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March 10, 2005

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITIES

Grant applications wanted
The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from UW faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning scholarly projects on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications is April 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS website at
http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ or direct questions to Carol Wong via e-mail at iesus@u.washington.edu or by phone at 206-543-2199 (voicemail).

Grant applications wanted
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 website at http://depts.washington.edu/adai or by calling ADAI at 206-543-0937.

OTHER NEWS

Board of Regents Meeting
The University of Washington Board of Regents will hold a regular meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in the Petersen Room, 4th floor, Allen Library. The Regents will meet in formal session to take official action on personnel appointments and changes, gifts and grants, contracts and agreements with outside agencies, and other University business.

Blood drive
Friday, March 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the Health Sciences lobby.

Monday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1:45 to 4 p.m. in 108 HUB.

Tuesday, March 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 3 to 5 p.m. on Stevens Way across from Lewis Hall.

Thursday, March 31, from 9:30 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m. in the parking lot east of Ballmer Hall.

Legal Notice
Description of Proposal: Construction of a 5 level (128 unit) apartment building over an approximately 300 stall parking garage. The project inlcludes grading (approximately 1,000 cubic yards) and creation of open space on the adjacent parcel to the south.

Proponent: University of Washington

Location: 1717 Market Street, Tacoma

Lead Agency: University of Washington

The lead agency for this proposal has determined that it does not have a probably significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with the lead agency. This information is available to the public on request.

This DNS is issued under 197-11-340(2); the lead agency will not act on this proposal for 14 days from the date below. Comments must be submitted by March 21 to Jan Arntz, Environmental and Land Use Compliancy, UW, Box 352205, Seattle, 98195.

DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Edward Floyd Aranyosi, Anthropology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, March 17. Kane Hall, 23-D. (Prof. Jim Feathers).
  • Senem Aslan, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Monday, March 14. Communications Bldg., 032. (Prof. Joel Migdal).
  • Kathy M. Bartlett, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Miller Hall, M-210. (Prof. Mike Copland).
  • Tatiana Ivanovna Benbalit, Music, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 14. Music Bldg., 204. (Prof. Patricia Michaelian).
  • John J. Jr Bochanski, Astronomy, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, March 11. Physics/Astronomy Bldg. C-520. (Prof. Suzanne Hawley).
  • Michael J. Boyle, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 14. Health Sciences Ctr., J-182. (Prof. Celeste Berg).
  • Conor R. Buechler, Physics, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Larry Sorensen).
  • Jennifer C. Chang, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Health Sciences Ctr., E-214. (Prof. David Sherman).
  • Catherine K. Chi, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. Peter Eros).
  • Kemal Ilgar Eroglu, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2:45 p.m. Monday, March 28. Thomson Hall, 335. (Prof. Boris Solomyak).
  • Lonnie A. Etheridge, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, March 11. Health Sciences Ctr., G-501. (Prof. Henk Roelink).
  • Samuel D. Gale, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, March 18. Health Sciences Ctr., BB-1165-H. (Prof. David Perkel).
  • Steven L. Htet, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. noon Monday, March 21. FHCRC – C3-161. (Prof. Stephen Tapscott).
  • Melanie K. Kill, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 14. Padelford Hall, A-101 C. (Prof. Anis Bawarshi).
  • Leah M. Koskimaki, Anthropology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Thompson Hall, 317. (Prof. K. Sivaramakrishnan).
  • Kevin M. Krudys, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 14. Health Sciences Ctr., T-530. (Prof. Paolo Vicini).
  • Lesley Alexandra Larkin, English, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 14. Padelford Hall, A-101 C. (Prof. Alys Weinbaum).
  • Benjamin Isaac Larson, Oceanography, Ph.D. 09:30 a.m. Thursday, March 17. Marine Sciences Bldg., 123. (Prof. Marvin Lilley).
  • Shin-Ju Lin, Education, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Thursday, March 31. Miller Hall, 102-T. (Prof. Gary Troia).
  • Mirna Mujacic, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, March 14. Benson Hall, 115. (Prof. Francois Baneyx).
  • Dana Christine Nelson, Psychology, Ph.D. 09:15 a.m. Tuesday, March 15. Guthrie Hall, 211. (Prof. Lili Lengua).
  • Joshua D. Parmenter, Music, D.M.A. 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 14. Raitt Hall, 117. (Prof. Richard Karpen).
  • Kathryn A. Quinn, Education, Ed.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Paul Allen Ctr., 110. (Prof. James Soto Antony).
  • Chris A. Sanford, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 14. Soc Work/Speech & Hearing Sciences Bldg., 52. (Prof. Richard Folsom).
  • Leo A. Sanker, Music, D.M.A. 2 p.m. Friday, March 18. Music Bldg., 114. (Prof. Geoffrey Boers).
  • Atanu Sengupta, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Benson Hall, 109. (Prof. James Davis).
  • Paul Earl Sieck, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Aerospace and Engineering Research Bldg., 130. (Prof. Thomas Jarboe).
  • Abbey H. Siegfried, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. Carole Terry).
  • Wendy Faye Smith, Education, Ph.D. noon Monday, March 14. Miller Hall, 112-A. (Prof. Catherine Taylor).
  • Heather Lyn Stansbury, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. Padelford Hall, A-101 C. (Prof. Nicholas Halmi).
  • Ekaterina V. Stepanova, Economics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 18. Savery Hall, 302-C. (Prof. Shelly Lundberg).
  • Gabriel D. Strand, Music, Ph.D. noon Monday, March 14. Music Bldg., 103. (Prof. Ter Ellingson).
  • Thomas A. Stuby, English, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, March 11. Padelford Hall, A-101 C. (Prof. Raimonda Modiano).
  • Chia-Che Wu, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17. Mechanical Engineering Bldg. 219. (Profs. I.Y. Shen and Guozhong Cao).

Final Examinations


  • Janet Gail Baseman, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 11. Health Science Ctr., F-348. “HPV-16 integration in women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.” (Prof. Laura Koutsky).
  • Michael E. Dillon, Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 18. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Alpine bumblebees: morphology and aerodynamics for flight in thin air.” (Prof. Thomas Daniel).
  • Marguerite C. Finnigan, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 14. Padelford Hall, A-106. “On value: Victorian political economy and the Victorian novel.” (Prof. Kathleen Blake).
  • Ruth Marcie Fruland, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Fluke Hall, Bowen Conference Room. “Systems thinking and contemporary controversies for learning, teaching and collaboration: What do student teachers think?” (Prof. Nathalie Gehrke).
  • Erin Michelle Gibbons, Chemistry, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 11. Chemistry Bldg. 239. “Pulsed-field electrophoresis of short DNA fragments in free solution.” (Prof. Deirdre Meldrum).
  • John Thomas King, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Miller Hall, 222. “A difficult dialogue: Educating citizens in a divided society.” (Prof. Walter Parker).
  • Thomas Albert Knight, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, March 11. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “The role of the frontal eye fields in head-unrestrained gaze shifts in the Rhesus monkey.” (Prof. Albert Fuchs).
  • Ayana Tamar Moore, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 5. Health Sciences Ctr., G-417. “Exploring regions outside of the motor domain.” (Prof. Linda Wordeman).
  • Davis Glenn Patterson, Sociology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 14. Savery Hall 110. “Kin, kith, and same-sex couple quality.” (Prof. Judith Howard).
  • Giora Kahan Proskurowski, Oceanography, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 18. Ocean Sciences Bldg., 425. “Isotopic determination of the role and fate of volatile carbon during mid-ocean ridge hydrothermal circulation.” (Prof. Marv Lilley).
  • Terrence Forrest Satterfield, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Genetic and biochemical analysis of the Drosophila melanogaster Homolog of the human SCA2 gene.” (Prof. Leo Pallanck).
  • Young Ja Seo, Education, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, March 11. Miller Hall, 112-A. “Outcome status of learning disabilities at age 21 and at age 24.” (Prof. Robert Abbott).
  • n Hiroyuki Tagawa, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. More Hall, 218. “Towards an understanding of seismic performance of 3D structures.” (Profs. Gregory MacRae and Laura Lowes).
  • Ismael Vaccaro Ribo, Anthropology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Communications Bldg., 226. “The Polysemous Valley: Modernity and landscape politics in the Catalan Pyrenees.” (Profs. K. Sivaramakrishnan and E.A. Smith).
  • Neal Scott Van Hoeven, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “The role of cellular factors in modulation of entry by ovine betaretroviruses and murine gammretroviruses.” (Prof. Dusty Miller).
  • Poorvee Anil Vyas, Anthropology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Denny Hall, 115. “Actions in sequence: Application of a modified chaine operatoire approach to Upper Paleolithic assemblages from Central Portugal.” (Prof. Angela Close).
  • Susan Jill Williamson, Music, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 15. Music Bldg., 27. “‘My Music’: The music making and listening experiences of seventh and eighth graders not enrolled in school music ensembles.” (Prof. Steven Demorest).
  • Saskia Witteborn, Communication, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 21. Communications Bldg., 102 E. “Collective identities of people of Arab descent: An analysis of the situated expression of ethnic, panethnic, national and religious identifications.” (Prof. Gerry Philipsen).
  • Junsheng Xia, Industrial Engineering, Ph.D. 09 a.m. Wednesday, March 16. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 443. “Network geometrization and geodesic approximation.” (Prof. Tony Woo).
  • Marco Jean Zangari, Classics, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Denny Hall, 210. “Cicero fabricator: The ethos of aesthetics in Cicero’s de Signis.” (Prof. Sarah Stroup).