Vol. 18, No. 31	May 13, 1999

UDRF gives nearly half-million dollars for faculty research

David Edwards and Carl Schmidt The University of Delaware Research Foundation has announced 15 awards for 1998-99, totaling $427,821. Established in 1942 as the Haskell Research Associates, the foundation supports research in all fields of science and engineering and focuses on assisting junior faculty in promising areas. The awards are determined by a committee representing area industries.

The 15 award recipients are

* Brian J. Bahson, chemistry and biochemistry, "Mechanism of Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase at Atomic and Dynamic Resolution," $30,000;

* Kenneth E. Barner, electrical and computer engineering, "Optimal Filtering of Bioelectric Signals," $30,000;

*Jinfa Cai, mathematical sciences, "Mathematical Conjecturing and Problem Posing: A Cross-national Study," $29,822;

* Junghuei Chen, chemistry and biochemistry, "Single-molecule Imaging of DNA Homology-searching Promoted by Human Rad51 Protein," $29,957;

* David A. Edwards, mathematical sciences, "Applied Asymptotics," $27,684;

* Marylin C. Huff, chemical engineering, "Production of Ketenes at Short Contact Times," $30,000;

*John M. Lambros, mechanical engineering, "Thermomechanical Coupling in the Fracture of Polymers and Polymeric Composites," $30,000;

* Sharon L. Neal, chemistry and biochemistry, "Frequency-domain Rotational Fluorescence Spectroscopy," $23,678;

* Petr Plechac, mathematical sciences, "Numerical Analysis of Macroscopic Response of Magneto-elastic Materials," $18,201;

* Dennis W. Prather, electrical and computer engineering, "Optimization-based Design of Diffractive Optical Elements Using High Performance Computing," $29,928;

* Carl Schmidt, animal and food sciences, "DNA Grids to Monitor Gene Expression During Herpesvirus Infection," $29,823;

* Hai Wang, mechanical engineering, "Molecular Dynamics Studies of Free-radical Diffusion," $30,000;

* Xiang-Gen Xia, electrical and computer engineering, "Modulated Coding: A New Wireless Digital Communication System," $30,000; and

* John Q. Xiao, physics and astronomy, "High Sensitive Scanning Magnetoresistive Magnetometer," $28,728.

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