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August 17, 1995
Faculty and staff
PUBLICATIONS
Alexander H-D. Cheng, civil engineering, and O.E. Lafe of OLTech
Cnction Based Boundary Element Method for Deterministic, Non-
Homogeneous and Stochastic Flows in Porous Media," in Computers
and Structures, vol. 56, no. 5, pages 861-870, 1995.
Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry, with Lubomir
Hnedkovsky of Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, and
Vladimir Majer of University Blaise Pascal, "Volumes and Heat
Capacities of H3BO3(aq) at Temperatures from 298K to 705K and at
Pressures to 35 Mpa," in Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics, vol.
37, pages 801-814, 1995.
Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, "How Juries Decide
Death: The Contributions of the Capital Jury Project," in Indiana
Law Journal, vol. 70, pages 1233-1240, fall 1995.
PRESENTATIONS
Evelyn Satinoff, psychology, with graduate student Hua Li,
postdoctoral fellow Maciej Wachulec, visiting professor Hideto
Tanaka and research specialist Elizabeth Peloso, "Suprachiasmatic
Nuclei (SCN) Lesions Do Not Affect Hyperthermia After Open Field
Stress in Rats," a poster, at conference on understanding the
biological clock, July 8-12, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover,
N.H.
Several members of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences made
presentations at the annual meeting of the American Society of
Agronomy, Northeast branch, June 26-28, University of Maine,
Orono: J. Thomas Sims, "Evaluation and Re-Structuring of
Undergraduate Curricula in the Plant and Soil Sciences:
Experiences at the University of Delaware"; Bruce L. Vasilas,
John J. Frett, Sims and students W. Gangloff and G.A. Rogers,
"Coal Fly Ash as a Soil Amendment for Agricultural Crops and Land
Restoration Projects: A Case Study"; Sims and student C.M.
Hamilton, "Considerations on the Methods of Arsenic Determination
for Soils, Sediments, Organic Wastes and Coal Fly Ash"; Sims and
students E.M. Cooper and S.D. Cunningham, "Chelate Effects on
Lead Desorption from Contaminated Soils"; Karen L. Gartley with
Jo Mercer, Cooperative Extension, Sims and students C.T. Olsen
and Therese Holton, "Characterization of Topsoil Products
Marketed in the Delaware Valley"; and Sims with students T.
O'Brien and J. Heckman, "Mineralization, Immobilization and Plant
Availability of Nitrogen in a Quakertown Silt Loam Soil Amended
with Municipal Leaf Wastes."
Two members of the Physical Education Program made presentations
at the 38th World Congress of the International Council for
Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance, July 11,
Gainesville: Barbara Kelly, "Initiatives from the International
Association of Physical Education and Sport for Girls and Women:
Past, Present, Future"; and Ann McNeil, "Sport Pedagogy in the
United States."
Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, "Citizens versus
Corporations: The Jury's Controversial Role in Business
Litigation" and commentator on Marianne Constable's book, The Law
of the Other: Changing Conceptions of Citizenship, Law and
Knowledge, at Law and Society Association annual meeting, June 1-
3, Toronto.
Russell R. Dynes, sociology and criminal justice, "Preparedness
Planning," forum on safety control, risk management, Foundation
for Advancement of International Science, July 18, Tokyo; and
"Educating for Risk Management," at the Japan Society for
Information and Knowledge, July 20, Tokyo.
SERVICE AND AWARDS
Linda Gottfredson, educational studies, elected fellow of the
American Psychological Association and fellow of the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology. She also was elected a
national council member of the Federation of American Scientists.
Valerie Hans, sociology and criminal justice, served on the
steering committee for National Invitational Conference on
Education and Training in Psychology and Law, May 25-28,
Villanova Law School, and was an organizing committee member for
Law & Society Association's summer institute, June 28-July 2,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario.
Robin L. Elliott, occupational health and safety, was reappointed
to a three-year term on the Delaware Authority on Radiation
Protection.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
25 years
Nancy Cassidy, agricultural engineering, Aug. 24, 1970
20 years
Harriet Saxton, admissions, Aug. 18, 1975
15 years
James Grimes, public safety, Aug 18, 1980
Michael Levasseur, facilities management, roofing, masonry, Aug.
25, 1980
Lynn Loper, admissions, Aug. 25, 1980
10 years
Dennis Anderson, public safety, Aug. 27, 1985
Dale Bahr, student housing, Aug. 26, 1985
Jean Boyer, bookstore, Aug. 19, 1985
Robert Cohen, photographic services, Aug. 19, 1985
Betty Dunn, archives, Aug. 26, 1985
Emily Hayworth, library, Aug. 19, 1985
Sheila Warren, Center for Black Culture, Aug. 19, 1985
5 Years
Sandra Allen, Dining Services, Aug. 31, 1990
Kenneth Biederman, business and economics, Aug. 27, 1990
Mary Hammond, Dining Services, Aug. 31, 1990
Nancy Jo Huff, Dining Services, Aug. 29, 1990
Nancy Kennedy, media services, Aug. 20, 1990
Francis Poole, library, Aug. 31, 1990
John Stevenson, library, Aug. 30, 1990
Patricia Woodlin, business and economics, Aug. 24, 1990
GRANTS
James M. Falk, marine studies, $8,964 from Delaware Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Fish
and Wildlife, for "Recreational Fisheries Data from Delaware-
Registered Boaters and Charter and Headboat Captains."
Joseph G. Farrell, marine studies, $34,700 from Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's
Division of Water Resources, for "Inland Bays Citizen Monitoring
Program."
From National Institutes of Health: Roberta F. Colman, chemistry
and biochemistry, $102,093 for "Chemistry-Biology Interface Pre-
doctoral Training"; and Janice A. Selekman, nursing, $44,602 for
"Professional Nurse Traineeship."
From National Science Foundation: Paul D. Amer, computer and
information sciences, $69,759 for "Partial Order Transport
Service"; Phillip Christie, electrical engineering, an additional
$7,500 for "Statistical Analysis of Interconnect-Limited
Systems"; Edward E. Eyler, physics and astronomy, an additional
$18,881 for "High-Resolution Laser Spectroscopy of Excited Atomic
and Molecular States"; David W. Kaplan, educational studies,
$50,765 for "Model-Based Indicator Systems for Informing Science
Education Policy"; Ralph E. Kleinman, Thomas S. Angell and Fadil
Santosa, mathematical sciences, $18,120 for "U.S.-France
Cooperative Research: Remote Characterization of Buried Objects
Using Scattered Acoustic or Electromagnetic Waves and Related
Problems"; Abraham M Lenhoff, chemical engineering, $75,758 for
"Molecular Biophysics of Protein Adsorption in Ion-exchange
Chromatography"; Wenbo Li, mathematical sciences, $40,000 for
"Gaussian Measures and Small Ball Probabilities"; David M. Mason,
mathematical sciences, $25,000 for "General Limit Theorems in
Probability and Local Empirical Processes"; Fadil Santosa,
mathematical sciences, $39,997 for "Use of Enhancement Techniques
and A Priori Information in Electrical Impedance Tomography"; Yda
Schreuder, geography, an additional $3,375 for "Geographical
Clustering of the Pharmaceutical Industry in Mid-Atlantic U.S.";
and Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and biochemistry, $60,000 for
"Environmentally Benign Pharmaceutical Manufacturing." Also, Amer
and Adarshpal S. Sethi, computer and information sciences,
$43,852 from Battelle for "Scientific Services Program."
From U.S. Army Research Office: Suresh G. Advani, mechanical
engineering, $123,967 for "Modeling and Simulation of Resin
Transfer Molding and Related Manufacturing Processes"; and George
C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, $40,000 for "High
Performance Magnets" and $66,165 for "Lorentz Electron Microscope
Facility."
From U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Herbert E. Allen,
civil engineering, $47,940 for "Workshop: Metal Speciation and
Contamination of Surface Waters" and $100,000 for
"Bioavailability Trophic Transfer and Fate of Pollutants in the
Aquatic Environment. Also, Allen, and Chin-Pao Huang,
Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, $71,550
from New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and Energy
for "Adsorption/Desorption and Transport of Mercury and Arsenic
in New Jersey Soils."
From U.S. Office of Naval Research: Mohsen Badiey, marine
studies, and Alexander H-D Cheng, civil engineering, $25,000 for
"Stability and Bifurcation of Sound Propagation in the Ocean";
and Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, $160,670 for "High Strain Rate Properties of Fiber
Reinforced Thermosetting and Thermoplastic Polymer Matrix
Composites."
John M. Byrne, urban affairs and public policy, $29,153 from
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Office of
Community Services, for "Impact of the Weatherization Assistance
Program on Energy Consumption and Demand Savings."
Lawrence P. Donnelley, international programs, $47,983 from the
Castellon, Spain Chamber of Commerce for "Master's Program," and
$75,799 from the Institute of International Education's U.S.
Information Agency for "Fulbright Pre-Academic Orientation
Program."
Rushad F. Eduljee, composite materials, $143,000 from Bally
Ribbon Mills Inc. for "Aerospace Technology: Processing of Low
Cost 3-D Foam Cored Composites."
Conrado M. Gempesaw, food and resource economics, $46,500 from
U.S. Department of Agriculture for "Global Trade Analysis
Systems."
James L. Glancey and Norman E. Collins, agricultural engineering,
$15,000 from Du Pont Co. and $10,200 from state under Delaware
Research Partnership program for "Evaluation of Enhanced Soybean
Oils for Industrial Applications."
Henry R. Glyde, physics and astronomy, and Jerold M. Schultz, C.
Ernest Birchenall Professor of Chemical Engineering, $167,251
from U.S. Department of Education for "Graduate Assistance in
Areas of National Need."
From National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Eric W.
Kaler, chemical engineering, $22,000 for "Simulated Microgravity
Using Supercritical Fluid/Water/Surfactant Mixtures"; and Vic
Klemas and Quanan Zheng, marine studies, $10,000 for "Studies of
Coastal Dynamics with Space Shuttle Data."
Dov Leshchinsky and Hoe Ling, civil engineering, $30,000 from
U.S. Army Corp of Engineers for "Effects of Short Polymeric
Fibers on Crack Development in Clays."
Patricia T. Nelson, Cooperative Extension, $9,825 from Delaware
Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Management
Services, for "Adapt the Growing Together Portfolio for Child
Care Providers."
William B. Stanley, educational development, $50,000 from
Delaware Department of Public Instruction for "Integrated
Curriculum Framework in History, Geography, and Civics."
Scott G. Stevens and Christophe B. Wolfe, English Language
Institute, $147,883 from U.S. Information Agency for "1995
American Corporate Law Development Program for Ukrainian Legal
Professionals."
Douglass F. Taber, chemistry and biochemistry, $50,00 from
American Chemical Society, The Petroleum Research Fund, for
"Intramolecular Alkylidene Carbene Insertion."
Richard A. Taylor, plant and soil sciences, and Robert
Uniatowski, Cooperative Extension, $1,557 from Delaware Soybean
Board for "Developing A Grower-Extension-Research Communication
Network."
Klaus H. Theopold, chemistry and biochemistry, $88,200 from U.S.
Department of Energy for "Oxidation Catalysis with
Tris(Pyrazolyl)Borate Metal Complexes."
Dick J. Wilkins, mechanical engineering, $8,300 from Worcester
Polytechnic Institute for "Product Realization Consortium (PRC)
Project."