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Faculty of Science

Annual Report 2004

From the Desk of the Dean

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With the infusion of new faculty, increased enrolments, and more funding over the past few years, the Faculty of Science has been invigorated and, as this report attests, has enjoyed tremendous success in coming together as a team to meet, and indeed, exceed the objectives set for 2004 of:

- continuing to receive national and international recognition and funding for research excellence;

- providing our students, both undergraduate and graduate, with quality teaching; excellent, academically challenging programs; up-to-date learning environments; and access to the resources they need to enable them to succeed;

- increasing the presence of the Faculty of Science and its students on campus; and

- making advances in improving the reputation of the Faculty and University in the broader community.

While it is extremely gratifying that members of the Faculty continue to receive accolades and funding for their research excellence and are honoured with teaching awards for their teaching abilities and dedication to students, the past year I have derived great pleasure in witnessing the resurgence of science student groups on campus and delighted in the initiatives they have undertaken to maximize the University experience of students enrolled in Science programs. These have included, but are not necessarily limited to: inviting Nobel laureate and Windsor native Dr. David Hubel to campus as a guest speaker; organizing a very successful, and boisterous, set of events involving the participation of several science student clubs for Windsor Welcome Week; developing hands-on learning opportunities such as the post-mortem pig dissection, hosting multi-cultural events and activities on campus; and lastly, working closely with faculty and staff in their efforts to become more proactive in the community by hosting seminars and education workshops aimed at improving relations and bolstering recruitment from local schools. Never before has the Faculty of Science had such a presence on campus or its students displayed such spirit.

Motivated by a common desire of its faculty, staff and students to excel, over the past year the Faculty of Science has:

• Welcomed 6 new tenure track faculty members, 3 new limited term appointments and 7 new staff members.

• Welcomed 104 first year students to the Faculty who had distinguished themselves by obtaining a Grade 12 average average of over 90%.

• Seen Ms. Katie Yu, President of the University of Windsor Science Student Society win the 2003-2004 Ron Ianni Student of the Year Award.

• Overseen the development and construction of a new $100,000 Science Resource Centre for first year Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics students.

• Seen Dr. Chad Lee Beddie, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry ’04, win the 2003-2004 Governor General's Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level.

• Had Dr. Bill McConkey, University Professor (Emeritus), Department of Physics, be named the winner of the very prestigious 2004 Will Allis Prize by the American Physical Society.

• Seen Dr. Douglas Stephan, Head, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and NSERC/NOVA Chemicals Industrial Research Chair in Polymerization Catalysis, win the 2004 F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship Award by the North American Catalysis Society.

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• Seen the Association of American Geographers award its 2004 R.J. Russell Award to Dr. Alan Trenhaile, Department of Earth Sciences.

• Had the title of University Professor bestowed upon two more of its faculty members - Dr. Bill Baylis, Department of Physics, and Dr. Stephen Loeb, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry – bringing the total within the Faculty to seven.

• Secured a commitment in external funding of about $22.8 million dollars in support of its research.

• Initiated a study on the feasibility of a Canada Health Research Centre. • Had the honour of yet another of its professors, Dr. James Green, Department of Chemistry

and Biochemistry receive the Alumni Award for Distinguished University Contributions to Teaching bringing the number of recipients within the Faculty to fourteen.

• Seen the UWSA award Dr. Siyaram Pandey, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry with its 2004 Teacher of the Year Award.

• Seen the most recent partnership involving the University of Windsor (Department of Earth Sciences), the Windsor Public Library, and the Windsor - Essex County Health Unit, the Windsor-Essex Health Gateway Website named the winner of the 2004 Canadian Library Association/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology.

• Seen Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Manager, GIS, Department of Earth Sciences win the Annual President's Achievement Award for excellence in the performance of her duties.

• Seen Mrs. Elizabeth Abson, Laboratory Manager, in the Department of Biological Sciences become the inaugural recipient of the Faculty of Science Meritorious Staff Award for 2003.

• Invited three speakers to present public lectures as part of the Faculty of Science Seminar Series.

• Established the Faculty of Science website found at http://www.uwindsor.ca/science. • Pro-actively promoted the Faculty in various media.

I am extremely proud of the accomplishments of the Faculty of Science. It is important to recognize, however, that our achievements are possible because of, and facilitated by, a supportive University Administration. I would like to acknowledge the contribution of Neil Gold and the Office of the Provost and VP Academic; Susan McDaniel V.P, Research and the Office of Research Services; and Clayton Smith, Vice Provost, Students and Registrar, to our successes. My sincerest thanks are also extended to the Dean’s Office, to all Departmental Staff, and to all technicians and support staff. You fulfill a crucial role in the operations of the Faculty and I appreciate your tireless effort and dedication on our behalf.

While the Faculty of Science has made tremendous strides over the past few years in establishing a reputation for research, teaching, and program excellence, there are challenges yet to be overcome if the forward momentum is to be maintained. The double cohort must continue to be supported and managed as it proceeds through the system and the planning of how the double-cohort graduate students are to be accommodated should commence. I’m confident that by working together and maintaining our Team Science attitude, an attitude rooted in mutual respect and a common desire for excellence, we are capable of even greater accomplishments.

Dr. Richard J. Caron Dean, Faculty of Science University of Windsor

Table of Contents

PageFrom the Desk of the Dean i PART I: Introduction 1 PART II: Faculty Overview 2

Description of Departments 2 Faculty and Staff 5 New Faces in the Faculty 11 Milestones 14 Service to the University 17 Service to the Academic Community 22 Contribution of Professors Emeriti 24 Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa 25

PART III: Undergraduate Students and Programs 27 Overview of Undergraduate Student Enrolment 27 Enrolment Trends by Department 31 Semester Enrolment Units 36 Undergraduate Degrees Conferred 37 Undergraduate Academic Scholarship 38 Dean’s Reception for Exceptional Undergraduate Students 43 Other Awards and Accomplishments 43 Undergraduate Program News 45 New Science Resource Centre 46 Initiatives of Science Student Societies 46

PART IV: Graduate Students and Programs 49 Overview 49 Degrees Conferred by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research 51 2003-2004 Governor General’s Gold Medal Winner 52 Graduate Funding and Scholarships 53 Other Awards, Accomplishments and News 54 Graduate Program News 54

PART V: Science: The Research Faculty 55 Research Honours and Awards 55 Research and Scholarship Excellence 56 NSERC Discovery Grants 62 25 Years of NSERC Funding 64 NSERC Research Tools and Instrument Grants 65 SSHRC Research Grants 66 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) 66 Other External Sources of Funding 66 Internal Grants and Sources of Funding 70 Papers in Refereed Journals 71

Department of Biological Sciences 71 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 77 School of Computer Science 86 Department of Earth Sciences 87 Department of Economics 90 Department of Mathematics and Statistics 90 Department of Physics 91

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PART VI: A Commitment to Teaching 95 Teaching Excellence 95 Sessional Instructors 98

PART VII: In the Community 99 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab 99 Faculty of Science Seminar Series 100 Celebrating Astronomy Day 101 Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair 102 Alumni and Faculty Development Initiatives 102 Liaison and Student Recruitment 107

List of Tables

Table 1: Faculty of Science Undergraduate Enrolment (Fall) 1993-2004 27 Table 2: Faculty of Science Undergraduate Enrolment as a Percent of University

Enrolment (Fall) 1993-2004 28

Table 3: Faculty of Science Undergraduate Enrolment by Gender (Fall) 1993-2003 29 Table 4: Geographic Origin of Full-Time Enrolment 1993-2003 30 Table 5: Full Time Enrolment from Essex County by Department 1996-2003 30 Table 6: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department (Fall) 1997-2004 31 Table 7: Change in Undergraduate Enrolment by Department 2003-2004 32 Table 8: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Academic Level and Department

(Fall) 2003, 2004 34

Table 9: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment in Inter-Faculty Programs 2003-2004 35 Table 10: Part Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department (Fall) 1997-2004 35 Table 11: Faculty of Science Semester Enrolment Units (Fall) 1996-2003 36 Table 12: Semester Enrolment Units by Department (Fall) 1997-2003 36 Table 13: Undergraduate Degrees Conferred at the June 2004 and October 2004

Convocation Ceremonies 38

Table 14: Undergraduate Degrees Conferred by Department 2004 39 Table 15: Distribution of Exceptional Academic Students (Over 90% Grade 12) by

Program Fall 2004 40

Table 16: Distribution of 1st Year Outstanding Scholars Awards by Program 2004-2005 40 Table 17: Full Time Graduate Student Enrolment (Fall) 1999-2004 49 Table 18: Part Time Graduate Student Enrolment (Fall) 1999-2004 49 Table 19: Full Time Graduate Student Enrolment by Department and Gender 1999-2003 50 Table 20: Degrees Conferred at the June 2004 and October 2004 Convocation

Ceremonies (M.A., M.Sc. and Doctor of Philosophy) 51

Table 21: NSERC Discovery Grants 62 Table 22: Faculty of Science Teaching Score Award Winners 2000-2003 97

Figures/Graphs

Graph 1: Faculty of Science Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment 1993-2004 28 Figure 1: Distribution of Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department Fall 2004 31 Figure 2: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department 2000-2004 33 Figure 3: Distribution of Semester Enrolment Units by Department (Fall) 2003 37

Part I: Introduction

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Over the past year, the Faculty of Science has enjoyed tremendous success in coming together as a team to meet our objectives for 2004 of continuing to receive national and international recognition for research excellence, provide quality education, recruit outstanding scholars, contribute to academia and the community at large, and to make advances in improving the reputation of the Faculty and University in the broader community. This report documents the accomplishments and activities of the Faculty over the past year. It is a testament to the efforts of the Faculty to excel and to maintain its stature as a vital, dynamic, contributing part of the University of Windsor. The report is organized into seven parts as follows:

Part I is this Introduction.

Part II provides an overview of the Faculty of Science and includes a description of its various Departments; a listing of faculty and staff; a brief introduction of new faculty and staff members; an acknowledgement of recent promotions and retirements; an indication of the contributions of our Professors Emeriti to the Faculty including the citation for conferring the degree Doctor of Sciences, Honoris Causa on Dr. Roger Thibert; and a record of our service on various University/Faculty committees and within the academic community.

Parts III and IV examine various aspects of Undergraduate and Graduate Programs offered by the Faculty, including enrolment statistics and trends, the number of degrees awarded, and scholastic achievement. Student activities and involvement in the Faculty are also chronicled.

Part V details the research and scholarship excellence in the Faculty.

Part VI serves to demonstrate the commitment of the Faculty to teaching excellence by recognizing University teaching award winners; announcing the names of the faculty member within each Department that achieved the highest weighted mean teaching score; and acknowledging Sessional Instructors.

Part VII highlights some of the contributions and interactions of the Faculty of Science within the community at large.

PART II: Faculty Overview

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The Faculty of Science has 115 tenure track faculty members, 14 limited term appointments, 26 office/administrative staff, 37 technicians and support staff, about 1758 full time and 568 part time undergraduate students, and 318 graduate students. The Faculty consists of the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics and the School of Computer Science. Students are able to pursue degree programs in all of these disciplines at the Bachelor and Master’s level. Doctoral programs are available in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Statistics, and Physics. Opportunities for interdisciplinary, inter-faculty and concurrent degree programs are also available. A complete description of all of the degrees obtainable from the Faculty of Science, and their requirements, is provided in the University of Windsor Undergraduate and Graduate calendars or at the University website www.uwindsor.ca.

Description of Departments

Department of Biological Sciences The areas of study in Biological Sciences include: biological sciences; biotechnology; ecology and co-op environmental biology; professional and graduate school preparation; and special programs, such as the Biology and Psychology Joint Honours Program in Behaviour, Cognition and Neuroscience and a joint program with Computer Science in Bioinformatics. The programs offered provide a solid foundation for graduates to pursue careers in research, environmental quality or various health care professions. Laboratories provide complete facilities for modern cellular and molecular biology and recombinant DNA procedures including cloning, sequencing, and functional genomics. Many individuals in the Department are affiliated with the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER). Specific research pursuits of faculty include: bioinformatics, signal transduction, aquatic ecology (spatial distributions, animal behaviour, and exotic species) behavioural ecology, ecotoxicology, cell fate determination, germination, proteases, bioremediation, plant population biology, mating system evolution, landscape ecology, plant metapopulations, population and community ecology, biological invasions, zooplankton ecology, conservation biology, fish and community ecology; coral reef ecology, plant morphogenesis, the olfactory system, molecular regulation of developmental mechanisms, forensic entomology and cancer cell biology.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry A particular strength of the graduates of this department is that they have been exposed to both chemistry and biochemistry during their 4 years of study. The Chemistry program emphasizes chemistry in the ‘real world’ with a focus on industrial applications including such areas as pharmaceuticals, polymers, petrochemicals and high technology materials. Biochemistry explores the chemistry of biological processes at the molecular level involving the study of protein/nucleic acid structure and function, drug design, DNA science, proteomics and enzymes in biotechnology. The ongoing and expanding research programs in the department are at the forefront of their respective fields and both the new and established faculty are recognized internationally for their excellence in research. The department is home to the Centre for Catalysis and Materials Research. Faculty expertise exists in the following areas: inorganic chemistry and materials, organic chemistry, physical and analytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, biochemistry, computational biochemistry, environmental analytical chemistry and toxicology, supramolecular chemistry and organometallic chemistry


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School of Computer Science The goal of the School of Computer Science is to equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to develop and apply techniques that will advance the interaction of person and machine. This synergy offers the best hope for finding solutions to pressing world problems requiring the analysis of vast amounts of data. Faculty expertise exists in Databases: distributed query optimization, multimedia databases, distributed object based systems, data warehousing, data mining; Artificial Intelligence: natural language processing, intelligent agents, information retrieval, pattern recognition, advanced search methods, evolutionary computation, genetic algorithms, uncertain reasoning, probabilistic graphic models; Software Engineering: programming language design, software application modeling, process formalization, formal methods, semantic web, software re-engineering; High Performance Computing: cluster and grid computing; Networks: survivable optical networks/routing and topology design, security; Computer Vision; Theory: algorithms, computational geometry, graph algorithms; and Bioinformatics.

Department of Earth Sciences The Earth Sciences Department offers a multidisciplinary program that includes geology, environmental science, and physical geography and focuses on understanding the physical and chemical processes that shape the planet. Aspects of study include the exploration of natural resources, sustainable development of these resources, resource management, environmental assessment and remediation and global change. The Geology and Environmental Geoscience programs offered by the Department are designed to satisfy professional licensure requirements. There is a tradition of research excellence in the following areas: environmental, sedimentary, aqueous and hydrothermal geochemistry; igneous petrology; rock and paleomagnetism; geomicrobiology; GIS, remote sensing and their applications in environmental modeling and resource management; diagenesis and reservoir geology; mineral deposit geology and geophysics; geotectonics; and coastal geomorphology.

Department of Economics The Economics Department offers a strong undergraduate program taught by a mix of experienced senior faculty and eager young faculty. The program prepares students for employment and/or graduate school and professional programs such as Law. The small graduate program offers personal attention and a solid foundation for employment as an Economist or for further study in a Ph.D. Program. Research interests of faculty include: economics of information, risk and uncertainty, housing, microeconomic theory, urban economics, applied econometrics and economic statistics, labour economics, applied economics, applied microeconomics, non-parametric and semiparametric statistics, regional economics, macroeconomic theory, occupational health and safety, social assistance programs, literacy, corporate finance, macroeconomics, citizen participation, growth and the environment, environmental economics, social choice theory, game theory, and international trade and finance.


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Department of Mathematics and Statistics The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a broad spectrum of programs in mathematics, statistics, operational research, math and computer science and multi-disciplinary mathematical studies, and it offers courses that prepare students for careers in actuarial sciences. Its faculty members support the multi-disciplinary co-op program in operational research. It has faculty expertise in the areas of: statistical inference, bio-statistics, applied statistics, multivariate analysis, mathematical statistics, applied probability, queueing theory, stochastic processes, functional analysis, abstract harmonic analysis, differential geometry, mathematical relativity, operational research, mathematical programming, optimization, Lie algebras, Lie groups and representation theory.

Department of Physics The program offered by the Department of Physics is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in both academic and industrial research, and to meet the employment needs of the Canadian High Technology Industry. The combination of basic physical understanding with engineering applications gives graduates the skills to keep pace with a rapidly changing technological world, and interactions of the program with industry through the co-op option keep it up to date with emerging directions in high technology. The research achievements of the physics faculty, with many awards and distinctions to their credit, make the Department one of the highest quality Physics Departments in Canada. All the faculty are active in research, with surface science emerging as a new area of concentration. Areas of research include: atomic and molecular physics, acoustic microscopy, relativity, and surface and thin film physics.

Faculty and Staff

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Dean: Dr. Richard J. Caron Associate Dean, Undergraduate Affairs: Dr. Philip Dutton Associate Dean, Graduate Studies and Research: Dr. Bulent Mutus Assistant to the Dean: Dr. Robert Rumfeldt Office of the Dean

Administrative Officer: Ms. Angie Capaldi Administrative Assistant: Mrs. Josette Reaume Faculty Advancement Officer: Ms. Fedela Falkner Secretary Academic Affairs: Mrs. Kathy Fuerth Secretary: Position Open

Department of Biological Sciences Head: Dr. William L. Crosby Department Office Secretary: Mrs. Nancy Barkley Secretary: Mrs. Carolin Lekic Secretary: Mrs. Patricia Miles

Faculty: Professors Emeriti:

Dr. Wilfred G. Benedict Dr. D.T.N. Pillay Dr. Alden Warner Professors: Dr. Jan Ciborowski Dr. Hugh Fackrell Dr. Hugh MacIsaac Dr. Lynda Corkum Dr. Douglas Haffner Dr. Peter Sale Dr. David Cotter Dr. Jonathan Lovett-Doust Dr. Douglas Wahlsten Dr. William Crosby Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust Dr. Barbara Zielinski Associate Professors: Dr. Michael Crawford Dr. Andrew Hubberstey Dr. Michael Weis Dr. Dan Heath Dr. Paul Taylor Assistant Professors: Dr. Adnan Ali Dr. John W. Hudson Dr. Lisa Porter Dr. Ken Drouillard Dr. Kirsten Poling Dr. Sherah VanLaerhoven Dr. Dennis Higgs Lecturers: Dr. Julie Smit Adjunct Faculty: Dr. Michael Dufresne Dr. Timothy Johnson Dr. Nicholas Mandrak Dr. Bryan Henderson Dr. Stuart Ludsin Post Doctoral Fellows: Dr. Rebecca Fisher Dr. Anita Kirkpatrick Dr. Ewa Szalinska

Visiting Academics:

Dr. Scudder Mackey

Support Personnel/Technicians:

Laboratory Manager: Mrs. Usha Jacob Animal/Greenhouse Technician: Ms. Elaine Rupke Technician: Ms. Ingrid Churchill Anatomy Demonstrator: Shashi Kiran Jasra Technician: Ms. Candy Donaldson Anatomy Technician/Tutor: Paige Short Electronic Instrument Technician: Mr. Archie Glasgow Biotechnology Technician: Mr. Chris Busch Bio-Learning Center: Mrs. Louise Mouradian

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Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Head: Dr. Douglas Stephan

Department Office

Department Head Secretary: Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler Graduate Secretary: Mrs. Marlene Bezaire Secretary: Ms. Heather Patterson Administrator, IRC (Stephan): Ms. Kimberly Lefebvre

Faculty:

University Professors:

Dr. Ricardo Aroca Dr. Stephen Loeb Dr. Douglas Stephan

Professors Emeriti:

Dr. John Drake Dr. John McIntosh Dr. Roger Thibert Dr. Bruce McGarvey

Professors:

Dr. Bulent Mutus Dr. Keith Taylor

Associate Professors:

Dr. David Antonelli Dr. James Green Dr. Lana Lee Dr. Philip Dutton

Assistant Professors:

Dr. Sirinart Ananvoranich Dr. Robert Letcher Dr. Avinash Thadani Dr. Holger Eichhorn Dr. Charles Macdonald Dr. Otis Vacratsis Dr. James Gauld Dr. Siyaram Pandey Dr. Jichang Wang Dr. Samuel Johnson Dr. Robert Schurko

Adjunct Faculty:

Dr. Khosrow Adeli Dr. Raphael Cheung Dr. John Macri Dr. Joseph Artiss Dr. Cindy Hutnik Dr. Gholam-Abbas Nazri

Post Doctoral Fellows:

Dr. Ramon Alvarez Dr. Gema Martinez Dr. Justine Taylor Dr. Guangcai Bai Dr. Maryam Nazri Dr. Karlis Valters Dr. Kyung-Bin Michael Cho Dr. Longhui Qui Dr. Peter Voth Dr. Carsten Cornelissen Dr. Boris Skadtchenko Dr. Chuanbao Zhu Dr. Andrew Fenwick

Visiting Academics:

Dr. Qing Yu Gao Dr. Minzhen Si


Laboratory Services Coordinator: Ms. Elizabeth Kickham 1st Year Lab Coordinator: Ms. Tina Lepine Chemical Technician: Dr. Alina Jaworska-Sobiesiak Senior Lab Co-ordinator: Mrs. Patricia Aroca Biotechnology Technician: Mr. Chris Busch NMR Technician: Mr. Michael Fuerth Electronics Technologist: Mr. James Olsen Mass Spectrometry Technician: Dr. Shuangquan Zhang Glassblower: Mr. Al Ditchburn Chemical Control Centre: Mr. Terry Edwards, Mr. Bill Middleton, Mr. Jerry Vriesacker

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School of Computer Science Acting Director: Dr. Scott Goodwin

Department Office

Administrative Assistant: Ms. Margaret Garabon-Cookson Secretary to the Director: Mrs. Gloria Mensah Graduate Program Secretary: Mrs. Mary Mardegan Undergraduate Secretary: Ms. Roxanna Moreira Undergraduate Secretary: Ms. Deborah Curran

Faculty:

Professors:

Dr. Subir Bandyopadhyay Dr. Robert Kent Dr. Asish Mukhopadhyay Dr. Richard Frost


Dr. Akshai Aggarwal Dr. Scott Goodwin Dr. Alioune Ngom Dr. Imran Ahmad Dr. Arunita Jaekel Dr. Angela Sodan Dr. Boubakeur Boufama Dr. Liwu Li Dr. Yung (Peter) Tsin Dr. Xiao Jun (Jessica) Chen Dr. Jianguo Lu Dr. Xiaobu Yuan Dr. Christie Ezeife Dr. Joan Morrissey


Dr. Randa El-Marakby Dr. Ahmed Y. Tawfik Dr. Dan Wu Dr. Luis G. Rueda Dr. Ono Tjandra

Lecturers:

Dr. Pierre Boulos Mr. Randy Fortier Ms. H. Karen Jin Ms. Ritu Chaturvedi Mr. Adlane Habed Mr. Ziad Kobti

Adjunct Faculty:

Dr. Froduald Kabanza Dr. Shengrui Wang Dr. S. K. Michael Wong

Cross Appointments:

Dr. Adnan Ali (Biological Sciences) Dr. Yash Aneja (Odette School of Business)

Visiting Academics:

Dr. X. Li


Service Course Coordinator: Mr. Douglas Thistle Distributed Computing Development: Mr. Steve Karamatos Systems Manager: Mr. Walid Mnaymneh Assistant Hardware Technician: Mr. Maunzer Batal Database Administrator/System Programmer: Mr. Sanjay Chitte Assistant Hardware Technician: Mr. Aniss Zakaria Server/Network Technician: Mr. Bryan McDade

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Department of Earth Sciences Head: Dr. Ihsan Al-Aasm B.E.S. Co-ordinator: Dr. Ihsan Al-Aasm

Department Office

Department Head Secretary: Ms. Sharon Horne Secretary: Ms. Heather Patterson

Faculty:

University Professor: Dr. David Symons (Emeritus)

Professors Emeriti:

Dr. Peter Hudec Dr. Marie Sanderson Dr. Terence Smith

Professors:

Dr. Ihsan Al-Aasm Dr. V. Chris Lakhan Dr. Frank Simpson Dr. Brian Fryer Dr. Iain Samson Dr. Alan Trenhaile


Dr. Cyril Rodrigues


Dr. Maria Cioppa Dr. Phillip Graniero Dr. Jianwen Yang Dr. David Fowle Dr. Ali Polat Dr. Ilhami Yildiz

Adjunct Faculty:

Dr. William Blackburn Dr. John Greenough Dr. Placido La Valle


Dr. Andrew O’Neill Dr. Monica Radulescu Dr. Chris Weisener Dr. David Porta Dr. Ruiping Shi

Visiting Academics:

Dr. Scudder Mackey


Manager, Geographic Information Systems: Ms. Alice Grgicak-Mannion Laboratory Demonstrator: Dr. Denis Tetreault GeochemistryTechnician: Ms. Melissa Price Supervisor, ICP-MS Facility: Mr. Joel Gagnon

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Department of Economics Acting Head: Dr. Paul Anglin Department Office Administrative Secretary: Ms. Janice Cahill Graduate Secretary: Ms. Krystal Ives Faculty: Professor Emeriti: Dr. William G. Phillips Dr. John C. Strick Professors: Dr. Paul Anglin Dr. Ronald Meng Dr. Sang-Chul Suh Dr. J. Neill Fortune Associate Professors:

Dr. Vladimir Bajic Dr. Michael Charette Dr. Ralph Kolinski Assistant Professors:

Dr. Armornrat Apinunmahakul Dr. Hyuk-jae (Jay) Rhee Dr. Xiaopeng Yin Dr. Dingding Li Dr. YunTong Wang Visiting Academics:

Dr. Debing Ni

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Head: Dr. S. Ejaz Ahmed Department Office Administrative Secretary: Ms. Christine Young Graduate Secretary: Ms. Dina Labelle Secretary: Ms. Marija Argoselo (on leave) replaced by Ms. Caitlin Stones Faculty: Professors Emeriti:

Dr. Om Chandna Dr. Purna Kaloni Dr. Neil Wigley Dr. Krishan Duggal Dr. Cormac Smith Dr. Chi Song Wong Professors:

Dr. Ejaz Ahmed Dr. Richard Caron Dr. Karen Fung Dr. Ronald Barron Dr. Myron Hlynka Dr. Francis Lemire Dr. Daniel Britten Dr. Zhiguo Hu Dr. Sudhir Paul Associate Professors:

Dr. Alan Gold Dr. Tim Traynor Assistant Professors:

Dr. Abdo Alfakih Dr. Ali El Saheli Dr. Chengde Wang Dr. Xueqing Chen Mr. Xing Jiang Dr. Jing Wang Dr. Abdulkadir Hussein Dr. Kahina Sid Idris Dr. Xue-Feng Yang Dr. Mehdi Monfared Adjunct Faculty:

Dr. Harold Atkinson Dr. Percy Brill Dr. M. Mendelbaum Cross Appointments:

Dr. Yash Aneja (Odette School of Business)

Support Personnel/Technicians: Mathematics Demonstrator: Samid Hoda

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Department of Physics Head: Dr. Gordon Drake

Department Office

Department Head Secretary: Mrs. Petrona Parungo Graduate Secretary: Mrs. Marlene Bezaire Editorial Assistant, CJP: Ms. Anna Marro Executive Assistant, IRC (Maev): Ms. Sarah Beneteau

Faculty:

University Professors:

Dr. William Baylis Dr. Gordon Drake Dr. William McConkey (Emeritus)

Professors Emeriti:

Dr. Mieczyslaw Czajkowski Dr. Lucjan Krause Dr. Geza Szamosi Dr. Frank Holuj Dr. Mordechay Schlesinger Dr. Arie Van Wijngaarden

Professors:

Dr. J. Brian Atkinson Dr. Roman Maev Associate Professors:

Dr. Timothy Reddish


Dr. Elena Maeva Dr. Eugene Kim Dr. Chitra Rangan Dr. Wladyslaw Kedzierski

Adjunct Faculty:

Dr. Edward Glass Dr. Dexter Snyder

Cross Appointments:

Dr. Ricardo Aroca (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Dr. Rob Schurko (Chemistry and Biochemistry)

Dr. Jichang Wang (Chemistry and Biochemistry)


Dr. Jacob Alexander Dr. R. Kumon Dr. Dominic Seccombe Dr. Mark Cassar Dr. B. O’Neill Dr. V. Shofman

Visiting Academics:

Dr. M. Lukomski Dr. Antonino Siddiolo


Instrument Maker: Mr. Louis Beaudry Instrument Maker: Mr. Erik Clausen Electronics Technologist: Mr. Sinisa Jezdic Lab Coordinator: Mr. Aldo DiCarlo

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Marija Argoselo, Secretary in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics is currently on maternity leave and will return to the Department in August 2005. On September 15th, Marija gave birth to a baby boy named Brendan Jacob.

Xueqing Chen left the University of Ottawa where he was an NSERC Post Doctoral fellow to join the Department of Mathematics and Statistics as an Assistant Professor – Limited Term. Dr. Chen appreciates the research opportunities at Windsor, especially the ability to attend conferences where he can indulge his passion for talking about mathematics, specifically Algebra, with others in his field. Outside the world of mathematics, Xueqing is an avid reader of literature.

Dr. William L. Crosby came to Windsor from the University of Saskatchewan in July 2004 to become the Head of the Department of Biological Sciences. Seeking new challenges as well as the tremendous upbeat, positive attitude towards research of both faculty and the Administration attracted Bill to Windsor. He obtained his commercial pilot license in 1980 but his days of flying ‘solo’ will soon be over because his wife is expected to join him in Windsor in the Spring. When not researching Bioinformatics, Bill pursues his interests in middle eastern religions, history and philosophy.

Candy Donaldson, Technician in the Department of Biological Sciences has recently re-entered the work force after spending some time as a stay-at-home Mom to her two children. Candy graduated from Windsor with a General Science degree in 1998. When afforded the luxury of time to herself, Candy practices and enjoys yoga.

Samid (Sam) Hoda has recently assumed the position of Math Demonstrator for the Math Resource Centre in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. His passion for sharing his love of mathematics is obvious in his interaction with students as he tutors them in their math courses and his enthusiasm for the subject matter is infectious. Sam obtained his undergraduate and Master’s degrees from the University of Waterloo and is married to Lisa MacDonald, the very first Math Demonstrator. To escape the world of calculus, algebra, and statistics, Sam enjoys traveling, watching musicals and plays, writing, and watching low-budget sci-fi and kung-fu movies.

Dr. Xing Jiang is an Assistant Professor – Limited Term in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Xing feels a strong connection to Windsor - he obtained his Ph.D. in Statistics from Windsor, he has taught here as a Sessional Instructor for 4 terms, his wife is a Windsor graduate student in the Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, and his baby was born here. Xing enjoys basketball, volleyball and fencing. As a graduate student he organized a cross-border sports league involving Chinese students from Windsor and the US.


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Since receiving his first chemistry set at the age of 9, Bill Middleton, the new Hazardous Material Technician in the Chemical Control Centre, has been fascinated with discovering how things are put together and how things may be destroyed. He has been involved in some aspect of the pharmaceutical business for the past thirty years. When not rendering hazardous materials harmless, Bill restores and ‘hot rods’ cars in his garage. He has bragging rights to the fact that he has the only car hoist in his neighbourhood.

In May 2004, Heather Patterson joined the Departments of Earth Sciences and Chemistry & Biochemistry as a full-time General Secretary. She is a 2004 graduate of Windsor with a BA degree in Arts and Philosophy. Heather sees the advantage of working a half day in each Department as getting a ‘fresh start’ twice a day. Heather is a born and bred local girl who enjoys spending time relaxing with friends.

Dr. Lisa Porter left the University of California San Diego where she was a Post Doctoral Fellow to join the Department of Biological Sciences as tenure-track Assistant Professor. Her research centres on Mammalian Cell Cycle Regulation and Cancer Cell Biology. Lisa is currently juggling the demands of being a new faculty member, moving to a new community, house-hunting, being a mom to two boys (the youngest being just 4 months old), and of a spouse who works 12-14 hour days. Needless to say, Lisa has little time for hobbies.

Dr. Chitra Rangan was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics at the beginning of 2004. She came to Windsor from a Post Doctoral position at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she was a Research Fellow with the FOCUS Physics Frontiers Center. Her research interest centres on quantum information processing. Chitra is currently on leave from the Department having given birth to a baby girl, Divya, at the beginning of September

Dr. Hyuk-jae (Jay) Rhee, Department of Economics came to the University of Windsor as an Assistant Professor from Michigan State University when he was “made an offer he couldn’t refuse”. While having lots of other things to offer, Windsor isn’t conducive to pursuing one of Jay’s favourite pastimes – skiing. Not only are there no hills, there’s no snow and the biggest deterrent of all, no time! If the lack of time problem is resolved, he’s thinking of going back to playing golf – a sport much more suitable to Windsor’s climate and topography.

In her capacity as Technician/Tutor in the Department of Biological Sciences Paige Short sees students all day long from the five courses assigned to her each semester. She is certainly putting her Biology and Education degrees from Windsor to good use. Before assuming her tutoring responsibilities, Paige was a lab technician in Dr. Jan Ciborowski’s lab. Off campus, Paige devotes her time and energy to managing the Riverside Rangers – a boys’ hockey team. In the summer, it’s baseball!


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While Marija Argoselo is on maternity leave, Caitlin Stones has assumed the position of Secretary in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Fortuitously, Caitlin’s contract completion date, April 2005, coincides with her husband completing his program at St. Clair College. They plan to move back to Toronto where Caitlin hopes to put her degree in Drama and Education to good use as a teacher. She is an avid reader and enjoys going to the movies…so much so she doubts if there’s been a movie released in recent years that she hasn’t seen.

Dr. Avinash Thadani is the newest tenure track faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He is an organic chemist and a self-confessed political junkie who aims to read at least one non-chemistry related book a week. Avinash is currently exploring the relationship between meta-physics and modern-day science in order to understand the age-old question about the meaning of life. He finds Windsor to be the perfect blend of small-town character and big-city amenities with the University being an ideal fit for his talents and aspirations.

The enthusiastic support of Windsor for research enticed Dr. Douglas Wahlsten out of retirement to accept a tenured position with the Dept. of Biological Sciences and GLIER. He is a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Psychology, U. of Alberta and founder and Director of MusWare Technology Inc. Early retirement afforded Doug with the opportunity to concentrate full-time on his lab and research program and so he comes to Windsor with more published papers and greater grant support than at any other time in his career. Doug’s hoping to find more time in 2005 to pursue his hobbies of photography, fishing and hiking. Miss retirement Doug?

Dr. Ilhami Yildiz was employed at DeCloet Greenhouse Manufacturing Ltd. in Simcoe before accepting the position of Limited Term Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth Sciences. The proximity of Windsor to Leamington and Michigan was one factor in attracting Ilhami to Windsor because of the opportunity to establish ties with the greenhouse industry in his research area Bio/micrometeorology and greenhouse engineering. Being culturally and ethnically diverse, Windsor is also an ideal place for Ilhami to indulge his interest in exploring different cultures and lifestyles.

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Promotions and Tenure In recognition of their distinguished achievements in teaching and their reputations for outstanding scholarship and professional accomplishment, Dr. Bill Baylis, Department of Physics and Dr. Stephen Loeb, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, were named University Professors in 2004. The Faculty of Science is proud to have this honour currently bestowed upon seven of its faculty members.

Congratulations to Dr. Barb Zielinski, Department of Biological Sciences, and Dr. Myron Hlynka and Dr. Zhiguo Hu, from the Department of Mathematics & Statistics for being promoted to the rank of Professor.

Dr. Alioune Ngom, School of Computer Science was promoted to Associate Professor effective July 1, 2004.

Dr. Randa El-Marakby and Dr. Alioune Ngom from the School of Computer Science were granted tenure effective July 1, 2004.

Ms. Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Department of Earth Sciences, has been appointed to the new position of Manager, Geographic Information Systems.

Mrs. Usha Jacob was selected to replace Mrs. Beth Abson as the Administrative Assistant/Coordinator in the Department of Biological Sciences effective July 1, 2004.

Ms. Ingrid Churchill, Department of Biological Sciences has been promoted to Technician IV, replacing Ms. Usha Jacob.

President’s Achievement Award The annual President's Achievement Award, sponsored by the University's Department of Human Resources, is presented in acknowledgement of outstanding contribution and dedication to the University community. The recipient must demonstrate excellence in the performance of his/her duties at a level superior to the basic job requirements and beyond. In 2003, the award was presented to Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Manager, GIS, Department of Earth Sciences. Past recipients of this Award within the Faculty of Science have been:

1993 Stephen Karamatos, Academic Program Advisor, School of Computer Science 1991 Jean Franklin, Laboratory Manager, Department of Physics 1989 David Hill, Laboratory Services Co-ordinator, Department of Biological Sciences

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Faculty of Science Meritorious Service Award This award, established in 2003, recognizes a member of the Faculty of Science support staff whose service record is judged to be quantitatively and qualitatively superior over a period of several years. Only full-time staff who have been employed for at least three years within the Faculty of Science are eligible to be nominated. The nomination is accompanied by a letter detailing the reasons for the submission, a letter of recommendation from the supervisor, and letters of support from at least three colleagues. The inaugural recipient in 2003 was Mrs. Elizabeth Abson, Laboratory Manager, in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Faculty of Science Performance Awards The Faculty of Science Performance Award was established in 2003 to recognize the outstanding contribution of a faculty member(s) to the Faculty of Science in terms of overall performance in the areas of research, teaching, and service. Award winners receive $3000 in support of career development. The first recipients of a Performance Award were:

Dr. Lynda Corkum, Biological Sciences Dr. Iain Samson, Earth Sciences Dr. Dan Heath, Biological Sciences and GLIER Dr. Rob Schurko, Chemistry & Biochemistry

Administrative Appointments Dr. Paul Anglin was appointed as Acting Head of the Department of Economics starting July 1, 2004 for a one year term.

Dr. William L. Crosby was appointed Head of Department of Biological Sciences for a five year term starting July 1, 2004.

Dr. Keith Taylor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry was appointed Associate Vice-President, Office of Research Services effective July 1, 2004.

Cross Appointments Dr. Rob Schurko and Dr. Jichang Wang have been cross appointed from the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry to the Department of Physics for a 5 year term from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005.

Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust, Department of Biological Sciences was appointed as Faculty Associate in the Centre for Flexible Learning. She will work with the Centre staff to address specific teaching or curriculum development needs and/or encourage and stimulate effective teaching in their own Faculty.

Adjunct Professor Appointments

Dr. S. K. Michael Wong, University of Regina was appointed Adjunct Professor in the School of Computer Science from April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2009 and was also granted graduate faculty designation.

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25 Years of Service This past year, Louis Beaudry an Instrument Maker in the Physics Department and Janice Cahill Administrative Secretary in the Department of Economics were among those recognized for providing 25 years of service to the University. A luncheon, attended by President Ross Paul, was held in their honour where they received a commemorative pin/pendant.

Retirements Ms. Beth Abson, Department of Biological Sciences retired this past year.

In Memorium The Faculty of Science and the University community at large were saddened by the deaths of the following faculty members the past year.

Dr. James Frederick (Fred) McDonald, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, passed away on September 29, 2004 after having waged a long battle with cancer. Fred received his Ph.D. in Physics from Wayne State University in 1967 and served as a very influential member in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics of the University of Windsor from its early developmental period. He authored many research articles in mathematical physics and applied mathematics. His strong background in these areas made him an outstanding colleague and a valued teacher over his 37 year career.

Dr. Michael L. Petras, former Head of Biological Sciences, died peacefully, on February 13, 2004. Mike spent 40 years at the University of Windsor as a Professor in the Biology Department and retired in 1996. He was dedicated to his research in the area of Population Genetics and has numerous publications to his credit. He thoroughly enjoyed his teaching career and was liked and respected by his colleagues and students. “We will miss his guidance which we continued to seek on those occasions where we needed wise counsel,” said David Cotter, interim head of biology. “Mike supervised many graduate students who went on to establish careers based on the solid training they received in his laboratory.” In retirement, he pursued his hobbies of golf and photography. In his memory, the family has established the Michael L. Petras Memorial Scholarship Fund. To make a donation to the Michael L. Petras Memorial Scholarship Fund, contact Fedela Falkner, (519) 253-3000, ext. 4141)

Dr. Peter Sonnenfeld, Professor Emeritus, Department of Earth Sciences passed away on April 1, 2004. Dr. Sonnenfeld immigrated to Canada in 1948 following the communist takeover in his native Czechoslovakia and came to the University of Windsor in 1966 with the express purpose of establishing a Department of Geology. Prior to his arrival, only a single geology course was offered on campus. When the Geology Department officially came into being in 1967, Dr. Sonnenfeld served as its first Department Head until 1973. Not only the founder of the Geology Department at Windsor, Peter was also instrumental in establishing the Geological Engineering Program at the University. Dr. Sonnenfeld was known both nationally and internationally for his research on evaporites and was active in this field even after he retired from the University in 1989. For the past several years, Dr. Sonnenfeld resided in Toronto.

Service to the University

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The Faculty is indebted to the following faculty and staff who provided service to the University in the following capacities.

University Committees Senate Representatives

Dr. Ricardo Aroca [to Sept. 2005] Dr. Vladimir Bajic [to Sept. 2005] Dr. Linda Corkum [to Sept. 2006] Dr. Sudir Paul [to Sept. 2005] Dr. Michael Crawford [to Sept. 2006] Dr. Philip J. Dutton [to Sept. 2006]) Dr. Roman Maev [to Sept. 2006] Dr. Cyril Rodrigues [to Sept. 2005]

Program Development Committee 2004-2005

Faculty of Science Representatives: Akshai Aggarwal, Computer Science (2003-2005) Cyril Rodrigues, Earth Sciences (2004-2006)

Academic Policy Committee 2004-2005

Faculty of Science Representative: Vladimir Bajic, Economics (2003-2005)

Student Committee 2004-2005

Faculty of Science Representative: Dan Britten, Mathematics and Statistics

Senate Steering Committee 2004-2005

Faculty of Science Representative: Lynda Corkum, Biological Sciences

Academic Integrity Working Group

Faculty of Science Representative: Phil Dutton, Associate Dean of Science, UA

University Committee on Appointment, Promotion and Tenure 2003-2004

Faculty of Science Representative: Rick Caron, Dean of Science

IT Steering Committee

Bill Baylis, Physics Steve Karamatos, Computer Science

IT Strategic Planning Committee

Steve Karamatos, Computer Science Keith Taylor, Associate VP, Research

Recruitment Working Group

Faculty of Science Representative: Rick Caron, Dean of Science

Retention Working Group

Faculty of Science Representative: Rick Caron, Dean of Science Bob Rumfeldt, Assistant to the Dean of Science


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Windsor International Advisory Board

Faculty Representative: Rick Caron, Dean of Science Committee Members: Alan Gold, Mathematics and Statistics Frank Simpson, Earth Sciences

Procedures and Discriminations Committee

Faculty Representative: Alan Gold, Mathematics and Statistics

Research Ethics Board

Chair (Winter 2005): Dr. Pierre Boulos, School of Computer Science

Special Needs Advisory Council

Faculty Representative Bill Crosby, Head, Biological Sciences

Ontario Graduate Scholarship Program (OGS)

Dr. Ross Paul, President and Dr. Sheila Cameron, Dean of Graduate Studies & Research acknowledge the following faculty members for their important voluntary contributions to the OGS program on behalf of the University of Windsor:

Dr. Adnan Ali Biological Sciences Dr. Sirinart Ananvoranich Chemistry & Biochemistry Dr. James Green Chemistry & Biochemistry Dr. Angela Sodan Computer Science Dr. V. Chris Lakhan Earth Sciences Dr. Sudhir Paul Mathematics & Statistics Dr. Roman Maev Physics

Faculty Committees Science Executive

Dean Rick Caron Associate Dean, UA Phil Dutton Associate Dean, R&GS Bulent Mutus Assistant to the Dean Bob Rumfeldt Director of GLIER Brian Fryer Heads/Directors Bill Crosby

Doug Stephan Scott Goodwin Ihsan Al-Aasm Paul Anglin S. Ejaz Ahmed Gordon Drake

Recording Secretary Josette Reaume


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Science Council

Dean Rick Caron Associate Dean, UA Phil Dutton Associate Dean, R&GS Bulent Mutus Assistant to the Dean Bob Rumfeldt Biological Sciences Bill Crosby (Head)

Jan Ciborowski (Faculty) Matt Links (Student)

Chemistry and Biochemistry Doug Stephan (Head) To Be Determined (Faculty) Krishnan Yadav (Student) Computer Science Scott Goodwin (Interim Director) Akshai Aggarwal (Faculty) Walid Ahmed (Student) Earth Sciences Ihsan Al-Aasm (Head) Ali Polat (Faculty) S. Johari Pannalal (Student) Economics Paul Anglin (Interim Head until June 30, 2005)

Vladimir Bajic (Faculty) Kartik Damodar (Student)

Mathematics and Statistics S. Ejaz Ahmed (Head) Alan Gold (Faculty) Katie Patrick (Student)

Physics Gordon Drake (Head) Elena Maeva (Faculty) Sean Sutton (Student) Faculty of Science Office Angie Capaldi

Fedela Falkner Josette Reaume (Recording Secretary)

Science Program Development Committee

Associate Dean, UA Phil Dutton Biological Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry Computer Science Earth Sciences Economics Mathematics and Statistics Physics

Hugh Fackrell Rob Schurko Arunita Jaekel / Boubakeur Boufama Cyril Rodrigues Neill Fortune Myron Hlynka Eugene Kim

Secretary Kathy Fuerth


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Science Recruitment and Retention Committee

Chair Phil Dutton Ex-officio Katia Benoit (Student Recruitment representative) Biological Sciences Chemistry & Biochemistry Computer Science Earth Sciences Economics Mathematics and Statistics Physics

Kirsten Poling (F04) / Mike Weis (W05) Holger Eichhorn / Rob Schurko Ono Tjandra Dennis Tetreault Ralph Kolinski Alan Gold Timothy Reddish

Secretary Kathy Fuerth

Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair Judges (March 26-28, 2004)

Faculty/Staff Imran Ahmad, Computer Science Jim Green, Chemistry and Biochemistry Ejaz Ahmed, Mathematics and Statistics Liwu Li, Computer Science Bill Baylis, Physics Siyaram Pandey, Chemistry and Biochemistry Maria Cioppa, Earth Sciences Denis Tetreault, Earth Sciences Lynda Corkum, Biological Sciences Al Warner (Chief Judge), Biological Sciences Phil Dutton, Chemistry and Biochemistry Students Lyndon Barr Shanmugam Johari Pannalal Christine Beaumont Diana Papadopoulos Gillian Demars Elizabeth Powles Brooke Madden Marian Wolanski Michele Moscicki

Student Recruitment Phone-a-thon (May 2004)

Through the efforts of the following people, students offered admission to programs within the Faculty of Science were personally contacted and encouraged to attend the University of Windsor.

Akshai Aggarwal, Computer Science James Green, Chemistry and Biochemistry Ejaz Ahmed, Mathematics and Statistics Eugene Kim, Physics Adnan Ali, Biological Sciences Ziad Kobti, Computer Science Sirinart Ananvoranich, Chemistry & Biochemistry Lana Lee, Chemistry & Biochemistry Vladimir Bajic, Economics Asish Mukhopadhyay, Computer Science Subir Bandyopadhyay, Computer Science Siyaram Pandey, Chemistry & Biochemistry Bill Baylis, Physics Sudir Paul, Mathematics and Statistics Rick Caron, Dean’s Office Ali Polat, Earth Sciences Maria Cioppa, Earth Sciences Chitra Rangan, Physics Lynda Corkum, Biological Sciences Ono Tjandra, Computer Science Dave Cotter, Biological Sciences Alan Trenhaile, Earth Sciences Philip Dutton, Dean’s Office Otis Vacratsis, Chemistry and Biochemistry Gordon Drake, Physics


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Head Start Advisors (May and July 2004)

Science Philip Dutton Kathy Fuerth Biological Sciences Adnan Ali

Hugh Fackrell Paul Taylor

Sherah VanLaerhoven Michael Weis

Chemistry & Biochemistry James Gauld Computer Science

Subir Bandyopadhyay Haiyan Cheng

Christie Ezeife Dan Wu

Earth Sciences

Maria Cioppa Phil Graniero

Dennis Tetreault

Economics Vladimir Bajic Mathematics & Statistics Abdul Hussein Medhi Monfared Physics Brian Atkinson Bill Baylis

University Fair – September 24-26, 2004

Ejaz Ahmed, Mathematics and Statistics Vladimir Bajic, Economics Bill Baylis, Physics Richard Caron, Dean Maria Cioppa, Earth Sciences Phil Dutton, Associate Dean UA Hugh Fackrell, Biological Sciences

Scott Goodwin, Computer Science Steve Loeb, Chemistry and Biochemistry Siyaram Pandey, Chemistry & Biochemistry Douglas Thistle, Computer Science Ono Tjandra, Computer Science Sherah VanLaerhoven, Forensic Science Barb Zielinski, Biological Sciences

Academic Advisors

Biological Sciences Adnan Ali (Bioinformatics) Michael Weis Ken Drouillard Barb Zielinski (BCN) Hugh Fackrell Chemistry & Biochemistry Siyaram Pandey (Biochemistry) Jichang Wang (Chemistry) Rob Schurko Computer Science Boubakeur Boufama Alioune Ngom Arunita Jaekel Peter Tsin Joan Morrissey Earth Sciences Ihsan Al-Aasm (Environmental Science) Phil Graniero (Physical Geography & Geoinformatics) Maria Cioppa (Geology and Environmental Geoscience) Economics Vladimir Bajic Ronald Meng Ralph Kolinski Neill Fortune Mathematics and Statistics Alan Gold Sudhir Paul Physics Brian Atkinson Timothy Reddish Bill Baylis General Science Phil Dutton Kathy Fuerth Pre Professional Programs Bob Rumfeldt

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Faculty members are regularly sought out by various professional societies, government agencies and private organizations to provide expertise with respect to: refereeing articles submitted for publication; reviewing grant applications; and organizing conference programs and sessions. The involvement of faculty in these activities is too numerous to document in this report. Executive positions held by faculty members in National Professional Societies, Editorial positions with Professional journals, as well as participation on National Grant Selection Committees are, however, highlighted below.

Executive Positions with National Societies Ricardo Aroca Board of Directors, Canadian Society for Chemistry (Analytical Division)

and Director of Awards Ron Barron Past President, Computational Fluid Dynamics Society of Canada Richard Caron Director, Chair of the Education Committee, and Member of the

Advancement of Mathematics Committee, Canadian Mathematical Society Treasurer, Canadian Council of Deans of Science

Michael Crawford Executive Board Member, International Society for the Study of Time Gordon Drake Chair, Canadian Liaison Committee for the International Union of Pure and

Applied Physics Richard Frost Secretary, Canadian Association for Computer Scientists

Member, IBM Executive Advisory Board, Canada Laboratories Stephen Loeb Chair, Inorganic Division, Chemical Society of Canada Lesley Lovett-Doust

Board of Directors, and Chair of the Awards and Outreach Committees, International Association for Great Lakes Research

Roman Maev Past Chairman, Division of Applied and Industrial Physics, Canadian Association of Physicists

John McIntosh Director, Division of Organic Chemistry, Board of Directors, Canadian Society for Chemistry (until 20060

Tim Reddish Member of the ‘International College’ of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (UK)

Iain Samson Finance Chair, Mineralogical Association of Canada Barb Zielinski Executive Member of the Association for Chemoreception Sciences

National Grant Selection Review Committee Members

Douglas Haffner NSERC GSC 18 (Evolution and Ecology) until 2006 Stephen Loeb CFI Panel of Experts on Material Science (2003-2004)

Canada Research Chair, College of Reviewers (2003-2004) NSERC SRO Grant Selection Committee (until 2004) NSERC GSC 24 (Inorganic and Organic Chemistry) until 2006 Polanyi Prize Selection Committee (2004-2007)

Iain Samson NSERC GSC 8 (Solid Earth Sciences)

Editorial Positions Ejaz Ahmed Associate Editor, Far East Journal of Theoretical Statistics

Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Statistical Sciences, Associate Editor, Pakistan Journal of Statistics Editor, InterStat

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Paul Anglin Member, Editorial Board, Real Estate Economics Ricardo Aroca Editor-in-Chief, Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy Pierre Boulos Assistant Editor, Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada William Baylis International Editorial Board for Advances in Applied Clifford Algebras

Editorial Board, AIP-Springer Verlag Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics

Richard Caron Associate Editor, INFOR, Journal of the Canadian Operational Research Society

Maria Cioppa Associate Editor, Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Lynda Corkum Editorial Board, Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Editorial Board, International Association for Great Lakes Research Michael Crawford Editorial Board, Kronoscope Gordon Drake Editor, Canadian Journal of Physics Christie Ezeife Member, International Editorial Review Board (IERB) of the International

Journal of Data Warehousing and Mining (IJDWM) David Fowle Editorial Board, Geobiology Journal Edward Glass Associate Editor, Canadian Journal of Physics Chris Lakhan Guest Editor, Coastal Engineering: An International Journal for Coastal,

Harbour and Offshore Engineers Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Indo Caribbean Research

Frank Lemire Editor, JP Journal of Algebra and Number Theory Robert Letcher Review Editor, Chemical Effects, Environment International

Editorial Board, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C), Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Stephen Loeb Editorial Board, Supramolecular Chemistry (until 2005) Editorial Board, Canadian Journal of Chemistry (until 2004) Review Board, Royal Society of Chemistry: Chemical Communications

J. Lovett-Doust Member, International Review Board, Annals of Botany Hugh MacIsaac Associate Editor, Freshwater Biology

Associate Editor, Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management Associate Editor, Diversity and Distributions

J.W. McConkey Member International Advisory Committee, Journal of Physics B Bulent Mutus North American Editor, Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

Editorial Board, Microchemical Journal Editorial Board, Current Analytical Chemistry

Roman Maev Editorial Board, Journal Research in Nondestructive Evaluation (RNDE), Journal of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing

Peter Sale Ecology Editor, Coral Reefs Editorial Board, Environmental Biology of Fishes Editorial Board, Cybium

Iain Samson Editorial Board, Geofluids Mordechay Schlesinger

Associate Editor, Journal of the Electrochemical Society Associate Editor, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters

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The rank of Professor Emeritus is a privilege conferred on a faculty member who has retired or ceased employment at the University at a late career stage, normally at the rank of Professor, and who has contributed significantly to the University through excellence in research, teaching, creative activity, academic leadership, or any combination thereof. This title is currently bestowed upon 26 faculty members. About 19 of these remain active in the University community, with seven continuing to hold individual NSERC Discovery Grants in the amount of almost $204,000. Although officially retired, Professors Emeriti continue to bring esteem to the Faculty and to make significant contributions to students and to their disciplines. Here are some highlights.

Dr. Mieczyslaw Czajkowski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, was invited to deliver a lecture on his latest research activities at the 5th Workshop on Atomic and Molecular Physics held on September 16-18, 2004 in Jurata, Poland. His lecture presentation was entitled “Experimental studies of the double-well potential energy curves theoretically implied as the representative of the lowest Pydberg states of CdRG(RG: Ne, Ar, and Kr) diatomic clusters.”

Dr. Krishan Duggal, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, has edited a volume, titled Recent Advances in Riemannian and Lorentzian Geometries, to be published by the American Mathematical Society in January, 2004. The volume covers material presented by invited speakers at the AMS special session on Riemannian and Lorentzian geometries held at the annual Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore. Dr. Duggal also organized a special session "Geometric Analysis in Mathematical Physics" at the 4th World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts in Orlando, FL, June 30 - July 7, 2004. Fifteen 15 leading speakers from Spain, Korea, Greece, Germany, USA and Canada were invited to participate in the conference. Dr. Duggal delivered a 45 minute invited talk entitled "Conformal vector fields on general relativistic spacetimes and initial data."

Dr. Bill McConkey, University Professor (Emeritus) of the Department of Physics, was awarded the very prestigious 2004 Will Allis Prize by the American Physical Society. A complete description of the Award is provided in this report under Research Honours and Awards.

Dr. John Strick, Professor Emeritus of the Economics Department contributed a chapter entitled “Regulation and deregulation” to the Handbook of Canadian Public Administration, edited by C. Dunn, Oxford University Press, 2002.

Dr. Roger Thibert, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has been asked to sit as a member of the Centre for Health Research Steering Committee. His experience as Scientific Director of Medical Laboratories of Windsor an in Clinical Chemistry education will be a tremendous asset and resource to the Committee.

Dr. Al Warner, Professor Emeritus of the Department of Biological Sciences has participated in the Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair for the past two years as its Chief Judge. This year, he also accompanied the winners to the Canada-Wide Science Fair in St. John’s, Newfoundland as a Coach. Dr. Warner also performs the duty of Radiation Safety Officer, for the Faculty.

Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa

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At the 81st Convocation Ceremonies in June 2004, Dr. Roger Thibert, Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Windsor. At the same Convocation Ceremony, his wife of fifty years Dr. Audrey Thibert was the recipient of an honorary Doctor of Laws. This was the first time honorary degrees were awarded to a husband and wife team. The citation offered by Dr. Richard Caron, Dean of Science, at the Convocation Ceremony is replicated below.

Citation for Conferring the Degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa on Dr. Roger Joseph Thibert

at the Eighty-First Convocation Ceremonies, University of Windsor Sunday, June 6, 2004

Dr. Roger Thibert: • An elected Fellow of the Chemical Institute of Canada. • An elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. • A Fellow of the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. • A Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Clinical Biochemistry. • Listed in the Canadian Who’s Who, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering,

Dictionary of International Biography, and the American Men and Women of Science. Mr. Chancellor, Dr. Audrey Thibert, Fellow Members of the Chancellor’s Party, Family and Friends of Dr. Thibert, Ladies and Gentleman, and Graduands, today we will add to that list of recognitions with our highest form of recognition – the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.

Dr. Roger Thibert was born in Tecumseh Ontario in 1929. In 1951 he earned his baccalaureate from Assumption College, then associated with the University of Western Ontario, and now associated with the University of Windsor. He received his M.Sc. from the University of Detroit in 1954 and his PhD from Wayne State University in 1958.

In 1953, he began his academic career as a Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, and moved through the academic ranks becoming a Professor in 1967 and Professor Emeritus in 1994. Simultaneously, and with the agreement and for the benefit of both institutions, he was a Professor of Pathology at Wayne State University from 1972 – 1994.

Dr. Thibert has been associated with the University of Windsor for over 50 years, and throughout his career he has made important and significant contributions. Our Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has an international reputation for excellence in research, with its faculty winning many significant awards, such as the Humboldt award given last year to the Dept. Head, Dr. Doug Stephan. Dr. Thibert, can certainly share the credit for this and similar achievements. In the very early days of the Department and the University, he was an integral part of a team of scientists that gave a critical review of the Department resulting in a plan not only for growth, but for excellence. As a result, we hired accomplished scientists, who, together with Dr. Thibert, created the initial conditions for the great success we enjoy today.

Earlier, you heard from President Paul, that this is the first time honorary degrees were awarded to a husband and wife team. This is fitting, as Dr. Thibert has many firsts to his credit. You may think that this is natural for someone that has been here for so long. While longevity is certainly necessary, it is not sufficient. It also requires a passion for excellence, scientific talent, hard work, and great leadership.

• He was the first Chemist hired by the University of Windsor. • He received the first U of Windsor research grant from the Medical Research Council of Canada, a

remarkable achievement given that Windsor does not have a Faculty of Medicine. • He single handedly established the first pre-doctoral programme in Clinical Chemistry that was eligible for

Canadian and American Certification. In order to do this, he himself had to achieve Board certification from both the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists and the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, which he accomplished in 1973.

• He is part of the first teacher – student pair to have won the Ames Award of the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists for Outstanding Contribution to Clinical Chemistry. He won the award in 1988; and his former doctoral student Dr. James Wesenberg is the 2004 winner.

• He developed and taught, for the first time, most of the courses in our Chemistry program, and in fact, developed the programs themselves. This includes an Introductory Chemistry course for Nurses, taught at Salvation Army Grace Hospital!

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While Dr. Thibert has won numerous scientific honours for his contributions to Chemistry and Biochemistry, I think that he is remembered by most as a teacher and mentor. He has won:

• The SmithKline Clinical Laboratories of the American Association of Clinical Chemistry Award for Outstanding Efforts in Education and Training.

• The University of Windsor Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching. • The Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Associations’ Teaching Award. • The Beckman “Education Excellence Award” of the Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists. • The University of Windsor Alumni Award for Excellence in Mentoring.

Here is what one of his students had to say,

“Over sixty clinical chemistry students and residents in Pathology have been fortunate to be trained by Dr. Thibert. Dr. Thibert’s caring, his outgoing personality, intellectual honesty, and professionalism, combined with that rare ability to bring out the best in his students motivated them to reach levels of excellence they themselves say they never thought possible”

Dr. Thibert still supports students with the Roger J. and Audrey M. Thibert Travel Award in Clinical Research, and he said that like me, he is very proud that his colleague Dr. Jim Green today received an Alumni Teaching Award.

Dr. Thibert has also had a tremendous impact on all of our lives because of his contributions to the training of Clinical Chemists that are directors of clinical laboratories in hospitals and universities across North America; and because of his role first as Consultant in Medical Biochemistry, and now as Scientific Director, of Medical Laboratories of Windsor.

You are probably wondering how one person could accomplish so much. Well, that’s not all folks, that’s not all.

In addition to his research, teaching, and program building, he carried a full administrative load. He has served as Associate Dean, Department Head, and has participated in special projects for all of our presidents. And, in his spare time, he plays guitar. Though, of all that he has done, it is clear to me that he is most proud of his two sons, both of whom are M.D.’s, and his four grandchildren. His son Mark and grandchildren Michael and Theresa are here today, and I’m sure they are equally proud.

Roger, there is at least one “first” that I didn’t mention, because I was saving it for last. All of your colleagues and friends agree that for all that you have done, for your dedication to your friends and your students, for your honesty, integrity, and pursuit of excellence, you are “first in our hearts”.

In the past five years, through my role as Dean of Science, I have been fortunate to have had the opportunity to get to know both Roger and Audrey. I am enriched by their friendship and support, and they are now role models for my own life.

Mr. Chancellor, in recognition of his multiple roles as builder, teacher, scientist, and in recognition of his positive impact on our health care system, it is my pleasure, to present, for the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, Dr. Roger Thibert, the quintessential academic and gentleman.

Part III: Undergraduate Students and Programs

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Overview of Undergraduate Student Enrolment As shown in Table 1, the Faculty of Science currently has a full time undergraduate enrolment of 1757.5 students. This represents a marginal decrease of less than 1% in the number of students from last year. It is important to note, however, that the enrolment figures for 2003 and 2004 do not include the number of students enrolled in Inter-Faculty programs involving the Faculty of Science. While these students could be allocated to the various departments in Science to which they are most closely associated, it was considered more appropriate to identify and discuss these students as a separate category in the Enrolment by Department and in the Semester Enrolment Unit sections of this report. If, however, these numbers were included, enrolment in the Faculty would be seen to have increased over the 2003-2004 period. With respect to part-time student enrolment, Table 1 reveals that the Faculty is continuing to experience a significant decrease in its number of part-time students.

Table 1: Faculty of Science Undergraduate Enrolment (Fall) 1993-2004 1

Full Time Enrolment Part Time Enrolment

Year Faculty of Science

Change in Enrolment

Growth Rate

Faculty of Science

Change in Enrolment

Growth Rate

1993 1382 333 1994 1545 163 11.8% 357 24 7.2% 1995 1600 55 3.6% 309 -48 -13.4% 1996 1570 -30 -1.9% 350 41 13.3% 1997 1506 -64 -4.1% 370 20 5.7% 1998 1584 78 5.2% 403 33 8.9% 1999 1593 9 0.6% 592 189 46.9% 2000 1505 -88 -5.5% 745.5 153.5 25.9% 2001 1639 134 8.9% 842 96.5 12.9% 2002 1630.75 -8.25 -0.5% 728.25 -113.75 -13.5% 2003 1770 139.25 8.5% 708.75 -19.5 -2.7% 2004 1757.5 -12.5 -0.7% 568 -140.75 -19.9%

The Faculty of Science full-time undergraduate enrolment as a percent of total University enrolment appears to be returning to the levels experienced in the early 1990’s (about 13%) after having peaked in 1998 at 16.4%. (Refer to Table 2.)

1 Data for 1994-2003 were obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (All), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department(AAU) and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS. To maintain consistency in the counting of double major students, adjustments to the 2004 totals for Economics and Computer Science were made to include their apportionment of joint Business and Economics and Business and Computer Science students.

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Graph 1: Faculty of Science Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment (Fall 1993-2004)

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1993 1382 11,416 12.1% 333 5,057 6.0% 1994 1545 11,424 13.5% 357 4,570 7.8% 1995 1600 11,003 14.5% 309 4,369 7.1% 1996 1570 10,544 14.9% 350 3,481 10.1% 1997 1506 9,860 15.3% 370 3,073 12.0% 1998 1584 9,666 16.4% 403 2,995 13.5% 1999 1593 9,753 16.3% 592 3,302 17.9% 2000 1505 9,646 15.6% 745.5 3,201 23.3% 2001 1639 10,309 15.9% 842 3,196 26.3% 2002 1630.75 11,023 14.8% 728.25 3,290 22.1% 2003 1770 12,775 13.9% 708.75 3491 20.3% 2004 1757.5 13,427 13.1% 568 3170 17.9%

1 Data for 1994-2003 were obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (All), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department(AAU) and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS. To maintain consistency in the counting of double major students, adjustments to the 2003 totals for Economics and Computer Science were made to include their apportionment of joint Business and Economics and Business and Computer Science students.


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From 1993-1997 an increasing number of female students pursuing Science at the University as a percent of the total was observed. However, this trend reversed in 1999 and between 2000- 2002 the percent of full time female students pursuing Science degrees stabilized at 36%. As Table 3 reveals, in 2003 (the double-cohort year) the number of female science students as a percent of total enrolment increased to 38%. While data are not provided, of interest is the observation that the distribution by gender of students enrolling in the new Inter Faculty Programs is the exact opposite of that observed in Science – 30% male and 70% female.

Table 3: Faculty of Science Undergraduate Enrolment by Gender (Fall) 1993-2003 2

Full Time Enrolment Part Time Enrolment Year Male % Female % Male % Female %

1993 850 62% 532 38% 197 59% 136 41% 1994 944 61% 601 39% 212 59% 145 41% 1995 978 61% 622 39% 180 58% 129 42% 1996 948 60% 622 40% 201 57% 149 43% 1997 881 58% 625 42% 216 58% 154 42% 1998 943 60% 641 40% 234 58% 169 42% 1999 979 61% 614 39% 365 62% 227 38% 2000 962.5 64% 543 36% 471 63% 275 37% 2001 1052 64% 587 36% 558 66% 284 34% 2002 1040.5 64% 590.25 36% 480 66% 248.25 34% 2003 1093.5 62% 676.5 38% 475.75 67% 233 33%

While historically the University of Windsor has functioned as a regional University serving southwestern Ontario, a strategic direction in recent years has been to broaden its potential enrolment base beyond Essex County and the ‘tri-county area.’ Tables 4 and 5 reveal that recruitment initiatives in this regard have been successful. In 2003, 52% of the students in the Faculty of Science come from areas outside of Essex County. Obviously, our efforts of having a more visible presence at the annual University Fair, of actively participating in student recruitment and of providing appealing entrance scholarships have resulted in the Faculty of Science becoming increasingly attractive to students across the province. It is also interesting to note that the percent enrolment of students from Ontario has also decreased over the 1997-2001 period from 94% to 81% indicating that programs in the Faculty are becoming increasingly attractive to students from outside of the Province as well. Over the past two years, it appears that this figure has stabilized at 82%.

2 Data obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (Gender), Fall by Department.


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Table 4: Geographic Origin of Full-Time Enrolment 1993-2003 1

Year Percent Enrolment from Essex County

Percent Enrolment from Ontario

1993 66% 90% 1994 63% 90% 1995 60% 91% 1996 59% 92% 1997 61% 94% 1998 58% 92% 1999 55% 89% 2000 52% 85% 2001 49% 81% 2002 50% 82% 2003 52% 82%

Table 5: Full Time Enrolment from Essex County by Department 1996-2003 1

Department 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Biological Sciences 74% 76% 72% 76% 77% 73% 71% 67% Chemistry and Biochemistry 70% 78% 79% 79% 78% 82% 72% 76% Computer Science 45% 43% 41% 38% 35% 31% 32% 32% Earth Sciences 43% 47% 60% 54% 54% 56% 58% 47% Economics 21% 17% 12% 8% 15% 15% 15% 11% Mathematics and Statistics 58% 66% 68% 71% 72% 69% 69% 63% Physics 83% 90% 88% 74% 89% 82% 84% 84% Science 53% 62% 69% 67% 65% 62% 60% 56%

Faculty of Science 59% 61% 58% 55% 52% 49% 50% 52%

1 Data obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Demographics webpage: 1994 – 2003 Fall Enrolment

Demographic by Geographic Origin by Canadian Province by Department.

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The distribution of the 1757.5 full time undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science by department is presented in Table 6 and graphically in Figure 1.

Table 6: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department (Fall) 1997-2004 1

Department 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Biological Sciences 448 377 305 252 246 246 271.5 348Chemistry and Biochemistry 129 143 142 126.5 135 166 251 282Computer Science 366 580 656 763.5 834.5 751 638 490.5Earth Sciences 45 46 38 26 32.5 43.75 37.5 41Economics 178 145 138 78.5 97.5 101 151 160Mathematics and Statistics 69 62 50 33.5 47 55.5 97 120Physics 20 18 22 17.5 27 31 44 36Science 251 213 242 207.50 219.5 236.5 280 280

Total Full Time Enrolment 1506 1584 1593 1505 1639 1630.75 1770 1757.5

Figure 1: Distribution of Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department Fall 2004

Science (16%)

Physics (2%)

Mathematics & Statistics (7%)

Economics (9%)

Earth Sciences (2%)

Computer Science (28%)

Chemistry & Biochemistry (16%)

Biological Sciences (20%)

1 Data for 1997-2003 were obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (All), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS. To maintain consistency in the counting of double major students, adjustments to the 2004 totals for Economics and Computer Science were made to include their apportionment of joint Business and Economics and Business and Computer Science students.

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Table 7: Change in Undergraduate Enrolment by Department 2003-2004

Department 2003 2004 AbsoluteChange

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Biological Sciences 271.5 348 76.5 28.2% Chemistry and Biochemistry 251 282 31 12.4% Computer Science 638 490.5 -147.5 -23.1% Earth Sciences 37.5 41 3.5 9.3% Economics 151 160 9 6.0% Mathematics and Statistics 97 120 23 23.7% Physics 44 36 -8 -18.2% Science 280 280 0 0.0%

Total 1770 1757.5 -12.5 -0.7%

It can be seen from Table 7 that the overall decrease in enrolment in the Faculty is primarily attributable to the significant decrease in enrolment of about 150 students experienced by the School of Computer Science. The only other Department experiencing a decrease in enrolment was Physics. Enrolments in all other Departments increased, some quite significantly. In terms of absolute growth, Biological Sciences experienced the largest increase in enrolment with its student population growing by 76.5 with Chemistry and Biochemistry and Mathematics and Statistics experiencing increases of 31 and 23 students, respectively. The largest percentage increase in student enrolment last year occurred in Biological Sciences which experienced a growth rate of 28.2%, followed by Mathematics and Statistics with 23.7% and Chemistry and Biochemistry with 12.4%. A graphic representation of enrolment trends by department over the past five years is provided in Figure 2. Together with the data contained in Table 6, the dynamics of student enrolment by Department are clearly evident – the drastic decrease in the number of Computer Science students from a peak in 2001 of 834.5 to 490.5 in 2004; the more than tripling of the enrolment in Mathematics and Statistics since 2000; the virtual doubling of the number of students in Chemistry and Biochemistry, Economics and Physics from 2000-2004; the consistent increase in enrolment observed in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Earth Sciences. Due to the significant change in enrolments by Department, the percentage distribution of students within the Faculty has changed dramatically since 2003 with Biological Sciences increasing to 20% from 16%; Chemistry and Biochemistry increasing to 16% from 14%; and Computer Science decreasing to 28% from 36%.

The impact of the double-cohort year is revealed in Table 8, which shows full-time undergraduate enrolment by academic level and Department.

Figure 2: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department 2000-2004

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Table 8: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Academic Level and Department (Fall) 2003, 2004 1

Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 SPU Total Enrolment Department 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 Biological Sciences 136 99 57.5 135 37.5 61 40.5 53 - - 271.5 348 Chemistry and Biochemistry 145.5 107 50 108 40 30 15.5 37 - - 251 282 Computer Science 173.5 94 157.5 142 219 157 88 97 - - 638 490.5 Earth Sciences 3 10 14 5 10 11 10.5 15 - - 37.5 41 Economics 74 64 33 44.5 35.5 36 8.5 15.5 - - 151 160 Mathematics and Statistics 57.75 39 13.75 51 20 20 5.5 10 - - 97 120 Physics 21 7 8.5 15 10.5 11 4 3 - - 44 36 Science 137 91 76.5 109 53 65 7.5 7 6.00 8 280 280

Total Faculty Enrolment 747.75 511 410.75 609.5 425.5 391 180.00 238 6.00 8 1770 1757.5

1 Data for 2003 were obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment, Fall Head Count by Department.

The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS. To maintain consistency in the counting of double major students, adjustments to the 2004 totals for Economics and Computer Science were made to include their apportionment of joint Business and Economics and Business and Computer Science students.

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Table 9: Full Time Undergraduate Enrolment in Inter-Faculty Programs 2003- 20041

Program Name 2003 2004 Absolute Change

Bachelor of Arts and Science 16 17 1 Bachelor of Environmental Studies 40 48 8 Bachelor of Forensic Science 113 110 -3 Bachelor of Forensic Science and Criminology 27 83 56

Total 196 258 62

Table 10: Part Time Undergraduate Enrolment by Department (Fall) 1997-20042

Department 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Biological Sciences 57 38 38 30.5 40.5 36 35 30 Chemistry and Biochemistry

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Computer Science 98 168 317 475.5 577 468.5 384 266.5 Earth Sciences 7 10 11 3 5 10 7 11 Economics 31 29 36 29 25.5 33 39.5 35.5 Mathematics and Statistics

11 6 16 13.5 12 18.5 15 16

Physics 2 2 2 4 .5 2.5 7 10 Science 143 135 159 174 166 146.75 179 181

Total Part Time Enrolment

370 403 592 745.5 842 728.25 685.5 568

The enrolment of students in Inter-Faculty programs is shown in Table 9. Students continue to be attracted to the field of Forensic Science/Criminology and enrolment in this program increased by 56 students. These students will develop skills in the preservation, measurement, analysis and identification of criminal evidence through pursuing courses in the Faculty of Science, primarily in the Department of Biological Sciences. Environmental Studies students will gain a basic literacy in the physical and biological sciences and in the spatial analysis of environmental data through courses offered by the Department of Earth Sciences.

As shown in Table 10, the decrease in part time enrolment within the Faculty of Science is almost entirely attributable to a decrease in the number of part time students in the School of Computer Science. 1 The 2003 figures were obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (All), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS. 2 Data for 1997-2003 were obtained from the OIA, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (All), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-NT 20045, ARTSS. To maintain consistency in the counting of double major students, adjustments to the 2003 totals for Economics and Computer Science were made to include their apportionment of joint Business and Economics and Business and Computer Science students.

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An often-used measure of the undergraduate teaching and resource demands placed on a Faculty is the number of semester enrolment units or SEUs. While an SEU, which is one student in one class, is seen as a standard measure across the university, it is important to note that an SEU in a course with a lab is quite different than for a course without a lab. SEU information for the Faculty and for each Department is presented in Tables 11 and 12, respectively. The number of SEUs taught by the Faculty has consistently increased since 1998. SEUs in the Faculty as a percentage of the total University SEU count has, however, started to decline from a peak in 2001 of 26.5% to 24.6% in 2003. All Departments with the exception of Computer Science experienced an increase in SEUs over the 2002-2003 period. The Department experiencing the largest increase in the number of SEUs is Economics with Chemistry and Biochemistry a close second. The number of SEUs in the Departments of Computer Science decreased by almost 600. A graphic representation of the distribution of SEUs by Department is provided in Figure 3.

Table 11: Faculty of Science Semester Enrolment Units (Fall) 1996-20031


Overall University % of Total

1996 11,814.5 53,278.5 22.2% 1997 11,619.5 49,249 23.6% 1998 11,302.5 48,227.5 23.4% 1999 11,765 48,429 24.3% 2000 12,638 49,531.5 25.5% 2001 13,856 52,268.5 26.5% 2002 14,237 55,348 25.7% 2003 15,471 63,012 24.6%

Table 12: Semester Enrolment Units by Department (Fall) 1997-20031

Department 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Biological Sciences 2539.5 1791 1909 1959 1874 2010 2317 Chemistry and Biochemistry 1294 1291 1196 1179 1209 1340 1789 Computer Science 3219 3781 4425 4669 5084 4913 4320 Earth Sciences 517 428.5 384 791 1097 1267 1456 Economics 1389 1221 1233 1148 1304 1239 1768 Mathematics and Statistics 1886 2112 1952 2228 2464 2656 2903 Physics 671 543 600 584 701 711 811 Science2 104 135 66 80 123 101 107

Total 11,619.5 11,302.5 11,765 12,638 13,856 14,237 15,471

1 Data obtained from from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 –

2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (SEU), Fall by Department. 2 Since 2000, the figures solely represent the SEUs enrolled in the course 03 03 200 and, therefore, are actually

SEUs in Earth Sciences.

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Figure 3: Distribution of Semester Enrolment Units by Department (Fall) 2003

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Economics (11%)

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Undergraduate Degrees Conferred

In 2004, the total number of degrees awarded from the Faculty of Science was 477. The distribution by type of degree is shown in Table 13 and by Department in Table 14. Of the degrees conferred, 45% were General Bachelor of Computer Science degrees, 15% Honours Bachelor of Science degrees, and 11% General Bachelor of Science degrees.

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Table 13: Undergraduate Degrees Conferred at the June 2004 and October 2004 Convocation Ceremonies1

Degree Conferred Number % of Total

Bachelor of Science Honours 71 15% Bachelor of Science 4 Year 6 1% Bachelor of Science General 50 11% Bachelor of Science Honours Co-op 17 4% Bachelor of Computer Science Honours 18 4% Bachelor of Computer Science General 215 45% Bachelor of Computer Science Honours Coop 9 2% BCOMM Honours (Business/Econ/CS) 37 8% BCOMM Coop Honours (Business/Econ/CS) 1 - Bachelor of Mathematics Honours 7 1% Bachelor of Mathematics General 9 2% Bachelor of Arts Honours 7 1% Bachelor of Arts 4 Year 3 1% Bachelor of Arts General 16 3% Bachelor of Science/B.Ed. 7 1% Bachelor of Mathematics/B.Ed. 1 - Bachelor of Science/MEDLAB 3 1%

Grand Total 477 100%

Undergraduate Academic Scholarship

Outstanding Scholarship Awards and Entrance Scholarships A strategic direction of the University of Windsor in recent years has been to select specific programs in which to build leaders or mentors, and reward academically strong students entering these programs as “Outstanding Scholars”. Depending upon the academic range of the student, they could potentially be eligible to receive between $10,000 - $16,000 over their course of study. In Science, the qualifying programs are: Chemistry, Economics, Environmental Geoscience, Environmental Resource Management, Environmental Science, Geoinformatics, Geology, Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, Operational Research, Physical Geography, and Physics and High Technology. As a result of the Outstanding Scholar Award, in combination with a financially appealing Entrance Scholarship program, students of academic excellence have increasingly decided to pursue an undergraduate degree at the University of Windsor. Specifically, in the Faculty of Science, about 169 students were awarded $1000+ in Scholarships. About 104 of these were students who achieved a Grade 12 average of over 90%. A distribution by program of these exceptional students is provided in Table 15. Thirty-four students received Outstanding Scholar Awards. The distribution of these students by program and grade average is provided in Table 16.

1 The figures represent the combined total of the degrees conferred at the June 2004 and October 2004 Convocation

Ceremonies. Data were obtained from the SRSCONV- DEPT-PROGRAM-YEAR 1994 – PRESENT, Graduation Totals by Degree Program and Graduation Year 9/30/2004 CRYSTAL-2 1994, 2010. and the Convocation Program of the Eighty-Second Convocation October 2004.

Table 14: Undergraduate Degrees Conferred by Department 2004

B.Sc. B.C.S. B.COMM B.M. B.A. Concurrent Hon. 4 Yr. Gen. Coop

Hon. Hon. Gen. Coop Hon. Hon. Coop

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Biological Sciences Biological Sciences 29 2 Biological Sciences & Psych. 3 Biological Science & CS 1

Chemistry and Biochemistry Chemistry 1 1 Biochemistry 7 3

Computer Science Computer Science 18 215 9 Computer Info Systems 23 7 Computer Sci. & Soft. Eng. 1 8 Software Development 1 Business and Computer Sci. 25 1

Earth Sciences Geology 1 Physical Geography 1 Geography & Env. Resource 1 Geography and Psych. 1 Geography 5 3 5 Environmental Geoscience 1

Economics Economics 1 11 Business and Economics 12

Mathematics and Statistics Mathematics 1 1 Mathematics and Statistics 5 9 Mathematics & Computer Sci. 1

Physics Physics 2 Physics and High Technology 1

Science Science 50 5 Life Sciences-Intermediate/Sr. Physical Sciences- Inter./Sr. 2 MedLab 3

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Table 15: Distribution of Exceptional Academic Students (Over 90% Grade 12) by Program Fall 2004

BArts.Sc.[H] – Arts and Science 3 BMath [H] - Mathematics & Statistics 2 BA[H] – Forensics and Criminology 2 BFS[H] – Forensic Science 10 BA[H] - Economics 1 BCOMM[H] – Business and Economics 2 BCS[G] - Computer Science 1 BM[H] - Bachelor of Mathematics 2 BSC/BED - General Science 3 BSC/MEDLAB 1 BSC[G] - General Science 6 BSC[H] - Biochemistry 20 BSC[H] - Biochemistry and Biotechnology 5 BSC[H] - Biol Sci & Psych with Thesis 1 BSC[H] - Biol. Sciences & Mod. Lang-Germ 1 BSC[H]- Biological Sciences 22 BSC[H] - Biology and Biotechnology 3 BSC[H] - Chemistry 7 BSC[H] I - Chemistry & Physics 1 BSC[H] - Environmental Geoscience 1 BSC[H] - Geology 1 BSC[H]- Biological Sciences & Chemistry 1 BSC [H] -CS with Software Eng’g Special 2 BSC[H] -Physics and High Technology Co-op 1 BSC[H]-Com Sci-Multi-Media Special 1 Concurrent B.Math [G]/BEd 1 Concurrent B.Math[H]/BEd 3 Total 104

Table 16: Distribution of 1st Year Outstanding Scholar Awards by Program 2004-2005

Program # of Students Receiving Award 80%-84.9% 85%-89.9% 90%-94.9% Over 95%

Biological Sciences & Chemistry - 1 - - Chemistry 5 3 3 2 Chemistry & Physics - 1 - Concurrent BMath/B.Ed. - 1 2 - Economics - - 1 - Economics and English - 1 - - Environmental Geoscience - - - 1 Environmental Science 1 - - - Geology - - 1 - Mathematics - 1 - 1 Mathematics and Computer Science 2 - - - Mathematics and Statistics 1 1 - 1 Operational Research 2 - - - Physics - - - - Physics & High Technology 2 - - - Total 13 9 7 5


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Dean’s Honour Roll Students who achieve an excellent academic record earn a place on the Dean’s Honour Roll. Those appearing on the list are a very select group of full time students who have completed at least ten courses at the University with a major and cumulative average of at least A- (11.0). The Dean’s Honour Roll for the academic year 2003-2004 appears on page 42. The honour roll will also be produced as a plaque and displayed in the Office of the Dean. Each student is mailed a congratulatory letter and certificate and is recognized at the Dean’s Reception.

Board of Governors Medals At the June 2004 and October 2004 Convocation Ceremonies, the following students were recipients of a Board of Governors Medal in recognition of their scholastic in course achievement:

Biological Sciences Donald Brad Gammon Chemistry & Biochemistry Vivian Yun Wen Chow Computer Science Ataul Bari Earth Sciences Mark Anthony Moscicki Economics Karen Hoi Yan Chan General Science: Benjamin John Johnson

Kevin Chung

Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Awards The following students, who are currently mid-way through their post-secondary studies within the Faculty of Science, received a Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation Award. The laureates were selected on the basis of their community involvement, ability to lead and motivate others, and their interest in innovation and academic achievement. Students not yet recognized by a substantial merit scholarship were eligible. Of the 10 University of Windsor students receiving the awards, the 5 recipients from the Faculty of Science were Hiyam Hamaed (Chemistry), Andrei Lezau (Biochemistry), Clare Sullivan (Biochemistry), Alina Vacaru (Biochemistry), and Jessica Vaisica (Biochemistry and Biotechnology).

2004 NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Award Recipients NSERC, through its Undergraduate Student Research Award Program (USRA), provides financial assistance for successful applicants to conduct research for up to four months at an eligible Canadian university. Recipients of an USRA for 2004 in the Faculty of Science were:

Biological Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Computer Science Michele Askew Marwan Al-Rayes Mohammed L. Ali Karan Dhami Karen Cozens Dane Bertram Doreen Ezeife Danijela Domazet Ernest Mok Donald Gammon Indervir Mann Milen Pavlov Melissa Ganuelas Jessica McLachlan Heather Macdonald Amit Mukerji Mathematics & Statistics Rick Mann Kevin Renaud Justin Lariviere Brenna Market Aaron Rossini Chris Tavolieri Jessica Riley Priya Sharda Rita Shamoon Catherine Sykes Physics Laura Sovram Alexis Taylor Ryan Booth Ahmar Zaidi Vikram M. Velker Justin Teeuwen Cory Widdifield

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Adam Aczel Nadia Al-Aasm Usama Al-Riahi Marwan Al-Rayes Magbule Ala Adnan Anwar Jonathon Artale Michele Askew Alaa Awad Laura Ball Dane Bertram Robert Biswas Michael Bolla Paolo Bomben Ryan Booth Stephanie Bourdeau Samantha Campagna Courtney Carmichael Catherine Cheng Valerie Cheung Vivian Chow Kevin Chung Kathryn Clark Andrea Corrente Karen Cozens Anna Cylwa Michelle Danby Matthew Decan Shawn Den Hartogh Karan Dhami Ivana Djukic Danijela Domazet Meghan Doster Ashley Dresser Elisa Dueck Suzanne Durocher Matthew Duronio Michael Easterbrook Sarah Edwards Mona Elsmaili Doreen Ezeife Daniel Farrell Trevor Fleetham Michelle Fleming

Donald Gammon Melissa Ganuelas Jennifer Gerasimoff Eugene Greene Joshua Greig Timothy Grieder Dale Hallock Nabiha Hamaed Erin Harrison Laura Heath Nicole Hillman Justin Hodgins Harsh Jain Natasha Kekre Janice Kenney Quratulain Khan Paul Khaper Olena Kis Benjamin Lafreniere Justin Lariviere Deborah Loach Bryan Lucier Heather MacDonald Stuart Mahoney Rick Mann Indervir Mann Emily Marcotte Julie Marentette Michelle Masaro Sarah McCarthy Jessica McLachlan Craig Meloche Matthew Menzies Adam Mills Ernest Mok Pasquale Montaleone Michele Moscicki Mark Moscicki Kyle Mosonyi John Mucaki Amit Mukerji Anand Mull Jessica Murphy Jason Nhan

Victor Parmar Milen Pavlov Jessica Peters Mohammad Raslan Omar Raza Helen Ren Kevin Renaud Jessica Riley Aaron Rossini Alice Saad Erica Scratch Erin Sekersky Rita Shamoon Priya Sharda Natasha Sharda Nancy Shum Laura Siara Derek Smyth Divya Sood Laura Sovran Bradley Stocks Weilin Su Clare Sullivan Andre Sutrisno Catherine Sykes Fatima Taboun Christopher Tavolieri Alexis Taylor Justin Teeuwen Michael Tighe Andy Tjeng Cheristian Tjhin Renee Tousignant Vikram Velker Jennifer Vergel De Dios Christopher Verkoeyen Eric Vyskocil Cory Widdifield Wisnu Widjaja Matthew Williams Kathryn Winger Anna Wong Katie Yu Ahmar Urooj Zaidi

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On September 10, 2004 the Dean of Science hosted the 2nd Annual Dean’s Reception for Exceptional Undergraduate Students in recognition of the accomplishments of those receiving more than $1,000 in entrance scholarships; appearing on the 2003-2004 Dean’s Honour Roll; and those receiving NSERC Undergraduate Student Research Awards. More than 200 students and parents attended the event. Each honouree was presented with a Faculty of Science embossed portfolio in acknowledgment of their success and academic achievement. It is a tradition to invite a Science alumnus to address the gathering and this year’s speaker was Pierre Jraiche, B.Sc. ‘96 in Mathematics and Computer Science. Immediately upon graduating, Pierre was recruited by Watson Wyatt, a global consulting firm specializing in human resource benefits. He is a consulting actuary and team leader in the Retirement Practice at Watson Wyatt in Southfield, Michigan. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and an Enrolled Actuary. When addressing students and their parents, Pierre fondly recalled his days as a student and was appreciative of the Math Department’s reputation for quality teaching which enabled him and many of his classmates to be recruited quickly by top companies in both Canada and the U.S. Pierre, dedicated to giving something back to the University and its students, teaches the Actuarial Mathematics I and II courses for students pursuing an actuarial career.

Other Awards and Accomplishments Ms. Katie Yu, Biological Sciences (BCN Program), won the 2003-2004 Ron Ianni Student of the Year Award. This award is given to the full-time undergraduate student who has contributed unselfishly to the enhancement of campus life and exhibited the spirit of being an outstanding member of the University of Windsor community. As President of the Science Student Society, Katie conceived and implemented the plan to bring Nobel laureate and Windsor native Dr. David Hubel to campus to speak about his research and discovery of how visual information is processed by the brain in early childhood.

Katie Yu accepts her award from President Ross Paul.

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Retired professors Maxine Holder-Franklin and Mervyn Franklin flank Donald Gammon

Michelle Askew, Biological Sciences (BCN Program) won the 2003-2004 UWSA Volunteer of the Year Award.

Asim Sayed, Computer Science, was the recipient of the 2004 Alumni Student Orienting Students (S.O.S.) Volunteer Spirit Award. Asim received the Award in recognition of his efforts to motivate other volunteers and students through his work on the Volunteer Selection Board and his assistance with the Special Needs office and the Advisory Board Tech. Team. He has also been very involved with Head Start Orientation and Welcome Week activities. Asim (left) is shown with Sheri Overholt, S.O.S. Student Coordinator.

Donald Gammon in the category Ecology/Evolution/Ethology/Physiology and Kharan Dhami and Rita Shamoon (tie) in the category Biological Chemistry and Toxicology won top prizes in the June 4th competition for the Mervyn Franklin and Maxine Holder-Franklin Awards in the Department of Biological Sciences. The awards go to the best research theses and presentations by undergraduate students earning a BSc Honours Biological Sciences with thesis.

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a Computer Science Professional Society, is a major force in advancing the skills of information technology professionals and students worldwide. Each year the ACM holds an International Collegiate Programming contest. The local contest was held on October 15, 2004 to choose two teams of 3 students to represent the University at the Regional competition on November 5-6, 2004 at the Sheridan Institute of Technology in Oakville and hopefully at the International contest to be held on April 3-7, 2005 in Shanghai. The competition consists

Asim Sayed & Sheri Overholt S.O.S. Student Co-ordinator.

Michelle Askew (on right)

Adam Hartfiel, Leon French and Chris Leavoy won the local ACM programming competition and represented Windsor at the official ACM Programming Contest for the East Central North American Region in Oakville on November 5-6, 2004.

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of teams of students writing computer programs to solve six to eight problems. Congratulations are offered to the following ACM Local Contest winners:

1st Place: Leon French, Adam Hartfiel and Chris Leavoy 2nd Place: Eugene Greene, Jason Ly, and Tian Bing Lin

At the official ACM Programming Contest for the East Central North American Region our teams participated in the stiffest competition yet and proved to be worthy competitors. Indeed, this turned out to be our best year in this contest. Of 150 participating teams, the Windsor team of French, Hartfiel and Leavoy ranked 21 (top 14% overall) and the team of Lin, Green and Ly ranked 38.

Ms. Mary Sebastian, Biological Sciences was the winner of the 2003-2004 Ian David Berks Memorial Scholarship. This award is made in recognition of the academic standard which she upheld while fulfilling the responsibilities of a mature student with dependents. The value of this non-renewable award is $1,000 for one year. First-year science student Brenna Market was this year's recipient of the Alumni Association’s Bill Eansor Award. The award is presented on the basis of leadership ability, community and school involvement, and academic standing.

Undergraduate Program News

In response to an increasing demand for graduates proficient in networks and security due to system attacks known as worms and viruses, a new Bachelor of Science degree program in Computer Science with a specialization in networks and security was approved in 2004. The new program is an initiative of the School of Computer Science so that the school stays current with changes in the industry and remains strong. The new program will include a practicum to provide students with practical experience in network design, analysis, maintenance and upgrade.

In addition, Senate approved a new Bachelor of Computer Science degree for university graduates. This one-year program will be available for students with the prerequisite knowledge of mathematics.

On November 11, 2003 a new B.Sc. (Honours Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence Specialization) Co-op option was approved.

The School of Computer Science had its Undergraduate Program review last spring. The report from the reviewers was generally positive with constructive remarks on how the curriculum could be improved in some areas.

The Canadian Society for Chemistry completed their accreditation site visit in March, 2004 and approved the programs in Chemistry and Biochemistry. They deferred their decision on the Chemistry and Physics program as it is currently under revision. As expected, the reviewers provided many helpful recommendations.

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A new $100,000 Science Resource Centre has been established in Room 182-1, Essex Hall. Modelled after the Math Resource Centre, Room 182-1 in Essex Hall will provide a space for students to get help with some of their most difficult subjects--chemistry and physics. The room holds 11 workstations with internet access and discipline specific software. The Centre is staffed on a regular basis by Graduate teaching assistants and assistance is available primarily for first year Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics students.

Chemistry Lab Services Coordinator Beth Kickham, Masters Chemistry student Greg Welch, and Dean of

Science Richard Caron make use of the new Science Resource Centre in Essex Hall.

Initiatives of Science Student Societies Over the past year, there has been an incredible resurgence in the number of and initiatives of science student societies and clubs. Currently, the student groups active within the Faculty are: the University of Windsor Science Society, the BCN Students’ Association, Biology Organization, Chemistry and Biochemistry Association, Computer Science Society, Concurrent Club, Physics Club and the Pre-Med Club. Some of the events organized and hosted by these groups are highlighted below.

Hubel Lecture At the invitation of the Science Society, on March 18, 2004, Nobel laureate and Windsor native Dr. David Hubel gave a public lecture to a standing-room only crowd in the CAW Student Centre about his research and discovery of how visual information is processed by the brain in early childhood. University of Windsor Science Society President Katie Yu approached Dr; Hubel by e-mail after discovering his Windsor connection. Hubel not only agreed to speak, but waived his speaking fee and a scholarship fund was instead established in his name. While in Windsor, Hubel and his wife Ruth toured the city, visited his childhood home and enjoyed a luncheon with students, faculty and staff.Shown at left: Dr. David Hubel, 1981 Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine

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Windsor Welcome Week The Science Society organized a very successful set of events involving the participation of several science student clubs for Windsor Welcome Week. Congratulations and thanks to Justin Teeuwen for his leadership, and to team members Michele Askew, Christine Beaumont, Karen Cozens, Claudia Bustos, Janice Kenney, Michele Moscicki, Emily Marcotte, Nabeel Quereshi, Katy McDowell, Adam Mills, Violetta Piasecka, Heather MacDonald.

Science Society executives Treasurer Rachael Marshall, Vice President Michele Askew, and President Katie Yu present a $10,000 cheque to Dean of Science Richard Caron for the David Hubel scholarship fund. This amount will be matched by the Ontario Student Opportunity Trust Fund (OSOTF) for a total endowment of $20,000.

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In mid July, and again in late October, the Chemistry and Biochemistry Association organized a Multicultural Luncheon in the CAW Commons. Volunteers from the executive and their families made a wide assortment of ethnic dishes for the University community to enjoy, including French crepes, Indian samosas, Italian penne, and Lebanese tabouleh. Approximately 150 people attended the event.

The Computer Science Society organized and hosted a bar-b-que in September that not only involved the usual eating fare but also a cricket match.

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Overview It is with the education of graduate students that the dual roles of professors to teach and research converge to a single activity. Professors ensure that graduate students experience and learn of the latest innovations and discoveries, and graduate students work alongside professors to help push the frontiers of knowledge. In addition, graduate students play an important role in the teaching of undergraduate students through the supervision of labs and tutorials, the marking of tests and exams, and through one-on-one mentoring; and are an important part in the social fabric of a department.

Table 17: Full Time Graduate Student Enrolment (Fall) 1999-20041

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D.Biological Sciences 22 4 27 3 29 7 36 11 38 13 32 16

Chemistry & Biochemistry 18 17 22 14 23 18 28 22 27 31 28 30

Computer Science 77 - 81 - 76 - 101 - 103 2 86 7

Earth Sciences 8 - 8 - 7 - 7 - 13 3 15 4

GLIER - - - - - - - - - - 6 3 Economics 18 - 19 - 16 - 36 - 42 - 29 - Mathematics & Statistics 6 2 10 9 19 6 13 10 17 12 26 9

Physics 11 10 6 12 9 10 12 9 11 12 13 14

Total 160 33 173 38 179 41 233 52 251 73 235 83

Table 18: Part Time Graduate Student Enrolment (Fall) 1999-20041

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D.Biological Sciences - 1 - 1 1 1 - 1 - - - -

Chemistry & Biochemistry 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 1 -

Computer Science 7 - 8 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 6 -

Earth Sciences 1 - - - 2 - - - 2 - 2 -

Economics - - - - - - 1 - - - - - Mathematics & Statistics - - - - - - - - 1 - 1 -

Physics - - - - - 1 - 1 0 - - -

Total 10 1 9 1 10 2 9 2 13 - 10 -

1 Data for 1999-2003 were obtained from 1 Data obtained from from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical

Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (SEU), Fall by Department. The 2004 figures were from Enrolment by Faculty, Primary Department and Program for 2004F Only – SRSSTAT(E) 10/15/2004 – CRYSTAL-2 20045, ARTSS.

Table 19: Full Time Graduate Student Enrolment by Department and Gender 1999-20031

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Department M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. M.Sc. Ph.D. ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♀ Biological Sciences 13 9 2 2 14 13 3 - 14 15 6 1 15 21 8 3 17 21 8 5 Chemistry and Biochemistry 11 7 11 6 14 8 10 4 14 9 12 6 14 14 13 9 14 13 21 10Computer Science 52 25 - - 56 25 - - 46 30 - - 64 37 - - 67 36 - 2 Earth Sciences 8 1 - - 6 2 - - 5 2 - - 6 1 - - 7 6 2 1 Economics 11 7 - - 13 6 - - 11 5 - - 12 24 - - 14 28 - - Mathematics 6 - 2 - 7 3 9 - 14 5 6 - 7 6 10 - 12 5 10 2 Physics 9 2 10 - 5 1 11 1 8 1 9 1 12 - 8 1 10 1 11 1

Subtotal 110 51 25 8 115 58 33 5 112 67 33 8 130 103 39 13 141 110 52 21Total 161 33 173 38 179 41 233 52 251 73

1 Data obtained from the Office of Institutional Analysis, Student Historical Enrolment webpage: 1994/95 – 2003/04 Full and Part Time Enrolment History (Gender), Fall by

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As shown in Table 17, the number of full time graduate students currently pursuing a Master’s or Doctoral degree in programs offered by the Faculty of Science is 235 and 83, respectively. This represents almost one third of all students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Overall, the number of Master’s students decreased by 16 and the number of Doctoral students increased by 10. An examination of the numbers by Department reveals that here was a 30% drop in the number of graduate students pursuing a Master’s degree in Economics and a 16% decline in both Computer Science and Biological Sciences Master’s students. The drop in enrolment in Economics was in response to the enrolment levels recommended by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies. The number of Master’s students in Mathematics and Statistics increased significantly from 17 in 2003 to 26 in 2004. The Master’s and Ph. D. programs in Earth Sciences and Physics experienced increases in enrolment as did the Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences. The number of graduate students in Chemistry and Biochemistry remained relatively stable. The new graduate programs in Environmental Science at GLIER attracted 6 Master’s and 3 Doctoral students in their inaugural year.

The distribution of full time graduate students by department, program and gender is provided in Table 19. Overall, the per cent of male and female graduate students pursuing a Master’s degree remains unchanged at 56% and 44% respectively. Notably, however, 5 of the 6 new Master’s students pursuing a degree in Earth Sciences were female as were 4 of the 6 new Master’s students in Economics. At the Doctoral level, the per cent of females pursuing a doctorate has increased from 25% in 2002 to 29% in 2003. New female students in the Ph.D. programs in Computer Science, Earth Sciences and Mathematics account for this slight shift.

Degrees Conferred by the Faculty of Graduate Studies

At the Convocation Ceremonies in June and October 2004, 66 Master of Science, 10 Master of Arts, and 9 Doctor of Philosophy degrees were awarded. The distribution by type is provided in Table 20.

Table 20: Degrees Conferred at the June 2004 and October 2004 Convocation Ceremonies (MA, M.Sc., and Doctor of Philosophy)1

M.Sc. Biological Sciences 12M.Sc. Biochemistry 1 M.Sc. Biochemistry &Chemistry 9 M.Sc. Computer Science 34M.Sc. Earth Sciences 2 M.A. Economics 10M.Sc. Mathematics & Statistics 1 M.Sc. Statistics 3 M.Sc. Physics 4 Total Master’s Degrees 76

Ph.D. Biological Sciences 1 Ph.D. Chemistry & Biochemistry 4 Ph.D. Mathematics & Statistics 2 Ph.D. Physics 2 Total Doctoral Degrees 9

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At the October 2004 Convocation ceremonies, Dr. Chad Lee Beddie, who graduated in June with a Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, won the 2003-2004 Governor General's Gold Medal for academic excellence at the graduate level. He was the top student in Graduate Studies. Chad studied under Dr. Douglas Stephan, NSERC/NOVA/University of Windsor Industrial Research Chair in Polymerization Catalysis and is currently a Post Doctoral research associate at Texas A & M University. Because Chad was unable to attend Convocation, he is shown here at another recent ‘happy occasion’ with his new wife Dr. Emily Hollink, also a Windsor Ph.D. from Dr. Stephan’s group and a NSERC PDF at Texas A&M.

Graduate Funding and Scholarships

The ability of our graduate students to attract external scholarships is one of many indications of the strength of our graduate programs. Below is a list of provincial and national scholarship winners.

Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS) The Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) program is designed to encourage excellence in graduate studies at the master’s and doctoral levels. Winners of this province-wide competition receive $15,000 for three consecutive terms. The province of Ontario contributes two-thirds of this amount and the university provides one-third. The following students were recipients of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship in 2004-2005:

Biological Sciences Chemistry and Biochemistry Paul Chittaro Fatme Al-Anouti Donald Gammon Ahmad Al-Riyahi J. Derek Hogan Paul Goulet Jocelyn Leney Jason Masuda Maimoona Moeen Jenny McCahill James Muirhead Aaron Steevensz Elizabeth Powles Cory Widdifield Katie Stammler Computer Science Mathematics and Statistics Atual Bari Jianhua Hu Yui Shi Chris Tavoleir Dawei Zheng


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Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology (OGSST) Unlike the Ontario Graduate Scholarships, the Ontario Graduate Scholarships in Science and Technology are administered by the university. The OGSST are funded by the Province matching at a 2:1 ratio new monies contributed by the private sector (businesses, organizations or individuals) to a maximum total scholarship value of $15,000 per year. The following students were recipients of an OGSST in 2004-2005.

Lihua An Mathematics and Statistics Hanmei Cui Computer Science Chunjiao Ji Computer Science Jenny McCahill Chemistry and Biochemistry Shane Miersch Chemistry and Biochemistry Gordon Paterson Biological Sciences Nicholas Pieczonka Chemistry and Biochemistry Krishna Saha Mathematics and Statistics Yui Shi Computer Science Jeremy VanDerWal Biological Sciences

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Post Graduate Scholarships 2004 NSERC provides financial support to high-calibre students of the natural sciences or engineering who would like to further their research goals by undertaking studies at the master's or doctoral level. The following grants are available: Postgraduate Scholarships (PGS) Master’s or Doctoral; Canadian Graduate Scholarships (CGS) Master’s or Doctoral; and Post Doctoral Fellowships (PDF). The following graduate students are recipients of an NSERC award:

Student Name Type of Grant Department

Lihua An PGSD2 Mathematics and Statistics Vivien Yun Wen Chow PGSM Biological Sciences Greg Davidson PDF Chemistry and Biochemistry Donald Gammon CGSM Biological Sciences Elizabeth Powles CGSM Biological Sciences Cory Widdifield PGSM Chemistry and Biochemistry

Julie Payette – NSERC Research Scholarship Canadian astronaut and NSERC Council member Julie Payette, who was invited to lend her name to this program, embodies the leadership qualities and excellence that NSERC is seeking to encourage and support. Winners of this award are chosen for their outstanding academic excellence, research ability and potential, and leadership and communication skills. Only 24 graduate students across the country were awarded this scholarship. Ms. Sharonna Greenberg, Master’s Candidate in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and member of Stephan Research Group, was a 2004 recipient of this scholarship which is valued at $25,000 for one year.


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NSERC Industrial Postgraduate Scholarship Industrial Postgraduate Scholarships provide financial support for highly qualified science and engineering graduates. The support allows them to gain research experience in industry while undertaking advanced studies in Canada. These scholarships are aimed at encouraging scholars to consider research careers in industry where they will be able to contribute to strengthening Canadian innovation. Ms. Lisa Tulen, Master’s Candidate in the Department of Biological Sciences, was a 2004 recipient of this award.

Other Awards, Accomplishments and News

The poster presentation entitled Multinuclear 139La, 19F, 31P and 1H Solid-State NMR of Lanthanide-Doped LaF3 Nanoparticles by Andy Lo, Doctoral student of Dr. Rob Schurko, was awarded the Laura Marinelli prize for top poster at the Rocky Mountain Conference for Analytical Chemistry, the largest annual international conference for solid-state NMR and EPR.

Jason Masuda, Doctoral Student of Dr. Douglas Stephan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded the Macromolecular Science and Engineering Division (MSED)/Bayer Rubber Inc. Award for 2004. This award is given annually to students who are pursuing a graduate degree in polymer science or engineering at a Canadian university. The winners are invited to present a paper at a MSED-sponsored Canadian polymer meeting (CSC, CSChE or the High Polymer Forum). The award consists of $1000 and reimbursement of travel expenses to the conference up to $500.

Dr. Ahmed Tawfik, Computer Science, and his team of five of graduate students - Zina Ibrahim, Dong Liang, Robert Price, Li Qin, and Zhiwen Wu – were one of only 20 teams from around the world to qualify to attend the RoboCup World Finals in Lisbon, Portugal. Robot World Cup is an international research and education initiative whose aim is to foster AI and intelligent robotics research.

Graduate Program News

On June 3, 2004 Senate approved the creation of new M.SC. and Ph.D. programs in Environmental Science at GLIER. The programs will incorporate a multidisciplinary approach to train people capable of addressing environmental problems.

The M.Sc./Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences was classified as "Good Quality with Report" by the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies. The approved fields are Molecular and Cellular Biology and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The report is due on January 15, 2007.

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Universities have a social responsibility to create, acquire and disseminate knowledge. This responsibility is met in the Faculty of Science through its emphasis on the importance of research activity and research output. The Faculty of Science is fortunate to have a compliment of nationally and internationally recognized scientists and early career scientists who undertake a wide range of research programs and attract significant amounts of external funding from a variety of federal and provincial agencies as well as through grants from the private sector. The total amount of funding from external sources documented in this report is in excess of $22.8 million dollars. These are the funds committed to the support of research during 2004. One faculty member, Dr. Karen Fung, in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics has the distinction of receiving funding from all three of Canada’s national granting agencies NSERC, SSHRC, and CIHR. Also documented below are the more than 309 articles published in refereed journals in 2003 and 2004, and the several academic and research distinctions bestowed up faculty members over the past year.

Research Honours and Awards

Will Allis Prize for Physics 2004 Dr. Bill McConkey, University Professor (Emeritus) of the Department of Physics, was awarded the very prestigious 2004 Will Allis Prize by the American Physical Society. Dr. McConkey received the prize "For his innovative experimental studies of electron collisions with atoms and molecules which have significantly advanced our understanding of collisional and radiative processes in ionized gases at the microscopic level." Although nominations are open to scientists of all nations regardless of the geographical location at which the work was done, this is the first time that the prize has been awarded to a physicist outside of the United States. The prize was presented to McConkey at the annual meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics of the American Physical Society on May 27 in Tucson, Arizona. The prize consists of $5,000 and a certificate citing the contributions made by the recipient.

The F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship Award 2004 Dr. Douglas Stephan, Head, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and NSERC/NOVA Chemicals Industrial Research Chair in Polymerization Catalysis, was awarded the 2004 F.G. Ciapetta Lectureship Award by the North American Catalysis Society. The Ciapetta Award is given in recognition of substantial contributions to one or more areas in the field of catalysis, with emphasis on industrially significant catalysts and catalytic processes, as well as the discovery of new catalytic reactions and systems of potential industrial importance. Dr. Stephan, the first-ever

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Canadian to receive the Award, has developed cost-effective technology to produce a broad range of plastic materials and products. His work has the added benefit of producing a more environmentally-friendly product. As the award recipient, Stephan will give a series of lectures at catalysis clubs across North America commencing in February 2004 and culminating at the . North American Catalyst Society Meeting in Philadelphia in May 2005.

R.J. Russell Award 2004 The Association of American Geographers has awarded its 2004 R.J. Russell Award to Dr. Alan Trenhaile, Department of Earth Sciences, in recognition of his major contribution to the field of coastal or marine geomorphology. This is global in its scope and will be presented at the next annual meeting of the AAG in Denver, April 2005.

Research and Scholarship Excellence

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) New Opportunities Fund / Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) Canada Foundation for Innovation funding gives researchers access to equipment and facilities needed to put creativity to work and strengthen Canada's global research leadership. In 2004, the Faculty of Science received $190,386 in new opportunity funds from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), to build the research infrastructure on campus. These funds, combined with matching grants from the Ontario Innovation Trust, means an investment of close to $440,772 in the Faculty. The Faculty of Science continues to benefit from this source of funding and to use awarded monies to recruit faculty, enhance research facilities, renovate teaching labs, and purchase state-of-the-art research equipment. This year's CFI/OIT award winners in the Faculty of Science are:

Dr. John Hudson, Department of Biological Sciences received a New Opportunities Fund in the amount of $41,890 for a “Biological Irradiation Facility.” With matching funds from the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, the total amount of the grant is $83,780.

Dr. Wladyslaw Kedzierski, Department of Physics received a New Opportunities Fund in the amount of $49,996 for his research into “Photon and electron interactions with atoms and molecules”. Kedzierski will examine the numerical values of a number of electron impact cross sections, providing a better understanding of processes in low temperature plasmas. This will


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have practical application for the semiconductor industry and a broad range of other processes involving the interaction between waves and matter. With matching funds from OIT, the total amount of the grant is $99,992.

Dr. Panayiotis (Otis) Vacratsis, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was awarded $50,000 toward the purchase of a biological mass spectrometer - a device used by chemists to determine the mass of molecules – for his project Revealing the Secrets of Cellular Pathways Using Biological Mass Spectrometry. Recent advances have allowed biomolecules such as proteins to be characterized using the biological mass spectrometer. These advances have revolutionized how proteins in cells are studied and have dramatically impacted the discovery of novel drug targets in a number of human disorders, including cancer. The total amount of the CFI/OIT is $100,000.

Dr. Sherah VanLaerhoven, Department of Biological Sciences received $48,500 to establish a Forensic Entomology Research Facility at the University of Windsor. As one of only two full-time forensic entomologists in Canada, VanLaerhoven’s regional research will allow the further use of this unique specialty in the investigation of crime. To date, there has been no forensic entomology research published for Ontario or nearby provinces. Because insect types change between geographic regions, the establishment of a local laboratory is critical to providing the research needed to encourage a wider use of forensic entomology in Canada. With matching funding from OIT as well as additional funding from other sources, the total amount received for the project was $157,000.

Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) Innovation Fund / Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT) A team of environmental scientists led by Dr. Brian Fryer, Department of Earth Sciences and Director of GLIER, was awarded a CFI Innovation Fund grant in the amount of $1,966,420 to develop A Facility to Quantify and Model the Impact of Multiple Stressors on Large Lake Ecosystems. The total project is worth $5.5 million, including an anticipated match of $1.96 million from the Ontario Innovation Trust (OIT). The facility will include a laser ablation ICP-MS multicollector instrument, an environmental scanning electron microscope, and a variety of field geophysical equipment, including seismological, resistivity and EM instruments. Other Faculty of Science researchers involved in the project are: Dr. Doug Haffner, Department of Biological Sciences and CRC in Great Lakes Research (Environmental Health), Dr. David Fowle, Department of Earth Sciences and CRC in Biogeochemistry, Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and CRC in Conservation Genetics; Dr. Rob Letcher, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and CRC in Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology and Dr. Jianwen Yang, Department of Earth Sciences. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario and Laval University are also collaborating on the project.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Dr. Douglas Wahlsten, Department of Biological Sciences received a grant of $2.4 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for his studies on the genetic and environmental effects of alcohol on the behaviour of laboratory mice. The project will compare the results of identical experiments run simultaneously at two sites - Dr. Wahlsten’s University of Windsor laboratory and the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. The findings should help in understanding the effects of alcohol on people.


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NSERC Accelerator Grant for Exceptional New Opportunities (AGENO) Dr. David Antonelli, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received one of only 15 grants awarded nationwide for his project Electroactive mesoporous mixed titanium oxides in nitrogen fixation processes: catalyst development and mechanistic investigations. The total amount of the award is $400,000 to be given in annual instalments of $100,000 until the year 2007. This is a stellar achievement and one that speaks to the very high quality and promise of Dr. Antonelli's work.

NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grants The objective of the NSERC CRD program is to give companies operating from a Canadian base access to the special knowledge, expertise and educational resources at Canadian postsecondary institutions and to offer opportunities for mutually beneficial collaborations that result in industrial or economic benefits to Canada. The grants support well-defined projects undertaken by university researchers and their private-sector partners. The following faculty were successful in their application for CRD funds:

Dr. Ricardo Aroca, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has received a new CRD Grant supported by General Motors of Canada in the amount of $193,892 over two years for the project Synthesis, Molecular Modeling and Temperature Programmed Spectroscopy Of Hydrogen Storage Materials.

Dr. Roman Maev, Department of Physics and NSERC Daimler Chrysler IRC in Applied Solid State Physics and Material Characterization received a CRD Grant supported by Daimler Chrysler in the amount of $196,00 for Ultrasonic In-Process Monitoring and Feedback of Resistance Spot Weld Quality Second Stage of the Research & Development.

Dr. Elena Maeva, Department of Physics, received an NSERC CRD grant supported by Daimler Chrysler in the amount of $120,000 for the Ultrasonic Evaluation of Adhesive Joints.

NSERC Strategic Research Grant Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER has received an NSERC Strategic Research Grant, Sexual selection as a factor in salmon fitness: a strategy for improving hatchery performance for a total over three years of $430,700. Co-applicants on the grant are Nicholas Bernier from Guelph, Bryan Neff from UWO, and Brian Dixon from Waterloo.

NSERC NATO PDF Grant

Dr. Jianwen Yang, Department of Earth Sciences, received a NATO Science Fellowship in the amount of $33,000 with NSERC providing $28,000 and the University of Windsor $5,000.


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University of Windsor Awards for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity 2003-2004 These awards were established by the Office of Research Services to raise the profile of the research culture at the University of Windsor by recognizing achievements of excellence in scholarship, research and creative activity. One award is available annually for a senior professor and up to four are available for newer members of faculty. The 2003-2004 winner in the senior category was Dr. Stephen Loeb, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and CRC in Supramolecular Chemistry and Fundamental Materials. Dr. Loeb received $4000 and a certificate. The Office of External Affairs (Development and Alumni Affairs) provides the funds for the awards.

University of Windsor Faculty Recognition Awards 2002-2003 The 4th Annual Faculty Recognition Reception was hosted by President Ross Paul in November 2003 to honour faculty members whose outstanding contributions to their discipline or to the community brought distinction to the institution in 2002-2003. The Honourees from Science are pictured below and a brief description of their research contribution follows.

Back Row (L-R): Jianwen Yang, Luis Rueda, Doug Stephan, Rob Scurko, Rob Letcher, Ricardo Aroca, Lynda Corkum, Barb Zielinski, Dennis Higgs, Rick Caron Front Row (L-R): Phil Graniero, Chuck Macdonald, Jichang Wang, Maria Cioppa, Jan Ciborowski, Dan Heath Absent: Ken Drouillard, Holger Eichhorn, David Fowle, James Gauld, Hugh MacIsaac, Ali Polat, Tim Reddish Dr. Ricardo Aroca Gerhard Herzberg Award, Spectroscopy Society of Canada. Dr. Jan Ciborowski IJC 2003 Great Lakes Scientist of the Biennial Award Dr. Maria Cioppa Premier’s Research Excellence Award Dr. Lynda Corkum State of Michigan Great Lakes Protection Fund grant for

“Identification of Reproductive Pheromones used by the Round Goby in Michigan Waters where the survival of indigenous fishes is threatened.”


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Dr. Ken Drouillard CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Holger Eichhorn CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. David Fowle Canada Research Chair in Biogeochemistry

Premier’s Research Excellence Award Dr. James Gauld CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Phil Graniero Funding from Geomatics for “Informed Decisions, a National

Network of Centres of Excellence”. Dr. Daniel Heath Premier’s Research Excellence Award Dr. Dennis Higgs CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Robert Letcher Canada Research Chair in Environmental Chemistry & Toxicology Dr. Charles Macdonald CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Hugh MacIsaac Named Aquatic Invasions Biology Research Chair by the

Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada Contract with Old Dominion University Research Foundation, for his research project, “Ballast residuals in NOBOB vessels in Chesapeake Bay: Their biological and chemical characterization and a comparison with patterns in the Great Lakes” NSERC/CRO Grant for “Ecological forecasting and risk analysis of nonidigenous species: strategic optimization using a bio-economic approach.”

Dr. Ali Polat Premier’s Research Excellence Award CFI New Opportunities Fund

Dr. Timothy Reddish CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Luis Rueda CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Rob Schurko President’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and

Creative Activity, Junior Category Dr. Doug Stephan Synergy Award for Innovation

NSERC/CRO for “Advanced Macromolecular Materials by Transition Metal Catalysis (AM2NET) A Canadian-German Collaboration.” President’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Research, and Creative Activity, Senior Category

Dr. Jichang Wang CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Jianwen Yang CFI New Opportunities Fund Dr. Barb Zielinski Award from the State of Michigan Great Lakes Protection Fund for

their work “Identification of Reproductive Pheromones used by the Round Goby in Michigan Waters where the survival of indigenous fishes is threatened.”

Other Acknowledgements of Academic and Research Distinction Dr. Lynda Corkum, Department of Biological Sciences will be the University Representative and Board of Director Member of the Regional Science Consortium at the Tom Ridge Center at Presque Isle.

Dr. Gordon Drake, Head, Department of Physics was appointed to the Publications Oversight Committee of the American Physical Society for the term January 1, 2004 - December 31, 2007.


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This is a prestigious appointment as evidenced by the status of the Society and by some of the other members, for example, Paul Ginsberg, inventor of the internet.

A long term research project of Dr. Gordon Drake, Department of the Physics and his students has recently come to a remarkable fruition with the publication of two papers in Physical Review Letters, the most prestigious of physics journals.

The selection of the paper "Metal-Organic Anion Receptors: Arranging Urea Hydrogen-Bond Donors to Encapsulate Sulfate Ions" by Ph.D. student Chantelle Bondy, Chemistry professor Dr. Stephen Loeb and Dr. Philip A. Gale of the University of Southampton as an "Editor's Choice" item in Science magazine is further recognition of the extremely high standard of quality and world-leading research conducted in chemistry at Windsor.

Exciting and new fundamental chemistry of some of the main group elements was a focus of attention at the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society, (ACS) where over 10,000 chemists and engineers were in attendance. In reviewing the meeting in a full feature article in Chemical and Engineering News, science done by Dr. Charles Macdonald, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was described. This magazine enjoys world-wide circulation of well over 300,000 copies to Industrial and Academic Engineers and Chemists.

Dr. Hugh MacIsaac, Department of Biological Sciences and member of GLIER, was invited to present “Invasive Species: Coming soon to a lake near you” at the monthly NSERC Bacon and Eggheads breakfast co-sponsored by the Partnership Group for Science and Engineering (PAGSE) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). The prestigious breakfast lectures are designed to bring parliamentarians together with experts in science and engineering, showcasing outstanding Canadian research accomplishments.

The ‘expert’ views of Dr. Tim Reddish, Department of Physics were sought by Nature, a prestigious general science journal, for its ‘News and Views’ section in the issue Nature 431:404-405, September 23, 2004.

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The Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada is the major source of funding for on-going research within the Faculty of Science. This is mostly in the form of individual annual Discovery grants. During 2003-2004, the research programs of 87 faculty members will be supported by NSERC in an amount exceeding $2.33 million dollars. This represents an increase of 3% or $75,411 more than the annual funding received last year. Researchers in the Faculty of Science applying as returning applicants were quite successful in the 2004 NSERC competition year. Of the 20 faculty applying as returning applicants eight received an increase in the amount awarded (most notably Dr. Doug Stephan’s annual grant increased from $83,000 to $91,000); six were awarded the same amount as the previous grant period, three had their grant amounts slightly reduced and three were unsuccessful in their application. Of the thirteen new faculty members applying for funding as first time applicants, only six were successful. Congratulations to Dr. John Hudson (Biological Sciences), Dr. Otis Vacratsis (Chemistry and Biochemistry), Drs. Abdulkadir Hussein, Medhi Monfared, Xue-Feng Yang (Mathematics and Statistics), and Dr. Eugene Kim (Physics).

The annual amount of NSERC monies received by Department, in terms of individual research grants, is provided in Table 21. A listing of individual NSERC grant recipients follows.

Table 21: NSERC Discovery Grants1

2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2004 2004-2005

Biological Sciences $362,141 $370,513 $371,800 $412,830 $476,200 Chemistry and Biochemistry

$357,799 $497,184 $633,554 $714,350 $718,736

Computer Science $315,883 $356,485 $350,931 $374,350 $366,350 Earth Sciences $114,912 $175,900 $251,385 $253,730 $220,260 Economics $17,000 $ 17,000 $ 17,000 - - Mathematics and Statistics

$167,310 $173,645 $180,595 $187,045 $211,170

Physics $237,950 $236,765 $272,850 $320,350 $345,350

$1,572,995 $1,827,492 $2,078,115 $2,262,655 2,338,066

NSERC Discovery Grant Recipients 2004-2005 (Annual Amounts)

GSC 4 – Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering $25,850 Dr. Elena Maeva

GSC 8 – Solid Earth Sciences $19,000 Dr. Ihsan Al-Aasm $18,450 Dr. Ali Polat $33,680 Dr. Maria Cioppa $21,400 Dr. Iain Samson $26,000 Dr. David Fowle $20,000 Dr. Jianwen Yan $42,350 Dr. Brian Fryer

1 The Department of Economics experienced a net decrease in NSERC funding due to the resignation of a faculty member who was an active researcher.


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GSC 9 – Environmental Earth Sciences $21,460 Dr. Phillip Graniero $17,920 Dr. Alan Trenhaile

GSC 12 – Psychology: Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Science $34,500 Dr. Douglas Wahlsten

GSC 13 – Mechanical Engineering $14,000 Dr. Ronald Barron $38,000 Dr. Purna Kaloni

GSC 14 – Statistical Sciences $12,000 Dr. Ejaz Ahmed $21,000 Dr. Sudhir Paul $17,500 Dr. Karen Fung $8,000 Dr. Chi Song Wong $13,000 Dr. Abdul Hussein

GSC 18 – Evolution and Ecology $10,000 Dr. Jan Ciborowski $32,000 Dr. Jonathan Lovett-Doust $15,700 Dr. Lynda Corkum $23,100 Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust $13,250 Dr. Ken Drouillard $15,500 Dr. Hugh MacIsaac $27,000 Dr. Doug Haffner $31,000 Dr. Peter Sale $32,900 Dr. Daniel Heath

GSC 20 – Industrial Engineering $23,472 Dr. Richard Caron $15,648 Dr. Myron Hlynka

GSC 24 – Inorganic and Organic Chemistry $58,500 Dr. David Antonelli $70,000 Dr. Steve Loeb $40,000 Dr. Holger Eichhorn $35,000 Dr. Charles McDonald $44,500 Dr. Jim Green $48,000 Dr. Robert Schurko $35,000 Dr. Samuel Johnson $91,000 Dr. Douglas Stephan $35,000 Dr. Robert Letcher

GSC 26 – Analytical and Physical Chemistry $63,000 Dr. Ricardo Aroca $31,000 Dr. Jichang Wang $41,936 Dr. James Gauld

GSC 28 – Condensed Matter Physics $25,000 Dr. Eugene Kim

GSC 29 – General Physics $35,900 Dr. Brian Atkinson with

Dr. Lucjan Krause $32,500 Dr. Tim Reddish

$28,900 Dr. William Baylis $15,000 Dr. Wladyslaw Kedzierski $10,000 Dr. M. Czajkowski $96,200 Dr. William McConkey $76,000 Dr. Gordon Drake

GSC 32 – Cell Biology $33,000 Dr. Sirinart Ananvoranich $35,000 Dr. Bulent Mutus $37,000 Dr. David Cotter $25,000 Dr. Siyaram Pandey $25,000 Dr. Michael Dufresne $30,000 Dr. Alden Warner $32,470 Dr. Andrew Hubberstey $32,800 Dr. Otis Vacratsis $32,800 Dr. John Hudson

GSC 33 – Molecular and Developmental Genetics $33,000 Dr. Michael Crawford


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GSC 330 – Computing and Information Systems A $15,000 Dr. Akshai K. Aggarwal $24,000 Dr. Scott Goodwin $16,500 Dr. Imran Ahmad $16,000 Dr. Liwu Li $23,000 Dr. Subir Bandyopadhyay $18,000 Dr. Jianguo Lu $25,000 Dr. Boubakeur Boufama $15,000 Dr. Alioune Ngom $24,000 Dr. Xiao Chen $13,000 Dr. Angela Sodan $18,000 Dr. Randa El-Marakby $21,000 Dr. Christie Ezeife

GSC 331 – Computing and Information Systems B $25,000 Dr. Richard Frost $21,000 Dr. Ahmed Tawfik $25,000 Dr. A. Mukhopadhyay $14,000 Dr. Peter Tsin $16,000 Dr. Luis Rueda $16,000 Dr. Xiaobu Yuan

GSC 334 – Communications, Computers and Components Engineering $20,850 Dr. Arunita Jaekel

GSC 336 – Pure and Applied Mathematics A $4,000 Dr. Krishan Duggal $7,550 Dr. Frank Lemire $16,000 Dr. Zhiguo Hu $8,000 Dr. Medhi Monfared

GSC 336 – Pure and Applied Mathematics B $13,000 Dr. Xue-Feng Yang

GSC 1011 – Integrative Animal Biology $26,720 Dr. Dennis Higgs $24,260 Dr. Barb Zielinski

25 Years of NSERC Funding This year marks NSERC’s twenty-fifth anniversary as a grant-funding agency. To celebrate, NSERC distributed a silver pin to each researcher who has held a grant since its inception at a reception held on-campus in April 2004. The following faculty members were recognized as NSERC grant recipients for 25 continuous years:

Biological Sciences David Cotter Michael Dufresne Alden Warner

Earth Sciences Brian Fryer David Symons

Mathematics & Statistics Ronald Barron Daniel Britten Krishan Duggal Karen Fung Purna Kaloni Frank Lemire Chi Wong

Physics Brian Atkinson William Baylis Mieczyslaw Czajkowski Gordon Drake William McConkey

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Additional NSERC funding, totalling $368,092 was provided in the form of Research Tools and Instruments grants. These funds will enable professors to purchase specialized, state-of-the-art research equipment.

NSERC Research Tools and Instrument Grants (2004-2005)

Amount Principal Investigator / Department Description

$35,046 Dr. Lynda Corkum Biological Sciences

Electrofishing boat for non-destructive fish sampling with Jan Ciborowski, Ken Drouillard, Dan Heath, and Rob Letcher.

$59,970 Dr. Michael Crawford Biological Sciences

Fluorescence microscope for shared use.

$80,683 Dr. Daniel Heath Biological Sciences and GLIER

Quantitative real-time thermal cycler for environment, toxicological, and cell biology research with Adnan Ali, Michael Crawford, David Fowle, Doug Haffner, Andrew Hubberstey, Rob Letcher, and Hugh MacIsaac.

$117,411 Dr. John Hudson Biological Sciences

A flow cytometer with Adnan Ali, Michael Crawford, Dan Heath, Andrew Hubberstey, Siyaram Pandey, Otis Vacratsis, and Barbara Zielinski.

$20,474 Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust Biological Sciences

A microbalance workstation with Jon Lovett-Doust.

$54,508 Dr. Stephen Loeb Chemistry and Biochemistry

A variable-temperature accessory for the powder x-ray diffractometer with David Antonelli, Holger Eichhorn, Charles Macdonald, and Robert Schurko.

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)

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The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) is the federal funding agency for university-based research and graduate training in the social sciences and humanities. As a key national research funding agency, SSHRC helps to continually build the human knowledge and skills Canada needs to improve the quality of its social, economic and cultural life. The following faculty are SSHRC grant holders.

Dr. Karen Fung, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, as part of a team of researchers from the University of Windsor received $113,420 over three years (2004-2007) for a Community health study in the Sarnia Area of Concern. Others involved in the project are Dr. Isaac Luginaah, Dr. Kevin Gorey, Dr. Eleanor Mticka-Tyndale and Dr. Iris Xiaohong Xu.

Dr. Sang-Chul Suh, Department of Economics, received an annual grant of $16,000 for three years commencing in 2002 for his research entitled Resolving Conflicts in Three Selected Resource Allocation Problems.

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Dr. Karen Fung, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, is one member of a team of researchers from the University of Windsor receiving a grant from CIHR in the amount of $353,039 over a five-year period to examine the question “Does where you live determine whether you will survive your battle with breast cancer?” Other aspects of the treatment/outcome relationship will also be explored. The study will examine the effects that personal resources like income, health insurance and community resources have on health care access and effectiveness and will compare breast cancer statistics between Windsor and Salinas, California, as well as Toronto and the metropolitan San Francisco Bay area. Other members of the team from the University of Windsor are: Dr. Kevin Gorey and Dr. Isaac Luginaah, both from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

Other External Sources of Funding

Other Government Grants Dr. Adnan Ali, Department of Biological Sciences received two grants from the Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres Grant for his project A toxicogenomic assessment of two agricultural chemicals present in rural drinking water. The initial grant was for $5,000 with an additional $4,500 awarded later in the year. Dr. Ali collaborated with Dr. Lalita Bharadwaj, University of Saskatchewan on the project.

Dr. Amornrat Apinunmahakul, Department of Economics was a co-applicant on a $30,000 grant ($13,125 to the University of Windsor) from the Status of Women Canada for the project Gender Dimensions of Canada's Social Capital.

Dr. Jan Ciborowski, Department of Biological Sciences obtained:

- a grant for: $40,000 from the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) for the COA Annex IV Lakeviews project.

- $40,000 to Develop a regional metadata/geospatial application that is a clearinghouse of environmental information, in collaboration with Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Department of Earth Sciences and Environment Canada


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Dr. Linda Corkum, Department of Biological Sciences, received the following grants:

- $30,000 from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to study fish species-habitat association on the Detroit River (2004-2005). Funding was received with the collaboration of Dr. Nicholas Mandrak, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences.

- $15,000 from the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans to Assess the Associations Between Fish Communities and Habitat in the Detroit River.

Dr. Ken Drouillard, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER received the following funds:

- $5,100 from Environment Canada to study PCBs in Sediments of British Columbia - $5,000 from Environment Canada for Canadian Wildlife Service - $5,250 from Environment Canada for Waterbird Homogenate Analyses - $22,750 from Environment Canada for PCB's Snapping Turtle Eggs - $7,350 from Environment Canada to investigate PCB's in Lake Erie Watersnake Plasma

Dr. Holger Eichhorn, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, received approval for two Emerging Materials Knowledge grants both titled “n-Type conducting discotic star-shaped heptamers for organic light emitting devices (OLEDs)”. One is in the amount of $50,000 per project year, with possible approval for a second year. The other is for $32,500

Dr. Karen Fung, Department of Mathematics and Statistics received a contract from Health Canada as a co-applicant in the amount of $31,749 to conduct a Spatial Monitoring Program” in Windsor.

Dr. Doug Haffner, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, received $60,134 from the City of Windsor for Biomonitoring.

Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, was awarded the following grants:

- $125,500 from the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans for his project entitled Marine Blue Mussels

- $30,000 from the Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans for Assessing the Associations Between Fish Communities and Habitat in the Detroit River

Dr. Placido LaValle, Department of Earth Sciences, received a grant for $2,490 from Parks Canada for Shoreline Erosion Monitoring.

Dr. Robert Letcher, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and GLIER, received a grant from Environment Canada in the amount of $21,000 for Assessing the Healthy Wildlife - Snapping Turtles.

Dr. Lesley Lovett-Doust, Department of Biological Sciences, received the following grants: - a $70,000 Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) grant, in collaboration with

AMCO Farms Ltd., for work on organic certifiable nutrient feed for greenhouse production

- $15, 000 from Parks Canada for her project Eastern Prickly Pear Cactus Demographs. - $12K for DNA-AFLP fingerprinting on endangered species, from Ontario Ministry of

Natural Resources.

Dr. Jianguo Lu, School of Computer Science received $156,000 from Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) for his project Information Integration Using Web Service Technology.


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Dr. Hugh MacIsaac, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER has received notification that a pre-proposal for a Canadian Aquatic Invasive Species Research Network has been successful. NSERC expects to receive a full proposal by June 30, 2005 and have provided a grant of $25,000 to assist in its development.

Dr. Peter Sale, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, received funding of $7,000 from the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources for his project Walleye Recruitment Ecology.

Dr. Doug Wahlsten, Department of Biological Sciences received $370,072 USD for one year from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism for his project Ethanol effects on behaviour: genes and environment.

Private Industry or Agency Sources of Funding Dr. David Antonelli, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, obtained a grant of $10,000 from the Centre for Automotive Materials and Manufacturing (CAMM) for his project Mesoporous Titanium Oxide.

Dr. Gordon Drake, Head, Department of Physics received a Springer Verlag Grant for $3,750 entitled Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics.

Dr. Ken Drouillard Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER obtained funding from the Long Point Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Fund and Long Point Bird Observatory/Bird Studies Canada in the amount of $7,980 to investigate Trace Metals and Selenium in Great Lakes Scaup.

Dr. Hugh Fackrell, Department of Biological Sciences obtained a grant in the amount of $115,700 from Cedarcroft Systems Inc. for his West Nile Virus Project.

Dr. Phil Graniero, Department of Earth Sciences had his $48,620 in funding from the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology (CRESTech) renewed for 2004-2005.

Dr. James Green, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, received a grant of $33,000 from ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Co.

Dr. Doug Haffner, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER and Dr. David Fowle, Department of Earth Sciences and GLIER obtained $25,000 from INCO for their Malili Lakes Study.

Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER received $21,420 from the Great Lakes Fishery Commission for his Northern Brook and Silver Lamprey project.

Dr. Robert Kent, School of Computer Science and Site Leader for SHARCNET at the University of Windsor, has announced that $80,000 has been provided in part by Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund to assist in the purchase of equipment for a University of Windsor Grid Lab.

Dr. Hugh MacIsaac, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, was awarded $106,525 US from the Great Lakes Protection Fund for his NOBOB-BMP project.

Dr. Roman Maev, Department of Physics obtained two grants from Centerline (Windsor) Limited totalling $294,000 for his Supersonically Induced Spray Technology project.


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Dr. Bulent Mutus, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry received the following funds: - a grant for $149,918 over 2 years from the Canadian Diabetes Association to research the

NADPH oxidase/cell surface protein - disulfide isomerase mediated mechanism for platelet hyperactivity in type 2 diabetes.

- $135,826 from the AstraZeneca Canada, Inc. Contract for Probing the Antiplatelet and Vasculoprotective Effects of Crestor.

Dr. Siyaram Pandey, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry received: - a grant in the amount of $112,000 over two years by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of

Canada for his work to identify antibodies which can counter the proteins responsible for damage to the brain.

- $9,025 from Blue Horse Labs, Inc.

Dr. Sherah VanLaerhoven, Department of Biological Sciences, obtained funding in the amount $30,000 from Biocontrol Network for Forensic Projects.

International Research Grants Drs. Lynda Corkum and Barb Zielinski, Department of Biological Sciences received funding approval for their project titled Pheromone signalling in the round Goby in the amount of $69,600 U.S.

Dr. Ken Drouillard, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER received approval for his Earthspan Contract project entitled Osprey Food Exposure Study in the amount of $11,750 US ($14,688 CDN.).

Dr. Doug Haffner, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, received $6,500 US from the EPA/Case Western Reserve University Contract for the Lake Erie Trophic Status project.

Dr. Brian Fryer, Department of Earth Sciences and Director of GLIER, obtained funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) in the amount of $67,184 (Year 1), $29,131 (Year 2) USD for his project Micro-elemented analysis of Staloliths as a tool for tracking.

Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER, received the following funding:

- $7,200 from the State of Queensland for the project Collaborative Agreement with Queensland Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries.

- $12,000 US from US Fish and Wildlife for Intra Specific Variation & Pop Structure in Pacific Lamprey.

Dr. Hugh MacIsaac, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER received a grant for $19,500 from the University of Notre Dame to study the Ecological Forecasting of Fish.


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Dr. Peter Sale, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER directs one of six science components of the project entitled Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management through United Nations University. This project has been funded by the Global Environment Facility for $11M US over 5 years, and matching funds from various sources bring the total to $20 M over 5 years. Dr. Dan Heath, Department of Biological Sciences and GLIER and Dr. Brian Fryer, Department of Earth Sciences and Acting Director of GLIER are also participants.

Internal Grants and Sources of Funding

U of W Research Grants for Women These grants are funded by monies made available by the Board of Governors for the purpose of stimulating the high quality research and creative activities of female faculty members within the University. The following were recipients in the Faculty of Science:

Dr. Dingding Li, Department of Economics received $2,500 for her project A Friction Model of Wage Adjustment.

Dr. Chitra Rangan, Department of Physics was awarded $3,500 for the project Theory of measurement for quantum computing with atoms.

Papers in Refereed Journals

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One measure of the research strength of a Faculty is its catalogue of refereed journal articles. This section of the report is a list of such articles that have appeared in print in 2003-2004 and that have been submitted for inclusion in this report by one of the authors. While the list, which has almost 309 articles, is impressive, it is important to remember that is does not represent the full measure of the research strength of the Faculty. The names in bold font are faculty members. Where papers are co-authored by faculty members they are included under each author. These papers have, however, only been included in the tally once. Department of Biological Sciences Wen, H-C., W-C. Huang, A. Ali, J. R. Woodgett, and W-W. Lin., “Negative regulation of

phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Akt signaling pathway by PKC”, Cellular Signalling 15 (1), 37-45, 2003.

Plant, W., J.J.H. Ciborowski & L.D. Corkum. “Do tube-dwelling midges inhibit the establishment of burrowing mayflies?”, J. Great Lakes Res. 29:521-528, 2003.

Burt, J.S., J.J.H. Ciborowski, & T.B. Reynoldson, “Baseline Incidence of Mouthpart Deformities in Chironomidae (Diptera) From The Laurentian Great Lakes, Canada”, Journal of Great Lakes Research 29:172-180,2003.

Van Overdijk, C.D.A., I.A. Grigorovich, T. Mabee, W. Ray, J.J.H. Ciborowski and H.J. MacIsaac,. “Microhabitat selection by the amphipods Echinogammarus ischnus and Gammarus fasciatus in laboratory and field experiments: displacement patterns and mechanisms”, Freshwater Biology 48: 567-578, 2003.

Belanger, A.J., W.J. Arbuckle, L.D. Corkum, D.B. Gammon, W. Li, A.P. Scott & B. Zielinski, “Behavioural and electrophysiological responses by reproductive female Neogobius melanostomus to odours released by conspecific males”. Journal of Fish Biology 65:933-946, 2004.

Corkum, L.D. “Pheromone signalling in conservation”, .Aquatic Conservation: Marine & Freshwater Ecosystems 14:327-331, 2004.

Corkum, L.D. & D.J. Cronin, “Habitat complexity reduces aggression and enhances consumption in crayfish”, J. Ethology 22:23-27, 2004.

Plant, W., J.J.H. Ciborowski & L.D. Corkum. “Do tube-dwelling midges inhibit the establishment of burrowing mayflies?”, J. Great Lakes Res. 29:521-528, 2003.

Zielinski, B., W. Arbuckle, A. Belanger, L.D. Corkum, W. Li, & A.P. Scott, “Evidence for the release of sex pheromones by male round gobies, Neogobius melanostomus”, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28:237-239, 2003.

Corkum, L.D., M.R. Sapota, & K.E. Skora, “The round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, a fish invader on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean”, Biological Invasions 6:173-181, 2003

Belanger, R.M. & L.D. Corkum, “Susceptibility of tethered round gobies (Neogobius melanstomus) to predation in habitats with and without shelters”, J. Great Lakes Res 29:588-593, 2004.

Belanger, R.M, C.M. Smith, L.D. Corkum, & B. Zielinski, “Morphology and histochemistry of the peripheral olfactory organ in the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus (Teleostei:Gobiidae)”, J. Morphology 257:62-71, 2003.


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Corkum, L.D. & D.J. Cronin. “Habitat complexity reduces aggression and enhances consumption in crayfish”, J. Ethology 22: (published on-line Feb13, 2003).

Garcia, M.X.V., H. Alexander, D. Mahadeo, D.A. Cotter and S. Alexander, “The Dictyostelium discoideum prespore-specific catalase B functions to control late development and to protect spore viability”, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1641:55-64, 2003.

Mohanty-Hejmadi, P and Crawford, M.J., “Vitamin A, Regeneration and Homeotic Transformation in Anurans” Proc. Indian natn Sci Acad. B69 No. 5, 673-690, 2003.

Crawford, M.J., “Hox genes as synchronized temporal regulators: Implications for morphological innovation”, Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 295B(1): 1-11, 2003.

O'Rourke S, K.G. Drouillard, G.D. Haffner, “Determination of laboratory and field elimination rates of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the freshwater mussel, Elliptio complanata”, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 47:74-83, 2004.

Drouillard K.G., H. Hagen, G.D. Haffner, “Evaluation of total lipids and extractable lipids as surrogate measures of sample partition capacity for organochlorines in fish tissues”, Chemosphere 55:395-400, 2004.

Mallory, M.L., Wayland, M., Braune, B.M., Drouillard K.G., “Trace elements in marine birds, arctic hare, and ringed seals breeding near Oikiqtarjuag, Nunavut, Canada”, Mar. Pollut. Bull. 49:135-141, 2004.

Li H., K. Drouillard, E. Bennett, G.D. Haffner, R.J. Letcher, “Plasma-associated halogenated phenolic contaminants in benthic and pelagic fish species from the Detroit River”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 37:832-839, 2003.

Drouillard K.G., Norstrom R.J., Fox G.A., Gilman A., Peakall, D., “Development and validation of a herring gull embryo toxicokinetic model for PCBs”, Ecotoxicology. 12:55-68, 2003.

Fernie K., G. Bortolotti, K. Drouillard, J. Smits, T. Marchant, “Developmental toxicity of in ovo exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls: II. Effects of maternal or paternal exposure on second-generation nestling American kestrels”, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry22:2688-2694, 2003.

Gilbertson, M.K., Haffner G.D., Drouillard K.G., Albert A., Dixon B., “Immunosuppression in the northern leopard frog (pipiens) induced by pesticide exposure”, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22:101-110, 2003.

Drouillard K.G., R.J. Norstrom, “The influence of diet properties and feeding rates on the bioaccumulation and toxicokinetics of PCBs in ring doves”, Arch. Environ. Toxicol. 44:97-106, 2003.

O'Rourke S, K.G. Drouillard, G.D. Haffner, “Determination of laboratory and field elimination rates of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the freshwater mussel, Elliptio complanata”, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 47:74-83, 2004.

Drouillard K.G., H. Hagen, G.D. Haffner, “Evaluation of total lipids and extractable lipids as surrogate measures of sample partition capacity for organochlorines in fish tissues”, Chemosphere 55:395-400, 2004.


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Gewurtz, S. and Haffner. G.D., “Biomonitoring of available PAH and PCB water concentrations in the Detroit River using the freshwater mussel, Elliptio complanata”, J. Great Lakes Res. 29:242-255, 2003.

Gilbertson, M.K., Haffner G.D., Drouillard K.G., Albert A., Dixon B., “Immunosuppression in the northern leopard frog (pipiens) induced by pesticide exposure”, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22:101-110, 2003.

T.W. Therriault, M. Docker, M.I. Orlova, D. Heath and H.J. MacIsaac, “Molecular resolution of Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) including the first report of Mytilopsis leucophaeta in the Black Sea basin” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 479-489, 2004.

Yanick, J.F., J.W. Heath and D.D. Heath, “Survival and growth of local and transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus, Lamark)”, Aquaculture Res. 34: 869-875. 2003.

Johnson, R.M., C.A. Bryden and D.D. Heath, “The utility of genetically based health indicators for selection purposes in a population of captive-reared chinook salmon”, Aquaculture Res. 34: 1029-1036, 2003.

Shrimpton, J.M. and D.D. Heath, “Temporal changes in genetic diversity and effective population size in chinook salmon populations: Large versus small scale perturbation effects”, Mol. Ecology 12: 2571-2583, 2003.

Fillatre, E.K., P. Etherton, and D.D. Heath,. “Bimodal run distribution in a northern population of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka): life history and genetic analysis on a temporal scale”, Mol. Ecology 12:1793-1805, 2003.

Docker, M.F., and D.D. Heath, “Genetic comparisons between anadromous and freshwater-resident rainbow trout in British Columbia, Canada”, Cons.Gen. 4: 227-231, 2003.

Heath, D.D., J.W. Heath, C.A. Bryden, R. Johnson, and C.W. Fox, “Rapid evolution of egg size in captive-reared salmon”, Science 299: 1738-1740, 2003.

Higgs D.M., D.T.T. Plachta, A.K. Rollo, M. Singheiser, and A.N. Popper, “Development of ultrasound detection in American shad (Alosa sapidissima)”, J. exp. Biol. 207:155-163, 2004.

Fuiman, L.A., D.M. Higgs, and K.R. Poling, “Changing structure and function of the acoustico-Lateralis system of fishes during development”, Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 40:117-144, 2004.

Popper, A.N., D.T.T. Plachta, D.A. Mann, and D.M. Higgs, “Response of clupeid fish to ultrasound: a review”, ICES J. Mar. Sci. 61:1057-1061, 2004.

Higgs D.M., A.K. Rollo, M.J. Souza, and A.N. Popper, “Development of form and function in peripheral auditory structures of the zebrafish (Danio rerio)”, J. Acoust. Soc. Amer. 113:1145-1154, 2003.

Higgs, D.M. “Development of form and function in the teleost auditory system”, Fisheries Science. 2003.

Stewart, C. and L. Lovett-Doust, “Hydroponic cultivation of the medicinal plant Calendula officinalis” Canadian Journal of Plant Science, 83:611-617, 2003.

S.A. Bailey, I.C. Duggan, C. van Overdijk, T.H. Johengen, D.F. Reid and H.J. MacIsaac, “Salinity tolerance of diapausing eggs of freshwater zooplankton”, Freshwater Biology 49:286-295. 2004.


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R.I. Colautti, A. Ricciardi, I.A. Grigorovich and H.J. MacIsaac, “Is invasion success predicted by the enemy release hypothesis?”, Ecology Letters 7:721-733. 2004.

Holeck, K., E.L. Mills, H.J. MacIsaac, M. Dochoda, R.I. Colautti, A. Ricciardi, “Bridging troubled waters: understanding links between biological invasions, transoceanic shipping, and other entry vectors in the Laurentian Great Lakes”, Bioscience 54:919-929, 2004.

R.I. Colautti and H.J. MacIsaac, “A neutral terminology to define invasive species”, Diversity And Distributions 10:135-141, 2004.

K.H. Nicholls and H.J. MacIsaac, “Euryhaline, sand-dwelling, testate rhizopods in the Great Lakes”, Journal of Great Lakes Research 30:123-132, 2004.

T.W. Therriault, M. Docker, M.I. Orlova, D. Heath and H.J. MacIsaac, “Molecular resolution of Dreissenidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) including the first report of Mytilopsis leucophaeta in the Black Sea basin” Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 30: 479-489, 2004.

M.E.A. Cristescu, J. Witt, I.A. Grigorovich, P.D.N. Hebert and HJ. MacIsaac, “Dispersal of the Ponto-Caspian amphipod Echinogammarus ischnus: invasion waves from the Pleistocene to the present”, Heredity 92:197-203, 2004.

H.J. MacIsaac, J. Borbely, J. Muirhead and P. Graniero, “Backcasting and forecasting biological invasion of inland lakes,” Ecological Applications 14:773-783, 2004.

Van Overdijk, C.D.A., I.A. Grigorovich, T. Mabee, W. Ray, J.J.H. Ciborowski and H.J. MacIsaac,. “Microhabitat selection by the amphipods Echinogammarus ischnus and Gammarus fasciatus in laboratory and field experiments: displacement patterns and mechanisms”, Freshwater Biology 48: 567-578, 2003.

Bailey, S.A., C.D.A. van Overdijk, P. Jenkins, and H.J. MacIsaac, “Viability of invertebrate resting stages collected from residual ballast sediment of transoceanic vessels”, Limnology and Oceanography 48:1701-1710, 2003.

Grigorovich, I.A., R. Colautti, K. Holeck, E.L. Mills, A. Ballert, and H.J. MacIsaac, “Ballast-mediated animal introductions in the Laurentian Great Lakes: retrospective and prospective analyses”, Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 60:740-756, 2003.

C. Laxson, K. McPhedran, J.C. Makarewicz and H.J. MacIsaac, “Effects of the nonindigenous cladoceran Cercopagis pengoi on the lower food web of Lake Ontario”, Freshwater Biology 48: 2094-2106, 2003.

I.A. Grigorovich, R.I. Colautti, D. Gray, I.C. Duggan and H.J. MacIsaac, “Lake Superior: an invasion coldspot?”, Hydrobiologia 499:191-210, 2003.

Grigorovich, I.A., T.W. Therriault and H.J. MacIsaac, “History of aquatic invertebrate invasions in the Caspian Sea”, Biological Invasions 5:103-115, 2003.

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Kritzer J.P. and P.F. Sale, “Metapopulation ecology in the sea: from Levins’ model to marine ecology and fisheries science”, Fish and Fisheries 5:131-140, 2004.

Sale, Peter F., and Jacob P. Kritzer, “Determining the extent and spatial scale of population connectivity: decapods and coral reef fishes compared”, Fisheries Research 65:153-172, 2003.

Chittaro, P.M., and P.F. Sale, “Structure of patch-reef assemblages at St. Croix, US Virgin Islands, and One Tree Reef, Australia”, Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 249:277-287, 2003.

Mora, C., P.M. Chittaro, P.F. Sale, J.P. Kritzer and S.A. Ludsin, “Patterns and processes in reef fish diversity”, Nature 421:933-936, 2003.

Sale, Peter F., and Stuart A. Ludsin, “The Extent and Spatial Scale of Connectivity among Reef Fish Populations: Implications for Marine Protected Areas Designated for Fisheries Enhancement”, Gulf and Caribbean Research 14:119-128, 2003.

VanLaerhoven, S.L. and F.M. Stephen, “Host Species Influences Body Size and Egg Load of the Bark Beetle (Coleoptera: Scolytidae) Parasitoid, Roptrocerus xylophagorum Ratzeburg (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)”, The Canadian Entomologist, 135:737-740, 2003.

VanLaerhoven, S.L., Gillespie, D.R. and Roitberg, B.D., “Diel activity pattern and predation rate of the generalist predator, Dicyphus Hesperus”, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 107:149-154, 2003.

VanLaerhoven, S.L. and F.M. Stephen, “Rain Influences Trap Catch of Adult Parasitoids of the Southern Pine Beetle, Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmermann, Journal of Entomological Science 38:143-146, 2003.

Metten, P., Best, K.L., Cameron, A.J., Saultz, A.B., Zuraw, J.M., Yu, C.-H., Wahlsten, D., and Crabbe, J.C., “Observer rated ataxia: Ratings scales for assessment of genetic differences in ethanol-induced intoxication in mice”, Journal of Applied Physiology, 97:360-368, 2004.

Crabbe J.C., Cotnam C.J., Cameron A.J., Schlumbohm J.P., Rhodes J.S., Metten P., Wahlsten D., “Strain differences in three measures of ethanol intoxication in mice, the screen, dowel, and grip strength tests”, Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2:201-213, 2003.

Crabbe J.C., Metten P., Yu C-H., Schlumbohm J.P., Cameron A.J., and Wahlsten D., “Genotypic Differences in Ethanol Sensitivity in Two Tests of Motor Incoordination”, Journal of Applied Physiology, 95:1338-1351, 2003.

Crabbe, J. C., and Wahlsten, D., “Of mice and their environments”, Science, 299:1313-1314, 2003.

Rustay, N., Wahlsten, D., and Crabbe, J.C., “Assessment of genetic susceptibility to ethanol intoxication in mice”, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science USA, 100:2917-2922, 2003.

Rustay NR, Wahlsten D., Crabbe JC., “Influence of task parameters on rotarod performance and sensitivity to ethanol in mice”, Behavioural Brain Research, 141:237-249, 2003.


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Wahlsten, D., “Airbrushing heritability”, Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2:327-329, 2003.

Wahlsten, D., Colbourne, F., and Pleus, R., “A robust, efficient and flexible method for staining myelinated axons in blocks of brain tissue”, Journal of Neuroscience Methods,123:207-214, 2003.

Wahlsten D., Metten P., Crabbe J.C., “Survey of 21 inbred mouse strains in two laboratories reveals that BTBR T/+ tf/tf has severely reduced hippocampal commissure and absent corpus callosum”, Brain Research, 971:47-54, 2003.

Wahlsten D., Metten P., Crabbe J.C., “A rating scale for wildness and ease of handling laboratory mice: results for 21 inbred strains tested in two laboratories”, Genes, Brain, and Behavior, 2:71-79, 2003.

Wahlsten, D., Metten, P., Phillips, T. J., Boehm, S. L., II, Burkhart-Kasch, S., Dorow, J., Doerksen, S., Downing, C., Fogarty, J. Hen, R., McKinnon, C. S., Merrill, C. M., Nolte, C., Schalomon, M., Schlumbohm, J. R., Sibert, J. R., Wenger, C.D., Dudek, B. C., and Crabbe, J. C., “Different data from different labs: Lessons from studies of gene-environment interaction” Journal of Neurobiology, 54: 283-311, 2003.

Wahlsten D., Rustay N., Metten .P, Crabbe J.C., “In search of a better mouse test”, Trends in Neuroscience 26: 132-136, 2003.

Warner, A.H., Pullumbi, E., Amons, R., and Liu, L., “Characterization of a cathepsin L-associated protein in Artemia and its relationship to the FAS-I family of cell adhesion proteins”, Eur. J. Biochem. 271:4014-4025, 2004.

Warner, A.H., Brunet, R.T., MacRae, T.H., and Clegg, J.S., “Artemin is an RNA-binding protein with high thermal stability and potential RNA chaperone activity”, Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 424: 189-200, 2004.

Chen, T., Amons, R., Clegg, J. S., Warner, A. H. and MacRae, T. H., “Molecular characterization of artemin and ferritin from Artemia franciscana”, Eur. J. Biochem. 270, 137-145, 2003.

Weis, I.M., “Mercury concentrations in fish from Canadian Great Lakes areas of concern: an analysis of data from the Canadian Department of Environment database”, Environ. Res. 95:341-350, 2004.

Belanger, A.J., W.J. Arbuckle, L.D. Corkum, D.B. Gammon, W. Li, A.P. Scott & B. Zielinski, “Behavioural and electrophysiological responses by reproductive female Neogobius melanostomus to odours released by conspecific males”. Journal of Fish Biology 65:933-946, 2004.

E. Maeva, I. Bruno, B. Zielinsky, M. Docker F. Severin, R. Gr. Maev, “The use of pulse-echo acoustic microscopy to invasively determine sex of living larval sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus”, Journ. of fish biology, 65:148-156, 2004.

Zielinski, B., W. Arbuckle, A.Belanger, L.D. Corkum, W. Li, & A.P. Scott, “Evidence for the release of sex pheromones by male round gobies, Neogobius melanostomus”, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28:237-239, 2003.


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Siefkes M.J., Scott A.P., Zielinski B., Yun, S., Li, W., A Gill Glandular Cell-Mediated Release Mechanism for a Sex Pheromone in the Male Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus L.”, Biology of Reproduction. 69:1 125-132, 2003.

Frontini, A., Zaidi, A.U., Hua, H.N., Wolak T., Li, W., Kafitz K., Greer, C.A., Zielinski, B.S. “Glomerular Territories in the Olfactory Bulb from the Larval Stage of the Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus”, Journal of Comparative Neurology.. 465: 27-37, 2003.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Sheng, J., Al-Anouti F., and Ananvoranich, S., “Engineered delta ribozymes can simultaneously

knock down the expression of uracil phosphoribosyltransferase and hypoxanthine-xanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase in Toxoplasma gondii”, Int J Parasitol 34: 253-263, 2004.

Al-Anouti, F., Quach, T., and Ananvoranich S., “Double-stranded RNA can mediate the suppression of uracil phosphoribosyltransferase expression in Toxoplasma gondii”, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 302: 316-323, 2003.

Seayad, A. M., Antonelli, D. M., “Recent Advances in Hydrogen Storage in Metal-Containing Inorganic Nanostructures and Related Materials”, Advanced Materials, 16: 765-777, 2004.

R.W. Schurko, M.J. Willans, B. Skadtchenko and D.M. Antonelli, “Solid-State 23Na and 13C NMR Characterization of Na3C60”, J. Solid State Chem.,177, 2255-2264, 2004.

Skadtchenko, B., Kwon, C.-W. Trudeau, M. Dunn, B., Antonelli, D.M., “Synthesis and Electrochemistry of Li- and Na-Fulleride Doped Mesoporous Ta Oxides”, Chem. Mater., 16:2886, 2004.

Lezau, A., Trudeau, M., Tsoi, G. M., Wenger, L. E., Antonelli, D. M., “Mesostructured Fe Oxide Synthesized by Ligand-Assisted Templating with a Chelating Triol Surfactant”, Journal of Physical Chemistry B 108: 5211-5216, 2004.

B. Skadtchenko, M. Trudeau, R. W. Schurko, M. J. Willans and D. M. Antonelli, “Structural and Spectroscopic Studies on Mesoporous Ta Oxide-Na Fulleride Composites with Conducting Fulleride Columns in the Pores”, Adv. Func. Mater. 13: 671-681, 2003. (Cover article)

Andrei Lezau, Boris Skadtchenko, Michel Trudeau, and David Antonelli, "Mesoporous Ta Oxide Reduced with Bis(toluene) Ti: Electronic Properties and Mechanistic Considerations of Nitrogen Cleavage on the Low-Valent Surface" JCS Dalton Transactions, 4115-4120, 2003.

X. He, A. Y. H. Lo, M. Trudeau, R. W. Schurko and D. Antonelli, “Compositional and 2H NMR studies of bis(benzene)chromium composites of mesoporous vanadium-niobium mixed oxides”, Inorg. Chem. 42 (2): 335-347, 2003.

Tolaieb, B., C.J.L. Constantino, and R.F. Aroca, “Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering as an analytical tool for single molecule detection”, Analyst (Cambridge, United Kingdom), 129(4):337-341, 2004.

Ross, D.J., M.D. Halls, A.G. Nazri, and R.F. Aroca, “Raman scattering of complex sodium aluminum hydride for hydrogen storage”, Chemical Physics Letters, 388(4-6): 430-435, 2004.


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Goulet, P.J.G. and R.F. Aroca, “Chemical Adsorption of Salicylate on Silver- A Systematic Approach to the Interpretation of Surface-Enhanced Vibrational Spectra”, Can. J. Chem., 82:987-997, 2004.

Gaffo, L., C.J.L. Constantino, W.C. Moreira, R.F. Aroca, and O.N. Oliveira, “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering and micro-Raman imaging of Langmuir-Blodgett films of rhodium phthalocyanine”, Spectrochimica Acta, Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 60A(1-2):321-327, 2004.

del Cano, T., V. Parra, M.L. Rodriguez-Mendez, R. Aroca, and J.A. de Saja, “Molecular stacking and emission properties in Langmuir-Blodgett films of two alkyl substituted perylene tetracarboxylic diimides”. Organic Electronics, 5(1-3):107-114, 2004..

Constantino, C.J.L., P.A. Antunes, C.B. Oliveira, M. Trsic, I. Caracelli, and R.F. Aroca, “Surface pressure-area isotherms for Langmuir monolayers and a docking molecular orientation of perylene tetracarboxylic derivatives on a water surface”, Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy,. 49(2):64-72, 2004.

Carrasco-Flores, E.A., R.E. Clavijo, M.M. Campos-Vallette, and R.F. Aroca, “Vibrational spectra and surface-enhanced vibrational spectra of 1-Nitropyrene”, Applied Spectroscopy, 58(5):555-561, 2004.

Y. Shirota, T. Tsuzuki, T. Del Caño, R. Aroca, J. A De Saj, T. Ichisaka, H. Kageyama, M. Ottmar, L. Subramaniana and M. Hanack. “Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of phthalocyanines”, J. Porphyrins Phthalocyanines 8:190, 2004.

B. Tolaieb and R. Aroca, “Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of diphenyl disulfide”, Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy, 48(2): 139-145, 2003.

B. Ren, X.-F. Lin, Z.-L. Yang, G.-K. Liu, R.F. Aroca, B.-W. Mao and Z.-Q. Tian, “Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering in the Ultraviolet Spectral Region: UV-SERS on Rhodium and Ruthenium Electrodes”, Journal of the American Chemical Society 125(32): 9598-9599, 2003.

P. Goulet, N. Pieczonka and R. Aroca, “Single molecule SERRS of mixed perylene langmuir-blodgett monolayers on novel metal island substrates”, Canadian Journal of Analytical Sciences and Spectroscopy 48(2): 146-152, 2003.

P.J.G. Goulet, N.P.W. Pieczonka and R.F. Aroca, “Overtones and Combinations in Single-Molecule Surfaced-Enhance Resonance Raman Scattering Spectra”, Analytical Chemistry 75(8): 1918-1923, 2003.

M. Ferreira, C.J.L. Constantino, A. Riul, K. Wohnrath, R.F. Aroca, J.A. Giacometti, O.N. Oliveira and L.H.C. Mattoso, “Preparation, characterization and taste sensing properties of Langmuir-Blodgett Films from mixtures of polyaniline and a ruthenium complex”, Polymer 44(15): 4205-4211, 2003.

T. Del Cano, R. Aroca, J.A. De Saja and M.L. Rodriguez-Mendez, “Langmuir-Blodgett Mixed Films of Titanyl(IV) Phthalocyanine and Arachidic Acid. Molecular Orientation and Film Structure”, Langmuir 19(9): 3747-3751, 2003.


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T. Del Cano, J. Antonio de Saja and R.F. Aroca, “Exciplex emission in mixed films of vanadylphthalocyanine and N,N'-bis(neopentyl)-3,4,9,10-perylenebis(dicarboximide)”, Chemical Physics Letters 377(3,4): 347-353, 2003.

L. De Boni, C.J.L. Constantino, L. Misoguti, R.F. Aroca, S.C. Zilio and C.R. Mendonca, “Two-photon absorption in perylene derivatives” Chemical Physics Letters 371(5,6): 744-749, 2003.

C.J.L. Constantino, T. Lemma, P.A. Antunes, P. Goulet and R. Aroca, “Surface-enhanced resonance Raman scattering. Single-molecule detection in a Langmuir-Blodgett monolayer” Applied Spectroscopy 57(6): 649-654, 2003.

R. Aroca, T. Del Cano and J.A. de Saja, “Exciplex formation and energy transfer in mixed films of phthalocyanine and perylene tetracarboxylic diimide derivatives”, Chemistry of Materials 15(1): 38-45, 2003.

M. Szabo, D. Ban, C. Rat, A. Silvestru, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light. “ANew versatile phosphorus ligands containing SPNSO skeleton - synthesis and characterization of (SPPh2)(O2SR)NH acids (R = Me, C6H4Me-4) and their alkaline metal salts . Crystal and molecular structure of (SPPh2)(O2SR)NH”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 357:3595-3602, 2004.

B. Sumit, A. K. Singh, P. Sharma, R. A.Toscano, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, “A 2-[2-(4-Methoxyphenyltelluro)ethyl]thiophene (L1) and bis[2-(2-thienyl) ethyl] telluride (L2) their metal complexes; Crystal structure of trans-dichlorobis{2-(2-(4-methoxyphenyltelluro)ethyl)thiophene-Te}palladium(II) and {bis[2-(2-thienyl)ethyl] telluride}dichloro(p-cymene)ruthenium(II)”, J. Organomet. Chem., 689:2346-2353, 2004.

R. P. Kumar, A. K. Singh, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, “AFirst structurally characterized complex of an acyclic tellurated Schiff base [4-MeOC6H4TeCH2CH2N=C(CH3)C6H4-2-OH (L=H) having metal-tellurium bond: synthesis and crystal structure of [PdCl(L=)]”, Inorg. Chem. Commun., 7:502-505, 2004.

N. Manwani, M. C. Gupta, R.Ratnani, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse. M. E. Light. “ASynthesis, spectroscopic characterization and structural studies of chloro dioxotriphenyl-phosphine oxide(O,O-dialkyl/diphenyl(alkylene)dithiophosphate) molybdenum(VI) complexes. Crystal structure of MoO2Cl2(OSMe2)2 “, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 357:939-945, 2004.

G. Singh, A. K. Singh, P. Sharma, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, “AHybrid (Te, N) and (N, Te, N) ligands having pyrrolidine ring and their palladium(II) and mercury(II) complexes: synthesis and crystal structures”, J. Organomet. Chem., 688:20-26, 2003.

O. Bumbu, A. Silvestru, C. Silvestru, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, “APhenylmercury(II) derivatives of tetraorganodichalcogenoimidodiphosphorus acids. Crystal and molecular structure of [PhHg{(OPR2)(SPPh2)N}]2 (R=Me, Ph)”, J. Organomet. Chem., 687:118-124, 2003.

I. Ghesner, A. Soran, C. Silvestru, J. E. Drake, “ATrimethylantimony(V) tetraphenyl-dichalcogenoimidodiphosphinates: crystal structure of Me3Sb[O-PPh2:N-PPh2:S]2, a compound containing true O-monometallic monoconnective phosphorus ligands with XPNPY skeleton”, Polyhedron, 22:3395-3401, 2003.


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S. Bali, A. K. Singh, P. Sharma, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, “AFirst example of bimetallic complex of platinum(II) with a hybrid organotellurium ligand [(4-MeO C6H4Te)CH2CH2OCH2CH2CH2(2-C5H4N)] (L1) containing 20-membered metallo macrocycle ring: synthesis and crystal structure,” Inorg. Chem. Commun., 6:1378-1381, 2003.

N. Sharma, A. K. Jain, R, K. Sharma, R. Bohra, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, AReactions of (N-phenylsalicylideneiminato)aluminium(III)di(Φ-isopropoxo)(diisopropoxo) aluminium(III) with simple and internally functionallized oximes. Molecular structure of the penta-coordinated complex (2-acetylthiophenyloximato)bis(N-phenylsalicylideneiminato)-aluminium(III)” Polyhedron, 2:2943-2952, 2003.

N. Manwani, R. Ratnani, R. N. Prasad, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, ASynthesis, spectroscopic characterization and structural studies of dimethylsulfoxide and dimethyl-formamide adducts of bis(Φ-sulfido)bis[{O,O-dialkyldithiophosphato}oxomolybdenum(V)] complexes. Crystal structures of Mo2O2(Φ-S2)[S2P(OEt)2]2·Me2SO, Mo2O2(Φ-S2)[S2P{O(i-Pr)}2]2·Me2SO and Mo2O2(Φ-S2)[S2P{O(i-Pr)}2] 2·NC5H5.”, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 351:49-58, 2003.

A. Gupta, R. K. Sharma, R. Bohra, V. K. Jain, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, M. E. Light, ASynthesis and characterization of methylbismuth(III) complexes containing dithio ligands: crystal and molecular structure of [MeBi{S2COMe}2] and transformation of [MeBi{S2COiPr}2] to Bi2S3.”, J. Organomet. Chem., 678:122-127, 2003.

R. A. Varga, J. E. Drake, C. Silvestru, AOrganolead(IV) derivatives of oxophosphorus ligands. X-ray structures of monomeric R2Pb[(OPPh2)2N]2 (R = Me, Ph) and Me3Pb(O2PPh2)]4.”, J. Organomet. Chem. 675:48-56, 2003.

A. Gupta, R. K. Sharma, R. Bohra, V. K. Jain, J. E. Drake, M. B. Hursthouse, and M. E. Light, ATriorganoarsenic(V) compounds with internally functionalized oximes: synthetic and spectroscopic aspects of [R3As(Cl)L], [R3As(OH)L] and [R3AsL2]: crystal and molecular structure of [iPr3AsOH]+Cl-.”, J. Organomet. Chem, 667: 61-65, 2003.

Libor Vyklicky, S. Holger Eichhorn, and Thomas J. Katz, “Helical Discotic Liquid Crystals”, Chemistry of Materials 15:3594-3601, 2003.

Cho, Kyung-Bin; Gauld, James W., “Quantum Chemical Calculations of the NHA Bound Nitric Oxide Synthase Active Site: O2 Bindingand Implications for the Catalytic Mechanism”, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004. Published on Web July 30, 2004.

L.P. Spencer, R. Altwier, P. Wei, L.Gelmini, J. Gauld, D.W. Stephan, “Pyridine- and Imidazole-Phosphinimine Bidentate Ligand Complexes: Considerations for Ethylene Oligomerization Catalysts”, Organometallics 22: 3841-3854, 2003.

Baciu, Cristina; Gauld, James W., “An Assessment of Theoretical Methods For The Calculation of Accurate Structures and S•N Bond Dissociation Energies of S-Nitrosothiols (RSNOs)”, J. Phys. Chem. A 107: 9946-9952, 2003.

Guo,R.; Gibe, R.; Green, J. R., “Mono- and Disubstitutions of (Hepta-2,5-diyne-1,7-diol) Bis(dicobalt) Derivatives: Selectivity in Nicholas Reactions”, Can. J. Chem., 82:366-374, 2004.

Mohamed, A. B.; Green, J. R., “Tethered 2+2+2 cycloaddition reactions of cobalt cycloheptyne complexes”, Chem. Commun, 2936-2937, 2003.


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Akhter, S., Green, J. R.; Thatcher, G. J.; Mutus, B. “Peroxynitrite and NO+ donors form coloured nitrite adducts with sinapinic acid: potential applications”, Nitric Oxide 8: 214-221, 2003.

Gibe, R.; Green, J. R., Davidson, G., “Indolophantetrayne Cobalt Complexes via Nicholas Reactions”, Org. Lett. 5:1003-1005, 2003.

G.M. Sandala, C. Sonne-Hansen, R. Dietz, D.C.G. Muir, K. Valters, E.R. Bennett, E.W. Born and R.J. Letcher, “Hydroxylated and methyl sulfone PCB metabolites in adipose and whole blood of polar bear (Ursus maritimus) from East Greenland”, Sci. Total Environ. 331: 125-141, 2004.

R. Dietz, F.F. Riget, C. Sonne-Hansen, R.J. Letcher, D..C.G. Muir and E.W. Born, “Seasonal and spatial trends in polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides in East Greenland polar bears (Ursus maritimus), 1990-2001”, Sci. Total Environ. 331:107-124, 2004.

H.M. Stapleton, R.J. Letcher, J. Li and J.E. Baker, “Dietary accumulation and metabolism of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) by juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23, 1939-1946, 2004.

M.A. McKinney, A. Arukwe, D. Martineau, A.D. Dallaire, P. Béland, S. De Guise, M. LeBeuf and R.J. Letcher, “Characteracterization and profiling of hepatic cytochromes P450 and phase II xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes in beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Canadian arctic”, Aquat. Toxicol. 69(1), 35-49, 2004.

J. Maervoet, A. Covaci, P. Schepens, C.D. Sandau and R.J. Letcher, “A reassessment of the nomenclature of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) metabolites”, Environ. Health Perspect. 112(3): 291-294, 2004.

H.M. Stapleton, R.J. Letcher and J.E. Baker, “Debromination of of the flame retardant decabromodiphenyl ether by juvenile carp (Cyprinus carpio) following dietary exposure”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 112-119, 2004.

H.M. Stapleton, R.J. Letcher and J.E. Baker, “Debromination of polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners BDE 99 and BDE 183 in the intestinal tract of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)”, Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 1054-1061, 2004.


P.F. Hoekstra, R.J. Letcher, T.M. O’Hara, S.M. Backus, K.R. Solomon, and D.C.G. Muir., “Hydroxylated and methyl sulfonyl-containing metabolites of PCBs in the blood-plasma and blubber of bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus)”, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(11): 2650-2658, 2003.

H. Hakk and R.J. Letcher, “Metabolism in the toxicokinetics and fate of brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in laboratory organisms and wildlife”, Environ. Internat. 29(6):801-826, 2003.

R.J. Letcher and P. Behnisch, “The state-of-the-science and trends of brominated flame retardants in the environment: Present knowledge and future directions”, Environ. Internat. 29(6):663-664, 2003.


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K.E. Hobbs, D.C.G. Muir, R. Michaud, P. Béland, R.J. Letcher and R.J. Norstrom, “PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in adipose biopsies obtained from live, free-ranging beluga whales (Delphinaterus leucas) from the St. Lawrence River Estuary, 1994-98”, Environ. Pollut. 122:291-302, 2003.

H. Li, J.P. Boon, W.E. Lewis, M. van den Berg, M. Nyman and R.J. Letcher, “In vitro metabolism and inhibition of polychlorinated biphenyls and testosterone in relation cytochrome P-450 isoenzymes in liver microsomes of Baltic Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus)”, Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(3):636-644, 2003.

N. Georges, S. J. Loeb, J. Tiburcio, J. A. Wisner, “[2]Rotaxanes containing pyridinium- phosphonium axles and 24-membered crown ethers” Org. Biomol. Chem., 2: 2751-2756, 2004.

C. R. Bondy, P. A. Gale, S. J. Loeb “Metal Organic Analogs of Calix[4]arene Based Anion Receptors. Arranging Urea Hydrogen-Bond Acceptors to Selectively Bind Chloride and Sulfate Ions” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 126:5030-5031, 2004.

A. L. Hubbard, G. J. E. Davidson, R. H. Patel, J. A. Wisner, S. J. Loeb, “Host-guest interactions template: the synthesis of a [3]catenane”, ChemCommun,. 138-139, 2004.

C. R. Bondy, P. A. Gale, S. J. Loeb "Amido Complexes of Platinum(II) as Receptors for the Nitrate Ion" J. Supramol. Chem. 63-69, 2003. (An invited contribution to a special issue honouring Jerry L. Atwood on the occasion of his 60th birthday).

G. J. E. Davidson, S. J. Loeb, “Channels and Cavities Lined with Interlocked Components. Metal-Based Polyrotaxanes Utilizing Pyridinium Axles and Crown Ether Wheels as Ligands." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 42: 74-77, 2003.

C. R. Bondy, S. J. Loeb “Amide Based Receptors for Anions” Coord. Chem. Rev. 240: 77-99, 2003.

Ellis. B. D.; Macdonald, C. L. B. “Stabilized Arsenic(I) Iodide: A Ready Source of Arsenic-Iodide Fragments and a Useful Reagent for the Generation of Clusters”, Inorganic Chemistry 43:5981-5986, 2004.

Choytun, D. D.; Langlois, L.D.; Johansson, T. P.; Macdonald, C. L. B.; Leach, G. W.; Weinberg, N.; Clyburne, J. A. C., “Azines Possessing Extreme Push-Pull Donors/Acceptors", Chemical Communications, 1842-1843, 2004.

Macdonald, C. L. B.; Corrente, A. M.; Andrews, C. G.; Taylor, A.; Ellis, B. D., “Indium (I) Trifluoromethanesulfonate and Other Soluble Salts for Univalent In Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 250-251, 2004.

Ellis, B. D.; Carlesimo, M.; Macdonald, C. L. B., “Stabilised P(I) and As(I) Iodide: Readily-Synthesised Reagents for Low Oxidation State Main Group Chemistry”, Chemical Communications, 1946-1947, 2003.

Korotkikh, N. I.; Rayenko, G. F.; Shvaika, O. P.; Cowley, A. H.; Jones, J. N.; Macdonald, C. L. B., “Synthesis of 1,2,4-Triazol-5-ylidenes and their Interaction with Acetonitrile and Chalcogens”, Journal of Organic Chemistry, 68, 5762-5765, 2003.

Wang. Z.; Abernethy, C. D.; Cowley, A. H.; Jones, J. N.; Jones, R. A.; Macdonald, C. L. B.; Zhang, L., “Synthesis and structures of 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)pyrazol derivatives of Rh(I), Ir(I), Pd(II) and Pt(II)”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 666, 35-42, 2003.


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Jones, J. N.; Macdonald, C. L. B.; Gorden, J. D.; Cowley, A. H., “Use of a smaller counterion results in an ‘inverse sandwich’ diindium cation”, Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 666, 3-5, 2003.

Wiacek, R. J.; Macdonald, C. L. B.; Jones, J. N.; Pietryga, J. M.; Cowley, A. H., “The contrasting behaviour of bridged amido-cyclopentadienyl (constrained geometry) group 15 chlorides and cations derived therefrom”, Chemical Communications, 430-431, 2003.

Hair, G.S.;Cowley, A. H.; Gorden, J. D.; Jones, J. N.; Jones, R. A.; Macdonald, C. L. B., “Novel supramolecular architectures in group 13 perfluoroaryl complexes. Synthesis and structures of [AlMe(C6F5)(µ-Me)]2 and GaMe(C6F5)2”, Chemical Communications, 424-425, 2003.

Hildo A. Santos Silva, Rose Maria Carlos, Ademir J. Camargo,Cristina M.C. Picchi, Regina Helena de Almeida Santos, Bruce R. McGarvey and Douglas Wagner Franco, “Study of the O-Ru-N bonding in trans-[Ru(NH3)4(SO4)L]+ Complexes (L = Imidazole, Histidine and Substituted pyridines): A X-Ray, EPR, Spectroscopic and Theoretical MO study”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 357:3147-3154, 2004.

Pedro A. Gonzalez Beermann, Bruce R. McGarvey, Subra Muralidharan and Raymond C. W. Sung, “EPR Spectra of Mn2+-doped ZnS Nanoparticles”, Chem. Mate. 16:915-918, 2004.

Welter G. Silva, Joacy B. Lima, Icaro S. Moreira, Antonio M. Neto, Flavio C. G. Gandro, Antonio G. Ferreira, Bruce R. McGarvey, Douglas W. Franco, “4,4’-Dithiodipyridine as a bridging ligand in Osmium and Ruthenium complexes. The electron conductor ability of the –S-S- bridge,” Inorganic Chem. 42:6898 – 6906, 2003.

Gareth M. Barnard, Martyn A. Brown, Hassan E. Mabrouk, Bruce R. McGarvey and Dennis G. Tuck, “Synthetic routes to lead(II) derivatives of aromatic 1,2-diols and orthoquinones”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 349: 142-148, 2003.

Elia Tfouni, Marta Krieger, Bruce R. McGarvey, Douglas W. Franco, “Structure, chemical, and photochemical reactivity and biological reactivity of some ruthenium amine nitrosyl complexes”,Coord. Chem. Rev. 236: 57 – 69, 2003.

Root P, Sliskovic I, Mutus B., Platelet cell-surface protein disulphide-isomerase mediated S-nitrosoglutathione consumption”, Biochem J. 382(Pt 2):575-80, 2004.

Raturi A, Mutus B., “Use of 2,3-diaminonapthalene for studying denitrosation activity of protein disulfide isomerase”, Anal Biochem. 326(2):281-3, 2004.

Akhter, S., Green, J. R.; Thatcher, G. J.; Mutus, B. “Peroxynitrite and NO+ donors form coloured nitrite adducts with sinapinic acid: potential applications”, Nitric Oxide 8: 214-221, 2003.

Root, P. and Mutus, B. “O-Aminobenzoyl-S-nitrosohomocysteine, a fluorogenic probe for cell-surface thiol determinations via a microtiter plate assay”, Anal. Biochem. 320: 299-302, 2003.

Naderi, Jafar, Hung, M. and Pandey, Siyaram, “Oxidative stress-induced apoptosis in dividing fibroblasts involves activation of p38 MAP kinase and over-expression of Bax: Resistance of quiescent cells to oxidative stress”, Apoptosis 8: 91-100, 2003.

Sandhu, J. K., Pandey, S., Ribecco, M., Monette, R. Borowy-Borowski, H. Walker, P. R. and Sikorska, M., “Molecular mechanism of glutamate neurotoxicity in mixed cultures of NT-2-


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derived neurons and astrocytes: Protective effects of CoQ10”, Journal of Neuroscience Research 72: 691-703, 2003.

Pandey, S., Christopher Lopaz and Amar Jammu, “Increase in production of reactive oxygen species and activation of proteasome during early stages of appotosis following serum deprivation in rat hepatoma cells”, Apoptosis, 8, 497-508, 2003.

I. Hung, A.J. Rossini and R.W. Schurko, “Application of the Carr-Purcell Meiboom-Gill Pulse Sequence for the Acquisition of Solid-State NMR Spectra of Spin-1/2 Nuclei.” J. Phys. Chem. A, 108:7112-7120, 2004.

I. Hung and R.W. Schurko, “Solid-State 91Zr NMR of Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dichloroZirconium(IV)”, J. Phys. Chem. B, 108, 9060-9069, 2004.

R.W. Schurko, M.J. Willans, B. Skadtchenko and D.M. Antonelli, “Solid-State 23Na and 13C NMR Characterization of Na3C60”, J. Solid State Chem.,177, 2255-2264, 2004.

K. Srikanth, R. W. Schurko, I. Hung and A. Ramamoorthy, “Nuclear magnetic resonance studies of metals in solid state non-metallic materials”, Mater. Sci. & Technol. 13, 1191-1196, 2003.

B. Skadtchenko, M. Trudeau, R. W. Schurko, M. J. Willans and D. M. Antonelli, “Structural and Spectroscopic Studies on Mesoporous Ta Oxide-Na Fulleride Composites with Conducting Fulleride Columns in the Pores”, Adv. Func. Mater. 13: 671-681, 2003. (Cover article)

R. W. Schurko, I. Hung and C. M. Widdifield, “Signal Enhancement in NMR Spectra of Half-Integer Quadrupolar Nuclei via DFS-QCPMG and RAPT-QCPMG Pulse Sequences”, Chem. Phys. Lett. 379, 1-10, 2003.

I. Hung and R. W. Schurko, “A Solid-State 25Mg QCPMG NMR Study of Bis(cyclopentadienyl)magnesium”, Solid State Nucl. Magn. Reson. 24: 78-93, 2003. (Invited paper)

M. J. Willans and R. W. Schurko, “A Solid-State NMR and Ab Initio Study of Sodium Metallocenes”, J. Phys. Chem. B 107, 5144-5161, 2003.

X. He, A. Y. H. Lo, M. Trudeau, R. W. Schurko and D. Antonelli, “Compositional and 2H NMR studies of bis(benzene)chromium composites of mesoporous vanadium-niobium mixed oxides”, Inorg. Chem. 42 (2): 335-347, 2003.

P. Wei, E. Hollink, D.W. Stephan, “Group IV Phosphinimide Amide Complexes”, Can J. Chem. 82, 2004.

T.W. Graham, J. Kickham, S. Courtenay, P. Wei, D. W. Stephan, “Reduction of Ti(IV)-Phosphinimide Complexes: Routes to Ti(III) Dimers, Ti(IV)-Metallocycles and Ti(II) Species”, Organometallics 23:3309-3318, 2004.

J.D. Masuda, D. Walsh, P. Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Neutral and Cationic Group 13-Alkyl and Hydride Complexes of An Phopshinimine-Amide Ligand”, Organometallics 23:1819-1824, 2004.

E. Hollink, P.Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Controlling Molecular Weights Distributions: Benzyl-phosphinimide Titanium Complexes as Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts”, Can J. Chem. 82, 2004.


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E. Hollink, P.Wei, D.W. Stephan, “The Role of Activators for Zirconium Phosphinimide Complexes as Ethylene Polymerization Catalysts”, Organometallics 23:1562-1569, 2004.

K.T.K. Chan, L.P. Spencer, J.D. Masuda, J.S.J. McCahill, P. Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Anionic Phosphinimine-Chelate Complexes of Rh and Ir: Steric and Electronic Influences on Oxidative Addition of CH2Cl2”, Organometallics 23:381-390, 2004.

E. Hollink, J.C. Stewart, P.Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Ti and Zr Bidentate Bis-Phosphinimide Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 3968-3974, 2003.

P. Wei, K.T.K. Chan, D.W. Stephan, “Metallated tri-Phenylphosphinimine Complexes”, Dalton Trans., 3804-3810, 2003

J.D.Masuda, P.Wei, D.W. Stephan, Ni and Pd Phosphinimine-Imine Ligand Complexes, Dalton Trans. 3500-3505,2003.

S.Courtenay, P.Wei, D.W.Stephan, “The Syntheses and Structures of [Li(m-NPt-Bu3)]4 and [(Li(m-Cl)HNPt-Bu3]4”, Can. J. Chem. 81:1471-1476, 2003

S.B. Hawkeswood, D.W. Stephan, “Vanadium(V)-Phosphinimide Complexes”, Inorg. Chem. 42: 5429-5433, 2003.

P. Wei, D.W. Stephan, “C-H Bond Activation en Route to Aluminum Anion Salts of [(Cp*Cr)4(µ-Cl)3(µ-CH2)3AlMe]+”, Organometallics 22, 1992-1994, 2003.

L.P. Spencer, R. Altwier, P. Wei, L.Gelmini, J. Gauld, D.W. Stephan, “Pyridine- and Imidazole-Phosphinimine Bidentate Ligand Complexes: Considerations for Ethylene Oligomerization Catalysts”, Organometallics 22: 3841-3854, 2003.

P. Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Cationic and Neutral Phosphido-Bridged Pentamethylcyclo-pentadienyl-Chromium Dimers”, Organometallics 22, 1712-1717, 2003.

S. Courtenay, C.M. Ong, D.W. Stephan, “Phosphinimido Complexes of Silicon, Tin and Germanium”, Organometallics 22, 818-825, 2003.

D.W. Stephan, J.C. Stewart, F. Guérin, S. Courtenay, J. Kickham, E. Hollink, C. Beddie, A.Hoskin, T. Graham, P. Wei, E. Urbanska, R.E.v.H. Spence, W. Xu, L. Koch, X.Gao, D.G. Harrison, “An Approach to Catalyst Design: Cylopentadienyl-Titanium Phosphinimide Complexes in Olefin Polymerization”, Organometallics 22: 1937-1947, 2003.

P. Wei, D.W. Stephan, “Mg Complexes of Bis(phosphinimine)-methane and -methanide Ligands”, Organometallics 22: 601-603, 2003.

D.W. Stephan, S. Smith, Titanium, Comp. Coord. Chem. 2nd Ed. Editor: J. McCleverty, Elsevier Science, UK, 31-104, 2003.

D.W. Stephan, E. Hollink, Zircounium/Hafnium, Comp. Coord. Chem. 2nd Ed. Editor: J. McCleverty, Elsevier Science, UK, 105-174, 2003.

Gareth M. Barnard, Martyn A. Brown, Hassan E. Mabrouk, Bruce R. McGarvey and Dennis G. Tuck, “Synthetic routes to lead(II) derivatives of aromatic 1,2-diols and orthoquinones”, Inorg. Chim. Acta 349: 142-148, 2003.

Kim, S., Vacratsis, P.O., and Dixon, J.E., “MTMR2 Lipid Phosphatase Interacts with MTMR5, a catalytically inactive phosphatase, through its coiled coil domain”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (8): 4492-7, 2003.


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McDonald, C., Vacratsis P.O., and Dixon J.E., “The Yersinia virulence factor YopM forms a novel protein complex with two cellular kinases”, J. Biol. Chem. 20: 18514-23, 2003.

Li Y, Inoki K, Vacratsis P.O., Guan KL., “The p38 and MK2 kinase cascade phosphorylates tuberin, the tuberous sclerosis 2 gene product, and enhances its interaction with 14-3-3”, J.Biol. Chem. 278: 13663-71, 2003.

Shao, F., Vacratsis, P.O., Bao, Z., and Dixon, J.E., “Biochemical Characterization of the Yersinia YopT Protease: cleavage site and recognition elements in rho GTPases”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sc.i USA (3):904-9, 2003.

M. R. Roussel and J. Wang, “Pattern formation in excitable media with concentration-dependent diffusivities”. J. Chem. Phys. 120:8079-8088, 2004.

L. Xu, Q. Gao, J. Feng and J. Wang, “Oscillations and Period-doubling Bifurcations in the Electrochemical Oxidation of Thiourea,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 397:265-270, 2004.

Q. Gao and J. Wang, “pH Oscillations and Complex Reaction Dynamics in the Non-buffered Chlorite-Thiourea Reaction,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 391: 349-353, 2004.

J. Wang, H. Sun, S. K. Scott and K. Showalter, “Uncertain Dynamics in Nonlinear Chemical Reactions.” Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 5, 5444-5447, 2003.

J. Wang and I. Mann, “Backfiring and Non-annihilation Collisions in the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Medium,” Journal of Chemical Physics 119: 7924-7930, 2003.

J. Wang, “Complex Dynamics in a Nonlinear Chemical System Switching Between Two Stable Stationary States,” Journal of Chemical Physics 119: 3626-3630, 2003.

J. Wang, “Stirring-Induced Oscillations in an Excitable Chemical System with Inhomogeneous Reaction Dynamics,” Journal of Physical Chemistry A 107: 8774-8778, 2003.

D. S. Huh, Y. J. Kim, H. S. Kim, J. K. Kang and J. Wang, “The Influence of Visible Light on the Formation of Revival Waves in the 1,4-Cyclohexanedione-Bromate-Ferroin Reaction,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 5: 3188-3192, 2003.

D. S. Huh, H. S. Kim, J. K. Kang, Y. J. Kim, D. H. Kim, S. H. Park, K. Yadav, and J. Wang, “Photo-controlled bifurcations in the 1,4-CHD-bromate-ferroin reaction,” Chemical Physics Letters 378: 78-84, 2003.

M. Hildebrand, J. Cui, E. Mihaliuk, J. Wang and K. Showalter, “Synchronization of Spatiotemporal Patterns in Locally Coupled Excitable Media,” Physical Review E 68: 026205-1:4, 2003.

School of Computer Science Imran Ahmad and William I. Grosky, “Indexing and Retrieval of Images by Spatial

Constraints”, Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation, 14(3): 291 – 320, 2003.

B. Boufama and A. Habed, “Three-dimensional structure calculation: achieving accuracy without calibration, Image and Vision Computing, (22) 12:1039-1049, 2004.

B. S. Boufama and D. J. O'Connell, “Identification and matching of planes in a pair of uncalibrated images”, International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, (17) 7:1127—1143, 2003.


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Liwu Li, “Extending the Java Language with Dynamic Classification”, Journal of Object Technology, (3) 7:101-120, 2004.

Liwu Li and Xin Zhao, “UML Specification of Relational Database”, “Journal of Object Technology, (2) 5:87-100, 2004.

Terry Lau, Jianguo Lu, John Mylopoulos, Kostas Kontogiannis, “Migrating E-commerce Database Applications to an Enterprise Java Environment”, Information Systems Frontiers, 5(2), 2003.

Asish Mukhopadhyay and S. V. Rao, “Efficient algorithm for computing the largest arbitrary oriented rectangle”, International Journal of Computational Geometry and Applications, 13(3): 257-272, 2003.

Asish Mukhopadhyay, “Using simplicial partitions to compute a point closest to a query line”, Pattern Recognition Letters, 24(12): 1915-1920, 2003.

L. Rueda, “An Efficient Approach to Compute the Threshold in Multi-dimensional Linear Classifiers”. Pattern Recognition, 37(4):811-826, 2004.

L. Rueda and B. J. Oommen, “A Nearly-Optimal Fano-Based Coding Algorithm”. Information Processing & Management, 40(2):257-268, 2004.

L. Rueda, “Selecting the Best Hyperplane in the Framework of Optimal Pairwise Linear Classifiers”. Pattern Recognition Letters, 25(1):49-62, 2004.

L. Rueda and B. J. Oommen, “On Optimal Pairwise Linear Classifiers for Normal Distributions: The d-Dimensional Case”, Pattern Recognition, 36(1): 13-23, 2003.

Kevin Mancherjee and Angela C. Sodan, “Can Computer Tools Support Ethical Decision Making?” ACM Computer and Society (SIGCAS), September Issue, 2004.

Angela C. Sodan, “Societies' Different Strengths in Computer-Science”, Education and Research. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 32:173-94, 2004.

Tsin, Y. H., "On finding an ear decomposition of an undirected graph distributively", Information Processing Letters, 91:147-153, 2004.

X. Yuan and S. Yang, “Virtual Assembly with Biologically Inspired Intelligence”, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part C, 33(2):159-167, 2003.

Department of Earth Sciences Mohseni, H., and Al-Aasm, I.S., “Tempestite deposits on a storm-influenced carbonate ramp: an

example from the Pabdeh Formation (Paleogene), Zagros Basin, SW Iran”, Petroleum Geology, 27: 163-178,2004.

Salem, A.M., Ketzer, J.M., Morad, S., Rizk, R.R. and Al-Aasm, I.S., “Diagenesis and reservoir-quality evolution of incised-valley sandstones: evidence from the Abu-Madi reservoirs (Upper Miocene), the Nile Delta Basin, Egypt”, Sedimentology 50(5), 2003.

Al-Aasm, I.S., “Origin and characterization of hydrothermal dolomite in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin”, Jour. Geochemical Exploration, v. 78-79, 9-15, 2003.

Caja, M.A., Al-Aasm, I.S., Marfil, R., Tsige, M., Martin-Crespo, T,. and Sala, R., “Multiphase carbonate cementation related to fractures in the Upper Jurassic limestones, Maestrat Basin (Iberian Range, Spain)”, Jour. Geochemical Exploration, 78-79: 33-39, 2003.


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Cioppa, M.T., Al-Aasm, I.S., Symons, D.T.A. and Gillen, K.P., “Dating penecontemporaneous dolomitization in carbonate reservoirs: paleomagnetic, petrographic, and geochemical constraints”, AAPG Bulletin, 87: 71-88, 2003.


Yee, N., D.A. Fowle , and F.G. Ferris, “A Donnan potential model for metal sorption onto B. subtilis”, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 68:3657-3664, 2004.

M.I. Boyanov, S.D. Kelly, K.M. Kemner, B.A. Bunker, J.B. Fein, D.A. Fowle, “Adsorption of Cadmium to B. subtilis Bacterial Cell Walls - a pH-Dependent XAFS Spectroscopy Study, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 67: 18, 3299-3311, 2003.

Hedges, K.J., Ludsin S.A. and Fryer, B.J., “Effects of ethanol preservation on otolith microchemistry. Journal of Fisheries Biology”, Journal of Fish Biology, 64:923-937, 2004.

Chittaro P.M., Fryer, B.J. and Sale P.F., “Discrimination of French grunts (Haemulon flavolineatum, Desmarest, 1823) from mangrove and coral reef habitats using otoliths microchemistry”, Journal of Experimental Marin Biology and Ecology, 308:169-183, 2004.

Gagnon, J.E., Samson, I.M., Fryer B.J. and Williams-Jones, A.E., “The composition and origin of hydrothermal fluids in a NYF-type granitic pegmatite, South Platte District, Colorado: Evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluorite- and quartz-hosted fluid inclusions”, Canadian Mineralogist, 42:1503-1527, 2004.

Gagnon, J.E., Samson, I.M., Fryer B.J. and Williams-Jones, A.E., “Compositional heterogeneity in flourite and the genesis of flourite deposits - Insights from LA-ICP-MS analysis”,. Canadian Mineralogist, 41:365-382, 2003.

Crowe S.A., Fryer, B.J., Samson, I.M. and Gagnon, J.E., “Precise isotope ratio determination of common Pb using quadrupole LA-ICP-MS with optimized laser sampling conditions and a robust mixed-gas plasma”, Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry,18:1331-1338, 2003.

H.J. MacIsaac, J. Borbely, J. Muirhead and P. Graniero, “Backcasting and forecasting biological invasion of inland lakes,” Ecological Applications 14:773-783, 2004.

Graniero, P.A. and Robinson, V.B., "A real-time adaptive sampling method for field mapping in patchy, heterogeneous environments", Transactions in GIS, 7(1): 31-53, 2003.

Lakhan, V.C., Cabana, K., and LaValle, P.D., “Relationship Between Grain Size and Heavy Metals in Sediments from Beaches Along the Coast of Guyana”, Journal of Coastal Research, 19 (3): 600-608, 2003.

Lakhan, V.C., Cabana, K., and LaValle, P.D., “Relationship Between Grain Size and Heavy Metals in Sediments from Beaches Along the Coast of Guyana”, Journal of Coastal Research, 19 (3): 600-608, 2003.

Polat, A. and Hofmann, A.W., “Alteration and geochemical patterns in the 3.7-3.8 Ga Isua greenstone belt, West Greenland”, Precambrian Research 126: 197-218, 2003.

Polat, A., Hofmann, A.W., Munker, C., Regelous, M., and Appel, P.W.U, “Contrasting geochemical patterns in the 3.7-3.8 Ga pillow basalt cores and rims, Isua greenstone belt, Southwest Greenland: Implications for post-magmatic alteration processes”, Geochimica Cosmochimica Acta 67: 441-457, 2003.


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Gagnon, J.E., Samson, I.M., Fryer B.J. and Williams-Jones, A.E., “The composition and origin of hydrothermal fluids in a NYF-type granitic pegmatite, South Platte District, Colorado: Evidence from LA-ICP-MS analysis of fluorite- and quartz-hosted fluid inclusions”, Canadian Mineralogist, 42:1503-1527, 2004.

Gagnon, J.E., Samson, I.M., Fryer B.J. and Williams-Jones, A.E., “Compositional heterogeneity in flourite and the genesis of flourite deposits - Insights from LA-ICP-MS analysis”,. Canadian Mineralogist, 41:365-382, 2003.

Symons, D.T.A., and Arne, D.C., “Paleomagnetic dating of mineralization in the Kapok MVT deposit, Lennard Shelf, Western Australia”, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79: 267-273, 2003.

Harris M.J., Symons, D.T.A., Blackburn, W.H., Villeneuve, M.J., and Hart, C.J.R., “Travels of the Cache Creek Terrane: A paleomagnetic, geobarometric and 40Ar/39Ar study of the Jurassic Fourth of July batholith, northernmost British Columbia, Canada”, Tectonophysics, v. 326, 137-159, 2003.

Pannalal, S.J., Symons, D.T.A., and Misra K.C., “Sweetwater Ba-F-Zn district, eastern Tennessee; a paleomagnetic age for dolomitization from fluid flow”, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 78-79: 235-242, 2003.


Trenhaile, A. S. and Kanyaya, J. I., “Shore platform processes and development in eastern Canada: a progress report” Littoral 2004, 584-89, 2004.

Trenhaile, A. S. “Modeling the accumulation and dynamics of beaches on shore platforms”, Marine Geology 206, 55-72, 2004.

Trenhaile, A. S. “Modeling shore platforms: present status and future developments”, Advances in Coastal Modeling. V. C. Lakhan (ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam, 393-409, 2003.

Blanco Chao, R., Costa Casais, M., Martinez Cortizas, A., Perez Alberti, A., and Trenhaile, A. S. “Evolution and inheritance of a rock coast: western Galicia, northwestern Spain”, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 28:757-75, 2003.

Yang, Jianwen, Bull, S. and Large, R., “Numerical investigation of salinity in controlling ore-forming fluid transport in sedimentary basins: example of the HYC deposit, northern Australia”, Mineralium Deposita, 39:622-631, 2004.

Yang, Jianwen, Large, R. and Bull, S., “Factors controlling free thermal convection in faults in sedimentary basins: implications for the formation of zinc-lead mineral deposits”, Geofluids, 4:237-247, 2004.


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Department of Economics P. Anglin, R. Rutherford and T. Springer, “The trade off between the selling price of residential

properties and time-on-the-market: The impact of price setting”, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 26 (1): 95- 111, 2003.

A. Apinunmahakul, and, R.A. Devlin, “Charitable Giving and Charitable Gambling: An Empirical Investigation”, National Tax Journal 57(1), March 2004.

Dingding Li and Thanasis Stengos, “Testing Serial Correlation in Semiparametric Time Series Models”, Journal of Time Series Analysis, 24: 311-335, 2003.

Sang-Chul Suh, “Games Implementing the Stable Rule of Marriage Problems in Strong Nash Equilibria”, Social Choice and Welfare 20: 33-39, 2003.

Sang-Chul Suh and Sungwhee Shin, “Flexibility Mechanisms and Credit Discounting”, Environment and Development Economics 8: 247-260, 2003.

Yuntong Wang, “Simple Random Order Methods to Share Costs”, International Journal of Game Theory 32:295-314, 2003.

Department of Mathematics and Statistics S. E. Ahmed and W. J. Krzanowski, “Biased estimation in a simple multivariate regression

model”, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 45:689-696, 2004.

S. Buhamra, N. Al-Kandarri and S. E. Ahmed, “Inference concerning quantile for left truncated and right censored data”, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, 46:819-831, 2004.

N. Al-Kandarri, S. Buhamra, S.M. Khan and S. E. Ahmed, “On the estimation of intraclass correlation coefficients: a shrinkage pretest perspective”, Journal of Statistical Research, 46:819-831, 2004.

B. U. Khan and S. E. Ahmed, “Improved estimation of coefficient vector in a regression model”, Communication in Statistics: Simulation and Computations, 32:747-769, 2003.

Barron, R.M. and Neyshabouri, A.A.S., “Effects of under-relaxation factors on turbulent flow simulations”, Intl. J. for Numerical Methods in Fluids, 43:923-928, 2003.

Neyshabouri, A.A.S., da Silva, A.M.F. and Barron, R.M., “Numerical simulation of scour by a free falling jet”, IAHR J. of Hydraulics Research, 41(5): 2003.

D.J. Britten, O. Khomenko, F.W. Lemire, V. Mazorchuck, “Reducibility of Torsion Free Cn-Modules of Finite Degree”, J. of Algebra 276:129-142, 2004.

D.J. Britten, V.M. Futorny, F.W. Lemire “Submodule Lattice of Generalized Verma Modules” Communications in Algebra, 31(12): 6175-6197, 2003.

D.J. Britten, O. Khomenko, F.W. Lemire, V. Mazorchuck, “Reducibility of Torsion Free Cn-Modules of Finite Degree”, J. of Algebra 276:129-142, 2004.

D.J. Britten, V.M. Futorny, F.W. Lemire “Submodule Lattice of Generalized Verma Modules” Communications in Algebra, 31(12): 6175-6197, 2003.

C. Atindogbe and K. L. Duggal, “Conformal screen on lightlike hypersurfaces”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 11(4):421-442, 2004.

K. L. Duggal, “Harmonic maps, morphisms and globally null manifolds”, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, 6(4): 421-438, 2003.


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K. L. Duggal and D. H. Jin, “Totally umbilical lightlike submanifolds”, Kodai Math. Journal, 26(1): 49-68, 2003.

Mallick, R., Fung, K.Y., Krewski, D., “Evaluation of some measurement error adjustment methods in air pollution epidemiological studies”, J. of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, 7: 155-164, 2003.

Fung, K.Y., Krewski, D., Chen, Y., Burnett, R., Cakmak, S., “Comparison of time series and case-crossover analyses of air pollution and hospital admission data”. International Journal of Epidemiology, 32:1064-1070, 2003.

M. Mandelbaum and M. Hlynka, “Job Sequencing Using An Expert”, International Journal of Production Economics, 85: 389-401, 2003.

P.N. Kaloni and J.X.Lou, “Weakly nonlinear instability of a ferromagnet fluid rotating about a vertical axis”, Journal of .Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, 284C:54-68, 2004.

P.N.Kaloni and J.X.Lou, “Convective instability of magnetic fluids”, Physical Review E, 70:026313-1 -026313-12, 2004.

N.Rudraiah and P.N. Kaloni, “Marangoni Electroconvection in the presence of an electric field in a fluid heated from above”, Acta Mechanica, 163: 18-30, 2003.

A. Derighetti, M. Filali, and M. Sangani Monfared, “On the ideal structure of some Banach algebras related to convolution operators on Lp(G)”; J. Functional Analysis 215:341-365, 2004.

M. Sangani Monfared, “Extensions and isomorphisms for the generalized Fourier algebras of a locally compact group”, J. Funct. Anal. 198: 413-444, 2003.

Paul, S. R. “Goodness of fit of the geometric distribution: an application to human fecundability data”, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, 3:2004.

Paul, S. R., Xing, Jiang, Rai, S., and Balasoorya, U., “Tests of treatment effect in pre-drug and post-drug count data”, Statistics in Medicine, 23:1541-1554, 2004.

Paul, S. R., Saha, K, and Balasoorya, U., “An Empirical Investigation of Different Operating Characteristics of Several Estimators of the Intraclass Correlation in the Analysis of Binary Data”, Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, 73: 507-523, 2003.

Paul, S. R., Xing, Jiang, Rai, S., and Balasoorya, U., “Tests of treatment effect in pre-drug and post-drug count data”, Statistics in Medicine, 2003

Department of Physics

J.Koperski and M.Czajkowski, “Electronic structure of the CdKr lowest Rydberg state determined from laser-excitation spectra using supersonic beam and double optical resonance method”. Phys.Rev A 69:042509-1, 2004.

M.Lukomski, J.Koperski , E.Czuchaj and M.Czajkowski,: “The structure of excitation spectra recorded at the O+

u(51P1) - X0g+ transition of Cd2 .” Phys Rev.A 68:042508, 2003.

J.Koperski and M.A.Czajkowski, “Potential energy barrieres observed in CdNe and CdAr van der Waals complexes excited in the first E1(3Σ+) Rydberg state.” The Proceedings of The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE),.5258:13 – 20, 2003.


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M.Lukomski , J.Koperski and M.A.Czajkowski , “Laser spectroscopy of van der Waals molecules in supersonic beam. Example of the CdKr and Cd2 complexes”, The Proceedings of SPIE , 5258:121 – 126, 2003.

M.Czajkowski and J. Koperski, “The structure of the lowest electronic Rydberg state of CdAr complex as determined by laser double resonance method in a supersonic jet-expansion beam”, Spectrochimica Acta Part A ,59, 2435, 2003.

L.-B. Wang, P. Mueller, K. Bailey, G.W.F. Drake, J.P. Greene, D. Henderson, R.J. Holt, R.V.F. Janssens, C.L. Jiang, Z.-T. Lu, T.P. O'Connor, R.C. Pardo, M. Paul, K.E. Rehm, J.P. Schiffer, and X.D. Tang, “Laser spectroscopic determination of the 6He nuclear charge radius," Phys. Rev. Lett. 93:142501 2004.

G. Ewald, W. Nordershauser, A. Dax, S. Gote, R. Kirchner,H.-J. Kluge, Th. kuhl, R. Sanchez, A. Wojtaszek, B.A. Bushaw, G.W.F. Drake, Z.-C. Yan, and C. Zimmermann, “Nuclear charge radii of 8,9Li determined by laser spectroscopy”, Phys. Rev. Lett., 93:113002, 2004.

Yuan Yao, G.W.F. Drake, and M. Schlesinger, “A finite element method in two dimensional rough surface contact problems”, Can. J. Phys., 82:679-699, 2004.

G.W.F. Drake, “Helium, relativity, and QED”, Nucl. Phys. A 737:25-33 2004.

Mark M. Cassar and G.W.F. Drake, “High precision variational calculations for H2+”, J. Phys.

B, 37:2485-2492, 2004.

U.D. Jentschura and G.W.F. Drake, “The 2S(1/2)-2P(1/2) lamb shift in He+”, Can. J. Phys. 82:103-108, 2004.

Zong-Chao Yan and G.W.F. Drake, “Bethe Logarithm and QED Shift for Lithium”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91: 113004, 2003.

H.A. Bushaw, W. Nörtershäuser, G. Ewald, A. Dax and G.W.F. Drake, “Hyperfine Splitting, Isotope Shift, and Level Energy of the 3S states of 6,7Li”, Phys. Rev. Lett. 91: 043004, 2003.

P. Mueller, L.B. Wang, K. Bailey, G.W.F. Drake, X. Du, J. Greene, N.M. Heinz, R.J. Holt, D. Henderson, R. Janssens, C.L. Jiang, C. Law, Z. T. Lu, I.D. Moore, T.P. O’Connor, R.C. Pardo, M. Paul. T. Penington, K.E. Rehm, and J.P. Schiffer, “Towards Measuring the Charge Radius of He-g and He-8" Nucl. Instrum”. Methods in Physics Research B 204: 536-539, 2003.

W. Kedzierski, J. Borbely, J. Mutus, S. Amlin, and J. W. McConkey, “S(1S) production following electron impact on thiophosgene (Cl2CS)”, J. Chem. Phys. 120:9087, 2004.

C. Malone, W. Kedzierski and J.W. McConkey, “Electron Impact Excitation of Xenon Clusters” J. Phys. B 36: 3607-20, 2003.

E. H. Kim, Y. B. Kim, and C. Kallin, “From Quantum Critical to Two-Channel Kondo Physics via Charge Fluctuations in a Quantum Dot”, J. Phys: Cond Matt 15: 7047, 2003.

Germán Sierra and Eugene H. Kim, “Renormalization Group Study of the Sliding Luttinger Liquids”, J. Phys. A 36: L37, 2003.

S.Titov, R. Gr. Maev, A. Bogachenkov, “Application of array transducer for ultrasonic wave velocity measurements and measuring of attenuation of acoustical surface leaky waves”, Soviet Physics JETP Letters, 30(2):89-94, 2004.


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L.Denisova, R.Gr. Maev, I.Ya., Poyurovskaya, T. Grineva, A.F. Denisov, E.Yu. Maeva, E. Bakulin, “The use of acoustic microscopy to study the mechanical properties of glass-ionomer cement”, Dental Materials, 20:358-363, 2004.


H.-T.Lee, M. Wang, R.Gr. Maev, E. Maeva, “A study on using scanning acoustic microscopy and neural network techniques to evaluate the quality of resistance spot welding”, Intern. Journal for Manuf. Technology 22:727-732, 2003.

Sergey Titov, Roman Maev, and Alexey Bogatchenkov, “Wide-Aperture, Line- Focused Ultrasonic Material Characterization System Based on Lateral Scanning”, IEEE Transactions UFQC, 50(8): 1046-1056, 2003.

L. Denisova, R.Gr.Maev, I.Yu. Poyurovskaya, A.F. Denisov, T.V.Grineva, E.Yu. Maeva, E.Yu. Bakulin. “Comparative investigation of the glassionomer cement "Dentis" microstructure and mechanical properties”, Journal of Mechanical Composites Materials,9(1): 24-33, 2003.

L.Denisova, R.Gr. Maev, I.Ya., Poyurovskaya, T. Grineva, A.F. Denisov, E.Yu. Maeva, E. Bakulin, “The use of acoustic microscopy to study the mechanical properties of glass-ionomer cement”, Dental Materials, 20:358-363, 2004.


H.-T.Lee, M. Wang, R.Gr. Maev, E. Maeva, “A study on using scanning acoustic microscopy and neural network techniques to evaluate the quality of resistance spot welding”, Intern. Journal for Manuf. Technology 22:727-732, 2003.

L. Denisova, R.Gr.Maev, I.Yu. Poyurovskaya, A.F. Denisov, T.V.Grineva, E.Yu. Maeva, E.Yu. Bakulin. “Comparative investigation of the glassionomer cement "Dentis" microstructure and mechanical properties”, Journal of Mechanical Composites Materials, 9(1): 24-33, 2003.

W. Kedzierski, J. Borbely, J. Mutus, S. Amlin, and J. W. McConkey, “S(1S) production following electron impact on thiophosgene (Cl2CS)”, J. Chem. Phys. 120:9087, 2004.

C. Malone, W. Kedzierski and J.W. McConkey, “Electron Impact Excitation of Xenon Clusters” J. Phys. B 36: 3607-20, 2003.

H. Luna, M. Michael, M.B. Shah, R.E. Johnson, C.J. Latimer and J.W. McConkey, “Dissociation of N2 in Capture and Ionization Collisions with Fast H+ and N+ Ions and Modelling of Positive Ion Formation in the Titan Atmosphere,” J. Geophys. Res. 108: (E4): 5033, 2003.

C. Rangan, A.M. Bloch, C.R. Monroe, and P.H. Bucksbaum, “Control of trapped-ion quantum states with optical pulses”, Physical Review Letters 92:113004, 2004.

H. Wen, C. Rangan, and P.H. Bucksbaum. “Control of angular momentum evolution in Stark wave packets”, Physical Review A, 68:53405, 2003.

John P. Boyd, C. Rangan and P.H. Bucksbaum, “Pseudospectral methods on a semi-infinite interval with application to the hydrogen atom: a comparison of the mapped Fourier-sine


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method with Laguerre series and Rational Chebyshev expansions”, Journal of Computational Physics, 188:56, 2003.

John P. Boyd, C. Rangan and P.H. Bucksbaum. “Pseudospectral methods on a semi-infinite interval with application to the hydrogen atom: a comparison of the mapped Fourier-sine method with Laguerre series and Rational Chebyshev expansions”, Journal of Computational Physics 188:56, 2003.

P. Selles, L. Malegat, A. Huetz, K. Kazansky, S. A. Collins, D. P. Seccombe and T. J. Reddish, “Convergence of the method of the hyperspherical R matrix with semiclassical outgoing waves”, Phys Rev A 69: 052707-1-10, 2004.

Yao Y., Schlesinger M. and Drake G.W.F., “A multiscale finite-element method for solving rough surface elastic-contact problems”, Canadian Journal of Physics, 82:679-699, 2004.

Gertner M.E. and Schlesinger M. “Drug delivery from electrochemically deposited thin metal films”, Electrochemical And Solid State Letters , 6:J4-J6, 2003.

M.E. Gertner and M. Schlesinger, “Drug Delivery from Electrochemically deposited Thin Metal films”, Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, 6: J4-J6, 2003.

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The Faculty of Science is committed to teaching and readily accepts its responsibility to provide quality instruction to its students for the benefit of both Ontario and Canada. In recognition of this responsibility, the Faculty remains pro-active in seeking recognition and awards for some of its excellent professors. The Faculty is also indebted to the many qualified sessional instructors, listed at the end of this section, without whom the number of courses offered in 2004 would have been dramatically reduced.

Teaching Excellence

2004 Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching Dr. James Green, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is by any objective measure, one of the most outstanding teachers at this university. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry at Windsor in 1982 and returned to campus in 1989 to begin his teaching career. The letters of support for this Award from students, alumni and colleagues were unanimous in proclaiming his great pride and passion in participating and furthering the field of chemistry. As one student put it, “He was like a magician, inviting you to share in the secrets of his tricks, and I thought it was the most fascinating art I could pursue.” Dr. Green has taught a wide range of courses demonstrating an impressive breath of knowledge, always succeeding in making a subject that most students find difficult an enjoyable experience. His teaching style includes scholarly yet enthusiastic delivery. It is clear, concise and easy to follow. A devoted synthetic organic chemist, he is very approachable and responds to questions with ease and authority. He has influenced, stimulated and shaped in a profound way the direction and careers of many of his students. His constant challenging of ‘how’, ‘what’ and ‘why’, fosters students to use their imagination, which in turn spurs discussion, viewpoints and questions. He imbues learners with energy, helps them forge a direction; makes the abstract and the difficult thoroughly digestible. Many students credit Dr. Green with being the ‘major catalyst’ for their careers. Dr. Green received the 2004 Alumni Award for Distinguished Contributions to University Teaching during the Faculty of Science 2004 Spring Convocation ceremony. He joins a long list of distinguished colleagues from the Faculty of Science who continue to demonstrate that excellent research and excellent teaching are far from being mutually exclusive.

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Professors from the Faculty of Science previously recognized and honoured as recipients of the Alumni Teaching Award for their distinguished teaching career are:

Year Professor/Department

1987 Dr. A. Cormac Smith, Department of Mathematics and Statistics 1988 Dr. Roger J. Thibert, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry 1989 Prof. Peter Burrell, Department of Economics 1990 Dr. John McIntosh, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

1991 Dr. J. E. Habowski, Department of Biology Dr. Nigel Hedgecock, Department of Physics

1993 Dr. Frank Lemire, Department of Mathematics & Statistics 1996 Dr. Om P. Chandna, Department of Mathematics & Statistics 1997 Dr. Mervyn Franklin, Department of Biological Sciences 2001 Dr. Dan Britten, Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Jonathan Lovett-Doust, Department of Biological Sciences 2002 Dr. Richard Frost, School of Computer Science 2003 Dr. Gordon Drake, Department of Physics

University of Windsor Students’ Alliance Teacher of the Year Every year, a committee of the University of Windsor Students’ Alliance considers nominees from students for their Teacher of the Year award. The criteria for selection are: − approachability − concentration on teaching − commitment to the development of teaching skills in other

colleagues − willingness to go above and beyond for students − defending students’ interests − helping students in pursuit of higher learning.

The recipient of the award for 2003-2004 was Dr. Siyaram Pandey of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. Dr. Pandey believes the key to engaging students is to accommodate various learning styles in a positive environment. "When you have a class of 80 students, you have an opportunity to make use of a very vibrant thinking pool. I try to keep my class interesting for students so they will keep a focus on what is being taught. But I also learn from my students. Students come up with very important questions. You have eighty active minds sitting there. As a teacher you always have to remember that you are dealing with the lives of 80 people—that's important and you've got to take it seriously.”

Dr. William McConkey, Department of Physics was a recipient of the UWSA Teaching Award in 2001.

Dr. Siyaram Pandey receives his Award from UWSA representative Tim Vrablik.

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Faculty of Science Teaching Score Award 2003-2004 Starting in Fall 2000, the Faculty of Science has recognized a single faculty member from each department for their contribution to teaching. The members listed below taught over 100 students and had the highest weighted mean teaching score over all courses taught in the Summer 2003, Fall 2003 and Winter 2004 terms. Congratulations.

Department of Biological Sciences Dr. Dennis Higgs Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. James R. Green School of Computer Science Dr. Akshai Aggarwal Department of Earth Sciences Dr. Alan Trenhaile Department of Economics Dr. Ronald Meng Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Alan Gold Department of Physics Dr. Wladyslaw Kedzierski

Previous winners of the Faculty of Science Teaching Score Award are summarized in Table 22.

Table 22: Faculty of Science Teaching Score Award Recipients 2000-2003

2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 Biological Sciences Dr. Hugh Fackrell Dr. Dan Heath Dr. Hugh Fackrell Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Jim Green Dr. Jim Green Dr. David Antonelli Computer Science Dr. Richard Frost Dr. Akshai Aggarwal Dr. Scott Goodwin Earth Sciences Dr. Alan Trenhaile Dr. Alan Trenhaile Dr. Alan Trenhaile Economics Dr. Ron Meng Dr. Ron Meng Dr. Ron Meng Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Frank Lemire Dr. Dan Britten Dr. Dan Britten Physics Dr. Gordon Drake Dr. Gordon Drake Dr. Brian Atkinson

Sessional Instructor Teaching Score Award Recipients

Sessional Instructors teaching over 100 students and with the highest weighted mean teaching score over all courses taught in the Summer 2003, Fall 2003 and Winter 2004 terms are recognized below. The winners are congratulated and thanked for their commitment to teaching excellence. There were no Sessional Instructors from the Department of Physics satisfying the criteria of teaching over 100 students.

2002-2003 2003-2004 Department of Biological Sciences Dr. Shashi Jasra - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Joseph Macri Mr. Paul Root School of Computer Science Mr. Fred Katzman Mr. Steve Mullins Department of Earth Sciences Ms. Bernadette Bruette Ms. Bernadette Bruette Department of Economics - Ms. Jurate Latvenas Department of Mathematics and Statistics Mr. John Battaglia Dr. Sharif Musameh

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The Faculty is indebted to the following Sessional Instructors whose service and expertise were invaluable to the programs offered by the various departments in the Winter 2004, S/IS 2004, and Fall 2004 terms.

Biological Sciences Dr. Mervyn Franklin Dr. Shashi Jasra Ms. Maria Sawicki Dr. Maxine Holder-Franklin Dr. Todd Sands Dr. Alden Warner

Chemistry and Biochemistry Dr. Joseph Macri Dr. Bob Rumfeldt

Computer Science Mr. Aniruddha Bharadwaj Mr. David Mayo Ms. Yue. Shi Ms. Evia El-Habesh Mr. Terry McKay Mr. Douglas Thistle Mr. Badar Gillani Mr. Edward Oleksiuk Ms. Kristina Verner Mr. Wanxin Gao Mr. Raj Patil Mr. Tom Williams Ms. Shobha Iyer Dr. Varaprasad Reddy Mr. Hongtao Zhang Mr. Fred Katzman Mr. Norman Saxon Ms. Ying Zhou Dr. Neeta Majmudar

Earth Sciences Ms. Bernadette Bruette Mr. Aimin Fan

Economics Mr. David Benson Ms. Jurate Latvenas

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Dr. Ady Abdellatif Mr. Razi U. Ghori Dr. Sharif Musameh Mr. Mohanad Al-Khasawneh Mr. Shakhawat Hossain Dr. Fengling Shi Mr. Lawrence Aoun Mr. Pierre Jraiche Mr. Xiaoyong Wu Mr. John Battaglia Mr. Xiaowu Ke Mr. Bashar Zogheib

Physics Dr. Edward Glass Dr. Greg Trayling Dr. Adnan Ismail

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As part of a publicly funded institution, the Faculty of Science has a responsibility to contribute to the community. I am pleased that our faculty members are involved in diverse activities, too numerous to document, that include memberships in service clubs and participation in community health organizations, civic advisory boards, cultural organizations, community associations, charities etc. Our award winning GIS partnerships, participation in the Windsor Regional Science Fair, public lectures as part of the Faculty of Science Seminar Series, Student Recruitment activities, and our various alumni and development initiatives are positive examples of our involvement in the community at large and are highlighted below.

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Lab The Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lab at the University of Windsor has collaborated with various community partners on a number of projects that have earned accolades and several awards. Ms. Alice Grgicak-Mannion, Manager, Geographic Information Systems has participated as the University of Windsor representative on these projects. The most recent partnership involving the University of Windsor (Department of Earth Sciences), the Windsor Public Library, and the Windsor - Essex County Health Unit, the Windsor-Essex Health Gateway Website has been named the winner of the 2004 Canadian Library Association/Information Today Award for Innovative Technology. The website, http://wplgis.uwindsor.ca/website/healthgateway, employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS), enabling users to access data that specifically fits their health needs criteria by clicking on easy-to-use map layers. The site also offers special information for new Canadians and allows users to pinpoint local services along bus routes. As well as being used by people seeking health services, the site will also be used by grade 10 students who will learn about using Geographical Systems software to gather and share data online, and display it with easy-to-understand maps. They will also learn about developing statistical content for the health section of the Connecting Windsor- Essex™ community portal. The project was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Culture with research and data provided by the Windsor Essex County Health Unit, the Teen Health Centre, the Multicultural Council of Windsor and Essex County, Information Windsor, the County of Essex and the City of Windsor.

In addition to the Health Gateway project, the GIS Lab has been involved in the application design, development, management, implementation, and presentations for the following community partnerships/projects:

- Windsor-Essex Tourism Project – an interactive online GIS - Pelee Island Project – an interactive website that documents the ecological history of

Pelee Island - iCity, Historic Sites of Walkerville – an ArcIMS web service including community

history, geography, architecture, and planning information - Election Poll Locator - an Internet GIS application for the public to locate election

polls for the November 2000 municipal election - Region Wide Aerial Photography Initiative - digitally orthorectified photography to

be used in both GIS and CAD systems.

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Further acknowledgement of the University of Windsor as a leader in GIS technology is the partnership agreement signed by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) and the University which allows ESRI to use the GIS lab/facilities as a training centre. ESRI is the leading geographic information systems (GIS) provider in Canada.

Faculty of Science Seminar Series

As a means of increasing the profile of the Faculty of Science within the community and of providing the opportunity for the public at large to hear experts on a variety of science-related topics, the Faculty of Science Seminar Series was started in 2001.

On November 13, 2003, Dr. Christopher Hogue of the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto gave a public lecture on the topic “Bioinformatics, the Discovery Platform of the 21st Century”. The event created a wave of excitement and enthusiasm about science, research and new opportunities in the area of bioinformatics. His scientific lecture entitled “Curating Molecular Interactions Worldwide with the BIND Database” was delivered to colleagues and students in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry on November 14th , 2004. Dr. Hogue was impressed with the University’s Biotechnology program as well as its newly renovated laboratories, interesting research projects, and research culture – so much so he offered to reserve 6 summer jobs in the Blue print Initiative for Windsor undergrads and to investigate providing co-op opportunities for Biotechnology students. These are some of the direct benefits the Science Seminar Series to our institution and community.

Dr. Robin Boadway, an internationally recognized scholar on the economics of the public sector, offered a "Memo for Paul Martin" entitled "Should the Canadian Federation be Rebalanced?" on November 18, 2003. Boadway is Sir Edward Peacock Professor of Economic Theory at Queen's University, and a Fellow of the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations.

At a public lecture held on March 4, 2004, Dr. Debra Rolison, Head of the Department of Advanced Electrochemical Materials at the Navel Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C., discussed ways to make academic careers attractive to women and outlined a number of ways for women to achieve their goals in pursuing academic careers. Her lecture, which discussed the 1972 U.S. legislation banning sex discrimination in schools, was entitled “Can Title IX Do for Women in Science and Engineering What it has Done for Women in Sports?”

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Previous speakers in the Faculty of Science Seminar Series have been:

Date Speaker Presentations November 2001 Dr. Josef Penninger

Amgen Research Institute Ontario Cancer Institute Dept. of Medical Biophysics and Immunology, U of Toronto

Public: Bones, lymphocites, and mammalian evolution Scientific: Molecular adapters involved in T cell activation

February 2002 Dr. John Buchanan Director, Advanced Technology Electronic Arts Canada

Public: Are you interested in a career in Video Game Development? Scientific: Animation in Video Games

December 4, 2002 Dr. Larry Samuelson Antoine Augustin Cournot Professor, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin

Public: Evolutionary Foundations of Economic Behaviour Scientific: Imperfect Monitoring and Impermanent Reputations

March 28, 2003 Dr. Kurt Kyser Queen’s University, Geological Sciences Dept. and President of the Earth-Ocean-Atmosphere Sciences Division, Royal Society of Canada

Public: Chemistry of Trees as Indicators of the Environment Scientific: Holistic analysis of ancient basins

Celebrating Astronomy Day

The Faculty of Science and the Windsor branch of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada presented a public lecture by science journalist Dr. Ivan Semeniuk on Saturday, April 24, 2004 in celebration of Astronomy Day. Semeniuk’s presentation was entitled “Seven Worlds in Seven Days - New Visions of the Solar System.” The week has seven days because ancient skywatchers recognized the Sun, Moon, and the five brightest planets (Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn) as unique entities, separate from the stars. From the Sun's nuclear core, to the windswept plains of Mars, to Saturn's dazzling rings, Semeniuk lead a voyage through time and space, uncovering the most intriguing new ideas about our solar system and its origins. Semeniuk is an astronomy and space reporter for the Discovery Channel, and a producer with its popular science show "Daily Planet." He is a contributing editor to Sky News Magazine and has written for Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, New Scientist and others. Semeniuk grew up in Amherstburg and is a former member of the RASC - Windsor Centre.

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The Windsor Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair for students in Grades 3 to 12, was held on March 26-28, 2004 at the Faculty of Education building. Many from the Faculty of Science contributed as mentors to students, among them Dr. Sirinart Ananvoranich mentor for Mr. Vaunell Itaas a co-op student from Kennedy Collegiate Institute. The involvement of the university community gives students participating in the science fair a connection to the real world of science and provides an opportunity to bring excellence in science to our community. Regional winners competed at the Canada-Wide Science Fair on May 15 to 23 in St. John's Newfoundland. Rui Ma and Joe Palazzolo, from Massey Secondary School, won the University of Windsor Faculty of Science Prize for their project entitled Galactic Domination. The focus of the project was to create a user friendly environment in which people of all ages can enjoy a ‘friendly’ game of conquest for the galaxy. The Faculty of Science prize contributes $2,000 towards travel expenses of the winning scientists to the Canada Wide Science Fair. Each member of the winning team also receives a Faculty of Science lapel pin, a prize certificate and a cheque for $100. A list of judges from the Faculty of Science is given on page 20.

Alumni and Faculty Development Initiatives

Last year, raising the profile of the Faculty of Science in Windsor and Essex County, Ontario and beyond continued to be an important objective towards establishing a development program for the Faculty of Science. Articles in local, regional and national media were considered as means of helping to raise the profile of both the Faculty and the University of Windsor. Consequently, when the opportunity to capitalize on the accomplishments of several individuals in the Faculty of Science presented itself, advertising space was purchased in the Windsor Star. International award winning faculty and internationally funded, excellent researchers were touted as reasons why students should choose to study Science at the University of Windsor. Copies of the advertisements appear on pages 104-106. In addition to purchasing space in the media, the Faculty has proactively contacted the media to inform them of innovations and research breakthroughs achieved here. As a result, the Faculty has also benefited from news items in the Windsor Star. Collectively, these articles and ads will assist in promoting the Faculty and in instilling in the public consciousness that the Faculty of Science is committed to and achieving teaching and research excellence. In the long-term this will enable us to build a Faculty that is well supported by both the community and Alumni.

A new scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Michael L. Petras, a professor, researcher and former Department Head in the Department of Biological Sciences. Graduate students undertaking research in Population or Molecular Genetics will benefit from this scholarship valued at $1,000 annually.

Drs. Roger J. and Audrey M. Thibert established the "Drs. Roger J. and Audrey M. Thibert Award for Clinical Research" to be given annually to a student enrolled in the Faculty of Science doing clinical research. The award is valued at $500. Applications should be sent to the Dean of Science.

The Ontario Student Opportunities Trust Fund (OSOTF) initiative that matches dollar for dollar donations that support need based scholarships for Ontario residents was well supported by alumni during the annual phone campaign.

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The Faculty of Science is fortunate to have an enthusiastic group of students dedicating their time to undergraduate club activities. One such group, the Science Society was successful in bringing Dr. David Hubel, 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient, back to his home town of Windsor to address students. In lieu of a speaker’s fee, the students established a scholarship fund in Dr. Hubel’s name.

Michele Askew, David Cassivi, Katie Yu, Joyce Zuk, Dr. David Hubel, Ruth Hubel, Jennifer Vergel de Dios, William Ma and Tom Wilson in the Mayor’s Office at Windsor City Hall. Developing relationships with Science alumni, friends and corporate partners will continue to be a priority as we work towards realizing the goals of and advancing the Faculty of Science as an integral part of the University of Windsor.

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The efforts of the Office of Liaison & Student Recruitment are primarily geared towards recruiting secondary school students to the University by the following means:

- attending the Ontario University Fair (OUF) held in Toronto on September 24-26, 2004 at the Metro Convention Centre. Every program and Department of the Faculty of Science was represented by the 14 faculty members attending the Faculty of Science booth and all were kept busy answering the questions of the 13,000 prospective students who stopped by the Windsor display.

- ‘taking the show on the road’ during a 34 week travel season to visit about 370 high schools across the province. Faculty members are invited and encouraged to attend information sessions held during visits to the tri-county area schools.

- hosting the annual Fall Schowcase Day to be held this year on November 19, 2004.

Over the past year, the Dean and individual Departments within the Faculty were somewhat more proactive in their efforts to recruit local students to their programs by hosting various events on campus aimed at building/improving relations with local high school teachers; providing current and accurate information, and featuring/showcasing facilities and research areas. The new Faculty of Science website (http://www.uwindsor.ca/science) also provides prospective students, with all the information they need, to answer the question “Why pursue a science program at the University of Windsor?”. Some of the specific initiatives undertaken with in the Faculty are highlighted below.

On November 24, 2003, Dr. Kirtsen Poling of the Biological Sciences Department arranged an on-campus visit for two Grade 12 classes from Villanova High School. Students observed a cat dissection/sheet heart and brain performed by Dr. Shashi Jasra; demonstrations of a DNA Microarray (Dr. Adnan Ali) and DNA Sequencer (Chris Busch); and toured the Physiology Lab with some graduate students. The feedback from this event was very positive and in the future, if possible, having the students assist in the dissection may be explored.

On November 27, 2003, Tenley Noone, a Master’s Candidate in Biological Sciences Education performed a Post-Mortem Medical Anatomy porcine dissection and lecture “Insights Into Yourself!” for an audience of university students, high school students and teachers and members of the general public. Working from a CFL studio for video-taping purposes, Tenley dissected the chest and abdomen display the organs from the respiratory, circulatory, endocrine, digestive and immune systems, and explaining their roles to the studio audience as she worked. Brief explanations of selected human diseases resulting from organ ‘malfunctioning’ such as diabetes, obesity, heart disease, SARS, cancer, cystic fibrosis, and Crohn’s disease were also provided. A video of the post mortem was is available as a teaching resource to high school teachers.

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Participants in the Physics Education Workshop

On April 23, 2004, the School of Computer Science hosted a successful Computer Teacher/Guidance Counsellor Workshop. The event, organized by Dr. Christie Ezeife, afforded participants with the opportunity to join members of the faculty in discussions on career opportunities, the strengths of Windsor's program, its accessibility and excellence. Sessions on computer maintenance, network security, and ways to teach artificial intelligence were also offered. Subsequent to this event, a group of high school students and teachers from Catholic Central Secondary School, visited campus to learn about Windsor’s computer science programs and about the ACM computer programming competition for high schools. The meeting also included a tour of Computer Science facilities and the campus. The 1st Regional University of Windsor High School Programming Competition is being organized by Mr. Ziad Kobti, School of Computer Science for Fall 2004 as a means of promoting the School to keen, gifted high school students.

On Saturday 17 April 2004, the Department of Physics held its first Physics Education Workshop. High School teachers and some of their best physics students, together with Faculty and members of the Physics Club, met at the University to share and discuss common issues relating to physics education. In addition to a student presentation on the Physics and High Technology program, there were also three stimulating and inspiring talks on Quantum Computing, Synchtrotron Physics, and Nanotechnology by recently appointed faculty. About 30 participants from the following local schools attended the event: Vincent Massey, Forester, Essex High, St Anne's, Catholic Central and Maranatha Christian Academy. On Saturday, May 1, additional students from as far away as Cambridge, Ontario, came for talks and a tour of some of our labs. A talk on Modern Theoretical Physics: Successes, Puzzles, and Challenges was given after the lab tour.

In addition to the Education Workshop, Physics Club members have begun a unique initiative in giving presentations at local high school Physics classes. University students communicating enthusiastically to prospective students about post secondary education and Why Windsor? in general and specifically about the Physics and High Technology Program has been enthusiastically received by both students and teachers.

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