FOR YOUR INFORMATION

Darrel Daniels has accepted a position as Technical Service Representative in the Crop Protection Chemicals Department with American Cyanamid. His last day in the Horticulture Department is February 28. Darrel and Kim will be relocating to Lansing, Michigan where Darrel will begin his new position on March 1. We wish Darrel and Kim all the best!

Sympathy to Leticia Mitchell on the death of her father February 14, 1997.

Sympathy to Beth Dana on the death of her father February 19, 1997.

GRANTS RECEIVED

Diana Lange received $1,000 from Asgrow Seed Company to support vegetable research.

Peter Goldsbrough has received a 1997 International Travel Grant in the amount of $848 for participation in"Molecular Biology of Plants Under Environmental Stress" to be held in Poznan, Poland, September 17-19, 1997.

PUBLICATIONS

Michael Wisniewski, Steven E. Lindow, and Edward N. Ashworth. 1997. Observations of Ice Nucleation and Propagation in Plants Using Infrared Video Thermography. Plant Physiol. 113:327-334.

Zoran Ristic and Edward N. Ashworth. 1997. Response of Xylem Ray Parenchyma Cells of Red Osier Dogwood (Cornus sericea L.) to Field Freezing Stress, and to Freeze-thaw Cycle. J. Plant Physiol. Vol. 149, pp. 735-745.

TRAVEL/PRESENTATIONS

Liz Maynard was in Vincennes February 18-19 to present talks at the Southwest Indiana Melon and Vegetable Growers Meeting.

Peter Hirst was in Rochester, NY February 21-26 to attend the International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association annual meeting.

Harrison Flint was in Glencoe, Lisle, and Chicago, IL February 21-22 for a HORT 527 class trip.

Allen Hammer was in Orlando, FL February 24-25 to participate in the Society of American Florists meeting.

Jules Janick was in Auckland, New Zealand February 15-21 as representative to the International Society for Horticultural Science Council meeting.

Jim Simon was in Tulare, CA February 11-13 to attend Agricultural Trade Show of Farm Equipment.

Greg Pierceall gave a presentation on "Italian Gardens" to Indiana Nursery-men's Association on January 8.

Greg Pierceall was in Minnesota January 10-11 to participate in the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Association meeting and present a talk entitled "Fun with Landscape Design and Graphics".

Greg Pierceall gave a Creative Arts Brown Bag seminar on January 16 on Italian Gardens and Tour.

Greg Pierceall was in Louisville, KY January 30 to attend the John Brooks AAN Seminar.

Greg Pierceall and six students were in Louisville, KY January 31-February 2 to attend the AAN/NLA meeting.

Greg Pierceall was in Valparaiso, IN February 11 to present a lecture at the Northwest Indiana Nurserymen Association meeting.

Greg Pierceall was in Cloverdale, IN February 13 for a Professor in the Classroom presentation.

STUDENT DATES AND DEADLINES

Mar 7 - Last day for students who register for "exam only" to submit a positive Report of the Final Examination and a Thesis Receipt.

Mar 7 - Last day for students who register for "degree only" to submit a Thesis Receipt, or registration will be revised to research registration. (Does not apply to nonthesis master's students.)

Mar 9 - Spring vacation begins

Mar 17 - Classes resume

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

(See the Job Opportunities bulletin board on the 2nd floor for additional information about these and other positions.)

Assistant Professor of Landscape Contracting. PhD (preferred) or Masters. Dept. of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State university. Application deadline: May 15, 1997.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Landscape Horticulture. PhD. Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Dept., Oklahoma State University. Application deadline: April 30, 1997.

Director of Programs. PhD. West Africa Rice Development Association. Application deadline: March 26, 1997.

Agricultural Field Research Position. PhD or MS. Abbott Laboratories (position located at research station in Madera, CA). Application deadline: Open until filled.

Endowed Professorship in Botanical Studies. The Missouri Botanical Garden, Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis. Application deadline: March 12, 1997.

Assistant Professor of Agriculture. PhD. Western Illinois University. Application deadline: April 14, 1997.

Fuzzy's TechbitTM

Making Slides

There are two ways to drop off files to be made into slides:

1. From a Macintosh, select AppleShare in the Chooser, and then in the list on the right, choose "SlideMaker". In the dialog that appears, click on Guest. The only choice of volumes is "Slides to Make". Leave your files there.

2. From a PC, or any remote machine with internet access, FTP to slidemaker.hort.purdue.edu Login as anonymous and use your name as the password. Transfer your files to the default directory.

-When you leave files on the slidemaker, please send me email
gerdes@hort.purdue.edu
so that I will know to shoot your slides.

-Slides can be made from PICT files, TIFF files, ScrapBook files, and PowerPoint files.

More detailed instructions on this and other Horticulture Computing subjects is available on the web at: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/computer/