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November 18, 2004

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Faculty Senate position announcement

The Senate Executive Committee seeks applications and nominations from faculty on all three University of Washington campuses for the vital position of secretary of the faculty.  The term for the new secretary begins summer 2005.

The secretary of the faculty oversees the operations of the Faculty Senate and faculty councils, and manages the faculty’s adjudicative proceedings.  He or she records meetings of the senate and the Senate Executive Committee, supervises the work of the senate office staff, and takes an active role in attempts to resolve collegial disagreements before they invoke formal adjudication.  Of singular importance to this pivotal university position, the secretary of the faculty guides and oversees additions and changes to the University Handbook, and particularly to the Faculty Code – our faculty’s “constitution” which has been often viewed as an exemplary model by colleagues at other large universities.

The secretary provides continuity in deliberations regarding shared faculty governance at all three UW campuses and provides a critically important sense of the political and legislative context of the Code to faculty council and senate chairs. He or she does this, in part, through personal experience and the memory of faculty deliberations and actions and, also, by maintaining the archives of the Faculty Senate and councils.  As a repository of the senate’s “collective memory,” the secretary assists in orienting new Faculty Senate and faculty council chairs toward the most effective ways to work together with their colleagues in the faculty and the university administration.

The secretary acts as an advisor and counsel to the Senate and faculty leadership regarding existing and newly proposed code proposals and of senate proceedings. As manager of the legislative procedures of the faculty, the secretary meets on an almost daily basis with a wide array of faculty, staff, and administration, and provides advice to individual faculty and groups who have inquiries or concerns about university policy. To carry out these duties successfully, the secretary of the faculty should be an experienced faculty member with tenure who should display an informed interest in faculty affairs and university governance. Strong oral and written communication skills are required for success in this job, as is an ability to work with and supervise the work of others. Candidates for the position should be personable and have the patience and diplomacy to work comfortably with individual faculty colleagues in times of great pressure and stress.

The secretary is appointed by the president for a five-year term. He or she will be selected by the president from a list of at least three nominees submitted by the elected members of the Senate Executive Committee. The past six secretaries include Lea Vaughn (Law School, who will leave the position in summer 2005), Míceál Vaughan (English and Comparative Literature), John Bollard (Aeronautics and Astronautics), Don Williams (Education), William Phillips (English), and Laurel Lewis (Electrical Engineering).

The position ordinarily requires (and is fully funded for) a seventy-five percent appointment during the academic year and an additional two months, full-time, during the summer.  Appropriate arrangements for released time and salary are made through the President’s Office.

Letters of interest, application or nomination should be sent to the Secretary of the Faculty Search Committee, c/o Nancy Bradshaw, Faculty Senate Office, Box 351271.  The Search committee will begin considering application on Nov. 29, and hopes to forward its recommendations to the Senate Executive committee in January 2005.

UW-University of Ljubljana Exchange Program

The UW-University of Ljubljana Exchange Program invites applications from faculty and senior graduate students to be an academic visitor to the University of Ljubljana, in Slovenia, during the 2005 calendar year. Visitors will give some lectures and will interact with Slovene faculty and students in their field of study. The visit must be completed by the end of 2005. The program has funds to support travel to Slovenia, and the host institution will pay all living expenses while there. Two visitors, each staying for a two-week period, can be supported. Applicants should submit their c.v. and a letter explaining the purpose and academic value of the proposed visit. It would be especially helpful if the application indicates whether or not the applicant has made contact with Slovene academics prior to applying for this program. Graduate students should also submit a letter of recommendation from at least one faculty member. Deadline for applications: Friday, Nov. 19. Applications, and all questions concerning the program, should be addressed to: Professor Louis Wolcher, Law (campus mailbox 354600; email: wolcher@u.washington.edu).

Visiting professorships, University of Bergen, 2004-2005

The University of Washington – University of Bergen Faculty Exchange Program announces its annual competition for Visiting Professor appointments at the University of Bergen, Norway, for a minimum term of one quarter. Appointments can also be arranged at the University of Trondheim. Visiting Professors receive travel expenses and subsidized housing, and continue to receive their UW salary.

Since its founding in 1979, 59 UW faculty members have journeyed to Bergen with support from this program. They have come from such diverse fields as anthropology, dentistry, education, engineering, English, fisheries, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, quaternary research, Scandinavian studies, surgery, women studies and zoology. The 78 University of Bergen faculty visiting the UW have spanned a similar range of disciplines.

If you want to learn more about the program, please contact any member of the UW-UB Faculty Exchange Committee.

Bergen exchange applications are due Dec. 15. Faculty members interested in this opportunity for 2005-2006, or subsequent years are urged to apply now.

For more information, please contact Christine Ingebritsen: 206-616-4467; ingie@u.washington.edu.

FLAS Fellowship Information Sessions

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions will take place on Thursday, Nov. 18, 3:30 –4:50 pm Tuesday, Nov. 23, 3:30–4:50 pm and Friday, Dec. 3, 4:30–5:50 pm. All sessions will be held in Thomson 202.

Graduate and Professional Students* planning to take intensive foreign language** courses during Summer 2005 and or intending to study foreign language and area or international studies during Academic Year 2005-06, mark your calendars now for one of the above sessions.

Each workshop will cover FLAS fellowship benefits and requirements, the application process, and how summer and academic year awards may be used for study in the U.S. or abroad.

Summer awards pay tuition up to $3,600, plus a $2,400 stipend. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.

Academic year awards cover tuition up to $11,000, plus a $14,000 stipend and graduate appointee health insurance.

Bring your questions. Applications will be provided. The application is now available in Thomson 111 or 126. You may also download it from http://jsis.artsci.wash ington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html

The deadline for filing applications is Jan. 15, 2005 (post mark) or hand deliver to Thomson 111 by Jan. 14. To R.S.V.P. or for more information contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, e-mail macurtis@u.washington.edu

*To qualify for the award you must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

**Approved languages for UW FLAS 2005-06 fellowships are Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirghiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Uzbek, Urdu, and Vietnamese.


Other news


Whiplash Study

Have you had whiplash in the past three months? UWMC’s Whiplash Research Center is conducting a study supported by a grant from the NIH. Qualified participants may receive a medical evaluation, multidisciplinary treatment, and earn up to $150. Call 206 543-3387, University of Washington Medical Center, http://depts.washington.edu/wads/

Blood drive

Friday, Nov. 19 from 10 am to 1 pm, and 1:45 to 4 pm 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


  • Yeongcheon Baek, Mathematics, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Savery Hall, 151. (Prof. James Burke).
  • Kristin M. Bakke, Political Science, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov 29. Smith Hall, 40. (Prof. Joel Migdal).
  • Lincoln M. Ballard, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Music Bldg., 126. (Prof. Stephen Rumph).
  • Tushar Ramesh Bhangale, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov 29. Health Science Ctr., I-140. (Prof. Deborah Nickerson).
  • Chin-Yung Chao, Anthropology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Nov 29. Communications Bldg., 046. (Prof. Julie Stein).
  • Thomas W. Cramer, History, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Nov 19. Smith Hall, 203E. (Prof. Robin Stacey).
  • Sharon E. Crowley, English, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Padelford Hall, A-101C. (Prof. Katherine Cummings).
  • Monja Neta Nicole Dishmon, Pathology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Health Science Bldg., C-516. (Prof. Daniel Bowen-Pope).
  • Davis C. Doherty, Mathematics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Thomson Hall, 217. (Prof. Sandor Kovacs).
  • Patricia Ann Goedde, Law, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov 22. Wm. H. Gates Hall, 433. (Prof. Veronica Taylor).
  • Nathalie Jasmine Hamel, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov 29. Fishery Science Bldg., 252B. (Prof. Julia Parrish).
  • Tylor J. Hankins, Chemistry, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, Nov 29. Chemistry Bldg., 439. (Prof. James Callis).
  • Eric Mann Heatwole, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Chemistry Bldg., 439. (Prof. Oleg Prezhdo).
  • Kelly A. Jabbusch, Mathematics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Padelford Hall, C-401. (Prof. Sandor Kovacs).
  • Jennifer E. Kay, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Geophysics Bldg., 406. (Profs. Marcia Baker and Dean Hegg).
  • Heather P. Knapp, Psychology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Guthrie Hall, 315. (Prof. David Corina).
  • Ching-Sue Kuik, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 3:15 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Padelford Hall, B-526. (Prof. Yomi Braester).
  • Samarth Kulkarni, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Prof. Patrick Stayton).
  • Janice R. Kuo, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Guthrie Annex, 4. (Prof. Marsha Linehan).
  • Chin-Yet Lin, Physics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Michael Schick).
  • Debashis Mondal, Statistics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Padelford Hall, C-301. (Prof. Julian Besag).
  • Cullen K. T. Pang, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Pradipsinh Rathod).
  • Woong-Cheol Park, Music, D.M.A. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Music Bldg., Fishbowl. (Prof. Vinson Cole).
  • Kathleen E. Rankin, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Health Sciences Bldg., G-417. (Prof. Linda Wordeman).
  • Joseph A. Ross, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. FHCRC, room C2M-015. (Prof. Catherine Peichel).
  • Karen J. Rutherford, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Health Sciences Ctr., J-375. (Profs. Valerie Daggett and William Parson).
  • Blythe Duke Sather, Immunology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Health Science Ctr., H-562. (Profs. Daniel Campbell and Gerald Nepom).
  • Kiyoshi K. Shiraishi, Physics, Ph.D. noon Thursday, Dec. 2. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Jeffrey Wilkes).
  • Alexandre Aires Silva, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Fishery Science Bldg., 252-B. (Prof. Vincent Gallucci).
  • Michael H. Strausz, Political Science, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Smith Hall, 40. (Prof. Elizabeth Kier).
  • Sheng Sun, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. Paul G. Allen Ctr., AE-108. (Prof. Carl Sechen).
  • Yoshinari Takimoto, Physics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C520. (Prof. John Rehr).
  • Erik K. Tingelstad, Education, Ed.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Nov 19. Miller Hall, 222. (Prof. Edward Taylor).
  • Michael Volny, Chemistry, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Chemistry Bldg. , 339. (Prof. Frantisek Turecek).
  • Kai Wang, Microbiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Rosen Bldg., 106. (Prof. Ram Samudrala).
  • Kisa Watanabe, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. More Hall, 116. (Profs. Neil Bruce and Elaina Rose).
  • Carol Chieh Yee Wong, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Johnson Annex, 211. (Prof. Ana Cauce).
  • Qi Yue, Psychology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov 22. Chemistry Library Bldg., 202C. (Prof. Ellen Covey).

Final Examinations


  • Dawn Rachele Bringelson, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Kane Hall, 23-D. “Archaeological assemblages under tillage and the interpretation of site structure.” (Prof. Robert Dunnell).
  • Petra Buzkova, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. Health Sciences Bldg., F-643. “Marginal regression analysis of longitudinal data with irregular, biased sampling.” (Prof. Thomas Lumley).
  • Xi Chen, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Health Sciences Ctr., A-420. “The role of phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase (P13K) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction cascades in long-term memory formation and neuronal plasticity.” (Prof. Daniel Storm).
  • Renee Sue Chmelar, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Health Sciences Center, A-420. “A novel sorting motif dictates the apical targeting of the M2 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor.” (Prof. Neil Nathanson).
  • Kelly Jean Cude, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Health Sciences Bldg., D-209. “A novel function for an ERK5-NFkB pathway in the regulation of mitosis.” (Prof. Zhengui Xia).
  • Aaron Finkle, Economics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov 19. Savery Hall, 302. “Essays in the economics of information, incentives, and the law.” (Profs. Fahad Khalil and Jacque Lawaree).
  • Gwen Marie Lanphere Gross, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov 22. Chemistry Bldg., 339. “The development of novel chromatographic tools for application in high-speed and multi-dimensional gas and liquid chromatography.” (Prof. Robert Synovec).
  • Charoenchai Khompatraporn, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. “Analysis and development of stopping criteria for stochastic global optimization algorithms.” (Prof. Zelda Zabinsky).
  • Hyung Joo Kim, Geography, Postmaster 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Smith Hall, 408. “IT goes to school: Interactions between colleges/universities and information technology companies.” (Prof. James Harrington, Jr.).
  • Stephanie Maxwell Krasnow, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov 19. Health Sciences Bldg., G-417. “Analysis of the central actions and signaling mechanisms of galanin-like peptide in the mouse.” (Prof. Robert Steiner).
  • Anastasios George Lagos, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. noon Wednesday, Dec. 1. Communications Bldg., 126. “From one village to the global village: Institutional importance in the diffusion of new communication technology in rural Greece from 1938 to 2003-an ethnographic case study.” (Prof. Nancy Rivenburgh).
  • Sang Thanh Le, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. Savery Hall, 110C. “Urbanization and urban areas in Viet Nam in pre- and post-reform eras: 1979-1989 and 1989-1999.” (Prof. Charles Hirschman).
  • Bin-Bing Ma, Oceanography, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Marine Sciences Bldg., 123. “Passive acoustic detection of oceanic rainfall and an empirical ocean ambient sound model.” (Prof. Jeffrey Nystuen).
  • Jennifer Preisman, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Miller Hall, 222. “The fine young ladies and gentlemen they are: Gender and democratic character education in the Seattle public schools, 1929-1960.” (Prof. Nancy Beadie).
  • Jared William Ragland, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. Health Sciences Bldg., T-439. “Neural crest induction in zebrafish: BMP signaling and the role of underlying mesoderm.” (Prof. David Raible).
  • Penny Marie Rowe, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Geophysics Bldg., 310-C. “Measurements of the foreign-broadened contiuum of water vapor in the 6.3 micron band at -30 Celsius.” (Prof. Stephen Warren).
  • Eric Bruce Schmidt, Philosophy, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Savery Hall, 331A. “Expanding the child’s range of open futures: A proposed basis for the ethical assessment of parental genetic trait selections.” (Prof. Ronald Moore).
  • James Patrick Shelby, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov 24. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “The application of microfluidics to the study of biological processes.” (Prof. Daniel Chiu).
  • Tatyana Shlyak, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov 30. Padelford Hall, B-526. “Secret as a key to narration: Evolution from English Gothic to the Gothic in Dostoyoevsky.” (Prof. Marshall Brown).
  • Ellen Lee Timothy, Education, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Miller Hall 222. “Individuation and the paradox of love: Toni Morrison’s pedagogy of transformation and healing.” (Prof. Donna Kerr).
  • Seth Van Liew, Physics, Postmaster 11 a.m. Friday, Nov 19. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A216. “An ultra-precise determination of the mass of helium-3 using penning trap mass spectrometry.” (Prof. Robert Van Dyck, Jr.).
  • Yun Xu, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov 23. Health Sciences Bldg., K-069. “Mechanistic studies on the difference between in vitro and in vivo inhibition potencies of fluvoxamine towards various cytochrome P450s.” (Prof. Rene Levy).
  • Amrita Nisa Zahir, Education, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 1. Miller Hall, 216. “Human agency in a democracy: Envisioning an education for democratic relations.” (Prof. Donna Kerr).