UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 18, Page 9
February 1, 1996
Faculty and staff
BOOK
Mark W. Huddleston, political science and international
relations, Messick Professor Emeritus of Public Administration,
The Higher Civil Service in the United States: Quest for Reform,
229 pages, University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh and London,
1996.
PUBLICATIONS
Lian-Ping Wang, mechanical engineering, with Shiyi Chen of IBM
Watson Research Center and J.G. Brasseur and J.C. Wyngaard of
Pennsylvania State University, "Examination of Hypotheses in the
Kolmogorov Refined Turbulence Theory Through High-Resolution
Simulations, Part 1. Velocity Field," in Journal of Fluid
Mechanics, vol. 309, pages 113-156.
Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical
Engineering, with Y.D.S. Rajapakse of the Office of Naval
Research, editors, High Strain Rate Effects on Polymer, Metal and
Ceramic Matrix Composites and Other Advanced Materials, 191
pages, AD-vol. 48, American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Clifford B.O. Keil, entomology and applied ecology, and Gene R.
Barlett, "Permethrin Resistance in Lycoriella mali (Fitch)
(Diptera: Sciaridae) on Commercial Mushroom Farms," in Mushroom
News, vol. 44, no. 1, pages 8-13.
George H. Watson, physics and astronomy, with I. Inanc Tarhan,
"Photonic Band Structure of fcc Colloidal Crystals," in Physical
Review Letters, vol. 76, no. 2, pages 315-318.
Michael J. Chajes, civil and environmental engineering, with
Theodore A. Thomson, Delaware '93M, and undergraduate Cory A.
Farschman, "Durability of Externally Bonded Composite Material
Reinforcement," in Construction and Building Materials, vol. 9,
no. 3, pages 141-148.
Diane Kukich, composite materials, "Intelligent Resin Transfer
Molding for Integral Armor Applications," in Army RD&A Bulletin,
January-February 1996.
Valerie P. Hans, sociology and criminal justice, review of The
Law of the Other: The Mixed Jury and Changing Conceptions of
Citizenship, Law and Knowledge, in Contemporary Sociology, vol.
24, pages 662-663.
A. LeRoy Bennett, political science and international relations
emeritus, review of The United Nations and Changing World
Politics, in Perspectives on Political Science, vol. 24, no. 4,
page 243.
PRESENTATIONS
Robert R. Nelson, hotel, restaurant and institutional management,
"Emerging Concerns About the Use of Convention Centers as
Catalysts for Local Economic Development," at conference on
hospitality graduate education and research, University Hilton
Hotel and Conference Center, Jan. 12, Houston.
Charlene E.W. Bradley and Claudia Fischer, Arts and Science
Advisement Center, "How To Balance Advising with Other
Responsibilities: A Faculty Training Exercise," at 19th annual
conference, National Academic Advising Association, Oct. 9,
Nashville.
Sheldon D. Pollack, accounting, "Tax Tips,"a weekly radio program
on WDMB-AM in Rehoboth Beach and WILM-AM in Wilmington, produced
by Barbara Garrison, public relations, January to April, 1996.
Valerie P. Hans, sociology and criminal justice, panelist on
"Juries, Justice and the Media-After O.J.," co-sponsored by the
Annenberg Washington Program and the Courtroom Television
Network, Jan. 23, Washington, D.C., with an edited version of the
conference to appear later on Court TV; and panelist on jury
reform, at joint meeting of the Terry-Carey American Inn of Court
and the Rodney American Inn of Court, Nov. 29, Dover, Del.
Michael J. Chajes and Victor N. Kaliakin, civil and environmental
engineering, with graduate student Albert J. Meyer Jr., "Behavior
of Engineered Wood-CFRP Beams," and with graduate student William
W. Finch Jr., "Performance of a Prestressed Concrete Bridge
Rehabilitated Using CFRP Sheets," at First International
Conference on Composites in Infrastructure, Jan. 15-17, Tuscon.
SERVICE
Marianna K. Preston, public relations, appointed to the board of
directors, Fort Delaware Society.
Joseph Glutting, educational studies, appointed to the editorial
advisory board, School Psychology Review, the official journal of
the National Association of School Psychologists.
Joanne Nigg, sociology and criminal justice, elected president of
the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, the first social
scientist to hold the office.
Russell R. Dynes, sociology and criminal justice, will be a
visiting professor, Center for Risk Research, Stockholm School of
Economics, Stockholm, Sweden, in April and May.
Valerie P. Hans, sociology and criminal justice, was appointed to
the Delaware task force on the effective use of juries.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
20 years
Linda Dunn, business and economics, Feb. 4, 1976
15 years
Raymond Bias, Newtork and Systems Services, Feb. 2, 1981
Elizabeth Ferguson, Facilities Management, building services,
Feb. 2, 1981
Stephen Gurke, parallel program- Georgetown, Feb. 1, 1981
Michael Klein, chemical engineering, Feb. 1, 1981
Nancy Levely, chemical engineering, Feb. 2, 1981
Gregg Perry, physical education, intercollegiate athletics, Feb.
1, 1981
Katharine Schneider, English Language Institute, Feb. 1, 1981
10 years
Rosemarie Swaye, bookstore, Feb. 3, 1986
5 years
Alice Guethler, drug and alcohol center, Feb. 4, 1991
GRANTS
From National Science Foundation: Richard W. Garvine, Maxwell P.
and Mildred H. Harrington Professor of Marine Studies, $228,616
for "Coastal Upwelling Circulation on a Wide Shelf: An
Observational Study"; David L. Kirchman, marine studies, $55,000
for "How Do Phytoplankton Adapt to Fluctuating Light? Response of
the Photosynthetic Apparatus to Intermittent Exposure to Bright
Light"; and John A. Madsen, geology, $47,100 for "A High-
resolution Bathymetric and Geophysical Investigation of the
Southwest Indian Ridge: Spatial Characterization of an Ultra-slow
Spreading Center."
From Sussex County Council: Richard E. Fowler, Cooperative
Extension, $54,344 for "Sussex County Cooperative Extension
Program"; and John C. Nye, an additional $4,888 for "Sussex
County Crops Research," an additional $14,040 for "Sussex County
Poultry Research" and an additional $9,672 for "Sussex County
Swine Research." Nye also received an additional $7,139 from U.S.
Department of Agriculture for "Research Support Agreement,
Support Personnel."
David L. Ames, urban affairs and public policy, $55,800 from
National Council for Preservation Education for "Legacy Program
for Historic American Building Survey and Historic American
Engineering Record Documentation Training."
Beth G. Anderson, education, $13,809 from Delaware Department of
Public Instruction for "New Castle County Learning Resource
System Center XVIII."
Antony N. Beris, chemical engineering, $7,500 from DuPont Co. and
$7,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program for
"Modeling of Morphology, Orientation and Transport Phenomena in
Fiber Spinning and Other Polymer Processes."
Stephen C. Dexter, marine studies, $156,243 from Office of Naval
Research for "Mechanism of Passivity Breakdown in Seawater."
Warren Ellis, educational studies, $12,227 from Red Clay
Consolidated School District for "UAP Transition Partnership
Project."
John W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, $75,000 from DuPont
Co. for "Affordable Welding Technology for Polymer Matrix
Composite Structures" and $900,000 from Tuskegee University for
"Intelligent Resin Transfer Molding for Integral Armor
Applications."
Ikramul P. Huq, marine studies, $30,005 from DuPont Co. and
$20,000 from state under Delaware Research Partnership program
for "Applications of Dynamical Systems Theory and
Microconductivity Measurements to Improve Chemical Reactor
Yields."
Gordon C. Johnson, Cooperative Extension, $10,000 from University
of Vermont for "Toward a Positive Future: Sustainable Agriculture
for Delaware."
Vic Klemas, marine studies, $20,000 from U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers for "Classify Map Land Cover at Herefort Inlet, NJ,
Using Remote Sensing Techniques."
John H. Martin, animal and food sciences, and Joseph G. Farrell,
marine studies, $24,869 from Center for the Inland Bays for "The
Development of a Market Based Exchange for the Cost-effective
Utilization of Poultry Manure in the Inland Bays Watershed."
Giuseppe Palmese, composite materials, $150,000 from Science
Research Laboratory Inc. for "Advanced Low-Cost Composite Curing
with High Electron Beams."
Donald L. Peters, Amy Rextrew Professor of Individual and Family
Studies, $2,500 from Statewide Coalition for Americans with
Disabilities Act for "ADA Facilitation Project."
James E. Phillips and Robert W. Birkmire, energy conversion,
$45,000 from AstroPower Inc. and $45,000 from state under
Delaware Research Partnership program for "Passivation and
Texturing of Thin Polycrystalline Silicon."
Leonard W. Schwartz, mechanical engineering, $99,981 from Sandia
National Laboratories for "Development of a 2-D Predictive Models
of Drying, Deformable, Unsaturated, Porous Media with Application
to Drying of Sol-Gel Films."
Joyce Hill Stoner, art conservation, $25,000 from Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation for "Mellon Fellowships."
Richard T. Sylves, political science and international relations,
$20,000 from Delaware Emergency Management Agency for "Disaster
and Politics Study in U.S. Emergency Management."
Joseph R. Scudlark, marine studies, $9,000 from Cooperative
Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research for "Trace Metal
Inputs to Lake Balaton, Hungary."
Douglas W. Tallamy, entomology and applied ecology, $3,136 from
R. J. Reynolds for "Delineating Cucurbitacin Bioactivity."
Arthur J. Sundberg, marine studies, $5,132 from National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration for "NOAA Weather Radio."
Richard L. Venezky, Unidel Professor of Educational Studies,
$50,000 from the Pew Charitable Trusts for "Multiple Indicators
for Reading Abilities in American Schools."
From National Science Foundation: William B. Daniels, Unidel
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, $85,000 for "Rare Gases and
Other Simple Systems at High Pressure"; George W. Luther III and
Brent L. Lewis, marine studies, $109,987 for "Mn, Fe and I Redox
Chemistry and Their Role in Organic Matter Decomposition in the
Arabian Sea"; and Richard P. Wool, composite materials, $108,621
for "Chain Dynamaics and Structure of Polymer Interfaces."
Harry L. Shipman, physics and astronomy, $34,135 from National
Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Masses and Radii of
White Dwarf Stars Hipparcos Data Analysis."
NEW ASSIGNMENTS
Denis Atadan and Lulu C. Kane, library coordinators, library
Linda Carey, manager, housing assignment services
Elizabeth K. Carney and Albert J. Frankel, assistant registrars,
registrar's office
Barbara J. Gladu, program manager I, nutrition and dietetics
Margaret E. Coning, staff assistant, Special Nursing Programs
Wendy Jean Groce, executive secretary, registrar's office
Sharon L. Harris, staff assistant, public relations
Martha E. Hartz, service coordinator, public safety
Ruth R. Hurst, manager, conferences-Newark
Barbara K. MacKenzie, assistant project manager, research office
Tyrouse G. Moody, grounds worker, Facilities Management-grounds
and mover services
Jeffrey A. Schneider, trainer, Recreation and Intramural Programs
Brenda N. Sclavos, executive secretary, nursing
Pamela R. Seida, service coordinator, public safety
Wanda L. Taylor, senior secretary, Delaware Transportation
Institute
Cindy Ann Waksmonski, administrative assistant, political science
and international relations