Vol. 18, No. 8Oct. 22, 1998

Presentations

Steven K. Dentel, civil and environmental engineering, "Capacity Optimization in Thickening and Dewatering: Establishing a Protocol for Assessing Capabilities," Oct. 3, and, with R.W. Junnier of ERM Consultants, A. Ramana and D. Thuresson of Rodel Inc., "Treatability Assessment of Chemical-Mechanical Polishing Wastewaters Generated by the Semiconductor Industry," Oct. 5, at 1998 Water Environment Federation annual conference, Orlando, Fla.

Gretchen Bauer, political science and international relations, "Post-Independence Politics in Namibia: A New Departure or Re-enactment of Previous Errors?" Oct. 8, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.

Raymond Callahan, history, "Unrest at Twilight: Indian Army Mutinies, 1939-45," at international conference on mutiny, Oct. 9-11, Ohio State University.

Timothy Brooks, dean of students, "The Pros and Cons of Notifying Parents of Disciplinary Actions," at Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control conference, Oct. 8-9, Norfolk, Va.; "Greek Life: Taking a Comprehensive Approach to Cultural Change" and "Addressing Campus Alcohol and Substance Abuse," at eighth annual legal issues in higher education conference, Oct. 4-6, University of Vermont.

Publications

Paul R. Berger and James Kolodzey, electrical and computer engineering, with graduate students Sean L. Rommel, M.W. Dashiell and H. Feng, undergraduate student Thomas E. Dillon, Phillip E. Thompson and Karl Hobart of the Naval Research Laboratory and Roger Lake, Alan C. Seabaugh, Gerhard Klimeck and Daniel K. Blanks of Raytheon Systems Co., "Room Temperature Operation of Epitaxially Grown S/Si/Ge/Si Resonant Interband Tunneling Diodes," in Applied Physics Letters, vol. 73, pages 2191-2193.

Chandra L. Reedy, museum studies, with Richard A. Corbett of Corrosion Testing Laboratories and Martin Burke of the National Park Service, "Electrochemical Tests as Alternatives to Current Methods for Assessing Effects of Exhibition Materials on Metal Artifacts," in Studies in Conservation, vol. 43, no. 3, pages 183-196.

Service

Ed Okonowicz, public relations, appointed to the Maryland State Arts Council, Folk Arts/Heritage Advisory Panel.

John F. Urban, Cooperative Extension, appointed AARP 55 Alive/Mature Driving Program state coordinator.

Bob Caviness, computer and information sciences, hosts a seminar on the use of Java programming language that resulted in an article on UD's computer science classes in the online magazine EE Times.

Happy anniversary

25 Years

Jonathan H. Sharp, marine studies, Oct. 16, 1973

George Whitmyre, chemical engineering, Oct. 18, 1973

20 Years

Deborah MacDowell, conferences-Newark, Oct. 24, 1978

Joseph A. Stracka, Facilities Management, central plant operations, Oct. 17, 1978

15 Years

Mary L. Carter, Dining Services, Oct. 17, 1983

Mark Housch Warren, Facilities Management, heating and cooling, Oct. 17, 1983

10 Years

Marie A. Cimino, library, Oct. 17, 1988

Joseph N. Howell, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, Oct. 26, 1988

Barbara J. Reading, Facilities Management, building services, Oct. 24, 1988

Mark Otto Stahley, Budget Office, Oct. 17, 1988

5 Years

Janette R. Buccos, medical technology, Oct. 18, 1993

Steve Joseph Howaniec, Facilities Management, grounds and mover services, Oct. 25, 1993

Kenji Matsuura, geography, Oct. 22, 1993

William Treible, Mail Service, Oct. 25, 1993