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| Vol. 17, No. 28 | April 23, 1998 |
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| Vol. 17, No. 28 | April 23, 1998 |
James M. Brophy, history, Capitalism, Politics and Railroads in Prussia, 1830-1870, Ohio State University Press, 1998; and, Brophy, with Steven Epstein, Cat Nilan, John Robertson and Tomas Max Safley, editors, Perspectives from the Past: Primary Sources in Western Civilizations, vols. 1 and 2, W.W. Norton, 1998.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Proessor of Spanish, with Carmen Simon Palmer, Maria Grazia Profeti, Kurt Reichenberger and Roswitha Reichenberger, second CD-ROM, Teatro Espanol del Siglo de Oro, Chadwyck-Healey Inc., Cambridge, Madrid and Alexandria. The disc contains 10 volumes of the Comedias de Don Pedro Calderon de la Barca with 188 plays and six volumes of the Autos Sacramentos de Calderon.
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical Engineering, "Cell Adhesion to Biomaterial Surfaces Under Well-Defined Flow Conditions," the Harry G. Fair Memorial Lecture, at School of Chemical Engineering and Material Science, University of Oklahoma, April 16.Tim Brooks, dean of students office, "Substance Abuse on Campus," at second International Congress on Campus Security, April 7, University of Brussels, Belgium.
David Kaplan, educational studies, with Aaron J. Ferguson, "The Influence of Track Placement and Classroom Context on Self-Concept and Locus-of-Control" and "On the Utilization of Sampling Weights in Latent Variable Models" and, Kaplan, "On the Assumptions Associated with the Application of the Propensity Score Adjustment Method to Latent Variable Models," at American Educational Research Association meeting, April 13-14, San Diego.
Dennis Jackson, English, "From Art to Pornography: Whose Foot Is To Be the Measure?" at School of Journalism and Mass Communications, April 9, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Several members of the Department of Geology participated in a conference, Perspectives in Amino Acid and Protein Geochemistry, April 5-7, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, D.C.: John F. Wehmiller, geology, with Michael L. O'Neal of Loyola College, Md., "Amino Acid Geochronology of Delaware Bay Quarternary Coastal Terrace Deposits: Morie Pit, Southern New Jersey, U.S.A."; and Linda L. York, postdoctoral research assistant, and Wehmiller, Hilmar A. Stecher III with Irving Friedman of U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, "The Thermal Environment of Fossils: Measurement of Modern Ground Temperatures." Wehmiller, York and graduate students Katherine David and Scott Hippensteel led a one-day field trip for meeting participants to Calvert Cliffs, western shore of the Chesapeake Bay.
Faculty members and graduate students of the Department of Physics and Astronomy made presentations at the American Physical Society meeting, March 16-20, Los Angeles: Henry R. Glyde, "Excitations in Superfluid 4He Beyond the Roton" and "Elementary Excitations of Liquid 4He in Aerogel"; Norbert Mulders with postdoctoral fellow Masoud Mahazzab, "Second Sound Measurements Near the Tricritical Point in 3He-4He Mixtures"; John Xiao with postdoctoral fellow R.H. Yu and graduate student Glen Landry, "Effects of Particle Size and Distribution on Electromagnetic Heating of Ferromagnetic Particle-Filled Polymers," "Temperature Dependence of AC Magnetic Properties of FeCo-Based Soft Magnetic Alloys," "Microstructure and Magnetic Properties of FeCo-Based Soft Magnetic Alloys," "Microstructure and Superconducting Properties of Top-Seeded YBCO Single Crystals" and "Magnetic and Magnetostrictive Properties of SmDyFeB Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Ribon"; D.V. Dimitrov and Joseph Christodoulides, graduate students of George C. Hadjipanayis, "The Origin of Enhanced Coercivity in Exchange Biased NiCoO/Py/ngO Thin Films," "Nanocrystalline Sm-(Co, Cu,Ni) Films with Giant Coercivity," "Preparation of DyNano Particles in an AC Matrix" and "Enhancement of Curie Temperature of the 2:17 Phase in Nanocomposite Sm2(Fe,Co)15Cr2C2/Fe,Co Magnets"; Bjoern Rosner and Garrett Schneider, graduate students of George H. Watson, "Interferometric Measurements of Dispersion in Pure and Doped Photonic Colloidal Crystals."
James L. Morrison, consumer economics, "Quality Benchmarks for WWW Use in Scholarly Academic Pursuits," at Office Systems Research Association conference, Feb. 26-28, New Orleans; and "Reinventing the Power Community: Welfare Reform in the Cyber Economy," at American Council on Consumer Interests annual international conference, March 27, Washington, D.C.
Anne Bowler, sociology and criminal justice, "The Politics of Authenticity: On the Contemporary Reception of Asylum Art," at Culture and the Arts Workshop of the West European Consortium, March 26, New School for Social Research, New York City.
A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, was elected to the Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Espanola. Membership is based on international recognition of scholarship on the Spanish language, literature and linguistics.
T. Gregory Lynch, continuing education, was named 1998-99 chairperson, Region II, University Continuing Education Association. Region II is made up of more than 300 professional members from 63 continuing education units at postsecondary institutions.
Richard Lee Poole, Graphic Communications Center, April 11, 1973
Margaret L. Chandler, chemistry and biochemistry, April 25, 1988William R. Wilson, Facilities Management-operations and maintenance, April 25, 1988
Linda M. Kelly, graduate studies, April 26, 1993Virginia McHugh, theatre, April 28, 1993
From National Science Foundation: Peter Cole, Gabriella Hermon, and C. T. James Huang, linguistics, $86,394 for "Theory of Long Distance Reflexives"; Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical Engineering, $91,614 for "Associative Phenomena in Ionomer Solutions"; David A. Hutchins, marine studies, $45,190 for "Biogeochemical Consequences of Metal Partitioning in Phytoplankton"; Johnson O. Olowolafe, electrical engineering, $70,000 for "Low-resistance Ohmic Contact to P-type Silicon Carbide"; Harry L. Shipman, physics and astronomy, and Steven D. Skopik, biological sciences, $200,000 for "Integrating Mathematics and the Sciences in Teacher Education Programs"; and Mary Jean Wirth, chemistry and biochemistry, $125,000 for "Microscopic Probing of Silica Surfaces."Thomas B. Brill, chemistry and biochemistry, $70,487 from U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research for "Chemical Mechanisms at the Burning Surface."
Roberta Colman, chemistry and biochemistry, $138,796 from National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, for "Affinity Labeling of Glutathione S-transferases."
Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical Engineering, $110,848 from National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, for "Inflammation and Infection on Biomaterials."
Carol R. Denson, disability studies, $6,000 from Developmental Disabilities Planning Council for "Transportation Literature Review."
Steven K. Dentel and Daniel Cha, civil and environmental engineering, and Chin-Pao Huang, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering, $105,252 from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for "Fate and Transport of Heavy Metals in Subsurface: Effect of Surfactant Polymer Aggregate."
Theda M. Ellis, disability studies, $16,641 from Developmental Disabilities Planning Council for "Delaware, A Newsletter for Individuals with Disabilities, their Families, and the Professionals Who Serve Them."
John W. Gillespie Jr., composite materials, $680,000 from Army Research Laboratory for "Materials Research Collaborative Program in Composite Materials."
Vic V. Klemas, marine studies, $20,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Develop Astronaut Training Products for Earth Science: Studies of Coastal Dynamics with Space Shuttle Data."
Stanley I. Sandler, Henry Belin du Pont Professor of Chemical Engineering, $110,000 from U.S. Department of Energy for "New Generation of Group Contribution and Equation of State Models."
Daniel W. van der Weide, electrical and computer engineering, $200,000 from Federal Aviation Administration for "Broadband Spectroscopic Imaging for Detecting Explosives and Weapons."
Ferris Webster, marine studies, $102,128 from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for "Developing a G3OS Information Center."
Paul LeMahieu, Education Research and Development Center, $150,000 from Rockefeller Foundation for "School Board Development."
Raul F. Lobo, chemical engineering, $50,000 from Praxair Inc. and $33,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Incorporation of Alkali-metal Atoms in Large-pore Zeolites for Industrial Applications."
Kenneth M. Lomax, bioresources engineering, $3,500 from Kellogg Foundation for "Integrating Engineers, Technologists and Technicians for Careers in Food Processing."
Steven S. Martin, drug and alcohol studies, $30,000 from New Castle County Community Partnership Inc. for "Evaluation of the Coalition of Community Prevention Partnerships."
Eugene G. Mueller, chemistry and biochemistry, $10,000 from Exxon Education Foundation for "Study of Biological Oxidation Reactions and the Function of Non-heme Diiron Catalytic Centers."
Giuseppe R. Palmese, composite materials, $87,500 from Science Research Laboratory Inc. for "Advanced Thick-section Composite Curing with High Energy Electron Beams-Phase II.
Carlos Plata-Salman, biological sciences, $49,927 from Schering-Plough (ITG Inc) and $49,000 from state under the Delaware Research Partnership program for "Ifn-Alpha-induced Anorexia and Other Neurological Side Effects; Molecular Mechanisms and Two Potential Interventions."
William F. Ritter, bioresources engineering, and J. Thomas Sims, plant and soil sciences, $43,000 from New Castle County for "Crop Management and Monitoring at the M-O-T Spray Irrigation Facility." Also, Sims, $28,810 from Chesapeake Farms for "Sustainable Agriculture: Evaluation of On-farm Demonstration and Education Project at the Remington Farms."
Michael H. Santare and Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, $68,219 from the Whitaker Foundation for "Hip Prothesis by Injection Molding of Short Fiber Composites."
Michael L. Vaughan, engineering, and Stuart L. Cooper, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Chemical Engineering, $63,750, from Temple University for "Alliance for Minority Participation (AMP) for the Greater Philadelphia Region."
