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April 10, 2008

Official notices

Board of Regents

There is no Board of Regents meeting for April. The next regular public meeting will be 3 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in the Petersen Room, Allen Library.

Blood Drives

Monday, April 14, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., McCarty (Main Lounge)

Tuesday, April 15, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Hagett (Gray Lounge)

Thursday, April 17, 11:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., N130 Foege

Friday, April 18, 10 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Health Sciences Lobby

Tuesday, April 22, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Lewis

Wednesday, April 23, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., William Gates Hall

UW Libraries 2008 Research Awards for Undergraduates

Now in its fifth year, the UW Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards program enables students to submit research papers to a faculty/librarian review panel for the opportunity to win over $11,000 in prize money. Papers will be grouped in various categories: Senior Thesis/Honors Thesis, Senior Non-Thesis, and Non-Senior.

Last year almost 80 papers were judged, a significant increase over 2006. Entries to the UW Libraries Undergraduate Awards program have grown each year since its inception. This innovative program has grown so much that other universities have begun to take notice, making inquiries to the UW Libraries in order to start their own undergraduate awards competitions.

The Friends of the UW Libraries and the Allen Foundation generously furnished the funding for the 2008 University of Washington Libraries Research Awards for Undergraduates.

The deadline for 2008 is May 19. For more information, write lib@u.washington.edu or see: http://www.lib.washington.edu/researchAward/.  

English language teachers organize

The English Language Programs faculty at Educational Outreach are pleased to announce a new professional association, the University of Washington English Language Professionals Faculty Association. The association’s mission statement, contact information, and 2007-2008 Board members are available at its Web site: http://depts.washington.edu/uwelpfa.  

DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Jason D. Benchimol, Philosophy, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Monday, Apr 14. Condon Hall, 511-E. (Prof. Angela Smith).
  • Pei-Yu Chen, Education, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15. Miller Hall, 206. (Prof. Ilene Schwartz).
  • Eric C. Deyo, Physics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 16. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., 421. (Prof. Boris Spivak).
  • Ryan Orville Emerson, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, Apr 17. Foege, S-230. (Prof. James Thomas).
  • Denise Y. Espania, Education, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Monday, Apr 21. Miller Hall, 201. (Prof. Charles Peck).
  • Jessica C. Garbern, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 15. Foege, N-503. (Prof. Patrick Stayton).
  • Hans-Peder B. Hanson, Classics, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 11. Denny Hall, 210. (Prof. Ruby Blondell).
  • Michael David Haselman, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 23. PAC-AE 108. (Profs. Scott Hauck & Thomas Lewellen).
  • Shawna M. Hengel, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Health Sciences, E-214. (Prof. David Goodlett).
  • Alexia Jean Katzaroff, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15. FHCRC, A3-025. (Prof. Bruce Edgar).
  • Younsun Kim, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Apr 16. Electrical Engineering, 403. (Prof. Hui Liu).
  • Peter B. Meilstrup, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 16. Health Sciences, K-069. (Prof. Michael Shadlen).
  • Michael J. Metzger, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Apr 23. FHCRC, C2-120. (Prof. Arthur Miller).
  • Tessie M. Ng, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. FHCRC, A2M-025. (Prof. Susan Biggins).
  • Kumar Bharat Rajan, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 23. Health Sciences, F-643. (Prof. Xiao-Hua Zhou).
  • Prerana Ranjitkar, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Apr 17. FHCRC, A2M-025. (Prof. Susan Biggins).
  • Jeffrey Philip Rasmussen, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Wednesday, Apr 16. Health Sciences, J-675. (Prof. James Priess).
  • Emma J. Rose, Technical Communication, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Apr 18. Loew Hall, 355. (Prof. Beth Kolko).
  • Gang Shu, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Apr 21. Physics/Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Boris Blinov).
  • Lindsey Jana Sterling, Psychology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Apr 24. CHDD, CD-301. (Prof. Geraldine Dawson).
  • Charles Clifford Iii Tatum, Communication – Department of, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15. Communications, 102-E. (Prof. Philip Howard).
  • Rahul Vanam, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 303. (Profs. Richard Ladner & Eve Riskin).
  • Stephanie L. Vance, Mathematics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Monday, Apr 21. Padelford Hall, C-401. (Prof. Henry Cohn).
  • Tsung-Liang Wu, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Mechanical Engineering Bldg., 219-A. (Prof. I.Y. Shen).
  • Patricia J. Yetneberk, Nursing – School of, D.N.P. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 15. Health Sciences, T-605. (Prof. Carol Landis).

Final Examinations


  • Paul M. Berube, Microbiology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Apr 14. Health Sciences, K-069. “A study on the starvation and recovery response of the ammonia oxidizing bacterium Nitrosomonas europaea” (Prof. David Stahl).
  • Michael Charles Dahl, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, Apr 21. Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403. “The efficacy of using vibrometry to detect osteo integration of the agility total ankle” (Prof. Randal Ching).
  • Nora Beidler Henrikson, Public Health Genetics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Health Sciences, F-348. “Genetic testing for risk of common cancer: Decision timing, preference for risk reduction, and clinical utility” (Prof. Scott Ramsey).
  • Aaron A. Klammer, Genome Sciences, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Foege, Auditorium. “Identifying peptides with tandem mass spectrometry” (Prof. William Noble).
  • Peter B. Laxton, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 22. Electrical Engineering, 303. “Linking the macroscopic rheological properties of gels to the micro- and Nano-scale behavior of colloids” (Prof. John Berg).
  • Edwin A. Love, Business School, Ph.D. 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 16. Mackenzie Hall, 367. “Innovation in context: the effect of diminishing sensitivity, reference dependence, and goal orientation on consumer acceptance of new features” (Prof. Douglas MacLachlan).
  • Emily E. Schuckman, Slavic Languages and Literatures, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 23. Smith Hall, M-261. “Representations of the prostitute in contemporary Russian literature and film” (Prof. Jose Alaniz).
  • Alexandre Aires Silva, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Apr 18. Fisheries, 203. “Population dynamics of the blue shark, Prionace glauca, in the North Atlantic Ocean” (Prof. Vincent Gallucci).
  • Marc Vermulst, Pathology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 11. Health Sciences, K-069. “Untangling mitochondrial mutagenesis and aging in mice” (Prof. Lawrence Loeb).