Akron Update - March 15, 2002

The Online Newsletter for Faculty, Staff and Retirees of The University of Akron - March 15, 2002


Abel Bartley Abel Bartley, history and Pan African Studies, received a $7,000 grant from the Ohio Humanities Council to sponsor the Pan African Studies Black History lecture series titled "Race and the Civil Society." Top Amy Mast Amy Mast, Wayne College Dean’s Office, received $3,380 from the Ohio Board of Regents for a "Targeted Industries Training Grant for the Bosch Rexroth Corporation, an EnterpriseOhio Network Campus." She also received two Targeted Industries Training Grants in the amounts of $6,260 each from the OBR, one for Smith Dairy Products Company and one for Quality Casting Company. Top Annabelle Foos Annabelle Foos, geology, received $6,281 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln as a subgrant of the National Science Foun-dation for "ADVANCE Leadership Award, Where are the Women Geoscientist Professors?" Top Ashok Dutt Ashok Dutt, geography and planning, wrote "Large City Crime Pattern Changes in India, 1971-91" for the Geographical Journal of India, Volume 44. Dutt also delivered the annual R.N. Dubey Memorial Lectures at the University of Allahabad in India Dec. 19-21 on the topic: "Global Urbanization, Trends Form and Density Gradients." On Dec 24, he delivered a lecture at the Mithila University titled "Urbanization Character-istics." Parts of both lectures were published in statewide newspapers. On Dec. 29, he gave a lecture at J.N. College, Madhubani, Bihar for its annual founder’s lecture on the topic "Elements of Cultural Geography with a Case Study of Mithila Region." Dutt also delivered a lecture at the Vishwa Bharati University in West Bengal on the topic: "Urbanization Characteristics in an international perspective." Top B.S. Vijayaraman B.S. Vijayaraman, manamgement, co-wrote "Master’s of Science Programs in Information Systems: Match Between the Model Curriculum and Existing Programs" for the Journal of Information Systems Education, Volume 12, Number 1; and "Status of Master's Program in Information Systems" for the Journal of Computer Information Systems, Volume 41, Number 2. Top Brian Leonard Brian Leonard, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering, has published "Stability of Explicit Ad-vection Schemes, The Balance Point Location Rule" in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, Volume 38. Top Brian Pendleton Brian Pendleton, sociology, received $20,587 from the Community Partnership of Summit County through a U.S. Department of Justice/Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grant for "Drug-Free Communities Support Program." Top Chrys Wesdemiotis Chrys Wesdemiotis, chemistry, received $30,000 from UCB Chemicals Corporation for "Mass Spectrometry Studies of Polyesters" and $800 from The BFGoodrich Company for graduate student research awards. Top David Modarelli David Modarelli, chemistry, received $77,000 from the National Science Foun-dation for "CAREER: Time-Resolved Studies of Nanoscale Dendritic Photosynthetic Mimics, Year 4." Top David Steer David Steer, geology, received $37,600 from the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organi-zation for "Crustal and Upper Mantle Structure Beneath the Urals Affecting IMS Stations ARU and UFA CTBTO Calibration Programme" and $35,000 from the American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund for "Fold and Thrust Belt Geometry of the Middle Urals, Russia, Type G." Top Douglas Hausknecht and Deborah Owens Deborah Owens and Douglas Hausknecht, marketing, received $3,500 as a subgrant of the Ohio Department of Health for "Abstinence the Better Choice, Inc., Statistical Evaluation: Abstinence Only Education Program, the Responsible Social Values Program and Concerned About Teen Sexuality." They also received $2,000 as a subgrant of the Ohio Department of Health in liaison with the Scranton Co., for the project. Top Carol Flexer and Denise Wray Denise Wray and Carol Flexer, speech-language pathology and audiology, presented "Hearing: The Essence of Literacy" at the International Auditory-Verbal conference on June 30. They recently received a $5,000 grant from the Geoffrey Foundation to fund assistantships for graduate students in audiology and speech-language pathology. Top J. Daniel Williams J. Daniel Williams, professor emeritus of finance, has been elected to a four-year term on the Hudson City Council. For the past two years, he chaired the Hudson Park Board and participated on several municipal committees. Top Jack Sahl Jack Sahl, law, was a speaker at the "New Lawyers Training" hosted by the Akron Bar Association Dec. 18-19. Top Jacqueline Wilbanks Jacqueline Wilbanks, education, received $48,000 from the Ohio Department of Education for QUEST. Top Jay Patankar Jay Patankar, management, co-authored "A Two-dimen-sional Warranty Policy-Effects of Warranty Execution" for Advances in Mathematical Programming and Financial Planning, Volume 6, published in 2001. He also was among the co-authors of "Warranty Reserves for Non-stationary Sales Process," written for Naval Research Logistics, and "A Nonrenewable Minimal-Repair Warranty Policy with Time-dependent Costs," published in IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Volume 50, Number 4, in December 2001. Top Jesse Marquette Jesse Marquette, Institute for Health and Social Policy, was awarded $241,543 in Urban University Program Linkage Funds by the Ohio Board of Regents. Top				Dennis Sullivan and John Troche John Troche and Dennis Sullivan, Manufacturing Engineering Technology, received $63,223 from the Ohio Department of Education for "Increasing Technical Career Awareness and Improving Academic Performance." Top John Vesalo John Vesalo, Academic Achievement Programs, received $3,000 from Partnerships for America’s Future, Inc., for "Upward Bound Math and Science Marine Quest 1492 (continued)." Top John Zipp John Zipp, sociology, was a co-author of "Class, Gender, and the Family Unit: A Dynamic Model of Stratification" for Social Science Research, Volume 30, and "The Role of Organizational Size and Industry in Job Quality and Work-family Relationships" for the Journal of Family and Economic Issues, Volume 22. Zipp also gave an invited talk on the "Scholarship of Teaching" at the American Socio-logical Association’s Section on Undergraduate Education. Top Joseph Kennedy Joseph Kennedy, polymer science, was awarded $154,000 by the National Science Foundation for "New Products and Processes by Carbon-cationic Polymerizations" and $39,624 by Summa Health System Foundation for "Islet Xeonografts in Novel Polymer Devices (support of Bala Kasabhatla)." Top Julia Phillips Julia Phillips, Counseling, Testing and Career Center, was recently appointed to serve on the editorial board of The Counseling Psy-chologist. She joins Ann Fischer, psychology, and Loreto Prieto, education, on the board. This is the first time that three people from the same institution have served on TCP's editorial board at the same time. Top Karen Franks Karen Franks, business technology, received certification as an Economic Development Finance Professional from the National Development Council on Jan. 4. She is director of the Ohio Small Business Develop-ment Center for Women at UA. Top Lu-Kwang Ju Lu-Kwang Ju, chemical engineering, was awarded $911,000 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for "Coupling Cellulase Fermentation with In-situ Foam Franctionation Initiative for Future Agric and Food Systems." He also received $82,263 from the National Science Foun-dation for "Study Microaerobic Metabolism Using Luminescence Techniques." Top Marlene Huff Marlene Huff, nursing, received $2,325 from Wright State University through a subgrant of the Midwest Health Professions Service Learning Consor-tium for "Corporation for National Service." Top Mary Ellen Atwood and Brian Pendleton Mary Ellen Atwood, Center for Child Development, and Brian Pendleton, sociology, received $800 from the Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children for "The Impact of Take Home Literacy Activity Kits on the Language and Literacy Development of Children Attending a Public Preschool Program." Top Kathleen Clark, Patricia Hill, Yang Lin, Julia Spiker and Mary Triece Mary Triece, Patricia Hill, Kathleen Clark, Yang Lin and Julia Spiker, com-munication, co-authored a chapter titled "Pedagogies of Empowerment: A Framework for Promoting the Success of Students of Color" in the monograph, "Promoting the Success of Students of Color in Communication," published this fall by the National Communication Association/American Association of Higher Education. They also presented a panel titled "Radical(Izing) Roots: Pedagogies of Empower-ment in the Basic Speech Course" this fall at the annual conference of the National Communication Association in Atlanta, Ga. Top Michael Graham Michael Graham, history, wrote an article titled "Conflict and Sacred Space in Reformation-era Scot-land" for the fall 2001 issue of Albion. Top Michael Walsh Michael Walsh, law, was elected president of the Stow-Munroe Falls Public Library Board of Trustees for the 2002 year. He also presented a 30-minute lecture for the Akron Bar Associations’ Bridge-the-Gap continuing legal education program. Top Nancy Grant and David Hoover Nancy Grant, public administration and urban studies, and David Hoover, Public Service Technology, received $3,500 from the University of Colorado as a subgrant of the Natural Hazards Research Center/2002 Quick Response Research Grants for "Terrorism in Shanksville: Study in Preparedness and Response." Top Peter Leahy Peter Leahy, public administration and urban studies, received $69,173 from Summit County for a "Comprehensive Evaluation for Family and Children First Council." Top Ping Wang Ping Wang, chemical engineering, was awarded $100,000 by the National Science Foundation for "Construction of Bioactive Nanoparticles and Investigation of the Relationship Between Particle Size and Enzyme Activity NER - Nanoscale Exploratory Research," and a $20,000 Ohio Board of Regents Individual Research Challenge Match Grant for Bioactive Nanopolymeric Materials for Use as Highly Active and Stable Biocatalysts." Top Pizhong Qiao Pizhong Qiao, civil engineering, received $10,000 from the National Science Foundation for "Interface Fracture of Concrete Externally Reinforced with Composite Materials REU Supple-ment" and $10,000 from West Virginia University as a subgrant of the West Virginia Department of Highways for "High Performance Bridges - Finite Element Modeling of West Buckeye Acrow Bridge." Top Rex Ramsier Rex Ramsier, physics, received nanotechnology equipment for student training and research from NASA Lewis Research Center. Top				Matthew Lee and Richard Stephens Richard Stephens, Institute for Health and Social Policy, and Matthew Lee, sociology, were awarded $137,141 by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for "Development of Compre-hensive Drug and Alcohol Treatment Systems for Homeless Persons." Top Robert Kent Robert Kent, geography and planning, received funding for student internships in the following amounts: Summit County Department of Develop-ment, $1,106; Summit County Auditor’s Office, $4,259; Northeast Ohio Four County Organization, $2,736; and Emergency Management Agency, $4,409. Top Robert Mallik Robert Mallik, physics, received $29,000 from the Cottrell College Science Awards Research Cor-poration for "Vibrational Spectroscopy of Ultra-Thin Films of Cadmium-Telluride and Cadmium-Selenide." Top Robert Seiple Robert Seiple, polymer science, was awarded $221,458 by Omnova Solutions for a "Analytical Services Agreement Between UA and Omnova Solutions Inc." Top Roderic Quirk Roderic Quirk, polymer science, received $6,000 in unrestricted research support from Sartomer Anionic Polymerization. Top Sadhan Jana Sadhan Jana, polymer science, received $5,100 from the National Science Foundation for "REU Supplement to Conductivity of Molded Sheets and Films of Conductive Polymer Compounds." Top Forrest Smith and Sajit Zachariah Sajit Zachariah, education; and Forrest Smith, biology-Wayne College; received a $42,425 grant from the Eisenhower Professional Development Program for "Hands-on Science Using your Palms." Top Shi-Qing Wang Shi-Qing Wang, polymer science, was awarded $228,872 by the National Science Foundation for "Devising Critical Experiments to Identify Molecular Mechanisms for Sharkskin and Wall Slip in Polymer Flow." He also received $20,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents for an Individual Research Challenge Match grant for the project. He also was awarded $100,000 by the National Science Foun-dation for "Exploring Polymer Dynamics in Solutions and Blends." Top Sonia Alemagno and Elizabeth Shaffer-King Sonia Alemagno and Elizabeth Shaffer-King, Institute for Health and Social Policy, received $55,457 from the National Opinion Research Center as a subgrant of the U.S. Dept of Justice/National Institute of Justice for "Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM) Program: Cuyahoga County, 4th Quarter 2001." Alemagno also received $20,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents for an Individual Research Challenge Match grant for the project. Top Steven Chuang Steven Chuang, chemical engineering, was awarded $199,965 by the U.S. Department of Energy for "CO2 Sequestration and Recycle by Photosynthesis Advance Coal Research." He received $20,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents for an Individual Research Challenge Match grant for the project. Chuang also received $79,800 from the Ohio Coal Development Office for "Photo-Catalytic Synthesis of CH2OH from CO2/H2O with Visible Light," and $23,063 from the University of Pittsburgh as a subcontract of the Department of Energy for "Novel Amine Enriched Sorbents for Co2 Capture." Top Surya Patnaik Surya Patnaik, mechanical engineering, received a $20,000 Ohio Board of Regents Individual Research Challenge grant for "Design Optimization of Structural Panels with Analysis Approximators at the Subproblem Level." Top Thein Kyu Thein Kyu, polymer engineering, received $12,000 in unrestricted research support from Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd. Top Timothy Matney Timothy Matney, classical studies, anthropology, and archaeology, received $20,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents for an Individual Research Challenge Match grant for "Urban Domestic Economy and Social Organization at Early Bronze Age Titris Hoyuk, Turkey." Top Tracy Riley Tracy Riley, nursing, received a $10,000 Ruth Perkins Kuehn Endowment Award from the University of Pittsburgh Foundation for "Transtheoretical Model, Health Promoting Behav-iors and Impoverished HIV-Positive Women." Top Therese Dowd, Katherine Kolcaba, Donna Neff and Victoria Schirm Victoria Schirm, Therese Dowd, Katherine Kolcaba and Donna Neff, nursing, were awarded $503,370 by the Administration on Aging for "Academic Nursing and Health Care Partnership for Best Practices Development, Implementation, and Evaluation in Urinary Incontinence and End-of-Life Care." Schirm also received $20,000 from the Ohio Board of Regents for an Individual Research Challenge Match grant for the project. Top William Becker William Becker, professor emeritus of law, hosted the Akron Bar Association’s Bridge-the-Gap program for new lawyers on Dec. 18-19. He was the organizer and moderator of six hours of instruction in profession-alism and ethics, and a speaker for some of the individual presentations. Top William Jordan William Jordan, law, wrote "United States v. Mead: Complicating the Delegation Dance" for the Environ-mental Law Reporter. Top