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November 17, 1994
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Karl W. Boer, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar Energy
Emeritus, "Cadmium Sulfide," in Encyclopedia of Advanced
Materials, pages 301-309, Pergamon Press, 1994; with 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, 1994; and, editor, Advances in
Solar Energy, vol. IX, American Solar Energy Society, 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
Richard N. Benson, Delaware Geological Survey, "Mid-Oligocene
Unconformity and Faulting in the Atlantic Coastal Plain of
Delaware Correlated with Uplife History of Appalachian-Labrador
and Bermuda Rises," at Geological Society of America annual
meeting, Oct. 24, Seattle.
Joseph Pika, political science and international relations,
"Interest Groups and the Presidency: Practical and Ethical
Problems," Pi Sigma Alpha lecture, Gettysburg College, Oct. 27.
Joachim Piprek, materials science, "Heat Flow Analysis of Long
Wavelength Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers with Various
Distributed Bragg Reflector Materials," at Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers Lasers and Electro-Optics
Society annual meeting, Nov. 1, Boston.
Mark W. McLeod, history, "Vietnam's Social and Political
Development, 1428-1858," at School of Area Studies, National
Foreign Affairs Training Center, Department of State, Nov. 2,
Washington, D.C.; and "Vietnam Today," at current events study
group, Roxana and Samuel Arsht Center for Lifelong Learning,
Sept. 26, Wilmington.
Robert Taggart, educational studies, "Business Influence on
Educational Reform and the Forgotten Teacher" and discussion
leader, "School Desegregation in Miami and Dayton, Ohio," at
Midwest History of Education Society conference, Oct. 28-29,
Loyola University, Chicago.
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, with C.P. Huang,
Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, P.F.
Sanders of New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and
Energy, postdoctoral fellow Y. Li and graduate student Y-T Chen
and S-Z. Lee, "Soil Partition Coefficients for Cd by Desorption
and Comparison to Adsorption Measurements," at American Chemical
Society meeting, Aug. 22, Washington, D.C.; with graduate student
D.J. Dougherty, "Electrochemical Recovery of Metals and
Complexing Agents from Washing of Metal Contaminated Soil," at
American Chemical Society meeting on emerging technologies in
hazardous waste management, Sept. 20, Atlanta; with graduate
students A.F. Kingery, S.E. Bufflap and K.P. Lee,
"Characterization and Fate of Alkyl Methylphosphonates on Soils
Used for Chemical Weapons Treaty Round-Robin Testing," at
conference on analytical methods for environmental sampling of
chemical warfare agents and their degradation production, Sept.
20-21, Aberdeen, Md.; "Collection and Analysis of Trace Metals in
Samples Collected from Wastewater Treatment Facilities Receiving
Textile Wastes," at Georgia Institute of Technology, Oct. 17,
Atlanta; with D.L. Hansen of U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, "Importance of Trace Metal Speciation to Evaluating Water
Quality," at 67th annual Water Environment conference, Oct. 19,
Chicago; and,with Kingery, "Environmental Fate of Alkyl
Methylphosphonates Arising from Chemical Surety Material (CSM)
and Potential Non-CSM Sources in Soil and Aqueous Media," at
Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Nov. 1, Denver, and "Degradation Rates of
Alkyl Methylphosphonates in Soil," at 15th annual meeting,
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Nov. 2,
Denver.
James E. Swasey, Longwood program, "Careers in Horticulture," to
Environmental Prototype of Biology Club, University of Colorado,
Oct. 19, Boulder, and "Public Horticulture," to Department of
Horticulture seminar, Colorado State University, Oct. 20, Fort
Collins.
James K. Broomall, continuing education, "Strategies and
Techniques to Expand University-Corporate Programs" and
"Organizing Your Institution for Custom-Designed Education," at
College Board Office of Adult Learning Services conference, Oct.
31-Nov. 1, Washington, D.C.
SERVICE AND AWARDS
Barry R. Morstain, urban affairs and public policy, appointed to
human rights committee of International Personnel Management
Association, and chairperson of graduate student paper
recognition committee, American Society for Public
Administration, Section on Personnel and Labor Relations.
David L. Norton, philosophy, video presentation, "The Democratic
Principle of Religious Freedom," shown to rally of 60,000
Buddhist youth at Tokyo Dome, Nov. 5; and "Smokejumping and
Forest Fire Fighting," to third grade class, McVey Elementary
School, Oct. 31, Newark, Del.
Ron Martin, geology, approved by board of trustees, Cushman
Foundation for Foraminiferal Research, to organize a symposium on
"Taphonomy of Microfossils: Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction and
Environmental Assessment," at 1995 annual meeting of Geological
Society of America.
Paul Sestak, textiles, design and consumer economics, appointed
by New Castle County Council to Historic Properties Review Board.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
15 years
Donna Borden, Network and Systems Services, Nov. 19, 1979
James Flynn, urban affairs and public policy, Dec. 1, 1979
Katharine McCormick, Benefits Services, Nov. 19, 1979
Gloria Spratt, student housing, custodial services, Nov. 19, 1979
Rae Stabosz, User Services, Dec. 1, 1979
10 years
Beverly Comegys, University development, Nov. 27, 1984
Patrick Dennis, Facilities Mangement, plumbing, Nov. 19, 1984
Deborah Fields, Payroll, Nov. 19, 1984
Diane Gupta, Purchasing, Nov. 19, 1984
Craig Prettyman, User Services, Dec. 1, 1984
5 years
Kristin Anne Antelman, library, Dec. 1, 1989
Vicky Bennett, admissions, Nov. 20, 1989
Nanette Benson, vice provost for research office, Dec. 1, 1989
Donald Lee Harmon, student housing, painting, Nov. 20, 1989
Ward Alexander Harris, Agriculture Research and Education Center,
Nov. 24, 1989
Georgia Huffman, Network and System Services, Nov. 27, 1989
Richard Noonan, Facilities Management, custodial services, Dec.
1, 1989
Frances Tilley, chemical engineering, Dec. 1, 1989
Paula Tilmon, University development, Dec. 1, 1989
Tara Webber, history, Nov. 27, 1989
GRANTS
Anne E. Camasso and John C. Cavanaugh, individual and family
studies, $154,197 from Delaware Department of Health and Social
Services for "HSS DOA 95, Adult Day Care."
L. Pamela Cook-Ioannidis and John H. Schuenemeyer, mathematical
sciences, $57,950 from DuPont Co. for "Statistical Internships."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Engineering,
$40,000 from ARCO Chemical Co. for "High Performance PPO Glycol
Based Urethane-Urea Acrylate Radiation Curable Liquids."
Patricia D. DeLeon, life and health sciences, $9,600 from Pfizer
Research Corp. for "Chromosome Localization of the Integration
Site of RIPHAT Transgene in the Mouse."
Lawrence P. Donnelley, international programs, $18,591 from
Partners for International Education and Training for "Bulgarian
Agricultural Marketing Program."
Robert Eisenberger, psychology, $70,595 from National Institutes
of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, for "Learned
Effort."
Joachim G. Elterich and Catherine K. Halbrendt, food and resource
economics, $300,000 from U.S. Information Agency for "College and
University Development Program in Business Management for Slovak
Republic."
Samuel L. Gaertner, psychology, $130,835 from National Institutes
of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, for "Reducing
Bias: The Common Ingroup Identity Model."
Vistasp M. Karbhari, composite materials, $75,000 from Damilic
Corp. for "Investigation of Effects of E-Beam Cure on Composite
Performance."
Limin Kung, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
additional $5,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership
program for "Preventing Microbial Spoilage of Ensiled Feeds with
Propionibacteria."
Dov Leshchinsky, civil engineering, $5,000 from Embassy of the
Arab Republic of Egypt, Cultural and Education Bureau, for "Peace
Fellowship."
Patricia T. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, $40,500 from Delaware
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families for
"HSS DECCASA 94-95."
Mark Radosevic, plant and soil sciences, $82,406 from U.S.
Department of Agriculture for "The Effect of Soil Residence Time
and Dissolved Organic Carbon Amendment on the Sorption-Limited
Biodegradation of Atrazine."
Kelvin W. Ramsey, Delaware Geological Survey, $44,353 from U.S.
Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, for
"MGS/DGS Cooperative Offshore and Sand Resource Study."
William F. Ritter and Richard N. Scarborough, agricultural
engineering, $32,216 from Chesapeake Research Consortium for "An
Evaluation of Animal Waste Management Systems and Nutrient
Management Strategies for the Chesapeake Bay."
Dennis A. Schaff, plant and soil sciences, $36,120 from U.S.
Department of Agriculture for "Identification of Genes in the
Biocontrol Agent Enterobacter Cloacae Involved in Root
Colonization."
Jerold M. Schultz, chemical engineering, $10,000 from DuPont Co.
for "Small Angle X-Ray Scattering Analysis and Modeling."
J. Thomas Sims, Bruce L. Vasilas and John J. Frett, plant and
soil sciences, $36,500 from Delmarva Power & Light Co. and
$25,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program
for "Landscape Restoration Programs Using Coal Ash as a Soil
Amendment."
Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science,
$22,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for
"Graduate Student Researchers Program."
Douglas W. Tallamy, entomology and applied ecology, additional
$4,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program for
"Variation in Diabrocite Cucurbitacin Sensitivity."
Clinton Tymes, Small Business Development Center, $285,073 from
U.S. Small Business Administration for "Delaware Small Business
Development Center Phase XIII" and also $150,000 from Delaware
Development Office.
Ferris Webster, marine studies, $50,850 from National Science
Foundation for "Maintenance of a Database of Research Ship
Schedules."