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U.S. Department of Energy Selects Santa Clara University to Compete in 2013 Solar Decathlon

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:55:00 PST

Let the games begin! Santa Clara students plan to “shock the competition” with their latest solar-powered home.

Highlight SCU as One of the Best Places to Work

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:53:00 PST

Fill out the confidential online survey by Feb. 24.

Anyone Can Be a Mighty Bronco

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:48:00 PST

Can’t swim or bike? No problem. Mighty Broncos say they don’t care how fast you move, because everything they do is about having fun and working together to make a difference.

Grants, Awards, & Publications

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:45:00 PST

Gerald Alexanderson (Mathematics and Computer Science) published Fascinating Mathematical People: Interviews and Memoirs in 2011. He also contributed to the book Expeditions in Mathematics.

Kathy Aoki (Art and Art History) will be exhibiting new artwork commissioned by the San Jose Museum of Art specifically for the upcoming group show "Renegade Humor." Exhibition runs at SJMA from Feb. 3 to July 8.

Christopher Beatty (Biology) contributed to the book Terrestrial Arthropods of Macaronesia. He also contributed to the book Wading for Bugs: Exploring Streams with the Experts.

Rose Marie Beebe (Modern Languages and Literatures) and Robert Senkewicz (History) published To Toil in the Vineyard of the Lord: Contemporary Scholarship on Junipero Serra.

Bioengineering received a $10,000 grant from Intuitive Surgical for undergraduate summer research fellowships.

Brian Buckley (Philosophy) was awarded $1,000 to support development of a class called "Ethics and Marginalized Persons” from Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics.

Jerry Burger (Psychology) had the books Personality and Returning Home: Reconnecting with Our Childhoods published in 2011.

Thomas Cattoi and June McDaniel (Jesuit School of Theology) had the book Perceiving the Divine through the Human Body: Mystical Sensuality published.

George Chacko (Finance) and Carolyn Evans (Economics), et al. had their book, The Global Economic System: How Liquidity Shocks Affect Financial Institutions and lead to Economic Crises published.

Rohit Chopra (Communication) co-edited the book Global Media, Culture, and Identity: Theory, Cases, and Approaches, which was published in 2011.

Ruth Cook (Education), et al., published Adapting Early Childhood Curricula for Children with Special Needs.

Jim Cottrill’s (Political Science) article, "The Effects of Non-Legislative Approaches to Redistricting on Competition in Congressional Elections" was published in the latest issue of Polity (Volume 44, January, 2012).

Elizabeth Drescher (Religious Studies) was awarded $2,000 by Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics to support work on a project called "Pastoral Care in Social Media Communities: Exploring the Ethics of Digital Ministry." She also published her book Tweet of You [Love] Jesus: Practicing Church in the Digital Reformation.

Penelope Duckworth (Theatre and Dance) published A Common Glory in 2011.

Eileen Elrod (English and Women's and Gender Studies) had an article, "Gender, Genre and Slavery: The Other Rowson, Rowson's Others" published in the latest issue of Studies in American Fiction (Volume 38, Spring and Fall, 2011).

John Endres (Jesuit School of Theology) published First and Second Chronicles.

Alexander Field (Economics) had his book A Great Leap Forward: 1930s Depression and U.S. Economic Growth published in 2011.

Karen Fraser (Art and Art History) had her new book Photography and Japan published in 2011.

Jonathan Fung (Communication) was awarded $2,500 by Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics to complete work on a film called "Hark.”

Lester Goodchild (Education) published “Higher Education as a Field of Study in the United States: Its History, Degree Programs, and Knowledge Base” in Peking University Educational Review 9.

Terri Griffith (Management) published The Plugged-In Manager.

Ron Hansen (English) published the book A Wild Surge of Guilty Passion: A Novel.

Yvonne Ekern (Law) published Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing.

Mary Hood (Law) edited Santa Clara Law 1911-2010: Centennial Faculty Bibliography, which was published in 2011.

Paul Janowiak (Jesuit School of Theology) published Standing Together in the Community of God: Liturgical Spirituality and the Presence of Christ.

Peter Kareiva and Michelle Marvier (Environmental Studies and Sciences) published Conservation Science: Balancing the Needs of People and Nature.

Barbara Kelley (Communication) co-wrote the book Undecided: How to Ditch the Endless Quest for Perfect and Find the Career-and Life- That’s Right For You in 2011.

Phil Kesten (Physics) and Dave Tauck (Biology) published University Physics for the Physical and Life Sciences in 2011.

John Kohler, Thane Kreiner, and Jessica Sawhney (Center for Science, Technology and Society) published Coordinating Impact Capital: A New Approach to Investing in Small and Growing Businesses in 2011.

James Lai (Ethnic Studies) published the book Asian American Political Action: Suburban Transformations.

Fabio Lopez-Lazaro (History) published the book The Misfortunes of Alonso Ramirez: The True Adventures of a Spanish American with 17^th-Century Pirates.

Gary Macy (Religious Studies) had a busy month. He contributed a chapter in Donne e Bibbia nel Medioevo, and his plenary address for the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States was published in the online Journal of Hispanic/Latino Theology.

Barbara Molony (History), et al., had the book Modern East Asia: An Integrated History published in 2011.

Steven Nahmias (Operations Management and Information Systems) published Perishable Inventory Systems.

Aparajita Nanda (English and Ethnic Studies) edited the book Black California: A Literary Anthology, which published in 2011.

Thomas Plante (Psychology) published the book Contemporary Clinical Psychology. He also co-edited Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church: A Decade of Crisis, 2002-2012.

Kathleen Ridolfi (Law) was awarded $5,000 by Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics to support work called "Prosecutorial Ethics Curriculum."

Laura Robinson (Sociology) received $3,000 from Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics to support work on a project called "Digital Democracy and Citizen Participation: Examining the Ethical Implications of Inclusion and Exclusion in the Digital Commons."

Sandra Schneiders (Jesuit School of Theology) published Prophets in their Own Country: Women Religious Bearing Witness to the Gospel in a Troubled Church.

David Sloss (Law) contributed to the text International Law in the U.S. Supreme Court: Continuity and Change that was published in 2011.

Meir Statman (Finance) published What Investors Really Want: Discover What Drives Investor Behavior and Make Smarter Financial Decisions.

Andy Tsay (Operations Management & Information Systems) has been reappointed

for a second three-year term as Senior Editor of the Production & Operations

Management journal.

Nancy Unger (History) was awarded $2,255 to support work on a project called "Diggs-Caminetti and the Mann Act: Test Case in Legislating America's Sexual Ethics" from the Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics.

Tim Urdan (Psychology) contributed to APA Educational Psychology Handbook, which was published in 2011.

Beth Van Schaack (Law) contributed to the publication Cambodia’s Hidden Scars: Trauma Psychology in the Wake of Khmer Rouge: An Edited Volume on Cambodia’s Mental Health.

Stephanie Wildman (Law) co-published Women and the Law Stories.

Shannon Vallor (Philosophy) received $2,000 from Hackworth Grants for Research in Applied Ethics to support development of a class called "Sustainable Energy and Ethics in Engineering."

Juan Velasco (English) published La Masacre de Los Sonadores.

Manuel Velasquez (Management) published the book, Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases.

Simone Billings (English) published The Well-Crafted Argument: A Guide and Reader.

Yuling Yan (Bioengineering) co-authored a paper entitled “Vocal fold vibratory characteristics of healthy geriatric females—analysis of high-speed digital images,” which was accepted for publication in Journal of Voice.

Betty Young (Physics) has received an additional $9,003 in subcontract funding from UC Berkeley/NSF to support "SuperCDMS Operation at Soudan."

More announcements will be published in the next issue on Feb. 15. If you have any announcements you would like to submit, e-mail scufyi@scu.edu by Feb. 9.

From Garage to Global Importance: the Rise of the PC

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:33:00 PST

The President’s Speaker Series, which focuses on the theme of “Engineering with a Mission,” brings Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak to campus.

Energy Challenge Kicks-off the New Year

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:31:00 PST

Need a New Year’s resolution? How about reducing your energy consumption?

New Exhibit at de Saisset

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:25:00 PST

New exhibit explores California's diversity

Grants, Awards, and Publications

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:02:00 PST

Dr. Mujahid Ali (engineering) has published a paper on the “Engineering Properties of Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Residue,” in ACI Materials Journal.

Mohammad Ayoubi (mechanical engineering), graduate student Farhad Goodarzi, and colleague Arun Banerjee had a paper, “Attitude Motion of a Spinning Spacecraft with Fuel Sloshing and Nutation Damping,” accepted in the Journal of Astronautical Sciences.

Rose Marie Beebe (Spanish) has just received a prestigious full-year research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Justin Boren (communication) published “A decade of research exploring biology and communication: The brain, nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular, and immune systems” in Communication Research Trends, co-authored with A.E. Veksler.

Joe Burke, Anthony O’Malley, Carol Wang, and Michael Biederer ’12 (engineering) were awarded the grand prize at the BMW Mobile Sensor Service Challenge. They were presented with a $1,000 prize. Freshmen Phillip Coyle, Alex Gillen, and Brian Grau received honorable mention.

Amanda Holl ’15, (Web design and engineering) received an Honorable Mention in Engineering Education Service Center’s Fall 2011 Poster Contest.

Sally Lehrman (communication) published an op-ed in the November 30 edition of the San Jose Mercury News, titled “Spiral of invisibility hides the continuing peril of AIDS in Silicon Valley.”

Kern Peng (engineering management) has written a book, Equipment Management in the Post-Maintenance Era: A New Alternative to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), which will be available soon.

Amy Shachter (chemistry) has received $500,000 from The Fletcher Jones Foundation to support “Advanced Biosciences Initiative.”

Pete Woytowitz (mechanical and civil engineering) co-authored the paper “On Determination of Sample Size to Evaluate Reliability Growth Plans,” with X. Jin and T. Tan of Novellus Systems.

These announcements are from December. January announcements will be published in the next issue on Feb. 1. If you have any announcements you would like to submit, email scufyi@scu.edu by Jan. 24.

SCU Recognized with LEED Gold Certification and an EPA Award

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:14:00 PST

SCU's newest building earned one of the highest ratings for building sustainability, while the University became a 2011 recipient of the EPA's 2011 Green Power Leadership Award.

New Entrepreneurship Minor Created at Santa Clara University

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 10:04:00 PST

All undergraduate students minoring in entrepreneurship will not only be able to take courses that focus on building a new business, but also do 10-week internships at startups.

Fine Arts Support Team Reaches out to Students

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:57:00 PST

New arts ambassadors on campus promote and support all fine arts events.

Grants, Awards, and Publications

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:52:00 PST

Angelo Ancheta (Law) has received funding under the FY 11 Enhanced Collaborative Model to Combat Human Trafficking in the amount of $500,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice. This is a two-year award to support the "City of San Jose Police Deparrtment Human Trafficking Task Force/The South Bay Coalition to End Human Trafficking Project."

Monem Beitelmal (Mechanical Engineering) had five new U.S. patents granted since March of 2011: energy efficient CRAC unit operation no. 18,019,477; control of vent tiles correlated with a rack no. 27,995,339; Microcontroller for controlling an actuator no. 37,902,966; energy efficient crac unit operation using heat transfer levels no. RE42,195; and refrigeration system with parallel evaporators and variable speed compressor no. 57,895,854.

Justin Boren (Communication) co-authored a paper that was awarded a top three paper at the Western States Communication Association meeting. The title of the paper is “Affectionate Communication Can Suppress Immunity: Trait Affection Predicts Antibody Titers to Latent Epstein-Barr Virus.”

Ruth Davis and Silvia Figueira (Computer Engineering) attended the 2011 Grace Hopper conference in Portland last week with 18 SCU female computer engineering students.

Radhika Grover (Computer Engineering) published a book, "Programming with Java: A Multimedia Approach," in October of 2011.

Francisco Jimenez (English) received a Creative Work Fund grant of $40,000 for a collaborative project with the National Steinbeck Center titled “Our American Voices.”

Chris Kitts (Mechanical Engineering) and a number of students in the Robotic Systems Laboratory had a new journal article, "The O/OREOS Mission: First Science Data from the Space Environment Survivability of Living Organisms Payload," accepted for publication in Astrobiology. The article provides initial peer-reviewed science results from the O/OREOS mission which is being controlled by SCU students.

Gary Macy (Religious Studies) co-wrote a new book titled Women Deacons, which was published this fall.

Paul Mariani, S.J., (History) published a book titled Church Militant: Bishop Kung and Catholic Resistance in Communist Shanghai.

Tokunbo Ogunfunmi (Electrical Engineering) co-wrote a conference paper titled, "Performance-Enhanced Multi-rate iLBC," which was presented at the IEEE Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems and Computers in Asilomar, Calif. in November. He also spoke on a panel at Stanford, "Publishing in your Field: Components for Success," on Nov. 15.

Kim Parnell (Mechanical Engineering) attended the International Conference on Composite Materials at Jeju, Korea in August to present a paper entitled: "Stiffness and Strength of Laminates Fabricated with Bi-Directional Tape."

James Reites, S.J., (Mechanical Engineering) presented a talk about the “Jesuit Mission and Schools of Engineering” to colleagues at Xavier Institute of Engineering in Mumbai, India.

Michael Whalen, Rohit Chopra, Barbara Kelley, and Lisa Davis (Communication) were chosen to be honored at the College’s Scholarly Achievement Celebration for their scholarly and creative work published over the last year.

Yuling Yan (Bioengineering) co-wrote a paper entitled “Construction of Real-time Brain-Machine-Interface Control System Based on Motor Imagery,” which was accepted for oral presentation at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics in Phuket, Thailand in December.

Jonathan Zhang (Bioengineering) has received $245,456 from National Institute of Health to support "Regulation of Structure and Function of Protein by Glycosylation." The long-term goal of this proposal is to study the regulatory role of O-N-acetylglucosamine modification in biological pathways.

These announcements are from November. December announcements will be published in the next issue on Jan. 17. If you have any announcements you would like to submit, email scufyi@scu.edu by Jan. 9.

FBI Investigates Intrusion Into University's Academic Record System

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:52:00 PST

SCU is assisting FBI agents to find out how and who illegally accessed the University's computer system to change grades.

Library Simplifies Search

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:50:00 PST

The University's libraries have a new tool that allows you to search for anything, including books, magazine and journal articles, DVDs, and archives, through one easy-to-use system.

FYI Exclusive: Introducing Manh Tran, S.J.

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:47:00 PST

Campus Ministry welcomes a new member to the team to work with students.

Grants, Awards, and Publications

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:44:00 PST

Ahmed Amer, JoAnne Holliday (Computer Engineering) and a group of collaborators including former faculty member Thomas Schwarz will have a paper based on their shingled disk research published in the IEEE Transactions on Magnetics.

Angelo Ancheta (School of Law) has received a $7,000 subcontract from Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County prime Silicon Valley Community Foundation to support "South Bay Legal Immigration Services Network."

Eduardo Fernandez, S.J., (Jesuit School of Theology) has received $20,000 from the Jesuit Conference, Inc. to support "Social and International Ministries."

David Hess (Biology) was awarded a grant from the Molecular and Cellular Evolution panel of the National Science Foundation. The grant, which sums to $600,000 over a three year span, will go towards his research on evolutionary patterns in Saccaromyces cerevisiae, more commonly known as yeast.

Hohyun Lee (Mechanical Engineering) has received $18,510 from Ultora, Incorporated to support "Ultracapacitors Prepared from Powdered Graphene Using a PTFE Binder."

Michael McCarthy, S.J., (Ignatian Center for Jesuit Education) has received $30,000 from Y and H Soda Foundation to support "Companions in Ignatian Service and Spirituality."

Susan Popko (International Programs)was awarded the IES Abroad Professional Development Award at the IES Annual Conference.

Sandra Schneiders (Jesuit School of Theology)received the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities’ 2013 Monika K. Hellwig Award for outstanding contributions to Catholic intellectual life.

Sukhi Singh (Civil Engineering) was invited to contribute a chapter, “Sustainable Solutions for an Environmentally and Socially Just Society,” to a book on EcoSystems.

These announcements are from October. November announcements will be published in the next issue on Dec. 1. If you have any announcements you would like to submit, e-mail scufyi@scu.edu by Nov. 22.

Santa Clara University 2.0

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:07:00 PST

SCU is working to improve its technology and tools, but the University needs to hear from you before it can make any changes.

Santa Clara University Increases Women's Enrollment in Computing Majors

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:05:00 PST

SCU has been recruiting more women and working hard to retain them.

FYI Exclusive: One on One with Dennis Jacobs

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:02:00 PST

New provost and vice president for academic affairs opens up about his greatest challenges ahead at SCU.

Grants, Awards, and Publications

scufyi@scu.edu (FYI) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 10:00:00 PST

Rose Marie Beebe (Modern Languages and Literatures) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Jerry Burger (Psychology) received the Dr. David E. Logothetti Teaching Award at the College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Elsa Chen (Political Sciene) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Ruth Cook (Education) has received $195,994 from the U.S. Department of Education to support “Preparing Special Educators to be Leaders in the Implementation of Effective Techniques for Supporting Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders.”

Kari Craighead (Modern Languages and Literatures) received the Nancy Keil Service Excellence Award at the College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Jane Curry (Political Science) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Andre Delbecq (Management) received the University Award for Sustained Excellence in Scholarship.

Andre Delbecq (Management) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Kelly Detweiler (Art and Art History) received the Professor Joseph Bayma, S.J., Scholarship Award at the College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Laura Ellingson (Communication) won a $4,432 Hackworth Research Grant from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics for a project called "Voices of Survivorship: Using Photovoice to Explore the Experiences of Long-Term Survivors of Cancer."

Amelia Fuller (Chemistry) has received additional funding from Research Corporation that provides $17,500 to support "Efficient Identification of Protein Mimics."

Jonathan Fung (Communication) received a Faculty-Student Research Assistance Program Grant.

Sara Garcia (Education) has been selected for a Fulbright Specialist grant in Education at Cundinamarca Higher School University, Colombia.

Jim Grainger (Biology) received the Dr. John B. Drahmann Advising Award at the College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Leslie Gray (Environmental Studies) received the Bernard Hubbard, S.J., Creative Collaboration Award at the College of Arts and Sciences Convocation.

Tim Hight (Mechanical Engineering) has received $15,000 subcontract funding from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy to support "Reduction of Energy Use in Electric Clothes Dryers."

Thane Kreiner (Center for Science, Technology, and Society) has received $340,000 from the Skoll Foundation to support "Skoll Foundation - GSBI Partnership." This is the first year funding of a three-year grant.

Hohyun Lee (Mechanical Engineering) has received $14,995 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to support "Enhanced Solar Thermal Energy Harvest for Power Generation from Brayton Cycle."

Hohyun Lee (Mechanical Engineering) has received $20,000 subcontract funding from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory/Dept. of Energy to support "Max Tech and Beyond: Ultra - Low Energy Use Appliance Design Competition."

Dan Lewis (Computer Engineering) has received $851,779 from the National Science Foundation to support “New GK-12: A Symbiotic Exploration of Computer Science in High School Classrooms.”

Fabio Lopez-Lazaro (History) received the University Award for Recent Achievement in Scholarship

Virginia Matzek (Environmental Studies) has received $21,035.20 from The Nature Conservancy to support "Do Sustainability Certifications and Green Labels Deliver Conservation Benefits?"

Leilani Miller (Biology) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Susan Parker (Accounting) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Chuck Powers (Sociology) received the Louis and Dorina Brutocao Award for Teaching Excellence.

Rebecca Schapp (de Saisset Museum) has received $10,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts to support "California History Community Education and Family Day Workshops."

Brett Solomon (Liberal Studies) has received an additional $24,808 UCLA subcontract from the National Institute of Health. Funding will support "Psychosocial Benefits of Ethnic Diversity in Urban Middle School."

Craig Stephens (Biology) received the Louis and Dorina Brutocao Award for Curriculum Innovation.

Beth Van Schaack (Law) received the President’s Special Recognition Award.

Mike Whalen (Communication) received a $3000 Bannan Visitors Grant from the Ignatian Center to bring three documentary filmmakers to campus this fall. Mike also won a Technology Innovation Grant for $17,500 that helped the department upgrade to high-definition, tapeless cameras.

Gordon Young (Communication) won a $3,000 Hackworth Research Grant from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics for his forthcoming book, Teardown: Memoir of a Shrinking City.

These announcements are from September. October announcements will be published in the next issue on Nov. 15. If you have any announcements you would like to submit, e-mail scufyi@scu.edu by Nov. 8.

fyi - News for the Campus Community

U.S. Department of Energy Selects Santa Clara University to Compete in 2013 Solar Decathlon

Highlight SCU as One of the Best Places to Work

Anyone Can Be a Mighty Bronco

Grants, Awards, &amp; Publications

From Garage to Global Importance: the Rise of the PC

Energy Challenge Kicks-off the New Year

New Exhibit at de Saisset

Grants, Awards, and Publications

SCU Recognized with LEED Gold Certification and an EPA Award

New Entrepreneurship Minor Created at Santa Clara University

Fine Arts Support Team Reaches out to Students

Grants, Awards, and Publications

FBI Investigates Intrusion Into University's Academic Record System

Library Simplifies Search

FYI Exclusive: Introducing Manh Tran, S.J.

Grants, Awards, and Publications

Santa Clara University 2.0

Santa Clara University Increases Women's Enrollment in Computing Majors

FYI Exclusive: One on One with Dennis Jacobs

Grants, Awards, and Publications

Grants, Awards, & Publications