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March 7, 2002

Notices

Academic Opportunities




ADAI research grants available




The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for its Small Grants Research Awards. Proposed research must be in alcohol or drug abuse-related fields. The maximum amount considered for funding is $20,000. The next application deadline is 5 p.m., March 15. Questions concerning the application process or suitability of a potential project should be directed to the Institute at 206-543-0937. Application guidelines are available on the ADAI Web site at http://depts.washington.edu/adai or by calling ADAI at 206-543-0937.




Funding opportunity




The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from University of Washington faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies. The deadline for applications is April 15. To download a copy of the application guidelines please visit the Web site at: http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ For further information contact Joel Martell, iesus@u.washington.edu or 206-685-9333.








Other News




Undergraduate Education Dean Forums




Finalists for the Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost position will give their vision for undergraduate education at the UW at a series of public forums beginning today. The schedule is:








  • Ana Mari Cauce, director, Honors Program, University of Washington Thursday, March 7, 4–6 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • William Frawley, faculty director, academic programs and planning, University of Delaware, Monday, March 11, 3–5 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • James Anderson, vice provost for undergraduate affairs, North Carolina State University, Thursday, March 14, 3–5 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • George Bridges, acting dean of undergraduate education and vice provost, University of Washington, Tuesday, March 19, 3–5 p.m., HUB Room 209a.








To learn more about the candidates, see the Search Web site at depts.washington.edu /ugdvp. To comment on the candidates, send e-mail to the Committee at ugdvp@u.washington.edu. For more information, contact Mary McGough at mcgough@u.washington.edu or 206-221-5730.








Study participants wanted for the Family Health Project




The Department of Psychology is seeking heterosexual married couples who have a 6–8 year-old child (born between January 1, 1994 and January 1, 1996). Couples will participate in a four-year study on communication and family relationships and may earn up to $1,280. The child will receive a free toy after each session. For more information please contact the Family Health Project by phone at 206-543-8089, or email: uwfamily@u.washington.edu.




Degree Exams




Members of the graduate faculty are invited to attend the following examinations. Chairpersons are denoted in parentheses.




General Examinations








  • Matthew Campbell Cary, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. 224 MGH. (Prof. Paul Beame).




  • Ki-Young Choi, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. 178 CENPA. (Prof. Eric Adelberger).




  • Kristin Gates Cloyes, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14. T513 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Allen).




  • Kathryn Patricia Connaghan, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 11. 52 Social Work/Speech. (Prof. Christopher Moore).




  • Jason Matthew Ens, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Gail Stygall).




  • Wei Zhi Gao, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Leroy Searle).




  • Wenfeng Gao, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, March 11. 403 EE/CSE. (Prof. Yongmin Kim).




  • Ze’ev M. Gedalof, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. 22 Anderson. (Prof. David Peterson).




  • Michael James Gilbert, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, March 14. 122 Miller. (Prof. Elham Kazemi).




  • Kelly A. Grant, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 11. G501 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Raible).




  • Isabelle M. Henry, Botany, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14. 312 Hitchcock. (Prof. Dina Mandoli).




  • Cecilia Ann Morgan, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14. T480 Health Sciences. (Prof. Wesley Van Voorhis).




  • Stephanie Lynn Patridge, Philosophy, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Friday, March 8. 331 Savery. (Profs. Paul Taylor and Ronald Moore).




  • Cinzia Russi, Linguistics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, March 11. 311 Smith. (Prof. Jurgen Klausenburger).




  • Audrey Rhoda Seamons, Molecular Biotechnology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14. H562 Health Sciences. (Prof. Joan Goverman).




  • Miodrag Dusan Vujkovic, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. M406 EE/CSE. (Prof. Carl Sechen).




  • Emilie Carol Warner, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. T473 Health Sciences. (Prof. Michael Regnier).




  • Xiaoguang Zheng, Zoology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, March 11. A023D Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. George James Kenagy).




Final Examinations








  • Charles Arthur Amundson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, March 14. 107 Winkenwerder. “Evaluating a new handsheet forming model based on deposition and smoothing.” (Prof. Jay Johnson).




  • Matthew Owen Fillingim, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 11. 154 QRC/ATG. “Kinetic processes in the plasma sheet observed during auroral activity.” (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).




  • Charles Hammond Fischer, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. A101C Padelford. “Producing the politics of the parodic: the (porno) graphing of the bourgeois body.” (Prof. Gary Handwerk).




  • Marshall Eugene Hampton, Mathematics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. 326 Savery. “Concave central configurations of the four-body problem.” (Prof. C. Robin Graham).




  • David John Nuckley, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14. T663 Health Sciences. “Spina accrersco mechanicus: On the developmental biomechanics of the spine.” (Prof. Randal Ching).




  • Jamie Donahey Roitman, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 8. T473 Health Sciences. “Neural mechanisms responsible for decisions about stochastic motion stimuli.” (Prof. Michael Shadlen).




  • Rachel Marguerite Squillace, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, March 11. T733 Health Sciences. “Inhibition of myogenesis by the novel muscleblind-related protein CHCR.” (Prof. Edith Wang).




  • Marnie Winifred Tyler, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, March 14. 22 Anderson. “Forests of the western Olympic Peninsula: Understory plant species diversity, management policies, and landscape pattern.” (Prof. David Peterson).




  • Fern Helene Zabriskie, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 8. Conference Room, 2nd floor, Lewis. “The costs and benefits of managing earnings to meet an earnings target.” (Prof. Donna Shores).