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| Vol. 17, No. 17 | Jan. 22, 1998 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 17 | Jan. 22, 1998 |
Ivar Stakgold, mathematical sciences emeritus, Green's Functions and Boundary Value Problems, second edition, Wiley-Interscience.
Deborah Andrews, English, Technical Communications in the Global Community, Prentice Hall.
Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical engineering, "A Quantitative Analysis of SNR in the Short-Time Fourier Transform Domain for Multicomponent Signals," in IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, vol. 46, pages 200-203.
Bonnie T. Meszaros, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship, "Economic Standards: A Guide for Curriculum Planners," in Social Education, vol. 61, pages 324-327.
Judy B. McInnis, foreign languages and literatures, "Martyrs for Love: The Reflections of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz in/on Lucretia, Julia, Portia and Thisbe," in Hispania, vol. 80, pages 764-774; and, a book review of Dulce M. Garcia's Espada, Escudo, y Espejo: El Lenguaje Como Tema en las Novelas de Diego de San Pedro, in Hispania, vol. 80, pages 787-788.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "La Biografia de Pedro Calderon de la Barca: Una Vocacion Para el Teatro," in Pedro Calderon de la Barca. El Teatro Como Representatcion y Fusion de las Artes, in Extra 1, special edition of the revista Anthropos, Ignacio Arellano and Angeles Cardona, editors, pages 25-30.
Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, "Mold Filling Issues in Liquid Composites," an invited lecture, at Gordon Conference on Composites, Jan. 4-9, Ventura, Calif.
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology, lectures at University of California, Riverside, June 19; at Fordham University, Fordham, N.Y., Sept. 7; at National Council for History Education, Wisconsin, Oct. 17; and "What Do We Know From Research Practice," at Temple University, Nov. 11.
Several members of the Department of Physics and Astronomy made presentations at the Seventh Joint MMM-Intermag Conference, Jan. 6-9, San Francisco: George C. Hadjipanayis with Celso Prados and C.Y. Ni, "Magnetic and Structural Properties of High Coercivity Sm(Co, Ni, Cu) Sputtered Thin Films"; with D.H. Kim, "Spin Reorientation In(Pr,RE)-(Co,TM)-B Magnets (RE=Tb, TM+Fe,Cr,Mn)"; and with Ni and C. Chen, "Magnetic and Structural Properties of Commercial Sm2(Co, Fe, Cu, Zr)17-Based Magnets"; Karl M. Unruh with R.S. Raylor, B.S. Sauer, R.H. Yu, J.Q. Xiao, "Structural and Magnetic Studies of Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Finemet-Type Alloys with Cobalt Substitutions"; and John Q. Xiao with R.L. Sommer and C.L. Chien, "Magnetic, Transport and Superconducting Properties of Co-Deposited Gd-Nb Films" and with S. Basu, R.H. Yu and G.A. Landry, "High Temperature AC Magnetic Properties of FeCo-Based Soft Magnetic Alloys."
Joe Matterer, English Language Institute, "Instructing International Students," at Sixth National Conference on the Education and Employment of Graduate Teaching Assistants, Nov. 6-9, Minneapolis.
Mary E. Miele, medical technology, "Looking for Stop and Go Signals in Melanoma Progression," at Thrombosis Research Center, Temple University, Nov. 18, Philadelphia.
Several staff members made presentations at the National Learning Infrastructure Initiative Conference, Jan. 14-16, New Orleans: Lonnie L. Hearn, media services, and Kathleen D. Troutman, instructional television, with Brad Lister of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, "Migrating to the Web"; Fred T. Hofstetter, instructional technology, with Christine Murakami and Scott Macklin of University of Washington and Sally Jackson of University of Arizona, "On-Line Learning: Interfacing Strategies, Challenges and Tool"; and Betty J. Paulanka, Madeline Lambrecht and Clare M. Conner, health and nursing sciences, with Warren Ashley and Annemarie Boyer Designer, "Offering a Complete Degree Program on the Web: Issues and Challenges."
Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical and computer engineering, "System Identification Using Time-Frequency Analysis and Synthesis," at Joint Mathematical Meetings, Jan. 7-10, Baltimore.
Staff members from Information Technologies have made presentations at several conferences. At EDUCOM '97, Oct. 28-30, Minneapolis: Janet R. deVry, user services, preconference workshop, with Julius Bianchi and Millie Murray Ward of California Lutheran University, "Assessing Strategies to Promote Teaching and Learning with Technology"; Richard S. Sacher, user services, "Delaware GIS Data: Implementing and Encouraging National Standards"; and Kathy Spako, help center, with Sharon Roy and Myra Williams of Rensselaer Polytechnic Instititute, "Meeting the Help Desk Challenge: Serving Our Customers and Changing Ourselves." At ACM SIGUCCS User Services Conference, Nov. 9-12, Monterey, Calif.: Ann Amsler, user services, "Do a Quick Conversion: Put All Our Documents on the Web"; Debbie Durant, help center, "Tools for Bringing Support to Users Through the Web"; and Larry Hotchkiss, user services, with Evelyn V. Stevens, user services, Janet D. Hall, Management Information Services, and Elizabeth K. Carney, Office of the Registrar, "Electronic Support for Grade Submission at the University of Delaware."
At CAUSE 97 conference, Dec. 2-5, Orlando: David E. Hollowell, executive vice president, with Brian Nedwek of St. Louis University, preconference session, "Planning in the Information Age"; Hollowell with Margaret McDermott, facilities planning, and Dennis R. Williams, media services, a poster, "Integrating Technology into the Classroom Setting"; and Janet de Vry with Susan Poland Giancola, Delaware Education Research and Development Center, "Assessing Strategies to Promote Teaching and Learning with Technology."
Ivo Dominguez, foreign languages and literatures, served as Middle Atlantic region delegate to the Modern Language Association national assembly, Dec. 27-30, Toronto.
Leila C. Lyons, user services, served on the program committee for EDUCOM '97 conference, Oct. 28-31, Minneapolis.
Frank B. Murray, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Educational Studies and Psychology, was appointed to the National Experts Panel, Delaware Accountability Task Force, by Iris T. Metts, Delaware's secretary of education.
Debbie Andrews, English, serves as editor of Business Communication Quarterly, the leading international journal of pedagogy in the field.
John S. Pierce, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, Jan. 30, 1968
Patricia Williams Jeffery, arts and science, Feb. 1, 1978
Bobby J. Dixon, Facilities Management, fire alarm inspection, Jan. 24, 1983
Gladys I. McCarthy, Office of Vice Provost for Research, Jan. 24, 1983
Roger J. Spacht, health and exercise science, Feb. 1, 1983
Ferris Webster, marine studies, Feb. 1, 1983
Nancy A. Benderoth, student center, Feb. 1, 1988
Albert P. Delpizzo, Facilities Management, heating and cooling, Feb. 1, 1988
James E. Elfers, library, Feb. 1, 1988
Jean F. Lane, recreation services, Feb. 1, 1988
Larry D. Purnell, special nursing programs, Feb. 1, 1988
Krzysztof Szalewicz, physics and astronomy, Feb. 1, 1988
Paul E. Wise, hotel, restaurant and institutional management, Feb. 1, 1988
Rich J. Harbaugh, Information Technologies, Media Services, Jan. 25, 1993
Gregory D. Kane, accounting, Feb. 1, 1993
Paul LeMahieu, education, Feb. 1, 1993
Diane Pettee, library, Feb. 1, 1993
Susan D. Reeser, hotel, restaurant and institutional management, Feb. 1, 1993
From U. S. Department of Agriculture: Joan Burnside and Robin Morgan, animal and food sciences, $50,000 for "DNA Sequencer for Avian Research"; Conrado M. Gempesaw, H. Don Tilmon and James R. Bacon, food and resource economics, $33,140 for "Market Demand for Kenaf Core and Fiber in Composite Materials and Retail Paper Markets"; Thomas W. Ilvento, food and resource economics, and Tilmon, $10,000 for "Land Use Issues in Delaware"; and Tilmon, $20,000 for "Risk Management Education Regional Coordinating Office Northeast Region #1."
Timothy Barnekov, human resources, education and public policy, $50,000 from Jessie Ball du Pont Religious, Charitable and Educational Fund for "Operational Costs of a Community Development Resource Center."
Antony N. Beris, chemical engineering, $29,077 from U.S. Department of Naval Research for "Non-linear Fluid Flow/Surfactant/Interface Dynamics."
John E. Dohms and Calvin L. Keeler Jr., animal and food sciences, $29,877 from U.S. Poultry and Egg Association for "Use of Recombinant Mycoplasma Gallisepticum Cytadhesin Proteins as Vaccines."
Henry C. Foley, chemical engineering, $104,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Carbogenic Molecular Sieves for Reaction and Separation by Design: A Novel Approach to Shape Selective Super Base, Super Acid and Catalytic Membrane."
George C. Hadjipanayis, physics and astronomy, $84,566 from U.S. Army Research Office for "High Performance Magnets."
Charles S. Ih, electrical and computer engineering, $179,527 from U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command for "Versatile and High Power Multi-channel Data Links for Satellite Laser Communication."
Gordon C. Johnson, Cooperative Extension, and Joanne Whalen, entomology and applied ecology, $9,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, for "Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)."
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $57,301 from University of Washington for "Cholesterol Solubilization in Bile."
Laurence S. Kalkstein, geography, $50,000 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for "Climate Change and Impacts on Human Health and Welfare."
Willett M. Kempton, marine studies, $137,792 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for "Development, Outreach, and Evaluation of Innovative Billing Options for Gas and Electric Utilities."
David L. Kirchman, marine studies, $153,013 from U.S. Department of Energy for "Bacterial Degradation of Organic Matter at the Molecular Level: Chitinases as Tracers for Carbon Export from Coastal Oceans."
Ralph E. Kleinman, Unidel Professor of Mathematical Sciences, $283,333 from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "Mathematical and Numerical Methods for Analysis and Design of Electromagnetic Fields."
Ajay K. Prasad, mechanical engineering, $15,000 from Du Pont Co. and $15,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Experimental Investigation of Axial Instabilities During Mixing of High and Low Viscosity Fluids."
Leonard W. Schwartz and Romain Roy, mechanical engineering, $118,500 from Glidden Research Center, ICI Americas, and $50,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Studies of Coating, Wetting and Spreading."
Jian-Qiao Sun, mechanical engineering, and James L. Glancey, bioresources engineering, $40,000 from New Holland North America Inc. and $40,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Development of Standard Adaptive Controls for Precision Agriculture."
Arthur J. Sundberg, marine studies, $5,888 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "NOAA Weather Radio."
Ib A. Svendsen, Distinguished Professor of Ocean Engineering, $26,740 from U.S. Department of Naval Research for "Field Measurements for Modelling Support at Sandyduck."
Richard P. Wool, composite materials, $199,125 from United Soybean Board for "Composites from Renewable Resources-Soy."
Danilo Yanich, human resources, education and public policy, $40,000 from The Center on Crime, Communities & Culture for "Crime, Communities and Television News."
From Delaware Office of Highway Safety: Diaz J. Bonville, Cooperative Extension, $56,642 for "Community Traffic Safety Program-Sussex County"; Cindy Genau, Cooperative Extension, $64,900 for "Community Traffic Safety Program-New Castle County"; and John F. Urban, Cooperative Extension, $60,610 for "Community Traffic Safety Program-Kent County."
From Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER): Paul F. Mettler, physical therapy, $14,000 for "DIMER '98 Physical Therapy"; Betty J. Paulanka, health and nursing sciences, $22,000 for "DIMER '98 Nursing"; Gregory A. Stephens, biological sciences, $14,000 for "DIMER '98 Biological Sciences."
Beth G. Anderson, Education Resource Center, $13,810 from Delaware Department of Education for "New Castle County Learning Resource System (DLRS) Center XX."
Robert W. Birkmire, energy conversion, $1,182,500 from National Renewable Energy Laboratory for "Optimization of Processing and Modeling Issues for Thin Film Solar Cell Devices" and $61,487 from Electric Power Research Institute for "Structure and Chemistry of CuInSe2 and Its Alloys for Solar Cell Technology."
Gweneth B. Brown, educational development, $80,000 from Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Management Services, for "Family Support Network."
Guang R. Gao, electrical and computer engineering, $400,000 from Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology, for "A Hybrid Technology Multithreaded Computer Architecture for Petaflops Computing."
Doris T. Hicks, marine studies, $19,500 from Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center for "Educational Training Programs to Enhance Aquaculture Produce Use."
Marion C. Hyson, individual and family studies, $168,250 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities, for "Adult Day Care."
Thomas W. Ilvento, food and resources economics, $7,088 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Social Services, for "Design for a Needs Assessment Strategy and Survey for Health and Human Services."
Rolf D. Joerger, animal and food sciences, $25,530 from U.S. Poultry and Egg Association for "Isolation of Bacteriophages Lytic to Salmonella enterica serovars, Escherichia coli or Campylobacter sp. and Assessment of their Value in Prevention and Treatment of Bacterial Infections of Chicken."
Eric W. Kaler, chemical engineering, $61,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Surfactant-based Critical Phenomena in Microgravity."
Shinya Kikuchi, chemical and environmental engineering, $220,000 from Advanced Cruise-Assist Highway System Research Association for "Systems Analysis of the Automated Highway System: Traffic Engineering Standpoint."
James Kolodzey, electrical and computer engineering, and Karl M. Unruh, physics and astronomy, $168,585 from Texas Instruments for "Silicon-Germanium-Carbon Heterostructures and Quantum Devices."
Paul LeMahieu, educational studies, $219,897 from Delaware Department of Education for "Project 21."
George W. Luther, marine studies, $14,700 from University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, for "Depth Profile of Redox Chemistry in Contaminated Sediments at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California."
John H. Martin, animal and food sciences, and Joseph Farrell, marine studies, $6,000 from Delaware Department of Transportation for "Assessment of the Significance of Urban Storm Water Discharges in the Inland Bays Watershed."
Charles E. Mason, entomology and applied ecology, $32,830 from Du Pont Co. for "Du Pont Graduate Study Project in Entomology."
Jo A. Mercer, Cooperative Extension, $15,799 from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, for "Home Lawn Management Education in Pike Creek Valley."
Donald L. Peters, Amy Rextrew Professor of Individual and Family Studies, $24,083 from Delaware Department of Education for "Alternate Assessment Technical Assistance Project."
Edward C. Ratledge, human resources, education and public policy, $15,645 from Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Family Services, for "Data Analysis, Data Entry, Frequency Distributions and Cross Tabulations of Parent Surveys and Leadership Surveys."
William F. Ritter, bioresources engineering, $21,793 from Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Soil and Water Conservation, for "F.Y. '98 Nanticoke Watershed Project Section 319."
Norman J. Wagner, chemical engineering, $33,000 from International Fine Particle Research Institute, Inc. (IFPRI) for "A Study of the Influence of Interparticle Interactions and Hydrodynamic Forces on the Rheology and Shear Stability of Concentrated Colloidal Dispersions and Slurries."
Anthony S. Wexler, mechanical engineering, $60,125 from California Institute of Technology for "Computational Analysis of Urban and Regional Air Quality."
Robert H. Wood, chemistry and biochemistry, $111,470 from the U.S. Department of Energy for "Development of an Experimental Data Base and Theories for Prediction of Thermodynamic Properties of Aqueous Electrolytes and Nonelectrolytes of Geochemical Significance at Supercritical Temperatures and Pressures."
Estate of Henrietta Straughn, 59 paintings given through bequest to Permanent Art Collection
Delaware Council on Economic Education, $30,000 annual contribution in support of the Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship
Zeneca, $30,000 support for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Estate of Doris Wright Anderson, $110,000 for the general scholarship fund
