National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Lucio Piccirillo,
Bartol Research Institute, $10,000 for "Anisotropy of the Cosmic
Microwave Background on Large and Medium Angular Scales"; Dermott J.
Mullan, Bartol Research Institute, $88,454 for "Spatial Structures in
the Atmosphere and Winds of Stars"; Harry L. Shipman, physics and
astronomy, $2,500 for "The Highest Quality Ultraviolet Spectrum of 40
ERI B."; and Todor Stefanov Stanev with Thomas K. Gaisser, Bartol
Research Institute, $50,000 for "Elemental Composition of Cosmic
Radiation above 1 TeV."
Ferris Webster, marine studies, $150,000 from National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration for "A Data Information System for the
TOGA COARE Program."
Jin Wu, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Marine Studies and Civil
Engineering, $103,214 from U.S. Office of Naval Research for "A
Comprehensive Study of the Bursting Phenomena Above and Below the
Air-Water Interface" and $75,000 for "ONR Ocean Science Educators
Awards."
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
20 years
Julie Ann Tigue, marine studies, April 16, 1974
15 years
Dennis Flockerzi, Network and Systems Services, April 16, 1979
Tyrouse Moody, plant operations, custodial services, April 19,
1979
5 years
Mary Brokenbrough, student housing, April 17, 1989
Maxine Colm, employee relations, April 17, 1989
Mary Ann Raposelli, nursing, April 17, 1989
Linda Robinson, facilities, planning and construction, April 17,
1989
Carmela Sicker, Network and Systems Services, April 17, 1989
John Woodall, student housing, April 17, 1989