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STATE BUDGET: IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD FOR UNIVERSITIES

The state is looking forward to a $1.7 billion general fund revenue decline next year, Provost Kent Wray told the University Senate Feb. 26.

That translates into a 20 percent cut in expenditures statewide for the upcoming fiscal year. Michigan Tech has already seen its state appropriation for the current fiscal year cut by 3.5 percent. The rollbacks are part of the state's effort to balance its general fund; under the Michigan constitution, the state cannot run a deficit.

The governor is expected to present her budget March 6, and Michigan Tech has been preparing for a reduction in next year's state appropriation, Wray said. He had asked unit leaders to develop plans to cut their budgets by 3 percent, 5 percent and 8 percent. But, as the extent of the state's financial woes has unfolded, he revised those scenarios to 5 percent, 7 percent and 10 percent, because the state cuts will affect the University's base budget. In addition, a hiring hold is in effect. "We're as ready as we can be," Wray said.

A number of Michigan university presidents have thought that they might be receiving 10 percent cuts in their appropriations. "That might be a low estimate," Wray said, though the state legislature may not back a 20 percent decrease in higher-education funding.

Granholm does not have a background in higher education, and her education advisor is much more familiar with the K-12 system. However, he said, the governor has met with university presidents and is a quick study, Wray said.

Granholm recently compared higher ed unfavorably with other state services in a speech to the Detroit Economic Club, saying that it has fat to cut. She later said her remarks had been misinterpreted, but the 15 public universities have cause for concern.

"Many states have balanced their budgets on the backs of their universities and their students, knowing they can raise tuition," Wray said.

Virginia Tech saw a state cutback of 26 percent, he noted. That resulted in a 50 percent tuition hike. When the University of Iowa was hit by a 19 percent reduction in its state appropriation, it raised tuition 39 percent in two years.

"Governor Engler cut taxes in the fat years," said Ted Soldan (Fine Arts). "Why not raise them now?"

Granholm has said that the legislature won't consider a tax increase, said senate vice president Becky Christianson.

Senator Cindy Selfe (Humanities) said Michigan Tech was "famous" for not anticipating trouble. "We should write our congressmen or legislators" to encourage them to raise taxes, she said.

Wray said Michigan Tech does have a constituency in the state, including thousands of alumni, students, parents and grandparents. Selfe said the University shouldn't wait until March 6 to act.

Wray asked Selfe what her strategy would be.

Selfe said MTU should network with its constituents and encourage them to lobby on the University's behalf. "I think we should make it a writing assignment," she said.

Wray said later that MTU's Budget Advisory Group and the Strategic Allocation Committee have been advising him on budgetary issues.

In other business, the senate

* approved a new minor in applied geophysics

* heard a report from Christianson on Granholm's live videoconference, which involved sites at Michigan Tech, Northern Michigan University, Lake Superior State University and Gogebic Community College. Christianson said Granholm outlined the state's budget difficulties and asked participants to say which functions of state government they would be most likely to cut and most likely to preserve.

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SENATE REWRITES UNITED WAY PROPOSAL, POSTPONES VOTE

After extended debate Feb. 26, the University Senate rewrote a motion to sever the University's relationship with United Way. Then it tabled the new motion until the Copper Country United Way board has its annual meeting in March.

At the request of Ted Soldan (Fine Arts), a former Scout leader who recently resigned his seat on the Copper Country United Way board, the senate had been considering a motion that would end MTU's employee fund drive on behalf of United Way. Soldan has said that Tech should withdraw its support for United Way because it benefits the Boy Scouts, which does not allow homosexuals in its organization.

Last night, however, Soldan seemed to soften his stance, saying that it would be "the worst possible thing" for Tech to stop its support for United Way, since the organization does so much good in the community. His primary goal was to raise awareness of the issue, he said. "Let's work on a compromise."

Senator Mike Roggemann (Electrical and Computer Engineering) gave a presentation on behalf of the Boy Scouts and United Way, praising United Way for not disassociating itself from Scouting. Other groups also limit their membership, he said, noting that Girl Scouts do not admit boys, persons with some types of disabilities cannot join ROTC

and religious organizations generally expect their members share certain core values.

Senate secretary Craig Waddell offered an amendment that would allow United Way to have its annual campus fund drive only if donors are allowed to exclude organizations from their payroll-deduction contributions. Currently, donors may earmark their United Way gifts to benefit member agencies, such as Dial Help or the Girl Scouts. But United Way does not have a mechanism allowing donors to exclude any of its member agencies from benefiting from their gifts. The amendment would give United Way one year to develop the plan before "the faculty and professional staff recommend that Michigan Technological University suspend its relationship with the Copper Country United Way until such time as such a policy is instituted."

The senate approved Waddell's amendment. However, it declined to vote on the new language until after the Copper Country United Way's annual meeting, set for March 25. The senate is scheduled to meet March 26.

Whatever the senate's action, any decision on the issue rests with MTU's administration.

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MTU OPERATING UNDER NEW RESEARCH GUIDELINES

Under new federal guidelines, foreign nationals may be restricted from working on federal research contracts for national security reasons. In most cases this involves Department of Defense agencies.

In response to these new guidelines MTU is operating under the guidelines at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/rgs/research/policies-practices/national_security_guidelines.htm. The Office of the Vice President for Research and the Research and Sponsored Programs Office will work with the investigators and unit administrators.

In some cases it may be necessary to refuse research funding if we can't resolve the issues. These restrictions must be taken seriously since there may be criminal penalties involved in accepting research funding but not following the specified contractual terms and conditions.

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FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP GRANT COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS PROPOSALS

Vice President for Research, Dave Reed, approved the following proposals for funding based on the recommendation of the Faculty Scholarship Grant Committee.

*Dieter Adolphs (Humanities), $2,600 for "The Influence of Exile on Thomas Mann's Writing and Public Speeches"

*Elizabeth Flynn (Humanities), $250 for "Reading Sites"

*John Gierke (GMES), $2,000 for "Workshop Training and Enhancing Modeling Capabilities in Ground Water Supply and Protection"

*Dean Johnson/Patrick Joyce (SBE), $2,100 for "Experimental Economic Decision Making: Bubbles, Crashes and Circuit Breakers"

*John King (SFRES), $1,600 for "Initial Site Visit to Nicaragua"

*Daniel Makagon (Humanities), $900 for "Community and Physical Space: A Multi-Sited Ethnography"

*Susan Martin (Social Sciences), $1,800 for "Women, Anthropology and the Foundations of Ojibwe Ethnography"

*Terry Reynolds (Social Sciences), $2,200 for "Michigan's Iron: A History of Michigan's Iron Ore Industry"

*Andrew Storer (SFRES), $3,000 for "Biological Control and Ecological Impacts of Exotic Weeds"

*Christa Walck (SBE), $1,500 for "Environmental Histories of Silver City and Cape Cod"

*Chris Webster (SFRES), $2,000 for "Southern Appalachian Ecological Research Partnership"

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MEMORIAL UNION ANNOUNCES SPRING BREAK HOURS

Listed below are the spring break operating hours for the Memorial Union, Friday, Feb. 28-Sunday, March 9.

The Memorial Union Building will close at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 28. Saturday, March 1, the building will be open 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for Family Fun Day. The building will be closed on Sunday, March 2. Operating hours for Monday, March 3-Friday, March 7, are 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m. The building will be closed Saturday, March 8, and will open at 11 a.m. on Sunday, March 9.

The Food Mall and the Corner Store will open Friday, Feb. 28, at 7:30 a.m., close at 3 p.m., and remain closed Saturday, March 1, and Sunday, March 2. They will be open Monday, March 3-Friday, March 7, 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., and closed Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9.

The Campus Store will be open Friday, Feb. 28, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The store will be open for Family Fun Day, Saturday, March 1, noon-4 p.m. Hours for Monday, March 3-Friday, March 7, will be 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The store will be closed Sunday, March 2, Saturday, March 8, and Sunday, March 9.

The Manager's Office and Tech Express will be open Monday, March 3-Friday, March 7, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

The Bowling Alley and Pool Room will be closed Thursday, Feb. 27-Friday, Feb. 28. They will be open for Family Fun Day, Saturday, March 1, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., then remain closed Sunday, March 2-Sunday, March 9.

Regular hours will resume on Monday, March 10.

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ENJOY $10 SKIING AT MONT RIPLEY

From Saturday, March 1 through Sunday, March 9, Michigan Tech's spring break, Mont Ripley will offer $10 skiing and snowboarding, with $10 rentals to all Tech faculty and staff, and their immediate families. Just present your Tech ID at the time of purchase. The cost will apply for a full or half day, so come early and enjoy the beautiful snow and great terrain.

For those wishing to learn to ski or snowboard the Spring Ski and Snowboard School begins March 10. The school will be held 5:30-7 p.m., Monday, March 10-Friday, March 28. The cost is $21 for an hour and a half lesson, daily ticket and rental equipment. Pick the day that best suits your schedule and enjoy three weeks of skiing or snowboarding lessons.

For more information, contact Nick Sirdenis at 487-2340 or nssirden@mtu.edu.

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PIT PRESENTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH

submitted by Becky Christianson (CPDQI)

You are invited to attend the presentation of the Professional Information Technology (PIT) Group new modeling classification. The PIT Group was charged with establishing appropriate criteria and levels for IT positions, development of a user-friendly tool for incumbents and supervisors, and producing a product that will aid in the writing of job descriptions and conducting position audits. The purpose of this session is to share the results of the group and solicit input from those who will be using the system.

Three sessions will be held to ensure that everyone who is interested will be able to attend. Sessions will be from 8:30 to 10 a.m. on Tuesday, March 4, and from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5. Both sessions will be held in ME-EM 111.

An extra session is set for Wednesday, March 19, from 5:15 to 6:45 p.m. Contact Becky Christianson at rwchrist@mtu.edu by Wednesday, March 12 to make a reservation for the extra session.

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SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM SPECIAL FOR MTU EMPLOYEES

Thanks to the success of the recent Educational Opportunity art sale and other fund raisers, the Summer Youth Program is able to offer a $25 participant fee reduction to children and grandchildren of MTU employees. Be on the lookout for a Summer Youth catalogue in your campus mail or check out their website at http://youthprograms.mtu.edu. Most explorations are limited to twenty or fewer students, so be sure to reserve your child's spot early.

If you have any questions, contact John Lehman, youth programs coordinator, at 487-2219 or email yp@mtu.edu.

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REGISTRAR'S WEB SITE REVISED

The Office of Student Records and Registration's web site has been revised. Please check your web pages to be sure any links you may have to their web pages still function correctly.

OSRR asks that you take a moment to fill out their online survey to let them know how they are doing. You can view the revised web site and fill out the survey at http://www.admin.mtu.edu/em/

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MTU PRESCHOOL SEEKING ALUMNI FAMILIES

The MTU Preschool announces its first alumni family gathering scheduled for Tuesday, April 22, 7-8:30 p.m. at the Daniell Heights Community Center. All former students and their families are encouraged to join in and celebrate over 40 years of excellence in preschool education.

The alumni committee is looking for photos, memorabilia and stories related to the preschool. Information about former teachers would be especially appreciated as they attempt to compile a complete list.

For more information, contact Maria Bergstrom at mjbergs@juno.com.

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FACULTY RECEIVE FUNDING

Professor Alex Mayer (GMES) has received $35,028 for the first year of a three-year project totaling $299,860, "MTU-UNISON Linkage: Training a Core of Water Resource Experts," from the American Council on Education.

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TEACHING AT TECH: LEARNING COLLEGES

by William Kennedy, Director

Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development

If the 1990s was the decade of calls for "active learning" in higher education, "the learning college" just may prove to be the educational buzz phrase of the first decade of the new millennium. Principles found in Terry O'Banion's book, "A Learning College for the 21st Century," are being used by community colleges across the United States to reinvent themselves from the ground up.*

The rapid emergence of community colleges in the 1960s is a uniquely American phenomenon. European models of higher education, which migrated to the U.S. in the form of professional and research universities, were founded on the arcane notion that only a very limited percentage of citizens were worthy of, or could benefit from, higher education.

The egalitarian spirit of many American communities rebelled against these elitist views, and the accompanying selectivity of many colleges and universities. The prevailing wisdom recognizes that an educated citizenry is fundamental to ensuring economic viability and an appreciation of the foundational values that protect our democratic ideals. Community colleges set out to meet the needs of those that higher-educational circles had dubbed "nontraditional students," meaning older, place-bound, working folks with jobs, families and limited budgets. Community colleges took it upon themselves to provide the necessary remedial, developmental and support services to address the manifest needs that these students brought with them to the classroom.

Over the last 40 years, community colleges have struggled with diminishing resources and increasing demands upon their remedial and developmental services. Some community colleges have scrambled to embrace new technologies and have experimented with a variety of teaching/learning models to better meet the needs of their students. O'Banion argues that community colleges, and, by extension, all higher education institutions, will eventually have to come to terms with the idea that the traditional teaching/learning paradigm described as "1,000 years of tradition wrapped in 100 years of bureaucracy" no longer serves the needs of more and more contemporary Americans that are pursuing postsecondary education.

O'Banion's book lays out a new educational paradigm that better meets the needs of contemporary students. His "learning college" model envisions an organization that "places learning first and provides educational experiences for learners, anyway, anyplace, anytime." The learning college is designed to meet the needs of the learners rather than the convenience of the institutions and their staffs. The notion is founded on six key principles. The learning college 1) creates substantive change in individual learners, 2) engages learners as full partners in the learning process, 3) creates and offers as many options for learning as possible, 4) helps learners to form and participate in collaborative learning activities, 5) defines the roles of learning facilitators by the needs of the learners, and 6) succeeds only when improved and expanded learning can be documented for its learners.

The initial reports from leading community colleges trying to reinvent themselves using these principles are intriguing. Institutions are finding that 1) change in complex, political organizations takes a great deal of time, 2) the commitment to learning dictated by the principles is not reflected in current policies, procedures or attitudes, 3) piecemeal approaches to implementation often run out of steam as a result of "reform fatigue," 4) scaling up successful approaches after the grant expires isn't automatic, 5) employees' willingness to change runs the gamut, 6) staff and faculty require training to understand and employ these ideas, and 7) defining, meaningfully assessing and documenting learning remain elusive.

The community colleges are discovering that they have a lot to learn and a long way to go if they are to become the learning colleges O'Banion envisions.

* American Council on Education Series, Greenwood Publishing Group, Westport, Conn., 1997

MARCH COMPUTER CLASSES

During March, computer classes at dL Education Center will be offered at half price for all MTU employees. There will be no limit on the number of classes a person can attend.

There must be at least two people in a class or the class will be canceled. If there are two or more people wanting a class who cannot attend at the regularly scheduled time, there is enough flexibility in the schedule to add classes.

Participants must register by contacting Becky Christianson at rwchrist@mtu.edu. Include the class(es) in which you want to enroll, your phone number, and account number to which the class(es) should be charged. Charges will be billed to your account the month following attendance. The half price charge for three-hour (half day) classes is $30 and the charge for six-hour (full day) sessions is $60. dL Education is located in the E.L. Wright Plaza, Suite 201A at 801 N. Lincoln Drive in Hancock. The Plaza is located on Quincy Hill, just below Pat's IGA. As you enter the building, the training center is just up the stairs and to the left.

This offer will apply to those already registered for a class in March.

*Access level 1, Thurs., March 13, 1-4 p.m.

*Access level 2, Thurs., March 20, 1-4 p.m.

*Excel level 1, Tues., March 18, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

*Excel level 2, Tues., March 18, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

*Excel level 3, Thurs., March 20, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

*PowerPoint, Tues., March 25, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

*Windows level 1, Tues., March 4, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

*Windows level 2, Tues., March 4, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

*Word level 1, Tues., March 11, 8:30-11:30 a.m.

*Word level 2, Tues., March 11, 12:30-3:30 p.m.

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NEW STAFF

Albert S. "Buddy" Wylie Jr. has joined the staff of the Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences as a research scientist/engineer. He has 19 years experience in the petroleum industry with major companies including Chevron, Santa Fe Energy and Mobil.

Wylie received BS and MS degrees in Geology from North Carolina State University and a PhD in Geology from Michigan Tech. He lives in Hancock with his wife, Corene.

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PROPOSALS IN PROGRESS

Researchers, their proposals and their potential sponsors are

*Terry McNinch (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "2003 MDOT Video Production," MDOT, Construction and Technical Division

*Ibrahim Miskioglu, Burhanettin S. Altan (MEEM), "Improving Mechanical and Tribological Properties of Ultrafine Grained Zn-Al Alloys Using Equal Channel Angular Pressing," NSF

*David Shonnard (Chemical Engineering), Nilufer Onder (Computer Science), "Collaborative Research: Early Design Guidance for Environmentally Conscious Chemical Process/Product Design: Solvents and Fuels," NSF

*Michele H. Miller, Ghatu Subhash (MEEM), "Wheel Design for Cost Effective Grinding or Ceramics," NSF

*Bernhard Bettig, Corina Sandu (MEEM), "Automated Solver Selection for Advanced Engineering Environments," NSF

*William J. Endres (MEEM), "Multi-Attribute Analysis of Performance Evolution for Optimal Selection of Cutting Tools," NSF

*John W. Sutherland (MEEM), "Industry Changes on Automotive Material Life-Cycles/Model-Based Analysis of the Impact of Future-Cycles," NSF

*Howard (Hao) Wang (Materials Science and Engineering), "Exploring Metastability in Polymer Bends with Both Phase Separation and Crystallization," American Chemical Society

*Xin-Lin Gao (MEEM), "Mechanics of Indentations: New Expanding Cavity Models Incorporating the Strain-Hardening, Indentation Size and Strain Rate Effects," NSF

*Mohan D. Rao (MEEM), "Damping Capacity of Bonded Structural Joints," NSF

*Sudhaker M. Pandit, Steven G. Mattson (MEEM), "Dynamic Response Based Structural Health Monitoring," NSF

*S. J. Vitton (Civil and Environmental Engineering), J. Dong (Mathematics), L. Sutter (School of Technology), T. Van Dam, R. Williams (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Tests of Recycled Aggregates for Use in Unbound Pavement Layers," NCHRP-TRB

*Ibrahim Miskioglu, Burhanettin S. Altan (MEEM), "Gradient Theories and Nano Indentation Applied to Interphase Characterization," NSF

*Scott Harding, Chung-Jui Tsai (SFRES), "Designing Promoters for Precision Targeting of Gene Expression," CPBR

*Tammy L. Haut Donahue (MEEM), Seth W. Donahue (Biomedical Engineering), "The Biochemical Response of Meniscal Cells to Oscillating Fluid Flow," NSF

*John Forsman (SFRES), "Manufacturing Molded Composite Panels for Demonstration from GFP Strandwood Corporation Mill Residue," USDA, Forest Service, Northeast

*Brian Barkdoll (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Hydraulic Loss Coefficients for Culverts," University of Iowa

*John C. Crittenden, David W. Hand (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Chemical Pathway Generation and Byproduct Estimation Software for Environmental Treatment Processes," NSF

*Casey Huckins (Biological Sciences), "Long-Term Research on Salmon Trout Coasters: Coho Competition Phase," Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation

*Eric Blough (Biological Sciences), "Hypertrophic Signal Transduction in Sarcopenia," NIH

*Jaroslaw Drelich (Materials Science and Engineering), Edward Nadgomy (Physics), Calvin White (Materials Science and Engineering), Scott Post (MEEM), "NER: Gold-Thiolate Nanoparticle Clusters: Their Patterning and Sensing Characteristics," NSF

*David D. Reed (Research Services), Peter Radecki (Corporate Services), "Multi-University Strategy for Technology Realization--Advanced Materials and Product Performance," MEDC

*Elias C. Aifantis (College of Engineering), Ulrich H. Hansmann (Physics), "NIRT: Novel Nanomechanical Experiments and Modeling of Polymeric and Collagenic Nanofibers," University of Virginia

*Michele H. Miller, Gordon G. Parker (MEEM), "Investigation of Electrostatic Micromirror Dynamics," Boston University

*William J. Sproule (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Thomas E. Merz (SBE), Kris G. Mattila (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Guidelines for Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities," National Corporate Highway Research Program

*Yoke Khin Yap, Ravindra Pandey (Physics), "NER: Toward Large-Scale Synthesis of Nanotubes with Tunable Energy Band Gap," NSF

*Gerard Caneba (Chemical Engineering), "NER: In Situ Formation of Nanometer-Sized Polymer Particles," NSF

*Ravindra Pandey (Physics), "NIRT: Exploring the Chemical and Physical Basis for Negative Differential Resistance," NSF

*J. Y Hwang (GMES), Stephen Hackney (Materials Science and Engineering), "NIRT: Microwave-Hydrothermal Mechanochemical Hybrid Synthesis of Nanoscale BaTiO3 Materials for Microelectronics Applications," NSF

*Andrew J. Storer (SFRES), "New Relationships Among the Sudden Oak Death Pathogen, Phytophthora Ramorum, Native Bark and Ambrosia Beetles, and Decay Fungi Colonizing North American Oaks," UC Berkeley

*John C. Crittenden (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Stephen A. Hackney (Materials Science and Engineering), David W. Hand (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "NIRT: Development of Novel Nanotube Catalysts for the Production of Hydrogen from Biomass," NSF

*E. M. Nadgomy (Physics), J. W. Drelich (Materials Science and Engineering), S. L. Post (MEEM), Y. K. Yap (Physics), "NER: Feasibility Studies on Novel Manipulation, Orientation and Growth of Carbon Nanotubes," NSF

*Gerard Caneba, Michael Mullins, Julia King (Chemical Engineering), Haiying Liu (Chemistry), "NIRT: Novel Phenomena in Macromolecular Nanostructures," NSF

*John A. Jaszczak (Physics), Elias Aifantis (College of Engineering), Bruce Seely (Social Sciences), Michele Miller (MEEM), Gerard Caneba (Chemical Engineering), "NUE: Undergraduate Exploration of Nano-Science, Applications and Societal Implications at Michigan Tech," NSF

*Will Cantrell (Physics), "The Effect of Spatial Correlations Among Aerosol Particles on Cloud Microphysics," Office of Naval Research

*S. K. Kawatra, M. E. Mullins (Chemical Engineering), J. S. Gierke (GMES), S. J. Vitton (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide in Industrial Mineral Byproducts," U.S. Department of Energy

*Gerard Caneba (Chemical Engineering), Jim Hwang and James Wood (GMES), "Vinyl Acetate-Acrylic Acid Copolymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery," DOE

*W. D. Pennington (GMES), "Seismic Determination of Natural Gas Reserves in Producing Reservoirs," U.S. Department of Energy

*Ravindra Patankar (MEEM), "Survivable Networked Control Systems," ONR

*Igor L. Kliakhandler (Mathematical Sciences), "Broad-Banded Waves in Deep Ocean," ONR

*Martin F. Jurgensen, Peter E. Laks (SFRES), David Reed (Research Services), Dana Richter (SFRES), "Wood Decomposition in the Forest Floor and Mineral Soil of Dry Western Forest Ecosystems," USDA-CSREES

*William I. Rose (GMES), "U.S./Argentina/Chile Collaborative Research on Volcano Remote Sensing," NSF

*Ching-Kuang Shene (Computer Science), "The Design of Course Materials and Software Tools for Transferring the New Geometric Processing Technology into Undergraduate and Beginning Graduate Curricula," NSF

*Nancy A. Auer (Biological Sciences), "Evaluation of Recruitment Success, Habitat Preference, and River Retention of Young Lake Sturgeon in the Big Manistee River, Michigan," Little River Band of Ottawa Indians

*David Reed (Research Services), "Matching Funds for University Cost-Share on Federal Grants," MEDC

*Lyon B. King (MEEM), "Development of a Miniature L-Band Radiometer for Educational Outreach in Remote Sensing," NASA

*John Erickson (SFRES), "Estimating Heat Sterilization Times for Hardwood Lumber Squares," USDA, Forest Products Laboratory

*John Forsman, John Erickson (SFRES), "Recycling Value Added Components from Panel Manufacturing Residue," USDA, Forest Service, Northeast

*Will Cantrell (Physics), "Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Ice Nucleation by Long Chain Alcohols," University of Michigan-Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*David W. Watkins (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Snowmelt Frequency Analysis for the State of Michigan," EMD/Michigan State Police

*Paul Bergstrom (Electrical and Computer Engineering), "Adaptive Micro-Instruments for Analysis of Environmental Spatial Gradients," Michigan State University

*Jindong Tan, Hettihwage P. Dharmasena (Electrical and Computer Engineering), "Integrated Communication, Sensing and Control for Multiple Robots Cooperation," NSF

*John C. Crittenden, James R. Mihelcic (Civil and Environmental Engineering), John W. Sutherland (MEEM), Barry Solomon (Social Sciences), Qiong Zhang (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Development of a Prototype Model that Predicts Social, Economic and Environmental Sustainable Metrics for the Automobile Industry in the Great Lakes Region," NSF

*Rolf O. Peterson, John A Vucetich (SFRES), "Wolf-Moose Monitoring, Isle Royale National Park, 2003," U.S. DOI-National Park Service

*William J. Sproule (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Planning a Visitor Transportation System for the KNHP Quincy Unit," National Park Service (KNHP)

*John W. van de Lindt, William M. Bulleit (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "A Mechanistic Damage Model for Wood Shear Walls," USDA-CSREES

*Seth W. Donahue (Biomedical Engineering), "Bioreactor Development for Bone Tissue Engineering," Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*Susan R. Martin (Social Sciences), "Cooperative Management of Archaeological Collections from the Hiawatha National Forest," USDA Hiawatha National Forest

*Lyon B. King (MEEM), John Gierke (GMES), "Comparison of Ground-Truth Hydrology Data with Airborne Remote Sensing of L-Band Microwave Emissions," NASA-Goddard

*Chandrashekhar P. Joshi (SFRES), Wilbur H. Campbell (Biology), "Functional Analysis of Three Coordinately Expressed Cellulose Synthase Genes from Aspen Trees," USDA-CSREES

*John W. van de Lindt (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Design Checks/Modifications for Steel Overhead Sign Support Structures," MDOT

*John S. Gierke (GMES), FY2002 Preliminary Characterization and Modeling of the Hydrology in the Silver River Watershed, Baraga County, Michigan," KBIC

*Scott A. Harding, Chung-Jui Tsai (SFRES), "Growth vs. 'Fitness' in Woody Plants: Microarray Analysis of Condensed Tannin and Phenolic Glyoside Regulation Under Varying Growth Regimes," USDA-CSREES

*Haiying Liu (Chemistry), "Highly Sensitive Chemical Nanosensors Based on Modification of Carbon Nanotube Electrodes with Functional Conjugated Polymers," University of Michigan-MSGC

*Howard (Hao) Wang (Materials Science and Engineering), "Developing Novel Carbon/Polymer Composites Through Directed Self-Assembly," Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*Joseph H. Holles (Chemical Engineering), "Synthesis of Pseudomorphic Overlayer Bimetallic Catalysts," Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*Bela Torok (Chemistry), "New Bifunctional Catalysts for Carbon Dioxide Recycling," Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*Jian Liu (Chemistry), "Novel Nanocatalysts Tailored by Molecular Recognition," Michigan Space Grant Consortium

*John S. Gierke, Heidi M. Sherman (GMES), "Quantification of Hydrogeologic Controls on Elevated Uranium in Sandstone Aquifers," NSF

*William I. Rose, G. J. S. Bluth (GMES), "Volcanic Clouds Analyzed from Space," NSF

*Lyon B. King (MEEM), "Nanosatellite Technology Demonstrator for Earth Remote Sensing," AFOSR

*Matthew Watson (GMES), "Development and Deployment of a Mini-UV Spectrometer for Volcano Monitoring Based Upon Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS)," University of Michigan-MSGC

*Vladimir D. Tonchev (Mathematics), "Collaborative Research: Codes for Multiple-Access Channels, Genetic Testing, Deletion-Insertion Correction, and Synchronization," NSF

*Jean Mayo, Byung K. Choi (Computer Science), "A Secure, Shared Computer Systems Laboratory," NSF

*Ashok K. Goel (Electrical Engineering), "Design and Development of Nanocircuits Using Single Electron Technology," NSF

*James R. Wood (GMES), "Visualization of Stratal Architectures and Structural Geometries of Regional Petroleum Systems Using Log Curve Amplitude and Attribute Slicing," American Chemical Society

*Seung Jin Park (Computer Science), "MAC Protocols for Supporting QOS in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," University of Nebraska-Omaha

*Seung Jin Park (Computer Science), "Route Maintenance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Without Location Information," NSF

*Brian Davis, H. P. Dharmasena (Electrical and Computer Engineering), William Kennedy (Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development), "Striving for Student Equity and Engagement Through the Redesign of Laboratory Experiences," NSF

*Nam K. Kim, Michael E. Mullins (Chemical Engineering), "Development of Mass Transfer Experiments and Integration of Transport Lab with Control Lab for Undergraduate Education," NSF

*Seth W. Donahue (Biomedical Engineering), "The Effects of Muscle Fatigue on Biochemical Signaling in Bone Cells," Department of Defense

*Scott L. Post (MEEM), "An Experimental Study of Drop-Drop Collisions and the Dynamics of Interface Rupture and Merging at the Point of Contact Between Drops," NASA

*Amitabh Narain, H. A. Evensen, P. Sweger (MEEM), "Direct Computational Simulations and Experiments for Internal Condensing Flows in Micro-Gravity and Terrestrial Environments," NASA

*Seyed A. Zekavat (Electrical and Computer Engineering), "ITR: Beam Pattern Scanning Smart Antenna Technology," NSF

*Chung-Jui Tsai (SFRES), "Functional Genomics of Regulatory Genes in Poplar," Oregon State University

*Brian Barkdoll (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Countermeasures to Protect Bridge Abutments from Scour," National Academy of Sciences

*Tammy L. Haut Donahue (MEEM), "Mensical Cell Mechanosensitivity Decreases with Age," AFAR

*Stanley J. Vitton (Civil and Environmental Engineering), "Phase One Proposal for the Risk Assessment of the I-196 Interstate Section Located Over the Domtar Mine, Grand Rapids, MI," MDOT

*Linda M. Nagel (SFRES), "Integrating Fire Breaks into an Ecological Framework for Forested Ecosystem Management at Seney National Wildlife Refuge," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

*Lyon B. King (MEEM), "A Radial Magnetic Mirror to Reduce Transverse Electron Mobility: Development of a Highly Efficient Hall Thruster," NASA

*Soner Onder, Steve Carr (Computer Science), "ITR: Exposing the Compiler to the Hardware: Memory Subsystem Optimizations Through Compiler/Micro-Architecture . . .," NSF

*J. H. Johnson, S. L. Yang (MEEM), "Development of a Diesel Particulate Filter Simulation Code Using Matlab/Simulink," GM

*John Forsman, John Erickson (SFRES), "Heat Sterilization Times of Six Sizes of Five Hardwood Species," Limestone Bluffs RC&D, Inc.

*M. G. McKimpson (IMP), "Mechanical Alloying of Experimental Fe-Cr-Si Alloys," MIT

*Chung-Jui Tsai, Scott A. Harding (SFRES), "Enhanced Carbon Sequestration Through Augmented Tannin Production," Edenspace Systems Corp.

*Seth W. Donahue (Biomedical Engineering), "Fluid Flow Induced Osteopontin mRNA Expression in Bone Cells," National Osteoporosis Foundation

*Wayne D. Pennington (GMES), "Inverting Multi-Component Time-Lapse Seismic Data for Fluid Phases and Pressure in Hydrocarbon Reservoirs," ACS PRF

*Eugenijus Urnezius (Chemistry), "Macromolecular Organometallic Compounds Based on Bis(diaminoaryl) ("pincer") and Related Ligands," American Chemical Society

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CALENDAR: FEBRUARY

28        Friday

            7:05 p.m.--Hockey, Wisconsin at MTU--SDC

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