Purdue Notebook

July 29, 2005

Appointments and promotions

— Amy McGough, formerly an assistant professor of biological sciences, has joined the Krannert School of Management as manager of development operations and donor relations. She received her bachelor's degree from St. Michael's College and doctorate from the University of Chicago. McGough also earned certificates from Indiana University's fundraising management program and Krannert's Executive Education Program in applied management.

Faculty and staff honors

—The Purdue Alumni Association recently awarded 16 Purdue University faculty members with Faculty Development Incentive Grants to provide start-up funds for initiation of research or professional development projects.

The following faculty members received grants for $1,000 or less:

• Sandra L. Barnes, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, for "The effects of casino boat entertainment and church-based partnerships on economic and social conditions in Gary, Ind.: A Study of Urban Renewal";

• Haiying Huang, assistant professor of mechanical engineering technology, for a feasibility study for machine vision inspection of Bayer dry dispense products;

• Tatjana Jevremovic, assistant professor of nuclear engineering, for computational model development for the ultra-cold neuron cellular microdosimetry;

• Erina L. MacGeorge, assistant professor of communication, for "Cultural influences on advice interactions: Comparing Chinese-Americans";

• Hugo G. Ochoa-Acuña, assistant professor of environmental epidemiology, for modeling ecological indirect effects caused by exposure to contaminant;

• Ryan Schneider, assistant professor of English, for "Forms of the word: Teaching written texts of oral traditions in African-American culture";

• Maria S. Sepulveda, assistant professor of fisheries and aquatic sciences, for the establishment of a captive population of fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) for evaluating the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on aquatic ecosystems;

• Joseph V. Balagtas, assistant professor of agricultural economics, to study market effects of an industry-funded animal identification system for U.S. beef cattle;

• Yiwei Jiang, assistant professor of agronomy, to study root characteristics of creeping bentgrass in response to waterlogging;

• Daisuke Kihara, assistant professor of biological sciences and computer sciences, to study structure basis for protein-protein interactions;

• Chang Lu, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, to study the design and fabrication of a microfluidic pump for single-cell and single-molecule analysis on biochips;

• Elizabeth K. Menon, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, to study Cyborg art history;

• Kimberly S. Plake, assistant professor of pharmacy practice, to study pharmacists' and physicians' perceptions of pharmaceutical care;

• Jean-Christophe Rochet, assistant professor of medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, to study oxidative stress and protein aggregation in Parkinson's disease;

• Heather L. Servaty-Seib, assistant professor of educational studies, for the BRIDGe to service learning;

• Lynne S. Taylor, assistant professor of industrial and physical pharmacy, to study the spontaneous amorphization of drugs in polymer matrices in the presence of water.

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