2003-2004

The Applied Research and Technology Program of Distinction
Western Kentucky University
Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Report
Highlights Summary
The following are some highlights of accomplishments of the Applied Research and Technology Program of
Distinction (ARTP) in fiscal year 2003-2004.
 Faculty members in the ARTP were awarded $7,978,810 in grants, contracts or appropriations last
year. The ARTP has been allocated $5,272,047 since its inception and has leveraged this investment
into $27,448,550 9 (~1:5) from federal and private sources.
 The Department of Energy invited a member of the Institute for Combustion Science and
Environmental Technology to lead them on a trip to China to bring back a new technology related to
coal combustion.
 The Department of Energy has invested over $3,000,000 in the establishment of a circulating
fluidized-bed combustion unit as part of a national consortium (Combustion Technology University
Alliance) of 20 universities and 15 corporations. It will be part of the National Energy Technology
Laboratory. Construction of the facility has begun.
 The USDA-ARS has established a Manure and Byproducts Utilization location at Bowling Green as
a result of collaboration with ARTP Centers. ARTP members were invited to a national meeting in
Atlanta to help establish the national research focus in this area of the ARS. They hired two of our
students as technicians for the 4 research scientists at this location.
 The Biotechnology Center helped train technicians for Sygen, Inc., a biotech company that recently
relocated 25 Ph.D. research scientists from Berkeley, California to Franklin, Simpson County,
Kentucky. They hired two of our students.
 In order to expand the capacity of faculty to involve students in hands-on applied research without
taking them out of the classroom, over 41 research associates, postdoctoral fellows, or technicians
were hired on grants, contracts or appropriations.
 The Engineering Services Center has led the effort to recruit more women into science, engineering
and mathematics. One successful effort was “Girls in Science Day” in which 120+ middle school
girls participated in a day of hands-on activities in these areas.
 The ARTP has established numerous research collaborations with the National Park Service at
Mammoth Cave National Park, the largest of which is the Maple Springs International Environmental
Research and Learning Center for which we are currently hiring a director.
 Faculty members of the ARTP have received six Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation
grants to develop innovations and move them toward commercialization. ARTP members have
received two phase I SBIR grants and 1 phase II with another submitted.
 Center activities have expanded globally. Eleven students in the Center for Biodiversity and the
Biotechnology Center worked on wildlife forensics projects in collaboration with the University of
Nairobi, Kenya this past summer in Africa. Several students of the Center for Water Resource
Studies worked on a project involving karst areas of China to help improve the living conditions of
residents living in a highly polluted environment.
The Applied Research and Technology Program of Distinction
Western Kentucky University
Fiscal Year 2003-04
1. Program description:
A. There are 103 full-time faculty members, 4 part-time faculty members, plus 3 newly hired faculty members
involved with the Centers.
B. All 110 faculty members in the ARTP are involved in collaborative research, teaching and outreach.
C. There are 31 full-time staff members associated with the ARTP. Of these only 7 received funding through
the ARTP. All others were supported through grants and contracts. There were 38 part-time staff members. Of
these only two were supported directly by the ARTP. The remainder was supported by grants and contracts.
D. There were 86 graduate students involved with the ARTP, 45 were partially or entirely supported by
teaching assistantships. Of those on assistantship, 7 received additional supported from the ARTP, 17 received
additional support from grants, and 2 received additional funds from both the ARTP and grants. There were 13
supported by grants alone and only 3 by the ARTP alone. Only 1 student was supported by the ARTP and a grant.
There were 24 graduate students who did not get any financial assistance.
There were 348 undergraduate students involved in ARTP Centers. Of these 48 were supported by the ARTP
alone, 9 by the ARTP and a grant, and 91 were support by grants/contracts. Therefore, of the 348 students, 148
received some form of financial support. For students who cannot afford to not work, the financial help allows
them to focus more on their studies as they can reduce outside distractions.
E. The ARTP continues to involve faculty and students in multidisciplinary applied research and technology
projects. Certain areas of applied research are emerging as areas of significant strength. These areas are
Environmental Science, Biotechnology and Materials Science and Energy. These research areas involve faculty
from a number of Centers and private, state and federal entities. These research areas are supported by grants,
contracts and appropriations. The three appropriations are from the USDA-ARS (Agricultural Research Service),
the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). All three overlap in the area
of air and water quality and this lends to enhanced collaboration among the Centers of the ARTP.
The USDA-ARS has established a location in Bowling Green to address concerns of Manure and Byproduct
Utilization. The ARTP was asked to participate in hiring four scientists to work at this location that would
complement our expertise to address issues relevant to Kentucky. These issues are consistent with national goals
established at a meeting held last spring in Atlanta. Western Kentucky University was one of only a few nonUSDA-ARS institutions invited to participate in establishing those priorities. The major concern for the western
region is chicken waste resulting from a rapidly growing industry, but management of cattle and swine waste will
also be studied. The specific areas to be addressed are 1) chicken waste application on crops and forages and the
impact on soil and water nutrient cycling and crop yield. (the Agricultural Research and Education Complex, the
Center for Cave and Karst Studies and the Biotechnology Center will be working with a USDA-ARS scientist on
this project.) 2) microfloral analysis of animal waste and amelioration of smell and pathogen transmission. (the
Agricultural Research and Education Complex, the Biotechnology Center, the Center for Biodiversity Studies,
the Center for Water Resource Studies, and the Materials Characterization Center will be working with another
USDA-ARS scientist on problems related to this area.), and 3) byproduct development from animal waste. (the
Agricultural Research and Education Complex, the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental
Technology, and the Materials Characterization Center will be working on this problem with a scientist from the
USDA-ARS.)
The Department of Energy has awarded the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology
(an outgrowth from the Materials Characterization Center) over $3 million to study the use of chicken waste and
other biofuels in coal-fired power plant operations. The co-firing of chicken waste with coal may lead to
technologies that reduce mercury and CO2 emissions, plus yield some useful byproducts (activated charcoal,
methane and hydrogen). This Center will collaborate with the Biotechnology Center, the Center for Biodiversity
Studies, the Materials Characterization Center, the Agricultural Research and Education Complex, the Applied
Physics Institute and the USDA-ARS to address issues related to biofuels and burning coal.
The Center for Water Resource Studies directs the EPA appropriation to build capacity in small drinking water
systems and to work on watershed protection. Activities related to this involve the Center for Biodiversity
Studies, the Materials Characterization Center, the Center for Cave and Karst Studies and the Kentucky Climate
Center, the Kentucky Rural Water Association, The Kentucky Water Institute, and the Kentucky Division of
Water.
The Center for Biodiversity Studies, the Center for Cave and Karst Studies, the Center for Water Resource
Studies, the Kentucky Climate Center and the Materials Characterization Center are collaborating with the
National Park Service at Mammoth Cave National Park on approximately 36 projects, including an international
research and learning center.
The Institute for Rural Health Development and Research collaborates with a number of health agencies in
providing health screening in rural areas including University of Louisville dental students.
A steering committee was formed to revisit the strategic plan and develop an updated plan to develop more
collaboration among Centers and to develop a strategy to involve more faculty and students in the ARTP.
F. There was $244,662.65 identified as apparent carry-forward funds. $145,980.74 of these funds were in the
ARTP central office for cost sharing commitments on grants, $12,500 matching commitment for Ashland Oil
Scholarships and some for planned renovations. $28,499.75 was to cover the cost for developing data for a patent
application. This money was transferred in from the Office of Sponsored Programs. $21,039.14 was encumbered
for equipment purchases that did not clear the system in time, $4,000 was for travel that was planned after the
close of the fiscal year and $10,000 was for professional insurance for those with contracts with industry.
Therefore, $222,019.63 of this apparent carry-forward money was in fact committed leaving only $22,643.02 not
specifically committed, thus actual carry-forward money. This money has already been allocated to the Centers
along with FY05 money.
2. Professional activity and effort to establish a national reputation, including:
A. Grant/Contract proposals awarded in FY04, titles, and amount of funds obtained. Many more proposals
were written than funded. Those not funded are not included.
PI
All, John
Bilotta, Joe
Britt, Jenks
Britt, Jenks
Britt, Jenks
Britt, Jenks
Buthelezi,
Thandi
Buthelezi,
Thandi
Buthelezi,
Thandi
Byrne, Chris
Title
Kentucky Heritage Land Conservation
ULRF KBRIN - Fish vision nerual development
Kentucky Department of Agricululture
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Western Yeast Coumpany
USDA-ARS Johnne's Disease
KSEF
NSF/MRI - new NMR instrument
KYNSF/EPSCoR KSTC - Development of a anew carbonized wood product
Amount
$218,500.00
$107,317.00
$8,000.00
$5,037.30
$11,289.75
$32,579.00
$37,400.00
$129,400.00
$13,274.00
$74,995.00
Crawford, Nick
Crawford, Nick
Crawford, Nick
Crawford, Nick
Crawford, Nick
Crawford, Nick
Davis, Cheryl
ITA - Subsurface assessment
IT Corp, Dye Tracing at Central Redstone Arsenal, Alabama
Fruit of the Loom, Inc. Microgravity Subsurface Investigation
UKRF Federal - Subsurface collapse of 31-W, Hardin County
American English Phase I
Bowling Green Metalforming - Subsurface Analysis
ULF Federal - KBRIN
ULRF Federal-Detection and Tracking of Bacterial Tetracycline
Doerner, Kinchel Resistance Genetic Elements in Human Waste
Doerner, Kinchel USDA-ARS - Phosphate Sequestration by Bacteria
Dotson, Pete
City of BG - Leaf Composting
Ernest, Andrew EPA Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality
Ernest, Andrew NPS/Mammoth Cave
Ferrell, Blaine
USDA-Poultry Waste Management -Compost Heat Recovery
Ferrell, Blaine
USDA-Poultry Waste Management - Administrative supplement
Ferrell, Blaine
USDA-Animal Evaluation
Ferrell, Blaine
Equipment for the Complex for Engineering and Biological Sci.
Ferrell, Blaine
NPS/Mammoth Cave for student research
Ferrell, Blaine
NPS/Mammoth Cave International environmental Learning Center
Ferrell, Blaine
U.S. Dept. of Education - Equipment Grant - Biology
Ferrell, Blaine
U.S. Dept. of Educatoin - Equipment Grant Engineering
Foster, Stuart
NOAA/NCDC
Gilfillen, Becky USDA-ARS - Impact of Chicken Litter Application on soil
Groves, Chris
USDA-ARS - Impact of Chicken Litter Application on ground water
Grubbs, Scott
NPS/Mammoth Cave-Impact of Lock and Dam #6 on the Aquatic
Macroinvertebrate Assemblage of the Green and Nolin rivers
Grubbs, Scott
NPS/Mammoth Cave-Impact of Lock and Dam #6 on the Aquatic
Macroinvertebrate Assemblage of the Green and Nolin rivers
Hackney,
Richard
CPE for KY NASA EPSCoR
Hackney,
Richard
CPE for KY Space Grant Consortium
Hackney,
Richard
NASA for NASA/EPSCoR
Handy, Rod
HEAT Unit Services for Valspar ad City of Bowling Green
Handy, Rod
Indoor Air Quality for Weyerhauser-KY Mills
Handy, Rod
SCA Hygiene Products for humidity control analysis
Handy, Rod
Pride Plastics for Environmental Monitoring
Handy, Rod
Respirator Fit Testing for Harman/Becker Automotive
Kenworthy,
Steven
UKRF
King, Rodney
ULRF KBRIN
King, Rodney
NIH for Identification of Cellular Genes Affected by Mutations
in the Conserved Zinc-finger Domain of E. coli RNA Polymerase
King, Rodney
USDA-ARS Bacteriophages in chicken litter
Lienesch, Philip NPS/Mammoth Cave Interactions between Endangered Kentucky
Cave Shrimp and Exotic Rainbow Trout in Cave Springs
Lienesch, Philip NPS/ Mammoth Cave
Liu, Kenlui
Sorbent
Liu, Kunlei
DOE for Development of a Method for Measuring Carbon Balance
in the Chemical Sequestration of CO2
$15,525.00
$2,698.00
$19,938.00
$3,849.00
$35,000.00
$12,288.00
$72,541.00
$39,182.00
$59,162.00
$45,000.00
$447,075.00
$2,000.00
$95,007.00
$14,300.00
$35,000.00
$1,192,200.00
$29,587.00
$149,055.00
$579,063.00
$579,063.00
$2,000.00
$216,834.00
$76,773.00
$15,000.00
$10,000.00
$168,000.00
$124,188.00
$700,000.00
$2,934.00
$713.00
$3,163.00
$1,490.00
$810.00
$12,737.00
$107,863.00
$11,000.00
$8,511.00
$25,000.00
$16,597.00
$123,372.00
$33,000.00
Marcus, Jeff
Marcus, Jeff
Meier, Albert
Pan, Wei-Ping
Pan, Wei-Ping
Pan, Wei-Ping
KY NSF/EPSCoR REG grant
ULRF -KBRIN/INBRE
NPS/Mammoth Cave - Yellow Orchid Project
EPRI – Impact of Coal Chlorine Content on Corrosion Processes
NASA
DOE- for Circulating Fluidized Bed Combuster project
EPRI - Parrtitioning and Mechanism Studies for Mercury in SCR
Pan, Wei-Ping
Control
DOE for Establishment of an Environmental Control Technology
Pan, Wei-Ping
Lab
Pan, Wei-Ping
DOE/PARAS/SBIR CO2 Sequestration
Pan, Wei-Ping
USDA-ARS Co-firing Chicken Litter in a Fluidized-Bed Combuster
Philips, Keith
NSF – Dung Beetles in Ghana
Pozhar, Lodmilla NSF
ULRF Federal Nitric Oxide in Pulmonary Myofibroblast
Rice, Nancy
Differentiation
University of Kansas Medical Center- Identification of
Rice, Nancy
Phosphorylase
Kinase Alpha Binding Partners
Rice, Nancy
ULRF KBRIN/INBRE
Rudolph, Jack
USDA-ARS Greenhouse heating with geothermal and compost heat
Sahi, Shiv
NPS (MOA)
Schmucker,
Doug
NSF/Clemson-Designing Peer Evaluation Instrument
KSEF for Controlled Assembly of C60-conjugated Nanoparticle
Shon, Young
films for
Optoelectronic Devices
Shon, Young
Bum Chang Industrial Co.
Stokes, Michael KY NSF/EPSCoR
Stokes, Michael Kentucky Heritage Land Fund
Stokes, Michael NPS/Mammoth Cave - Backlog Cataloging
NPS/Mammoth Cave - Cataloging Long Term Ecological
Stokes, Michael Monitoring
Stokes, Michael NPS/Mammoth Cave-Cataloging
Stokes, Michael NPS/Mammoth Cave
Tarrant, Wayne ORAU Ralph Powe Award
NPS/Mammoth Cave-Occurrence and Distribution of Mercury in
Webb, Kate
MCNP
Webb, Kate
Hydro Tech Engineering for Arsenic Remediation of Drinking Water
Webb, Kate
NSF REU
Webb, Kate
Anavasis
Womble, Phil
NAVEOD for support of PELAN III at Maryland Landfill
Womble, Phil
Northwest Nuclear, LLC
Womble, Phil
TVA - TVA Analyzer Installation and Repair
Womble, Phil
TVA/EPRI
Womble, Phil
INEEL for the RESEDS Project
womble, Phil
DOD for Survey of UXO at White Oak Navy Station
Wulff, Andrew
ORAU - Ralph Powe Award
Total
$25,000.00
$103,732.00
$29,751.00
$56,700.00
$24,000.00
$291,678.00
$163,427.00
$600,000.00
$283,433.00
$150,851.00
$133,534.00
$414,088.00
$10,867.00
$8,205.00
$106,148.00
$38,445.00
$40,750.00
$13,957.00
$14,870.00
$15,000.00
$25,000.00
$12,000.00
$34,244.00
$40,000.00
$20,000.00
$31,185.00
$5,000.00
$7,704.00
$5,000.00
$82,962.00
$25,000.00
$1,300.00
$44,526.00
$2,810.30
$16,500.00
$18,000.00
$11,150.00
$5,000.00
$7,978,810.30
B. Conference Papers and Articles Accepted for Publication
Faculty members sponsored a number of student papers at conferences. More than a few students received
awards for their presentations
(See Appendices A & B)
C. Conferences Sponsored by the ARTP
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Sigma XI Research Conference at Western Kentucky University - 90 student papers given.
November 2003: Joint Center for Biodiversity Studies and Mammoth Cave Science
Conference Annual Conferences, in conjuction with Annual Kentucky Academy of
Science Meeting (Bowling Green, KY).
Marcus, J., Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists (Louisville, KY) “Lepidopteran field trips past and prospective”, Kentucky
Academy of Science (Bowling Green, KY), November 2003.
The Center for Water Resource Studies hosted the annual Upper Green River Watershed Watch Fall Conference on the WKU
campus.
DOE/EPRI Mercury Measurement Workshop and DOE Contractor Conference.
D. Program-sponsored applied research and prospects for commercial application.
The ARTP has sponsored research as part of the USDA-ARS collaboration. One provisional patent has
been filed with a fairly good prospect for commercialization as a result of this work.
The Materials Characterization Center and the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental
Technology have received an SBIR phase I and phase II grant for work on a new technology that will be
commercialized. There are several other prospects for products and commercialization that should emerge in the
next year as a result of co-firing biofuels with coal in a circulating fluidized –bed combustion unit now being
built. Identifying methods to reduce mercury emission and the emission of other pollutants during coal burning
while improving efficiency and byproduct yield should have a tremendous impact on the economy of the
Commonwealth. These technologies will have a very high potential for commercialization.
The Applied Physics Institute is currently working on several new technologies for materials analysis.
They have helped TVA with a coal analyzer to monitor sulfur content that if successful will be used in all of
TVA's coal-fired power plants. In addition they have received an SBIR phase I grant and have submitted a phase
II proposal. The Center also acquired a 24 MeV particle accelerator from an Army laboratory that will add to
their materials analysis capacity.
The Biotechnology Center helped train technicians for Sygen Inc., a company that recently moved their lab
to Kentucky from Berkeley, California. Two of the Center's students were hired.
Six members of the ARTP have received grants for developing innovations from the Kentucky Science and
Engineering Foundation. These projects include: nanomaterials, computer image compression, photovoltaic cells
for residential use, microgravity determination of subsurface voids, an arsenic removal technology for drinking
water systems in developing countries, and development of a new carbonized wood product.
E. The ARTP has ongoing collaborations with numerous governmental agencies, from local to federal.
The Center for Water Resources collaborates with the Kentucky Rural Water Association, Mammoth Cave
National Park, the Kentucky Division of Water, the Kentucky Water Institute and the Bowling Green Municipal
Utilities. It also works with the Planning and Zoning Commission on a storm and wastewater plan to meet EPA
guidelines.
The Center for Biodiversity Studies, the Center for Cave and Karst Studies, and Kentucky Climate Center
have numerous projects ongoing with the National Park Service at Mammoth Cave National Park from bacterial
analysis using developed DNA technology to an international research and learning center.
The Center for Biodiversity Studies recently acquired approximately 700 acres for a preserve with funds
from the Kentucky Heritage Land Fund to carry out research on restoration. Restoration efforts, including those
to save six endangered species found on this land, in collaboration with the National Park Service, the Kentucky
Fish and Wildlife Service, the Cabinet for Environmental Protection, the Corps of Engineers, the Nature
Conservancy and the Nature Preserves Commission. Projects include American chestnut tree restoration,
butternut restoration, reintroducing barrens among others. The Center for Biodiversity Studies is working with
these same agencies on the Upper Green River Watershed project to establish baseline data. Future data collected
after restoration efforts will be compared with the baseline data to determine the effectiveness of restoration
efforts for improving water quality and biodiversity.
The Materials Characterization Center and the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental
Technology are part of a national consortium (Combustion Technology University Alliance) composed of 15
universities, including Lehigh University, Pennsylvania University, and 20 companies via the National Energy
Technology Laboratory in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The circulating fluidized-bed combustion unit to be used for
experiments by this alliance is being constructed at the WKU Research Center. These Centers continue to
collaborate with a number of companies nationwide. Strong collaborations have developed with Eastern
Kentucky Power, Cinergy, EPRI and other energy agencies.
F. The ARTP has had and continues to have an advisory board that meets annually. The last meeting was
May 2003. We are planning to have a meeting this fall or early next spring.
(The board suggestions are attached in Appendix C.)
G. Integration of the ARTP into high school-university cooperative arrangements.
The ARTP has provided assistance with "Girls in Science Day", LEGO robotics competition, the state
sponsored Science Olympiad and other outreach activities. The Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science has
sponsored teacher workshops and has developed two robotically operated telescopes, one locally, the other at Kitt
Peak, Arizona. Data from these telescopes is directly accessible to high school students for analysis via the
internet. It is the aim of this project to interest students in science through experiencing science first hand. A
Science Alliance outside the ARTP has as its emphasis developing relationships with middle and high schools.
H. Distance learning and alternative course offerings.
The Center for Water Resource Studies, together with the Kentucky Rural Water Association, has
developed a series of online and CD-based courses for managers of small drinking water systems. These
materials have been well received. The Center for Biodiversity Studies, the Center for Cave and Karst Studies,
the Center for Water Resource Studies are developing and International Environmental Research and Learning
Center at Maple Springs in Mammoth Cave National Park in collaboration with the National Park Service. The
ARTP members and others from around the world will be intimately involved in offering novel courses at this
Center for school children, teachers, university students and scientists world-wide. This learning center should be
operational next summer and builds on the Center for Cave and Karst Studies field studies courses that have been
offered in the past.
I. Promotion of the program.
Brochures are distributed under a variety of venues from local to national. In addition, at the suggestion of
our advisory board, newsletters are prepared quarterly for wide dissemination to potential businesses and
agencies that might benefit from services offered by students and faculty in the ARTP. (see attached newsletter
example) The President of Western Kentucky University has done an excellent job of promoting the ARTP at the
Kentucky Academy of Science, the National Governor's Conference, and many other venues. A new web site has
been designed that is appealing and user-friendly. Several prospective faculty members have cited the ARTP
activities presented on the web site as the reason they chose to apply at Western Kentucky University. (see
attached brochure and newsletter, http://artp.wku.edu)
3. Student activities, including:
A. Opportunities for students to participate in regional and national conferences and competitions.
Many students involved in the ARTP presented papers, won awards for their presentation and attended
regional, national and international conferences.
(See Appendix D.)
B. Opportunity for students to participate in research.
All students involved with the ARTP have the opportunity and do participate in research in a meaningful
way. They develop into young professionals as a result of these activities.
(See Appendix E.)
C. Internships and Service Learning
Students are encouraged to participate in research. If they cannot find the opportunity through the ARTP,
then they are encouraged to seek other opportunities. In addition, the ARTP hosted several internships for
students from other institutions through an NSF Research Enhancement in Undergraduate universities. Eleven
students traveled to Kenya, Africa this summer to work on wildlife forensics in collaboration with students and
faculty at the University of Nairobi. This experience was established through the Center for Biodiversity Studies
in collaboration with the Biotechnology Center. Other students traveled to China with the Center for Water
Resource Studies to help rural residents of Quinlin Province ameliorate arsenic poisoning from mining in karst
areas. There are plans to expand such opportunities for ARTP students, such as an interdisciplinary learning
experience in the Bahamas that will be offered next summer.
(See Appendix F.)
D. Efforts to recruit female and minority students
Members of the ARTP initiated Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) in Ogden College of Science
and Engineering. This group of women scientists sponsored a Saturday “Girls in Science Day”. Over 120
middle grade girls attended the numerous hands-on events conducted by WISE members and several male faculty
members. This group also sponsors robotic competitions and LEGO competitions for girls in local schools.
There has not been as organized attempt to attract minorities this past year, but this needs to be addressed.
We are collaborating on a grant to help recruit, retain and ensure success of African Americans and Hispanics
with several state universities spearheaded by the University of Kentucky.
Although we did not specifically track women and minorities, but will next year, the following is based on
names of students involved. There were approximately 30 women out of 86 total graduate students. There were
approximately 183 women undergraduate students out of a total of 348 students. There were 30 Asian graduate
students and 12 Asian undergraduate students.
E. Scholarships and graduate assistantships available and filled. (See Section 1 D above). All scholarships
available through the ARTP were filled. The Ashland Oil Scholarships that were matched with ARTP funds were
used to recruit outstanding high school students with the expectation that they would participate in applied
research in the ARTP. There were 12 of these available in the ARTP and all have been utilized.
4. Measures of Program Success
A. Economic Impact
The ARTP by its very nature of being applied lends itself to finding innovations or solutions that have
economic impact.
Several areas of applied research strength have emerged consistent with the Commonwealth’s strategic
vision for economic development. One area that has already had tremendous impact is material science and
energy. The Applied Physics Institute together with the Materials Characterization Center and the Institute for
Combustion Science and Environmental Technology have produced innovations and are likely to produce several
others this year or next that can be commercialized. Western has recently received its second royalty check for
the PELAN, a device for non-invasively detecting hidden drugs and unexploded ordnance. The API is working
on another technology with TVA that if successful will be used at all of their coal-fired power plants. In addition,
the collocation of these Centers at the WKU Research Center is providing the level of world-class expertise and
facilities in materials science and energy that is attracting companies to the Research Center. Negotiations are in
progress with two companies, one of which will be relocating from New Jersey. In addition, this cluster is
helping a chemist start a company in pharmaceutical synthesis. He has his first contract using a technology
developed at the University of Southern California. If successful, there are many more such contracts available.
He was instrumental in starting a similar company in South Carolina that has grown to $45,000,000 annually. He
is an expatriate that wanted to return to Kentucky. The cluster of centers has also hired over 37 research
associates, technicians or postdoctoral students. This has added a significant amount to the tax base.
The USDA-ARS location in Bowling Green will have far reaching impact on farm revenues and
innovations for the marketplace. Working with the Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental
Technology, alternate uses for chicken waste as a biofuel or a source for alternative products are being explored.
With the growing chicken production industry in western Kentucky, chicken waste needs to be dealt with in a
cost effective way for farmers. The goal is to increase the farmers’ bottom line. With the development of
alternative uses for chicken waste a liability can become and asset. The USDA-ARS has hired 4 Ph.D. scientists
that work with ARTP faculty and students and they have hired our students as technicians. Jobs are already being
created.
Faculty members in the ARTP have received six research awards from the Kentucky Science and
Engineering Foundation to develop innovations in 1) nanomaterials, 2) detection of subsurface voids using
microgravity, 3) residential photovoltaic cell use, 4) technology for arsenic removal from drinking water, 5)
carbonized wood product, and 6) computer image compression. They are all making great progress.
The ARTP service provided to constituents and governmental agencies while students learn is hard to put a
price tag on, however the impact is significant.
B. Any changes planned to increase program effectiveness.
Taking suggestions from the Advisory Board, a steering committee is looking into ways to stimulate more
collaborative efforts and to attract more faculty and students to the program. We will be having a brown bag lunch
each semester to highlight one of the centers in more detail. All faculty and students will be invited to attend. We
have also mounted a large glass case bulletin board outside the ARTP office that features students and faculty of a
particular Center each month.
Because the ARTP went from approximately $1M/year on average in grant/contract activity prior to its
inception to over $7M last year it was necessary to hire another staff member to assist faculty in preparing grant
proposals. Over the five years the ARTP has been in existence, it has leveraged approximately $5M to acquire
over $28M in federal and private money in support of its mission to provide hands-on applied research experience
in their discipline for our students.
The ARTP is reorganizing some Centers to correlate with emerging areas of strength in applied research.
With the departure of the Director of the Environmental Health and Safety Center last spring, this Center has been
discontinued.
C. Changes in internal program success measures.
It has been very difficult to track ARTP activities compared with other college activities outside the ARTP.
The college has developed a new database that we hope will capture faculty activities that are not monitored by
Institutional Research (i.e., grants, publications, undergraduate and graduate students involved in research, etc.).
We also need to do a better job of tracking minority students and women and to encourage them to participate in
the program.
D. Evidence of achieving national prominence.
There are areas of research strength emerging as mentioned above and these are becoming recognized in
ever widening circles. The Materials Characterization Center, the Applied Physics Institute and particularly the
Institute for Combustion Science and Environmental Technology (ICSET) have reached international recognition
in terms of expertise and infrastructure. The Department of Energy selected the ICSET to visit China with them to
bring back coal combustion technology. The Department of Energy has invested $3M in support of research with
a circulating fluidized-bed combustion unit as part of a national consortium involving 20 research universities and
15 industry members as part of the National Energy Technology Laboratory. A scalable circulating fluidized-bed
combustion unit is being constructed at the WKU Research Center for these members to use for research. Dr. Pan,
Director of this unit, received national recognition from the North American Thermogravimetric Analysis Society
for his service to the organization. The Applied Physics Institute has carried out tests of its devices for the
Department of Defense and countries in Europe.
The USDA-ARS invited several members of our Agricultural Research and Education Complex and the
Biotechnology Center to attend a meeting in Atlanta to help establish national priorities in the animal waste and
byproducts division. Our USDA-ARS location is in line with work going on nationally and we are networking
with other ARS units.
The EPA Technical Assistance Center in the Center for Water Resource Studies has been asked to attend
and give presentations at numerous meetings nationwide. This center has been working closely with the other four
regional centers nationwide.
There is not a sanctioning body that we can compete for a title saying we are nationally prominent, but
based on faculty who applied for our positions last year, the reputation for the high quality young professionals
graduating from this program and the excitement for what is happening is growing and reaching an ever widening
audience. We hired two women, one from Harvard University and another from Northwestern University and are
looking forward to their contributions to the ARTP and outstanding student learning. When a student can turn
down a graduate fellowship at Yale University for one at John’s Hopkins University, and impressed them so much
on his interview that they asked him to start research early, the program is achieving its goal.
Appendix A. Professional Articles Accepted for Publication and Conference Papers
Agricultural Research and Education Complex
1. Britt, J.S., N.C. Speer. and M.B. Hall. 2003. Efficiency of converting nutrient dry matter to milk in Holstein herds.
J. Dairy Sci. Approved for publication.
2. For Nevil Speer:
Consortium. 2003. A report for the Animal Agriculture Alliance (AAA): Criteria for the Evaluation of Animal Care
Guidelines. Federation of Animal Science Societies, Savoy, IL.
3. Speer, N.C. Monthly Market Profile
July 10, 2003
August 10, 2003
September 10, 2003
October 10, 2003
November 10, 2003
December 10, 2003
January 10, 2004
February 10,2004
March 10, 2004
4. Published in Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association’s Cow Country News.
5. Also available through the following website:
www.cattlenetwork.com, www.farms.com, www.cattletoday.com, www.beefbusinessdaily.com
Additionally, available through the DTN system.
Both of these publications are invited papers and were submitted prior to 2004 in order to be included in
proceedings:
6. Speer, N.C. 2004. Captive Supply: A Beef Industry Perspective. Written on behalf of Fort Dodge Animal Health;
Feedlot Cattle Nutritionist / Veterinarian Meeting. January, 2004. Scottsdale, AZ.
7. Speer, N.C. 2004. Herefords In A Changing World: Handling Changes Down on the Farm. Written on behalf of 14th
World Hereford Conference. March, 2004. Armidale, Australia.
Applied Physics Institute:
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Phillip C. Womble, Michael Belbot, Jon Paschal, Kirk Cantrell, and Lindsay Hopper
The Field Utility Vehicle: a tool for EOD personnel using neutron-based UXO discrimination systems
2. P. C. Womble*, J. Paschal, K. Cantrell, and B. L. Wallace Unexploded ordnance discrimination using neutrons
Architectural and Manufacturing Sciemce Institute:
1. Weibing Xu, Yufeng Duan, Lingchuan Li, Yan Cao, Matt King, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan, John Riley,
SeptemberCatalyzed Effect of Fly Ash on the Mercury Emission in a 100MWe Coal-fired PC Boiler, the proceeding of
20th Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference.
2. Yan Cao , Wei-Ping Pan, Kunlei Liu, September, The Pre-Desulphurization of High-sulfur Coal by Co-Gasification
with Coal-Bed Methane for Producing Lower Sulfur Char and Clean Gas with Higher H2/CO, the proceeding of 20th
Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference.
3. Shawn Kellie, Yan Cao, Yufeng Duan, Paul Chu, Arun Mehta, Ken Ho, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan, and John T.
Riley, September, The Role of Coal properties on Chemical and Physical Transformation on Mercury
in Post Combustion, the proceeding for Air Quality IV.
4. Kunlei Liu, John T. Riley, and Wei-Ping Pan, September, Evaluation on the Reliability and Variability Between
Mercury SCEMs, the proceeding for Air Quality IV.
5. “Tool Wear Index for Determining Surface Roughness in Turning” (with Yongjin Kwon and Yalcin Ertekin),
Machining Science and Technology (accepted, 2003).
6. "Identification of Common Sensory Features for the Control of CNC Milling Operations under Varying Cutting
Conditions," (with Yongjin Kwon and Yalcin Ertekin), International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, Vol.
43, pp. 897-904, 2003.
7. "Case-based Decision-making in Knowledge Management," (with Chao-Chuan Tseng, Chun-Che Huang, and
Chan-Shuo Hsu), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM 2003), National
Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, July 12, 2003.
8. Tseng., B. and Huang, C.C., "Capitalizing on Knowledge: A Novel Approach to Crucial Knowledge Determination,"
IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Part A: Systems and Humans (to appear).
9. Huang, C.C., Tseng, B. and Kusiak, A.,“XML-based Management of Analytical Knowledge,” IEEE Transaction on
Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A -- Systems and Humans (to appear).
10. Peng, J.T., Chien, C.F. and Tseng, B., “Rough Set Theory for Data Mining for Fault Location on Distribution
Feeder,” IIE Proceedings (to appear).
11. Xing, G. and Tseng, B. "Extendible Range-Based Numbering Scheme for XML Document," Proceedings of the
International Conference on Information Technology, ITCC 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 5 -7, 2004.
14. Tseng, B., Jothishankar, M.C. and Wu, T., “Quality Control Problem in Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing – an
Extended Rough Set Theory Approach,” Journal of Manufacturing Systems (to appear).
15. Huang, C.C., Tseng, B., and Kwon, Y., “Agent-based Web Services Solution to Collaborative Product Design,”
Proceedings of the Conference on Intelligent Systems in Design and Manufacturing VI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
Oct. 25-28, 2004.
16. Yen, P.H., Tseng, B. and Huang, C.C., "Rough Set Based Approach to Feature Selection in Customer Relationship
Management," Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Management, ICIM'15, Chung Yuan
Christian University, Taiwan, May 29, 2004.
17. Tseng, B., Leeper, T., Banda, C., Herren, S. and Ford, S., "Quality Assurance in Machining Process Using Data
Mining," Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research 2004 Conference, Houston, Taxes, May 15-19, 2004.
18. Tseng, B., Huang, C.C. and Li, M.Z., "OLAP: Modeling Qualitative Data Through Application of Multi-Dimensional
Analysis Technique," Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research 2004 Conference, Houston, Taxes, May 1519, 2004.
19. Tseng, B., Jothishankar, M.C., Wu, T., Xing. G. and Jiang, F., "Applying Data Mining Approaches for Defect
Diagnosis in Manufacturing Industry," Proceedings of the Industrial Engineering Research 2004 Conference, Houston,
Taxes, May 15-19, 2004.
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
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Morel, T. Marchenko, S.V, Pati, A.K., Kuppuswamy, K., Carini, M.T., Wood, E., Zimmerman, T.K. 2004,
“Large Scale Wind Structures in OB Supergiants: Search for Rotationally Modulated Variability”, MNRAS,
in press.
Villata, M.; Raiteri, C.M.; Kurtanidze, O.M.; Nikolashvili, M.G. Ibrahimov, M.A.; Papadakis, I.E.; Tosti, G.,
Hroch, F., Takalo, L.O., Sillanpa, A., Hagen-Thorn, V.A., Larionov, V.M. Schwartz, R.D., Basler, J., Brown,
L.F., Balonek, T.J., Benitez, E., Ramirez, A., Saudn, A.C., Boltwood, P.,Carini, M.T., Barnabym D., Coloma,
J.M., Ros, J.A, Dai, B.Z., Xie, G.Z., Mattox, J.R., Rodrigiez, D., Asfandivarov, I.M., Atkerson, A., Beem, J.L.,
Bloom, S.D., Chanturiya, S.M., Ciprini, S., Crapanzano, S., de Diego, J.A., Efimova, N.V., Gardiol, D. Guerra,
J.C., Kahharov, B.B., Kapanadze, B.Z., Karttunen, H., Kato, T., Kimeridze, G.N., Kudryavtseva, N.A., Lainela,
M., Lanteri, L., Larionova, E.G., Maesano, M., Marchili, N., Massone, G., Monroe, T., Montagni, F., Nesci, R.,
Nilsson, K., Noble, J.C., Nucciareilli, G., Ostorero, L., Papamastorakis, J., Pasanen, M., Peters, C.S., Purismo,
T., Reig, P., Ryle, W., Sclavi, S., Sigua, L.A., Uemura, M., Wills, W., 2004, The WEBT BL Lacertae Campaign
2001And its extension: Optical Light Curves and Colour Analysis 1994-2002, 2004, A & A in press.
Carini, M.T., Simultaneous optical-gamma ray monitoring of Blazars: a view from below, New Astronomy Reviews,
Volume 48, Issue 5-6, p. 559-563.
Center for Biodiversity Studies:
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Bunsawat, J., N. Elliott, K. Hertweck, E. Sproles, and L. A. Alice. In press. Phylogenetics of Mentha (Lamiaceae):
evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences. Systematic Biology.
Forgie, S., T.K. Philips, and C.H. Scholtz. In Press. Phylogenetic analysis of the ball-rolling
Scarabaeini:(Scarabaeinae: Scarabaeidae). Systematic Entomology.
Grubbs S. A. 2003. Notes on the distribution of Leuctra carolinensis and L. variabilis in Maryland with amended and
new state records. Entomological News 114: 51-53.
Grubbs S. A. 2004. Studies on Indiana stoneflies (Plecoptera), with an annotated and revised state checklist.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington (In press).
Grubbs S. A., and B. P.Stark. In press. Acroneuria covelli (Plecoptera: Perlidae), a new stonefly species from eastern
North America. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington.
Grubbs S. A., and J. M.Taylor. In press. The influence of flow impoundment and river regulation on the distribution
of riverine macroinvertebrates at Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, U.S.A. Hydrobiologia. 520: 19-28.
Grubbs, S.A. 2005. In press. Perlesta shawnee: a new stonefly species from eastern North America. Aquatic Insects.
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Hewitt, J.E, A.J. Meier, J.H. Starnes, P.K. Hamilton, and C.C. Rhoades. In press. Effects of past landuse and
initial treatment on Castanea dentata seedlings. Proceedings of the American Chestnut Restoration Conference.
Hilu, K. W., T. Borsch, K. Müller, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, V. Savolainen, M. W. Chase, M. Powell, L. A. Alice,
R. Evans, H. Sauquet, C. Neinhuis, T. A. Slotta, J. G. Rohwer, C. S. Campbell, and L. Chatrou. 2003. In Press.
Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information. American Journal of Botany 1758-1776.
History 31(1): 1-5.
Marcus, J. M. 2003 Recombination mapping of P-element transposon inserts: A new set of laboratory exercises for an
undergraduate genetics course. Drosophila Information Service. 86: In press. 168-171
Marcus, J. M., D. M. Ramos, A. Monteiro. 2004. Transformation of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Proceedings of
the Royal Society of London B (Supplement: Biology Letters): DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0175
Meier, A.J. 2004. Seeing the Forest Herbs Despite the Trees. Ecology 85: 884
Philips, T.K., D. W. Edmonds and C.H. Scholtz. In Press. Phylogenetic analysis of the New World Phanaeini
(Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): Hypotheses on origins and relationships. Insect Systematics and Evolution.
Philips, T.K., R. Pretorius, and C.H. Scholtz. In Press. A phylogenetic analysis of the dung beetles: (Scarabaeinae:
Scarabaeidae): Unrolling an evolutionary history. Invertebrate Systematics. 18: 53-88.
Rhoades, C.C., A.J. Meier, and A.J. Rebertus. 2004. Soil properties in fire-consumed log burnout openings in a
Missouri oak savanna. Forest ecology and Management 192: 277-284.
Smith, C. H. 2003. Comment: Alfred Russel Wallace, Societal Planning and Environmental Agenda. Environmental
Conservation 30(3): 215-218.
Smith, C. H. 2004. Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913). In Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers (Dordrecht:
Kluwer).
Smith, C. H. 2004. Further Additions to the Bibliography of Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913). Archives of Natural
Smith, C. H. (editor) 2004. Alfred Russel Wallace: Writings on Evolution 1843-1912. Bristol, U.K.: Thoemmes
Press. 3 vols.
Biotechnology Center:
1. Hilu, K. W., T. Borsch, K. Müller, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, V. Savolainen, M. W. Chase, M. Powell, L. A. Alice,
R. Evans, H. Sauquet, C. Neinhuis, T. A. Slotta, J. G. Rohwer, C. S. Campbell, and L. Chatrou. 2003.
Angiosperm phylogeny based on matK sequence information. American Journal of Botany 90: 1758-1776.
2. MCCARTHY, SUSAN M., and CHERYL D. DAVIS. 2003. Pro-oxidant diet provides protection during murine
infection with Toxoplasma gondii Journal of Parasitology . Journal of Parasitology 89(5).
3. Rodney A. King and Robert A. Weisberg (Dec. 2003) Suppression of Factor-Dependent Transcription Termination by
Antiterminator RNA. Journal of Bacteriology 185:7085-7091
4. Marcus, J.M. 2003. Recombination mapping of P-element transposon inserts: A new set of laboratory exercises for
an undergraduate genetics course. Drosophila Informaqtion Service 86: 168-171.
5. Marcus, J. M., D. M. Ramos, A. Monteiro. 2004. Transformation of the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Proceedings of
the Rodyal Society of London B (Supplement: Biology Letters): DOI 10.1098/rsbl.2004.0175
6. Bilotta, J., Barnett, J. A., Hancock, L. & Saszik, S. (in press). Ethanol exposure alters zebrafish development: A
novel model of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Neurotoxicology and Teratology.
7. McDowell, A. M., Dixon, L. J., Houchins, J. D. & Bilotta, J. (in press). Visual processing of the zebrafish optic
tectum before and after optic nerve damage. Visual Neuroscience.
8. Beck, Michael, Pine, Eric, Tarrant, Wayne, and Yarbrough, Kim, to appear 2005, Sums of Cubes, Mathematics of
Computation.
9. Sahi, S.V., N.C. Sharma (2004) Phytoremediation of Lead (Book Chapter). Trace and Ultra-trace Elements in Plants
and Soil – Advances in Ecological Sciences Series, WIT Press, UK (in press).
10. Sharma, N. C., J. L. Gardea-Torresdey, J. Parsons, S. V. Sahi (2004) Chemical speciation and cellular deposition of
lead in Sesbania drummondii. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23(9), 134-139.
11. Sharma, N. C., S. V. Sahi, J. C. Jain, K. G. Raghothama (2004) Enhanced accumulation of phosphate by Lolium
multiflorum cultivars grown in phosphate-enriched medium. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38, 2443-2448.
12. Cheepala, S., N. Sharma, S.V. Sahi (2004) Rapid in vitro regeneration of Sesbania drummondii. Biol. Plant. 48(1):
13-18.
13. Dixon, L. J., McDowell, A. L., Houchins, J. D. & Bilotta, J. (in press). Effects of restricted spectral rearing on the
development of zebrafish retinal physiology. Documenta Ophthalmologica
14. King, R.A., Sen, R. and Weisberg, R.A. 2003. “Using a lac repressor roadblock to analyze the E. coli transcription
enlongation comoplex”. Book Chapter in Methods of Enzymology 371:207-218)
15. Bunsawat, J., N. Elliott, K. Hertweck, E. Sproles, and L. A. Alice. 2004. Phylogenetics of Mentha (Lamiaceae):
Evidence from Chloroplast DNA Sequences. Systematic Botany 29: xxx-xxx.
Center for Cave and Karst Studies:
1. Crawford, N.C. 2003. Karst Hydrogeologic Investigation for Proposed Kentucky Trimodal Transpark, in Beck. B.F
(ed) Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No.
122, pp. 385-403.
2. Kambesis, P., Crawford, N.C., Croft, L.A., Moore, R. and Pfaff, Rhonda 2003. Dishman Lane Collapse, Bowling
Green, Kentucky, in Beck, B.F. (ed.),Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst, ASCE
Geotechnical Special Publication NO. 122, pp. 404-414.
Engineering Services Center:
1. “Understanding the PRBS Signal as an Optimum Input Signal in the Wavelet-Correlation Method of System
Identification using Multiresolution Analysis” authored by Stacy Wilson has been accepted for presentation and
publication at the International Conference on Computing, Communications and Control Technologies to be held in
Austin, Texas in August, 2004.
2. “Hands on Program at Western Kentucky University” authored by Stacy Wilson has been accepted for publication
and presentation at the 2004 National Society of Women Engineers Conference to be held in Milwaukee, October 2004.
3. M.E. Cambron and H.J. Lenoir, “Introduction to Industrial Automation, a Multi-Disciplinary Course at
Western Kentucky University,” Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual
Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20-23, 2004.
4. J. Peng and M.E. Cambron, Digital Technology Emphasis at Western Kentucky University,” Proceedings of the
2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June
20-23, 2004.
5. M.E. Cambron and H.J. Lenoir, “Introduction to Industrial Automation, a Multi Disciplinary Course at
Western Kentucky University,” to appear in the Proceedings of the 2004 3rd American Society for Engineering
Education International Colloquim on Engineering Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People’s Republic
of China, Utah, September 7-10, 2004.
1. C. Byrne, “In-situ Characterization of Dry Surface Contact using Ultrasound,” Nondestructive Characterization of
Materials XI, 2003.
2. C. Byrne, “Delivery of Materials Science to Engineering Freshman,” ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah,
June 2004.
3. R. Choate, “A Thermal-Fluid Science Course for EE and CE Students,” ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah,
June 2004.
4. C. Byrne, R. Choate, J. Lenoir, K. Schmaltz, “Integrated Professional Component Plan from Freshmen Experience to
Senior Project,” ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.
5. J. Lenoir, “The Wobbler Steam Engine: A Connection between the Past, Present, and Future of Mechanical
Engineering,” ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.
6. M. Cambron, J. Lenoir, “Introduction To Industrial Automation, A Multi-Disciplinary Course At Western Kentucky
University,” ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.
7. K. Schmaltz, “Preparing Kentuckians to be Engineering Professionals,” 2004 Kentucky CPE Faculty Development
Conference, May 2004.
8. K. Schmaltz, “Design of Experiments Plan with a Capstone Experimentation Course,” 2004 International Mechanical
Engineering Congress And Exposition, Anaheim CA, November 2004.
9. Kentucky Applied Technology Education Association Annual Conference
10. Dettman, M.A., Integrating Project Based Learning and Multimedia into the Classroom, Southeast Regional
Conference, American Society of Engineering Education, Spring 2004
11. Dettman, M.A., Development and Assessment of a New Project / Practice Based Civil Engineering Curriculum,
National Conference, American Society of Engineering Education, Spring 2004
*Above paper also accepted for publication and presentation at the ASEE 3rd Annual International Meeting in Beijing,
China, to be held with the support of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, National Natural Science Foundation of
China, and Tsinghua University on September 7-10
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Schmucker, Doug, Leadership through the Back Door: Exercises for Individuals and Teams National Conference,
American Society of Engineering Education, Spring 2004
Schmucker, Doug, Not as bad as it seems: Teaching Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering, National
Conference, American Society of Engineering Education, Spring 2004
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
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Graves, Marilyn (2003). Lessons Learned from Valuable International Experience. Kentucky Nurse, 51 (3), 19.
(This article stemmed from our trip to Chile last Spring break. Marilyn is graduate student in nursing.)
2. Jones, M.S., Gardner, M., Peeler, J, Graves, M.L. (2003). Mobilizing Students and Community Partners to Enhance
the Health of the Rural Elderly. Kentucky Nurse, 51(4), 11. Written by Graves, a nursing graduate student.
3. Green JM, Pritchett RC, Crews TR, McLester JR, Tucker DC (2004). Sweat lactate response between males with
high and low aerobic fitness. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 91: 1-6.
4. Green JM, Crews TR, Pritchett RC, Mathfield C, Wesseling L (2004). Heart rate an RPE Responses between
treadmill and elliptical exercise training. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 98: 340-348.
5. Green JM, Crews TR, Bosak AM, Peveler WW (2003). A comparison of respiratory compensation thresholds of
anaerobic competitors, aerobic competitors and untrained subjects. European Journal of Applied Physiology, 90: 608613.
6. Jones, Susan; David Dunn and David Coffey, submitted article, “Strengthening the Nursing Curriculum: An
Interdisciplinary Course Addressing Agricultural Health and Safety, AAOHN Journal. Accepted and now revising.
7. Wilson, R.W. and Dunagan, Joyce C. “CHES and Continuing Educaiton Contact Hours: A Competencies
Disconnect.” Completed manuscript and submitted to Journal of Health Education in January.
8. Ning Lu, Michael E. Samuels, Richard Wilson. “Socioeconomic difference in health: How much do health behaviors
and health insurance coverage account for?” Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.
9. Kuo-Cherh Huang, Ning Lu, Chao-Hsiun Tang and Chung-I Huang. “Fairness perceptions and work attitudes
revisited: roles of employee specialty, hospital level and ownership.” International Journal of Human Resource
Management.
10. Jones, M.S., Coffey, D. & Dunn, D. (in press). Strengthening the nursing curriculum: An interdisciplinary course
addressing agricultural health and safety. American Association of Occupational Health Nursing.
Kentucky Climate Center:
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Ken Kuehn was principal editor on the guidebook: "Geologic Impacts on the History and Development of
Middlesboro,
KY, 2003. Kuehn, K.W., Milam, K.A., and Smath, M.L., eds., published by the KY Society of Professional
Geologists, 52p.
He also co-authored two articles in the guidebook: "Geologic Overview of Middlesboro and Cumberland Gap,"
Kuehn, K.W.,
Milam, K.A., and Andrews, W.M. p.10-15. "Field Guide to the Middlesboro Impact Structure and Beyond", Milam,
K.A. and Kuehn, K.W., p. 30-44.
Mahmood, R. and Hubbard, K. G. 2003. Simulating sensitivity of soil moisture and evapotranspiration under
heterogeneous soils and land uses. Journal of Hydrology. 280:72-90.
Mahmood, R. and Hubbard, K. G. 2004. An analysis of simulated long-term soil moisture data for three land uses
under contrasting hydroclimatic conditions in the Northern Great Plains. Journal of Hydrometeorology, 5:160-179.
Mahmood, R., Hubbard, K. G., and Christy Carlson 2004. Modification of growing season surface temperature
records in the Northern Great Plains due to land use transformation: verification of modeling results and implication for
global change. International Journal of Climatology, 24:311-327.
Glen Conner, 2003, “Why not Observer History?” The Climate Station Chronicles, published by the Midwestern
Climate Center, Edition 1, pages 2-4.
Stuart Foster, 2004. “The Kentucky Climate Center,” The State Climatologist, 2003 Annual Summary, Vol 22,
Issue 1, pages 48-49.
Glen Conner, 2004. "Nineteenth Century Weather Observers: A Whodunit" Combined Preprints of the 84th AMS
Annual Meeting, Seattle Washington 11-15 January 2004."
Mahmood, R. Legates, D., Meo, M., 2004. “Soil Water Availability and Potential Rainfed Rice Productivity in
Bangladesh: A CERES-Rice Model-based Assessment. Applied Geography Vol. 24, pages 139-159.
Mahmood, R. and Hubbard, K., 2004, “Assessing Bias in Evapotranspiration and Soil Moisture Estimates Due to the
Use of Modeled Soalr Radiation and Dew Point Temperature Data.” Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (submitted
for review)
Mahmood, R. Foster, S., and Logan, D., 2004, “The GeoProfile Metadata, Exposure of Instruments, and
Measurement Bias in Climatic Record Revisisted,” International Journal of Climatology (submitted for review)
Materials Characterization Center:
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Wei-Ping Pan, K. Liu, and J.T. Riley, (2003), “Evaluation on the Reliability and Variability between Mercury
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SCEMs,” Proceedings, International Conference on Air Quality, Mercury, Trace Elements, and Particulate Matter,
Arlington, VA, September 22-24, 2003, Paper A3-4.
2. Wei-Ping Pan, Y. Cao, Y. Duan, K. Liu, and J.T. Riley, (2003), “The Role of Coal Properties on Chemical and
Physical Transformation on Mercury in Post Combustion,” Proceedings, International Conference on Air Quality,
Mercury, Trace Elements, and Particulate Matter, Arlington, VA, September 22-24, 2003, Paper A4-4.
Paul Chu, R. Roberson, D. Laudal, L. Brickett, and W.-P. Pan, (2003), “Longer-Term’ Mercury Emissions
Variability from Coal-fired Power Plants,” Proceedings, International Conference on Air Quality, Mercury, Trace
Elements, and Particulate Matter, Arlington, VA. September 22-24, 2003.
Weibing Xu, Yufeng Duan, Lingchuan Li, Yan Cao, Matt King, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan, and John T. Riley,
(2003), “Catalyzed Effect of Fly Ash on the Mercury Emission in a 100 Mwe Coal-fired PC Boiler,” Twentieth Annual
International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-19, 2003, Paper 48-3.
Yan Cao, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan, Bin Li, Jiejie Huang, Yang Wang, (2003), “The Pre-Desulfurization of
High-Sulfur Coal by Co-Gasification with Coal-Bed Methane for Producing Lower Sulfur Char and Clean Gas with
Higher H2/CO,” Proceedings, Twentieth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September
15-19, 2003.
Choo, H.; Cutler, E.; Shon, Y.-S. (2003), “Synthesis of Mixed Monolayer-Protected Gold Clusters from Thiol
Mixtures: Variation in the Tail Group, Chain Length, and Solvent,” Langmuir, 2003, 19, 8555-8559.
Shon, Y.-W.; Choo, H. (2003), “Organic Reactions of Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles,” Comptus
Rendus Chime, (in press).
Fox, D.L.; Oliver, J.M.; Ruxer, J.T.; Alford, K.L.; Salvatore, R.N.,(2003), “Mild and Efficient Synthesis of
Carbazates and Dithiocarbazates via a Three-Component coupling Utilizing Cs2CO3
and TBAI,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44,( in press).
Fox, D.L.; Robinson, A.A.; Frank, B.; Salvatore, R.N., (2003), “CsOH-Promoted Epoxide Ring-Opening
with Phosphines: Mild and Efficent Synthesis of Monohydroxyphosphines,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2003. 44, 7579.
Honaker, M.T.; Salvatore, R.N., (2003), “A Mild and Highly Convenient Synthesis of Ditertiary Phosphines,”
Phosphorus, Sulfur, Silicon Related Elem., 2003, 179(2).
Honaker, M.T.; Sandefur, B.; Hargett, J.L.; Salvatore, R.N., (2003), “CsOH-Promoted P=Alkylation:
Highly Efficient Synthesis of Tertiary Phosphines,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 8373.
Fox, D.L.; Whitely, N.R.; Cohen, R.J.; Salvatore, R.N., (2003), “Dialkyldithiophosphonates: Efficent
Three-Component Coupling of a Dialkylphosphites, CS2 CO3 and TBAI,” Synlett., 2003, 13, 2037.
Cohen, R.J.; Fox, D.L.; Eubank, J.F.; Salvatore, R.N., (2003), “CS2CO3-Promoted Synthesis of Phosphonates,”
Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 8617.
Nagle, A.S.; Salvatore, R.N.; Cross, R.M.; Kapxhiu, E.A.; Sahab, S.; Yoon, C.H.; Jung, K.W., (2003), “Selective
Mono-Protection of Diols, Diamines, and Amino Alcohols Using Cesium Bases,” Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 5695.
Wells, L.L., Whitely, N., and Pan, We.-P. “Characterization of PMMA-OLS Nanocomposites Prepared by Emulsion
Polymerization,” Proceedings, 31st North American Thermal Analysis Society Conference, Albuquerque, NM,
September 22-24, 2003, p. 130.
Xu, W.; Liang, G.; Zhai, H.; Tang, S.; Hang, G.; Pan, W-P., “Preparation and Crystallization Behavior of PP/PP-gMAH/Org-MMT Nanocomposites,” European Polymer Journal, 2003, 39, 1467-1474.
Kellie, S.; Duan, Y.; Cao, Y.; Chu, P.; Mehta, A.; Carty, R.; Liu, K.; Pan,W-P.; Riley, J.T. “Mercury Emissions
from a 100-MW Wall-fired Boiler as Measured by Semicontinuous Mercury Monitor and Ontario Hydro Method,”
Fuel Processing Technology, 2003, in press.
T. Premkumar, S. Govindarajan, W.-P. Pan, and R. Xie, “Preparation and Thermal Behaviour of Transition Metal
Complexes of 4,5-Imidazoledicarboxylic Acid,” Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2003, 74, 325-333.
Riga, J. Cahoon and W.P. Pan, “Thermal Analysis” in Comprehensive Desk Reference of Polymer Characterization
and Analysis, R.F. Brady, Jr., editor, Oxford University Press, American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 2003,
Chapter 13, 3005-337 [ISBN0-8412-3665-8]
Shon, Y.-S.; Choo, H. “Organic Reactions of Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles,” Comptes Rendus Chime,
2003, 6(8-10), 1009-1018. (Invited paper)
Shukla, P.; Johnson, J.A.; Vidovic, D.; Cowley, A.H.; Abernethy, C.D. “Amine Elimination Synthesis of a
Titanium (IV) N-heterocyclic Carbene Complex with Short Intermolecular…C(carbene) Contacts,” Chemical
Communications, 2003, in press.
Williams, K.M.; Rowan, C.; Mitchell, J. “Effect of Amine Ligand Bulk on the Interaction of Methionine with
Platinum(II) Diamine Complexes,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 279, 4250-4259.
Liu, L.; Williams, K.M.; Guengerich, F.P.; Pegg, A.E. “O6-Alkylguanine-DNA Alkyltransferase has Opposing
Effects in Modulating the Genotoxicity of Dibromomethane and Bromomethyl Acetate,” Chemical Research &
Toxicology, 2004, (accepted pending minor revision).
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Guengerich, F.P.; Williams, K.M.; Sutter, T.R.; Hayes, J.D.; Johnson, W.W.; Arneson, K.O.; Voehler, M.; Denz,
Z.W.; Harris, T.M. “Competing Reactions of Aflatoxin B1 Dialdehyde: Enzymatic Reduction vs. Adduction with
Lysine,” Proceedings, ACS Sym. Ser., 2004, 865, 171-182.
Howard, S.T.; Abernethy, C.D. “Intramolecular C-H…C-carbene Hydrogen Bonds and Competing Interactions in
Monoprotonated Tripodal Carbenes,” J. Comput. Chem., 2004, 25, 649.
Shukla, P.; Johnson, J.A.; Vidovic, D.; Cowley, A.H.; Abernethy, C.D. “Amine Elimination Synthesis of a
Titanium(IV) N-heterocyclic Carbene Complex with Short Intramolecular Cl Center dot Center dot Center dot Ccarbene Contacts,” Chem Commun., 2004, 360.
Liu, X.; Wu, W.; Liu, K.; Pan, W.-P.; Ma, C. “Partnership Between Industries and Western Kentucky University for
Combustion Science and Environmental Technology,” Proceedings, China-US Workshop on Advanced Technology of
Industrial Boilers, Beijing, China, June 10-11, 2004.
Shon, Y.-S.; Cutler, E., “Acqueous Synthesis of Alkanethiolate-Protected Metal Nanoparticles using Bunte Salts,”
Langmuir, 2004, in press.
Shon, Y.-S. “Metal Nanoparticles Protected with Monolayers,” The Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and
Nanotechnology, accepted for publication.
Zen, J.-M.; Hsu, C.-T.; Hsu, Y.-L.; Sue, J.-W.; Conte, E.D. “Voltammetric Peak Separation of Dopamine from Uric
Acid in the Presence of Ascorbic Acid at Greater than Ambient Solution Temperatures,” Analytical Chemistry, 2004,
76(14), 4251-4255.
Riley, J.T.; “Undergraduate Research Experiences and ASTM Committee D05 on Coal and Coke,” Standardization
News, 2004, 32(7), 28-31.
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Brooks, B., T. Riley, and R. Taylor. 2003. Water quality of effluent dominated ecosystems: ecotoxicological,
hydrological, and management considerations. Hydrobiologia.
Liu, Z., C. Groves, D. Yuan, J. Meiman, G. Jiang, and S. He, 2003, Hydrochemical variations during flood pulses
in the southwest China peak cluster karst: Impacts of CaCO3 -H2O-CO2 interactions, accepted for publication to
Hydrologic Processes
Liu, Z., C. Groves, D. Yuan, J. Meiman, in press, South China Karst Aquifer Storm Scale Hydrochemistry, accepted
for publication by Ground Water.
Kambesis, P., 2004, Sistema del Rio Encantado, Puerto Rico, Encylopedia of Caves and Karst, Ed. Gunn, J.
Kambesis, P. N. Crawford, L. Croft, R. Moore, and R. Pfaff. 2003, Dishman Lane Collapse, Sinkholes and the
Engineering and Environmental Impacts of Karst (B. Beck, ed.), Reston, Va.: American Society of Civil Engineers
Geotechnical Special Publication No. 122, pp. 404-414.
Kambesis, P., 2003, A Spring of Great Potential, Nacimento del Uruapan, Oaxaca, Mexico, Association for Mexican
Cave Studies Newsletter, Vol 26.
Kambesis, P., 2003, The Coldwater Cave System, Iowa, National Speleological Society News, Vol. 61, No. 12.
Kambesis, P., in press, Lechuguilla Cave, New Mexico, accepted for publication in Encylopedia of Caves, Eds. Culver,
D. and White, W.
Groves, C. and J. Meiman, in press, Flooding with karst aquifers, accepted for publication in Encylopedia of Caves,
Eds. Culver, D. and W. White
Groves, C. and J. Meiman, Could Mammoth Cave be reduced to a single equation? Speleogenesis and Evolution of
Karst Aquifers: The Virtual Scientific Journal. Vol 1, n. 4, <www.speleogenesis.com>
Anthony, D.M., C. Groves, and J. Meiman, Preliminary investigations of seasonal changes in the geochemical
evolution of Logsdon River, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Speleogenesis and Evolution of Karst Aquifers: The Virtual
Scientific Journal. Vol 1, n. 4, <www.speleogenesis.com>
Groves, C., Hydrology and hydrogeology, accepted for publication in Essential Sources in Cave Science, British Cave
Research
Association, Cave Studies Series. (peer-reviewed)
Groves, C. and J. Meiman, in press, Weathering, geomorphic work, and karst landscape evolution in the Cave City
groundwater basin, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Invited manuscript accepted for publication by Geomorphology.
(peer-reviewed)
Seadler, K.J. and C. Groves, in press, Atrazine contamination of a Kentucky drinking water source, accepted for
publication by Environmental Informatics Archives
Sterling, Jr., M.C., Bonner, J.S., Ernest, A.N.S., Page, C.A., and Autenrieth, R.L., (2004). “Chemical dispersant
effectiveness testing: influence of droplet coalescence,” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48, pp. 969-977.
Sterling, Jr., M.C., Bonner, J.S., Ernest, A.N.S., Page, C.A., and Autenrieth, R.L., (2004). “Characterizing aquatic
sediment-oil aggregates using in situ instruments,” Marine Pollution Bulletin, 48, pp. 533-542.
17. Sterling, Jr., M.C., Bonner, J.S., Page, C.A., Fuller, C.B., Ernest, A.N.S., and Autenrieth, R.L., (2003).
“Partitioning of Crude Oil Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Aquatic Systems,” Environmental Science and
Technology, vol. 37, no. 19, pp. 4429-4434.
18. Ganapathy, C. and Ernest, A.N.S., (2004) “Water Quality Assessment Using Web Based GIS And Distributed
Database Management Systems: Concept Development And Application To Lower Rio Grande,” ISEIS 2004
International Conference on Environmental Informatics, August 25-27, 2004, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
19. Nadkarni, S. and Ernest, A.N.S., (2005) "Web Based Environmental Modeling: Prototypical Flow Routing Model
For The Lower Rio Grande," ASCE/EWRI 2005 Watershed Management Conference, July 19-22, 2005, Williamsburg,
Virginia.
Appendix B. Conferences/Symposia attended and/or sponsored by Center
Agricultural Research and Education Complex:
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Attendance: Byron Sleugh: Near Infrared Spectral analysis and Chemometrics
Eden Prairie, MN, Aug. 6-8, 2003
Presentation: Nevil Speer: Industry Issues Perspective
National Livestock Producers Association Board Meeting
Nashville, TN, July 17, 2003
Attendance: Nevil Speer: NCBA Beef Cattle Instructors Training
August 14-15, 2003, Kansas City, MO
Attendance: Nevil Speer: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Summer Conference
July 23-25, 2003, Dallas, TX
Attendance: Nevil Speer: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Annual Convention. Phoenix, AZ.
Attendance: Nevil Speer: Fort Dodge Animal Health Feedlot Cattle Nutritionist / Veterinarian Meeting. January,
2004. Scottsdale, AZ.
Attendance: Byron Sleugh: National Society for Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences
Annual Conference, Des Moines, IA (March 25 – 28).
Applied Physics Institute:
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First International Meeting on Applied Physics (APHYS-2003)Badajoz (Spain), October 14-18th 2003
Society of Optical Engineers (SPIE) Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando, FL, April 12-16, 2004
Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Institute:
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The 14th International Conference on Information Management (ICIM 2003), National Chung ChengUniversity,
Taiwan, July 12, 2003.
Habitat for Humanity MidAmerica Regional Conference October 2nd thru 4th Clayton, Ohio (near Dayton) Greg
Mills & Bryan Reaka
17th International Conference on Fluidized Bed Combustion
2nd Combustion Technology University Alliance Symposia
Habitat for Humanity Mid-America Regional Conference, October 2nd thru 4th Clayton, Ohio (near Dayton); Greg
Mills & Bryan Reaka
National Association of Industrial Technology (NAIT) November 19-22, 2003 (Nashville, TN)
The 2nd Kentucky Innovation and Enterprise Conference(KIEC) (Louisville, Kentucky,
March 3, 2004) “Rough Set Based Decision Support System for Quality Control of Surface Roughness in
Machining Process.”
9 manufacturing sciences students presented their research finding at WKU Sigma Xi Conference
16 architectural sciences students presented their research finding at WKU Sigma Xi Conference
The Industrial Engineering Research 2004 Conference (Houston, Taxes, May 15-19, 2004)
Topic 1: “Quality Assurance in Machining Process Using Data Mining”
Topic 2: “OLAP: Modeling Qualitative Data Through Application of Multi-Dimensional Analysis Technique”
Topic 3: “Applying Data Mining Approaches for Defect Diagnosis in Manufacturing Industry”
DOE/EPRI Mercury Measurement Workshop & DOE Contractor Conference
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
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25th General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union
AAS meeting in Atlanta (January 2004)
Kentucky Innovation and Enterprise Conference
How Old is Your Universe- A workshop on teaching Astronomy and Geology to Middle School Students for Middle
School teachers was sponsored by IASS and Geology and Geography faculty in June 2004. In addition to funding
from the NASA/IDEAS program, this workshop was also jointly funded by the IASS and the Climatology Center.
CHICAGO 2004 - June 28 and 29 -A Workshop to Foster Broader Participation in NASA Space Science Missions
and Research Programs. IASS Faculty member Charles McGruder served on the Organizing Committee and Dr.
Richard Gelderman attended.
Sigma XI Research Conference
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July 2003: Society for Conservation Biology (Duluth, MN)
August 2003: Ecological Society of America (Savannah, GA)
September 2003: Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists (Paducah, KY)
October 2003: Annual Systematics Symposium (Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis)
November 2003: Joint Center for Biodiversity Studies and Mammoth Cave Science Conference Annual
Conferences, in conjuction with Annual Kentucky Academy of Science Meeting (Bowling Green, KY)
November 2003: Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists (Paducah, KY)
April 2004: Evolution of Developmental Diversity Meeting (Cold Spring Harbor, NY)
March 2004: Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Genetics Society of America (Washington, D.C.)
February 2004: Kentucky Water Resources Association (Lexington, KY)
February 2004: Posters-at-the-Capitol (Frankfort, KY)
April 2004: WKU Sigma Xi Student Research Conference (Bowling Green, KY)
May 2004: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (Norman, OK)
May 2004: North American Benthological Society (Vancouver, British Columbia)
May 2004: American Chestnut Restoration Conference (Asheville, NC)
2004: Evolution 2004 Conference
Biotechnology Center:
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Grant, K, J. Frizzell & K. Doerner. 2003. Detection and tracking of bacterial tetracycline-resistance genetic elements
in humam waste. KBRIN Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY Sept 2003
Sahi, S. 2003. Material Nanotechnology Workshop, September 2003
Alice, L.,Annual Systematics Symposium (Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis), October 2003
Alice, L., Kentucky Academy of Science annual meeting (Bowling Green, KY), November 2003
Crawford, K., Kentucky Academy of Science annual meeting (Bowling Green, KY), November 2003
Davis, C., Kentucky Academy of Science annual meeting (Bowling Green, KY), November 2003
Tarrant, W., West Coast Number Theory Conference, December 2003
King, R., RNA-mediated antitermination. Kentucky-Tennesse branch of the American Soceity for Microbiology
(ASM) annual meeting: October 10-11, 2003:
King, R., Using microarrays to assess the effects of mutations in the conserved zinc-finger domain of Escherichia coli
RNA polymerase. Kentucky Academy of Science: November 6-8, 2003.
10. Marcus, J., How butterflies and moths get their spots, Kentucky Academy of Science (Bowling Green, KY),
November 2003
11. Marcus, J., ., Society of Kentucky Lepidopterists (Louisville, KY) “Lepidopteran field trips past and prospective”,
Lepidopteran field trips past and prospective, Kentucky Academy of Science (Bowling Green, KY), November 2003
12. Bilotta, J., Houchins, J. D., & Garner, L. M. (November, 2003). Temporal response properties of the zebrafish ERG
13. following suppression of the OFF-response. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,
New Orleans, LA.
14. Ruley, T., Sharma, N., Sahi, S. Stress Physiology of a lead accumulator plant, Annual meeting of American Society of
Agronomy, Denver, CO, 2-6 November, 2003.
15. Sharma, N., Cheepala, S., Sahi, S. Evaluation of crops for phosphate accumulation potential. Annual meeting of
American Society of Agronomy, Denver, CO, 2-6 November, 2003.
16. Marcus, J., “Recombination mapping of P-element transposon inserts: A new set of laboratory exercises for an
Undergraduate Genetics Course.” 45th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, Genetics Society of America,
(Washington, D.C.) , March 2004
17. Marcus, J., “New Genetic Tools for Understanding the Developmental Basis of Lepidopteran Color Pattern Diversity”
Evolution of Developmental Diversity Meeting (Cold Spring Harbor, NY), April 2004
18. Rice, N. & Thacker, A. Lymphangioleiomyomatosis Foundation Annual Symposium – March 26-28, 2004 –
Cincinnati, OH
19. S. V. Sahi. Tolerance and accumulation of Pb in Sesbania drummondii. 101st Annual Meeting of American Society of
Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29, 2004.
20. S. V. Sahi. In vitro cultivation of Sesbania drummondii cells exposed to heavy metal stress. 101st Annual Meeting of
American Society of Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29, 2004.
21. S. V. Sahi. Development of Lolium multiflorum cell lines capable of high phosphate accumulation. 101st Annual
Meeting of American Society of Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29, 2004.
22. Jacobshagen S., Circadian transcription: many different regulatory mechanisms or just a few? 11th International
Conference on the Cell and Molecular Biology of Chlamydomonas, May 11-15, 2004, Kobe, Japan.
23. Alice, L., Dodson, M., Elliott, N., Hertweck, K., Sutherland, B., and Woolen, N., Attended and each presented
posters at the 2004 Evolution meetings.
24. Alice, L., Dodson, M., Elliott, N., and Sutherland, B., Attended and each presented posters at the Sigma Xi
conference.
25. Tarrant, Wayne. Attended the Canadian Number Theory Association Meeting VIII, University of Toronto, June 2004.
Center for Cave and Karst Studies:
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Geophysical Technologies for Detecting Underground Coal Mine Voids (July 03)- Leigh Ann Croft presented a
display on the geophysical techniques used by the Center to detect karst voids.
ASCE Ninth International Sinkhole Conference 2003 (September-7-10, 2003) –1) Nicholas Crawford presented a
paper on “Karst Hydrogeologic Investigation for Proposed Kentucky Trimodal Transpark”. 2) Pat Kambesis, Nick
Crawford, Leigh Ann Croft, Rolland Moore and Rhonda Pfaff presented a paper on Dishman Lane Collapse, Bowling
Green, Kentucky, 3) Leigh Ann Croft presented a display on the Center’s dye tracing and geophysical research, Karst
Field Studies Program, the Applied Research and Technology Program of Distinction, and the Dept. of Geography and
Geology.
Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference (KAPA) - Nick Crawford presented the
following invited paper: Crawford, N.C. 2003. “Storm Water Management Associated with Urban Development Upon
Karst”, Invited paper, Kentucky Chapter of the American Planning Association Conference, September 11-13, Bowling
Green, Kentucky.
International EpiKarst Confernce (Oct. 03)-Nicholas Crawford presented a display of the dye tracing, microgravity
and electrical resistivity research that has been preformed by the Center since it’s conception. Fredericksburg, West
Virginia.
National Cave and Karst Research Institute Annual Meeting (Oct. 03)- Nicholas Crawford represented Western
Kentucky University at this meeting. Fredericksburg, West Kentucky.
Kentucky Academy of Science (Nov 03)- Nicholas Crawford presented a paper titled Kart Aquifer Response to
Extreme Rain Events in the Vicinity of the Kentucky Trimodal Transpark, Bowling Green Kentucky and a poster
displaying the accumulative dyetraceds that have been done in the Bowling Green vicinity, Leigh Ann Croft presented
a paper entitled Research Along Highways: Driven Towards Protecting Karst and presented a poster on the Dishman
Lane Collapse, various students also attended
*Geological Society of American, Southeastern, Northeastern Joint Section Conference (March, 2004)- 1)
Nicholas Crawford presented a paper titled Hydrogeologic Investigation of Leakage Through Sinkholes in the Bed of
Lake Seminole into and Through the Floridian Aquifer to Artesian Springs Located Downstream From Jim Woodruff
Dam ,2) Dr. Ezzat Reaisi presented a paper titled Hydrogeological Behaviour of Long and Narrow Karst Aquifer, Gilan
Karst Spring, Iran.
Engineering Services Center:
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Dr. Mark Cambron. Bringing Project Based Instruction into the College Classroom,? 2004 Faculty Development
Program, National Science Foundation Short Courses for College Teachers, June 10-12, 2004, Austin, TX.
Dr. Mark Cambron. Training Students in Team Work: Project Management, Personal Effectiveness and
Interpersonal Effectiveness,? 2004 Faculty Development Program, National Science Foundation Short Courses for
College Teachers, June 23-25, Memphis TN.
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
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National Rural Mental Health Conference, FA – Attended by Susan Jones, Nursing
HRSA Grantees Meeting – Attended by Staci Simpson and Lee Brown
May, J. D. (2003 November. Survival issues in BSW program administration. A Power Point
presentation at the 21st Annual BPD Conference. Reno, NV.
Susan Jones attended as a member of the Item Review Subcommittee of the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing participated in a NCLEX item review workshop on November 16-19th, Chicago, Il.
Susan Jones attended Sigma Theta Tau International, 37th Biennial Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
November 1-5, 2003.
Cecilia Watkins attended APHA/American Public Health Association, San Francisco, Nov 2003.
A presentation, “Worksite Health Promotion and Community Service, The Perfect Partner” was given.
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Staci Simpson, Doug Schutte, and Beth Whitfield attended the International Mobile Health Conference in Las
Vegas, Nevada October 31 – November 2, 2003.
Several Department of Public Health faculty and students attended the ALPHA Symposium held in San Francisco
in November 2003.
Dr. Ritchie Taylor, from the WKU Department of Public Health, participated as an invited speaker at The American
Water Works Association national 2004 Water Sources Conference in Austin, Texas in a special section workshop
entitled “ Best Management Practices for Source Water Protection”.
Spencer, S. & Roberts, B. (2003). Publicize your Programs on the web for Participant And Alumni Connections.
KRPS Annual Conf. Covington, KY, FEB.
Spencer, S. & Roberts, B. B. Publicize your Program and Keep Alumni “Connected.“ National Conference Of The
WEA, Indiana University, FEB.
Dr. Fong and Janet Fugate presented a poster presentation at the Hawaii International Education Conference in
Honolulu January 3-6, 2004.
Dr. Susan Jones and Cathy Abell, presented a program, “Leadership and management in Long-Term Care” for
nursing assistants at Barren River Health Care Center on Feb. 2nd and Summit Manor Nursing Home, Columbia, KY on
Feb. 11th.
Dr. Susan Jones presented program, “Health Promotion in a Mennonite Community: Lessons Learned in Cultural
Competency” at the 7th District KY Nurses Association meeting, Feb. 10th.
Staci Simpson and Lee Brown attended the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Policy Institute in Washington
D.C from February 23 – 25.
AHEC had the following: June 22-26, 2004, HOSA National Leadership Conference, Jarboe, Pamela
Blackburn, D. (2004, May). Innovations in practice with underserved populations: A mobile health program. Paper
presented at the Community-based Primary Care in Underserved Population Conference, Hilton Head Island, South
Carolina.
Jan Peeler from Social Work attended the following events during April, May, or June 2004:
United Way Allocations Committee Co-Chair, attended KASWE April 16, 17,
Attended Stimulating Student Workshop on April 14th,
Presented an Ethics in Social Work Practice workshop on April 24,
Attended National Leadership meeting for National Association of Social Workers on April 30, presented (HERE) at
Kentucky Public Health Conference on May 5,
Presented (HERE) at the National Rural Health Association Conference in San Diego on May 26, 27,
Cecilia Watkins attended the following: Ergonomic Evaluation, March 24-27, 2004 in Oregon, Obesity in the Built
Environment, Washington D.C. May, 2004
Dr. Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe attended the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia
on May 9-13, 2004.
Staci Simpson attended the National Rural Health Association Conference in San Diego on May 26, 27 and 28.
Staci Simpson, David Dunn, Lee Brown and Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe attended the Kentucky Rural Health
Association Conference Meeting in Frankfort on July 15 and 16.
Lee Brown attended the National Rural Health Pre-Conference on Rural EMS in San Diego on May 25.
Jones, M.S., Gardner, M. & Peeler, J. (2004). Health Impairment of the Rural Elderly: the Preliminary Findings.
Kentucky Public Health Association, Inc. 56th Annual Conference, Louisville, KY, May 5, 2004.
Jones, M.S. (June 2, 2004). Building Partnerships to Address the Health Needs of an Old Order Mennonite
Community, at conference (Enhancing the Health and Well-Being of Plain Communities), Elizabethtown,
Pennsylvania.
Jones, M.S. (June 23, 2004). Tobacco Farmers: Coping with Loss of Control. 2004 National Symposium on
Agricultural Health and Safety, Keystone Resort, Colorado.
Jones, M. S. (June 23, 2004). Respiratory Health and Use of Personal Respiratory Protection among Workers in Swine
Confinement Buildings. 2004 National Symposium on Agricultural Health and Safety, Keystone Resort, Colorado.
Dr. Susan Jones attended the workshop, “ Recognizing Infectious Agents and preventing Transmission in an Age of
Emerging Infections and Bioterrorism: What is the Rash?” by Dr. Ruth Carrico, Louisville, KY, April 16, 2004.
National Association of Emergency Medical Services Education (Staples, 9/03)
Kentucky Climate Center:
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American Association of State Climatologists, Aug 6-8, 2003, Portland, OR: Conner, Glen; Foster, Stuart
3rd Annual Technical Forum for Geohazards in Transportation in the Appalachian Region, Aug 7, 2003,
Lexington, KY: Kuehn, Kenneth; May, Michael
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Program Workshop, Aug 9, 2003, Portland, OR:
Foster, Stuart
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Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists Annual Field Conference, Sept 18-20, 2003, Middlesboro, KY:
Kuehn, Kenneth; May, Michael
4. Extreme and Hazardous Weather Conference, American Meteorological Society, Oct 17-18, 2003, Champaign,
Illinois: Conner, Glen; Trapasso, Michael
5. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Nov 2-5, 2003, Seattle, WA: Kuehn, Kenneth; May, Michael;
Siewers, Fred; Wulff, Andrew
6. Kentucky Academy of Science, Nov 7, 2003, Bowling Green , KY: Conner, Glen; Foster, Stuart; May, Mike
7. American Meteorological Society, 84th Annual Meeting, Jan 11-15, 2004, Seattle, WA: Glen Conner
8. Association of American Geographers, Centennial Meeting, Mar 14-19, 2004, Philadelphia, PA: Glen Conner,
Rezaul Mahmood, Christina Henry, Daniel Taylor
9. U.S. Man and the Biosphere Workshop, May 4-6, 2004, St. Louis, Missouri: Stuart Foster
10. American Geophysical Union, December 2003: Fred Siewers
Materials Characterization Center:
National and International
1. Wei-Ping Pan and Kevin Williams. Spring 2004: Physical Chemistry Poster Symposium, April 14, 2004
2. John T. Riley*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Conceptual Plans on Circulating Fluid Bed Combustion Test
Facility,” oral presentation by John T. Riley at Combustion Technology University Alliance
Workshop,
Columbus, OH, August 4, 2003 (invited).
1. Kunlei Liu*, John Riley, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Combustion Laboratory at WKU,” poster
presentation by Kunlei
Liu at Combustion Technology University Alliance Workshop, Columbus, OH, August 4, 2003,
(invited).
2. W-P. Pan*, “The Role of Coal Properties on Chemical and Physical Transformation on Mercury in
Post Combustion,”
oral presentation by Wei-Ping Pan at 6th National Conference on Coal Science and Technology,
Medellin, Columbia, August 26-30, 2003 (invited).
3. Robinson, A.A.; Frank, B.; Fox, D.L.; Salvatore, R.N.*, “CsOH-Promoted Epoxide RingOpening with Phosphines:
Mild and Efficient Synthesis of Monohydroxyphosphines,” poster presentation by Ralph Salvatore
at the 226th
American Chemical Society Meeting, New York, NY, September, 7-11, 2003.
4. Salvatore, R.N.*, “Highly Efficient Construction of the Carbon-Phosphorus Bond: A Novel
Approach for the
Synthesis of Structurally Diverse Organophosphorus Compounds Using Cesium Bases,” poster
presentation by
Ralph Salvatore at the 226th American Chemical Society Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11,
2003.
5. Shon, Y.-S.*; Cutler, E.; Chinn, L.; Isaacs, S., “Preparation of Nanostructures Using Chemical
Reactions of
Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles,” poster presentation by Young Seok-Shon at The
Division of Colloid
and Surface at the 226th American Chemical Society Meeting, New York, NY, September 7-11,
2003.
6.
Yan Cao, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan*, Bin Li, Jiejie Huang, Yang Wang, “The Pre-Desulfurization of High-Sulfur
Coal by Co-Gasification with Coal-Bed Methane for Producing Lower Sulfur Char and Clean Gas with Higher
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H2/CO,” oral presentation by Wei-Ping Pan at Twentieth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference,
Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-19, 2003.
Weibing Xu, Yufeng Duan, Lingchuan Li, Yan Cao, Matt King, Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan*, John T. Riley,
“Catalyzed Effect of Fly Ash on the Mercury Emission in a 100Mwe Coal-fired PC Boiler,” oral presentation by
Wei-Ping Pan at Twentieth Annual International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 15-19, 2003.
W.-P. Pan*, K. Liu, and J.T. Riley, “Evaluation on the Reliability and Variability between Mercury SCEMs,”
oral presentation by Wei-Ping Pan at International Conference on Air Quality, Mercury, Trace Elements, and
Particulate Matter, Arlington, VA, September 22-24, 2003.
W.-P. Pan*, Y. Cao, Y. Duan, K. Liu, and J.T. Riley, “The Role of Coal Properties on Chemical and Physical
Transformation on Mercury in Post Combustion,” oral presentation by Wei-Ping Pan at International Conference
on Air Quality, Mercury, Trace Elements, and Particulate Matter, Arlington, VA, September 22-24, 2003.
Wei-Ping Pan*, Characterization of Polymeric Materials by Thermal Analysis, Spectroscopy and Microscopic
Techniques,” Oral presentation by Wei-Ping Pan at TA Users Meeting & Symposium, San Antonio, TX, February 3,
2004
Shon, Y.-S.* “Synthesis of Hybrid Nanostructures Using Simple Organic Reactions of Functionalized Gold
Nanoparticles,” Oral presentation at Particles 2004, Orlando, FL, March 6-9, 2004 (invited).
Conte, E. “Surfactant Assemblies on Ion Exchange Resins,” National Chung Hsing University Department of
Chemistry, Taichung, Taiwan, February 20, 2004.
Conte, E. “Surfactant Assemblies on Ion Exchange Resins,” National Chung Hsing University Department of
Chemical Engineering, Tiachung, Taiwan, March 10, 2004.
Conte, E. “Surfactant Assemblies on Ion Exchange Resins,” National Chai Yi University Department of Chemistry,
Chai Yi, Taiwan, March 24, 2004.
Colin D. Abernethy*, Dirk Hollman, Christopher A. Dodds, and Mark D. Spicer. “Imidazol-2-ylidene
Silver(1)holides: Ambidextrous Transfer Reagents,” Oral presentation at American Chemical Society National
Meeting, Anaheim, CA, Spring, 2004.
Colin D. Abernethy*, Taramatee Ramnial, Mark D. Spicer, Iain McKenzie, Ian D. Gay, and Jason Clyburne.
“A Monomeric Imidazol-2-ylidene-silver(1) Chloride Complex: Synthesis, Structure, and Solid State 109 Ag and 13C
SP/MAS NMR Characterization,” Poster presentation at American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA,
Spring, 2004.
Wei-Ping Pan*, “Mercury Techniques,” Oral presentation at 29th International Technical Conference on Coal
Utilization & Fuel Systems, Clearwater, FL, April 18, 2004.
Thandi Buthelezi*, Quentin Lineberry, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Determination of Modification on Carbon Nanotubes
by TG-MS and Pyrolysis-GC/MS,” Presented at the Symposium on Techniques in Thermal Analysis: Hyphenated
Techniques, ASTM Headquarters, West Conshohocken, PA., May 24-25, 2004.
State/Regional
1. W.-P. Pan, “Hg Emission and Control,” oral presentation at Cinergy Wabash Station, West Terre Haute, IN, August
21, 2003 (invited).
2. Kevin Williams “Computaional and Experimental Studies of the Interaction of Cisplatin Analogs with
Methionine,” seminar presented at Murray State University, Department of
Chemistry, September 22, 2003.
3. Thandi Buthelezi*, “Laser Induced Fluorescence Studies of Supramolecules: Crown Ethers and Cyclophanes,”
Invited department seminar at the University of Memphis, November, 2003.
4. Wei-Ping Pan, “The Role of Properties on the Chemical and Physical Transformation of Mercury during Post
Combustion,” University of Kentucky, February 26, 2004 (invited).
5. Kunlei Liu, Wei-Ping Pan, Laura Wells, Nathan Whiteley, “The Study of the Process Parameters on Physical and
Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites,” Poster presentation #58, 2nd Annual Kentucky Innovation and Enterprise
Conference, Louisville, KY, March 2, 2004.
6. Wei-Ping Pan* and Mike Binkley, “Review of Hg and NOx, SOx Removal at EKPC Plants,” Environmental Summit
at East Kentucky Power Cooperative, April 7, 2004.
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Other Meetings/Symposia Attended and/or Sponsored by the Materials Characterization Center (other notes in
addition to the papers presented/meetings attended above)
John T. Riley, Wei-Ping Pan, and Kunlei Liu, USDOE Combustion Technology University Alliance Workshop,
August 4-5, 2003, Columbus, OH. J.T. Riley served on a panel discussing the research needs for the combustion
industry, which produces three-fourths of all electricity in the U.S.
Wei-Ping Pan was host for the National DSC Conference held at Western Kentucky University August 18, 2003,
attended by more than 30 thermal analysts from seven different states. The physical chemistry students from
Western Kentucky University were also invited to attend this meeting.
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Wei-Ping Pan was host for the ASTM Committee E37 which held its fall meeting at Western Kentucky University
on August 19, 2003 while celebrating its 30th anniversary. The focus of the E37 Committee is on thermal
measurements.
John T. Riley , Ralph Salvatore, and Young Shon attended the 225th National American Chemical Society Meeting,
September 6-11, 2003, New York, NY. J.T. Riley served as a member of the ACS Divisional Activities Committee
and as elected Councilor and a member of the FUEL Chemistry Division’s Executive Committee, attending all
meetings as well as the ACS Council Meeting.
Thandi Buthelezi and Rachelle Smalley attended the National NSF EPSCoR meeting, September 7-9, 2003.
John T. Riley – American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Committee D05 – Coal and Coke, Fall Meeting,
October 26-29, 2003, Cincinnati, Ohio.
John T. Riley – International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Technical Committee TC27/SC5 – Methods of
Analysis of Solid Mineral Fuels, 2003 Meeting, November 9-14, 2003, Shoal Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
Shon, Y.-S. “Controlled Assembly of C60-Conjugated Nanoparticle Films for Optoelectronic Devices,” Poster
presentation at Kentucky Innovation and Enterprise Conference, Louisville, KY, March 3, 2004.
Stuart Burris supervised the work of 9 WKU chemistry students working as student aides at the Pittsburgh Conference on
Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy, Chicago, IL, March 5-12, 2004. This annual conference is the largest
Chemistry Conference in the world.
John T. Riley and Wei-Ping Pan attended the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy in
Chicago, IL, March 5-12, 2004.
Young-Seok Shon attended “Particles 2004,” in Orlando FL, March 6-9, 2004.
Colin Abernethy, attended the 227th American Chemical Society National Meeting, in Anaheim, CA, March 27-31, 2004.
John T. Riley attended the 227th National American Chemical Society (ACS) Meeting, March 27-31, 2004, Anaheim, CA.
JTR serves as Councilor for the Fuel Chemistry Division and as a member of the Divisional Activities Committee -- a
standing Committee of the ACS.
Stuart Burris attended the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Short Course, Jackson, MS, hosted by Dr. Ray Taylor
of University of Mississippi Medical Center and sponsored by Materials Research Company, Solartron Analytical, and
Gamry Instruments. June 6-11, 2004.
Engineering Services Center:
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C. Byrne, ASME Essential Teaching Workshop, Tulsa OK, 5/15-5/17/03.
C. Byrne, ASEE conference 6/22-6/25/03, “The Team Learning Process” workshop.
C. Byrne, 2003 IMECE, Washington DC, November 2003.
R. Choate, ASME Essential Teaching Workshop, Tulsa OK, 5/15-5/17/03.
R. Choate, National Effectiveness Teaching Institute, ASEE 2003 Conference, Nashville, TN, 6/19-6/21/03.
R. Choate, “Teaching Teaming, Writing and Speaking” Workshop, ASEE 2003 Conference, Nashville, TN, 6/226/25/03.
7. C. Byrne, R. Choate, J. Lenoir, K. Schmaltz, ASEE 2004 Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 2004.
8. Kentucky Applied Technology Education Association Annual Conference
9. American Society for Engineering Eduation Southeast Regional Conference, Auburn AL. Presented paper titled
Integrating Project Based Learning and Multimedia into the Classroom, April 6, 2004.
Center for Water Resources Center:
1. American Water Works Association. Kentucky-Tenneessee 75th Annual Meeting, Bowling Green, KY. Student
Research Poster Presentations.
2. Utility Management Institute. September 24. Public Relations in Utility Management. Gilbertsville, KY.
3. Kentucky Rural Water Association. August 27. KRWA Annual Conference. Owensboro, KY.
4. National meeting of the National Speleological Society, August 2003 Porterville, California: Alan Glennon, Pat
Kambesis, Joel Despain, Dale Pate (see student activities in section below)
5. Alan Glennon (staff), “Assessing Perennial Drainage Density in the Highly-Karstified Turnhole Bend Basin,
Kentucky”, paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Speleological Society, Porterville, California.
6. Ninth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the Engineering and Environmental Aspects of Karst,
Huntsville, Alabama, Pat Kambesis
7. Environmental Science Research Institute (ESRI) Annual Users Conference, Redlands, California,
8. Alan Glennon
9. 2003 Annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science, November, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Dr. Groves, Pat
Kambesis, Elizabeth Robb)
10. 2003 Mammoth Cave Science Conference, November, Bowling Green, Kentucky (Dr. groves, Pat Kambesis, Jason
Kuykendal) American Water Works Association, January 2004, Sources of Conference, Austin, TX
11. BMPs for Source Water Protection, January 2004, UK Agricultural Center, Princeton, KY
12. The Kentucky-Tennessee section of the American Water Works Association, Bowling Green, KY.
13. Kentucky Academy of Sciences Conference, held jointly with the Kentucky Biodiversity Conference, Mammoth
Cave National Park Research Conference, and the Cave Research Foundation Conference in Bowling Green, KY
14. The Center for Water Resource Studies hosted the annual Upper Green River Watershed Watch Fall Conference
on the WKU campus.
15. Barren River Area Development District and the Center for Water Resource Studies co-hosted Onsite Sewage
Disposal Alternatives Conference.
16. Iowa Groundwater Association Spring Meeting 2004, Pat Kambesis
17. Geological Society of America SE/NE Regional meeting, Washington, DC (Groves organized and chaired a Special
Topics Session “Hydrogeology of Carbonate Rock Terrains”)
18. 1/29-30 Dr. Andrew Ernest, Director attended the National Council on Science and the Environment’s 4th Annual
Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment, “Water for Sustainable and Secure Future” in Washington,
D.C.
19. 2/11 Dr. Andrew Ernest, Director presented “Securing our Future through Training and Education” at the KRWA
Management Conference “Securing our Future” in Bowling Green.
20. 2/25-26 Dr. Andrew Ernest, Director presented “Technical Assistance Center for Water Quality” at the TAC FY04
Planning Meeting in Washington, D.C.
Students participating in local conferences and competitions
Agricultural Research and Education Complex:
1. Byron Sleugh accompanied his Forages course to the Kentucky Grazing Conference in Lexington,
KY.
2. Becky Gilfillen accompanied her Soil Fertility and Fertilizer class to Owensboro to visit a certified testing laboratory –
paid for by POD funds (April).
3. Becky Gilfillen accompanied the WKU Soil Judging and Agronomy Club to the NACTA Soil Judging Contest and
Agronomy Production in Kewanee, IL (April).
Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Institute:
1. Habitat for Humanity MidAmerica Regional Conference
2. October 2nd thru 4th Clayton, Ohio (near Dayton)
Tyler LeMarinel, Alexandria Catron, Rashaud Blake, David Babb
3. Kentucky Academic Sciences Conference: Harren, Kink & Chen
4. 9 students presented their research finding at WKU Sigma Xi Conference
Applied Physics Institute:
1. Ryan Moore, “Design and Construction of an On-line Cement Analyzer”, WKU Sigma Xi
2. Timothy Morgan, “High Speed Radiological Detection”, WKU Sigma Xi
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
1. Earl Wood
2. Robert Zimmerman
Center for Biodiversity Studies:
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B. Hutchins, C. Thomas (Posters-at-the-Capitol; Frankfort, KY)
B. Hutchins, C. Thomas (with S. Grubbs; Kentucky Academy of Science)
D. Foster (Posters-at-the-Capitol; Frankfort, KY)
J. Starnes (Kentucky Academy of Science; Bowling Green, KY)
J. Starnes and Priscilla Hamilton (WKU Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY)
M. Dodson, N. Elliott, K. Hertweck, E. Sproles, B. Sutherland, N. Woolen (with L. Alice; Kentucky Academy of
Science)
7. M. Dodson, Natalina Elliott, and Brittany Sutherland (WKU Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling
Green, KY)
8. Z. Compson and M. Ruhl (Kentucky chapter of the American Fisheries Society; Richmond KY)
9. Z. Compson and Michael Ruhl (WKU Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY)
Biotechnology Center:
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Annual meeting of WKU-NSF Student Research Conference: Jordan
Annual meeting of WKU-NSF Student Research Conference: Trace
Dodson, M., Elliott, N., Hertweck, K., Sproles, E., Sutherland, B., Woolen, N. - Kentucky Academy of Science
Wall/ Kentucky Academy of Sciences / Real Time RT-PCR Analysis of Cytokine mRNAs in Mice Maintained on a Prooxidant Diet During Infection with Toxoplasma gondii.
5. Watson, / Kentucky Academy of Sciences / Impact of Pro-oxdiant Diet on Cytokine Production in Mice Infected with
Toxoplasma gondii.
6. AVINASH M. BAKTULA* and CLAIRE A. RINEHART, Prediction of protein structure conservation using
multiple amino acid property profiles. Kentucky Academy of Sciences.
7. LATHA KOTHA* and Dr.CLAIRE A. RINEHART, Predicting the function of conserved protein domains using
selected Amino acid properties.. Kentucky Academy of Sciences.
8. Ali Wright: Kentucky Academy of Science meeting, November 6-8, 2003. Ali was a co-presenter
of the project she worked on during her KBRIN summer research internship at the University of
Kentucky.
9. Roberson, E., Fowler, R., Sahi, S. Development of a rapid quantitative RT-PCR method to detect
total environmental fungi, Kentucky Academy of Sciences, November 2003.
10.
Ruley, T., Sharma, N., Sahi, S. Lead tolerance in Sesbania drummondii. Kentucky Academy of
Sciences, November 2003.
11. Risner, M. L. & Bilotta, J. (April, 2004). Paper presentation at Western Kentucky University Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
12. Vukmanic, E., Risner, M. L. & Bilotta, J. (April, 2004). Paper presentation at Western Kentucky University
Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
13. Olson, C., Garner, L. M., Bilotta, J. & McElroy, D. (April, 2004). Poster presentation at Western Kentucky
University Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
14. Archila, S. & Rice, N. (April, 2004). Paper presentation at Western Kentucky University Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY.
15. Smith, W. and Jacobshagen, S. - Development of RT-qPCR method for detection of mRNA. 2004 Western Kentucky
Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY
16. Brown, L. and Dejarnett, N. - Detection of photoreceptor cryptochrome involved with the biological clock. 2004
Western Kentucky Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY
17. Baktula, A. and Rinehart, C.A. (April, 2004). Prediction of protein structure conservation using multiple amino acid
property profiles. Paper presentation at Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling
Green, KY.
18. Watson, Lewis J., Richard Cohen, and Cheryl D. Davis. Impact of Pro-oxidant Diet on Cytokine Production in
Experimental Toxoplasmosis. Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference. April 3, 2004.
19. Bishop/Annual meeting of WKU-NSF Student Research Conference JONATHAN MCGEHEE, CLAIRE A.
RINEHART, AMY L. FERRY**, DAWN M. LOCASTO**, LAURIE MESZAROS**, and SCOTT E.
DIAMOND**. “A neural net to predict the function of mutant Pit-1 beta domains from amino acid profiles.”
Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, **Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky College
of Medicine. Poster at the Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Meeting.
20. Dodson, Michael and Alice, Larry. Sigma Xi paper presentation.
21. Elliott, Natalina, and Alice, Larry. Sigma Xi paper presentation.
22. Sutherland, Brittany, and Alice, Larry. Sigma Xi paper presentation.
23. Thacker, Kentucky Academy of Science Presentation.
24. Handshoe, John. Kentucky Academy of Science Presentation.
25. Archila, Soeil. Kentucky Academy of Science Presentation.
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
1. While serving as President of Ky Board of Nursing, Susan Jones, took 4 graduate students to a
meeting in October, 2003.
2. Eight students, along with Dr. John McLester and Dr. Matt Green in the Department of Physical
Education and Recreation, attended the Southeastern American College of Sports Medicine
Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on January 29-31.
3. Public Health had student, Chitapa, Tawanda, attend the Kentucky Hospital Association Annual
Meeting in Louisville, KY – May 2004.
Kentucky Climate Center:
1. National Weather Service, Seminar on Flash Floods, June 17, 2004, Jackson, KY: Henry, Christina
Materials Characterization Center:
1. Nathan Whitely*, Laura Wells, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Structure Determination of Polymer Layered Silicate
Nanocomposites,”
Oral presentation at 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green,
KY, November 7, 2003.
2. I-Ting Chen*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Field Testing Combining High Chlorine Coal with Control
Technology to Minimize Mercury Emission in a Utility Boiler with a Low-Nox Burner,” Oral presentation at 89th
Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, KY, November 7, 2003.
3. Matt King*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “The Effects of the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System on
Mercury Speciation,” Oral presentation at 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green,
KY, November 7, 2003
4. Erin Cutler* and Young-Seok Shon, “Aqueous Synthesis of Alkanethiolate-Protected Ag and Pd
Nanoparticles Using Bente Salts,” Oral presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky
Academy of Science, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
5. Steven Isaacs*, Erin Cutler and Young-Seok Shon, “Chemical and Thermal Stability of
Nanoparticle Multilayers on Solid Substrates,” Oral presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting of
Kentucky Academy of Science, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8,
2003.
6. Rachelle Smalley*and Thandi Buthelezi, “Fluorescence Quenching of Chlorphyll a in Various Solvents,” Oral
presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
7. Mark O’Brien*, Jeremy Pedigo, Augustine Otieno, Eric Conte, and Thandi Buthelezi, “Spectroscopic Studies of
Uncomplexed and Complexed Cyclophanes with Selected Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons,” Oral presentation at 89th
Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
8. Kyle Autry,* Elizabeth Vaught and Eric Conte, “Preconcentration of Benzalkonium Chloride in River Water Using a
Sorbent Consisting of Dodecyl Sulfate Immobilized onto Anion Exchange Resin,” Oral presentation at 89th Annual
Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
9. Gretchen E. Berryman,*, Chelsea Campbell and Cathleen J. Webb, “Occurrence and Distrubution of Mercury in
Mammoth Cave National Park – Phase I.” Oral presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting,
Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
10. Stan Herren* and Kunlei Liu, “The Design and Construction of a Slip-Stream SCR Reactor,” Oral presentation at 89th
Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
11. Laura Chinn*, Erin Cutler and Young-Seok Shon, “Nanostructures Prepared by Organic Reactions of MonolayerProtected Gold Nanoparticles,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting, Kentucky Academy of Science,
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
12. Kalpana Gollapudi*, Carrie Rowan and Kevin M. Williams, “Model DNA and Protein Adducts formed with a
Bulky Platinum Diamine Complex,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting,
Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
13. M. Samuel Bradley* and Kevin M. Williams, “Effects of Amine Ligand Bulk on the Rate of Reaction with DNA and
Protein Residues by Platinum Complexes,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
14. Jeremy Pedigo*, Augustine O. Amonge*, and Thandi Buthelezi, “ Liquid Phase Spectroscopy of Dibenzo-18-Crown6 Ether (DBC) and K +-DBC at Room Temperature,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
15. Chelsea Campbell*, Gretchen E. Berryman and Cathleen J. Webb, “Arsenic Remediation of Drinking Water Using
Limestone: Contaminant Interference and Surface Morphology,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky
Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
16. Ben J. Sandefur*, Matt T. Honaker, James L. Hargett, Alicia L. McDaniel, Brady D. Garabato and Ralph N.
Salvatore, “CsOH-Promoted P-Alkylation: A Convenient and Highly Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Phosphines,”
Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
17. Daniel L. Fox*, Ashlee A. Robinson, Brandon Frank and Ralph N. Salvatore, “”CsOH-Promoted Epoxide RingOpening with Phosphines: Mild and Efficient Synthesis of Monohydroxyphosphines,” Poster presentation at 89th
Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
18. John T. Ruxer*, Daniel L. Fox, John M. Oliver, Kasey L. Alford and Ralph N. Salvatore, “Mild and Efficient
Synthesis of Carbazates and Dithiocarbazates via a Three-Component Coupling,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual
Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
19. Richard J. Cohen*, Daniel L. Fox, Jarrod F. Eubank, Nathan R. Whitely and Ralph N. Salvatore, “Cs2CO3Promoted Synthesis of Phosphonates and Phosphonodithioformates,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky
Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
20. Nathan Whitely*, Mark Clauson, Kevin Williams, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Novel Detection of Biological Species
using Dielectric Analysis,” Oral presentation at 2004 Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference,
Bowling Green, KY, April 3, 2004.
21. Matthew King*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “The Effects of the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System on
Mercury Speciation,” Oral presentation at 2004 Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling
Green, KY, April 3, 2004.
22. Allan Lam*, Nathan Whitely, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Use of Rheology on Common Household Products,” Oral
presentation at 2004 Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY, April 3, 2004.
23. Kalpana Gollapudi* and Kevin Williams, “Determination of the Binding of Cisplatin Analogs to Proteins,” Oral
presentation at Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, KY, April 3, 2004.
24. M. Samuel Bradley* and Kevin Williams, “Effects of Amine Ligand Bulk on the Rate of Reaction with DNA and
Protein Residues by Platinum Complexes,” Poster presentation at Western Kentucky University Student Research
Conference, Bowling Green, KY, April 3, 2004.
25. Scott Raber* and Thandi Buthelezi, “Fluorescence Quenching of Chlorophyll a by Trinitro-Substituted Fluorine
Derivatives,” Poster presentation at Western
Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling Green,
KY., April 3, 2004.
Engineering Services Center:
1. 6 ME students, Mini-Corvette race in Bowling Green, 4/26/03.
2. 4 WKU ME students, Homecoming Parade Float, October 2003
Center for Water Resource Studies:
1. Willcox, J. American Water Works Association TN/KY Section, Annual Conference. Winner – Student Research
Poster. October 3, 2003.
2. Leslie Richardson, Joey Staples, and Bryan Brooks. American Water Works Association TN/KY Section, Annual
Conference. Student Volunteers.
3. Jason Kuykendal (Coauthored with Chris Groves), Atmospheric Transport of the Herbicide Atrazine in South Central
Kentucky. 2003 Annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
4. Elizabeth Robb (coauthored with Chris Groves, John All, and Pat Kambesis), Protecting Rural Drinking Water
Supplies Through Education. 2003 Annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
5. Pat Kambesis, A Systems Approach to the Understanding of Agricultural Contaminant Sources and Transport Within a
Karst Groundwater Basin. 2003 Annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
6. Jason Kuykendal (Coauthored with Chris Groves), Atmospheric Transport of the Herbicide Atrazine in South Central
Kentucky. 2004 Western Kentucky University Student Research Conference, Bowling Green, Kentucky. (First Place
Award, Graduate poster Competition)
7. John Broome presented Mapping What Lies Below at the Southern Kentucky GIS Users Conference.
Appendix C. Applied Research and Technology Program
Concerns and Recommendations of Advisors and Program Response
Advisory Board Meeting
May 16, 2003
The Applied Research and Technology Program (ARTP) held their fifth annual Advisory Board Meeting on
May 16, 2003. The Directors of each Center spent a portion of their day with their Center’s Advisor. The
Advisors, the Directors and the ARTP Administration met for lunch at the Iron Skillet Restaurant. Everyone then
moved to South Campus where the Advisors and Center Directors spent approximately 45 minutes in separate
conference rooms discussing the Centers accomplishments and future direction. Mr. Larry S. O’Brien was chosen
as the Advisor’s spokesperson. The following is a synopsis of the commendations, concerns and recommendations
expressed by the Advisory Board and the ARTP’s response to each of these.
Concern 1: Increase Graduate Stipends.
Response: This has been an ongoing issue, not only with the ARTP, but the entire campus. The ARTP uses
matching money from grants or the amount allocated to Centers to bring assistantships nearly to competitive
levels. Until we can get a tuition waiver though, it is an uphill battle. We will continue to seek alternative ways to
improve assistantships and continue to work through the system to garner tuition waivers and improved
assistantships. The suggestion to shift financial resources from undergraduate to graduate student support is a
good one.
Concern 2: Need to work with local government/industry more.
Response: There are a number of ARTP faculty who have received grants from the Kentucky Science and
Engineering Foundation. These grants require collaboration with start-up businesses. In addition, the Engineering
Department has plans to increase interaction with regional constituents. The Engineering Services Center can play
a key role in this intiative. Also, as a result of the USDA-ARS appropriation, we will need to become engaged
with local agricultural agencies and farmers. I think the ARTP has been improving in this arena at a slow but
steady pace. The members of the ARTP can certainly improve in regard to constituent interactions.
Concern 2: Better focus in Kentucky Climate Center.
Response: Drs. Mahmood and Stuart have presented a five year plan to develop a MESONET climate system in
Kentucky that should save the Commonwealth a lot of money through improved prediction of drought conditions,
fire danger, etc. Also, it will be a great benefit in the agribusiness. The GIS center and the a mini-supercomputer
facility should facilitate this plan. They are also establishing collaborations with other universities and climaterelated agencies.
Concern 3: Energizing others to write Proposals (Physics). Also, get more students to
present papers.
Response: This is a very good observation. It is a fine line between seeding research with
funds through the ARTP and outright supporting ongoing research. If faculty
sense thatsupport for their research is guaranteed, then there is not much incentive
for them to hustle for support. The Directors and I will need to address this issue
further. We do need to get faculty to encourage more students to give papers at
conferences and to publish articles.
Concern 4: Establish business centers that could utilize students from the Business
School. This action would create synergy between colleges. This might free up
time for more technical resources to be made available.
Response: The Business College is establishing a Center for Entrepreneurship that will
help instill a sense of the entrepreneurial spirit in our students. Dr. Leo Simpson,
the Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship, is leading this effort. The USDAARS project was used as an example where business expertise would be real plus
to see if concepts developed to help farmers are cost effective. Also, there are a
few faculty who are spending too much time on the business side of projects
and this detracts from their availability to offer technical expertise. It was
recommended that one such person hire a business management person from their
revenue account to help free up their time.
Concern 5: POD money should be seed money.
Response: The Centers should become self-supporting. This has been the premise since
ARTP's inception.. However, we have found that some Centers that should be
self-sufficient actually require more money because of their increased level of
activity. We need to look at this problem and try to wean these Centers off this
money. This problem relates to concern 3.
Concern 6: Limited Resources – time, money, people – are we spending time where
most efficient. Is money being spent more on infrastructure or students, and
do you want to shift resources from undergraduate to graduate students? Also,
the ARTP needs to be careful not to let marketing outpace its ability to meet the
needs of constituents in a timely manner.
Response: I think part of the problem has been not knowing what we will be allocated
year to year. This has recently been taken care of. We now have a permanent
allocation. The Directors will need to look at a different mechanism of allocation
that does not allow hoarding money, but spending the money wisely for what is
needed to accomplish their goals and goals of the ARTP. The short answer is that
I don't think we have been doing the best job possible because of system
restrictions.
Concern 7: There should be a newsletter. The University of Lehigh's newsletter was
mentioned as an example. A mailing list of engineering and environmental
Vice Presidents. Create a mailing list.
Response: There is no question we should market ourselves better. The ARTP will look
into developing its own newsletter or folding it in with the College newsletter. In
either event, we need to determine our audience for the newsletter. Board
members suggested obtaining a list of corporations who might benefit from
services identified in the newsletter.
Concern 8: Budgetary Logistics – planning should be done in April.
Response: As mentioned above in concerns 5 & 6, the budgeting has not been very
efficient, because the money has been allocated gradually throughout the year. I
just learned that the allocations have been made permanent and this should
alleviate this problem in the future.
Concern 9: Tech Transfer – University of Florida a good model. Does ARTP need a
tech transfer committee? What about royalties? Could a portion be returned
to ARTP? *Visit I.U. Tech Transfer. Also, could copies of publications
be sold? Also, perhaps faculty should think of developing diagnostic kits,
especially in the biotechnology area as an innovation for commercialization.
Response: Western has recently established the Western Kentucky University Research
Foundation. The Board of Directors has appointed a Technology Transfer
Subcommittee to mine for innovations and intellectual property within the University. At the same time the
President has organized an Intellectual Property Committee that has formulated a University policy regarding
intellectual property and faculty rights and obligations. In addition, the President has established a Technology
Transfer Committee to facilitate the transfer of technology and IP to commercialization. These committees have
only recently been assembled and begun to work.
Concern 10. Communication of activities should follow a common format for technical
writing. Also, students could benefit from a technical writing course, learn what
reports go to what customers.
Response. This is a good idea. We tried to implement a database with consistent format
to make collecting data easier. This has not been useful to date. We do need to
find a consistent format that will allow for ease of generating reports to the Council on Postsecondary Education.
A technical writing class is a good idea and the ARTP will look into this possibility. The idea of having project
close-out sessions with students was also a good idea. Students can learn a lot from identifying what worked and
what did not.
Appendix D. Students participating in regional and national conferences and competitions
Regional Conferences
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
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E. Wood, special session “Posters-at-the-Capitol” (January 2004, Frankfort)
R. Zimmerman, special session “Posters-at-the-Capitol” (January 2004, Frankfort)
Kane Prew, Southern Kentucky Regional Science Fair.
Kristen Mroz, Illinois Junior Academy of Science Fair, Region 12
Noel Simms WKU Sigma Xi Research Conference
Center for Biodiversity Studies:
1.
Z. Compson and M. Ruhl (Southeastern Division of the American Fisheries Society; Oklahoma City, OK)
Biotechnology Center:
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2.
Lagani, R., Ohio State University Summer Undergraduate Research Conference, August 2003
Ali Wright: Kentucky-Tennesse branch of the American Soceity for Microbiolgy (ASM), October 10-11, 2003.
3.
Ali Wright: presented a poster on her characterization of bacteriophage HK239.
4.
McElroy, D., Garner, M., Olson, C. & Bilotta, J. (November, 2003). Spectral sensitivity of ERG b- and d-waves in
African cichlid fishes: Early comparisons. Annual meeting of the Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, KY.
Ruley, A. T., N. C. Sharma, S. V. Sahi. Tolerance and accumulation of Pb in Sesbania drummondii. 101st Annual
Meeting of American Society of Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29, 2004.
5.
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Starnes, D. L., N. C. Sharma, S. V. Sahi. Development of Lolium multiflorum cell lines capable of high phosphate
accumulation. 101st Annual Meeting of American Society of Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29,
2004.
7.
Sharma, N. C., D. L. Starnes, S. V. Sahi. In vitro cultivation of Sesbania drummondii cells exposed to heavy metal
stress. 101st Annual Meeting of American Society of Agronomy (southern section), Biloxi, MS, June 27-29, 2004.
8.
Watson, Lewis J., Richard Cohen, and Cheryl D. Davis. Effect of diet on cytokine production in mice infected with
Toxoplasmodium gondii. Southeastern Society of Parasitologists. Annual Meeting, April 2004.
9.
Smith, Wesley and Jacobshagen, Sigrid. Development of reverse transcriptase real-time PCR to quantify mRNA
amounts in Chlamydomonas. 10th Annual Kentucky EPSCoR Conference, May 13, 2004, Lexington, KY.
Center for Cave and Karst Studies:
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2.
Andy Zimmerman participated in Kentucky Academy of Science 2003 Undergraduate Research Competition, in
Geology with his paper Lazy Acres Mobile Home Park Septic Tank Dye Trace, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Brian Ham participated in Kentucky Academy of Science 2003 Undergraduate Research Competition, in Geography
with his paper Dye Traces of the Hartland Community Storm Water Overflow Wells, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Engineering Services Center:
1. IEEE Student members competed in the regional hardware competition in Greensboro, NC on April 3, 2004. These
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students included Brad Earle, Stephen Miller, Jessica Lassourreille, Jacob Huber, and Chris Jarboe.
2. Brandon Bibelhauser, Nick Finn, Brian Gregory, Chris Aud, ASME RSC, Purdue (W. Lafayette) 3/283/30/03
C. Aud, E. McCasland and C. Byrne, poster at: Posters at the Capitol, Frankfurt KY, February 6, 2003.2
Tim Clayton, Nathan Green, Robert Hill, J.D. McQueen, Mark Rogers, Josh Slaughter, David Traughber, ASME
Regional Student Competition, Lexington KY, May 26-27, 2004
The following students participated in the Ohio Valley Regional Concrete Canoe Competition:
Justin Flickinger, Jon Kemp, Jared Nix, Matt Rogers, Shannon Hayes, Sara Noe, Tracy May, Deneatra Hack,
John Sewell, Travis Spidel, Will McDonough, Darren Stewart, Sean Sheffer, Andy Hawkins. The team qualified
for nationals and will be competing in June.
The following students participated in the Ohio Valley Regional Steel Bridge Competition:
Mike O’Reilly, Jason Miles, James Jones, Ben Kidd, Kyle Hunt, Travis Carrico. The team finished 4th in the
region and beat all other schools from Kentucky.
Kentucky Climate Center:
1. Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists Annual Field Conference, Sept 18-20, 2003, Middlesboro, KY:
Abbey, J.; Brewer, J.; Holbrook, C.; Soli, G.
Materials Characterization Center:
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Cutler, E.; Isaacs, S.; Chinn, L., and Y.-S. Shon, “Preparation of Nanostructures using Organic Reaction of
Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles,” Poster presentation by Erin Cutler at KY University-Industrial
Partnerships in Materials Nanotechnology (KY Nanomat), Louisville, KY, September 25, 2003.
Isaacs, S.; Cutler, E., and Y.-S. Shon, “Chemical and Thermal Stability of Nanoparticle Multilayers on Solid
Substrates,” Poster presentation by Steven Isaacs at KY University-Industrial Partnerships in Materials
Nanotechnology (KY Nanomat), Louisville, KY, September 25, 2003. Supervised by Y.-S. Shon.
Nathan Whitely*, Laura Wells, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Structure Determination of Polymer Layered Silicate
Nanocomposites,” Oral presentation at 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green,
KY, November 7, 2003.
I-Ting Chen*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “Field Testing Combining High Chlorine Coal with Control
Technology to Minimize Mercury Emission in a Utility Boiler with a Low-Nox Burner,” Oral presentation at 89th
Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green, KY, November 7, 2003.
Matt King*, Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, “The Effects of the Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) System on
Mercury Speciation,” Oral presentation at 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Bowling Green,
KY, November 7, 2003
Erin Cutler* and Young-Seok Shon, “Aqueous Synthesis of Alkanethiolate-Protected Ag and Pd Nanoparticles
Using Bente Salts,” Oral presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Steven Isaacs*, Erin Cutler and Young-Seok Shon, “Chemical and Thermal Stability of Nanoparticle Multilayers on
Solid Substrates,” Oral presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting of Kentucky Academy of Science, Western Kentucky
University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Rachelle Smalley*and Thandi Buthelezi, “Fluorescence Quenching of Chlorphyll a in Various Solvents,” Oral
presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003
Mark O’Brien*, Jeremy Pedigo, Augustine Otieno, Eric Conte, and Thandi Buthelezi, “Spectroscopic Studies of
Uncomplexed and Complexed Cyclophanes with Selected Polyaromatic Hydrocarbons,” Oral presentation at 89th
Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Kyle Autry,* Elizabeth Vaught and Eric Conte, “Preconcentration of Benzalkonium Chloride in River Water Using
a Sorbent Consisting of Dodecyl Sulfate Immobilized onto Anion Exchange Resin,” Oral presentation at 89th Annual
Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Gretchen E. Berryman,*, Chelsea Campbell and Cathleen J. Webb, “Occurrence and Distrubution of Mercury in
Mammoth Cave National Park – Phase I.” Oral presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting,
Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Stan Herren* and Kunlei Liu, “The Design and Construction of a Slip-Stream SCR Reactor,” Oral presentation at
89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Laura Chinn*, Erin Cutler and Young-Seok Shon, “Nanostructures Prepared by Organic Reactions of MonolayerProtected Gold Nanoparticles,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Meeting, Kentucky Academy of Science,
Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Kalpana Gollapudi*, Carrie Rowan and Kevin M. Williams, “Model DNA and Protein Adducts formed with a Bulky
Platinum Diamine Complex,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling
Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
M. Samuel Bradley* and Kevin M. Williams, “Effects of Amine Ligand Bulk on the Rate of Reaction with DNA
and Protein Residues by Platinum Complexes,” Poster presentation at the 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Jeremy Pedigo*, Augustine O. Amonge*, and Thandi Buthelezi, “ Liquid Phase Spectroscopy of Dibenzo-18Crown-6 Ether (DBC) and K+-DBC at Room Temperature,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of
Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
Chelsea Campbell*, Gretchen E. Berryman and Cathleen J. Webb, “Arsenic Remediation of Drinking Water Using
Limestone: Contaminant Interference and Surface Morphology,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky
Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
18. Ben J. Sandefur*, Matt T. Honaker, James L. Hargett, Alicia L. McDaniel, Brady D. Garabato and Ralph N.
Salvatore, “CsOH-Promoted P-Alkylation: A Convenient and Highly Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Phosphines,”
Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
19. Daniel L. Fox*, Ashlee A. Robinson, Brandon Frank and Ralph N. Salvatore, “”CsOH-Promoted Epoxide RingOpening with Phosphines: Mild and Efficient Synthesis of Monohydroxyphosphines,” Poster presentation at 89th
Annual Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
20. John T. Ruxer*, Daniel L. Fox, John M. Oliver, Kasey L. Alford and Ralph N. Salvatore, “Mild and Efficient
Synthesis of Carbazates and Dithiocarbazates via a Three-Component Coupling,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual
Kentucky Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
21. Richard J. Cohen*, Daniel L. Fox, Jarrod F. Eubank, Nathan R. Whitely and Ralph N. Salvatore, “Cs2CO3Promoted Synthesis of Phosphonates and Phosphonodithioformates,” Poster presentation at 89th Annual Kentucky
Academy of Sciences Meeting, Bowling Green, KY, November 6-8, 2003.
22. Cutler, E.*; Shon, Y.-S. “Aqueous Synthesis of Alkanethiolate-Protected Ag and Pd Nanoparticles Using Bunte
Salts,” Poster presentation by Erin Cutler at The Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society Meetings, Atlanta,
GA, November 16-19, 2003. Supervised by Y.-S. Shon.
23. Isaacs, S.*; Whitely, N.; Pan, W.-P.; Shon, Y.-S. “Chemical and Thermal Stability of Nanoparticles and
Nanoparticle Multilayers on Solid Substrates,” Poster presentation by Steven Isaacs at The Southeastern Regional
American Chemical Society Meetings, Atlanta, GA, November 16-19, 2003.
24. Chinn, L.*; Cutler, E.; Shon, Y.-S. “Nanostructures Prepared by Organic Reactions of Monolayer-Protected Gold
Nanoparticles,” Poster presentation by Laura Chinn at The Southeastern Regional American Chemical Society
Meetings, Atlanta, GA, November 16-19, 2003.
25. Rachelle Smalley* and Thandi Buthelezi, “Fluorescence Quenching of Chlorphyll a in Various Solvents,” Oral
presentation at Southeast Regional ACS Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November, 16-19 2003.
26. Jeremy Pedigo*, Augustine O. Amonge*, and Thandi Buthelezi, “Liquid Phase Spectroscopy of Dibenzo-18Crown-6 Ether (DBC) and K+-DBC at Room Temperature,” Poster presentation at Southeast Regional ACS Meeting,
Atlanta, GA, November, 16-19 2003.
27. Rachelle Smalley* and T. Buthelizi, “Fluorescence Quenching of Chlorophyll a by Trinitro-Substituted Fluorene
Derivatives,” Presented at 10th Annual Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference, Lexington, KY, May 13, 2004.
28. Kalpana Gollapudi* and Kevin Williams, “Determination of the Binding of Cisplatin Analogs to Proteins,” Poster
presentation at 10th Annual Kentucky Statewide EPSCoR Conference, Lexington, KY, May 13, 2004.
*Student presenter
Center for Water Resource Studies:
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Ahler, Matt. HighTide Technologies, Inc. Remote Monitoring Research and Development.
Pat Kambesis (coauthored with Chris Groves) Contaminant Source and Transport in a Karst Groundwater Basin,
SE/NE Regional meeting of the Geological Society of America, Washington, DC.
Jenna Harbaugh presented a paper entitled, “GIS analysis of the Upper Green River Conservation Reserve
Enhancement Program in South Central Kentucky,” authored by, Jenna Harbaugh, Anupama Oruganti, Ouida Meier,
Scott Grubbs, and Albert Meier at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences Conference.
Anupama Oruganti presented a paper entitled, “Patterns of Challenges to Safe Drinking Water in the United States:
Population Distribution of Drinking Water Sources and Maximum Contaminant Level Violations of Drinking Water
Systems,” authored by Anupama Oruganti, Ouida Meier, and Rupesh Mamidi at the Kentucky Academy of Sciences
Conference.
Anupama Oruganti presented an article entitled, “Upper Green River Watershed Watch: Data 2003” authored by
Anupama Oruganti and Dr. Ouida Meier at the Upper Green River Watershed Watch Fall Conference hosted by the
Center for Water Resource Studies.
Anupama Oruganti, and Mark Graham and Dr. Ouida Meier authored a presentation entitled “Physical Parameters
Influencing Wastewater Treatment Choices: Maps for Warren County, Kentucky and the Barren River Area
Development District” which was presented by Dr. Meier at the Barren River Area Development District and the
Center for Water Resource Studies co-hosted Onsite Sewage Disposal Alternatives Conference.
Students participating in national conferences and competitions
Agricultural Research and Education Complex:
1.
Becky Gilfillen accompanied the WKU Soil Judging and Agronomy Club to the NACTA Soil Judging Contest and
Agronomy Production in Kewanee, IL (April 22-25). Students on the Soil Judging team were:
Matt Futrell, Robin Dalton, Philip Price, and Ryan Pendley.
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Agronomy club students were: Jeramy Ebelhar, Lindsey Cottrell, and Byron Sleugh accompanied 3 students to the
American Forage and Grassland Council annual meeting in Roanoke, VA (June 12-15, 2004).
Students involved were: Jeremy Kessens, Adam Massey
At the conference, Adam and Jeremy participated in the first ever AFGC Forage Quiz Bowl and won first place.
Students participating in national travel
Al Bedel and Gordon Jones accompanied 19 students on a trip associated with several courses including Beef
Production, Meats and Meat Products and Farm Management. The trip involved a 5-day, 2700 mile trip to Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa. Students on the trip included: Robert Fitzgerald, Julie Dodson, Derrick Benton,
Whitney LeGrand, John Rowley, AJ Boden, Melissa Hollis, Erin Brown, Stacy Coffey, Kellee Montgomery,
Mary Halcomb, Catherine Carter, Fran Korthaus, Brandon Griffith, Shannon Conner, William Meredith,
Andrea Nieman, Nathan Shadowens, Emily Hayden, Lee McCoy
Students participating in international travel
Dr. David Coffey took 7 students on a trip to Ecuador over spring break which was partially funded by POD funds –
students involved included: Kristie Haynes, Brandy Murphy, Amanda Brawner, Jay Campbell, Jason Simmons,
Mitchell Schott, Matt Simpson.
Applied Physics Institute:
1.
Ryan Moore, Argonne National Laboratory’s Undergraduate Symposium on
“Calibration of Sealed-tube Neutron Generators”
Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences:
1.
International Home Expo/Las Vegas Nevada: Fagg, Kathy; Berkshire, Jonathan; Rittenhouse, Jennifer; Tieken,
Rosarae; Flowers, Byron; Smith, Cheyenne; Kim, Jung-Sue; Sheffield, Michael; Lehmenkuler, Todd; Monk,
Jennifer; Nance, Cambell; Starret, Josh; Paddock, Cliff; Spurrier, John
2.
Habitat for Humanity Collegiate Challenge, (Alternative Spring Break)
Xenia, OH March 21-27, 2004 Students attending: David Babb, Rashaud Blake, Katie Darden, Jill Kearns, Jason
Sanders, Rebecca Wieck
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
1.
Earl Wood AAS meeting in Atlanta (January 2004)
Center for Biodiversity Studies:
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B. Hutchins, Christopher Thomas, and Jered Studinski (North American Benthological Society, Vancouver,
British Columbia)
J. Starnes (Ecological Society of America)
J. Starnes and J. Hewitt (Society for Conservation Biology)
M. Dodson, N. Elliott, K. Hertweck, E. Sproles, B. Sutherland (Annual Systematics Symposium)
M. Dodson, Natalina Elliott, Kate Hertweck, Brittany Sutherland, and Nathan Woolen (Evolution 2004
Conference)
Biotechnology Center:
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2.
3.
Dodson, M., Elliott, N., Hertweck, K., Sproles, E., Sutherland, B. - Annual Systematics Symposium
Ruley, T., Stress Physiology of a lead accumulator plant, Annual meeting of American Society of Agronomy, Denver,
CO, November, 2003.
Olson, C., Garner, L. M., Bilotta, J. & McElroy, D. (January, 2004). Spectral sensitivity of ERG b- and d-waves in
African cichlid fishes: Comparisons with habitat, ecology and phylogeny. Annual meeting of the Society for
Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, LA.
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
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Susan Jones assisted Marilyn Graves to enter the student paper competition in the National Rural Health
Association. Waiting action.
Lisa Thomason and Jason Cummins attended the ALPHA Symposium held in San Francisco, Nov. 2003.
AHEC had the following students participate:
June 22-26, 2004, HOSA National Leadership Conference
Worley, Ariel - Pharmacology Knowledge Test - placed 8th
Davis, Luke - Extemporaneous Writing - placed 2nd
Kentucky Climate Center:
1.
Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Nov 2-5, 2003, Seattle, WA: Campbell, Jessica; Laird, Mollie.
Materials Characterization Center:
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Smalley; Rachelle, Buthelezi; T., “Spectroscopic Characterization of K+ Bound and Unbound Crown Ether in Various
Solvents,” poster presentation at the National NSF EPSCoR Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, September 2-9, 2003.
Nathan Whitely presented a paper entitled “Characterization of PMMA-OLS Nanocomposites Prepared by Emulsion
Polymerization” at the national meeting of North American Thermal Analysis Society (NATAS) in Albuquerque, NM,
September 22, 2003.
Cutler, E.*; Shon, Y.-S. “Nanostructures Generated by Organic Reactions of Monolayer-Protected Metal
Nanoparticles,” Poster presentation at Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL, March 7-12, 2004.
Isaacs, R.S.*; Cutler, E.C.; Shon, Y.-S. “Chemical and Thermal Stability of Nanoparticle Multilayered Films,”
Poster presentation at Pittsburgh Conference, Chicago, IL, March 7-12, 2004.
O’Brien, M*, R. Smalley,* and T. Buthelezi. “Solvent Effects in Molecular or Metal Cation Recognition,” Poster
presentation at American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
C. Campbell*, C.J. Webb, G.E. Berryman, J. Sorensen, A.D. Davis, R. Vivecoate, D. Dixon, T. Williamson, and
S. Dawadi, “Arsenic Remediation of Drinking Water using Modified Limestone,” Poster presentation at American
Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
G.E. Berryman*, C.J. Webb, C. Campbell. “Occurrence and Distribution of Mercury in Mammoth Cave National
Park,” Poster presentation at American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
8.
Kyle Autry*, Elizabeth G. Vaught, Eric D. Conte, “Preconcentration of Benzalkonium Chloride from a River Water
Sample using an Anionic Surfactant Immobilized onto an Anion Exchange Resin as the Sorbent,” Poster presentation
at Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry & Applied Spectroscopy, Chicago, IL, March 7-12, 2004.
Engineering Services Center:
1.
The following students participated in the National Concrete Canoe Competition:
Justin Flickinger, Jon Kemp, Jared Nix, Matt Rogers, Shannon Hayes, Sara Noe, Tracy May, Deneatra Hack,
John Sewell, Travis Spidel, Will McDonough, Darren Stewart.
The team qualified for nationals and will be competing in June.
Center for Water Resource Studies:
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Pat Kambesis (coauthored with Dr. Ira Sasowsky of the University of Akron) “Development, Morphology and
Function of a Valley Wall Conduit Cave, Tumbling Rock Cave, Alabama”, paper presented at the annual meeting of
the National Speleological Society, Porterville, California.
Pat Kambesis, “The Isla de Mona Project: Exploration and Survey of the Most Cavernous Island in the Caribbean”,
paper
presented at the annual meeting of the National Speleological Society, Porterville, California.
Joel Despain (coauthored with Shane Fryer of NPS) “Coal Trace Cave, Kentucky”, paper presented at the annual
meeting of the National Speleological Society, Porterville, California.
Joel Despain (coauthored with Shane Fryer of NPS), "The Atacama Desert Project - Chilean Halite Karst”, paper
presented at the
annual meeting of the National Speleological Society, Porterville, California.
Pat Kambesis (coauthored with Nicholas C. Crawford, Leigh Ann Croft, Rolland Moore, and Rhonda Pfaff),
“Dishman Lane Collapse, Bowling Green, Kentucky”, Ninth Multidisciplinary Conference on Sinkholes and the
Engineering and Environmental Aspects of Karst, Huntsville, Alabama.
Elizabeth Robb (coauthored with Chris Groves, John All, and Pat Kambesis), Protecting Rural Drinking Water
Supplies
Through Education. 2003 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Gainesville, Florida.
Pat Kambesis, A Systems Approach to the Understanding of Agricultural Contaminant Sources and Transport Within
a Karst Groundwater Basin. 2003 National Cave and Karst Management Symposium, Gainesville, Florida.
Graham, American Geologist Association, March 2003, New Orleans, LA
Pat Kambesis, North Coast Karst, Puerto Rico. Abstract accepted for publication at the 2004 annual meeting of the
National Speleological Society, Marquette, Michigan.
Pat Kambesis (coauthored with Chris Groves) In search of the Underground River Hunan Province, Peoples Republic
of China, Abstract accepted for publication at the 2004 annual meeting of the National Speleological Society,
Marquette, Michigan.
Pat Kambesis (coauthored with Mark Graham and John Broome), Field Cartography for the Xiangxi Expedition to
Hunan ProvinceAbstract accepted for publication at the 2004 annual meeting of the National Speleological Society,
Marquette, Michigan.
Pat Kambesis, Hydrologic study of the Coldwater Cave Groundwater Basin, Iowa. Abstract accepted for publication at
the 2004
annual meeting of the National Speleological Society, Marquette, Michigan.
Andrea Croskey, (Coauthored with Pat Kambesis), Caves of Playa Pajaros, Isla de Mona, Puerto Rico Abstract
accepted for publication at the 2004 annual meeting of the National Speleological Society, Marquette, Michigan.
Appendix E. Students involved in research projects
Applied Physics Institute:
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Moore, Ryan, “D-T Neutron Generator Calibration”
Morgan, Timothy, “Optimizing Detector Shielding for 2.3 MeV Neutrons”
Music, Abe, “Development of Gamma Ray Analysis for the Compaq IPAQ”
Wallace, Britton, “Development of a Semi-Autonomous Vehicle for Explosive and Radiation Detection Systems”
Zimmerman, Bobby, “Experimental Data for an On-line Cement Analyzer”
Architectural and Manufacturing Sciences Institute:
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Banda, Chaitanya: NSF: Acquisition of Manufacturing Systems for Quality Assurance in Precision Machining
Processes Using Data Mining NSF EPSCoR: Rough Set Based Decision Support Systems for Quality Control of
Surface Roughness in Machining Process
Basil, Eugene - Providing wireless Network Access to the Kentucky Advanced Technology Institute Campus
Chen, Bobby Field Testing on Advanced Utility Mercury/Sorbent Demonstration Program
Clark, Kirk - Installing a Mobile Home
Ford, Steve The Study of Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites, NSFEPSCoR: Rough Set Based Decision Support System for Quality Control of Surface Roughness in Machining Process
Herren, Stan Field Testing on Mercury Emission from WFGD,
Herren, Stan Partitioning and Mechanism Studies for Mercury in SCR Control System, NSF: Acquisition of
Manufacturing Systems for Quality Assurance in Precision Machining Processes Using Data Mining
Herren, Stan: NSF: Acquisition of Manufacturing Systems for Quality Assurance in Precision Machining Processes
Using Data Mining
Higdon, Lance - GMX Bent Tab Inspection Machine
Jiang, Fuhua: KSEF: Applying Data Mining and Fuzzy Mathematical Approaches to Control Surface Roughness with
Changing Process Conditions in Metal Cutting.
King, Matt Field Testing on Advanced Utility Mercury/Sorbent Demonstration Program
Lan, Allan, The Study of Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites
Meng, Larry, Field Testing on Advanced Utility Mercury/Sorbent Demonstration Program
Skipworth, Mitchell - Providing wireless Network Access to the Kentucky Advanced Technology Institute Campus
Wells, Laura The Study of Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites
Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science:
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Cameron Yancey, “Measuring the Utilization Efficiency of WKU's Bell Observatory”
Earl Wood and Robert Zimmerman, both in "Detection of the dust-generating Wolf-Rayet stars in the Local group
of galaxies".
Noel Simms, “ Long Term Light Curves of Bl Lacerate Objects”
Whitney Wills, “Photometric Monitoring of BL Lacertae Objects”
Kristen Donahue,”Applying Newton’s Laws: Measuring the Density of Saturn”
Kane Prew,” Determining the Mass of Saturn form Orbital Parameters of its Moon Titan”
Charles Poteet, “Photometric study of the variable star WR123”
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Butler, J. - Influences of habitat fragmentation on salamanders in Mammoth Cave National Park
Compson, Z. and Ruhl, M. - fish ecology in Mammoth Cave National Park.
Dodson, M. - RUI: Molecular Phylogenetics and Allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
Elliott, N. - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
Farris, J. - Erosional effects on vegetation
Hertweck, K. - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
Mercer, H. - Amphibian ecology in Mammoth Cave National Park
Neal, Nae'Shara - RUI: Molecular phylogenetics and allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
Polen, A. B. – NSF EPSCoR: Genetic Mapping and Germ Line transformation in the butterfly Precis coenia
Powell, T. – NSF EPSCoR: Genetic Mapping and Germ Line transformation in the butterfly Precis coenia
Sproles, E. - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
Starnes, J. - Genetic Diversity of Helianthus eggertii
Stoker, A. - RUI: Molecular phylogenetics and allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
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Studinski, Jered – Macroinvertebrate assemblages associated with upland ponds at Mammoth Cave National Park
Sutherland, B. - RUI: Molecular phylogenetics and allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
Webber, M. - Soil relations to plant diversity in Mammoth Cave National Park
Woolen, N. - RUI: Molecular phylogenetics and allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
Biotechnology Center:
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Aakula, Srikanth – Effect of osmotic stress on the expression of mRNA of the alpha subunit of the Na pump
Abell, Amie – Effect of antioxidant nutrients on wound healing of the corneal endothelium
Archila, Soleil – Identification of Phosphorylase Kinase Alpha Binding Partners
Ard, S – Analysis of nitiric oxide synthesis by cultured splenocyte obtained from mice infected with Toxoplasma
gondii.
Au, M.-- Effects of CNQX on retinal processing of larvae zebrafish.
Baioni, Angela: Distribution pattern of an insertional mutagen in the genome of gene expression mutants
Baktula, Avinash : Prediction of protein structure conservation using multiple amino acid property profiles.
Bandaru, Kiranmai – Mechanisms of Transcriptional Coordination Among Phosphorylase Kinase Genes
Bishop, B. Dark-adaptation functions in the developing zebrafish.
Bonthu, Ramadevi: Cloning E. coli genes in preparation for studies on expression.
Bowles, E., Bioinformatics
Brown, LaJohna: Detection of the photoreceptor cryptochrome by western blot analysis
Byrne, Rachel - Realtime PCR analysis of cytokine mRNAs in mice maintained on diets with/without antioxidant
supplementation
Cristen, O. – Spectral sensitivity and tuning of the ERG b-and d- waves in the African cichlid fishes
Crook, Jaivonna – Protein secondary structure correlation with filter order in dotplot comparisons.
Curtisi, Cross - Isolation of DNA from Mammoth Cave waters (REU Summer Program)
Dejarnett, Natasha: Detection of the photoreceptor cryptochrome by western blot analysis
Dodson, M. -- RUI: Molecular Phylogenetics and Allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
Eli Roberson--Optimization of RT PCR
Elliott, N. - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
Forster, D. - “Analysis of anitermination in bacteriophage HK639 using reporter gene fusions”.
Frey, John K. – Gene expression in cornea endothelial cells
Gudavalli. Ravindra--Effect of Antioxidant Supplementation on Cytokine Production During Experimental Chagas’
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Handshoe, John - Nitric Oxide Signaling in Pulmonary Myofibroblast Differentiation
Heltsley, James Ralph - Nitric Oxide Signaling in Pulmonary Myofibroblast Differentiation
Hertweck, K. - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
Houchins, J. Effects of APB on the dark-adapted zebrafish ERG.
Jackson, L. – Tissue culture of plants
Jordan, T. --Effects of APB on light-adapted ERG of larval zebrafish.
King, Mark - Nitric Oxide Signaling in Pulmonary Myofibroblast Differentiation
Kolli, Vijay- Analysis of Monoamine Oxidase Levels in Mice Receiving Dietary Supplementation with Selenium
Kotha, Latha – Prediction of protein function in proteins with substituted amino acids.
Kullman, Lydia- Realtime PCR analysis of cytokine mRNAs in mice during infection with Toxoplasma gondii
Kumar, Santhosh - Nitric Oxide Signaling in Pulmonary Myofibroblast Differentiation
Lagani, R. -- Bioinformatics
McGehee, Jonathan – Using ueural nets to predict the function of mutant Pit-1 beta domains from amino acid
profiles.
Miles, Courtney - RNA mediated antitermination in bacteriophage HK639
Morris, Amanda – Effect of endothelin-1 on wound healing in the corneal endothelium
Pabbathi, Madhu -- Effect of osmotic stress on the membrane expression of the Na pump
Padigala, Kiran--Effect of Antioxidant Supplementation on Cytokine Production During Infection With Toxoplasma
gondii.
Polen, A. B. – NSF EPSCoR: Genetic Mapping and Germ Line transformation in the butterfly Precis coenia
Powell, T. – NSF EPSCoR: Genetic Mapping and Germ Line transformation in the butterfly Precis coenia
Risner, M. - Behavioral spectral sensitivity of adult zebrafish.
Robinson, J. – Application of TEN to localize heavy metals in plant cell
Ruley, T. -- Plant stress in response to lead accumulation
Sahi, J.-- Quantitative assessment of zebrafish retinal anatomy.
Schrimsher, John--Bacterial monitoring of sediments for Oregon Caves National Monument
Scrimscher, John – Agonist induced preproendothelin expression by RT-PCR.
Shannon Ard – Impact of Selenium Selenate on Tachyzoite Production in Mammalian Cell Cultures Infected With
50. Shehan, Tim - Mechanisms of Transcriptional Coordination Among Phosphorylase Kinase Genes, NSF EPSCoR:
Genetic Mapping and Germ Line transformation in the butterfly Precis coenia
51. Sims, J. - “Growth, purification and electron microscope analysis of bacteriophage isolated from pig waste lagoons”.
52. Smith, B. – Impact of exposure route on tissue cyst burden in brains of mice infected with Toxoplasma gondii.
53. Smith, Wesley-- Development of real-time RT-PCR assays for RNA measurements in a green alga
54. Sproles, E.- - Molecular Systematics of Mints (Mentha)
55. Starnes, D. – Phytoremediation of phosphorus
56. Stoker, Ashley – RUI: Molecular phylogenetics and allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
57. Sunita Paragh-- Transformation of Chlamydomonas with a beta-tubulin promoter/reporter gene construct
58. Sutherland, Brittany -- RUI: Molecular Phylogenetics and Allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
T. gondii
59. Thacker, Angela - Nitric Oxide Signaling in Pulmonary Myofibroblast Differentiation
60. Vukmanic, E. - Response properties of zebrafish ganglion cells.
61. Wall, Lori– Reverse Transcriptase RT PCR Analysis of Cytokine mRNA levels During Murine Infection With T.
gondii
62. Watson, Lewis & Richard Cohen – ELISA Analysis of Cytokine Production During Murine Infection With T.
gondii
63. Woolen, N. -- RUI: Molecular Phylogenetics and Allopolyploidization in Rubus (Rosaceae)
64. Wright, A. - “The identification of the superinfection exclusion function of bacteriophage HK239”
Center for Cave and Karst Studies:
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Daniel “Rusty” Bell- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal
Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Josh Brewer- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Building, Bowling
Green, Kentucky Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of a Bored Void near the Proposed Parker-Bennett Elementary
School Expansion, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Phase I Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at a Proposed
Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky, Phase II Microgravity Subsurface Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in
Horse Cave, Kentucky. Karst Subsurface Geophysical Investigation along the Three Proposed Routes for the Bowling
Green Outer Beltline From I-65 to 31-W. Company Involved: American Engineers, Glasgow Kentucky, Microgravity
Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business
Park, Bowling Green, KY. Company Involved: ITA, Inc., Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Entrance Drive
of Magna International at the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY. Company
Involved: ITA, Inc, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of a Stormwater Retention Basin Near the Fruit of the Loom
Distribution Center, Bowling Green, KY. Company Involved: Fruit of the Loom., Grant-Palmore Cave Dye Trace.
WKU Student search with Josh Brewer.
Brian Ham- Hartland/BGMU Dye Trace Project, Tontitown Sump Test Project, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation
along the Proposed Extension of Road “A”, Road “B” and the Initial Phase of Road “C”, at the Inter-Modal Authority
Business Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Microgravity and Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at Mile
Point 12.9 on KY Highway 61, Larue County, Kentucky, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Fruit of the
Loom Distribution Center Building, Bowling Green, Kentucky Redstone Arsenal, Phase I Electrical Resistivity
Subsurface Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky, Phase II Microgravity Subsurface
Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky, Portland, TN Dye Trace. Karst Subsurface
Geophysical Investigation along the Three Proposed Routes for the Bowling Green Outer Beltline From I-65 to 31-W.
Company Involved: American Engineers, Glasgow Kentucky., Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Entrance
Drive of Magna International at the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Company Involved: ITA, Inc. Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation Along an Airport Runway near
Kingsport, Tennessee.
Joseph Howard- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation along the Proposed Extension of Road “A”, Road “B” and the
Initial Phase of Road “C”, at the Inter-Modal Authority Business Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Microgravity and
Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at Mile Point 12.9 on KY Highway 61, Larue County, Kentucky,
Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Building, Bowling Green,
Kentucky
Laura Kreitzer- McDowell House, Orndorff House, Santa Cruz, Abbotts Hollow, Microgravity Subsurface
Investigation of a Bored Void near the Proposed Parker-Bennett Elementary School Expansion, Bowling Green,
Kentucky, Coldwater Project, Giant Mine, Honey Creek, Hartland, Marshall, MCI Project, Portland, TN, Redstone
Arsenal, Tontitown, Vulcan Materials, Kempton Manshaft Dye Trace, Marshall Dye Trace, Woodford County, KY Dye
Trace. , City of La Vergne Dye Trace. Company involved: Albert Ogden, La Vergne, TN., Barton Cave Dye Trace.
Client involved: Brian Pease, Belize, Faulkner Project Dye Trace. Company Involvevd: ERM-MidAtlantic Group,
Annapolis. MD., Kvaerner-Egan Site Dye Trace. Company involved: The Source Group, INC., Bound Brook, NJ.,
Lucent~Murray Hill Dye Trace. Company involved: Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. Elmwood
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with Josh Brewer. Sparta Dye Trace. Person involved: Al Ogden, Sparta Tennessee, Broadway SW Plan Dye Trace.
Company Involved: Virginia Rural Water Association, Buena Vista, Virginia, FMC~Stone Dye Trace. Company
Involved: Stone Environmental, Inc., South Bend, Indiana, Iron Works Pike Dye Trace. Company Involved: Shield
Environmental Associates, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, Lonas Lake Dye Trace. Company involved: Cleveland Utilities
Water Division, Cleveland, Tennessee, Opelika Quarry Dye Trace. Company involved: GeoTrans, Inc., Opelika,
Alabama.
Nicholas Chad Martin- Woolrich~STEP Dye Trace Project, Graymont Dye Trace Project, Woodrail Dye Trace
Project, Hartland/BGMU Dye Trace Project, Honey Creek Basin Dye Trace, Tontitown Sump Test Project Tontitown
Sump Test Project Abbotts Hollow, McDowell House, Redstone Arsenal, Santa Cruz, Marshall Dye Trace, Woodford
County, KY Dye Trace. City of La Vergne Dye Trace. Company involved: Albert Ogden, La Vergne, TN., Barton
Cave Dye Trace. Client involved: Brian Pease, Belize, Faulkner Project Dye Trace. Company Involvevd: ERMMidAtlantic Group, Annapolis. MD., Kvaerner-Egan Site Dye Trace. Company involved: The Source Group, INC.,
Bound Brook, NJ., Lucent~Murray Hill Dye Trace. Company involved: Langan Engineering and Environmental
Services, Inc. Elmwood Park, NJ., Skyline Dye Trace. Company involved: Petersen Hydrologic, Lehi, UT., Potcamp
Dye Trace. Company Involved: Geo/Environemental Associates. Jonesborough, TN., Grant-Palmore Cave Dye Trace.
WKU Student search with Josh Brewer. Broadway SW Plan Dye Trace, Company Involved: Virginia Rural Water
Association, Buena Vista, Virginia.
Brian Sakofsky- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal
Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Jeremy Tallent- Graymont Dye Trace Project, Hartland/BGMU Dye Trace Project, Microgravity Subsurface
Investigation of the Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Building, Bowling Green, Kentucky. , Karst Subsurface
Geophysical Investigation along the Three Proposed Routes for the Bowling Green Outer Beltline From I-65 to 31-W.
Company Involved: American Engineers, Glasgow Kentucky. Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B”
Realignment at the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Ron Taylor- Hartland/BGMU Dye Trace Project, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation along the Proposed Extension
of Road “A”, Road “B” and the Initial Phase of Road “C”, at the Inter-Modal Authority Business Park, Bowling Green,
Kentucky, Microgravity and Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at Mile Point 12.9 on KY Highway 61,
Larue County, Kentucky, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of a Depression, Overtop a Pipe, Underneath a Section
of US I-65 South near Oakland, Kentucky, Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of a Collapse near U.S. Highway 31W Bypass, Hardin County, Kentucky.
Daniel Thomas- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Entrance Drive of Magna International at the InterModal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY. Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the
Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Ben Tobin- Abbotts House, Redstone Arsenal, Giant Mine, Hartland, Phase I Electrical Resistivity Subsurface
Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky. Karst Subsurface Geophysical Investigation along
the Three Proposed Routes for the Bowling Green Outer Beltline From I-65 to 31-W. Company Involved: American
Engineers, Glasgow Kentucky., Faulkner Project Dye Trace. Company Involvevd: ERM-MidAtlantic Group,
Annapolis. MD. Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal
Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Ashley Williams- Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Road “ B” Realignment at the Inter-Modal
Transportation Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY.
Andy Zimmerman- Woolrich Dye Trace Project, Tontitown Sump Test Project, Hartland/BGMU Dye Trace Project,
Microgravity Subsurface Investigation along the Proposed Extension of Road “A”, Road “B” and the Initial Phase of
Road “C”, at the Inter-Modal Authority Business Park, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Microgravity and Electrical
Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at Mile Point 12.9 on KY Highway 61, Larue County, Kentucky, Microgravity
Subsurface Investigation of the Fruit of the Loom Distribution Center Building, Bowling Green, Kentucky , McDowell
House, Phase I Electrical Resistivity Subsurface Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky,
Phase II Microgravity Subsurface Investigation at a Proposed Building Site in Horse Cave, Kentucky, Woodford
County, KY Dye Trace. , Karst Subsurface Geophysical Investigation along the Three Proposed Routes for the
Bowling Green Outer Beltline From I-65 to 31-W. Company Involved: American Engineers, Glasgow Kentucky.,
Microgravity Subsurface Investigation of the Entrance Drive of Magna International at the Inter-Modal Transportation
Authority, Inc. Business Park, Bowling Green, KY. Company Involved: ITA, Inc., Microgravity Subsurface
Investigation Along the Proposed Turner Court Expansion, Bowling Green, KY. Client involved: The City of Bowling
Green.
Engineering Services Center:
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Miller and Rippy are involved with Dr. Wilson in design of a robot for the Center for Cave and Karst Studies. This
robot will move the microgravity equipment and take remote measurements for use in determining cave location.
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Brandon Bibelhauser, Mark Rogers, Evan McCasland. Consider all seniors (12) working on projects for Lexmark
or MTD or Halton.
3. All juniors (16 - ME 300 students) working on a design proposal for a pulp splicing system for SCA
Incontinence Care.
4. All seniors (12 - ME 430 students) involved in a “design, build and test” project to simulate the thermal
response of a building system under various exterior and interior environmental conditions.
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
1. Eason, Melissa (Social Work);Graves, M.; Scholla, M.; Tatum, Julie (Social Work)
2. Lynn Austin had the following Dental Hygiene students involved in research projects to be presented as
Table Clinics in November: Alfrejd, C; Brawner, J; Canty, S; Chappius, S; Christy, L; Cole, M; Davis, J;
Dodson, K; Doss, L; Duncan, K; Green, J; Hopkins, M; Johnson, L; Lindsey, T; McGrath, K; Pace, J;
Pardue, A; Powers, M; Riehn, S; Small, P; Stone, H; Taylor, E; Walker, C; Wilson, D.
3. The Recreation and Park Administration program recently participated in a service project with Mammoth Cave
National Park in an effort to restore Chestnut trees. This project involved students from the Outdoor Recreation
Activities (REC 230) class planting Chestnut seedlings in a remote area suitable for the trees. Yellow Orchids were also
planted during this project. The day concluded with a visit to Great Onyx Cave, a protected cave in the park, that is offlimits to normal cave visitors. Students participating in this service project had the option of taking a non-curved
comprehensive final exam or spending time in the backcountry, planting trees. Attendance for the Mammoth Cave
National Park visit was 100%.
4. Dr. Wainright had one of his students involved in research: Khandelwal, Sachin – Obesity in the Workplace
5. Dr. Iyiegbuniwe had the following students involved in a “Noise Assessment” research project: Rahul Nair and Lisa
Thomason.
6. Golla, Vijay, Atrazine in Finished Drinking Water in Lewisburg, Kentuck y
7. Rodriguez, Monica, Bioburden Study of Pride Plastics
8. Willcox, Joseph, Distribution of Atrazine in a Community Reservoir Watershed
9. Willcox, Joseph and Arterburn, Jason, HVAC Study at SCA Products
Kemtucky Climate Center:
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Logan, D. – GeoProfiles
Taylor, D. – Mammoth Cave Micronet
Keeling, T. – Analysis of Climatic Impacts of Long-term Irrigation
Littell, A. – Development of a Database of Climatic Hazards in the Barren River Area, GeoProfiles
Materials Characterization Center:
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Laura Wells, “The Study of Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites.”
Kunlei Liu, and Wei-Ping Pan, supervisors.
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Steve Ford, “The Study of Process Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Nanocomposites,”
Kunlei Liu, supervisor.
Stan Herren, “Partitioning and Mechanism Studies for Mercury in SCR Control System,” Kunlei Liu,
supervisor.
Matt King, “Field Testing on Advanced Utility Mercury/Sorbent Demonstration Program,” Kunlei Liu,
supervisor.
Bobby Chen, “Field Testing on Advanced Utility Mercury/Sorbent Demonstration Program,” Kunlei Liu,
supervisor.
Sung Ho Hwang, “Synthesis of C60-conjugated Undecagold Nanoparticles,” Young Seok-Shon, supervisor.
Erin Cutler, “Synthesis of Nanoparticle-Cored Polyamidoamine Dendrimers,” Young Seok-Shon, supervisor.
Laura Chinn, “Synthesis of Nanoparticle-Cored Polyarylether Dendrimers,” Young Seok-Shon, supervisor.
Steven Isaacs, “Stability of Various Nanoparticle Films,” Young Seok-Shon, supervisor.
Michael McKinley, “Synthesis of Various Monolayer-Protected Metal Nanoparticles,” Young Seok-Shon,
supervisor.
Tony Oakes, “Atrazine Determination in Soils,” Eric Conte, supervisor.
Kyle Autry, Surfactant Sorbent NSF project. Eric Conte, supervisor.
Sara Huss, Surfactant Sorbent NSF project. Eric Conte, supervisor.
Kalpana Gollapudi (graduate student), “Experimental and Computational of the Competition between Guanine and
Methionine Complex Formation by Analogs of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin,” Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Sam Bradley “Experimental and Computational of the Competition between Guanine and Methionine Complex
Formation by Analogs of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin,”, Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Arcentra Beasley “Experimental and Computational of the Competition between Guanine and Methionine
Complex Formation by Analogs of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin,”, Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Carrie Rowan “Experimental and Computational of the Competition between Guanine and Methionine Complex
Formation by Analogs of the Anticancer Drug Cisplatin,” Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Virginia (Ginger) King. “Development of Procedures for Accurately Determining the Loss on Ignition from
Combustion Residues,” John T. Riley, supervisor.
Mark O’Brien, “Absorption and Emission Spectra of Crown Ethers and Cyclophanes,” Thandi Buthelezi,
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Chlorophyll. (Rachelle has a research assistantship from KY NSF EPSCoR grant). Thandi Buthelezi, supervisor.
21. Scott Raber, “Absorption and Emission Spectra of Crown Ethers and Cyclophanes,” Thandi Buthelezi,
supervisor.
22. Jeremy Pedigo, “Spectroscopy of Supramolecules: Crown Ethers and Chlorophyll,” Thandi Buthelezi,
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Augustine Otieno, “Spectroscopy of Crown Ethers,” Thandi Buthelezi, supervisor.
Brady (Davis) Garabato, “The Synthesis of Secondary Phosphines,” Ralph Salvatore, supervisor.
Kevin Kolb, “Chemoselective Monoacetylation of Diamines,” Ralph Salvatore, supervisor.
Jonghyuk Park, “Computational Modeling of Functionalized Nanoparticles,” Young Seok-Shon, supervisor.
Kalpana Gollapudi, “Determination of the Binding of Cisplatin Analogs to Proteins,” Kevin Williams, superivsor.
Allan Lam, “Cleavage of Peptides with Platinum Complexes,” Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Sondra Massey, Two-dimensional NMR Analysis of Platinum-methionine Chelates,” Kevin Williams, supervisor.
Yi Zhou and Cassie Norris; “Characterization of ω-mercapto Carboxylic Acid Monolayers on Liquid Mercury
Electrodes,” Stuart Burris, supervisor.
Center for Water Resource Studies:
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Willcox, Joey-- Distribution and occurrence of the herbicide atrazine in a rural drinking water supply watersheds near
an agricultural karst watershed and a community water supply reservoir.
Jayanty, Suresh - Initial development of a expert system for tracking local, state and federal Drinking Water
regulations for small water utility managers
Manidilpalli, Durga Madhavi - Initial development of water quality assessment using web based GIS and distributed
database management systems to Kentucky watersheds.
Dandolu, Rajesekhar- Delevopment of XML based electronic reporting tools for Drinking Water systems
Kallepalli, Gopi – Gopi has maintained the CWRS website and made regular updates to its links, including adding
search engines and visitor counters to the TACWQ, Stormwater and Wastewater sites. MS4 Workgroup information
has been added to the Stormwater site.
Midde, Naveen – Naveen has completed the second version of the Emergency Response Plan software tool for water
utilities. This version includes security, contact details, flow charts, and a more user-friendly interface.
Oruganti, Anupama – Used her computer science knowledge in developing US statewide maps to chart public water
system sizes, types, number of violations, and populations served.
Hughes, Tassall & Cutler, Erin – Gained hands-on experience in chemistry, microbiology and environmental science
in the WATERS laboratory by conducting drinking water and wastewater analyses for utilities and individuals.
Appendicx F: Students involved in internships
Architectural and Manufacturing Science
1. Allen, Timothy---SKF USA
2. Basil, Gene: Bowling Green Tech College
3. Burchett, Rich---Commonwealth Aluminum
4. Cambron, Justin- Emerson Electric (Russellville, KY)
5. Coffey, Brian M.-- Sumitomo Electrical Systems
6. Conner, Russell: Logan Aluminum
7. Ennis, Daniel: Sumitomo
8. Garmon, Landyn: Garmon Enterprises
9. Greene, Christopher: H&H Sheet Metal
10. Hensley, Michael: B&W Metals
11. Higdon, Lance: Sumitomo
12. Hill, Jamie--- Harmon Becker
13. Hisel, Patrick: Vuteq Engineering
14. Houchens, Chuck: Harmon Becker
15. Katz, Michael--- Logan Aluminum
16. Leibfreid, Matt- Emerson Electric (Russellville, KY)
17. Paddock, Clifford - Denham-Blythe Company, Inc.
18. Penn, Brian--- Specialty Concrete Company
19. Rose, Bryan: Weyerhuaser
20. Shutt, Nathan: Kroger
21. Simons, Jason: Sumitomo Electric Wiring System
22. Steinberger, Jeff--- Heartland Construction
23. Stewart, Trevor--- Renegade Division Company
24. Threlkel, Charles D--Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems
25. Tieken, Roserae (Two Internships)
26. West, Greg: Tri-Co Electrical
Center for Biodiversity Studies:
1. Kathryn Brow - Mammoth Cave National Park
2. Shawn Craft - Mammoth Cave National Park
3. Sabrina Davenport - Mammoth Cave National Park
4. Kristin Farrow - Mammoth Cave National Park
5. Douglas Foster - Mammoth Cave National Park
6. Crista Gaskill - Mammoth Cave National Park
7. Emily Higuchi- Mammoth Cave National Park
8. Larry Johnson- Mammoth Cave National Park
9. Courtney King- Mammoth Cave National Park
10. Cristin Lanaham - Mammoth Cave National Park
11. Maggie Mahan - Mammoth Cave National Park
12. Rachelle McKnight - Mammoth Cave National Park
13. Rolland Moore- Mammoth Cave National Park
14. Tiffany Ogunsanya - Mammoth Cave National Park
15. Krystle Oliver - Mammoth Cave National Park
16. Jeanette Orton - Mammoth Cave National Park
17. Jason Rankin - Mammoth Cave National Park
18. Travis Varney- Mammoth Cave National Park
19. Lori Beth Wall - Mammoth Cave National Park
20. John Wilson - Mammoth Cave National Park
Biotechnology Center:
1. Jackson, L. NSF RUI summer internship at Fort Valley State University, GA
2. Jordan, T. WKU NSF summer intern.
3. Sahi, J. KBRIN summer internship
4. Trace, S. WKU NSF summer intern.
5. Wright, A. KBRIN Summer Internship
6. Bishop, B. WKU NSF summer intern.
Institute for Rural Health Development and Research:
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Dean May from Social Work had the following students working as Kentucky Coop Interns with the Cabinet
for Families and Children: Burton, Christy; Elias, Jennie; Isable, Shawndi; Miller, Justin; Shirley, Sherry;
Tatum, Julie; Turner, Autumn; Wilson, Deborah.
Jan Peeler from Social Work had the following students: Abston, Betty; Baldwin, Carol; Bodkin, Melissa; Bryant,
Julie; Butler, Penny; Campbell, Enitan; Carter, Latango; Clay, Emily; Cooley, Nicole; Cooper, Kelly; Coulter,
Katrina; Dial, Jessica; Duncan, Stephanie; Enrow, Melissa; Frein, Ruth; Fryre, Kelly; Groce, Shelly; Harris,
Dellah; Higdon, Connie; Holland, Norma; Huff, Ketina; Isable, Shawndi; Jackson, Melissa; Koster, Stephanie;
McIntyre, Kelly; McStoots, Mary; Miller, Jay; Mills, Teri; Nottingham, Shannon; Peterson, Courtney; Smith,
Jennifer; Stepp, Chris; Sturgeon, LeeAnn; Tatum, Julie; Walters, Jason; Weeks, Brad; Wilson, Debra; Wilson,
Kim.
3.
Richard Wilson has the following student interns (All the internships are 480 clock
hours of student labor.):
Jones, Lakita - BS intern with the WKU Student Health Services; McKinnis,
Melissa - BS intern at TJ Sampson Hospital; Reece, Ashley - BS intern with
Health & Wellness Center at Greenwood Mall; Sao, Tina - MPH intern with the
Nashville Metro Health Department, Air Quality Division.
4. Dr. Chuck Wainright had one intern for the Spring Semester 2004: Christine
Lyons, January 5 through April 9 at St. Thomas Heart Institute in Nashville, TN.
5. Public Health Interns for Spring 2004 (Tracey Young’s): Turner, Alicia
(01/17/04-04/03/04) Rosewoord Health Care Center; Brents, Demetria (01/12/0404/03/04) Family Medical Center, Hart Co.; Torrence, Carolyn (01/12/0404/04/04) Edmonson Health Care Center; Ball, Ginny (12/15/03-03/16/04)
Owensboro Medical Health System; Bertuleit, Lindsey (01/12/04-04/12/04)
WKOA; Burgett, Miranda (01/12/04-04/02/04) New Market Dimensions;
Simpson, Nicole (01/12/04-04/02/04) Metro Public Health Dept. (Nashville);
Sweatt, Maggie (01/12/04-04/02/04) American Heart Association; McGill,
Jennifer (01/12/04-04/02/04) Skyline Medical Center; Apple, Suzanne (01/12/0404/02/04) Western State Hospital; Thrasher, Brooke (01/12/04-04/09/04) Oconee
Memorial Hospital.
6. Social Work Interns for the Spring/Summer 2004: Julie Brewington: Monroe
County Children and Family Services; Bridget Bailey: Hope Harbor; Christy
Burton: Barren County Children and Family Services; Rebecca Clark:
International Center; Meredith Dean: International Center; Lynn Gentry:
Community Action Family Preservation; Tonya Harper: Todd County community
Based Services; Misty Harston: Medical Center at Bowling Green; Crystal
Johnston: Simpson County Children and Family Services; Donna Kuhlman:
Hardin Memorial Hospital; Sarah Noffsinger: LifeSkills Clubhouse; Sherry
Shirley-Phelps: Barren County Family Resource Center; Jessica Stinson:
Kinderhaven.
7. Janet Fugate has three (3) Spring 2004 preschool teacher interns: Tara
Skimehorn, Bremen Elementary, Muhlenburg County Schools; Emily Wilconxon,
Lincoln Trail Elementary, Hardin County Schools; Linda Colleen Hampton,
Warren Elementary, Warren County Schools.
8. Janet Fugate also has three (3) practicum students for Spring 2004 semester:
Rachel Serrador, Community Action Child Services, Fourth Street Early Childhood
Center, Bowling Green; Misti Davidson, Judy's Child Care Centers, Inc., Somerset;
Michelle Duke, Western Kentucky University Campus Child Care, Bowling Green.
9. Department of Public Health ~ Spring, 2004 Undergraduate students in PH 490
Internship: Ford, Elisha D.---WKU Student Health; Martin, Rachel R.---Health &
Wellness Center, Greenwood Mall; Poore, Lora B.---Lake Cumberland District
Health Department.
10. Graduate students in PH 546 Graduate Internship: Annadata, Satish---Planned
Parenthood, San Jose, CA; Bodapati, Sreevidya---AHEC, WKU; Brooks, Bryan--Kentucky Environmental Protection Agency; Cullath, Sathish Kumar---Michael
Reese Hospital, Chicago; Girde, Sonali---California Family Health Council,
Berkeley, CA;
Hall, Laura L.---Preston Center, WKU; Iskapalli, Srinivasa---Cardiac Rehab,
Bowling Green Medical Center;
Kanth, Sanjay---Metro Plus Health Plan, New York, NY; Mutyala, Bala---VA
Medical Center, Danville, IL;
Pitts, Pamela I.---Tennessee Department of Public Health, Nashville; Rajoli,
Naveen---SIU Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Springfield, IL; Santhakumar,
Lata---WKU Student Health Services; Sarmiento, Ariel L.---Barren River District
Health Department.
11. Nursing Dept. had the following students involved in internships:
Nursing 554 Primary Care—Bagby, Glenda with Jane T. Crawford, ER and Green
County Primary Care; Campbell, Sharon with Jane T. Crawford, ER and Green
County Primary Care; Claywell, Cynthia with Primary Care Associates, Preceptor
Dr. Sam Rice, BF Taylor Clinic, BF Taylor Medical Arts Clinic, and Preceptor Dr.
Robert Flowers; Kingrey, Victoria with Preceptor Dr. Timothy Long; Williams,
Doug with Preceptor Dr. Robert Flowers.
12. Nursing 409, Nursing Practicum—Bertrand, Teresa with the Medical Center; Brady,
Amanda with the Medical Center; Carter, Darby with the Medical Center at Franklin;
Cunningham, Whitney with Greenview; Hanes, Amy with the Medical Center; Hart,
Deanna with Monroe County Hospital; Gough, Kathleen with Norton in Louisville;
Haynes, Kim with the Medical Center; Hiser, Stacey with Hardin Memorial in
Elizabethtown; Jackson, Alicia with Owensboro Mercy; Johnson, Elizabeth with the
Medical Center; Keen, Tracey with Owensboro Mercy; London, Brittany with TJ
Samson in Glasgow; Miller, Keeley with the Medical Center; Mulligan, Colleen with
Greenview; Nokes, Nena with the Medical Center; Powell, Robert with Twin Lakes
in Leitchfield; Rhodes, Emily with the Medical Center; Richey, Healther with
Owensboro Mercy; Schooley, Kelly with Greenview; Sheffield, Teresa with Monroe
County Hospital; Simpson, Christy with TJ Samson in Glasgow; Spalding, Amy with
Greenview; Taji, Yoko with the Medical Center; Tate, Meredith with Greenview;
Trabue, Laura with Owensboro Mercy; Wayland, April with the Medical Center;
Worsham, Ronda with the Medical Center at Scottsville.
13. Nursing 423, Applied Professional Practicum—Atwood, Angie with Hospital in
Greensburg; Blunk, Melanie with LifeSkills; Bush, Jenny with Hospice; Bybee,
Mary with TJ Samson: Catlett, Shelia with TJ Samson; Cawthorn, Elizabeth with
TJ Samson; Compton, Vicky with Adair County Health Department; Croley, Mary
with Muhlenberg County General Hospital; Curd, Teresa with TJ Samson; Embrey,
Bonnie with Twin Lakes; Heckel, Laurie with Springview Hospital in Lebanon;
Holman, Jeremy with the Medical Center; Hooks, Gayle with the Medical Center;
Jewell, Robbyn with Jane Todd Crawford Hospital; Keel, Joyce with TJ Samson;
Lee, Karla with Muhlenberg County General Hospital; Luellen, Heather with
Greenview Hospital; Owens, Kimberly with the Medical Center; Perry, Roxie with
TJ Samson; Phelps, Pamela with the Medical Center; Poynter, Pamela with TJ
Samson; Ross, Laura with Meade County Health Department; Skillman, Kasey
with Community Free Clinic; Smith, LouAnn with Mennonite Community in
Scottsville; Sturgeon, Lizbeth with the Mennonite Community in Scottsville;
Sullivan, Michelle with Muhlenberg County General Hospital; Wheat, Lisa with
Cumberland County Hospital; Wimsatt, Judy with Hardin Memorial Hospital.
14. Dr. Wainright had the following students involved in internships for Spring 2004:
Allen, Candance L. – Vanderbilt – Nashville, TN, Carter, Valerie L. –
CenterCare, Bowling Green, KY, Davis, Heather – The Surgical Clinic, Nashville,
TN, Emmert, Laura – Monroe Medical Center, Tompkinsville, KY, Halvorson,
Kasey – Provident Group, Nashville, TN, Harris, Dwain – Marshall Hospital,
Lewisville, TN, Harper, Shante – Life Trust of America, Brentwood, TN,
Khandelwal, Sachin – India, Janta Hospital, Lohden, Amanda – Twin Lakes Medical
Center, Leitchfield, KY, Maurice, Wensher – WKU Health Clinic, Bowling Green,
KY, Murphy, Daphne – Winn Army Community Hospital, Fort Stewart, GA, Pace,
Haley – T.J. Samson Hospital, Glaskow, KY, Renfro, Kristin – Logan Family
Practice, Russelville, KY, Stone, Jennifer – CHC Healthcare Corporation, Bowling
Green, KY, Thornbury, Neil – T.J. Samson Hospital, Glaskow, KY, Voonna, Gopi
Kriahna – UCLA Medical Center, CA, White, Brandy – CenterCare, Bowling Green,
KY, Younger, Samuel – Edmonson Healthcare, Brownsville, KY
15. AHEC had the following student as a summer intern: Sarah Milligan
16. Cecilia Watkins from Public Health had the following intern: Carroll, Laura at
Logan Aluminum
17. Dr. Richard Wilson had the following students doing internships from April – June
2004: Amy Edelen, Kentucky Interdisciplinary Community Screenings (KICS),
Holly Francis, Lifeskills, BG, Laura Carroll, Logan Aluminum, Russellville, Wendy
Clark, Monroe County Health Department, Tompkinsville, Sarah Coomes,
Greenview Hospital, BG, Jamie Hearld, Community Wellness, Medical
Center/KICS, Kim Richardson, WKU Student Health/KICS, Rochelle Robinson,
Lifeskills, Regional Prevention Center, BG, Marty Popelier, KICS
Kristin Heckman, Jenny Stewart Hospital, Hopkinsville, Elisha D. Ford, WKU
Student Health, Poore, Lora B., Lake Cumberland Health Department
18. Dr. Iyiegbuniwe had the following students involved in internships: Sanjay Kanth at
Metro Plus in New York, Matt Hammer at Logan Aluminum in Russellville,
Elizabeth Stahl with DESA in Bowling Green
19. Cabbage, Jason, EHSRC at WKU
20. Long, Christopher, RR Donnelley, Glasgow, KY
21. Keltner, Brandon, City of Bowling Green
Kentucky Climate Center:
1. Kuyendall, Jason – Ensafe, Inc., Bowling Green, KY
Materials Characterization Center:
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Mark O’Brien worked June-August 2003 at the Wyoming Analytical Lboratory in
Golden, CO on the project “Development of Analytical Procedures for Trace
Element Determination Using a Pulsed Rf Source on a Glow Discharge/Mass
Spectrometer System.” This internship was sponsored by the Wyoming Analytical
Labs (WAL) and the US Army Research Lab (ARL) through a Cooperative Research
Development Agreement (CRDA) between the US Army Research Lab, Western
Kentucky University, and WAL. Dr. John T. Riley (WKU) and Dr. LeRoy Jacobs
(WAL) were awarded the CRDA for a second 3-year period by the US ARL.
Nathan Whitely took a summer internship at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The
Nuclear Chemistry
Summer School was directed by Dr. Kathy Kolsky and funded by the Nuclear
Chemistry division of the American Chemical Society. The program was designed
to introduce undergraduates to the fields of nuclear and radiochemistry through
laboratory experiments and lectures by the leading scientists in the field.
Engineering Services Center:
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Jonathan Martin, Span Tech, Glasgow KY
Jonathan McQueen, Span Tech, Glasgow KY
Joshua Slaughter, DANA, Franklin KY
Katherine Hess, Harmon Becker, Franklin KY
Jessica Scott, Trace Die Cast, Bowling Green KY
Center for Water Resource Studies:
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Wendell, Beverly
Brooks, Bryan