UpDate - Vol. 14, No. 37, Page 10
July 20, 1995
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, Advances in
Agronomy, vol. 54, Academic Press, New York, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological Survey, "Change and the
Profession," in The Professional Geologist, vol. 32, page 14, 1995.
George Whitmyre, chemical engineering, Compressed Gases: Safe Handling
Procedures and Compressed Gases: Compressed Hazards, both with video
training tapes, Judy Marcus, editor. American Chemical Society,
Washington, D.C.
Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, "Kinetics
of Metal Sorption Reactions," in Metal Speciation and Contamination of
Soil, pages 35-58, CRC Press, Boca Raton, Fla.; with C.V. Toner IV,
"Chemical Relaxation and Double Layer Analysis of Boron Adsorption on
Alumina," pages 395-404, with R. Keren of Institute of Soils and
Water, Israel, "The Role of Edge Surfaces in Flocculation of 2:1 Clay
Minerals," pages 430-435, with A. Bar-Tal, S. Feigenbaum and S.
Fishman of Institute of Soils and Water and M.J. Eick, "Determination
of Rate Coefficients for Potassium-Calcium Exchange on Vermiculite
Using a Stirred-Flow Chamber," pages 760-765, in Soil Science Society
America Journal, vol. 59; and with P.R. Grossl of Utah State
University, "Evaluation of Contaminant Ion Adsorption/Desorption on
Goethite Using Pressure-Jump Relaxation Kinetics," pages 87-101, in
Geoderma, vol. 67, 1995.
PRESENTATIONS
Barry R. Morstain, urban affairs and public policy, and Joyce Dennis
Henderson, employee services, "Implementing TQM/Quality Improvement:
Assessing Various Views of Mt. Fuji," at 19th annual conference,
International Personnel Management Association, June 28, New Orleans.
Herbert E. Allen, civil engineering, with D.A. Lewis of Battelle Ocean
Sciences, F. Locicero, W. Jackson, P. Pergola of U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Region II, T. Brosnan of New York City Department of
Environmental Protection and D. J. Hansen and G. Thursby of EPA
Environmental Research Laboratory, "Case Study: Development of a Site-
specific Marine Copper Criteria for New York/New Jersey Harbor"; with
Hansen, a poster, "Influence of Metal Speciation on the Water Effects
Ratio"; with C.P. Huang, Distinguished Professor of Environmental
Engineering, graduate student Yujin Yin and P.F. Sanders of New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection, a poster, "Effect of Humic
Substances on the Environmental Fate of Hg(II) in Soil"; and with
graduate student Bo Shi and postdoctoral fellow Marco Grassi, a
poster, "Copper Behavior During POTW Effluent Mixing with Delaware
River Water," at workshop on metal speciation and contamination of
surface water, June 25-28, Jekyll Island, Georgia.
Christine Cannon, nursing, "The Impact of Chronic Illness on
Families," at National Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency Education
Conference, May 6, Orlando.
Robin Elliott, occupational health and safety, "How to Increase
Environmental Health and Safety Staff Without Additional Funds," at
42nd International Conference on Campus Safety, July 9-14, University
of Hawaii.
Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, with Andre Benard, "Linking
Microscopic and Macroscopic Effects During Solidification of Semi-
Crystalline Polymers," at fifth international meeting on numerical
methods in forming processes, June 18-21, Cornell University.
Jerome Posatko, development, "Future of Technology in Fund-Raising,"
and Emma Amuti, development, "On-Line Resources for Development
Research," at National Society of Fund-Raising Executives technology
day forum, June 16, Philadelphia.
Allan L. McCutcheon, sociology, "Socialism's Legacy? Religion and
Youth in the Former GDR," at 23rd Congress of the International
Society of the Sociology of Religion, June 26-30, Quebec City.
John Stevenson, library, "Profiling, Loading and Using Marcive SLS and
Enhanced GPO Cataloging Records for Online Receipt of Depository
Monographs in a NOTIS Catalog," at Federal Depository Library
conference, April 10-14, Rosslyn, Va.
Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological Survey, "Tribute to Norman F.
Williams of Arkansas," at Association of American State Geologists
annual meeting, June 14, Reno.
Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, with
postdoctoral fellow A.M. Scheidegger and G.M. Lamble of Brookhaven
National Laboratory, "Nickel Speciation Using In-Situ Spectroscopic
and Microscopic Approaches," at third international conference on the
Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements, May 15-19, Paris; with Scheidegger,
"Kinetics of the Formation and the Dissolution of Nickel Precipitates
on Pyrophyllite," at American Chemical Society meeting, April 6,
Anaheim, Calif; "Kinetics and Mechanisms of Metal Sorption/Desorption
on Oxides," at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, May 19, Zurich;
with associate scientist Z.Z. Zhang and visiting scholar J. Wu,
"Mechanisms of Adsorption/Desorption Reactions of Humic Acid with
Aluminum Oxides," with Scheidegger and Lamble, "From Surface
Complexation (Adsorption) to Surface Precipitation: A Case Study" and,
with graduate student J.P. DiVincenzo, "Residence Time and pH Effects
on Pentachlorophenol Sorption on Soil," at Clay Minerals Society
meeting, June 3-8, Baltimore. With A.T. Stone of Johns Hopkins
University, Sparks also organized a symposium on Environmental
Transformations of Contaminants at the latter meeting.
SERVICE AND AWARDS
Robert R. Jordan, Delaware Geological Survey, was elected to the House
of Delegates, American Association of Petroleum Geologists. He will
represent the Geological Society of Washington during the next year.
Barbara Sheer, nursing, was first runner-up for the Delaware Nurse of
the Year award.
Barry R. Morstain, urban affairs and public policy, was appointed to
the Human Rights Commission, International Personnel Management
Association.
Donald L. Sparks, Distinguished Professor of Soil Science, served on a
National Science Foundation/EPA review panel on environmental
geochemistry and biogeochemistry, June 19-21, Arlington, Va.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
20 years
Ivar Stakgold, mathematical sciences, Aug. 1, 1975
15 years
Emma Baker, Graphic Communications Center, Aug. 1, 1980
Joseph Miller, occupational health and saftey, Aug. 1, 1980
Nancy Pegan, individual and family studies, July 21, 1980
Barbara Rexwinkel, housing assignment services, July 21, 1980
10 years
Antonia Ciro, mathematical sciences, Aug. 1, 1985
Conrado Gempesaw, food and resource economics, Aug. 1, 1985
Elaine Koronik, energy conservation, July 29, 1985
Marjorie Riddle, parallel program-Wilmington, July 29, 1985
Bernard Runk, Network and System Services, July 22, 1985
Scott Selheimer, intercollegiate athletics, Aug. 1, 1985
Charles Shermeyer, housing and residence life, Aug. 1, 1985
Jere Wyres, intercollegiate athletics, July 22, 1985
5 Years
Kathleen Kerr, housing and residence life, Aug. 1, 1990
Patrick Mwerinde, mathematical sciences, Aug. 1, 1990
Leslie Orysh, counseling and student development, Aug. 1, 1990
Jian-Zhong Zhou, library, July 30, 1990
GRANTS
From Delaware Department of Public Instruction: Louis A. Arena,
linguistics, $3,000 for "Bilingual ESL Institute 95"; Paul LeMahieu,
educational studies, $150,000 for "Helping Classroom Teachers Serve
All Children: Materials Dissemination through a Curriculum Consumer
Information System"; and Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of
Educational Studies and Psychology, $100,000 for "Delaware Principals'
Leadership Academy FY 94-95."
From Delawareans United to Prevent Child Abuse: Joy G. Sparks,
Cooperative Extension, $15,000 for "Child Abuse Programming"; and
Donald G. Unger, individual and family studies, $30,363 for
"Evaluation of Resource Centers for Children at Risk and Their
Families."
From National Science Foundation: Mark A. Barteau, Robert L. Pigford
Professor of Chemical Engineering, $135,000 for "Carbon-Carbon Bond
Formation and Related Reactions on Metal Oxides: Surface Science and
Catalysis"; M. Sandra Carberry, computer and information sciences, an
additional $5,588 for "An Incremental Tripartite Model of Consultation
Dialogues and Negotiation Subdialogues"; Stephen C. Cary, marine
studies, $47,539 for "Collaborative Research: Molecular Dissection of
Epibiotic Symbiosis in a Highly Thermotolerant Metazoan"; Richard W.
Garvine, Maxwell P. and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine
Studies, $132,000 for "Buoyant Coastal Discharge Studies Using a 3D
Numerical Model"; Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology, an
additional $3,000 for "Emotion in Early Development"; Murray V.
Johnston, chemistry and biochemistry, $90,000 for "Photodissociation-
Photoionization Mass Spectrometry"; and Shih T. Tang and Dennis B.
Trizna, marine studies, $13,290 for "U.S.-Taiwan Joint Workshop:
Oceanic Microwave Remote Sensing Research."
From National Institutes of Health: James M. Jones, psychology,
$46,995 from National Institute of Mental Health for "Summer Research
Training for Ethnic Minority Students."
From U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey: Herbert E.
Allen, civil engineering, $16,371 for "Changes in Potential
Bioavailability of Heavy Metals Discharged to Receiving Waters";
Carmine C. Balascio, agricultural engineering, $8,085 for "Water
Quality and Flow Data for Storm-water Management on the Upper
Christina Watershed"; Steven K. Dentel, civil engineering, $16,000 for
"Use of Organo-clay Adsorbent Materials for Groundwater Treatment
Applications"; John C. Nye, agricultural sciences, $7,461 for "1995
Delaware Water Resources Administration/Publications"; James E.
Pizzuto and John A. Madsen, geology, $14,628 for "Using Digital Ground
Penetrating Radar to Measure Contaminant Mixing Parameters in Alluvial
Aquifers"; and J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, $16,000 for
"Arsenic Mobility in Delaware's Waste-amended Soils: Water Quality
Implications."
Paul D. Amer, computer and information sciences, $79,402 from Delmarva
Power & Light Co. for "Throughput Investigation of Delmarva's Gigabit
Link."
Robert W. Birkmire, energy conversion, $4,254 for "HBCU PV Associates
Summer Internship Program"; and, with James E. Phillips, energy
conversion, $615,522 for "Processing and Modeling Issues for Thin Film
Solar Cell Devices" from Midwest Research Institute, National
Renewable Energy Laboratory Division.
Alexander H-D Cheng, civil engineering, $90,000 from U.S. Agency for
International Development, Embassy of the United States of America/Tel
Aviv, Israel for "An Intelligent Integrated Saltwater Intrustion
Modeling System."
Rushad Eduljee, Giuseppe Palmese, and Roy L. McCullough, composite
materials, $60,000 from Dentsply International/Caulk Division and
$60,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program for
"Environmental Durability Issues of High-performance Polymers and
Composites for Use in High-speed Turbines in Dental Applications."
Theda Ellis, university affiliated programs, $99,000 from U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services for "Training Initiative for
Community Service Providers."
Dennis H. Evans, chemistry and biochemistry, $7,500 from Air Products
& Chemicals Inc. for "Electrochemical Synthesis of Acetylenic
Alcohols."
William J. Frawley, linguistics, $3,500 from Wenner-Gren Foundation
for Anthropological Research Inc. for "Symposium on Dictionaries of
Native American Languages."
Bernard L. Herman, art history, $4,000 from National Endowment for the
Humanities for "Town House: Architecture and Material Life in the
Early American City."
Marion C. Hyson, individual and family studies, $17,000 from National
Association for the Education of Young Children for "Editorship of the
Early Childhood Research Quarterly (ECRQ)."
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $39,814 from University of
Washington for "Cholesterol Solubilization in Bile."
Laurence S. Kalkstein, geography, $76,576 from U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for "The Impact of C02 and Trace Gas-induced Global
Warming on Human Health: An International Evaluation."
Michael T. Klein, Elisabeth Inez Kelley Professor of Chemical
Engineering, $35,000 from Exxon Research & Engineering Co. and $35,000
from state under Delaware Research Partnership program for "Graph
Theory as a Basis for Building Chemical Information Technology."
Mark J. Manno, Cooperative Extension, $2,214 from Eurasia Foundation
for "Travel to Civic Education Training Program in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan."
Steven S. Martin, drug and alcohol studies, $50,000 from New Castle
County for "New Castle County Community Partnerships Evaluation."
Patricia T. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, an additional $8,000 from
Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families
for "Delaware Community Cluster Against Substance Abuse (DECCASA) 94-
95."
John C. Nye, agricultural sciences, an additional $5,509 from U.S.
Department of Agriculture for "Task Order for Research Support
Agreement, Repair and Custodial."
Michael H. Santare, mechanical engineering, $34,562 from University of
Illinois at Chicago for "Science Base for Precision Fabrication of
Thermoplastic Composites Using Laser-assisted Consolidation:
Mechanical Characterization and Analysis of Residual Stresses."
Harry L. Shipman, physics and astronomy, $15,463 from Space Telescope
Science Institute for "The Bright, Mysterious White Dwarf Star Procyon
B."
Joyce H. Stoner, art conservation, $151,123 from National Endowment
for the Humanities for "Training Conservators of Material Culture
Collections."
Herbert J. Waite, marine studies, $91,167 from U.S. Office of Naval
Research for "Graduate Studies in Marine Interface Research."
Young-Doo Wang and John M. Byrne, urban affairs and public policy,
$20,680 from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, Division of Water Resources, for "Water
Conservation Impact Study: Conservation Implications of Artesian's
Residential Demand-side Management Programs."
Ronald F. Whittington, affirmative action and multicultural programs,
$47,000 from National Collegiate Athletic Association for "National
Youth Sports Program '95."
Mary J. Wirth, chemistry and biochemistry, $101,000 from U.S.
Department of Energy for "Linear and Nonlinear Spectroscopic Probing
of Solute Interactions with Chemically Modified Surfaces."
Richard P. Wool, composite materials, $100,000 in matching funds from
Delaware Development Office for "Bridge Infrastructure Renewal" and
"Rapid Fiber Placement Technology."