UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 24, Page 10
March 14, 1996
Faculty and staff

PUBLICATIONS

     Rhonda Aull Hyde, operations research and food and resource
     economics, with graduate student Sarah Lam, "An Agricultural
     Diversification Model with Environmental Impacts," in Proceedings
     of the 1995 Decision Sciences Institute, pages 985-987, November.

     John L. Burmeister, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
     and Biochemistry, editor, research papers honoring Fred Basolo,
     in Inorganica Chimica Acta, vol. 240, pages 1-677, 1995.

     M. Dina Giambi, library, "Serials," in Magazines for Libraries,
     R.R. Bowker, 1995.

     Jeanne Walker, English, Rowing Into Light on Lake Adley, a play,
     which won the Stagetime competition at the Minneapolis
     Playwright's Center and will be read there in April.

     Ron Martin and J.F. Wehmiller, geology, with graduate student M.
     Scott Harris and W.D. Liddell of Utah State University, Logan,
     "Comparative Taphonomy of Foraminifera and Bivalves in Holocene
     Shallow-Water Carbonate and Siliciclastic Regimes: Taphonomic
     Grades amd Temporal Resolution," in Paleobiology, vol. 22, pages
     80-90.

     Rudi Matthee, history, "Changing the Mintmaster: The Introduction
     of Mechanized Minting in Qajar Iran," in Itinerario, European
     Journal of Overseas History, vol. 19, pages 109-129; and "Exotic
     Substances: The Introduction and Global Spread of Tobacco,
     Coffee, Tea, Cocoa and Distilled Liquor, 16th-18th Centuries," in
     Drugs and Narcotics in History, Roy Porter and Mikulas Teich,
     editors, pages 24-51, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

     Michael Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies,
     "Inclusive Teams Serving Included Students: Regular and Special
     Education Teams Working in Integrated Settings," in Teamwork
     Models and Experience in Education, pages 157-174, Howard G.
     Garner, editor, Allyn & Bacon Publishers, Boston, 1995.

PRESENTATIONS

     James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics,
     "Comparison of Estimates of Change Between the National/Regional
     Leadership in Office Education and Personnel Directors of
     Business," at Office Systems Research Association 15th annual
     conference, March 2, Orlando.

     Cynthia Cummings, residence life, "Higher Learning: An Accurate
     Portrayal or Provocative Misrepresentation?" at National
     Association of Student Personnel Administrators annual
     conference, March 13, Atlanta.

     Steven Hegedus, energy conversion, reported on needs of the
     amorphous silicon photovoltaic industry, at semiannual
     University/Industry Amorphous Silicon Research Team meeting, Jan.
     11-12, Denver.

     Several members of the Office of Residence Life presented
     workshops at the American College Personnel Association annual
     conference March 8-10 in Baltimore: Leigh Remy, "Making Our Way:
     A Workshop for New Professionals"; Kelly Ozambela, Susan
     Greenzang and Amy Franklin-Craft, "Alcohol and Campus Culture:
     Guiding Our Way Off the Rocks"; Ozambela, "Professional Issues
     for Latinos/as in Student Affairs"; Jason Laker, "Making Our Way:
     Images of Male Friendships" and "Caring for your Staff Without
     Taking Care of Your Staff"; and T. Scott Cawood, "Multicultural
     Supervision and Initiating Quality in the Residence Halls."

SERVICE

     Jason Laker, residence life, received a multimedia grant from the
     Association of College and University Housing Officials-
     International to produce a video on male friendships. The video
     will be distributed to college administrators across the country
     for staff training and educational programming.

     James E. Swasey, Longwood Program, was selected as a
     horticultural judge for the 1996 Philadelphia Flower Show and
     named one of four judges for "best of day."

     Joe Pika, political science and international relations, and Jim
     Soles, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Poltiical Science and
     International Relations, spoke about the new Delaware primary and
     its results with representatives of the Chicago Tribune, the
     Washington Post, the Los Angeles Time, Sacramento Bee, Life and
     Newsweek magazines, the BBC, WHYY-TV, Fox television and the ABC
     radio network.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

   20 years
     Aldora Ellen Duncan, research office, March 16, 1976

   15 years
     Patricia Gerhart, marine studies, March 16, 1981
     Thomas Peter Moy, public safety, March 16, 1981

   10 years
     Timothy Bristow, business and economics, March 17, 1986
     Cheryl Doherty, geology, March 17, 1986
     Sallie Saunders, library, March 19, 1986
     Kathleen Troutman, University Media Service, March 17, 1986

   5 years
     Michael Davis, EE/CIS research computer lab, March 16, 1991
     Rushad Eduljee, composite materials, March 16, 1991

GRANTS

     From U. S. Department of Education: Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney
     Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology, $198,956
     for the "Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education
     Act, Year 11," including grants to William R. Hall Jr., marine
     studies, $14,000 for "New Directions: Thematic Middle School
     Curricula Framework," $7,500 for "Project 301 Series: Leading
     Science Education into the 21st Century" and $16,000 for "Middle
     School Marine Project: A New Direction Integrated Model";
     Kathleen A. Hollowell, mathematical sciences, $14,000 for
     "Delaware Middle School Mathematics Project"; John J. Pikulski,
     educational development, $16,500 for "Reading Success From the
     Start"; Clifford W. Sloyer, mathematical sciences, $20,000 for
     "Project 301-Leading Mathematics Into the 21st Century"; Kathleen
     C. Werrell, engineering outreach, $16,000 for "Engineering
     Concepts to Enhance High School Math/Science Curricula-1996"; and
     Elizabeth Wier, education, $38,000 for "Building a Professional
     Development School: Creating a Quality Integrated Science and
     Literacy Program."

     From National Science Foundation: Joachim G. Elterich and Conrado
     M. Gempesaw, food and resource economics, Shinya Kikuchi, civil
     and environmental engineering, and Francis X. Tannian, urban
     affairs and public policy, $109,570 for "An Operations Research
     Approach to Large-scale Modeling for Maritime Infrastructure
     Development"; Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry,
     $125,000 for "Investigation of Aqueous Solutions at High
     Temperature"; and Thomas K. Wood, entomology and applied ecology,
     $89,091 for "Host Plant Phenology and Insect Speciation."

     Mark A. Barteau, Robert L.Pigford Professor of Chemical
     Engineering, $92,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for
     "Synthetic Reactions of Oxametallacycles and Related
     Intermediates on Transition Metal Surfaces."

     Robert W. Birkmire and James E. Phillips, energy conversion,
     $347,549 from Midwest Research Institute, National Renewable
     Energy Laboratory Division, for "Processing and Modeling Issues
     for Thin Film Solar Cell Devices."

     Palaniappa Krishnan and Luther J. Kemble, agricultural
     engineering, an additional $5,000 from Delaware Department of
     Agriculture for "Design, Development, Fabrication and Testing of
     Kenaf Crop Harvesting Equipment."

     Roy L. McCullough, composite materials, $240,000 from Michigan
     State University for "Education and Training Program in Composite
     Materials for the Department of Defense and Durable Goods
     Industries."

     John C. Nye, agricultural sciences, an additional $9,856 from
     U.S. Department of Agriculture for "Task Order for Research
     Support Personnel."