Vol. 18, No. 16Jan. 7, 1999

Publications

Karen. W. Bauer, institutional research and planning, editor, "Campus Climate: Understanding the Critical Components of Today's Colleges and Universities," in New Directions for Institutional Research, no. 98, Jossey-Bass, San Francisco.

Paul T. Durbin, philosophy and Center for Energy and Environmental Policy, "Philosophy of Technology in the Americas in the Last 25 Years," in Teorema, vol. 17, no. 3, pages 87-95.

A. Julian Valbuena, Elias Ahuja Professor of Spanish, "La Particularidad de Los Empeños de una Casa, de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Ante la Tradición Calderoniana," in Hispanic Journal, vol. 18, no. 1, pages 159-168.

Jayne Fernsler, nursing, with S. Chin-a-Loy, "Self-Transcendence in Older Men Attending a Prostate Cancer Support Group," in Cancer Nursing, vol. 21, pages 358-363; and with J. Fanuele, "Lymphomas: Long-Term Sequelae and Survivorship Issues," in Seminars in Oncology Nursing, vol. 14, pages 321-328.

H.I. Ling and Alexander H-D. Cheng, both civil and environmental engineering, with Y. Mohri, National Research Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Japan, and T. Kawabata, Kubota Corp., Japan, "Permanent Displacement of Composite Breakwaters Subject to Wave Impact," in Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, vol. 125, no. 1, pages 1-8.

Sheella Mierson, biological sciences, "A Problem-Based Learning Course in Physiology for Undergraduate and Graduate Basic Science Students," in American Journal of Physiology 275 (Advances in Physiology Education 20), pages S16-27; and with S.L. Wladkowski, W. Lin, M. McPheeters and S.C. Kinnamon, "A Basolateral Chloride Conductance in Rat Lingual Epithelium," in Journal of Membrane Biology, vol. 164, pages 91-101.

Happy anniversary

30 Years

Betsy Ann Barber, Dining Services, Jan. 8, 1969

Gary L. Reisinger, Central Stores, Jan. 16, 1969

25 Years

David T. Holmes, intercollegiate athletics, Jan. 10, 1974

John Warren, Facilities Management, building services, Jan. 16, 1974

20 Years

Robert L. Alphin, animal and food sciences, Jan. 1, 1979

Diane L. Ferry, business administration, Jan. 1, 1979

Leila C. Lyons, Information Technologies/User Services, Jan. 8, 1979

Rita A. McKinney, Facilities Management, building services, Jan. 9, 1979

Suzanne J. Potts, English, Jan. 2, 1979

15 Years

James M. Byrnes, chemical engineering, Jan. 16, 1984

Jayne Irene Fernsler, nursing, Jan. 1, 1984

Kenneth R. Gillespie, Information Technologies/User Services, Jan. 17, 1984

Joan R. Howard, conferences, Lewes, Jan. 16, 1984

Marian T. MacMillan, chemistry and biochemistry, Jan. 3, 1984

John M. Schuster, health and exercise science/intercollegiate athletics, Jan. 1, 1984

Elaine M. Stotko, College of Health, Education and Public Policy, dean's office, Jan. 2, 1984

Elaine Carol Taylor, individual and family studies, Jan. 17, 1984

Donna Tuites, women's affairs, Jan. 16, 1984

10 Years

Karen Roth Aniunas, agriculture and natural resources, Jan. 17, 1989

Rebecca A. Bullock, Student Health Services, Jan. 1, 1989

Carl Dawson, English, Jan. 16, 1989

Richard L. Gaw, student housing, housing assignments, Jan. 1, 1989

Norma L. Gaines-Hanks, individual and family studies, Jan. 17, 1989

Mary Jennings, animal and food sciences, Jan. 17, 1989

James T. Kirby, civil and environmental engineering, Jan. 1, 1989

James E. Mason, Facilities Management, electrical service, Jan. 4, 1989

David O. Olagunju, mathematical sciences, Jan. 1, 1989

Annette D. Shine, chemical engineering, Jan. 1, 1989

Craig Washington, Facilities Planning and Construction, Jan. 17, 1989

Trudy E. White, continuing education, credit programs and student services, Jan. 17, 1989

Laurie G. Wolinski, food and resource economics, Jan. 2, 1989

5 Years

Carol B. Brower, graduate studies, Jan. 1, 1994

Carl P. Davis, Cooperative Extension, Jan. 1, 1994

Sandra M. Ivanitch, library, Jan. 1, 1994

Gordon C. Johnson, Cooperative Extension, Jan. 1, 1994

Barbara F. Laber, Information Technologies/Network and Systems Services, Jan. 1, 1994

Krista L. Murray, occupational health and safety, Jan. 10, 1994

Christine A. Saum, drug and alcohol studies, Jan. 14, 1994

Leonard E. Viggiano, occupational health and safety, Jan. 10, 1994

James A. Whitson, education, Jan. 1, 1994

Grants

From Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments: Steven K. Dentel, civil and environmental engineering, $45,150, and J. Thomas Sims and Yan Jin, plant and soil sciences, $85,090 for "Assessing the Availability and Environmental Impact of Phosphorus in Soils Amended with Biosolids."

From National Science Foundation: Gagan Agrawal and Lori Pollock, computer and information sciences, and Guang R. Gao, electrical and computer engineering, $319,156 for "Compiling Irregular Applications on A Multi-threaded Architecture"; Sunil K. Agrawal, mechanical engineering, $100,000 for "Presidential Faculty Fellows," Gonzalo R. Arce, electrical and computer engineering, and Neal C. Gallagher Jr., Charles Black Evans Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, $95,014 for "Weighted Myriad Filters and Their Applications in Communications"; Paul R. Berger, electrical and computer engineering, $10,000 for "Si-based Alloys and Heterostructures for Improved Performance"; S. Craig Cary, Charles E. Epifanio, and Ana I. Dittel, marine studies, $62,689 for "Reproduction, Dispersal, and Recruitment of Hydrothermal Vent Crabs: A Tractable System"; James Kolodzey, electrical and computer engineering, $55,072 for "Demonstration of Field Effect Transistor Operation Using Oxidized AIN as the Gate Insulator on Si Substrates"; and John F. Rabolt, materials science and engineering, $320,001 for "Structural Studies of Orientational Development in Polymers Using Real Time Non-invasive Spectroscopic Methods."

Suresh G. Advani, mechanical engineering, $58,099 from W. L. Gore and Associates Inc. for "Prediction of Pressure Drop and Flow Rate Relationship and the Strain Field of the Gore Material Extruded through a Die."

Stefanie Baxter and Thomas E. McKenna, Delaware Geological Survey, $47,000 from Delaware Emergency Management Agency for "Geophysical Investigation of Faults in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of New Castle County and Adjacent Areas."

Steven D. Brown, chemistry and biochemistry, $35,000 from University of Washington for "Novel Methods for Transfer of Standards in Multivariate Calibration."

L. Pamela Cook, mathematical sciences, $25,595 from DuPont Co. for "Internship in Statistics."

Mary Dozier, psychology, $220,433 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Mental Health, for "Specialized Mental Health Services for Foster Infants."

Roberta F. Colman, chemistry and biochemistry, $133,787 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Chemistry-Biology Interface Pre-doctoral Training."

Melinda K. Duncan, biological sciences, $234,822 from National Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute, for "The Regulation of Lens Fiber Cell Differentiation."

Theda M. Ellis, disabilities studies, $82,680 from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, for "Training Initiative for Community Services Providers" and $69,997 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Mental Retardation, for "Training Initiative Project."

Ardeshir Faghri, civil and environmental engineering, $29,555 from Delaware Department of Transportation for "Travel Time and Delay Data Collection."

Michael Gamel-McCormick, individual and family studies, $2,000 from Fahs-Beck Fund for Research and Experimentation for "Growing Up Lesbian or Gay: The Developmental Experiences of Adolescents and Young Adults."

William R. Hall, marine studies, $25,000 from Center for the Inland Bays for "Integrating State Content Standards with the Inland Bays."

Marion C. Hyson, individual and family studies, $52,480 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Social Services, for "Adult Day Care-Medicaid Waiver Service" and $50,096 from Delaware Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Mental Retardation, for "Mental Retardation 1999."

Mahendra K. Jain, chemistry and biochemistry, $295,419 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Interfacial Catalysis by Phospholipase A2."

James M. Jones, psychology, $14,693 from Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Child Mental Health Services, for internship.

Chandra Kambhamettu, computer and information sciences, $35,721 from University of Florida for "Nonrigid Motion and Structure from 2D Views."

David W. Kaplan, education, $125,000 from Spencer Foundation for "Developing Longitudinal Statistical Models of Education Policy."

Arnold D. Kerr, civil and environmental engineering, $51,634 from Federal Railroad Administration for "Development of Corrective Measures for High-Speed Tracks."

R. Rogers Kobak, psychology, $2,449 from Delaware Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families, Division of Child Mental Health Service, for internship. 

John T. Koh, chemistry and biochemistry, $50,000 from Johnson & Johnson Corp. for "The Design and Synthesis of New Ligand-Inducible Transcription Pathways."

Daniel J. Leathers, geography, $110,144 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Evaluation of Snow Water Equivalent across Grassland Regions."

George W. Malone, animal and food sciences, $5,580 from Agrisorbents Products Group for "Evaluation of Clay-Base Litter Amendments: Evaluation of Optimum Rate, Particle Size and Storage Time."

Eugene L. Matusov, education, $33,950 from Spencer Foundation for "Using Discussion World Wide Web to Develop an Academic Community of Learners."

James B. Mehl, physics and astronomy, $19,565 from National Institute of Standards and Technology for "Thermoacoustic Entrance Effects in Pure Gases and Mixtures."

Norbert Mulders, physics and astronomy, $96,000 from California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for "Experiments Along Coexistence near Tricriticality."

Joanne M. Nigg, Disaster Research Center, $84,827 from the State University of New York Research Foundation for "Rehabilitation Impediments and Incentives."

Debra H. Norris, $22,000 from American Council of Teachers of Russian, American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study, for "1997 Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program."

Leonard W. Schwartz, mechanical engineering, $48,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Free-surface and Contract-line Motion of Liquids in a Microgravity Environment."

Krzysztof Szalewicz, physics and astronomy, $64,920 from U.S. Army Research Laboratory for "Parallelization of Symmetry-adapted Perturbation Theory Codes."

Colin Thorpe, chemistry and biochemistry, $202,312 from National Institutes of Health, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, for "Flavoproteins in Fatty Acid Metabolism."

Kathleen J. Tierney, Disaster Research Center, $69,967 from the State University of New York Research Foundation for "Loss Estimation Methodologies."

H. Donald Tilmon, food and resource economics, $103,000 from U.S. Department of Agriculture for "Risk Management Education Regional Coordinating Office Northeast Region #1."

Barbara G. van Dornick, human resources, education and public policy, $47,460 from Delaware Department of Education for "Assuring Quality Volunteers in Schools in the State of Delaware."

Hai Wang, mechanical engineering, $93,500 from the trustees of Princeton University for "Optimization of a Comprehensive Detailed Chemical Kinetic Model for Simulating High-Speed Propulsion."

Ronald F. Whittington, affirmative action and multicultural programs, $27,037 from Delaware Department of Education for "Summer Food Service Program for Children."

Cort J. Willmott, geography, $40,000 from National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "An Integrated System for Water Budget Closure Over the Pan-tropical Land Mass: A TRMM Validation Effort."