SEMINARS

Biological Sciences, 4:00 pm,

G-126 Lilly Hall

December 10

Sanford Bernstein

Biology Department, San Diego State University

ìGenetic and transgenic approaches to understanding myofibril assembly and function in Drosophilaî

Horticulture, 3:30 pm,

HORT 117

December 11

Ray Miller

Department of Horticulture & Crop Science, Ohio State University

ìSteroidal glycoalkaloids: insect resistance compounds in solariumî

December 18

Ray Bressan

Department of Horticulture, Purdue University

ìOsmotic: a trojan horse in the plantsí strategic defense initiativeî







HOLIDAY PARTY

The Other Pub

evening of

Friday, December 19

(more details later)

GRANTS RECEIVED

Glen Sullivan and Steve Weller received $52,096 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University/AID for their project entitled ìDevelopment of participatory pest management collaborative research support program models: annual workplan for year fiveî.

Jim Simon and Liz Maynard received vegetable/fruit research funding from Ferry-Morse Seed $250; Seneca Hybrids-Robson Corporation $150.

Jim Simon and Liz Maynard received $10,000 in support of their vegetable/fruit research.

Jim Simon and Bob Joly received $6,000 from the Mint Industry Research Council in support of their project entitled ìMint industry researchî.

Bernie Dahl received $1,400 in support of his project entitled ìUrban and Rural Greenwaysî.

PUBLICATIONS

T.G. McCloud, J.R. Britt, L.K. Cartner, K.C. Pearl, F.D. Majadly, G.M. Muschik, P.A. Klueh, G.M. Cragg, D.W. Thomas, J.G. Jato, and J.E. Simon. 1997. Quantitation of the Anti HIV alkaloids michellamines A and B by high pressure liquid chromatography. Photychemical Analysis 8:120-123.

A.O Tucker, M.J. Marciarello, D.J. Charles, and J.E. Simon. 1997. Volatile leaf oil of the curry plant [Helichrysum italicum (Roth) G. Don subsp. italicum] and dwarf curry plant [subsp. microphyllum (Willd.) Nyman] in the North American herb trade. J. Essent. Oil Res. 9:583-585.

TRAVEL/

PRESENTATIONS

Jon Lindstrom was in Louisville, KY November 8 attending a fall garden conference on woody landscape plants.

Cary Mitchell was in Houston, TX from October 19-24 attending a conference on ìNutrition for Long Term Space Travelî.

Jonathan Frantz and Cary Mitchell was in Washington, D.C from November 19-23. attending a conference on ìOptimization of Intracanopy Lighting for Hydroponically Grown Cowpea in Controlled Environmentsî.

Jules Janick was in Amsterdam & Tenerife from October 31-November 16 to serve as the keynote speaker at the International Peat Conference.

K.G. Raghothama was in St. Petersburg, FL from October 27-29 giving an invited symposium talk at the Fertilizer Round Table.

Randy Woodson was in Taipei, Taiwan from November 29-December 4 attending the International Symposium of Plant Senescence and Post harvest Biotechnology.

Greg Pierceall traveled to the Association of Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) on November 14-15 to give an invited presentation. He also gave a Professorís in the Classroom lecture November 20 at Shenendoah High School in Middletown, IN.

UNDERGRADUATE

STUDENT NEWS

Greg Pierceallís LA 216 class has been involved in examining the Married Student/Family Housing grounds with regards to landscaping, playground potentials, parking lots, and the general curbside appearance.

GRADUATE

STUDENT NEWS

Congratulations to Amanda Brandt on successfully passing her M.S. exam!

Congratulations to Iulia Kovari on successfully passing her Ph.D. exam!

STUDENT DATES AND DEADLINES

December 8 - Final examination reports due to the graduate school.

December 12 - One bound plus one unbound copy of the doctoral thesis must be deposited in the Thesis Deposit Office. Only one bound copy of a masterís thesis is to be deposited.

December 15 - Thesis receipt must be delivered to the Graduate School, Room 170, YONG.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

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

Assistant/Associate Professor - Integrated Horticultural Crop Management (Fruit). Ph.D. Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. Application deadline: March 1, 1998.

Manager/Research Associate - Western Colorado Regional Research Centers. M.S. Colorado State University Orchard Mesa Research Center, Grand Junction, CO. Application deadline: January 5, 1998.

Research Assistant Professor, Nursery Production Systems. Ph.D. Department of Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN. Application deadline: January 15, 1998.

Assistant Professor - Urban Landscape Ecologist. Ph.D. Department of Horticulture, Ohio State University. Application deadline: January 31, 1998.

Assistant Professor - Soil Fertility/Plant Nutrition. Ph.D. Texas A&M Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, TX. Application deadline: January 5, 1998.

Assistant/Associate Professor - Agricultural Engineer-Water Management. Ph.D. Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, TX. Application deadline: January 5, 1998.

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. Ph.D. College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Application deadline: January 15, 1998.

Have you ever seen a rainbow

As it sets the sky all aglow

Then been curious about stories youíve been told

And gone searching for the pot of gold

Have you ever felt a raindrop

Trickle to the end of your nose and stop

Have you ever jumped in a puddle in the street

Splashing the water all over with your feet

Have you ever gone walking in the pouring rain

Getting soaked to the bone, others thinking youíre insane

Feeling renewed and like a kid again

Acting like boys instead of men

--The Plant Poet