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Feb. 17, 2000

Deadlines

ADAI Grants

The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute invites applications from University faculty for Small Grants Research Awards for projects related to alcohol or drug use and abuse. The maximum amount of funding is $20,000. The next application deadline is March. Questions concerning the application process or suitability of a potential project should be directed to the Institute at 543-0937. Application guidelines are available on the ADAI web site at http://depts.washington.edu/adai or by calling ADAI.

Other News

Study subjects wanted

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is looking for volunteers to participate in a study investigating the effects of magnetic fields on the production of female reproductive hormones and melatonin. Participants must be 20-40 years old, resident of King/So. Snohomish Co., regular menstrual periods, not be taking hormonal contraceptives, no history of breast cancer, not have been pregnant or nursing within the last year and not be taking melatonin supplements. Participants receive $100 upon completion of study. Please call
(206) 667-7212 for more information.

Degree Exams

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

General Exams

  • Michael Walsh Campbell, History, Ph.D. 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb 22. 320 Smith. (Prof. James Felak).

  • Jinhun Joung, Electrical Engineering, Ph.D. 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb 24. 303 Electrical Engineering. (Prof. Thomas Lewellen).

  • Brian Benjamin Oakley, Forest Resources, Ph.D.
    9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb 22. 107A Anderson. (Prof. Jerry Franklin).

  • Lane Howard Seeley, Physics, Ph.D. 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 23. B439 Physics/Astronomy. (Prof. Gerald Seidler).

  • Tammy Suzanne Shields, Public Health and Community Medicine - Epidemiology, Ph.D. 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb 23. F348 Health Sciences. (Prof. Noel Weiss).

  • Duane Eugene Stevenson, Fisheries, Ph.D. 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb 18. 106 Fisheries. (Prof. Theodore Pietsch).

    Final Exams

  • Tami Christine Bond, Special Individual Ph.D. Program, Ph.D. 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb 18. 064 Johnson. “Light absorption by primary particles from fossil-fuel combustion: Implications for radiative forcing.” (Prof. Timothy Larson).

  • John C Y Lee, Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D.
    1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 22. 259 Mechanical Engineering. “Reduction of NOx emission for lean prevaporized-premixed combustors.” (Prof. Philip Malte).

  • Sandra Young Lee, Biochemistry, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 22. K069 Health Sciences. “NMR studies of calmodulin from S. cerevisiae.” (Prof. Rachel Klevit).

  • Michael Andrew Tasch, Immunology, Ph.D. 3 p.m. Friday, Feb 18. K069 Health Sciences. “Mechanisms of lck-mediated proliferation during thymocyte development.” (Prof. Roger Perlmutter).


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    February 17, 2000