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Academic Opportunities




ADAI research grants available




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., March 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 Web site at or by calling ADAI at 206-543-0937.




Funding opportunity




The Institute for Ethnic Studies in the United States (IESUS) invites applications from Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ faculty members who are engaged in or are beginning projects related to ethnic studies. The deadline for applications is April 15. To download a copy of the application guidelines please visit the Web site at: For further information contact Joel Martell, iesus@u.washington.edu or 206-685-9333.








Other News




Undergraduate Education Dean Forums




Finalists for the Dean of Undergraduate Education and Vice Provost position will give their vision for undergraduate education at the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ at a series of public forums beginning today. The schedule is:








  • Ana Mari Cauce, director, Honors Program, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Thursday, March 7, 4–6 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • William Frawley, faculty director, academic programs and planning, University of Delaware, Monday, March 11, 3–5 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • James Anderson, vice provost for undergraduate affairs, North Carolina State University, Thursday, March 14, 3–5 p.m., 271 Mary Gates Hall




  • George Bridges, acting dean of undergraduate education and vice provost, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ, Tuesday, March 19, 3–5 p.m., HUB Room 209a.








To learn more about the candidates, see the Search Web site at . To comment on the candidates, send e-mail to the Committee at ugdvp@u.washington.edu. For more information, contact Mary McGough at mcgough@u.washington.edu or 206-221-5730.








Study participants wanted for the Family Health Project




The Department of Psychology is seeking heterosexual married couples who have a 6–8 year-old child (born between January 1, 1994 and January 1, 1996). Couples will participate in a four-year study on communication and family relationships and may earn up to $1,280. The child will receive a free toy after each session. For more information please contact the Family Health Project by phone at 206-543-8089, or email: uwfamily@u.washington.edu.




Degree Exams




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




General Examinations








  • Matthew Campbell Cary, Computer Science and Engineering, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. 224 MGH. (Prof. Paul Beame).




  • Ki-Young Choi, Physics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. 178 CENPA. (Prof. Eric Adelberger).




  • Kristin Gates Cloyes, Nursing – School of, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14. T513 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Allen).




  • Kathryn Patricia Connaghan, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Ph.D. 8:30 a.m. Monday, March 11. 52 Social Work/Speech. (Prof. Christopher Moore).




  • Jason Matthew Ens, English, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 11. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Gail Stygall).




  • Wei Zhi Gao, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 13. A101C Padelford. (Prof. Leroy Searle).




  • Wenfeng Gao, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, March 11. 403 EE/CSE. (Prof. Yongmin Kim).




  • Ze’ev M. Gedalof, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. 22 Anderson. (Prof. David Peterson).




  • Michael James Gilbert, Education, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Thursday, March 14. 122 Miller. (Prof. Elham Kazemi).




  • Kelly A. Grant, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Monday, March 11. G501 Health Sciences. (Prof. David Raible).




  • Isabelle M. Henry, Botany, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14. 312 Hitchcock. (Prof. Dina Mandoli).




  • Cecilia Ann Morgan, Public Health and Community Medicine – Pathobiology, Ph.D. 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 14. T480 Health Sciences. (Prof. Wesley Van Voorhis).




  • Stephanie Lynn Patridge, Philosophy, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Friday, March 8. 331 Savery. (Profs. Paul Taylor and Ronald Moore).




  • Cinzia Russi, Linguistics, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, March 11. 311 Smith. (Prof. Jurgen Klausenburger).




  • Audrey Rhoda Seamons, Molecular Biotechnology, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Thursday, March 14. H562 Health Sciences. (Prof. Joan Goverman).




  • Miodrag Dusan Vujkovic, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. M406 EE/CSE. (Prof. Carl Sechen).




  • Emilie Carol Warner, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 12. T473 Health Sciences. (Prof. Michael Regnier).




  • Xiaoguang Zheng, Zoology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Monday, March 11. A023D Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. George James Kenagy).




Final Examinations








  • Charles Arthur Amundson, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Thursday, March 14. 107 Winkenwerder. “Evaluating a new handsheet forming model based on deposition and smoothing.â€� (Prof. Jay Johnson).




  • Matthew Owen Fillingim, Geophysics, Ph.D. 2 p.m. Monday, March 11. 154 QRC/ATG. “Kinetic processes in the plasma sheet observed during auroral activity.â€� (Profs. George Parks and Michael McCarthy).




  • Charles Hammond Fischer, English, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14. A101C Padelford. “Producing the politics of the parodic: the (porno) graphing of the bourgeois body.â€� (Prof. Gary Handwerk).




  • Marshall Eugene Hampton, Mathematics, Ph.D. 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13. 326 Savery. “Concave central configurations of the four-body problem.â€� (Prof. C. Robin Graham).




  • David John Nuckley, Bioengineering, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Thursday, March 14. T663 Health Sciences. “Spina accrersco mechanicus: On the developmental biomechanics of the spine.â€� (Prof. Randal Ching).




  • Jamie Donahey Roitman, Neurobiology and Behavior, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 8. T473 Health Sciences. “Neural mechanisms responsible for decisions about stochastic motion stimuli.â€� (Prof. Michael Shadlen).




  • Rachel Marguerite Squillace, Pharmacology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Monday, March 11. T733 Health Sciences. “Inhibition of myogenesis by the novel muscleblind-related protein CHCR.â€� (Prof. Edith Wang).




  • Marnie Winifred Tyler, Forest Resources, Ph.D. 9 a.m. Thursday, March 14. 22 Anderson. “Forests of the western Olympic Peninsula: Understory plant species diversity, management policies, and landscape pattern.â€� (Prof. David Peterson).




  • Fern Helene Zabriskie, Business Administration, Ph.D. 10 a.m. Friday, March 8. Conference Room, 2nd floor, Lewis. “The costs and benefits of managing earnings to meet an earnings target.â€� (Prof. Donna Shores).