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| Vol. 16, No. 38 | Aug. 7, 1997 |
David Kaplan, educational studies, with Pamela R. Elliott of University of Rochester, "A Model-Based Approach to Validating Education Indicators Using Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling," in Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, vol. 22, pages 323-348.Frank R. Scarpitti, sociology and criminal justice, with Amie L. Nielsen of Bowling Green State University, "Changing the Behavior of Substance Abusers: Factors Influencing the Effectiveness of Therapeutic Communities," in Journal of Drug Issues , vol. 27, no. 2, pages 279-298.
Guang R. Gao, electrical engineering, with graduate students Xinan Tang, Jian Wang and Kevin B. Theobald, "Thread Partitioning and Scheduling Based on Cost Model," at ninth annual ACM Symposium on Parallel Algorithms and Archiectures, J une 22-25, Newport, R.I.Raymond Callahan, history, "The Jungle, the Japanese and the Sepoy," at a conference on the new military history of South Asia, July 15-17, Wolfson College, Cambridge.
Several members of the English Language Institute made presentations at the spring Penn Tesol meeting, April 5, Ursinus College: Grant Wolf, "Student Presentations Reconsidered"; Leslie Criston, "Speaking of That"; Margaret Cassling, "Interlanguage and Error Analysis"; and Michelle Kline, "Stopping Plagiarism in ESL Writing."
Tsu-Wei Chou, Jerzy L. Nowinski Professor of Mechanical Engineering, with Eric Lang, "The Effect of Strain Gage Size on Measurement Errors in Textile Composite Materials," at 11th International Conference on Composite Materials, July 14-18, Gold Co ast, Australia.
Brian Hatch, finance, with Robert Battalio of University of Notre Dame and Robert Jennings of Indiana University, "SOES Trading and Market Volatility," at Western Finance Association meeting, June 18-21, San Diego.
Douglas Tuttle, urban affairs and public policy, "Using the Internet to Increase Campus Safety Awareness," a keynote address, at Rape Aggression Defense Systems regional instructor training seminar, July 24, Williamsburg.
Barbara A. Graham, facilities administration, and Ralph R. Johnson, residential and conference facilities, "Running a Hotel in the Middle of a Residence Hall," at Association of College and University Housing Officers International Conferenc e, July 13-16, Minneapolis.
Faculty, staff and students in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences made presentations at the American Society of Agronomy, Northeastern Branch meeting, July 13-16, University of Maryland: J. Thomas Sims with research associate Peter A. Vadas, "Amending Atlantic Coastal Plain Soils to Reduce Agricultural Nonpoint P Loss"; Sims with graduate student Janet A. Shirey, "Effects of Natural Weathering on Form and Solubility of Arsenic from Coal Fly Ash and Fly Ash-Amended Soils"; and S ims with student Nicole J. Luka and H. Tunney of Teagasc Environmental Research Center of Ireland, "Predicting Phosphorus Desorption from Irish Agricultural Soils: Applications of Soil Testing to Water Quality Protection"; Richard W. Taylor with Bob Uniatowski, Bruce L. Vasilas and John D. Pesek of food and resource economics, "Nitrogen Management for Grain Sorghum Based on Cropping System."
Vic Klemas and Quanan Zheng, marine studies, "Space Shuttle Observations of Oceanographic Features of the Arabian Sea," at ONR/Joint Global Ocean Flux Study, Arabian Sea Data Workshop, July 11, Durham, N.H..
Bryant F. Tolles Jr., museum studies, history and art history, served as guest curator for "Popular Resorts: The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains," which opened June 14 at New Hampshire Historical Society in Concord. The show will travel to Boston and Washington, D.C., in spring 1998.
25 Years
Richard E. Bowman
, administrative services, financial, Aug. 21, 1972
Catherine D. Hutson, mechanical engineering, Aug. 9, 1977
15 Years
James H. Brown, Facilities Management, building services, Aug. 16, 1982Jon A. Conrad, music, Aug. 16, 1982
Jerry L. Bouchelle, housing and conference facilities, Aug. 17, 1987Darryl J. Cofield, Information Technologies/Network and Systems Services, Aug. 10, 1987
Nancy D. Downey, music, Aug. 12, 1987
Kathryn G. Goldman, residence life, Aug. 17, 1987
Barbara A. Hadley, University Parallel Program/Dover, Aug. 17, 1987
Ruth R. Hurst, conferences-Newark, Aug. 16, 1987
Robert Longwell-Grice, residence life, Aug. 17, 1987
Mary E. Dunnack, music, Aug. 21, 1992Eric R. Fahnoe, Institute for Applied Composite Technology, Aug. 10, 1992
Yvonne L. Miles, financial aid, Aug. 17, 1992
Robert G. Reed, chemistry and biochemistry, Aug. 17, 1992
Beily Byrd Street, chemistry and biochemistry, Aug. 17, 1992
Michael L. Vaughan, engineering, Aug. 10, 1992
From Lockheed Saunders Inc.: $560,760 for the joint project entitled "Advanced Telecommunications/ Information Distribution Research Program" under the direction of Paul D. Amer, Lori L. Pollock and Adarshpal S. Sethi, com puter and information sciences, $85,002; Amer, $58,499; Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical engineering, $61,023; Charles G. Boncelet Jr., electrical engineering, and Neal C. Gallagher, Charles Black Evans Professor of Electrical Engineering, $165,337; Boncelet and Ashfaq A. Khokhar, electrical engineering, $37,723; Errol L. Lloyd, computer and information sciences, and Sethi, $55,999; David L. Mills, electrical engineering, $38,107; and Sethi, $59,070.Thomas S. Buchanan, mechanical engineering, $64,212 from Arthritis Foundation for "Joint Stability in the Osteoarthritis Knee."
John W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, $500,000 from Tuskegee University for "Intelligent Resin Transfer Molding for Integral Armor Applications."
Frank R. Hall, marine studies, $2,500 from The Ford Foundation for "Postdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities Program."
Bernard L. Herman, art history, $5,835 from The Delaware Humanities Council Inc. for "Lookout! Perspectives on Outsider Art in America."
Judith A. Hough-Goldstein, entomology and applied ecology, an additional $7,000 from the DuPont Co. for "Cooperative Graduate Studies Initiative in Entomology and Applied Ecology."
Mark A. Isaacs, agricultural sciences, $25,300 from Delaware Soybean Board for "No-till Drill and Automated Cone System."
Shinya Kikuchi, civil and environmental engineering, $70,000 from Advanced Cruise-assist Highway System Research Association (AHSRA) for "Systems Analysis of the Automated Highway System: Traffic Engineering Standpoint."
James Kolodzey, electrical engineering, and Karl Unruh, physics, $153,513 from Texas Instruments for "Silicon-Germanium-Carbon Heterostructures and Quantum Devices."
Barbara Landau, psychology, $32,393 from Indiana University for "The Shape Bias in Children's Word Learning."
David L. Mills, electrical engineering, $22,500 from Northeast Consortium for Engineering Education for "Time Management and Synchronization Support."
J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, $50,250 from the DuPont Co. and $25,000 from the state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Improved Phytoremediation Programs for Lead Contaminated Soils."
Shih Tsan Tang, marine studies, an additional $5,000 from Delmarva Power and Light Co. for "Feasibility Analysis of Wind Energy in Delaware Coastal Areas."
Michael L. Vaughan, engineering, $15,000 from Junior Engineering Technical Society for "JETS Summer 96 Unite."
Lian-Ping Wang, mechanical engineering, $30,000 from International Business Machines Corp. and $30,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "The Effect of Local Hydrodynamic Interactions on Particle Coagulative Growth."
Joanne M. Whalen, entomology and applied ecology, $10,000 from University of Vermont for "Toward A Positive Future: Sustainable Agriculture for Delaware."
Xiao-Hai Yan, marine studies, $75,000 from Jet Propulsion Laboratory for "Applications of the Scatterometer Data to the Studies of the Dynamics in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean."
