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March 14, 2002

Notices





ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES




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 our Web site at: http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/. If you have any questions. Please contact Joel Martell via e-mail mailto:iesus@u.washington.eduor by phone at 206-685-9333.






OTHER NEWS




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 Jan. 1, 1994 and Jan. 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.








Blood drive




Friday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences Lobby.












DEGREE EXAMS




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




General Examinations








  • Nallakkan Subbiah Arvindan, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:40 a.m. Friday, March 15. 109 Benson. (Prof. Eric Stuve).




  • Akesha L. Baron, Anthropology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. M36 Denny. (Profs. Eugene Hunn and Anne Curzan).




  • Dylan Casey Chivian, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. J675 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Baker).




  • Kathleen Ellen Cook, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 211 Guthrie. (Prof. Yuichi Shoda).




  • Amy Michelle Gaffney, Geological Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 164 Johnson. (Prof. Bruce Nelson).




  • Mike Torsten John, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. B317D Health Sciences. (Profs. Thomas Koepsell and Philippe Hujoel).




  • Jong Woo Kang, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 18. 132 Savery. (Prof. Theo Eicher).




  • Miki Kurimoto, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 239 Chemistry. (Prof. Bart Kahr).




  • Shawn Elizabeth Larson, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 229 Fisheries. (Prof. Walton Dickhoff).




  • Incho Lee, Education, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21. 112A Miller. (Prof. Nancy Hansen-Krening).




  • Jea-Sun Lee, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Monday, March 18. 410D Gould. (Prof. Hilda Blanco).




  • Pei-Cheng Liao, Economics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, March 15. 132 Savery. (Prof. Kar-Yiu Wong).




  • Shan-Lu Liu, Pathology, Ph.D. 10:15 a.m. Friday, March 15. C3-161 FHCRC. (Profs. A. Dusty Miller and Daniel Bowen-Pope).




  • Pannee Ochareon, Oral Biology, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Friday, March 15. B220 Health Sciences. (Prof. Susan Herring).




  • Tristan Richard Osborn, Biochemistry, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, March 20. I-264K Health Sciences. (Prof. Earl Davie).




  • Peter M. Silver, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 18. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Theodore White).




  • Lisa Diane Simon, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. A106 Padelford. (Prof. Malcolm Griffith).




  • Joshua Shane Waxman, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, March 20. Molecular and Cellular Biology Office. (Prof. Randall Moon).




  • Yi Xing, Biological Structure, Ph.D. 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. K450 Health Sciences. (Prof. Wenqing Xu).




 





Final Examinations








  • Mark Everett Blaylock, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. T359 Health Sciences. “Affinity and nonspecific binding of proteins and cells on RF-plasma-immobilized phospholipids.” (Prof. Allan Hoffman).




  • Steven Wade Browning, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. A101C Padelford. “Webwriting 281: Coding, compromise and considerations in teaching writing for the World Wide Web.” (Prof. George Dillon).




  • Jaechul Chang, Economics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 302 Savery. “Real exchange rate and relative real wages: Balassa – Samuelson model revisited.” (Prof. Eric Zivot).




  • Damien Han Chua, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 18. 154 QRC/ATG. “Ionospheric influence on the global characteristics of electron precipitation during auroral substorms.” (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).




  • Jonathan S. Fader, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. 120 Guthrie Annex III. “Prevention of alcohol related problems in adolescents: Testing the efficacy of a motivational enhancement approach.” (Prof. Mary Larimer).




  • Flaviano Giorgini, Genetics, Ph.D. noon Friday, March 15. J280 Health Sciences. “Functional analysis of the murine sequence-specific RNA-binding protein MSY4.” (Prof. Robert Braun).




  • Yasukazu Ichino, Economics, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. 302 Savery. “Three essays on administered protection policy.” (Prof. Kar-yiu Wong).




  • Aimin Jiang, Microbiology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20. T733 Health Sciences. “Studies of B cell receptor-mediated signaling pathways and apoptosis.” (Prof. Edward Clark).




  • Wooksoo Kim, Social Work, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 18. 236 Social Work. “Ethnic variations in mental health symptoms and functioning among Asian Americans.” (Prof. Lewayne Gilchrist).




  • Shuang Wu Li, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. T531 Health Sciences. “Brain transport of valproic acid: Involvement of organic anion transporters.” (Prof. Danny Shen).




  • Pauline Crystal Ng, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 12:15 p.m. Thursday, March 21. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “PSSMs: Not just roadkill on the information superhighway.” (Prof. Steven Henikoff).




  • Nikolaos Pagoulatos, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 19. 403 EE/CSE. “Algorithms and systems for registration of two-dimensional and three-dimensional ultrasound images.” (Prof. Yongmin Kim).




  • David Aaron Prober, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “Drosophila melanogaster Ras 1 regulates cell growth and cell adhesion in the developing wing.” (Prof. Bruce Edgar).




  • Kari Jeanne Tanta, Education, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 15. Special Education Conference Room, Miller. “The effect of peer-play level on the behavior of preschool children with delayed play skills.” (Prof. Owen White).




  • Daniel John Vimont, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, March 15. 064 Johnson. “The seasonal footprinting mechanism in the CSIRO coupled general circulation models and in observations.” (Profs. Edward Sarachik and David Battisti).




  • John Denis Williams, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 19. 164 Johnson. “An investigation into pulsating Aurora.” (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).