UpDate - Vol. 15, No. 35, Page 7
June 20, 1996
Honors and awards

IEEE recognition
     Allen M. Barnett, professor of electrical engineering and
president of AstroPower Inc., received the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) William R. Cherry Award in recognition
of his contributions to the advance of solar cells, or photovoltaics.
He is considered a pioneer in the development and manufacture of a new
type of low-cost solar cell.
     Barnett has received 15 patents and awards for the development of
significant new products and has authored or coauthored more than 160
technical publications.
     The award was presented in May at the 25th IEEE Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference in Washington, D.C.


Bartol honors
     Two scientists at the Bartol Research Institute, Norman Ness and
Gary Zank, will be honored by COSPAR, the organization established by
the International Council of Scientific Unions, at its 31st Scientific
Assembly, to be held July 14-21 at the University of Birmingham in
Great Britain.
     Ness has been selected for the prestigious Space Science Award,
which is given to a scientist for outstanding contributions in the
field. During his career, Ness has discovered the magnetic fields on
the planets Mercury, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune and has studied
interplanetary magnetic fields with instrumentation in the Explorer,
Mariner, Pioneer and Voyager series of spacecraft.
     Zank will receive the Zeldovich Award, which is conferred on
young scientists for "excellence and achievements" by the Russian
Academy of Sciences. Honoring the memory of astrophysicist Yakov. B.
Zeldovich, the award consists of a medal, a certificate and an
invitation to visit appropriate institutions in Russia. He is being
recognized as a young scientist under the age of 35 who has
demonstrated outstanding excellence and accomplishments in the broad
field of astrophysical plasma research.


Honorary degrees
     Two faculty members in the psychology department, Frances Graham,
professor emerita, and Seymour Levine, research professor and director
of the neuroscience program, have received recognition for their
contributions to research in their respective fields.
     Graham recently received an honorary doctorate of science from
the University of Wisconsin and Levine received an honorary doctorate
from the University of Bergen in Norway. He also was honored by the
University of Trier in Germany, which established a Seymour Levine
Visiting Professorship.
     A psychophysiologist, Graham's research involves a study of
animal and human brains through physical reactions to stimuli, using
non-invasive methods.
     At Delaware, she has been working with Robert Simons, conducting
research on the body's automatic responses to certain stimuli and how
the brain processes these.
     A graduate of the University of Denver with master's and doctoral
degrees from New York University, Levine is professor emeritus at
Stanford University, where he served as director of the Stanford
Primate Facility from 1976 until coming to Delaware in 1995.
     His research field is the psychobiology of stress, and he has
authored more than 400 publications. During his career, he has served
as president of the International Society of Developmental
Psychobiology and also the International Society of
Psychoneuroendocrinology. He has had professional ties with both the
universities of Trier and Bergen.


Baron fellows
     Yabin Bai and Roger F. Clark are this year's recipients of the
Bill N. Baron Fellowship awards, presented by the Institute of Energy
Conversion.
     Bai, a graduate student in electrical engineering, received his
bachelor of science degree in physics and his master of science degree
in solid state physics from Yunnan University, China. His research on
silicon solar cells was accepted for presentation at the 25th
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Photovoltaic
Specialists Conference.
     Clark received his undergraduate degree in chemistry and
biochemistry at spring Commencement. He has worked as a laboratory
assistant at the institute and has made significant contributions to
the overall research program.
     The May recognition ceremony was attended by members of the Baron
family, the recipients' families and University personnel.


Silver award
     Lisa Garber, a graduate student in the Department of Chemistry
and Biochemistry, received the 1996 Joel L. Silver Award for her
research presentation at the 23rd annual Joel L. Silver Award
Symposium, held May 16 in the department.
     A graduate of LaSalle University, Garber spoke on
"Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclic Ethers and Acetals." Her adviser
is Andrew Evans.
     The panel of judges included Daniel Simmons, biology; professors
from three other universities; and a representative from the DuPont
Co.


GTE athlete
     Jason Guarneri, senior track and field athlete, has been named to
the GTE/College Sports Information Directors of America Spring Men's
At-Large Academic All-District II team.
     A native of Blue Point, N.Y., Guarneri, one of 10 scholar-
athletes named to the team, now is eligible for the national Academic
All-American team, to be announced this summer.
     A standout jumper and hurdler, Guarneri placed in the top 10 and
at North Atlantic Conference championships seven times in his career.
He carried a 3.571 grade point index as an athletic training major and
was awarded the University's Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference
Medal of Merit during the spring as the UD male student athlete with
the highest GPA.


Top alumni
     Five alumni were inducted into the Wall of Fame at a special
ceremony May 17 in the Amy E. du Pont Music Building.
     The 1996 recipients are M. Jane Brady '73, attorney general of
the state of Delaware; Edward E. Butler '43, professor emeritus of
plant pathology of the University of California at Davis; Yvette L.
Freeman '72, Broadway and television actress; Ronald H. Haines '56,
Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, D.C.; and David R.
Hoyer '53, retired president of Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
     Since its establishment in 1984, nearly 150 UD alumni have been
recognized for their professional achievements and commitment to
public service with membership in the Wall of Fame.
     Among the initial Wall of Fame inductees are Revolutionary War
heroes and signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S.
Constitution. Inductees represent every field from medicine to the
military, from business to religion.