Vol. 16, No. 39	Aug. 21, 1997

Publications

Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical and computer engineering, with Guangcai Zhou, "Multiple Frequency Detection in Undersampled, Complex-Valued Waveforms with Close Multiple Frequencies," in Electronics Letters, vol. 33, no. 15, pages 1294-1295, July 17, 1997; and "System Identification Using Chirp Signals and Time-Variant Filters in the Joint Time-Frequency Domain," in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 45, pages 2072-2084, August 1997.

Leslie F. Goldstein, Unidel Professor of Political Science and International Relations, "State Resistance to Authority in Federal Unions: The Early United States (1790-1860) and the European Community (1958-1994)," in Studies in American Political Development, vol. 11, pages 149-189.

Gibbons Ruark, English, "Househusbandry," in Shenandoah, Washington and Lee University Review, vol. 47, no. 2.

Brian Hatch, finance, with Robert Battalio of the University of Notre Dame and Robert Jennings of Indiana University, "SOES Trading and Market Volatility," in Journal of Financial and Quntitative Analysis, June 1997.

Presentations

Rajarao Surampudy, Management Information Services, "Graduate Admissions on the World Wide Web," at CUMREC conference, May 11-14, St. Louis. The paper received best first-time-attendee-and-presenter award.

Leslie F. Goldstein, Unidel Professor of Political Science and International Relations, "The Supreme Court and Affirmative Action," at Freedom's Foundation, Aug. 1, Valley Forge, Pa.

Faculty and students in the Department of Food and Resource Economics presented papers at the American Agricultural Economics Association annual meeting, July 27-30, Toronto: Conrado Gempesaw and Valerie Mamara, AG '96M, "Productivity Growth and Technical Change in Vietnamese Agriculture"; Richard Bacon, Ulrich Toensmeyer and graduate student Joel Lehman, "Impact of Farmer Direct Market Attributes on Consumer Preference: A Conjoint Analysis by Consumer Market Location"; John Mackenzie, "Spatial Regression Methods"; and, Bacon, Gempesaw, H. Don Tilmon and graduate student Judy McDermott, "The Commercial Graphic Design Market for Paper from Farm-Raised Kenaf." Carl German and Toensmeyer participated in a symposium on "Direct and Diversified Marketing: Issues and Analysis" and Toensmeyer, "Building Teamwork Skills in the Undergraduate Agribusiness Classroom."

Billy P. Glass, geology, "Source Rock and Meteorite Contamination of Upper Eocene Clinopyroxene-bearing Spherules," at 60th Meteoritical Society meeting, July 21-25, Maui, Hawaii.

Michael Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies, "Developmentally and Exceptionally Appropriate Practices for Young Children with Special Needs," at Delaware Early Childhood Center training session, July 16, Dover.

Faculty, staff and students in the Department of Food and Resource Economics made presentations at the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association annual meeting, June 22-24, Sturbridge, Mass.; Gerald Cole with graduate student Derald E. Wentzein, "A Bootstrap Estimate of the Willingness to Pay for Farmland Preservation in New Castle County, Del."; Silvia Weyerbrock, "The Impact of Eastern Europe Integration on U.S. Agricultural Trade: Preliminary Results from a General Equilibrium Model"; Steven Hastings, Radolfo Tanjuakio and graduate student Auditya Madiraju, "The Green Industry in Delaware: A Profile and Assessment of Economic Contributions"; Richard Bacon, Conrado Gempesaw, John Pesek and graduate student Kristin Michel, "Efficiency, New Technology and Other Factors Affecting Poultry Production"; Bacon, Carl German, Ulrich Toensmeyer and graduate student James Gallons, "Analysis of Factors Affecting the Purchase of Fruits and Vegetables at Delaware's Direct Markets: A Predictive Logit Model"; Bacon, Gempesaw, H. Don Tilmon and graduate student Judy McDermott, "The Market Potential of Kenaf Core as a Soilless Growth Media"; Thomas Ilvento, "Expanding the Role and Function of the Cooperative Extension System at the University Level"; and graduate student Brian Adams, "Optimizing Pickle Harvest Using Feed Forward Neural Networks."

Jack R. Vinson, H. Fletcher Brown Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, presented two days of invited lectures on composite material structures, sandwich structures and intelligent piezoelectric materials at Nanyang Technological University, July 10-11, Singapore; and, with E. Preissner and E. Woldesenbet, "Off Axis Fiber Orientation Effects on High Strain Rate Compression Testing of K49/3501-6 Kevlar/Epoxy Composites"; with A. Dee and G. Leon of Electric Boat, "High Strain Rate Mechanical Properties of a Torospherical Shell Composed of IM7/E7TI-2 Graphite/Epoxy Composite"; and with H.H. Hilton of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Sung Yi of Nanyant Technical University, "Anisotropic Piezo-Electro-Thermo-Viscoelasticity Theory and Applications to Composite Materials," at 11th international conference on composite materials, July, Australia.

David G. Butler, housing and conference services, "Marketing: Product Change and Sales," at Association of College and University Housing Officers-International annual meeting, July 13-17, Minneapolis.

Service

Karl W. Böer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Physics and Solar Energy, served as U.S. representative at management meeting of WISTA, the science and industry park in Berlin Adlershof. He also presented the remarks at the 70th birthday of Prof. Klaus Thiessen at an event organized by GOS, the society for applied optics, opto-electronics, quantum-electronic and spectroscopy, in Berlin and presided over an initial meeting for the creation of an editorial board for Survey of Semiconductor Physics.

Happy anniversary

40 Years

Louis A. Arena, linguistics, Sept. 1, 1967

Raymond A. Callahan, arts and science, Sept. 1, 1967

Eleanor D. Craig, economics, Sept. 1, 1967

Frank B. Dilley, philosophy, Sept. 1, 1967

Wallace A. Dynes, sociology, Sept. 1, 1967

Joachim G. Elterich, food and resource economics, Sept. 1, 1967

Alice P. Eyman, individual and family studies, Sept. 1, 1967

Kevin J. Kerrane, English, Sept. 1, 1967

Peter B. Leavens, geology, Sept. 1, 1967

Albert E. Livingston, mathematical sciences, Sept. 1, 1967

Fred A. Masterson, psychology, Sept. 1, 1967

Donald H. Meyer, history, Sept. 1, 1967

Ruth S. Mulford, University Parallel Program/Georgetown, Sept. 1, 1967

Burnaby Munson, chemistry and biochemistry, Sept. 1, 1967

William E. Pulliam, history, Sept. 1, 1967

Robert A. Rothman, sociology, Sept. 1, 1967

Elaine B. Safer, English, Sept. 1, 1967

Stanley I. Sandler, chemical engineering, Sept. 1, 1967

Frank R. Scarpitti, sociology, Sept. 1, 1967

Steven D. Skopik, biology, Sept. 1, 1967

Victor Spinski, art, Sept. 1, 1967

Allan M. Thompson, geology, Sept. 1, 1967

William H. Williams, University Parallel Program/Georgetown, Sept. 1, 1967

15 Years

James H. Brown, Facilities Management, building services, Aug. 16, 1982

Jon A. Conrad, music, Aug. 16, 1982

10 Years

Jerry L. Bouchelle, housing and conference facilities, Aug. 17, 1987

Darryl 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

5 Years

Mary E. Dunnack, music, Aug. 21, 1992

Eric 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