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November 8, 2007

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.

2008-2009 Faculty Senate Vice Chair Nominations

Nominations for vice chair of the Faculty Senate are being sought. The successful candidate will serve as vice chair during the 2008-2009 academic year, as chair of the Faculty Senate during the 2009-2010 academic year, and as chair of the Senate Committee on Planning and Budgeting during the 2010-2011 academic year. This position requires a two-year, half-time commitment and a one-year committee chair commitment.

To facilitate the performance of these duties, the Office of the Provost provides the elected representative with one and one-half months summer salary and negotiated release time from other departmental duties during the academic year. Other arrangements are possible for those on 12-month appointments.

The ideal candidate would be an accomplished senior faculty member who has served in leadership roles within the University and who has the breadth of understanding to speak for the faculty across this large, complex university.

If you are interested or know someone who would be well qualified for the position, please contact the chair or a member of the Nominating Committee. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m., Nov. 19, c/o Nancy Bradshaw, Faculty Senate Office, Box 351271, 685-2703, senate@u.washington.edu. The Nominating Committee expects to recommend candidates to the Senate Executive Committee at a winter quarter meeting.

Vice Chair Nominating Committee:

Doug Wadden, Committee Chair, Communication Design, djwad@u.washington.edu 

Stephen Hauschka, Biochemistry, haus@u.washington.edu

Annie Lam, Pharmacy, aylam@u.washington.edu

Mary Ann Odegaard, Marketing and International Business, modegaar@u.washington.edu  

Position announcement: Secretary of the faculty

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 2008.

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 also serves as secretary of the Faculty Senate and in this capacity records meetings of the senate and the Senate Executive Committee and supervises the work of the senate office staff. The secretary of the faculty also 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 faculty’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 adviser and provides 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 displays 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 elected by the Senate Executive Committee and confirmed by the Faculty Senate for a five-year term. He or she will be elected by the Senate Executive Committee following recommendations from the Nominating Committee. The past eight Secretaries were Gerry Philipsen (Communication), Donna Kerr (Educational Leadership and Policy Studies), Lea Vaughn (Law School), Míceál Vaughan (English and Comparative Literature), John Bollard (Aeronautics and Astronautics), Don Williams (Education), William Phillips (English), and Laurel Lewis (Electrical Engineering).

The position requires and is fully funded for a 75 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 Nominating Committee, c/o Nancy Bradshaw, Faculty Senate Office, Box 351271. The Nominating Committee will begin considering applications and nominations on Nov. 30, and hopes to forward its recommendations to the Senate Executive committee in January, 2008.

Blood Drives

Thursday, Nov. 8, 1–7 p.m., McMahon (Pompeii Room)

Friday, Nov. 9, 1–7 p.m., McMahon (Pompeii Room)

Tuesday, Nov. 13, noon–6 p.m., Stevens Way (Across from Lewis)

Thursday, Nov. 15, 11:30 a.m. –5:30 p.m., Schmitz (North side)

Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Health Sciences (Lobby)

IESUS invites applications

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 on ethnic issues in the United States. The deadline for applications is Nov. 15. For more information on application guidelines, please see the IESUS website at http://depts.washington.edu/iesus/ or direct questions to Kelly Koo via email (preferred method of contact) at iesus@u.washington.edu or call 206-685-9333 (please leave a voicemail).

Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Information Sessions

Current and incoming graduate and professional students* planning to take intensive foreign language** courses during Summer 2008 and/or intending to study foreign language and area or international studies during Academic Year 2008-09, mark your calendars now for one of the following sessions and R.S.V.P. to macurtis@u.washington.edu.


  • Tuesday, Nov. 13, 10:30–11:20 am, 217 Thomson
  • Friday, Nov. 16, 4:30–5:20 pm, 231 Thomson
  • Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1:30–2:20 pm, 326 Communications

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

Summer awards pay tuition up to $4,000, plus a $2,500 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount. Travel money up to $1,000 is usually available, but is not guaranteed.

Academic year awards grant tuition up to $12,000, plus a $15,000 stipend. Graduate appointee health insurance is paid out of the tuition amount.

Bring your questions to the session. Applications will be provided. Or pick up an application in advance in Thomson 111 or 126. You may also download it from http://jsis.washington.edu/advise/catalog/flasapp.html 


The deadline for filing applications is Jan. 15, 2008.


To R.S.V.P. or for more information contact: Mary Ann Curtis, FLAS Fellowship Coordinator, macurtis@u.washington.edu


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


**2008-09 FLAS award languages: Arabic, Bengali, Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Filipino/Tagalog, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Japanese, Kazak, Kirgiz, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tajik, Thai, Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, Uzbek, and Vietnamese.


Exchange program invites applications


The University of Washington—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 2008 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 2008. Applicants should submit their c.v. and a letter explaining the purpose and academic value of the proposed visit. In addition, if the applicant has established any contacts with academics at the University of Ljubljana, the application should mention this. Deadline for applications: Thursday, Nov. 29. Applications, and all questions concerning the program, should be addressed to: Professor Louis Wolcher, Law (campus mailbox 353020); e-mail, wolcher@u.washington.edu.


English Language Courses


The UW English Language Programs (UWELP) offers quarterly online and on-site courses designed primarily for non-native speakers of English.


Convenient online courses are available for UW employees who want to improve their sentence-level grammar and vocabulary in academic, business, or technical writing. All of the courses have online interactive exercises and short assignments to be completed each week. Instructors respond to assignments within two business days, giving detailed one-on-one feedback.


Evening on-site courses focus on improving conversational skills and preparation for the iBT TOEFL. There are also daytime courses in reading, writing, grammar, speaking, listening, and vocabulary and idioms.


UWELP customizes courses in English for the Workplace. Depending on the needs of your group, courses can be designed for such areas as pronunciation and fluency, assisting clients by telephone, presentation skills and the language of meetings, e-mail communication, and job-specific vocabulary and idioms.


For more information, call 206-543-6242 or e-mail uwelp@u.washington.edu.


DEGREE EXAMS


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


General Examinations




  • Marvin Junior Anderson, Art History, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Art 302. (Prof. Meredith Clausen).


  • Steven Thomas Balensiefer, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Allen Center CSE 503. (Prof. Daniel Grossman).


  • Patrick G. Blaine, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Padelford B526. (Prof. Cynthia Steele).


  • John R. Brandon, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Fisheries 314. (Prof. Andre Punt).


  • Diana M. Ceballos, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14. Health Sciences T-663. (Prof. Michael Yost).


  • Hsiao-Wen Cheng, History, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Smith 308 C. (Prof. Patricia Ebrey).


  • Katherine Nichole Deibel, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Allen Center 303. (Prof. Alan Borning).


  • Lee M. Einhorn, English, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Padelford A13. (Prof. Herbert Blau).Andrew M. Ewing, Economics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Condon 309. (Prof. Shelly Lundberg).


  • William D. Frank, History, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Smith 320. (Prof. Glennys Young).


  • Jerylin Ong Gan, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Health Sciences Ctr. , BB-1644. (Prof. Paul Philips).


  • Brooke M. Gartland-Vandenbrink, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28. Health Sciences, H-074. (Prof. Kent Kunze).


  • Christopher D. Herbert, History, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Smith 203 E. (Prof. John Findlay).


  • Micah Jason Horwith, Biology, Ph.D. 8 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Kincaid 502. (Prof. Jennifer Ruesink).


  • Christine Annette Hoyle, Nursing – School of, D.N.P. 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Health Sciences T 513. (Prof. Debbie Ward).


  • Vanessa Y. Jacobs-Lorena, Pathobiology Group, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Foege S448. (Prof. Stefan Kappe).


  • Sun Hee Jung, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Health Sciences T-466. (ProfS. John Aitchison & David Goodlett).


  • Tak-Lun Koo, Mathematics, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Loew 118. (Prof. Ralph Greenberg).


  • Kam-Sam Leon, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Health Sciences T360A. (Prof. Joseph Sisneros).


  • Tingting Li, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Roosevelt 2228. (Prof. James Woods).


  • Syd Saramalia Lindsley, History, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Smith 203 E. (Prof. Susan Glenn).


  • Ty William Lostutter, Psychology, Ph.D. 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Guthrie Annex 3, 120. (Prof. Mary Larimer).


  • Drew C. Mackellar, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Health Sciences T-466. (Prof. Stefan Kappe).


  • Timothy Joseph McCoy, Education, Ed.D. Thursday, Nov. 29. Mary Gates 136. (Prof. James Antony).


  • Kelly A. Mcdermott, Public Health and Community Medicine – Health Services, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Health Sciences H670. (Prof. Charles Maynard).


  • Dustin B. Moody, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Gould 117. (Prof. Neal Koblitz).


  • Courteny B. Nichols, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Health Sciences D-423. (Prof. G. Stanley McKnight).


  • Steve T. Paik, Physics, Ph.D. 2:35 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28. Physics Astronomy C-520. (Prof. Laurence Yaffe).


  • Ya-Ti Peng, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28. Electrical Engineering 105. (Prof. Ming-Ting Sun).


  • David N. Pettinicchio, Sociology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Condon 201. (Prof. Robert Crutchfield).


  • Richard M. Plotkin, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Physics Astronomy C-520. (Prof. Scott Anderson).


  • Andrew F. Powers, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 10:00 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Harris Hydraulics Lab 322. (Prof. Charles Asbury).


  • Ram Prasansak, English, Ph.D. 02:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Padelford A13. (Prof. Laura Chrisman).


  • Sheila Moore Reynolds, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 02:00 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Electrical Engineering 105. (Prof. Jeffrey Bilmes & Prof. William Noble).


  • Richard D. Schaeffer, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 10:00 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Foege N410H. (Prof. Valerie Daggett).


  • Brian J. Smigielski, Physics, Ph.D. noon Monday, Nov. 19. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Martin Savage).


  • Laurie Ann Soine, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28. Health Science Ctr., T-605. (Prof. Susanna Cunningham).


  • Katherine Erika Stoll, Biochemistry, Ph.D. noon Monday, Nov. 19. Health Sciences Ctr., J-412. (Prof. Rachel Klevit).


  • Jessica Vando, Psychology, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Guthrie Annex 1, Conference Room. (Prof. Robert McMahon).

Final Examinations




  • Stacy Marie Alvares, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Pelton Auditorium. “The Role of Membrane Microdomains in the Phosphorylation of the Epithelial Glycoprotein GP140/CDCP1” (Prof. William Carter).


  • Guadalupe Barajas, Education, Ed.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Miller Hall, M-210. “Latino students’ perceptions of their schooling experiences” (Prof. Michael Knapp).


  • Jason B. Benedict, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Dyeing crystals: 19th century phenomenology to 21st century materials science technology” (Prof. Bart Kahr).


  • Josh Carlson, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15. Health Sciences Ctr., H-371. “Pharmacogenomic drug targeting in non-small cell lung cancer: Evaluating the evidence, cost-effectiveness, and policy options” (Prof. David Veenstra).


  • Luca Giacinto Cazzanti, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. “Generative models for similarity-based classification” (Prof. Maya Gupta).


  • Robert Stiles Crampton, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Health Sciences Ctr., T-530. “Transmission quantification for open path fourier transform spectroscopy with temperature compensation” (Prof. Michael Yost).


  • Lubomira A. Dontcheva, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Allen Center CSE 303. “Interaction Techniques for Automating, Collecting and Organizing Web Content” (Dr. Michael Cohen & Prof. David Salesin).


  • Maha Tahsin El-Taji, Near and Middle Eastern Studies Group, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27. Communication 065. “Arab Local Authorities in Israel: Hamulas, Nationalism, and Dilemmas of Social Change” (Prof. Joel Migdal).


  • Deborah A. Glickson, Oceanography, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Marine Science Bldg., 123. “Magmatic and tectonic contributions to mid-ocean ridge evolution and hydrothermal activity: The Endeavour Segment, Juan de Fuca Ridge” (Prof. Deborah Kelley).


  • Alan G. Goodman, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Foege N130A. “P581PK, the Cellular elF2alpha Kinase Inhibitor, Promotes Viral MRNA Translation and Limits Host Death during Influenza Virus Infection” (Prof. Michael Katze).


  • Susan M. Kloek Hanson, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Chemistry Bldg., 102. “Synthesis and reactivity studies of late transition metal complexes relevant to C-H bond activation and functionalization” (Prof. Karen Goldberg).


  • Matthew Steven Holdren, Pathology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Loss of the endocytic protein sorting nexin 1 promotes colon cancer development” (Prof. Daniel Bowen-Pope).


  • Lin Jiang, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 02:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21. Health Sciences Ctr., RR-134. “Computational enzyme design of novel catalysts” (Prof. David Baker).


  • Benjamin Isaac Larson, Oceanography, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. Ocean Sciences Bldg., 425. “Watching the world sweat: Development and utilization of an in-situ conductivity sensor for monitoring chloride dynamics in high temperature hydrothermal fluids at divergent plate boundaries” (Prof. Marvin Lilley).


  • Bin Liu, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Electrical Engineering Bldg., M-306. “Dirty paper coding applications in wireless networks” (Prof. Hui Liu).


  • Jared E. Lopes, Immunology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Health Sciences A-420. “Amino Terminal Region of FOXP3 Coordinates the Regulation of Transcriptional Targets in Regulatory and Effector T cell Lineages” (Prof. Steven Ziegler).


  • Dan Owen Lovitt, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26. Miller 206. “Teacher Identity and Small School Reform” (Prof. Brad Portin).


  • Daniel W. Lysne, Education, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26. Miller Hall, 206. “Elementary principals’ development of instructional leadership” (Prof. Bradley Portin).


  • William R. Pentney, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Allen Center CSE 503. “Analysis of the Everyday Human Environment via Large-Scale Common Sense Reasoning” (Prof. Jeffrey Bilmes).


  • Gary C. Port, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Health Sciences Ctr., K-069. “Identification of novel secreted virulence factors in Listeria monocytogenes” (Prof. Nancy Freitag).


  • Kevin J. Rennert, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. Johnson Hall, 075. “The relationship between wintertime non-linear weather events and large-scale modes of atmospheric variability” (Prof. John Wallace).


  • Yi Tang, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “Low OSR cascaded sigma-delta ADCs with digital calibration for high-speed, wide-bandwidth applications” (Prof. David Allstot).


  • Bertrand C.W. Tanner, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13. Foege Bldg., S-110. “Spatial coupling between sarcomeric proteins controls Ca2+-sensitive contraction in muscle: A complementary research approach integrating theory with experiments” (Prof. Michael Regnier).


  • Jenna Howick Tilt, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Bloedel 292. “Neighborhood Vegetation and Preferences: Exploring Walking Behaviors in Urban and Suburban Environments” (Prof. Gordon Bradley & Prof. Anne Kearney).


  • William L. Trimble, Physics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 520. “High-resolution spectroscopy of 115In+and prospects for an indium ion optical frequency reference” (Prof. Warren Nagourney).


  • Annabel T. Tsai, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Foege Bldg., N-130-A. “Engineering biomaterial interfaces to control foreign body response: Reducing giant cell formation and understanding host response to porous materials” (Profs. Cecilia Giachelli & Buddy Ratner).


  • Jack A. Vincent, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. FHCRC, Pelton Auditorium. “Facilitation of DNA replication by the lsw2 and Ino80 ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes” (Prof. Toshio Tsukiyama).


  • Zheng Zhang, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20. Sieg 230. “Biocompatible, Functionalizable, and Nonfouling Surfaces and Materials for Biomedical and Engineering Applications” (Prof. Shaoyi Jiang).