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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (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.� (Prof. Donna Shores).