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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 24, March 20


Faculty and staff
     
     
Publications
     Rhonda Aull Hyde, operations research, food and
resource economics, with graduate students Erika Pallova,
Roy Segars and Arkady Lapidus, "Simulating Port Terminal
Operations," in Proceedings of the International Symposium
on Coastal Ocean Space Utilization, Buenos Aires, Argentina,
December 1996, pages 275-284.
     Ramiro Martinez Jr., "Predictors of Serious Violent
Recidivism: Results From a Cohort Study," in Journal of
Interpersonal Violence, vol. 12, pages 216-228; and
"Homicide Among the 1980 Mariel Refugees in Miami: Victims
and Offenders," in Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences,
vol. 19, pages 107-122.
     Nancy King, honors program, with Nikolov Marianne,
"Stories, Imagemaking, Storymaking and Drama: Innovative
Techniques To Develop Oral and Written Language When
Teaching EFL," in Learning Lessons: Innovations in Teacher
Education and Assessment, pages 48-75, Lingua Franca
Csoport, Pecs, Hungary, 1996.
     Stuart Binder-Macleod and Sam C.K. Lee, physical
therapy, "Assessment of Efficacy of Functional Electrical
Stimulation In Patients with Hemiplegia," in Topics in
Stroke Rehabilitation, vol. 3, pages 88-98, 1997.
     Irene S. McClay and James D. Bray, physical therapy,
"The Subtalar Angle: A Potential Measure of Rearfoot
Structure," in Foot and Ankle, vol. 17, no. 8, pages 1-4;
and McClay and Tara J. Manal, physical therapy, "Coupling
Parameters in Runner Who Pronate and Norals," in Journal of
Applied Biomechanics, vol. 13, no. 1, pages 109-124.
     Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of
Educational Studies and Psychology, "Ed Schools Are the Key
To Reform," in Education Week, vol. 16, no. 23, pages 40-43,
March 5, 1997.
     
     
Presentations
     David Kaplan, educational studies, "Basics of
Hierarchical Linear Modeling," at Bar-Ilan University, March
3, Bar-Ilan, Israel; "Modeling Hierarchy, Structure and
Temporality in Complex Organizations: The Case of
Education," March 4, and workshop on structural equation
modeling, March 5-6, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Mount
Scopus, Israel.
     Martha Carothers, art, "Books for the Common Man, A
Satire in 20 Minutes," image and text symposium, at Stephen
F. Austin State University, March 6-8, Nacogdoches, Texas.
     Dennis Jackson, English, "Ways To Add Clarity, Cadence
and Clout To Your Writing," at ninth annual Chesapeake
Writers Workshop, March 7, Ocean City, Md.
     Jian Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, with W. Shen, "A
Study of Shell Interior Noise Control," with S.M. Hirsch,
"An Acoustic Boundary Control Method for Interior Noise
Suppression" and with D. Ye, "Dynamic Analysis of
Piezoelectric Stack Actuators Including Thermal and
Pyroelectric Effects," at Proceedings of the SPIE Smart
Structures and Materials conference, March 1-7, San Diego.
     
     
Service
     Tish Szymurski, continuing education, elected
chairperson of the national professional development
committee, Association for Continuing Higher Education
(ACHE), and chairperson-elect of ACHE Region V.
     
     
Happy anniversary
     
     
30 Years
     Alan E. Start, special nursing programs, March 27, 1967
15 Years
     Edwin M. Odor, animal and food sciences, March 26, 1982
10 Years
     Janice M. Atchley, drug and alcohol studies, March 25,
1987
5 Years
     Carol A. Boulanger, biology, March 23, 1992
     Joy Iglesias, Facilities Management, building services,
March 23, 1992
     
     
Grants
     Paul D. Amer and Adarshpal S. Sethi, computer and
information sciences, $8,266 from Battelle for "ARO
Scientific Program Task No. 95-199."
     A. Scott Andres, Delaware Geological Survey, $30,340
from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, Division of Soil and Water
Conservation, for "Assessing the Impacts of Agricultural
Drainage on Ground and Surface Water Quality in Delaware:
Development and Evaluation of Best Management Practices."
     Timothy K. Barnekov, urban affairs and public policy,
$7,000 from Wilmington Equal Opportunity Contract Compliance
Office for "1995 Survey of Minority-Owned Business
Enterprises."
     Stuart A. Binder-Macleod, physical therapy, $47,523
from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of
Child Health and Human Development, for "PT/PHD Predoctoral
Training Program."
     John S. Boyer, E. I. du Pont Professor of Marine
Biochemistry/Biophysics, $5,000 from U.S. Department of
Energy for "Workshop on Plant Growth."
     John M. Byrne, urban affairs and public policy, $36,418
from Institute of International Education, Department of
Science and Technology, for "Program on Energy, Environment,
Resources and Sustainability (PEERS)."
     Robert Eisenberger, psychology, $63,412 from National
Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health,
for "Learned Effort."
     John W. Ewart, marine studies, $4,700 from Northeastern
Regional Aquaculture Center for "Development of a
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Extension Network."
     George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, $188,000
from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "High
Temperature Advanced Magnets."
     Judith A. Hough-Goldstein, entomology and applied
ecology, $20,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture for
"Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed."
     Marion C. Hyson, individual and family studies, $1,000
from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services,
Division of Mental Retardation, for "Adult Day Care
Services" and $55,629 from Delaware Department of Health and
Social Services, Division of Social Services for "Medicaid
1997."
     James A. Inciardi and Steven S. Martin, drug and
alcohol studies, $966,071 from National Institutes of
Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse, for "Ongoing
Studies of Treatment for High Risk Drug Users."
     Murray V. Johnston, chemistry and biochemistry, and
Anthony S. Wexler, mechanical engineering, $105,489 from
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for "Speciation of
Volatile and Reacting Compounds in Particulate Matter."
     Shinya Kikuchi, civil and environmental engineering,
$34,640 from U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal
Highway Administration, National Highway Institute, for
"Federal Highway Administration Eisenhower Graduate
Fellowship Agreement."
     Michael T. Klein, Elisabeth Inez Kelley Professor of
Chemical Engineering, $87,000 from U.S. Department of Energy
for "Superacid Catalysis of Light Hydrocarbon Conversion."
     Suzanne M. Mannes, psychology, $100,000 from National
Institutes of Health, National Institute of Child Health and
Human Development, for "Examining the Strategic Processing
of Test."
     John H. Martin and George W. Malone, animal and food
sciences, $35,000 from New York Center for Agricultural
Medicine & Health, The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Research Institute, for "An Evaluation of the Influence of
Broiler Housing Ventilation Systems on Ambient Air Quality";
also with William McGowan, Cooperative Extension, $23,454
from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, Division of Soil and Water
Conservation, for "Nanticoke River Watershed Project-F.Y.
'96."
     William F. Ritter, agricultural engineering, $39,642
from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental Control, Division of Soil and Water
Conservation, for "F.Y. '96 Nanticoke Watershed Project
Section 319."
     Joseph R. Scudlark and Thomas M. Church, marine
studies, $48,000 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration for "Atmospheric Integrated Research
Monitoring Network (AIRMON) Through Analysis of
Precipitation Samples."
     Arthur J. E. Sundberg, marine studies, $5,715 from
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "NOAA
Weather Radio."