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September 16, 1993
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Donald L. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, Advances in Agronomy, vol.
49, 1993.
PUBLICATIONS
Elizabeth M. Perse, communication, with Douglas A. Ferguson of Bowling
Green State University, "Gender Differences in Remote Control Use," in
The Remote Control in the New Age of Television, chapter 12, pages
169-186, 1993.
Dallas G. Hoover and Dietrich W. Knorr, food science, with graduate
student N.R. Sudarshan, "Antibacterial Action of Chitosan," in Food
Biotechnology, vol. 6, no. 3, pages 257-272.
Douglas McLeod, communication, with James K. Hertog of the University
of Kentucky, "The Manufacture of 'Public Opinion' by Reporters:
Informal Cues for Public Perceptions of Protest Groups," in Journal of
Discourse & Society, vol. 3, no. 3, pages 259-275.
J.R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
"Analysis and Optimization of Web Core Composite Sandwich Shells
Subjected to Axial Compression," vol. 6, pages 434-440, and with J.F.
Newill, University of Delaware NASA Fellow, "Some High Strain Rate
Effects on Composite Materials," vol. 5, pages 269-277, in Proceedings
of Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials, July 1993,
Madrid.
James S. Paik, food science, with graduate student Tahir Anis,
"Adhesion Change in Heat Sealed LDPE by Organic Vapor Sorption," in
Packing Technology and Engineering, pages 29-32, 43, February 1993.
Steven Helming, English, "Marxist 'Pleasure': Fredric Jameson and
Terry Eagleton," in Postmodern Culture, vol. 3, no. 3, May 1993, and
in Essays in Postmodern Culture, Oxford University Press, 1993; a book
review-essay, "Recent African American Biography and Criticism," in
Sewanee Review, vol. 100, pages 684-699, Fall 1992; and a book review,
What's Wrong with Postmodernism: Critical Theory and the Ends of
Philosophy by Christopher Norris, in Kritikon, vol. 19, pages 162-163,
1992.
James R. Krum, business administration, with Pradeep A. Rau of George
Washington University, "Organizational Responses of U.S.
Multinationals to EC-1992: An Empirical Study," in Journal of
International Marketing, vol. 1, no. 2, pages 49-70, 1993.
Robert A. Day, English, "Ethical Issues Yesterday and Today," in
Scholarly Publishing, vol. 24, no. 4, pages 258-262, July 1993.
Donald L. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, with graduate students S.E.
Fendorf, P.C. Zhang and L. Tang, "Kinetics and Mechanisms of
Environmentally Important Reactions on Soil Colloidal Surfaces," in
NATO ASI Series, vol. G-32, D. Petruzelli and F.G. Helfferich,
editors, pages 142-168; "Soil and Environmental Chemistry Research in
the Northeastern USA: Challenges and Opportunities for the 1990s," in
Agricultural Research in the Northeastern United States: Critical
Review and Future Perspectives, pages 1-9, Soil Science Society of
America, Madison, Wisc.; and three articles in vol. 57, Soil Science
Society of America Journal: with graduate student Fendorf, J.A. Franz
and D.M. Camarioni of Battelle-Pacific Northwest Laboratory, "Electron
Paramagnetic Resonance Stopped-Flow Kinetic Study of Manganese (II)
Sorption-Desorption on Birnessite," pages 57-62; with Tang,
"Cation-Exchange Kinetics on Montmorillonite Using Pressure-Jump
Relaxation," pages 42-46; and with P.C. Zhang of State University of
New York at Oswego, "Kinetics of Phenol and Aniline Adsorption and
Desorption on an Organo-Clay," pages 340-345.
PRESENTATIONS
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology, "Longitudinal Perspectives on Italian
National Character," a keynote address, at international conference on
culture of socio-historical origins and transitions, March 18-20,
University of Pisa, Italy; "Personality Interaction of American Voters
and Presidential Candidates," March 22, University of Bologna; and
participant in international seminar, "Problems of Democracy in
European Political Systems," March 19, University of Genova.
Hilton Brown, Harriet T. Baily Professor of Art Conservation, "An
Introduction to Drawing and Painting Materials and Techniques for
Museum Educations," at Delaware Art Museum, Aug. 24, Wilmington.
Peter G. Roe, anthropology, "Stormy Weather: Towards a
Transformational Model of 'Dark Cloud' and Milky Way Symbolism in
South Amerindian Ethnoastronomy," and symposium chairperson, "The
Integration of Ethnographic Data to Archaeoastronomy," at
International Conference on Archaeastronomy, Aug. 23-27, Stara Zabora,
Bulgaria.
Karl W. Boer, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar Energy, "At
the Threshold of a New World," at Environment Honour Session of Solar
World Congress, Aug. 23-27, Budapest.
Ramiro Martinez Jr., sociology and criminal justice, "The Link Between
Past and Future Violent Behavior: Some Evidence on Specialization in
Violence" and "Latinos and Lethal Violence: The Impact of Poverty and
Inequality," at American Sociological Association annual meeting, Aug.
13-17, Miami Beach; and "Recidivism and Chronicity in a Cohort of
Violent Offenders," at National Institute of Justice Workshop on
Recidivism, July 12-16, Ann Arbor.
Robert Schweitzer, finance, "Banking Education in the U.S.," at Johns
Hopkins University/National Chengchi University program on
international banking issues, July 29, Baltimore.
Donald L. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, "Physical Chemistry of Soil
Potassium," at Tothamsted Experimental Station, June 28, Harpenden,
England; "Kinetics of Environmentally Important Reactions on Clay
Minerals and Soils," at Environmental Science Division, Lancaster
University, July 1; and "Chromium Oxidation-Sorption Mechanisms on
Oxide Surfaces," at School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham,
July 6.
Dallas G. Hoover, food science, with visiting scientist Johanna Lott
Fischer, "Availability of Inulofructo-oligosaccharides to
Bifidobacteria and Other Intestinal Microorganisms," at Institute of
Food Technologists annual national meeting and food expo, July 10-14,
Chicago.
MISCELLANEOUS
Donald L. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, appointed
co-editor-in-chief of Geoderma, an international journal in soil
science in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Several faculty members from the Operations Research Program were
invited by the Organization of American States to develop a conference
on transportation infrastructural and developmental policies for
Argentina. Presenting their views and models for the comprehensive
planning of the Rio de la Plata region and other developing regions at
the Aug. 9-13 conference were Joachim Elterich and Conrado Gempesaw,
food and resource economics; Shinya Kikuchi, civil engineering; and
Francis Tannian, urban affairs.
Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical engineering, elected a senior member of
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the highest
professional grade of membership.
Karl W. Boer, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar Energy, is
executive co-editor of Yearbook of Solar Energy, published by
Eurosolar, Bonn.
GRANTS
From the DuPont Co.: Robert T. Allen, entomology and applied ecology,
additional $21,082 for "Graduate Study Entomology," bringing total
funds awarded to $41,064; and Prasad S. Dhurjati, chemical
engineering, $2,000 for "Summer Student Fellowship for Fermentation
Optimization."
From U.S. Department of Education: Michael A. Arenson, music,
additional $42,201 for "Computer Lessons for Written Harmony,"
bringing total funds awarded to $162,375, and with Michael F. Morgan,
music, $68,956 for "Interactive Jazz Theory Lessons"; and Fred T.
Hofstetter, music, additional $44,364 for "Computerized Sight-Singing
Lessons with Intelligent Feedback," bringing total funds awarded to
$153,202.
Karen W. Bauer, institutional research and planning, $1,000 from North
East Association for Institutional Research, for "A Longitudinal Study
of College Student Development."
Thomas O. Calhoun, English, additional $15,000 from National
Endowment for the Humanities, for "The Collected Works of Abraham
Cowley," bringing total funds awarded to $130,000.
Robert B. Carroll, plant and soil sciences, $8,214 from San Diego
State University Foundation, for "Egyptian National Agricultural
Research Project," and $5,000 from Cargill Seed Division for "Cargill
Red Root Rot Evaluation."
From National Science Foundation: Bobby F. Caviness, computer and
information science, $15,250 for "Symposium on Quantifier Elimination
and Cylindrical Algebraic Decomposition"; Thomas M. Church with Najid
Hussain, marine studies, $50,000 for "The Biogeochemistry of Polonium
as a Marine Carbon Tracer"; William B. Daniels, Unidel Professor of
Physics, $10,000 for "Rare Gases and Other Simple Systems at High
Pressure"; Frank R. Hall, marine studies, additional $25,000 for
"Magnetic Studies of Latest Pleistocene to Holocene Fine Grained
Sediments: The Nova Scotian Shelf," bringing total funds awarded to
$50,000; Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology, additional
$3,500 for "Emotions in Development," bringing total funds awarded to
$298,487; Lori L. Pollock, computer and information sciences, $59,993
for "Cooperative Register Allocation and Instruction Scheduling"; Ib
A. Svendsen and James T. Kirby, civil engineering, with Ikramul P.
Huq, marine studies, additional $119,937 for "Studies of Breaking Wave
Dynamics," bringing total funds awarded to $234,917; and Jerold M.
Schultz, chemical engineering, $41,478 for "U.S.-Bulgarian Research on
Microfibrillar-Reinforced Polycondensate Blends."
From Office of Naval Research: Alexander H. D. Cheng, civil
engineering, $30,899 for "Acoustic Wave Field Reflection and
Scattering in Shallow Water Sediments"; Wadsworth Owen, marine
studies, $33,880 for "Ship Support for the R/V Cape Henlopen to
Provide Ship Time for ONR Shallow Water Acoustics Proposal"; and Jack
R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with
Ian W. Hall, mechanical engineering, $40,524 for "High Strain-Rate
Properties of Fiber Reinforced Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Polymer
Matrix Composites."
Teresa M. Cooney with Mary K. Hutchinson, individual and family
studies, $2,000 from Fahs-Beck Fund, for "Gender Differences in Sexual
Risk Perceptions and Protective Strategies of Young Adult
Heterosexuals: A Dyadic Approach."
Lawrence P. Donnelley, international programs, additional $747,440
from U.S. Agency for International Development, for "Management
Training and Economics Education in Central and Eastern
Europe-Bulgaria," bringing total funds awarded to $3,367,206.
John W. Ewart, marine studies, $20,000 from Northeastern Regional
Aquaculture Center, for "Development of a Northeastern Regional
Aquaculture Extension Network."
James M. Falk, Sea Grant Program, $27,977 from National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, for "Zebra Mussel Outreach throughout
Delaware and Mid-Atlantic Region."
From Public Health Service: Samuel L. Gaertner, psychology, $126,956
for "Reducing Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model"; and Janice A.
Selekman, nursing, $36,477 for "Professional Nurse Traineeship."
Conrado M. Gempesaw, food and resource economics, additional $8,000
from University of New Hampshire, for "Alternative Marketing Options
to Improve Profitability of the NE Aquaculture Industry," bringing
total funds awarded to $26,900.
Selcuk I. Guceri, mechanical engineering, $34,814 from Northrop
Aircraft/Great Lakes Composites Consortium, for "Numerical Process
Simulation in Reactive Resin Transfer Molding."
James A. Hawk, plant and soil sciences, additional grants of $10,000
and $40,000 from Cargill Seed Division, for "Cargill Corn Breeding
Grant," bringing total funds awarded to $135,000.
Carol E. Hoffecker, Richards Professor of History, $18,600 from
General Electric Foundation, for "GE Foundation Fellowship Program."
Jaana H. Juvonen, educational studies, $35,000 from Spencer
Foundation, for "The National Academy of Education's 1993-94 Spencer
Post-Doctoral Fellowship."
Laurence S. Kalkstein, geography, $12,990 from Southern Regional
Climate Center, for "Development and Application of a New Regional
Synoptic Climatology for the Southern Climate Region and Southeast
Regional Climate Center"; and with John S. Greene, geography,
additional $22,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
for "Global Change Fellowship Program," bringing total funds awarded
to $44,000.
Shinya Kikuchi, transportation center, $20,980 from Federal Highway
Administration, for "Evaluating Changes in Traveler Behavior and
Productivity for Telecommuters."
Dov Leshchinsky, civil engineering, $2,450 from U.S. Army Engineering
Cewes-Ct, for "Spherical Cohesion Tests Conducted on Hydraulically
Excavated Soil Samples."
Gerard J. Mangone, University Research Professor for International and
Maritime Law, $4,500 from city of Wilmington, for "Student Support of
Port of Wilmington Research."
Cynthia K. McClure, chemistry and biochemistry, $50,000 from Petroleum
Research Fund, for "Pentacovalent Phosphorus in Organic Chemistry: A
New Route to Substituted Phosphonates."
David L. Mills, electrical engineering, $25,000 from Northeast
Consortium for Engineering Education, for "Time Management and
Synchronization Support."
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies,
$304,246 from Department of Education, for "Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mathematics and Science Education Act," and $33,396 from Texas A&M
University, for "Texas A&M Project 30 Alliance Year 2."
Joseph H. Noggle, chemistry and biochemistry, $15,000 from Dreyfus
Foundation, for "Computers and Software for Teaching Physical
Chemistry."
From U.S. Department of Agriculture: John C. Nye, agricultural
sciences, additional $21,289 for "Beneficial Insects," bringing total
funds awarded to $65,331; and Douglas W. Tallamy, entomology and
applied ecology, $165,000 for "Variation in Diabroticite Cucurbitacin
Sensitivity."
Edward C. Ratledge, urban affairs and public policy, $6,973 from
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth & Their Families,
for "Data Gathering on Parents and Staff of Participating Child Care
Centers (FACET Project)."
John K. Rosenberger, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
$29,637 from Orion Corp., for "Competitive Exclusion Project."
Fadil Santosa, mathematical sciences, with Ian W. Hall, materials
science, $140,000 from Air Force Office of Scientific Research, for
"Nondestructive Evaluation of Corrosion-Damaged Structures."
Robert F. Simons, psychology, $13,078 from Delaware Division of Child
Mental Health Services, for "DCMHS Internship."
Donald D. Sparks, plant and soil sciences, additional $22,000 from
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for "Desorption and
Redox Behavior of Ni and Cr from Lunar Simulants Using Equilibrium and
Kinetic Approaches," bringing total funds awarded to $44,000.
Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and biochemistry, $68,407 from Vanderbilt
University, for "Synthesis of Epimeric Prostaglandins."
Ferris Webster, marine studies, $38,000 from National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, for "NASA Data Systems," bringing total amount
awarded to $342,365.
Cort J. Willmott, geography, $14,500 from University of New Hampshire,
for "Data and a Geographic Information System; Integrating Tools for
the Global Climate Change Program."
Linda M. Wilson, educational development, $11,288 from University of
Wisconsin, for "Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Math."