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August 29, 1996
Faculty and staff
BOOKS
Andrew Zydney, chemical engineering, with Leos J. Zeman,
Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration: Principles and Applications,
Marcel Dekker, New York and Switzerland, 1996.
PUBLICATIONS
James L. Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, with
Ganiyu T. Oladunjoye, Delaware State University, "A Comparative
Analysis of Change Expectations: A Profession at Risk!," in
National Business Education's NABTE Review, no. 23, pages 53-57,
summer 1996; and, a review of Training for Organizations by M.
Bronner, C. Delaney and B. O'Connor, in Journal of Education for
Business, vol. 71, no. 5, pages 308-309.
Herbert E. Allen, civil and environmental engineering, with
Steven M. Serkiz of Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Jerry D.
Allison of Allison Geoscience Consultants, E. Michael Perdue of
Georgia Instititute of Technology and David S. Brown of U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, Ga., "Correcting Errors
in Database Reactions in the Equilibrium Speciation Model
MINTEQA2," in Water Research, vol. 30, pages 1930-1933.
A. H-D. Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, editor, with
Y. Abousleiman of Lebanese American University, C.A. Brebbia of
Wessex Institute of Technology and D. Ouazar of Mohammed V
University, "Computer Methods and Water Resources III," in
Computational Mechanics Publications, Southampton and Boston,
1996.
Michael Peterson, physical education, "Job Satisfaction and
Perceptions of Health," in Journal of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine, vol. 38, no. 9, pages 1-8, 1996.
Norbert Mulders, physics and astronomy, "Helium in Aerogel," in
Physics Today, vol. 49, no. 8, part 1, pages 30-37, August 1996.
PRESENTATIONS
Four members of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry made
presentations at the 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical
Education, Aug. 4-8, at Clemson University. J.H. Noggle,
"Teaching Physical Chemistry: Can Computers Help?"; D.F. Taber,
"Microscale Oxidation and Reduction: 4-Nitrobenzyl Alcohol"; K.C.
Scantlebury, "Balancing the Equity Education: Focusing Preservice
Chemistry Education on Achieving Gender-Sensitivity in High
School Chemistry"; and C.N. Trumbore, "Connecting with Student
Interests Provides Nonscience Student Motivation."
Deborah Steinberger, foreign languages and literatures,
"Francoise Pascal and her Commerce du Parnasse," at American
Association of Teachers of French annual conference, July 15-19,
Lyon, France.
Robert F. Simons, psychology, with graduate student Ginger Coman,
"Assessing the Propensity to Sexually Harass: The Specific Case
of the Hostile Environment," at American Psychological Society
annual convention, June 29-July 2.
Nancy Targett, marine studies, "The Effect of Herbivore Gut
Characteristics on Plant Assimilation Efficiencies: Marine and
Terrestrial Comparisons," at International Society of Chemical
Ecology meeting, Aug. 22, Prague.
George H. Watson, physics and astronomy, two papers at American
Association of Physics Teachers summer meeting, Aug. 5-10,
University of Maryland, College Park.
Hilton Brown, Harriet T. Baily Professor of Art, Art Conservation
and Art History, "The Painting of Modern Life: Materials and
Techniques of French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism," at
the National Gallery of Art, National Teacher Institute, July 10,
July 24, and Aug. 7, Washington, D.C.
Several members of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
participated in the American Phytopathological Society national
meeting, July 27-31, Indianapolis: Robert B. Carroll, A.L.
Morehart and D.P. Whittington with graduate fellow M. Sedegui and
A. Arifi, R. Lackhdar and A. El Ismaili of Ministry of
Agriculture, Morocco, "Detection of Metalaxyl Sensitive Isolates
of Phytophthora Infestans in Morocco and Delaware"; T.A. Evans,
S.L. Soria, S.L. Kitto and R. Rojas with V.D. Damsteegt of USDA,
Ft. Detrick, Md., "The Effect of Virus Infection on Growth, Vigor
and Productivity of Marshua (Trapaeolum tuberosum)"; and, Evans
with Damsteegt, L.L. McDaniel, S. Durkin and M. Maratos of USDA,
Beltsville, Md., and ATCC, Rockville, Md.,"Characterization of an
Exotic Potyvirus Isolated from Datura candida." Carroll served as
moderator of a College Bowl type competition between students and
faculty from different universities, and Sedequi was a member of
the first place team from the Potomac Division universities.
John H. Talley, Delaware Geological Survey, "Hydrogeology of
Delaware," at Delaware Rural Water Association workshops, Aug.
12, Dover, and Aug. 13, Rehoboth Beach.
Michael Peterson, physical education, "A Cultural Approach to
Wellness Programming" and "Teams in the Classroom: A New Approach
to Health/Wellness Education," at National Wellness Conference,
July 13-19, Severence Point, Wisc.
Faculty and staff from the Department of Food Science made
presentations at the Institute of Food Technologists annual
meeting, June 22-26, New Orleans: K.E. Houston, "Development of a
High Quality, Shelf-Stable, Chicken Item Intended for Operational
and Garrison-Feeding Systems"; C.M. Roberts, "Sensitivity of
Spores of Clostridium sporogenes PA 3679 and Bacillus subtilis
168 to Combinations of High Hydrostatic Pressure, Heat, Acidity
and Nisim"; and D.G. Hoover, "Nonthermal Physical Treatments To
Reduce Microbial Load on Minimally Processed Fruits and
Vegetables."
David P.M. Northmore, psychology, with John G. Elias, electrical
engineering, "Discrimination of Spike Patterns by Dendritic
Processing in a Network of Silicon Neuromorphs," at Computational
Neuroscience meeting, July 15, Cambridge, Mass.
Two members of the Department of Individual and Family Studies
made presentations at the Delaware Association for Childhood
Education, Early Childhood Conference, Aug. 7, Dover: Toni
DeCapua, "Unit Planning," and Michael Gamel-McCormick, "Embedding
IEP/IFSP Objectives Into Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum."
Members of the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences made
presentations at the International Symposium on Domestication,
Production and Utilization of New Crops: Practical Approaches, at
the International Center for Underutilized Crops, University of
Southampton, July 8-10, UK: T.A. Evans, S.L. Soria, S.L. Kitto
and R. Rojas with V.D. Damsteegt, USDA, Ft. Detrick, Md.,
"Occurrence and Characterization of Tropaeolum Mosaic Potyvirus
and Its Impact on Production of Mashua (Tropaeolum tuberosum) in
the Highlands of Ecuador" and Kitto, Soria, Rojas, Evans with C.
Taboada of AMDE Corp., Ecuador, and Damsteeegt, "Potyvirus
Effects on and Elimination from Mashua."
AWARDS
Patricia Valdata, parallel program, received the annual Joseph C.
Lincoln award for her short story, "Just Like a Hawk," published
in Soaring Magazine. An assistant professor of English and
aviation writer, Valdata has been a pilot since 1980. The award
was established by the Harris Hill Soaring Corp. in memory of
Lincoln, whose articles and books are credited with introducing
many people to the sport of soaring.
Ian W. Hall, mechanical engineering, and graduate student Laszlo
Kecskes were awarded the bronze medallion at the 20th Army
Science Conference held in June at Norfolk, Va., for their paper,
"The Fabrication and High Strain Rate Properties of Hot-
Explosively-Compacted Tungsten-Titanium Alloys."
SERVICE
Karl W. Boer, Distinguished Professor of Physics and Solar
Energy, was reappointed for 1996-97 as the representative of the
American Solar Energy Society to the American Association for the
Advancement of Science.
Nancy Targett, marine studies, is serving a three-year term on
the International Society of Chemical Ecology Council.
Henry R. Glyde, physics and astronomy, surveyed the needs of the
U.S. science and engineering community for reactor neutron
scattering facilities, presenting the results of the survey at
the Neutron Scattering Society of America annual meeting, at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Aug. 7. Results
were sent also to the U.S. Department of Energy, which operates
neutron facilities.
Gordon J. DiRenzo, sociology and criminal justice, was selected
to attend a special C-SPAN workshop, July 31-Aug. 2 in
Washington, D.C., in which 21 professors developed educational
materials for use during the network's Alexis deTocqueville
series that will retrace his 1831 journey across America. The
series is scheduled to air from May 1997 through February 1998.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
35 years
Yaroslav Bilinsky, political science and international relations,
Sept. 1, 1961
George Cicala, psychology, Sept. 1, 1961
Don Dennis, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1961
Reed Glenn Geiger, history, Sept. 1, 1961
T.W. Fraser Russell, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1961
C.A. Von Frankenberg, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1961
30 years
Yi-Chun Chang, political science and international relations,
Sept. 1, 1966
William Homer, art history, Sept. 1, 1966
James Krum, business administration, Sept. 1, 1966
Richard B. Murray, physics and astronomy, Sept. 1, 1966
Claire Nanis, music, Sept. 1, 1966
Arthur Sloan, business administration, Sept. 1, 1966
S.B. Woo, physics and astronomy, Sept. 1, 1966
25 years
John D. Anderson, parallel program, Wilmington, Sept. 1, 1971
Robert Bethke, English, Sept. 1, 1971
Christopher Boorse, philosophy, Sept. 1, 1971
Roger Lindsay Cox, English, Sept. 1, 1971
Penny Deiner, individual and family studies, Sept. 1, 1971
Barbara Gates, English, Sept. 1, 1971
Betty Haslett, communication, Sept. 1, 1971
Peter Hill, music, Sept. 1, 1971
William Latham, economics, Sept. 1, 1971
Mary Lou Liprie, individual and family studies, Sept. 1, 1971
Louise Little, nutrition and dietetics, Sept. 1, 1971
Madeline Masso, library, Sept. 1, 1971
Roy McCullough, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1971
Judy McInnis, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1971
James Morrison, textiles, design and consumer economics, Sept. 1,
1971
Roger Murray, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1971
Joseph Noggle, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1971
James O'Neill, economics, Sept. 1, 1971
Donald Puglisi, business and economics, finance, Sept. 1, 1971
Jerrold Schneider, political science and international relations,
Sept. 1, 1971
Gwen Smith, Dining Services, Sept. 1, 1971
Harold B. White, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1971
20 years
Mark Amsler, English, Sept. 1, 1976
Jan Blits, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1976
Morris Brooks, educational development, Sept. 1, 1976
James Butkiewicz, business and economics, Sept. 1, 1976
Jeffrey Davidson, sociology, Sept. 1, 1976
Patricia DeLeon, biology, Sept. 1, 1976
Cecil Dybowski, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1976
Allan Fanjoy international programs and special sessions, Sept.
1, 1976
Marcia Peoples Halio, English, Sept. 1, 1976
Sandra Harding, philosophy, Sept. 1, 1976
Betty Hibble, Facilities Management, heating and cooling, Aug.
30, 1976
Ruth Horowitz, sociology, Sept. 1, 1976
Robert Hunsperger, electrical engineering, Sept. 1, 1976
James Inciardi, criminal justice, Sept. 1, 1976
Carroll Izard, psychology, Sept. 1, 1976
Carl Klockars, criminal justice, Sept. 1, 1976
James Magee, political science and international relations, Sept.
1, 1976
Viola Manogue, vice president and University secretary office,
Sept. 1, 1976
Frances Mayhew, textiles, design and consumer economics, Sept. 1,
1976
Thomas Meierding, geography, Sept. 1, 1976
Jeffrey Miller, economics, Sept. 1, 1976
Michael Paulaitis, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1976
Bonnie Robb, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1976
John Schuenemeyer, mathematical sciences, Sept. 1, 1976
Patricia Vagenas, communication, Sept. 1, 1976
Mary Williams, philosophy, Sept. 1, 1976
Cort Willmott, geography, Sept. 1, 1976
15 years
John Antil, business administration, Sept. 1, 1981
Joan Secord Bennett, honors program, Sept. 1, 1981
Rodney Brown, Graphic Communications Center, Sept. 1, 1981
Martha Carothers, art, Sept. 1, 1981
Andrew Cottle, music, Sept. 1, 1981
Gwendolyn Davis, admissions, Sept. 1, 1981
Laura Griffin, nursing, Sept. 1, 1981
Doris Hicks, marine studies, Sept. 1, 1981
Helene Intraub, psychology, Sept. 1, 1981
Nobuhisa Kobayashi, civil and environmental engineering, Sept. 1,
1981
Donald Lushis, operations and maintenance, Lewes, Sept. 1, 1981
Ann McNeil, physical education, Sept. 1, 1981
John Morgan, physics and astronomy, Sept. 1, 1981
Joseph Pika, political science and international relations, Sept.
1, 1981
Janis Reeder, business and economics, accounting, Sept. 1, 1981
Steven Sidebotham, history, Sept. 1, 1981
John Wragge, business and economics, accounting, Sept. 1, 1981
10 years
Stacie Beck, economics, Sept. 1, 1986
Pamela Beeman, nursing, Sept. 1, 1986
Jerome Brown, physical education, Sept. 1, 1986
Dana Chatellier, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1986
G. Rolland Cole, physics and astronomy, Sept. 1, 1986
Kate Conway-Turner, individual and family studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Michael Cotsell, English, Sept. 1, 1986
John Courtright, communication, Sept. 1, 1986
James Crease, marine studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Margaret Dada, nursing, Sept. 1, 1986
Robert Androus Day, English, Sept. 1, 1986
James McMurrin Dean, English, Sept. 1, 1986
Victoria Dickerson, student housing, custodial, Sept. 1, 1986
Linda Koch Dion, biology, Sept. 1, 1986
Dennis Hyde Evans, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1986
Evangelos Falaris, economics, Sept. 1, 1986
Henry Foley, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1986
John Frett, plant and soil science, Sept. 1, 1986
Jean Futrell, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1986
Joseph Glutting, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Linda Gottfredson, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Rebecca Hardy, business and economics, Sept. 1, 1986
Harry Hubbard, Dining Services, Sept. 1, 1986
David Johns, Academic Services Center, Sept. 1, 1986
Judy Kennedy, mathematical sciences, Sept. 1, 1986
Bill Lawson, philosophy, Sept. 1, 1986
Carolyn Manning, nutrition and dietetics, Sept. 1, 1986
David Mills, electrical engineering, Sept. 1, 1986
Howard Purnell, Facilities Management, building services, Sept.
1, 1986
Rakesh, mathematical sciences, Sept. 1, 1986
Robert Rohs, business administration, Sept. 1, 1986
Michael Santare, mechanical engineering, Sept. 1, 1986
Gilberto Schleiniger, mathematical sciences, Sept. 1, 1986
Paul Sastak, textiles, design and consumer economics, Sept. 1,
1986
Monika Shafi, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1986
Lisa Sinclair, Student Health Services, Sept. 1, 1986
Donald Unger, individual and family studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Michael Van Leer, business and economics, accounting, Sept. 1,
1986
April Veness, geography, Sept. 1, 1986
Irene Vogel, linguistics, Sept. 1, 1986
Herbert Waite, marine studies, Sept. 1, 1986
Marci Watson-Whitmeyre, provost office, Sept. 1, 1986
Barbara Williams, physics and astronomy, Sept. 1, 1986
Mary Jean Wirth, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1986
Richard Zipser, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1986
5 years
Odda Anderson, clinical studies, Sept. 1, 1991
Giovanni Astarita, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1991
Millicent Boulden, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1,
1991
Ellen Bourett, vice president and University secretary office,
Sept. 3, 1991
Ann Bowler, sociology, Sept. 1, 1991
Richard Burch, political science and international relations,
Sept. 1, 1991
William Cain, biology, Sept. 1, 1991
Cynthia Carr, music, Sept. 1, 1991
Ann Colwell, parallel program, Georgetown, Sept. 1, 1991
James Dejong, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1991
Veronica Eid, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1991
Sridhar Iyer, economics, Sept. 1, 1991
Daniel Leathers, geography, Sept. 1, 1991
Ajay Manrai, business administration, Sept. 1, 1991
Belkys Manrique, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1991
Debra May Miller, MALS program, Sept. 1, 1991
Mark Miller, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1991
Kathleen Minke, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1991
Russell Murray, music, Sept. 1, 1991
John Nicholson, foreign languages and literatures, Sept. 1, 1991
Lori Pollock, computer and information sciences, Sept. 1, 1991
Lois Potter, English, Sept. 1, 1991
James Raths, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1991
Mary Roe, educational development, Sept. 1, 1991
Nora Rooney, geology, Sept. 1, 1991
John Sawyer, business administration, Sept. 1, 1991
Janice Selekman, nursing, Sept. 1, 1991
Priscilla Smith, art, Sept. 1, 1991
Janet Todd, business and economics, finance, Sept. 1, 1991
Harleen Vickers, educational studies, Sept. 1, 1991
Janet Walker, Student Health Services, Sept. 3, 1991
GRANTS
From Delaware Department of Public Instruction: Nancy W.
Brickhouse, educational development, and Harry L. Shipman,
physics and astronomy, $50,000 for "Teacher Preparation and New
Standards"; Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of
Educational Studies and Psychology, $60,000 for "Delaware
Principals' Leadership Academy"; and John J. Pikulski,
educational development, $4,118 for "Title VI-Reading Success
from the Start (RSS) Project."
From National Science Foundation: Sunil K. Agrawal, mechanical
engineering, $78,900 for "Presidential Faculty Fellows" and
$61,400 for "A Study of Robotic Assembly in a Free-floating Work
Environment"; John S. Boyer, E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine
Biochemistry/Biophysics, $5,000 for "Workshop on Plant Growth, in
Lewes, Del."; Thomas M. Church and Najid Hussain, marine studies,
an additional $5,000 for "Atmospheric Trace Element Inputs to
Surface Ocean Waters I: Lead Isotope Tracers in the Atlantic";
Richard A. Foulds, applied sciences and engineering, $53,705 for
"Workshop on Human/Computer Interaction and Persons with
Disabilities"; Carroll E. Izard, Unidel Professor of Psychology,
an additional $3,825 for "Emotion in Early Development"; Murray
V. Johnston, chemistry and biochemistry, and Anthony S. Wexler,
mechanical engineering, $105,000 for "Gas-particle Transport
Limitations in Atmospheric Aerosols"; Eric W. Kaler, chemical
engineering, $91,500 for "Novel Solution Microstructures by
'Physical Synthesis'" and $5,800 for "International Workshop on
Lipid Bilayers and Bio Membranes"; David W. Kaplan, educational
studies, $57,606 for "Model-based Indicator Systems for Informing
Science Education Policy"; Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin du
Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering, $110,000 for "The
Modeling of Thermodynamically Difficult Systems"; Jonathan H.
Sharp, marine studies, $45,000 for "Marine Sciences Summer Intern
Program"; Andras Z. Szeri, mechanical engineering, $84,839 for "A
Predictive Model for Surface Temperatures during Grinding";
Norman J. Wagner, chemical engineering, $95,000 for "A Study of
the Mechanism Reversible Shear Thickening in Stable Colloidal
Dispersions"; and Andrew L. Zydney, chemical engineering, $10,800
for "Protein Fouling during Membrane Filtration."
From U. S. Department of Education: Richard A. Foulds and Patrick
Demasco, applied science and engineering, $699,920 for
"Rehabilitation Research Center in Augmentative Communications"
and, with William Harwin, $699,652 for "Rehabilitation Robotics
to Enhance the Functioning of Individuals with Disabilities"; and
Linda Gordon and Barbara Thomas, Academic Services Center,
$226,757 for "Upward Bound Program '95-'96."
Richard Braun, mathematical sciences, $10,000 from Dow Corning
Corp. for "Theory for a Viscous Draining Flow in Foam
Fabrication."
Michael Chajes, Dennis Mertz, Harry Shenton and Victor Kaliakin,
civil and environmental engineering, $86,610 from Delaware
Department of Transportation for "Load Rating Equipment."
James E. Davis, educational studies, $17,500 from Spencer
Foundation for "The National Academy of Education's Spencer Post-
doctoral Fellowship."
James M. Falk, marine studies, $4,998 from Delaware Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Fish and
Wildlife, for "A Plan for State of Delaware in Accordance with
the Clean Vessel Act of 1992 for Pumpout and Dump Stations."
Mary Ann Finch, Cooperative Extension, $40,000 from Delaware
Office of Highway Safety for "Community Traffic Safety Program-
New Castle County."
John W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, $100,000 from
University of California-Santa Barbara for "Support of the
Affordable Composites for Propulsion (ACP) Program."
Murray V. Johnston, chemistry and biochemistry, $6,000 from Du
Pont Central Research and Development for "GOALI Supplement to
NSF Grant."
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $55,664 from University of
Washington for "Cholesterol Solubilization in Bile."
Sherry L. Kitto and Mark Radosevich, plant and soil sciences,
$30,000 from Kennett Consolidated School District for
"Development of Curriculum Integration Modules and Distance
Learning Network."
Vic Klemas, marine studies, $15,000 from Texaco Exploration and
Production Technology Department for "Remote Sensing Research."
Limin Kung Jr., animal and food sciences, $9,519 from Laporte
Biochem International for "The Effect of Inoculants Containing
Lactobacilli and Propionibacteria for Silage."