Appointments

Alan Green has been appointed head of the Music and Dance Library.

Casey Hoy, Entomology, has been appointed associate chairman of the Department of Entomology.

Sarah Murphy has been appointed head of the Veterinary Medicine Library.

J. Chadwick Tober, General Vascular Surgery, has been appointed medical director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory.

Books

John M. Bennett, University Libraries, DITCH CLOTH, (Charlottesville, Va., Xtantbooks, 2001); PON A TIME FLAME, (Farmingdale, N.J.: Press Me Close, 2001) co-author is K.S. Ernst; and CLUNK (Columbus: Luna Bisonte Prods, 2001), co-author is Scott Helmes.

Roger Blackwell, Marketing, Customers Rule! Why the E-Commerce Honeymoon is Over and Where Winning Businesses Go From Here (Crown Business, 2001).

D.L. Denlinger, J.M. Giebultowicz and D.S. Saunders, Entomology, editors, Insect Timing: Circadian Rhythmicity to Seasonality (Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2001).

C.A. Edwards and Cornelia Flora, Entomology, editors, Interactions Between Agroecosystems and Rural Communities (Boca Ratan, London, New York, Washington: CRC Press, 2001); and Structure and Function in Agroecosystem Design and Management, co-editors are M. Shiyomi and H. Koizumitt, (Boca Ratan, London, New York, Washington: CRC Press, 2001).

Geoffrey Parker, History, editor, Compact History of the World, third edition, (Barnes & Noble: 2001).

Exhibit

William C. Hemming, Psychology, "Montparnasse," painting, Third International Exhibition of Internet E-mail Art at the MAC21 International Contemporary Art Fair, Marbella Palacio de Ferias y Congresos, Costa del Sol, Spain, July 18-22.

Grants

Anish Arora, Computer and Information Science, $2,400,000 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency/ITO Grant for research on Self-Stabilization in Network Embedded Systems.

Paul Berger, Electrical Engineering, $1,600,000 National Science Foundation Grant to develop proprietary technologies for building tiny computer circuits and switches out of isolated groups of atoms, know as quantum dots.

Mark A. Bullimore, Optometry, $1,150,000 National Institutes of Health Grant for "Myopia of Adulthood," 2001-06.

G.L. Bumgardner, Surgery, $10,000 Department of Surgery Seed Grant for "The Use of Recombinant AAV Vectors for in vivo Gene Delivery to Hepatocytes for Transplantation," 2001-02.

Helen Chamberlin, Molecular Genetics, $150,165 National Science Foundation Integrative Biology and Neuroscience Grant for "Evolutionary Change in Gene Regulation."

C.H. Cook, Surgery, $9,278 Department of Surgery Seed Grant for "Comparison of Immuno-suppressive Effects of Minimally Invasive Versus Traditional Open Surgery" and $20,000 Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery Seed Grant for "Effect of Obesity Surgery Upon Immune Function," 2001.

Peter Curtis, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, $89,908 University of Michigan Grant for "Mass and Energy Exchange in a Northern Mixed Hardwood Ecosystem."

Biao Ding, Plant Biology, $42,941 Coop. State Res. Educ. and Extension Service Grant for "Intercellular Protein Trafficking and Leaf Development in Tobacco."

Clive Edwards and Jim Metzger, Entomology, $285,000 USDA/MRI Soils and Soil Biology Program Grant for "Effects and Mode of Action of Vermicomposts on Growth of Field Horticultural Crops," 2001-04.

Mark Foster, Biochemistry, $100,000 National Science Foundation Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Grant for "Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Enzyme Structure and Dynamics."

Venkat Gopalan, Biochemistry, $370,026 National Science Foundation Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Grant for "RNA-Protein Interactions in Bacterial Rnase P.," and $40,000 Consortium of Plant Biotechnology Res. Inc. Grant for "Ribozyme-mediated Disruption of Gene Expression in Plants," co-recipients are Erich Grotewald, Plant Biology, and Sophien Kamoun, Plant Pathology.

Russell Hill, Molecular Genetics, $150,000 March of Dimes Birth Defects Research Foundation Grant for "Response of TCF-1 Activity to ras and notch Signalling in C. elegans."

Hans Klompen, Entomology, $175,000 National Science Foundation Systematic Biology Grant for "Evolution of Phoresy and Feeding Associations in the Mite Order Parsitiformes," 2001-04.

Gustavo Leone, Molecular Genetics, $52,998 National Cancer Institute Grant for "E2F3 Gene Locus in the Control of Cell Proliferation."

Iris Meier, Plant Biology, $145,000 National Science Foundation Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Grant for "Investigating the Role of Novel Nuclear Envelope-associated Plant Proteins in Nuclear Dynamics."

Stephen Osmani, Molecular Genetics, $197,448 National Institute of General Medical Sciences Grant for "The NIMA Protein Kinase in Mitotic Regulation."

R.P. Pelletier, Surgery, $10,000 Department of Surgery Seed Grant for "Development of Alternative Analytic Techniques for Pattern Recognition and Data Analysis of Medical Information Databases," 2001-02.

S. Roy, Surgery, $10,000 Department of Surgery Seed Grant for "Genetic Manipulation of Cellular Redoxstate Regulates Cell Adhesion Molecule Expression," 2001-02.

Ken Sandhage, Materials Science, $450,000 National Science Foundation Grant for "Mechanisms of Incongruent Reduction," co-recipient is Robert Snyder; $400,000 Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute Grant for "A Novel, MEMS-Based, Combinatorial Chemistry Approach to Measure Interfacial Strength in Advanced Materials," co-recipient is Peter Anderson; and $74,000 Air Force Office of Scientific Research Grant for "Fabrication of Dense, Near Net-Shaped W/ZrC Composites by the PRIMA-DCP Process."

Performance

John M. Bennett, University Libraries, "I Was Once," poem, transoceanic tele-performance with Rod Summers, Poli-Poetry Festival, Maastricht, Netherlands, May 12.

Presentations

Richard Anderson and Dennis Clum, Environmental Health and Safety, presented "Integration of Computer Data Management Between Approved Users, Principal Research Investigators and the Radiation Safety Office at The Ohio State University" at the 46th Annual Health Physics Society Conference, Cleveland, June 11, co-presenters were Jennifer Houchin, Jeanne McGuire and Robert Peterson.

Norman Arancon and Clive Edwards, Entomology, presented "Use of Vermicomposts on Field Crops" and "Protecting Plants with Vermicomposts" at the National Biocycle Conference, Minneapolis, May 22.

Paul R. Berger, Electrical Engineering, presented "Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photodetectors" at SPIE's 2001 Photonics West: Testing and Reliability of Optoelectronic Devices, San Jose, Calif.

Dennis Clum and David Kos, Environmental Health and Safety, presented "Integrating Environmental Health and Safety Disciplines to Control Radiation, Chemical, and Safety Hazards Associated with a University Reactor Pool Refurbishment Project" at the 46th Annual Health Physics Society Conference, Cleveland, June 14.

Matthew Courser, Center for Survey Research, presented "Item-Nonresponse, Measurement Error, and the 10-point Response Scale" at the 56th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, Montreal, May 19.

David Cressy, History, presented "The Protestation Protested, 1631 and 1642" at the University of London, June 4.

Bill Davis, Athletics, presented "Automatic External Defibrillators in Sport" at the Ohio Athletic Trainer's Association Symposium, Columbus, May 5.

Marcia Dickson and Susan Delagrante, English, Marion, presented "Distance Learning: Sites of Resistance, Sites of Learning" at Ball State University, Muncie, Ind., May 18.

Clive Edwards, Entomology, presented "The Future of Human Populations: Energy, Food and Water Availability in the 21st Century" at the Russian Academy of Science, Moscow, May 23.

Michael Fitz, Electrical Engineering, presented "A Space-Time Model for Frequency Nonselective Rayleigh Fading Channels with Applications to Space-Time Modems" at Helsinki, Finland, June 13.

Woody Foster, Entomology, presented "Perch-Patrolling and Courtship in Mosquitoes: The 4th Mating System and Its Evolution" at Oregon State University, Corvallis, Ore., June 6.

Mark Headings, Agricultural Technical Institute, presented "Rural Enterprise Development in Southern Africa" at the Ohio State Center for African Studies, May 14, and "Identifying Learning Styles and Teaching Accordingly" at the NISOD 23rd Annual International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, Austin, Texas, May 27-30.

Susan Jones, Entomology, presented "Identification and Diagnosis of Pests that Come Indoors" at the 33rd Ohio Plant Diagnostic Workshop, Wooster, June 8.

Gerald Kosicki, Center for Survey Research, presented "Attitudes Toward Biotechnology: Public Understanding and Religious Values" at the 56th Annual American Association for Public Opinion Research Conference, Montreal, May 19, co-presenter was Stephen Mockabee.

Larry Miller, Human and Community Resource Development, presented "Developments in U.S. Colleges of Agriculture" at Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China, June 18.

William Mitsch, Natural Resources and Environmental Science, made the following presentations: "Self-design: The Ecological Solution to Wetland Creation and Restoration Success" at the 2nd Annual Ballona Wetland Symposium, Los Angeles, May 18; "Ecological Engineering: A Marriage of Ecology and Engineering" at the First Annual American Ecological Engineering Society Meeting, Athens, Ga., May 1; "Ecological Engineering: Enhancing Nature's Services" at the Cleveland Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineering, Jan. 25; "Wetland and Watershed Restoration: What the New Millennium Will Bring" at the 7th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Nov. 13, and at the University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt., Sept. 29; "Restoring Watersheds and Wetlands: Ecological Engineering in the 21st Century" at the Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, Nov. 10; and "Strategies for Reducing Nutrient Inputs to the Gulf of Mexico from the Mississippi River Basin" at the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., Oct. 12.

Ted L. Napier, Human and Community Resource Development, presented "Soil and Water Conservation Behaviors Within the Upper Mississippi River Basin" at the North American Benthological Society Conference, La Crosse, Wis., June 2-8.

Harry Niemczyk, Entomology, presented "The Multiple Target Principle and Your Golf Course" at the Western Michigan Golf Course Superintendent's Association, Grand Rapids, Mich., 2001.

Vince O'Brien, Athletics, presented "Open vs. Closed Kinetic Chain Rehab" at the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association Symposium, Columbus, May 5.

Publications

E. Alcantara, O. Alzate and D.H. Dean, Entomology, "Roll of a-helix Seven of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab d-endotoxin in Membrane Insertion, Structural Stability and Ion Channel Activity and Toxicity," Biochemistry, Vol. 40 (2001), pp. 2540-47.

R.M. Atiyeh, C.A. Edwards, S. Subler and J.D. Metzger, Entomology, "Pig Manure Vermicompost as a Component of Horticultural Bedding Plant Medium: Effects on Physicochemical Properties and Plant Growth," Bioresource Technology, Vol. 78 (2001), pp. 11-20.

David Citino, English, "A Brief History of Migration Disasters" and "Dinner!" Smartish Pace, No. 4 (2001), pp. 12-14; "Quod Turget, Urget," The Laurel Review, Vol. 35, No. 1 (2001), pp. 13-14; "Gods of the West Branch: A Tribute to Karl Patten and Robert Love Taylor," West Branch, No. 48 (2001), pp. 4-5; "From Wings of Flight Spring Words of Birds," Columbus Dispatch, June 17, p. I15, and review of Bruce Feller's Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land through the Five Books of Moses, Columbus Dispatch, June 1.

D.L. Denlinger, J.P. Rinehard and G.D. Yocum, Entomology, "Stress Proteins: A Role in Insect Diapause?" Insect Timing: Circadian Rhythmicity to Seasonality, edited by D.L. Denlinger et al., (Amsterdam: Elseviere, 2001), pp. 155-71.

Jill Fehleison, History, "The Counter Reformation in the Diocese of Geneva-Annecy: The Missions in the Duchy of Chablais and the Country of Gex," Proceedings of the Western Society for French History, Vol. 27 (2001), pp. 84-91.

Michael Fitz, Electrical Engineering, "A Space-Time Model for Frequency Nonselective Rayleigh Fading Channels with Applications to Space-Time Modems," Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, Vol. 18, No. 7 (2001), pp. 1175-90.

G.E. Flores, and P. Vidal, Entomology, "Systematic Revision and Redefinition of the Neotropical genus Epipedonota Solier (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), with Descriptions of Eight New Species," Insect Systematic and Evolution, Vol. 32, No. 1 (2001), pp. 1-43.

Brian Forschler, Susan Jones and Brad Kard, Entomology, "Termite Management is an Ongoing Process," PestControlMag.com, June 2001.

Feng Ge, W.D. Shuster, C.A. Edwards, R.W. Parmlee and S. Subler, Entomology, "Water Stability of Earthworm Casts in Manure and Inorganic Amended Agroecosystems Influenced by Age and Depth," Pedobiologia, Vol. 44 (2001), pp. 832-84.

J.B. Heistein and R.L. Ruberg, Surgery, "Malignant Melanoma," Emedicine.com, December 2000.

Alan Hirvela and Diane Belcher, English as a Second Language Program, "Coming Back to Voice: The Multiple Voices and Identities of Mature Multilingual Writers," Journal of Second Language Writing, Vol. 10 (2001), pp. 83-106.

Susan C. Jones and Judy V. Bozick, Entomology, "Head Lice," Extension Bulletin 893 (2001).

L.K. Kalliainen, Surgery, "ÔDonor' Muscle Structure and Function after End-to-side Neurorrhaphy," Plast. Reconstr. Surg., Vol. 107 (2001), pp. 789-96, co-authors are P.S. Cederna, M.G. Urbanchek, J.M. Rovak and W.M. Kuzon; and "Role of Platelet-derived Growth Factor as an Adjunct to Surgery in the Management of Pressure Ulcers," Plast. Reconstr. Surg., Vol. 106, No. 6 (2000), p. 1243, co-authors are J. Hirshberg, B. Marchant and R.S. Rees.

Lisa Kiser, English, "Animals in Sacred Space: St. Francis and the Crib at Greccio," Speaking Images: Essays in Honor of V.A. Kolve, edited by R.F. Yeager and Charlotte Morse (Asheville, N.C.: Pegasus Press, 2001), pp. 55-73.

Jerry A. Mansfield, University Hospitals East, "Linking the Orthopaedic Office-Hospital Continuum: Results Before and After Implementation of an Automated Patient Health History Project," Orthopaedic Nursing, Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 51-60, co-authors are Kathleen L. Dodds, Thomas H. Mallory, Adolph V. Lombardi and Joanne B. Adams.

James Phelan, English, "What Do We Owe Texts? Respect, Irreverence, or Nothing at All?" Professions: Conversations on the Future of Literary Studies, edited by Donald E. Hall (Urbana, Ill: University of Illinois Press, 2001) pp. 60-83, co-author is James R. Kincaid.

Recognitions

Wayne Buck and Wayne Dearth, Veterinary Biosciences, received the Second Place Roche Molecular Biochemicals Distinguished Graduate Seminar Award.

Melinda Butsch, Veterinary Biosciences, received the Second Place Roche Molecular Biochemicals Distinguished Graduate Publication Award.

Charles H. Cook, General Surgery, was named a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Megan Cooper, Veterinary Biosciences, received the First Place Roche Molecular Biochemicals Distinguished Graduate Seminar Award.

Maribel Crespo, Physiology and Cell Biology, received the College of Medicine and Public Health and Office of Health Services Employee of the Month Award for July.

Bill Davis, Athletics, has been inducted into the Ohio Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame.

Clive Edwards, Entomology, received the Soil Ecology Society Professional Achievement Award.

Michael Fitz, Electrical Engineering, received the Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize Paper Award in the Field of Communications Systems for "A Space-Time Model for Frequency Nonselective Rayleigh Fading Channels with Applications to Space-Time Modem."

Julie Hutt, Veterinary Biosciences, received the First Place Roche Molecular Biochemicals Distinguished Graduate Publication Award.

Lynn G. Johnson, Education, Mansfield, received the Mansfield Campus Outstanding Faculty Award for 2000-01.

John Lippold, Industrial, Welding and Systems Engineering, received the American Welding Society's A.F. Davis Silver Medal for his paper, "A New Ferritic-Martensitic Constitution Diagram," co-author was Mikal Balmforth.

Rhonda Moody, Spanish, received the Mansfield Campus Outstanding Auxiliary Instructor Award for 2000-01.

Douglas Rund, Emergency Medicine, has been selected to participate in NASA's Space Medicine Working Group to define medical standards, training and guidelines for NASA physicians and other health care workers on future space missions.

Dave Stetson, Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, received the E. Rosalene Sedgwick Faculty Service Award for 2001.

Rama K. Yedavalli, Aerospace Engineering and Aviation, received the American Automatic Control Council's Best Paper Award for 2001.

Rama Yedavalli, Aerospace Engineering and Aviation, received the American Control Hugo Schuck Best Paper Award for 2001 for "A Necessary and Sufficient Extreme Point Solution for Checking Robust Stability of Polytopes of Matrices."

The following graduate students received the 2001 Graduate Associate Teaching Award and $1,500: Christopher Callam, Chemistry; Jeffrey Corney, Natural Resources; Christopher Dennis, Spanish and Portuguese; Rachael Gates, Music; Juey Lin, East Asian Languages and Literature; Patricia Long, Teaching and Learning; Erica Puntel, History; David Tom, Psychology; Victoria Watts, Dance; and Stacey Weber, French and Italian.

Service

John M. Bennett, University Libraries, served as associate artist at a writing residency at The Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrma Beach, Fla., May 27-June 16.

Paul R. Berger, Electrical Engineering, chaired a session on "Testing and Reliability of Optoelectronic Devices" at the SPIE's 2001 Photonics West, San Jose, Calif.

Dennis Clum, Environmental Health and Safety, served as co-chair and co-proctor at the 46th Annual Health Physics Society Conference, Cleveland, June 10-14.

Joen Iannucci Haring, Dentistry, is serving on the Board of Directors of the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures.

Susan Jones, Entomology, co-chaired a group discussion at the Syngenta/Pest Control Technology Magazine 2001 Technology Summit, New Orleans, La., May 16-18.

Alan S. Litsky, Orthopaedics and Biomedical Engineering, served as chair of the Education and Professional Development Committee of the Society for Biomaterials Conference, St. Paul, April 24-29, and serves on its Ethical Issues Subcommittee.

Linda Lobao, Human and Community Resource Development, is a faculty member of the President's Council on Women's Issues.

Steven Marsh, Environmental Health and Safety, is on the executive council and president of the Buckeye (Central Ohio) Chapter of the Health Physics Society.