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February 14, 2008

Official Notices

Board of Regents

The Board of Regents will hold a regular public meeting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.

Blood Drives

Friday, Feb. 15, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby

Monday, Feb. 25, 10–4 p.m., Law School (Bus in front of William Gates Hall)

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Stevens Way (Bus across Lewis Hall)

Volunteers needed

Volunteers needed for the measurement of physical activity with a novel, innovative tool.

We are looking for men and women who :


  • are 18-65 years of age
  • do not have heart disease or other disease that limit their ability to be active
  • do not have hip, knee, ankle, back or other bone or joint problems that limit their ability to be active
  • have a weight for height index (body mass index) that places them in a normal weight, overweight or obese category

This study requires:


  • 1 one hour-study visit to the General Clinical Research Center at the University of Washington Medical Center
  • a one-hour study visit to Paul Allen computer center
  • a one-hour study visit to either the General Clinical Research Center or to Paul Allen computer center
  • filling out questionnaires
  • height and weight measures
  • Performing moderate physical activity

Benefits to volunteers: Up to $50 upon completion of the study

UW Department of Epidemiology (nutritional sciences); Department of Computer Science and Engineering

For more information: Call 206-685-2338

ADAI grant deadline

The Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University of Washington researchers 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 17. 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.

DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Joseph Chris Bruno, Pathobiology Group, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Health Sciences, T-478. (Prof. Nancy Freitag).
  • Jormain Olivia Cady, Nursing – School of, D.N.P. 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 18. Health Sciences, T-605. (Prof. Donna Berry).
  • Marie-Celeste Condon, Social Work, Ph.D. noon Thursday, Feb. 28. Sch. of Social Work, Dean’s Conference Room. (Prof. Lewayne Gilchrist).
  • Christopher Morgan Englund, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Health Sciences, E-216. (Prof. Zhengui Xia).
  • Mikhail Gubanov, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18. Paul Allen Ctr., CSE 303. (Prof. Philip Bernstein).
  • Deven Thomas Hamilton, Sociology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. Condon Hall, 211. (Prof. Wanda Morris).
  • Emily Margaret James, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Padelford Hall A-13. (Prof. Jessica Burstein).
  • Ellen Strickland Kaje, Education, Ed.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19. Miller Hall, 206. (Prof. Manka Varghese).
  • Cheng-Chun Lee, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Engineering Annex, Design Studio. (Profs. I.Y. Shen & Guozhong Cao).
  • Fang Li, English, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Padelford Hall, A-13. (Prof. Kathleen Blake).
  • Li-Ching Lu, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Health Sciences, T-513. (Prof. Doris Boutain).
  • Ciara C. Mcgrath, Comparative Literature, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Padelford Hall, B-526. (Prof. Brian Reed).
  • Peter B. Meilstrup, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 29. Health Sciences, 478. (Prof. Michael Shadlen).
  • Daniel Jones Morgan, Earth and Space Sciences, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 29. Johnson Hall, 170. (Prof. Daniel Morgan).
  • Gillian Hughes Murphy, Sociology, Ph.D. noon Tuesday, Feb. 26. Condon Hall, 201. (Profs. Steven Pfaff and Margaret Levi).
  • Misty Lara Noble, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Foege, N-130. (Prof. Buddy Ratner).
  • Joowon Park, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Anderson Hall, 22. (Prof. James Fridley).
  • Jones G. Parker, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Health Sciences, J-675. (Prof. Richard Palmiter).
  • Daren M. Salter, History, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Smith Hall, 306. (Prof. James Gregory).
  • Brendan David Stamper, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Health Sciences, E-214. (Prof. Sidney Nelson).
  • Semih Ullah Tareen, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. FHCRC, C2M-0ll. (Prof. Michael Emerman).
  • Sarah N. Terry, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20. Padelford Hall,, A-13. (Prof. Jessica Burstein).
  • Joseph Vaughn Wasem, Physics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. Physics Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Martin Savage).
  • Theresa Ann Wilson, Business School, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28. MacKenzie Hall, McCabe Room. (Prof. Douglas MacLachlan).
  • Kuang-Dah Yeh, Oral Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Health Sciences, B-228. (Prof. Tracy Popowics).

Final Examinations


  • Akhila Balasubramanian, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27. Health Sciences, F-348. “New approaches to cervical cancer screening: Performance and cost-effectiveness of novel molecular methods” (Prof. Laura Koutsky).
  • Alexandre Dieudonne, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., A-023. “The encoding properties of gyroscopic mechanosensory neurons in Lepidoptera” (Prof. Thomas Daniel).
  • Stephen Dwyer Hawley, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Electrical Engineering, 403. “Adaptive time-scale decomposition for multiscale systems” (Prof. Howard Chizeck).
  • Danielle Marie Hessler, Psychology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Guthrie Annex 1, 120. “Family stressors, emotional competence, and adolescent risky behavior” (Prof. Lynn Katz).
  • Lizabeth J. Johnson, History, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Smith Hall, 203-E. “Kinship and violence in Wales, 900-1400” (Prof. Robin Stacey).
  • Wayne Eric Kreider, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Foege, N-130A. “Gas-vapor bubble dynamics in therapeutic ultrasound” (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
  • Lioudmila N. Kryjevskaia, Physics, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-211. “Research as a guide for the development and assessment of curriculum to improve student understanding of wave phenomena” (Profs. Paula Heron & Lillian McDermott).
  • Juyong Kwon, Music, D.M.A. 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Music Building, 216. “The musical, linguistical, and cultural delicacy of translation; English, German, Korean, and Japanese version of La Traviata” (Prof. Peter Eros).
  • Derek James Mortisen, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 25. Health Sciences, K-069. “Scaffold as functional templates for cardiac tissue engineering” (Prof. Buddy Ratner).
  • Martha Diane Port, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Health Sciences, T-733. “Regulation of expression and function of neurokine receptors” (Prof. Neil Nathanson).
  • Jeffrey M. Shaver, Biology, Ph.D. noon Friday, Feb. 29. Oceanography Teaching Bldg., 014. “The structure of chloroplast DNA molecules and the effects of light and development on chloroplast DNA abundance” (Prof. Arnold Bendich).
  • John Dean Thompson, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26. Health Sciences, T-478. “Implications of the choice of newborn screening strategy for cystic fibrosis” (Prof. Carolyn Watts).
  • Hai Wang, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 22. Mechanical Engr. Bldg., 219-A. “Study on selective ultrasonic foaming of polymer for biomedical applications: (Prof. Wei Li).