Vol. 18, No. 5Oct. 1, 1998

Books

A. H.-D. Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, editor, with J.-F. Thimus of Catholic University of Louvain, Y. Abousleiman of University of Oklahoma, O. Coussy of LCPC and E. Detournay of University of Minnesota, Poromechanics: A Tribute to Maurice A. Biot, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam/Brookfield; and, a CD-ROM, Collected Papers of M.A. Biot, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Publications

Leslie F. Goldstein, Unidel Professor of Political Science and International Relations, "What Good is Constitutionalism?" in The Gold Society, vol. 8, pages 61-63, Winter 1998.

Richard A. Zipser, foreign languages and literatures, editor, Literary Portrayals of Postunification Germany, a special issue of Colloquia Germanica, vol. 30, no. 4, Francke Verlag Tubingen and Basel.

Christine Ebert, mathematical sciences, "Traditional and Non-traditional Pathways to Teaching," in Scientists and Mathematicians Become School Teachers, Billie F. Risacher, editor, ERIC Clearing House for Science, Mathematics and Environmental Education, Columbus, Ohio.

Gerald Kauffman, Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, with Dan Greig, Chester County Conservation District, and Janet Bowers, Chester County Water Resources Authority, "Phase I and II Report, Christiana River Basin Water Quality Management Strategy," May; and "The Anatomy of a Drought," in Watershed Management Practice, Policies and Coordination, pages 323-331, McGraw-Hill, 1998.

A. H.-D. Cheng, civil and environmental engineering, guest editor with E. Detournay and Y. Abousleiman, Poroelasticity, Maurice A. Biot Memorial Issue, International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 35, no. 34/35; and, in the memorial issue, Cheng and Detournay, "On Singular Integral Equations and Fundamental Solutions of Poroelasticity," pages 4521-4555, and Cheng with S. Lopatnikiv, "A Thermodynamically Consistent Formulation of Magnetoporoelasticity," pages 4637-4657.

Monika Shafi, foreign languages and literatures, "'Falsch leiden sollte es das auch geben'-Konflikstrukturen in Christa Wolf's Medea," in Literary Portrayals of Postunification Germany, Colloquia Germanica, vol. 30, no. 4, pages 375-385.

Presentations

Ellen Pifer, English, "Her Monster, His Nymphet: Nabokov and Mary Shelley," at Nabokov Centenary Festival Sept. 10-12, Cornell University.

Evangelos M. Falaris, economics, "Private and Public Sector Wages in Bulgaria," at Congress of the European Economic Association, Sept. 5, Berlin.

Brian E. McCandless, Institute of Energy Conversion, "Deposition and Analysis of CdTe1-x Sx Absorber Layers in Thin Film CdTe1-x Sx/CdS Solar Cells," at national CdTe team meeting, Jan. 15-17, Florida Solar Energy Center, Cocoa Beach; with J.E. Phillips and J. Titus, "Characterizing Contacts to P-Type CdTe in CdS/CdTe Solar Cells," at second world conference on PV solar energy conversion, July 5-10, Vienna; and "Bilayer Transparent Conductive Oxides in CdTe/CdS Solar Cells," at national CdTe team meeting, Sept. 8, Denver.

Marion L. Palley, political science and international relations, "Women's Health Care in the 21st Century," at 94th annual American Political Science Association conference, Sept. 3-6, Boston.

William Ritter, agriculture and natural resources, with Bernard Dworsky, Deborah Mills and Gerald Kauffman, Institute for Public Administration, Water Resources Agency, "Planning for Urbanization: How Far in the Future," at American Society of Civil Engineers international water resources engineering conference, Aug. 3-7, Memphis.

Sue Davis, political science and international relations, panel chairperson, "Judicial Behavior at 50: Reflections on the Golden Anniversary of C. Herman Pritchitt's The Roosevelt Court," American Political Science Association conference, Sept. 3-6, Boston.

Service

William B. Moody, education, discussed his summer Solve It math program on CBS radio's Osgood Files Sept. 7. The program is administered by the Delaware Center for Teacher Education.

Award

Xiao-Hai Yan, marine studies, received an honorary professorship from the National Ocean University, Qingdao, China, July 29.

Happy anniversary

25 Years

Paul E. Meckley, animal and food sciences, Oct. 1, 1973

Evelyn V. Stevens, Instructional Technology, User Services, Oct. 3, 1973

20 Years

Anne R. Lomax, counseling and student services, Oct. 1, 1978

Deborah J. Rae, library, Oct. 1, 1978

H. Don Tilmon, food and resource economics, Oct. 1, 1978

15 Years

Rector Bowlin, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, Sept. 19, 1983

Karen M. Kral, Instructional Technology, User Services, Sept. 19, 1983

10 Years

Jacqueline A. Binette, Lewes, operations and maintenance, Sept. 26, 1988

Audrey L. Helfman, Institute for Public Administration, Oct. 1, 1988

Felicia D. Jetter, Facilities Management, building services, Sept. 26, 1988

Kathleen A. Majewski, assistant treasurer, disbursements/real estate, Sept. 26, 1988

Feliciano P. Salindong, Information Technologies, Management Information Services, Oct. 1, 1988

Paula T. Spang, Information Technologies, Management Information Services, Oct. 1, 1988

5 Years

Scott A. Hopkins, agriculture, Newark farm, Sept. 27, 1993

David P. Racca, Center for Applied Demography and Survey Research, Oct. 1, 1993