An introductory textbook on solar energy by UD's Michael Mackay will be published this summer by Oxford University Press. See BOOKS.

For the Record, May 22, 2015

University community reports awards, books, presentations

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9:07 a.m., May 22, 2015--For the Record provides information about recent professional activities of University of Delaware faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Recent awards, books, presentations and publications include the following:

People Stories

'Resilience Engineering'

The University of Delaware's Nii Attoh-Okine recently published a new book with Cambridge University Press, "Resilience Engineering: Models and Analysis."

Reviresco June run

UD ROTC cadets will run from New York City to Miami this month to raise awareness about veterans' affairs.

Awards

James P. Flynn, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, was presented a Jefferson Award by Newark Mayor Polly Sierer during a recent ceremony. Flynn was described as a “pillar of public service” who has made a difference in the community through his work at the University and on the Blue Collar Task Force and the Delaware Youth Opportunities Initiative.

The UD men’s crew club team was featured in a photograph by Mark Atkins of Wilmington that was selected the winner of a contest sponsored by U.S. Rep. John Carney, a UD alumnus, to promote passage of the Delaware River Basin Conservation Act. The photograph shows the team rowing on the Christina River. “These photos tell the story of the basin as the home to wildlife, as a spot for recreation and as a place to enjoy natural beauty,” Carney said.

Books

Victor V. Klemas, professor emeritus of marine science and policy in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment, co-authored a book, Remote Sensing of Wetlands: Applications and Advances, that was published in March by CRC Press. In the book, Klemas and fellow wetland classification and mapping experts Ralph W. Tiner, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (retired) and Megan W. Lang, University of Maryland, College Park, explore the best available remote sensing techniques to effectively manage wetland resources in the face of climate change and other human and environmental stressors.

Since 1976, Klemas has directed the University’s Center for Remote Sensing, where he pioneered the application of a wide range of remote sensing techniques in the study of wetland and estuarine ecosystems in the United States and overseas. Klemas has published his research results in 120 scientific journal articles and coauthored several books. He has also served on six scientific committees of the National Research Council (National Academy of Science) and various government advisory panels.

An introductory textbook on solar energy by Michael Mackay, Distinguished Professor in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, will be published this summer by Oxford University Press. The book, Solar Energy: An Introduction, is aimed at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. It provides an overview of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal technologies and includes detailed discussion of solar technologies such the solar chimney, solar (power) tower, and solar-thermal electricity generation. The text also includes extensive tutorial material, images, examples and end-of-chapter exercises. According to the publisher’s website, the text “provides a balanced and compelling case for why use of solar energy should be pursued.”

Presentations

Anne Boylan, professor of history, moderated a discussion on the topic “The New Glass Ceiling: The Status of Women’s Rights in the Workplace,” on May 19 at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. The discussion featured Caroline Frederickson, president of the American Constitution Society and author of the new book Under the Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over.

Chandra L. Reedy, professor, Center for Historic Architecture and Design, gave a presentation at a workshop, "What's New in Ancient Glass Research" for the Art, Archaeology, and Conservation Science Division of the American Ceramic Society, speaking on "Nucleation and Crystal Growth in Chinese Black Glazed Teawares: Song Dynasty Jianyang Hare's Fur and Oil Spot Glazes," Miami, May 17.

She also spoke at the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting, in the session "20 Year Retrospective of National Center for Preservation Technology and Training sponsored Research," on "Incorporating Image Analysis into Ceramic Thin-section Petrography," San Francisco, April 18.

Publications

A review by Margaret Stetz, Mae and Robert Carter Professor of Women's Studies and professor of humanities, appears in the current issue of the Journal of Modern Periodical Studies (5:2, pp. 245-50), a Penn State University Press journal. Stetz discusses the exhibition and accompanying catalogue by Kirsten MacLeod titled American Little Magazines of the 1890s: A Revolution in Print.

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