UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 3, Page 9
September 15, 1994
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Margaret L. Andersen, sociology and criminal justice, with
Patricia Hill-Collins, Race, Class and Gender: An Anthology,
second edition, Wadsworth Publishing Co.
PUBLICATIONS
Richard N. Benson, Delaware Geological Survey, "Earthquakes
1993," in Pennsylvania Geology, vol. 24, no. 4, pages 9-13; and
"Mesozoic Rift Basins of the U.S. Middle Atlantic Continental
Margin," in Proceedings of the Third Symposium on Studies Related
to Continental Margins: Bureau of Economic Geology, University of
Texas at Austin, pages 99-105, 1994.
Christine Johnston, nursing, "Women and Codependence," in OB/GYN
Practice Journal, May 1994.
James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, a
review of Business for the 21st Century by Steven Skinner and
John Ivancevich, in Journal of Education for Business, vol. 69,
no. 6, July/ August 1994.
PRESENTATIONS
Ronald E. Martin, geology, "Secular Variation in Microfossil
Biomineralization: Clues to the Biogeochemical Evolution of the
Oceans," and, with W.D. Liddell of Utah State University at
Logan, "Foraminiferal Preservation in Modern Shallow-Water
Carbonate and Siliciclastic Regimes," at International Symposium
on Foraminifera, July 5-9, University of California, Berkeley;
and "Ecology of Modern Coral Reefs: Implications for Mass
Extinction," at Delaware Mineralogical Society, Sept. 12,
Wilmington.
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, with visiting scientist Z.G. Ning, "Designing the
Thermal and Electrical Behavior of Woven Fabric Composites," an
invited lecture, at International Conference on Design and
Manufacturing Using Composites, Aug. 10-12, Montreal.
James E. Swasey, Longwood program, an exhibit, "Public
Horticulture Education," at American Society for Horticultural
Science administrator's workshop, Aug. 7-10, Corvallis, Ore.
Mary Ann Miller, nursing, "Writing a Grant Proposal," at Delaware
Society of Health Care Education and Training meeting, May,
Dover, Del.
Ivo Dominguez, foreign languages and literatures, "Vision de la
Revolucion Mexicana a Traves de la Novela El Aquila y la
Serpiente," at 30th Congress of International Institute of Ibero-
American Literature, June 12-16, University of Pittsburgh.
Judy Herrman, nursing, "General Assessment of the Child," at
Delaware Office Nurses meeting, Delaware Technical and Community
College, Georgetown.
Michael Middaugh, institutional research and planning, "Inter-
Institutional Comparison of Instructional Costs and Producitivity
by Academic Discipline: A National Study" and, with Gerrit de
Jager of Association of Dutch Colleges and Polytechnics,
"Configurations of Higher Education Governance," at 17th annual
forum, European Association for Institutional Research, Aug. 18-
24, Amsterdam.
Christine Cannon, nursing, "Couples Coping with Chronic Illness,"
poster session, Delware Nursing Association/ Sigma Theta Tau
meeting, April.
Mary Carroll, nursing, "Nursing's Health Care Agenda for Reform,"
at Delaware Public Health Association meeting, May 16.
Larry Purnell, nursing, "Getting Started in Writing and
Publishing," at A.I. DuPont Institute, May 17, Wilmington, Del.;
and "Geriatric Physical Assessment," at Suffolk County Memorial
Hospital, May 20, Riverhead, Long Island.
Janice Selekman, nursing, "The Epidemics of Today: Hepatitis,
AIDS, TB and Opportunistic Infections," at Health Care
Consultants symposium, June, Downingtown, Pa.; and "Adolescent
Sexuality," at Delaware Association of School Nurses meeting,
June, Wilmington.
Professors and graduate students from several departments made
presentations at the 208th American Chemical Society national
meeting, Aug. 21-25, Washington, D.C.: Norman Wagner, chemical
engineering, and student Lynn M. Walker, "Test of the Random
Phase Approximation for Isotropic Solutions of Rigid
Macromolecules by Sans," "Vertification of a Texture-Based Model
for Flowing Liquid Crystalline Polymers Through Small Angle Light
Scattering" and a poster, "Rheology of Liquid Crystalline
Polymers, Region I Flow"; Douglas P. Ridge, chemistry and
biochemistry, with student Frederick P. Arnold, "On the Synthesis
of Multiply Bonded Antimony to Transition Metal Fragments by
Anionic Gas Phase Chemistry" and Ridge with students Henglong
Chen, Tianlan Zhang and Robin Kinser, "Ion-Molecule Reactions and
Thermochemical Properties of Metalloporphyrins, Lumiflavin and
Amino Acid Amides"; A.L. Rheingold, chemistry and biochemistry,
with J.E. Shade of U.S. Naval Academy and T.E. Bitterwolf of
University of Idaho, "Synthesis and Chemistry of
Pentaphenylcyclopentadienyl Derivatives of Molybdenum and
Tungsten Carbonyls" and Rheingold with J.R. Galsworthy of
University Chemical Laboratories of Cambridge, England, and C.E.
Housecroft of Institut fur Anorganische Chemie, "The Synthesis of
Hetermometallic Borides"; Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and
biochemistry, with student Kamfia You, "Enantioselective Rh-
Mediated Synthesis: Alkaloid 251F" and Taber with student D. Mark
Gleave, "Synthesis of the Isoprostanes: 8-EPI PGF2a"; K.H.
Theopold, chemistry and biochemistry, K.M. Unruh, physics and
astronomy, and students A.M.A. Bennett, W.-K. Kim and S.I. Shah,
"Soluble Nanoparticles of III-V Semiconductors: Synthesis and
Characterization" and Theopold with student O. Reinaud,
"Activation of Dioxygen by a Tris(Pyrazolyl)Borate Cobalt
Complex"; senior scientist G. Alex Mills, Center for Catalytic
Science and Technology, "Coproduction of Hydrogen and
Electricity: Catalytic Applications"; C.P. Huang, Distinguished
Professor of Environmental Engineering, with students C.H. Weng
and M.M. K. Takiyama, "Determination of the Surface Acidity of
Hydrous Solids: Historical Development"; S.G. Advani, mechanical
engineering, with student A. Benard, "Modeling of the Spherulitic
Growth in Polymers"; Susan E. Groh, chemistry and biochemistry,
"Using Cooperative and Problem-Based Learning in an Honors
General Chemistry Course for Science Majors"; Annette D. Shine,
chemical engineering, with student Kwok-Leung Tse,
"Electrorheology of Poly(n-hexyl L-glutamate) Solutions"; and
George W. Luther III, marine studies, with student Stephen
Theberge and David T. Richard and Anthony Olroyd of University of
Wales, "Determination of Metal Tetrasulfides Stability Constants
by Voltammetric Methods."
SERVICE & AWARDS
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, was awarded an honorary professorship at Beijing
University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He was lecturing on
fiber composite materials in China at the invitation of the
United Nations Development Program.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
35 years
Edward F. Maley, intercollegiate athletics, Sept. 21, 1959.
Paul H. Sammelwitz, animal science and agricultural biochemistry,
Sept. 16, 1959.
25 years
Patsy A. Howaniec, education, Sept. 16, 1969.
Margaret K. Wang, library, Sept. 22, 1969.
10 years
Burdie L. Bryson, facilities managagement, custodial services,
Sept. 17, 1984.
Linda Flamer, civil engineering, Sept. 16, 1984.
Carol A. Jarom, User Services, Sept. 16, 1984.
Jean T. Lantz, library, Sept. 17, 1984.
Pat. S. Renshaw, housing and residence life, Sept. 17, 1984.
Nancy M. Targett, marine studies, Sept. 16, 1984.
Timothy E. Targett, marine studies, Sept. 16, 1984.
5 years
Roger R. Cole, Management Information Services, Sept. 18, 1989.
Sonia M. Covington, cashier, Sept. 18, 1989.
Walter H. Moore, media services, Sept. 18, 1989.
Margaret B. Murray, Management Information Services, Sept. 18,
1989.