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June 9, 1994
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Antony N. Beris, chemical engineering, with Brian J. Edwards of
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Thermodynamics of
Flowing Systems with Internal Microstructure, vol. 36, Oxford
Engineering Science Series, Oxford University Press, 1994.
PUBLICATIONS
Robert T. Allen, entomology and applied ecology, "Description of a
New Genus and Species of Campodeidae from the Interior Highlands
of North America (Diplura: Campodeidae), in Annals of
Entomological Society of America, vol. 87, no. 3, pages 270-276,
1994.
Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry, with R.W. Carter of
NIST, J. Quint and V. Majer of University Blaise-Pascal and P.T.
Thompson and J.R. Boccio of Swarthmore College, "Aqueous
Electrolytes at High Temperatures: Comparison of Experiment with
Simula tion and Continuum Models," in Journal of Chemical
Thermodynamics, vol. 26, pages 225-236, 1994.
R.G. Weber, entomology and applied ecology, and former graduate
student Tracy A. Horner, "Techniques for Handling Mosquito Egg
Rafts and Raft Samples (Diptera: Culicidae)," in Entomological
News, vol. 105, no. 2, pages 103-109, 1994.
Karl W. Boer, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar Energy,
and Joachim Piprek, materials science, "Donor-Acceptor Pairs to
Limit Voc-Improvement of Photodiodes," in Solar Energy Materials
and Solar Cells, vol. 32, pages 395-403, April 1994.
Gerard J. Mangone, University Research Professor for Internatinal
and Maritime Law, "Graduate College of Marine Studies, Navigation
and Pollution in American Rivers," in Le Fleuve et Ses
Metamorphoses, Francois Piquet, editor, pages 331-334, Didier
Erudition, Paris, 1993.
Diane Kukich, composite materials, "Nondestructive Evaluation-A
Critical Step in the Production of Quality Composite Parts," in
Army RD&A Bulletin, pages 11-14, May-June 1994.
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical
Engineering, with R.A. Phillips and J.M. McKenna of University of
Wisconsin, "Glass Transition and Melting Behavior of Poly(ether-
ester) Multiblock Copolymers with Poly(tetramethylene
isophthalate) Hard Segments," in Journal of Polymer Science, vol.
32, pages 791-802; with C.W. Myers of University of Wisconsin,
"Analysis in the Calculation of Orientation Functions for Polymers
from Infrared Dichroism Measurements," in Applied Spectroscopy,
vol. 48, pages 72-78; with J.-C. Lin and T.M. Ko of University of
Wisconsin, "Polyethylene Surface Sulfonation: Surface
Characterization and Platelet Adhesion Studies," in Journal of
Colloid and Interface Science, vol. 164, pages 99-106; and with
R.J. Goddard and B.P. Grady of University of Wisconsin, "The Room
Temperature Annealing Peak in Ionomers: Ionic Crystallites or
Water Absorption?," in Macromolecules, vol. 27, pages 1710-1719.
PRESENTATIONS
Fred Hofstetter, Instructional Technology Center, and Carl
Jacobson, Management Information Services, plenary speakers at
CAUSE conference on networked information access and delivery,
June 2-3, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
Ronald E. Martin, English, "Race, American Anthropology and
Literature, 1898-1940" and "American Writers in the Midst of 20th
Century Redefinitions of Nature," at University of Umeaa, May 5-6,
Sweden; and "The Roots of Relativism: Narrative Authority,
Explanation and Language in Works by Theodore Dreiser, Henry Adams
and Gertrude Stein," a seminar, May 10-12, University of Rome.
G. Gopinath, business administration, "Understanding Turnaround
Management," at Eastern Academy of Management annual meeting, May
13, Albany, N.Y.
Robert T. Allen, entomology and applied ecology, "Biogeography and
Radiation of World Wide Tropical Diplura Faunas (Arthropoda:
Insecta: Diplura)," at International Symposium on Biodiversity and
Systematics in Tropical Ecosystems, May 2-7, Bonn, Germany.
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies
and Psychology, discussant on developing a more unified systemic
approach to changing relationship of higher education to schools,
at Pew Charitable Trust Forum, May 20-21, El Paso; and a
presentation on teacher testing at National Association of State
Directors of Teacher Education and Certification meeting, May 24-
25, Chicago.
Harriet Bursztyn, Student Health Services, "Ethics Issues in
Psychiatry," a workshop, at 150th annual meeting of American
Psychiatric Association, May 25, Philadelphia.
Farley Grubb and Saul Hoffman, economics, chaired sessions at
Conference on the Family Enterprise and Small Commodity
Production, sponsored by UD, Hagley Museum and Journal of Family
History, May 12-15, Wilmington, Del.
M. Andrew Fields, finance, discussant, "Information Content of
Nonroutine Project Terminations and Size Effect," at Eastern
Finance Association meeting, Boston, Mass.
Faculty members and graduate students from several departments
made presentations at the 207th American Chemical Society meeting,
March 13-17, in San Diego: from the Department of Chemistry and
Biochemistry, H. Keith Chenault with Robert F. Mandes, "Selective
Inhibition of Metabolic Enzymes by Sugar Phosphate Analogs," Mary
J. Wirth with Jacqueline L. Sassaman and John M. Kovaleski,
"Dynamics of Adsorbates at Water/Hydrocarbon Interfaces" and Wirth
and Sassaman, "Reorientation of a Fluorescent Probe Within a
Phospholipid Monolayer at a Liquid-Liquid Interface," T.B. Brill
with M.L. Kieke and J.W. Schoppelrei, "Chemical Reactions in Very
Hot Water," K.H. Theopold, R.A. Heintz and A.L. Rheingold,
"Paramagnetic Chromium Hydride Clusters" and Theopold and O.M.
Reinaud, "Breaking C-H Bonds with Cobalt and O2" and "Metal
Complexes of a New Triamidate Ligand"; from the Department of
Chemical Engineering, Michael T. Klein, "Monte Carlo Simulation of
Asphaltene Structure and Reactivity," and with He Huang and
William Calkins, "The Use of Thermogravimetric Analysis to Follow
the Conversion of Coal Derived Vacuum Resids in the Resid
Recycling Process," A.M. Lenhoff with C.M. Roth and C.A. Johnson,
"Protein Ion-Exchange Chromatography: A Molecular Biophysics
View," M.A. Barteau, M.C. Libby and P.C. Watson, "Syntheses of
Ketenes with Oxide Catalysts," and Prasad Dhurjati with graduate
students Sameer Rupani and Konstantin Konstatninov and Tina Van
Dyk, William Majarian and Robert LaRoss of the DuPont Co., "On-
line Monitoring of Recombinant Escherichia coli in Batch and
Continuous Cultures Using a grpE Promoter Bioluminescence Reporter
Gene System"; E.E. Eyler, physics and astronomy, "Extending the
Limits of High Resolution Pulsed-Laser Spectroscopy"; D.L.
Kirchman, R.G. Keil and T. Nagata, marine studies, "Decomposition
of Organic Matter Associated with Collids"; and Herbert E. Allen,
civil engineering, with Yuanyi Zhuang of Nankai University,
"Cadmium Mobilization Resulting from Sediment Aeration."
Researchers from several University colleges, departments and
programs made presentations at the American Geophysical Union
spring meeting, May 23-27, Baltimore: from the College of Marine
Studies, Jin Wu, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Marine Studies and
Civil Engineering, "Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Size-
Fractioned Iron Concentrations in the Surface Water of the
Northwest Atlantic," J.R. Scudlark, "Source Apportionment of Major
Ions and Trace Elements in Precipitation at the Mid-Atlantic
Coast," H.A. Stecher, "Ontogenic Trace Element Profiles in
Mercenaria Mercenaria and Spisula solidissima," Kuo-Chin Wong, "On
the Salinity Distribution in Lower Delaware Bay" and presentations
by graduate students A.C. Phillips, G.M. Menon, Boachun Ge, Carol
Denise Jansen, Louis E. Keiner, Mary Lewis, Oliver Weatherbee, Han-
Tsung Chen, Nan-Jung Kuo, Sudhir Nadiga and Yuguang Liu; from the
Department of Geology, J.F. Wehmiller, "Geologic Ages of Shells on
Beaches: Implications for Sediment Sources U.S. Mid-Atlantic
Coast," J.E. Pizzuto with graduate student W. Carey,
"Transgression of Delaware's Fringing Saltmarshes On the
Uplands-The Last 100 Years" and presentations by graduate students
A.E. Schwendt and Curt Storlazzi; R.H. Wood, chemistry and
biochemistry, "Aqueous Solutions at High Temperatures"; from
Bartol Research Institute, John W. Bieber, "New Evidence for a
Large Two-Dimensional Component of Solar Wind Magnetic Turbulence"
and with graduate student W. Wanner, "Cosmic Ray Mean Free Paths
and the Geometry of IMF Turbulence," G.P. Zank with postdoctoral
student L.L. Williams, "An Upper Limit to the Wave Excitation
Induced by the Pickup of Intersteller Ions," Zhongmin Lin, "Cutoff
Rigidity and Penumbral Structure at Geomagnetic Quiet Time,"
Charles W. Smith, "Whistler Waves Upstream of Neptune's Bow Shock"
and presentations by graduate student T.R. Story and Williams;
from the Center for Remote Sensing, Zheng Shen, visiting
scientist, "On the Formation of the Internal Wave Signatures Shown
on SAR Images," Quanan Zhgeng, visiting scientist, "Dynamic
Interpretation of Space Shuttle Photographs: Deep-Water Internal
Waves in the Western Equatorial Indian Ocean," Yuanging Yu,
visiting scientist, "EQF Analysis of the Geosat Altimeter Data in
the Equatorial Pacific" and presentations by graduate students
Chung-Ru Ho and Yun He.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
George Rutynowski, chemistry and biochemistry, June 16, 1969
Nancy Soccorso, women's affairs, June 16, 1969
20 years
Susan Ridgway, chemistry and biochemistry, June 11, 1974
15 years
Kathleen Collison, Management Information Services, June 18, 1979
Charles Hanavin, electrical engineering, June 11, 1979
10 years
Regina Lewis, plant operations, budget/cost control, June 21,
1984
Dawn McLaughlin, plant operations, administrative services, June
14, 1984
James Swasey, Longwood Program, June 16, 1984
5 years
Pamela Haverland, mathematical sciences, June 12, 1989
Terri Hetzell Lloyd, general accounting, June 12, 1989
Douglas Snyder, student housing, custodial, June 19, 1989
Melvin Thomas, library, June 5, 1989
Rebecca Wise, Management Information Services, June 12, 1989
GRANTS
Carmine C. Balascio, agricultural engineering, $5,000 from
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
for "Storm-Water Quality Sampling at Pigeon Run."
Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, physical therapy, $95,510 from Public
Health Service for "Force Optimization in Rat and Human Skeletal
Muscle."
Kenneth B. Bischoff, Unidel Professor of Biomedical Engineering,
$12,000 from DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. for "Developing
Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Model of Anti-Platelet
Candidate DMP 728."
Katherine S. Conway-Turner, women's studies, additional $3,050
from Delaware Humanities Forum for "Women's Studies Conference,"
bringing total funds awarded to $8,250.
Ana I. Dittel, marine studies, $18,000 from National Science
Foundation for "Assessment of Feeding Habits in Crab Larvae Using
the Polymerase Chain Reaction."
Rushad F. Eduljee, Vistasp M. Karbhari and Giuseppe R. Palmese,
composite materials, $30,000 from Quinto Mining Corp. for
"Investigation into the Use of Schillerite Systems in Concrete"
and $30,000 for "Investigation into the Use of Schillerite Systems
in Thermoplastic."
Carolyn L. Fisher and Robert W. Keown, food science, $3,000 from
Maryland Soybean Board for "Soybean Proteins: Prediction of
Functionality in Value-Added Food Applications."
George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, $30,000 from Ames
Laboratory, Institute of Physical Research at Iowa State
University for "Magneto-Optics Materials."
Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology, $99,998 from
National Science Foundation for "Emotion in Early Development."
David W. Kaplan, educational studies, additional $1,740 from
University of California at Santa Barbara for "Quantitative
Approaches to Educational Policy Analysis Utilizing Multilevel
Structural Equation Modeling," bringing total funds awarded to
$15,000.
Nobuhisa Kobayashi and Robert A. Dalrymple, civil engineering,
$90,000 from U.S. Army Research Office for "Vortex Dynamics and
Suspension of Sediment Particles."
Patricia M. Kraft, composite materials, $6,650 from University of
Pittsburgh for "Graduate Student Fellowship Program-University of
Pittsburgh-Amendment #3."
Kelvin W. Ramsey, Delaware Geological Survey, $19,850 from
University of Texas at Austin for "Stratigraphic Correlation,
Onshore to Offshore, Delaware."
Chandra L. Reedy, art conservation, $39,777 from U.S. Department
of the Interior, National Park Service, for "Electrochemical
Testing for Assessing Effects of Exhibition Materials on Metal
Artifacts."
Peter W. Rees, geography, $44,000 from National Geographic Society
for "Delaware Geographic Alliance Program."
Arnold L. Rheingold, chemistry, $5,000 from American Chemical
Society, Petroleum Research Fund for "Diphosphenes and Diarsines
in Cluster Synthesis."
Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin DuPont Professor of Chemical
Engineering, $103,472 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Group
Contribution and Equation of State Models" and $24,600 from
National Science Foundation for "Second International Symposium on
Thermodynamics in Chemical Engineering and Industry, Beijing,
China, May 24-27."
Scott G. Stevens and Katharine Schneider,English Language
Institute, $119,196 from U.S. Information Agency for "1994 Summer
Institute for English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Educators from
Ethiopia, Francophone and Lusophone Africa."