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A 2020 Vision: The Future Of Research And Graduate Education At Unl

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Contents

I. Introduction and Report Scope

A. Our operating premises

B. This report and its organization

II. Historical Context and Cultural Legacy

A. Early in its history, the University of Nebraska was known as one of the great public American universities

B. UNL rests upon a cultural foundation that began with “an atmosphere of endeavor and bright hopefulness”

C. Principles of inclusion and access underlie the University’s culture

D. UNL and the state have a strong tradition in the humanities

E. The professional colleges have made UNL unique in the state

F. UNL has traditionally had strong research and teaching …

Faculty Newsnotes 2000 No. 326, Office Of The Provost

Faculty Newsnotes (1972-2010)

No abstract provided.

2000 Scholar's Day Schedule, State University Of New York At Cortland

Transformations

Scholars' Day was established in 1997 and is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus. In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. This event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes.

"Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands" 2000 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

Table of Contents ........................................................... i

2000 Officers ............................................................... 1

Minutes ................................................................... 2

Number and Title of the Regional Project ................................... 2

Location and Dates of the Meeting ....................................... 2

Participants .......................................................... 2

Attendees ............................................................ 3

Adopted Agenda ...................................................... 4

Convening of Sessions (Tuesday 14 November) ............................... 4

Forum: Internet Resources in Wildlife Damage Management .................... 4

2000 Business Meeting (Wednesday 15 November) ............................ 4

Presentations (Wednesday 15 November) .................................... 9

Continued Presentations (Thursday 16 November) ........................... 10

Individual Updates ................................................... 11

Completion of Sessions ................................................ 13

Participants/ Attendees Names and Addresses . . . . . . . . . …

1999-2000 Scientific Report, The Jackson Laboratory

Scientific Reports

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Floodplain Remediation On Bed Sediment Contamination In The Upper Clark Fork River Basin Western Montana, Anna B. Breuninger

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

No abstract provided.

Removal Of Zinc And Nickel By Cladophora Parriaudii, Charles K. Adou

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Uri Undergraduate And Graduate Course Catalog 2000-2001, University Of Rhode Island

URI Course Catalogs Archive

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island Course Catalog.

A Case Study Of Transport Of Tropical Marine Boundary Layer And Lower Tropospheric Air Masses To The Northern Midlatitude Upper Troposphere, William B. Grant, Edward V. Browell, Carolyn F. Butler, Marta A. Fenn, Marian B. Clayton, John R. Hannan, Henry E. Fuelberg, Donald R. Blake, Nicola J. Blake, Gerald L. Gregory, Brian G. Heikes, Glen W. Sachse, Hanwant B. Singh, Julie Snow, Robert W. Talbot

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

Low‐ozone (ppbv) air masses were observed in the upper troposphere in northern midlatitudes over the eastern United States and the North Atlantic Ocean on several occasions in October 1997 during the NASA Subsonic Assessment, Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide Experiment (SONEX) mission. Three cases of low‐ozone air masses were shown to have originated in the tropical Pacific marine boundary layer or lower troposphere and advected poleward along a warm conveyor belt during a synoptic‐scale disturbance. The tropopause was elevated in the region with the low‐ozone air mass. Stratospheric intrusions accompanied the disturbances. On the basis of storm track and stratospheric intrusion …

The Effects Of Hydrology And Nutrient Inputs At South Milton Ley On The Ecology Of The Common Reed Phragmites Australis (Cav. Trin. Ex Steudal), Paula Angele Powell

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences Theses

South Milton Ley is a small coastal wetland in Southern England. A sand-bar forms periodically at its seaward end and separates fresh water from the sea. The common reed Phragmites australis dominates the wetland and when a sand bar is present a shallow freshwater lake forms. Monthly water budgets were prepared for the years 1994, 1995 and 1996 and intermittent flooding of the Ley was also monitored. This information was used to calculate a range of residence times (between one hour and eleven days) and the characteristics of various flow regimes when the sandbar, which dams the Ley, is open …

Distribution And Fate Of Selected Oxygenated Organic Species In The Troposphere And Lower Stratosphere Over The Atlantic, H. Singh, Y. Chen, A. Tabazadeh, Y. Fukui, I. Bey, R. Yantosca, D. Jacob, F. Arnold, K. Wohlfrom, E. Atlas, F. Flocke, D. Blake, N. Blake, Brian G. Heikes, J. Snow, R. Talbot, G. Gregory, G. Sachse, S. Vay, Y. Kondo

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

A large number of oxygenated organic chemicals (peroxyacyl nitrates, alkyl nitrates, acetone, formaldehyde, methanol, methylhydroperoxide, acetic acid and formic acid) were measured during the 1997 Subsonic Assessment (SASS) Ozone and Nitrogen Oxide Experiment (SONEX) airborne field campaign over the Atlantic. In this paper, we present a first picture of the distribution of these oxygenated organic chemicals (Ox‐organic) in the troposphere and the lower stratosphere, and assess their source and sink relationships. In both the troposphere and the lower stratosphere, the total atmospheric abundance of these oxygenated species (ΣOx‐organic) nearly equals that of total nonmethane hydrocarbons (ΣNMHC), which have been traditionally …

The Effects Of Computer Animations On Secondary Students’ Understanding Of The Crushing Can Chemical Demonstration, Resa Marie Kelly

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Understanding chemistry requires the ability to think at three different levels: submicrochemistry, macrochemistry, and representational chemistry. Students often have difficulty making connections among these three areas due to the abstract nature of many chemistry concepts. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how computer animations affected secondary students' understanding of the Crushing Can Demonstration. This investigation compared two groups of chemistry students at a large, suburban high school. The treatment group viewed the animation after seeing and discussing the crushing can demonstration, while the control group received the same instruction as the treatment group but did not see the …

Graduate Catalog, 1999-2002, New Jersey Institute Of Technology, New Jersey Institute Of Technology

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Throughfall Volume And Chemistry As Affected By Precipitation Volume, Sapling Size, And Defoliation Intensity, T. D. Schowalter

Great Basin Naturalist

Throughfall and stemflow are important components of hydrologic processes in forests, but relative contributions of multiple factors, including precipitation volume, plant size, and folivory (leaf removal by defoliators), on throughfall/stemflow have not been reported. This paper reports the relative influences of precipitation volume (0–230 L m⁻²), sapling size (1.4–6.7 cm diameter at root collar; 0.07–0.45 kg calculated dry foliage mass), and manipulated folivory (0–20% foliage removal) on throughfall volume and N, K, and Ca fluxes as evaluated with stepwise multiple regression in a young Douglass-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii [Mirb.] Franco) ecosystem.

Precipitation volume explained most variation in throughfall …

Oceanographic Center Catalog 1999-2000, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Uri Undergraduate And Graduate Course Catalog 1999-2000, University Of Rhode Island

URI Course Catalogs Archive

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the Undergraduate and Graduate course catalog.

Sulfur Chemistry: Structure And Reactivity Of Substituted Thioureas And Aminothiols Of Physiological Importance., Claudius Mundoma

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Complex mechanisms of oxidation of selected sulfur compounds by various oxidants are studied. Chapter 1 is an overall introduction to the field of sulfur chemistry with emphasis on chemical reaction dynamics and the biological significance of aminothiols and substituted thioureas. The rest of the dissertation can be divided into 3 parts based on the type of information obtained from the reaction systems studied. Chapters 2 gives an overview of most of the experimental methods used to come up with a reasonable answer to a given kinetics problem. Chapters 3 and 4 form the basis of the first part in which …

Portfolio Assessment In High School Chemistry, Mark M. Laporte

Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

This is a report of one high school chemistry teacher's experience of implementing portfolio assessment in his classroom. This project was carried out using a teacher as researcher model. The chemistry classes were p1imarily composed of 11th grade students in a rural midwestern high school setting. This thesis reviews some of the literature regarding alternative assessment focusing particularly on the literature related to portfolio assessment. The chemistry portfolio design is explained in detail including a rationale for each of the portfolio elements. The teacher developed nine portfolio elements of which the students were required to complete five. The nine elements …

Effects Of Age And Captivity On Plasma Chemistry Values Of The Egyptian Vulture, Pablo M. Dobado-Berrios, Jose L. Tella, Olga Ceballos, Jose A. Donazar

Condor

No abstract provided.

Accurate Classification Of Juvenile Weakfish Cynoscion Regalis To Estuarine Nursery Areas Based On Chemical Signatures In Otoliths, Simon R. Thorrold, Cynthia M. Jones, Peter K. Swart, Timothy E. Targett

OES Faculty Publications

We investigated the ability of trace element and isotopic signatures in otoliths to record the nursery areas of juvenile (young-of-the-year) weakfish Cynoscion regalis from the east coast of the USA. Juvenile C. regalis were captured with otter trawls at multiple sites in Doboy Sound (Georgia), Pamlico Sound (North Carolina), Chesapeake Bay (Virginia), Delaware Bay (Delaware) and Peconic Bay (New York), from July to September 1996. One sagittal otolith from each specimen was assayed for Mg/Ca, Mn/Ca, Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca ratios using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), while delta 13 C and delta 18 O values from the other sagittal …

The Statesman, V. 42, I. 14, State University Of New York At Stony Brook

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 42, i. 14

September 14, 1998 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

The Tiger Vol. 92 Issue 3 1998-09-11, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Increasing Student Achievement With Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Changes, And Portfolio Assessment, Lois S. Allen

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this project was to determine if student achievement could be approved by curriculum changes within a cooperative learning framework and the use of portfolio assessment. Students in two classes were involved in the study. Both classes received the same instruction, worksheet and quizzes. In addition, one class worked individually to complete the worksheets to prepare for weekly quizzes. The other class used the cooperative learning technique - Student Teams Achievement Divisions. The cooperative learning students worked in groups of four to complete the worksheets to prepare for the weekly quizzes. The goal was to have everyone in …

Introduction To The Fundamentals Of Chemistry, Rose C. Knowles

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis designs a curriculum to fulfill the charter of the Community college in providing an opportunity for an individual student whether traditional or non-traditional to prepare to become more proficient in chemical understanding and be able to apply the concepts and knowledge taught to a career or advanced study. The curriculum should benefit those individuals who either lack or have a poor background in chemistry and strengthen their reasoning ability. This paper presents a comprehensive comparison of textbooks currently being published for introductory chemistry. Texts reviewed were readily found on library shelves and supplied through major distributors; chemical journals …

Illinois State University Report, April 9, 1998, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Introduction To Pollution Prevention Concepts In Freshman Chemistry Through Simulations And Hypermidia, Aniraban Bhaumik

Theses

As citizens of the 20th century, a key issue we all are aware of is degradation of the environment. In the interest of teaching the environmental issues to freshmen engineers, this study develops a computer aided learning/teaching (CAL/T) tool.

This CAL/T tool consists of Internet based multimedia courseware and intelligent simulations. The courseware assembles the fundamentals of chemistry associated with current environmental issues such as air pollution, stratospheric ozone layer depletion and environmentally sensitive or 'clean' manufacturing. The courseware targets early and comprehensive understanding of pollution prevention concepts with a focus on environmentally friendly manufacturing. The courseware includes: on-line text, …

Uri Undergraduate And Graduate Course Catalog 1998-1999, University Of Rhode Island

URI Course Catalogs Archive

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the Undergraduate and Graduate course catalog.

Status Of Aphis Vertebrate Pesticides And Drugs, Kathleen A. Fagerstone, Edward W. Schafer Jr.

Vertebrate Pest Conference Proceedings: 18th (1998)

The Wildlife Services (WS) Program manages wildlife/human conflicts by using an integrated approach employing some vertebrate pesticides. These are used in such small quantities that private industry cannot afford to register and produce them profitably. On behalf of WS, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) maintains about 30 federal and state pesticide registrations, containing seven active ingredients, with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These include: the Compound 1080 Livestock Protection Collar, DRC-1339 Concentrates (Starlicide), Gas Cartridges (carbon and sodium nitrate), the M-44 (sodium cyanide), and a number of baits and concentrates containing Strychnine Alkaloid and Zinc Phosphide. …

Ozone Production Efficiencies Of Acetone And Peroxides In The Upper Troposphere, Ian Folkins, R. Chatfield, H. Singh, Y. Chen, Brian G. Heikes

Graduate School of Oceanography Faculty Publications

HO_x concentrations in the upper tropical troposphere can be enhanced by the presence of acetone and the convective injection of peroxides. These enhancements in HO_x might be expected to increase ozone production by increasing the rate of the HO₂+NO reaction. We show however that the convective enhancements of hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) and methyl hydroperoxide (CH₃OOH) above steady state during the PEM West B campaign were largely restricted to air parcels of marine boundary layer origin in which the mean NO concentration was 8 pptv. The ozone production efficiencies of the …