Presentations
James Ho, Trustees Distinguished Professor of Physics and Chemistry, gave an invited talk on "Low Temperature Specific Heat in Materials Research" at the national meeting of the Minerals, Metals & Materials Society in Chicago Oct. 11-15.

Grants
Ramesh Agarwal, Bloomfield Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering and National Institute for Aviation Research executive director, received $40,000 from NASA/University of Kansas for the project "Kansas Space Grant Consortium."

David Ellis, director of research and development, National Institute for Aviation Research, received $26,100 from NASA/Langley for the project "AGATE: Task 11.1 (98) Program Safety."

Steven Hooper, associate professor, aerospace engineering, received $2,022 from the Lockheed Martin Corp. for the project
"C-130J Head Strike Analysis."

Gregory Meissen, psychology professor and Self-Help Network of Kansas executive director, received $234,430 from the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services for the project "Project Access - 1999."

Larry Ramos, McNair Scholars program director, received $201,552 from the Department of Education for the project "Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program - 1999."

John Tomblin, assistant professor, aerospace engineering, received $26,667 from NASA EPSCoR/Center for Research Inc. for the project "Studies of the Role of Surface Treatment and Sizing of Carbon Fiber Surfaces on the Mechanical Properties of Composites Containing Carbon Fibers - 1998."

Awards
Val Peck, secretary, College of Fine Arts dean's office, has received the Gale C. Hankins Distinguished Service Award from the Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas region of the National Association of Education Buyers. Peck, a former administrative assistant in purchasing, was instrumental in getting the MINK Webpage online and has been the editor of the region's newsletter.

University task force to further study parking plan
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
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Two Board of Regents issues discussed at Faculty Senate
By Amy Geiszler-Jones
During its meeting earlier this week, WSU's Faculty Senate discussed two Board of Regents issues that have significant impact on the lives of faculty - intellectual property and salaries.
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