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ResearchNotes: March 2009
 
Recognizing recent research activities of Temple faculty and staff.
 

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Grants

Li Bai, of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, received a grant of $22,560 from EHS Technologies Inc. for his project “Integration of Shipboard Automation and Control Systems.”

Spiridoula Matsika, of the Department of Chemistry at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the project “Combining High Level AB Initio Calculations with Laser Control of Molecular Dynamics.” The award provides $40,000 for the first year of support, with total funding estimated at $200,000 from Aug. 15, 2008 through Feb. 14, 2011.

Igor Rivin, of the Department of Mathematics at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant from the National Science Foundation for the project “Collaborative Research: CDI-type I: Discovery and Design of New Microporous Zeolites,” in collaboration with Michael M. Treacy, Arizona Board of Regents, Arizona State Universiy. The award provides $253,471 to Temple University for the period Oct. 1, 2008 through Sept. 30, 2011.

Daniel B. Szyld, of the Department of Mathematics at the College of Science and Technology, received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy for the project “Krylov Subspace and Schwarz Methods for PDEs, Control, and Other Problems.” The award provides $176,598 for the first year of support, with total funding estimated at $539,943 for the period Aug. 1, 2008 through July 31, 2011.

Presentations

Jin Jun J. Luo, of the School of Medicine, co-presented “The Double Faces of Amyloid Precursor Protein Processing: The Roles of Amyloid-Beta and Secreted Forms of Amyloid Precursor Protein” at the ninth International AD/PD Conference, “Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases: Advances, Concepts and New Challenges,” held March 11-15 in Prague, Czech Republic. 

Kim Noble, assistant professor of nursing at the College of Health Professions, presented "PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Systems Based Review of Pathophysiology" at an event co-sponsored by the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nursing held March 14 in Asheville, N.C.

Nancy Rothman, of the Department of Nursing at the College of Health Professions, presented a poster on “Lead Safe Babies” at the College of Nursing at Arizona State University’s 10th annual Evidence-based Practice Conference held Feb. 19-20.

Albert Wertheimer, professor of pharmacy practice at the School of Pharmacy, presented “Current Issues Discussion Seminar” at the Seminar of Sanofi-Aventis staff, held Feb. 10, in Paris.

Albert I. Wertheimer, director for the Center for Pharmaceutical Health Services Research at the School of Pharmacy, presented “Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety” at the annual Mexican Pharmacoviligance Society Conference on Nov. 6 in Acapulco, Mexico.

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March 2009

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