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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 16, Jan. 9, 1997
Faculty and Staff

     
BOOKS
     
     John C. Kraft, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Geology, with
George J. Szemler of Loyola University of Chicago and William J.
Cherf of Aurora, Colo., Thermopylae. Myth and Reality in 480
B.C., Ares Publishers, Chicago.
     
     
PUBLICATIONS
     
     Joachim Piprek, materials science, with graduate student Tao
Peng, "Refractive Index of AlGaInN Alloys," in Electronics
Letters, vol. 32, no. 24, pages 2285-2286.
     Roland R. Roth, entomology and applied ecology, with M.S.
Johnson and graduate student T.J. Underwood, "Wood Thrush. No.
246," in The Birds of North America, 27 pages, Academy of Natural
Sciences, Philadelphia, and American Ornithologists' Union.
     David P.M. Northmore, psychology, and John G. Elias,
electrical engineering, "Spatiotemporal Spike Pattern
Discrimination by Networks of Silicon Neurons with Artificial
Dendritic Trees," in Spatiotemporal Models in Biological and
Artificial Systems, pages 135-143, IOS Press, Amsterdam.
     George Watson, physics and astronomy, with graduate students
Ranjit Pradham and Inanc Tarhan, "Impurity Modes in the Optical
Stop Bands of Doped Colloidal Crystals," in Physical Review B,
vol. 54, no. 19, pages 13,721-13,726.
     David Kaplan, educational studies, with Pamela R. Elliott of
University of Rochester, "A Didactic Example of Multilevel
Structural Equation Modeling Applicable to the Study of
Organizations," in Structural Equation Modeling: A
Multidisciplinary Journal.
     
     
PRESENTATIONS
     
     Mary Ann McLane, medical technology, poster presentations,
"Effect of a Double Mutation in the RGD Loop of the Disintegrin
Echistatin on its Interaction with aIIbB3 and avB3 Integrins" and
"Significance of RGD Loop and C-Terminal Domain of Echistatin for
Recognition of AIIbB3 and avB3 Integrins and Expression of Ligand
Induced Binding Sites," at American Society of Hematology
meeting, Dec. 5-10, Orlando.
     Gabriele Bauer, Center for Teaching Effectiveness, with
Klaus Brandl of University of Washington, "Teaching Assistant
Training in Foreign Languages: Learning from Students'
Perceptions," at ACTFL convention, Nov. 22-24, Philadelphia.
     James A. Inciardi, drug and alcohol studies, and Hilary
Surratt of University of Miami, "HIV and Behavioral Change of
Cocaine Users in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil," at American
Psychological Association meeting, Aug. 9-13, Toronto; and, with
Norman L. Weatherby, Clyde B. McCoy, Keith V. Bletzer, H.
Virginia McCoy of University of Miami, Duane C. McBride of
Andrews University and Mario de La Rosa, National Institute on
Drug Abuse, "Drug Use, Sexual Activity and HIV Among Black,
Hispanic and White Women in a Rural Southern Florida Migrant
Worker Community," at Society for the Scientific Study of Human
Sexuality annual meeting, Oct. 15-16, Houston.
     Stefanie J. Baxter, Delaware Geological Survey, "Design,
Development and Implementation of a Ground-Water Monitoring
Network for Southern New Castle County, Del.," invited speech,
Nov. 27, Highland Community College, Freeport, Ill.
     Lian-Ping Wang, mechanical engineering, with graduate
student Xiao-Ling Tong, "Spectral Simulation of Three-Dimensional
Mixing Layer in Unbounded Domain"; with Mark Ulitsky and Lance
Collins of Pennsylvania State University, "Turbulent Premixed
Flamelet Model: A Multi-Point Statistical Description"; with
Biswadip Shome, Michael Santare, Andras Szeri and Ajay Prasad,
mechanical engineering, and David Roberts of Anatek Inc., "Three-
Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Airflow in Nasopharynx"; with
graduate student Yong Zhou, "On the Collision Rate of Heavy
Particles in Isotropic Turbulence"; and with Martin Maxey of
Brown University, "Some Dynamic Features of Microbubble Transport
in Isotropic Turbulence," at 49th annual meeting of Division of
Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Nov. 24-26, Syracuse.
     Several members of the Department of Finance participated in
the Southern Finance Association meeting, Nov. 20-23, Key West:
     Breck Robinson, discussant, "The Impact of Managerial
Ownership on Layoff Announcements"; Andrew Fields, discussant,
"The Long-Term Impact of ESOPs on Corporate Decision Making";
Robert Schweitzer, session chairperson, "Reorganization and
Restructuring Effects"; and Janet Todd, session chairperson,
"Corporate Finance in Practice."
     Rivers Singleton, biology, "Animals, Biotechnology, Ethics
and Nature: How Are They Connected?" at Hastings Center, Dec. 12-
13, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
     Stacie Beck, economics, with graduate student Hari
Subramanian, "Capital Market Integration and Convergence in
International Lending Rates," at seventh symposium on money,
finance, banking and insurance, Dec. 11-13, Karlsruhe, Germany.
     Lana D. Harrison, drug and alcohol studies, "Changes in
Cannabis Use in the U.S. 1967-1995," at European Social Scientist
Research Group on Drug Policy, Sept. 26-28, Amsterdam; "The
Impact of Drug Policy on Cannabis Use in the U.S.," at 10th
International Conference on Drug Policy Reform, Nov. 6-9,
Washington, D.C.; and with Steven S. Martin, drug and alcohol
studies, and Cynthia A. Robbins, sociology and criminal justice,
"The Interface of Drug Use and Violence in the U.S.," at
Conference on Violence and Drug Abuse, Stockholm.
     Steven S. Hegedus, energy conversion, "Transparent
Conducting Oxides and Their Applications to Solar Cells," a
seminar, Princeton University, Dec. 2.
     Staff members of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies
made presentations at the American Society of Criminology
meeting, Nov. 20-23, Chicago: Clifford A. Butzin, Steven S.
Martin and James Inciardi, "Impact of a Therapeutic Community
Work Release Program and Employment Status on the Relapse of Drug
Involved Offenders"; Martin and Inciardi, "Case Management
Outcomes for Drug Involved Offenders"; Inciardi and Anne E.
Pottieger, "Criminality of Women Cocaine Users"; Inciardi with
Hilary L. Surratt of University of Miami and Paulo R. Telles of
University of the State of Rio Grande do Sul, "Harm Reduction in
Brazil"; Amie Nielsen and Frank R. Scarpitti, sociology and
criminal justice, "Characteristics of Drug Treatment Successes
and Failures"; George Thomas of National Development and Research
Institutes Inc., Nielsen and Scarpitti, "A Longitudinal Analysis
of the Impact of AIDS Education on Health Risking Behaviors Among
Drug Involved Offenders"; Ramiro Martinez Jr., sociology and
criminal justice, and Nielsen, "Rape, Economic Deprivation and
Ethnicity in an Immigrant City"; and Linda Harrison, Martin and
Butzin, "Improving the Validity of Self-Reported Drug Use."
     John Madsen, geology, with Nancy Grindlay of University of
Puerto Rico, Celine Rommevaux of CNRS, Paris, and John Sclater of
University of California, San Diego, "Morphologic Characteristics
of Ridge Segments Along the Southwest Indian Ridge, 15-35E:
Comparison Between No Major Offset vs. Transform Dominanted
Segments," "Segmentation of the Southwest Indian Ridge, 15-25E:
Implications for Crustal Accretion at Ultra-Slow Spreading Rates"
and "Magnetic and Kinematic Study of the Southwest Indian Ridge,
15-35E," and, with Grindlay and Steve Miller of Seabeam
Instruments Inc., "Multibeam Bathymetric and Backscatter Survey
of the Southwest Indian Ridge, 15-35E: Results Using the Sea
Beam 2112 System on the R/V Knorr," at American Geophysical Union
fall meeting, Dec. 15-19, San Francisco.
     
     
SERVICE
 
     Michael Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies, was
appointed to the Delaware Interagency Coordinating Council for
infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families.
     Joan L. Brown, foreign langauges and literatures, was
elected to a five-year term on the executive committee, Division
of 20th-Century Spanish, Modern Language Association of America.
     Ken Haas, sociology and criminal justice, was appointed to
the editorial board of a new journal, Homicide Studies.
     Elyse Stoner, athletics, was elected chairperson of the
America East marketing committee.
     William Markell, Arthur Andersen Alumni Professor Emeritus
of Accounting, has been reappointed to the U.S. International
Qualification Appraisal Board, a committee responsible for
developing criteria and standards for granting reciprocity to
professional accountants from other countries to practice in the
U.S. and for U.S.-trained professionals to practice in other
countries.
     
     
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

     25 Years
     Loretta J. Dworsky, University relations, Jan. 20, 1972
     Ben F. Martin, accounting, Jan. 10, 1972

     20 Years
     Jan Burns, physical therapy, Jan. 10, 1977
     Penni L. Frassico, bookstore, Jan. 3, 1977
     Margaret A. Welshmer, library, Jan. 16, 1977

     15 Years
     Anna M. Bloch, personnel records, Jan. 11, 1982
     Eric D. Jacobson, urban affairs and public policy, Jan. 16, 1982
     Anne E. Pottieger, Center For Drug and Alcohol Studies, 
         Jan. 16, 1982
     James T. Sims, plant and soil sciences, Jan. 20, 198

     10 Years
     David J. Berilla, Career Services Center, Jan. 12, 1987
     Benjamin L. Cook, Facilities Management, roofer/mason shop,
         Jan. 5, 1987
     Betsy B. Copley, Information Technologies, Network and
         Systems Services, Jan. 5, 1987
     Catherine V. Dingle, marine studies, Jan. 5, 1987
     David M. Heckman, public safety, Jan. 5, 1987
     Akiko Kisen, individual and family studies, Jan. 5, 1987
     Linda Lawrence Stein, library, Jan. 12, 1987

     5 Years
     June MacNabb Cason, University development, Jan. 15, 1992
     Alberta L. Crapper, Cooperative Extension, Jan. 15, 1992
     Ramiro Martinez, sociology, Jan. 16, 1992
     Larry E. Marvel, student housing, custodial, Jan. 19, 1992
     Elizabeth Day Miller, Information Technologies, User
         Services, Jan. 21, 1992
     Leonor G. Ortiz, Cooperative Extension, Jan. 15, 1992
     Maria R. Pippidis, Cooperative Extension, Jan. 15, 1992
     Randolph S. Raye, Facilities Management, structural shop,
         Jan. 6, 1992
     
     
GRANTS
     
     From Delaware Department of Public Instruction: Beth
Anderson, education, $14,142 for "New Castle County Delaware
Learning Resource System (DLRS) Center XIX"; Kathleen Hollowell,
mathematical sciences, $2,100 for "Teachers Teaching with
Technology, Middle School Math"; and Barbara H. Settles,
individual and family studies, $9,130 for "Expanding Your
Choices."
     From National Science Foundation: M. Sandra Carberry,
Kathleen F. McCoy and K. Vijayashanker, computer and information
sciences, $112,500 for "Traineeships for Natural Language Human-
computer Interfaces"; Raul F. Lobo, chemical engineering, and
James Kolodzey, electrical engineering, $145,002 for "ARI:
Acquisition of a New X-Ray Diffraction System"; and George W.
Luther III, marine studies, $35,000 for "Collaborative Research:
Carbon and Electron Acceptor Cycling in Lake and Estuarine
Sediments during Early Diagenesis."
     From Office of Naval Research: Stephen C. Dexter, marine
studies, $24,200 for "Mechanism of Passivity Breakdown in
Seawater"; James T. Kirby, civil and environmental engineering,
$32,538 for "Field Testing of a Time Domain Boussinesq Wave
Model"; David L. Kirchman, marine studies, $98,000 for
"Regulation of Attachment by a Marine Bacterium"; and Vic Klemas,
marine studies, $14,916 for "Workshop on the Use of Space Shuttle
Imagery to Observe Oceanographic Features of the Abrabian Sea."
     Mark A. Barteau, Robert L. Pigford Professor of Chemical
Engineering, and Henry C. Foley, chemical engineering, $65,317
from Union Camp Corp. for "Characterization of Clay Catalysts for
Fatty Acid Derivation."
     L. Pamela Cook, mathematical sciences, $27,620 from the
DuPont Co. for "DuPont Applied Statistics Internship Program."
     James A. Hawk, plant and soil sciences, from Cargill Hybrid
Seeds, $15,600 for "Cargill Hybrid Evaluation" and $40,000 for
"Cargill Corn Breeding."
     Steven S. Hegedus, energy conversion, $100,000 from W.L.
Gore & Associates Inc. for "Research on a-Si Solar Cells
Deposited on DRP Material."
     Deborah A. Hicks, educational development, $5,977 from U.S.
Department of Education for "Science Literacies in the Primary
Grades."
     Chin-Pao Huang, Distinguished Professor of Environmental
Engineering, and Daniel K. Cha, civil and environmental
engineering, $317,000 for U.S. Department of Energy for
"Electrochemical Processes for In-situ Treatment of Contaminated
Soils."
     Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $30,000 from Dow
Corning Corp. for "Phase Behavior and Microstructure of Volatile
Silicone Oils" and $58,500 from National Aeronautics and Space
Administration for "Surfactant-based Critical Phenomena in
Microgravity."
     Michael T. Klein, Elisabeth Inez Kelley Professor of
Chemical Engineering, $5,000 from the DuPont Co. for "Computer
Generated Kinetic Modeling: The Construction of a Partial
Oxidation Kinetics Model Builder."
     James Kolodzey, electrical engineering, $95,000 from U.S.
Army Research Office for "SiGeC Optoelectronic Devices."
     Paul LeMahieu, education research and development center,
$24,350 from Capital School District for "Capital School
District/State of Delaware Interactive Educational Television
Consortium."
     John K. Rosenberger and Robin W. Morgan, animal and food
sciences, $1,698,470 from U.S. Department of Agriculture for
Poultry Biocontainment Laboratory and Agricultural Biotechnology
Center."
     Daniel T. Simmons, biology, $206,763 from National
Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, for "Structure
and Function of the SV40 Tumor Antigen."
     Clifford W. Sloyer, mathematical sciences, $12,000 from U.S.
Department of Education for "Project 301-Leading Mathematics into
the 21st Century."
     Jian-Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, $25,000 from Lord
Corp. and $15,000 from Delaware Research Partnership program for
"Smart Trim Panels for Aircraft Interior Noise Control" and
$62,208 from National Science Foundation for "An Acoustic
Boundary Control Method for Suppressing Structural Sound
Radiation."
     John H. Talley, Delaware Geological Survey, $40,000 from New
Castle County Water Resources Agency for "Phase IV-
Implementation of a Ground-Water Quality Monitoring Network in
Southern New Castle County, Del."