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August 8, 2002

Notices

ACADEMIC OPPURTUNITIES

ADAI Grants

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., Oct. 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

Surplus Equipment Auction

Surplus property, equipment, and vehicles released by UW departments will be available for purchase by the general public Saturday, Aug. 10 at an oral auction. Bidding for general auction items will begin at 10 a.m.; bidding for vehicles will begin at 1 p.m. Previewing can be done Friday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. on the day of the sale. Previewing of vehicles can be done from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9 and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the day of the sale.

All bidders must be registered before the bidding starts. Registration can be done during the preview hours. General auction items include computers, printers, and storage cabinets. Vehicles available include a 1985 Toyota pickup, 1994 Chevrolet Corsicas, and 1996 Dodge Neons. A complete catalog will be available at time of registration and will be available on the Surplus Web site. Furniture and equipment will also be available at the Surplus Property Public Store. The store will be open on Friday, Aug. 9 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and on Saturday, Aug. 10 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Items available will include bicycles, computers, desks, file cabinets, and chairs.

The surplus warehouse is located below the University Police at 1117 N.E. Boat St. Free parking is available on the street on the day of the sale.

For more information please visit our Web site at: www.washington.edu/admin/surplus/ or call 206-685-1573.

Blood drives

Monday, Aug. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to 4 p.m. in the HUB, Room 200 ABC and Monday, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 1:45 to

4 p.m. on Stevens Way, across from Lewis Hall.

DEGREE EXAMS

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

General Examinations


  • Scott Allen Desmond, Sociology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, Aug. 12. 110C Savery. (Prof. Robert Crutchfield).
  • Sher Jiun Fang, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12. 403 EE. (Prof. David Allstot).
  • Ruth Marcie Fruland, Education, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. 112A Miller. (Prof. Nathalie Gehrke).
  • See Taur Lee, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12. 403 EE. (Prof. David Allstot).
  • Katrina Van Valen Moore, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Noel Weiss).
  • Kevin Joseph Reilly, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. 052 Social Work/Speech. (Prof. Christopher Moore).
  • Pantipa Tachawachira, Business Administration, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. 367 Mackenzie. (Prof. H. Kevin Steensma).

Final Examinations


  • Carlos Miguel Alvarez-Flores, Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. 107 Fisheries. “Uncertainty in the management of activities affecting marine mammal populations. The tuna-dolphin conflict, a case study.” (Prof. Glenn VanBlaricom)
  • Laura Christine Bowling, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. 155 Mueller. “Estimating the freshwater budget of high-latitude land surfaces.” (Prof. Dennis Lettenmaier).
  • Brenda Beverly Broussard, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. T404 Health Sciences. “The experience of bulimia. A phenomenologic investigation.” (Prof. Kristen Swanson).
  • Alice Jane Bernheim Brush, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. 322 Sieg. “Annotating digital documents for asynchronous collaboration.” (Prof. Alan Borning).
  • Chun-Chung Chen, Physics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “Understanding directed avalanches through the underlying interface dynamics.” (Prof. Marcel den Nijs).
  • Ru Chen, Pathology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. K069 Health Sciences. “Characterization of genomic instability in neoplastic progression of ulcerative colitis.” (Prof. Peter Rabinovitch).
  • Kathleen Ellen Cook, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16. 211 Guthrie. “Gender in person perception: Explaining gender differences with power.” (Prof. Yuichi Shoda).
  • John Charles Coulon, Education, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9. 402 Miller. “Relation of negative complementarity to successful counseling.” (Prof. Mary Nelson).
  • Patrick James Fox, Physics, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 19. C520 Physics/Astronomy. “Extra! Extra! Dimensions and symmetry.” (Prof. Ann Nelson).
  • Eric A. Galburt, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. Pelton Auditorium, FHCRC. “Structural and computational studies of two oligonucleotide modifying enzymes: I-Ppol and T4 polynucleotide kinase.” (Prof. Barry Stoddard).
  • Andrew William Hunter, Physiology and Biophysics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. G417 Health Sciences. “Coupling of ATP hydrolysis to microtubule depolymerization by mitotic centromere-associated kinesin.” (Prof. Linda Wordeman).
  • Catherine A. Ibarra, Pharmacy – Medicinal Chemistry, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 22. K069 Health Sciences. “The functional role of Phe-10 and the anomalous Tyr-9 pKa in glutathione S-transferase A1-1.” (Prof. William Atkins).
  • David Kenneth Jackson, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, Aug. 12. 367 Mackenzie. “Measuring stock returns in the presence of transaction uncertainty.” (Prof. Wayne Ferson).
  • Jonathan Willian Kanter, Psychology, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16. Conference Room, Guthrie Annex 1. “Planting psychological theories: Influencing the sequence of thoughts and emotions with treatment rationales.” (Prof. Robert Kohlenberg).
  • Craig Steven Kaplan, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. 322 Sieg. “Computer graphics and geometrical ornamental design.” (Prof. David Salesin).
  • Sawalee Kunaporn, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. 259 Mechanical Engineering. “An experimental and numerical analysis of waterjet peening of 7075-Tb aluminum alloy.” (Prof. Mamidala Ramulu).
  • Irene Yuk Man Kung, Chemistry, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. 102 Chemistry. “Protein-based scaffolding for growth of metal sulfide nanoparticles in aqueous solution.” (Prof. William Atkins).
  • Lisa Elaine Manhart, Public Health and Community Medicine – Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20. CF AS Conference room ( 3EC-24) Harborview Medical Center. “Epidemiology of mycoplasma genitalium in women.” (Prof. Cathy Critchlow)
  • Lisa Anne Mcconnachie, Pharmacy – Pharmaceutics, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9. K069 Health Sciences. “Interindividual variability in drug metabolism: Studies with Cytochrome P450 2D6.” (Prof. Rodney Ho).
  • Chaya Sarah Moskowitz, Public Health and Community Medicine – Biostatistics, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 16. F643 Health Sciences. “Quantifying and comparing the predictive accuracy of prognostic factors.” (Prof. Margaret Pepe).
  • Tedra Suzanne Osell, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. A101C Padelford. “The ghost writer: English essay periodicals and the materialization of the public in the Eighteenth Century.” (Prof. Marshall Brown).
  • Kristina Jean Spray, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. 211 Guthrie. “Neural circuitry underlying expression of fos-like immunoreactivity in intermediate nucleus of the solitary tract following expression of taste aversion learning.” (Prof. Ilene Bernstein).
  • Chaw-Wu Tseng, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. 219A Mechanical Engineering. “Vibration of rotating-shaft design spindles with flexible bases.” (Prof. I-Yeu (Steve) Shen).
  • Jennifer Goodrich Wheeler, Psychology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9. 120 Guthrie III. “The abstinence violation effect in a sample of incarcerated sexual offenders: A reconsideration of the terms “lapse” and “relapse”.” (Prof. William George).
  • Rita Genoveva Wirkala, Romance Languages and Literature, Ph.D. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 13. 202 Simpson Center. “Huellas del pensamiento sufi en el “Libro de buen amor” del Arcipreste de Hita.” (Prof. Suzanne Petersen).
  • Jeffrey Hiapo Yin, Atmospheric Sciences, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. 310C Atmospheric Science/Geophysics. “A tale of two tilts: The misalignment of baroclinic waves and the baroclinic zone during the midwinter suppression of the Pacific storm track.” (Prof. David Battisti).
  • Krisztina Zajdo, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14. 106 Parrington. “The acquisition of vowels by Hungarian-speaking children aged two to four years: A cross-sectional study.” (Prof. Carol Stoel-Gammon).