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April 5, 2007

Official Notices

Public Meeting to Discuss Elimination of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Pathobiology Department


As part of the process for reviewing the reorganization, consolidation or elimination of academic programs (RCEP, Ch. 26 of the Faculty Code) at the University of Washington, the Review Committee will hold a meeting to receive comments from any interested faculty, staff, student, or interested member of the public on the proposed elimination of the Department of Pathobiology in the School of Public Health and Community Medicine. This meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 10, from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in 142 Gerberding. Each individual will be allotted time to speak, and the submission of written statements to supplement any comments is encouraged and would be helpful to the committee.


These proposed changes have already been reviewed by the School of Public Health and Community Medicine’s Faculty Council and a committee appointed by the Faculty Senate. The results of these deliberations are reported in Class C Bulletin No. 455, which was sent to all faculty. It is available on the Faculty Senate Web site at http://www.washington.edu/faculty/facsen/issues/sphcm_rcep.pdf. If you are unable to attend this meeting but would like to submit comments, please send them electronically to senate@u.washington.edu. 


West Coast Poverty Center: Call for Proposals for Dissertation Fellows


The West Coast Poverty Center invites applications from doctoral students at the University of Washington for the 2007-2008 West Coast Poverty Center Dissertation Fellowships. These awards will support outstanding doctoral student dissertation research on poverty, poverty-related issues, and anti-poverty policy in the U.S.


In this round of competition the Center will award one quarter of support for up to three students completing dissertations on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty in the U.S. Applications are encouraged from students whose dissertation research directly addresses, as a whole or in part, (1) issues of poverty in the U.S. and (2) the structure, effects and/or implications for policy. The Center supports research on a broad range of poverty-related topics and on the role of public, nonprofit, private market and community institutions. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches are all encouraged as are submissions from students in any discipline.


The Dissertation Fellowships will provide tuition and a stipend (equivalent to .50 FTE at the University rate for Ph.D. candidates employed as Research Assistants) for one quarter. Students may apply for support for any one quarter during the 2007/2008 academic year (including Fall 2007 and Winter, Spring and Summer 2008). The deadline for submission of proposals is 5 p.m. May 15. Please visit the Center website at http://www.wcpc.washington.edu/funding/grantannounce.shtml for the complete RFP.


West Coast Poverty Center: Call for Proposals for Emerging Poverty Scholars


The West Coast Poverty Center (WCPC) seeks proposals for grants through its Emerging Poverty Scholars Program. This program supports new and continuing research on U.S. poverty and anti-poverty policy by scholars at the University of Washington who are in an early stage of their careers.


Emerging Poverty Scholars grants are designed to support U.W. faculty and research faculty who are in the early stages of their careers. The Center will award grants of up to $15,000 for research on topics relating to the causes, consequences and effective responses to poverty in the U.S. The Center supports research on a broad range of poverty-related topics and on the role of public, nonprofit, private market and community institutions. Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method approaches are all encouraged as are submissions from scholars in any discipline. Proposals may address any aspect of the causes, consequences and/or policy-responses to poverty. Priority will be given to projects that are regionally focused on the west coast and nationally significant in advancing knowledge about poverty and public policy.


The deadline for submission of proposals is 5 p.m. May 15. Please visit the Center Web site at http://www.wcpc.washington.edu/funding/grantannounce.shtml for the complete RFP.


Board of Regents

The April Board of Regents meeting has been cancelled.


Blood Drives

Monday, April 9, 10 a.m. –4 p.m., Fisheries (bus in parking lot)

Monday, April 9, 1 p.m. –7 p.m., McMahon (Pompeii Room)

Monday, April 9, 1 p.m. — 7 p.m., Haggett (Gray Lounge)

Monday, April 9, 1 p.m. –7 p.m., McCarty (Main Lounge)

Tuesday, April 10, 1 p.m. — 7 p.m., McMahon (Pompeii Room)

Wednesday, April 11, 9:30 a.m. — 3:30 p.m., Balmer

Wednesday, April 11, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m., By George (bus by statue)

Monday, April 16, 10 a.m. — 4 p.m., HUB 200ABC






DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations



  • Victoria Maclean Babbit, Geography, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Monday, Apr 9, Smith Hall, 209. (Prof. Steven Herbert).
  • Magaly Blas, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Apr 9, Health Sciences, H-670. (Prof. Ann Kurth).
  • Geoffrey D. Desa, Business School, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 17, Mackenzie Hall, McCabe Room. (Prof. Suresh Kotha).
  • Harlan G. Hile, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 6, Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 203. (Prof. Gaetano Borriello).
  • Yi-Min Huang, Civil And Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Tuesday, Apr 17, More Hall, R-218. (Prof. Steven Kramer).
  • Philip Michael Hurvitz, Urban Design and Planning Group, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 10, Gould Hall, 442. (Prof. Anne Moudon).
  • Akiko Kondo, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 18, Health Sciences, T-605. (Prof. Brenda Zierler).
  • Wen-Hui Lien, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 10, FHCRC, A2M-025. (Prof. Valeri Vasioukhin).
  • Helena M. Lovick, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Apr 12, Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Forrest Michael).
  • Isaac Mohar, Public Health and Community Medicine – Environ & Occup Hlth Sciences, Ph.D. 10 a.m.. Tuesday, Apr 10, 225 Roosevelt Way NE, Room 2228. (Prof. Terrance Kavanagh).
  • David J. Niles, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Friday, Apr 6, Health Sciences, E-216. (Prof. Kevin Conley).
  • Kevin J. Rennert, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 10, Atmos. Sci/Geophys, 406. (Prof. John Wallace).
  • Branimir Sesar, Astronomy, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Apr 16, Phys-Astronomy Bldg., C-520. (Prof. Zeljko Ivezic).
  • Christeine Michelle Terry, Psychology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Friday, Apr 6, Guthrie Annex 3, 120. (Prof. Robert Kohlenberg).
  • Mei Tyan, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 17, Health Sciences, T-513. (Prof. Deborah Ward).
  • Michael W. Vannatta, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 17, Chemistry Bldg., 239. (Prof. Norman Dovichi).
  • Matthew James Vechinski, English, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Monday, Apr 9, Padelford Hall, A-106. (Prof. Raimonda Modiano).
  • Hirofumi Watari, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 13, Harris Hydraulics Lab, 322. (Prof. Jane Sullivan).
  • Colin D. Whitmore, Chemistry, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, Apr 19, Chemistry Bldg., 339. (Prof. Norman Dovichi).
  • Sylvia Yang, Biology, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Apr 12, Kincaid Hall, 502. (Profs. J. Ruesink & J. Hille Ris Lambers).


Final Examinations



  • Byoung-Inn Bai, Political Science, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 6, Smith Hall, 40-A. “Locating authority: Domestic politics and delegation to supranational institutions” (Prof. James Caporaso).
  • Lei Chen, Microbiology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 17, Health Sciences, T-739.  “Analysis of the KSHV open reading frame K2 in a novel human B cell system” (Prof. Michael Lagunoff).
  • Shuyuann Wang Foreman, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, Apr 19, Health Sciences, T-404.  “Maturation of state organization in preterm infants during hospitalization in the neonatal intensive care unit” (Prof. Susan Blackburn).
  • James Richard Hull, Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, Apr 10, Electrical Engineering Bldg., 403.  “Interactions of group B streptococcus with fibronectin” (Prof. David Castner).
  • Joseph M. McLellan, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday,  Apr 6, Chemistry Bldg., 102.  “Edge spreading lithography and surface-enhanced ra.m.an scattering with novel nanoparticles” (Prof. Younan Xia).
  • Neil R. Owen, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday,  Apr 6, Foege Bldg., N-130A.  “Difference frequency targeting of kidney stones and the identification of fragmentation in shock wave lithotripsy” (Prof. Lawrence Crum).
  • Chia-Chi Teng, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday,  Apr 6, Paul Allen Ctr for CSE, 303.  “Head and neck lymph node region delineation with automatic segmentation and image registration” (Prof. Linda Shapiro).
  • Artemiza Woodgate, Business School, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Friday, Apr 6, Mackenzie Hall, 367.  “The impact of earnings management on price momentum” (Prof. Robert Higgins).
  • Jiro C. Yasuhara, Biology, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Apr 12, Hitchcock Hall, 132.  “Molecular analyses of heterochromatin and
    heterochromatic genes in Drosophila” (Prof.  Barbara Wakimoto).
  • Iris Karin Zemach, Psychology, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Apr 13. Guthrie Annex 1, 120.  “The influence of prior stimuli on lightness
    judgments” (Prof. John Palmer).
  • Mingyan Zhou, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Apr 11, Ctr on Human Development & Disablity, CD-150. “Functional and structural analysis of a novel organic cation/monoamine for transporter PMAT in SLC29 family” (Prof. Joanne Wang).