Appointments

Jeff Daniels, Geological Sciences, was appointed associate dean in the College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Oct. 1.

Wynne Wong, French and Italian, was appointed review editor of course materials and methodology for The French Review.

Books

Michele Sanderson, Human Development and Family Science, Rebecca Kantor, Education, and Nicole May, Human Development and Family Science, Next Steps Toward Teaching the Reggio Way, (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson Education, Inc, 2003).

Marguerite Crowley Weibel, Prior Health Sciences Library, Joining the Conversation: An Anthology for Developing Readers, (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2004).

E. Earl Whitlatch, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, Civil and Environmental Systems Engineering, 2nd Ed. (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2004).

Grants

Sheikh Akbar, Materials Science and Engineering, $330,000 NSF-DMT grant for "Nano-fibrillar Ceramics by Gasphase Reaction" and a $400,000 DOE grant for "Development and Applications of Gas Sensing Technology to Boiler Balancing," with Henk Verweij and Prabir Dutta.

David Andrews, Human Ecology, and Cynthia Buettner, Human Ecology, $84,100 Ohio Department of Mental Health grant for "Understanding Attitudes Towards Evidence Based Practice," August 2003-July 2004.

Golden Jackson, Consumer and Textile Sciences, $374,924 New National Corporation for Community Service grant for "Community-Based Teaching and Learning in a University Neighborhood: An Interdisciplinary Approach," October 2003-September 2006, co-principal investigator was Susan Robb Jones, Education.

Dennis Pearl, Statistics and the Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE), $850,000 NSF grant to help create and maintain a digital library of supplemental materials to enhance statistics education.

Wolfgang Windl, Materials Science and Engineering, $310,000 NSF grant for "Distribution, Segregation and Dose-loss of Dopants in Deca-Nanometer SOI Structures using Ab initio Interface Dopant Analysis by Transmission Electron Mocroscopy."

Presentations

Hojjat Adeli, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science, presented the keynote lecture at the First International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring and Intelligent Infrastructure, Tokyo, Nov. 13, 2003.

Mahdi Alosh, Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, presented "Teaching Upper Level Arabic for Professional Proficiency" at the Annual American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Convention, Philadelphia,Nov. 23, 2003.

Elizabeth Appleby, French and Italian, presented "Sex and Politics in Albert Camus' La femme adultère" at the M/MLA Convention, Chicago, Nov. 7-9, 2003.

Nicoleta Bazgan, French and Italian, presented "L'imaginaire insulaire dans En attendant le bonheur de Maryse Conde" and "Un carefour des identites: Le chercheur d'Afriques" at the M/MLA Convention, Chicago, Nov. 6-8, 2003.

Paul R. Berger, Electrical Engineering and Physics, presented "Challenges in Integration of Resonant Interband Tunnel Devices with CMOS" at the Fifthteenth Biennial University/Government/Industry Microelectronics Symposium in Boise, Idaho, June 30-July 2, 2003, co-authors are Stephen Sudirgo, Branislav Curanovic, Sean L. Rommel, Karl D. Hirschman, Santosh K. Kurinec, Niu Jin, Anthony T. Rice, Matthew T. Williams. Ling F. Kho, Sung-Yong Chung, Ronghua Yu and Phillip E. Thompson; and "30-nm Period Gratings in Hydrogen Silsesquioxane Resist Fabricated by Electron-Beam Lithography" at the 2003 Electronic Materials Conference, Salt Lake City, June 2003, co-authors are M.J. Word and I. Adesida.

Beth Blostein, Architecture, presented "Appropriate Levels Of Access: Empirical Studies In The Availability Of Computers In Studio" at the ACADIA conference, Ball State, October 2003, co-presenter was Matt Bernhardt.

K. Mert Cubukcu and Jean-Michel Guldmann, City and Regional Planning, presented "Geography and the Cost of Network Infrastructure: The Case of Local Telephone Systems" at the 50th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Philadelphia, Nov. 20-22, 2003.

Stan Gehrt, Natural Resources, presented "Coyote Movements, Spatial Organization, and Survival in a Metropolitan Landscape" at the 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress in Christchurch, New Zealand, Dec. 2, 2003.

Adriana Golumbeanu, French and Italian, presented "La femme, cet objet (dé)sacr(alis)é: perspectives (anti-)féministes chez Mariama Bâ, Sembène Ousmane, et V.Y. Mudimbé" at the 45th Annual M/MLA Convention, Chicago, Nov. 7-9, 2003.

Sarah-Grace Heller, French and Italian, presented "Cointerie: Words for Fashion in Medieval French Literature" at the 73rd Annual SAMLA conference, Atlanta, Nov. 14-16, 2003.

Minnie Holmes-McNary, Human Nutrition,  presented "Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Dietary Carcinogen-Mediated Oncogenesis" at the 4th International Conference on Cancer, cosponsored by the National Cancer Institute, Accra, Ghana. Oct. 6, 2003.

David R. Hoover, University Marketing Communications, presented "Design as Brand Element" at the CASE District V conference, Chicago, Dec. 14, 2003.

Gerald Kosicki, Center for Survey Research, presented "Communication Patterns and Public Opinion in a Lopsided Election Campaign," co-presenter was Angela Yuan, and "Public Opinion in Crisis" at the 2003 annual Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research conference, Chicago, Nov. 21-22, 2003.

Lydia Medeiros, Human Nutrition, presented "What Do Children and Adolescents Know About Food" to the Food Microbiology Technical Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI), Washington, D.C., Nov. 20, 2003.

Hugo Melgar-Quinonez, Human Nutrition, presented two posters on "Food Security in Latin American Rural Communities: Qualitative Assessment" at the Latin-American Nutrition Conference, sponsored by the USAID through a grant to the Global Livestock - Collaborative Research Support Program, Acapulco, Mexico, Nov. 12, 2003; and presented his work "Testing Food Security Scales for Low-Cost Poverty Assessment" during a workshop at the Center of Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Philippines, Dec. 1-5, 2003.

Laura Pondea, French and Italian, presented "Phèdre de Racine: comment transformer le monstre en pécheur?" at the M/MLA Convention, Chicago, Nov. 7-9, 2003.

David Rigney, Materials Science and Engineering, presented "Where the Action Is," an invited plenary lecture, at the 24th meeting of the International Research Group on Wear of Engineering Materials, sponsored by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Portoroz, Slovenia, Oct. 16, 2003.

Chandan Sen, Surgery, presented the keynote lecture "Perceived Hyperoxia: A New Dimension in Oxygen Sensing" at the annual meeting of the Israel Society for Oxygen and Free Radical Research, Bet-Dagan, Israel, Dec. 21, 2003.

Gayle Strege, Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, presented "The History of Fashion in Columbus," at the Association of Faculty and Professional Women luncheon, Faculty Club, Ohio State, Nov. 14, 2003.

Jennifer Willging, French and Italian, presented "Céline's New York: Liberty and Surveillance in the City That Doesn't Sleep Around" at the M/MLA Convention, Chicago, Nov. 6-8, 2003.

Jim Williams, Engineering, was the keynote speaker for the International Symposium on Advanced Engineering Materials in Korea, November 2003.

Wynne Wong, French and Italian, presented a workshop, "Creating Structured Input Activities for the FL Classroom: An Alternative to Drills," at the ACTFL Convention in Philadelphia, Nov. 20 2003, co-presenters were Bill VanPatten and Andrew Farley.

Publications

I. Babiak and K. Dabrowski, Natural Resources, "Refrigeration of Rainbow Trout Gametes and Embryos," Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A ­ Comparative Experimental Biology, Vol. 300A, No. 2 (2003), pp. 140-151.

E.J. Behrman, Biochemistry, "The First Metal Complex of 5-hydroxyorotic Acid: Dimethylammonium bis(N,N-dimethylformamide) bis(5-hydroxyorotato(-2)gallate(III)," Inorg. Chem. Commun., Vol. 7 (2004), pp. 69-72, co-authors are G.S. Papaefstathiou, S. Manessi, C.P. Raptopoulou and T. F. Zafiropoulos.

Martha Belury, Human Nutrition, "Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Reduces Hepatic Levels of Phospho-Akt in Diabetic, But Not Lean, ZDF Rats," FASEB J., Vol.17, No. 5 (March 17, 2003), pp. A807-A807, co-author is Gu YH; "Inhibition of Cell Proliferation and Induction of Apoptosis in Skin Carcinoma Cells by Lentinula edodes Mushroom Extract," FASEB J., Vol. 17, No. 5 (March 17, 2003), pp. A1157-A1157, co-author is Gu YH; and "The Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) Isomer, t10c12-CLA, is Inversely Associated with Changes in Body Weight and Serum Leptin in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus," J. NUTR., Vol. 133, No. 1 (January 2003), pp. 257S-260S, co-authors are A. Mahon and S. Banni.

Paul R. Berger, Electrical Engineering and Physics, "Full Band Modeling of the Excess Current in a Delta-Doped Silicon Tunnel Diode," Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 94 (Oct. 15, 2003), pp. 5005-5013, co-authors are Cristian Rivas, Roger Lake, William R. Frensley, Gerhard Klimeck, Phillip E. Thompson, Karl D. Hobart and Sean L. Rommel; and "Diffusion Barrier Cladding in Si/SiGe Resonant Interband Tunneling Diodes And Their Patterned Growth on PMOS Source/Drain Regions," Special Issue on "Nanoelectronics" in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, Vol. 50 (September 2003), pp. 1876-1884, co-authors are Niu Jin, Sung-Yong Chung, Anthony T. Rice, Phillip E. Thompson, Cristian Rivas, Roger Lake, Stephen Sudirgo, Jeremy J. Kempisty, Branislav Curanovic, Sean L. Rommel, Karl D. Hirschman, Santosh K. Kurinec, Peter H. Chi and David S. Simons.

David Citino, English, Creative Writing, review of Stolen Figs, and Other Adventures in Calabria by Mark Rotella, Columbus Dispatch, Oct. 19, 2003, p. F5; "Coprolites," poem, Hotel Amerika, Vol. 2.1, (2003), p. 28; review of Blues by Kevin Young, Columbus Dispatch, Nov. 2, 2003, p. H6; "Roman Legions Invade Ohio," poem, Witness, Vol. 17, No. 2 (2003), pp. 188-9; "Digging Roots," essay, Columbus Dispatch, Dec. 21, 2003, p. D7; and "Leadbelly Plays Severance Hall and I Become a Folk Singer," poem, Southern Humanities Review , Vol. 37, No. 4 (2003), pp. 346-7.

Rosanne W. Fortner and Constantinos P. Constantinou, Natural Resources, "Global Science Literacy: Definition, Needs Assessment and Concerns for Cyprus," Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1 (2003), pp. 29-41.

Donald R. Haurin, Economics, "The Private and Social Micro-level Consequences of Homeownership," Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 54 (2003), pp. 401-450, co-author is Robert Dietz; and "Controlling for the Impact of Variable Liquidity in Commercial Real Estate Price Indices," Real Estate Economics, Vol. 31 (2003), pp. 269-303, co-authors are Jeffrey Fisher, Dean Gatzlaff and David Geltner.

Jay Kandampully, Consumer and Textile Sciences, "B2B Relationships and Networks in the Internet Age," Management Decision, Vol. 41, No. 5 (2003), pp. 443-451.

Charles Klopp, French and Italian, review of The Double Bond: Primo Levi by Carole Angier, Biography in World Literature Today, Vol. 77, No. 2, p. 133.

Dennis Minahen, French and Italian, review of Mallarmé on CD-ROM: Un Coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard by Penny Florence, CD-ROM plus booklet, Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 32, No. 1-2 (Fall-Winter 2003-04), pp. 184-86.

Nir Orion and Rosanne W. Fortner, Natural Resources, "Mediterranean Models for Integrating Environmental Education and Earth Sciences through Earth Systems Education," Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 8, No.1 (2003), pp. 97-111.

Tony Pasquarello, Philosophy, emeritus, Mansfield, program notes on the music of Adams, Brahms and Chopin for concerts of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, Nov. 22-23, 2003.

Karlis Racevskis, French and Italian, review of Signifying with a Vengeance: Theories, Literatures, Storytellers by Mustapha Marrouchi, Research in African Literatures, Vol. 34, No. 4 (2003), pp. 182-83.

J. Rinchard, K.J. Lee, S. Czesny, A. Ciereszko and K. Dabrowski, Natural Resources, "Effect of Feeding Cottonseed Meal-containing Diets to Broodstock Rainbow Trout and Their Impact on the Growth of Their Progenies," Aquaculture, Vol. 227, No. 1-4 (2003), pp. 77-87.

Joyce E. Roberts, Nursing, "A New Understanding of the Second Stage of Labor: Implications for Nursing Care," JOGNN Clinical Issues, Vol. 32, pp. 794-801.

Beth Russell, University Libraries, "Looking for Someone Special: Special Collections Cataloging, 1980-2000 and Beyond," Library Resources & Technical Services, Vol. 47, No. 4 (2003), pp. 149-159.

M.K. Shukla, R. Lal and M. Ebinger, Natural Resources, "Tillage Effects on Physical and Hydrological Properties of a Typic Argiaquolls in Central Ohio," Soil Science, Vol. 168, No. 11 (2003), pp. 802-811.

Kelly R. Walsh, Human Nutrition, Yu Chu Zhang, Food Science and Nutrition, Yael Vodovotz, Food Science and Technology, Steven Schwartz, Food Science and Technology, and Mark Failla, Human Nutrition, "Stability and Bioaccessibility of Isoflavones from Soy Bread during In Vitro Digestion," J. Agric. Food Chem., Vol. 51 (2003), pp. 4603-09.

Recognitions

Stephen Bechtel, Mechanical Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, in recognition of his exceptional contributions to the field of continuum mechanics.

Jacqueline Buell, Human Nutrition, was recognized at the OSU Technology Enhanced Learning and Research Courseware Development Grant Showcase, for her dynamic teaching tool created to facilitate comprehension of the major pathways for metabolism of macronutrients at the cellular level, Nov. 25, 2003.

Robert A. Buerki, Pharmacy, has been inducted as an honored member of the Académie International d'Histoire de la Pharmacy. His formal induction by President of the Académie W.-D. Müller-Jahncke, will take place in Edinborough, 2005.

Kristin Casper, Pharmacy, will be awarded the 2004 Elan Biopharmaceuticals Innovative Pharmacy Practice Award for invocative practice activities which have resulted in improved patient counseling, by the Ohio Pharmacists Association, April 16.

John D. Chovan, College of Engineering Technical Communication Resource Center, was elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

Robert S. Dixon, chief research engineer for the Office of the CIO and OARnet, was elected to the grade of senior member by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE). Senior member is the highest professional grade for which application may be made and requires experience reflecting professional maturity.

Louise Douce, Counseling and Consultation Service, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors, at their annual meeting Nov. 11, 2003. The award is given to those who have provided exemplary leadership in the field of college and university counseling centers, influenced the field of counseling center work, provided national service, served as mentors and role models for colleagues and manifest a high level of professional integrity and ethical sensibility.

Karen Holbrook, University President, was presented with the Director's Award from the Ohio Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction Services (ODADAS) at the Adam's Mark Hotel, Columbus, Dec. 10, 2003.

Minnie Holmes-McNary, Human Nutrition, was invited to take part in the Ohio State Teaching Enhancement Program (OSTEP), a program that works to enhance teaching at Ohio State, June 3, 2003.

Jacqueline Jones Royster, Humanities and English, is the fourteenth recipient of the Conference on College Composition and Communication's Exemplar Award. It is presented to "a person who serves as an example for our members and who represents the highest ideals of scholarship, teaching, and service to the entire profession" and will be presented March 25; she also was invited to a signing of her book, Profiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003 (Athens: Ohio University Press, 2003), in Chillicothe at the Lucy Ware Webb Hayes Heritage Center as part of their last celebration of their last bicentennial event.  During the event, Mayor Margaret F. Planton, the first female mayor of Chillicothe, presented her with a proclamation naming Dec. 6, 2003, "Dr. Jackie Royster Day" in Chillicothe.

Sandy Krulikoski-Walden, Graduate School, was recognized as a Wellness Ambassador for winter quarter by the Faculty and Staff Wellness Program.