UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 38, Page 6
July 21, 1994
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
D.M. Seliskar, marine studies, "The Effect of Accelerated Sand
Accretion on Growth, Carbohydrate Reserves and Ethylene
Production in Ammophila breviligulata (Poaceae)," in American
Journal of Botany, vol. 81, pages 536-541, 1994.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "El
Experimento Narrativo de Esther Tusquets," in Actas de la
Asociacion Internacional de Hispanistas, Irvine 1992, Vol. II,
pages 165-172, University of California Press, 1994.
John Leonard, economics, with Satya Pattnakak, "Explaining
Discrimination in the NFL: A Study of Coaches' Salaries," in
Sociological Viewpoints, fall 1994.
Mohsen Badiey, marine studies, with Alexander H-D. Cheng, civil
engineering, and graduate student Indra Jaya, "Propagator Matrix
for Plane Wave Reflection from Inhomogeneous Anisotropic
Poroelastic Seafloor," in Journal of Computational Acoustics,
vol. 2, no. 1, pages 11-27, 1994.
John A. Maden and Susan McGeary, geology, David E. Krantz, marine
studies, and students S.S. Macintire, W.F. Daniels and C.D.
Storlazzi, "Ground Penetrating Radar Investigation of a Wetlands
Replacement Site," in Proceedings of the Fifth International
Conference on Ground Penetrating Radar, Kitchener, Ontario,
Canada, June 12-16, pages 831-841.
Steven K. Dentel, civil engineering, "Organoclay Sorbents for
Selective Removal of Organics from Water and Wastewater," in
Process Engineering for Pollution Control and Waste Minimization,
Chapter 24, D.L. Wise and D.J. Trantolo, editors, Marcel Dekker,
New York, 1993.
PRESENTATIONS
Ajay K. Prasad, mechanical engineering, with graduate student
Sreenivasa K. Kaushal, "PIU Investigation of Visco-Elastic Entry
Flow in a Planar Contraction" and with graduate student Ashok
Krishnamurthy, "Goertier Vortex Studies Using Particle Image
Velocimetry," at 12th U.S. National Congress of Applied
Mechanics, June 27-July 1, University of Washington, Seattle.
Roland R. Roth, entomology and applied ecology, with graduate
student Howard Weinberg, "Forest Area and Habitat Quality for the
Wood Thrust," at North American Ornithological Conference, June
21-26, Missoula, Mont.
Allan McCutcheon, sociology, "A Comparative Analysis of Religious
Practice and Belief in the Old and New Federal States of
Germany," July 8, at University of Muenster, Germany.
Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, with graduate student
Kelli Burget, "An Experimental Investigation of Fiber Wall
Interactions in Simple Shear Flow," at American Society of
Mechanical Engineering fluids summer meeting, June 19-23, Lake
Tahoe, Nev.
Steven K. Dentel, civil engineering, "Use of the Streaming
Current Detector in Coagulation Monitoring and Control" and with
graduate student M.M. Abu-Orf, "Laboratory and Full-Scale Studies
of Liquid-Stream Viscosity and Streaming Current for
Characterization and Monitoring of Dewaterability," at workshop
on optimal dosing of coagulants and flocculants, Jan. 12,
Mulheim, Germany; and with Abu-Orf, "Use of Streaming Current and
Other Parameters Towards Successful Polymer Dose Control in
Sludge Conditioning," at sixth international Gothenburg Symposium
on Chemical Treatment, June 22, Gothenburg, Sweden.
John A. Madsen and Susan McGeary, geology, David E. Krantz,
marine studies, and students Samuel S. Macintire, William F.
Daniels and Curt Storlazzi, "Ground Penetrating Radar
Investigation of a Wetland Replacement Site"; and McGeary,
Madsen, Krantz with students Michael O'Neal and Jill Sotsky, "The
Use of GPR in Non-Glacial Quaternary Stratigraphic Studies in the
Mid-Atlantic Coastal Region of North America," at fifth
international conference on ground penetrating radar, June 12-16,
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
John Leonard, economics, "Possible Extensions of the Overlapping
Generations Model," at 69th annual meeting, Western Economics
Association International, June 30, Vancouver, B.C.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "El Teatro
Seglar de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz y la Tradicion de la
Comedia," at the 30th Congress of International Institute of
Iberoamerican Literature, June 12-16, University of Pittsburgh.
SERVICE AND AWARDS
M. Andrew Fields, finance, selected to edit a special issue of
Managerial Finance titled "Finance and the Regulatory
Environment."
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
Claire Northam, budget office, Aug. 1, 1969
Edgar "Jack" Townsend, Career Services Center, Aug. 1, 1969
20 years
Thomas Kay Reed, physics and astronomy, July 29, 1974
15 years
David Ames, urban affairs and public policy, Aug. 1, 1979
Marvin Mitchell, marine studies, Aug. 1, 1979
Ruth Patterson, library, July 30, 1979
Thomas Wood, entomology and applied ecology, Aug. 1, 1979
Karen Woodie, physical education, Aug. 1, 1979
10 years
Deanna Benson, vice provost for research, Augl 1, 1984
Barbara Westog, electrical engineering, July 23, 1984
5 years
Joan Burnside, animal science and agricultural biochemistry, Aug.
1, 1989
Katherine Christopher, facilities management, custodial services,
July 24, 1989
Charlotte Coleman, civil engineering, Aug. 3, 1989
Blythe Rose Culver, facilities management, custodial services,
July 24, 1989
Eric Denson, counseling and student development, Aug. 1, 1989
Susan Greenzang, housing and residence life, Aug. 1, 1989
Terry Hamilton, facilities management, custodial services, July
31, 1989
Richard Holland, housing and residence life, Aug. 1, 1989
William Johnson, physical education, athletics and recreation,
Aug. 1, 1989
Ann Kline, education, Aug. 1, 1989
Shirley Kwiatkowski, accounts receivable, Aug. 1, 1989
Kevin Musselman, facilities management, custodial services, July
24, 1989
Carol Rogers, public safety, July 24, 1989
Glenn Wright, network and systems services, Aug. 1, 1989
GRANTS
From Delaware Department of Transportation, $250,000 for Delaware
Transportation Institute projects and $18,621 for administrative
support.
From Delaware Transportation Institute: Nobuhisa Kobayashi, civil
engineering, $25,000 for "Tidal Hydraulics and Run Off
Interaction (Route 54)"; John J. Frett, plant and soil sciences,
$25,000 for "Evaluation and Cost Analysis of Methods to Prevent
Erosion in Roadside Slopes"; Ardeshir Faghri, civil engineering,
$27,475 for "Multi-modal Transportation Networks for the Port of
Wilmington" and $26,275 for "Traffic Monitoring Systems and
Estimated Traffic Data in Delaware"; Shinya Kikuchi, civil
engineering, $17,754 for "Warrant for Installation of Right Turn
Lanes"; C. P. Huang, Distinguished Professor of Environmental
Engineering, $27,380 for "Assessing the Effectiveness of Measures
Taken to Minimize Highway Construction Impacts to Wetlands"; Dov
Leshchinsky, civil engineering, $15,193 for "Specifications for
Design and Construction of Geosynthetically Reinforced Soil
Walls"; Michael J. Chajes and Victor Kaliakin, civil engineering,
$24,634 for "Seismic Retrofit Strategies for Delaware's Bridges";
and Dennis R. Mertz and Chajes, civil engineering, $24,539 for
"Evaluation of Experimental Load Rating of Posted Bridges."
Herbert E. Allen and Fred Hurlock, civil engineering, $84,439
from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental
Control for "DNREC Pollution Program."
Paul D. Amer, computer and information sciences, $33,121 from
Battelle for "Scientific Services Program Task 94-081."
From Delaware Department of Public Instruction: Beth G. Anderson,
Education Resource Center, $200 for "DPI Bilingual Education
Activities"; and Susan R. Sandall and Donald L. Peters,
University Affiliated Program for Families and Developmental
Disabilities, $20,472 for "Evaluation of IRMC Sponsored
Programs."
Timothy H. Bunnell, Center for Applied Science and Engineering,
$88,500 from Microsoft Corp. for "Speech Synthesis and Linguistic
Processing."
Martha Collins-Owens, University relations, $3,040 from Mid-
Atlantic Arts Foundation to support engagement of the "Lewitzky
Dance Company" and $2,030 for "Ondekoza."
From National Science Foundation: L. Pamela Cook-Ioannidis and
Gilberto Schleiniger, mathematical sciences, $40,000 for
"Mathematical Sciences: Some Mathematical Problems in Transonic
Aerodynamics and in Flows with Vorticity"; William B. Daniels,
Unidel Professor of Physics and Astronomy, $106,000 for "Rare
Gases and Other Simple Systems at High Pressure"; Edward E.
Eyler, physics and astronomy, $37,775 for "Multiphon and Far-UV
Spectroscopy of Few-Electron Systems"; Annette D. Shine, chemical
engineering, $82,336 for "Electrorheology of Liquid Crystalline
Polymer Solutions"; and Norman J. Wagner, chemical engineering,
additional $62,500 for "Presidential Young Investigator Award."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Engineering,
$60,319 from Public Health Service (transferred from University
of Wisconsin) for "Mechanisms of Damage Caused by Cardiopulmonary
Bypass."
Zoubeida R. Dagher, educational development, $35,000 from Spencer
Foundation for "Study of Students' Construction of Scientific
Explanations."
From National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Paul A.
Evenson and John M. Clem, Bartol Research Institute, $35,000 for
"Comprehensive Suprathermal and Energetic Particle Analyzer for
the Heliospheric Observatory"; and Charles W. Smith, Bartol
Research Institute, $40,000 for "Turbulent and Large-Scale
Interplanetary Magnetic Fields."
Thomas K. Gaisser and Qaisar Shafi, Bartol Research Institute,
$40,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Particle Theory and
Cosmology."
Catherine K. Halbrendt, food and resource economics, $4,978 from
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services for "A
Marketing Study of Delaware's Congregate Meals Program."
Charles S. Ih, electrical engineering, additional $20,000 from
U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for "Versatile and
High-Power Multi-Channel Data Links for Satellite Laser
Communication."
Willett M. Kempton, urban affairs and public policy, $15,000 from
Alliance to Save Energy for "Assessing the Role of Behavior as a
Demand-Side Management Measure."
Nobuhisa Kobayashi, civil engineering, additional $14,711 from
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for "Development of Computer
Programs for Design of Coastal Structures in Surf Zones."
Fadil Santosa, mathematical sciences, and Ian Hall, mechanical
engineering, $138,852 from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific
Research for "Nondestructive Evaluation of Corrosion-Damaged
Structures."
Joyce H. Stoner, art conservation, $75,000 from National
Endowment for the Arts for "University of Delaware Art
Conservation Program."
John H. Talley, Delaware Geological Survey, $52,426 from New
Castle County Water Resources Agency for "Proposal to Design,
Develop and Implement a Ground-Water Quality Monitoring Network
for Southern New Castle County, Delaware."
Colin Thorpe, chemistry and biochemistry, $160,788 from
NIH-National Institute of General Medical Sciences for
"Flavoproteins in Fatty Acid Metabolism."
Mary J. Wirth, chemistry and biochemistry, $76,630 from U.S.
Department of Energy for "Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopic
Probing of Solute Interactions with Chemically Modified
Surfaces."