Rebecca Cortez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant of $175,000 to support the project, “BRIGE: Morphological Characterization of Nanomaterials by Atomic Force Microscopy.”
A chapter by Jillmarie Murphy, visiting assistant professor of English and American literature, and Ronald A. Bosco, titled “New England Poetry,” is included in the Oxford Handbook of Early American Literature (Oxford University Press, 2008). The chapter examines the dominant critical view of colonial New England verse and the modification of that perspective in the 20th century and offers an in-depth analysis of the major colonial New England poets Michael Wigglesworth, Anne Bradstreet and Edward Taylor.
A book by Jennifer Matsue, professor of music, anthropology and East Asian studies, has been published by Routledge. “Making Music in Japan's Underground: The Tokyo Hardcore Scene” considers how individuals make music in the underground Tokyo hardcore scene, expanding views on the complicated position of young adult Japanese as they negotiate both increasing social demands and escalating problems in society at large.
“Going for the Gold,” by Ashraf Ghaly, professor of engineering, is included in the August issue of Concrete Today. The article describes the innovative design and construction of the Beijing’s Olympic stadium.
An article titled “Landmark in the Air,” which appears in the August issue of Mechanical Engineering, was authored by Professor of Mechanical Engineering Frank Wicks, a frequent contributor to the publication and a licensed pilot of gliders and powered aircraft. The article describes the pioneering glider flights of John Montgomery and how his work helped to inspire the Lockheed brothers, Glenn Martin, Donald Douglas, James McDonnell, Larry Bell, Claude Ryan and William Boeing to design their own airplanes and start major companies.
A book by Rudy Nydegger, professor of psychology and in the School of Management at Union Graduate College, was released in August by Praeger Publishers. “Understanding and Treating Depression: Ways to Find Help and Hope” explains the history, increasing incidence, diagnosis, costs, treatment and other aspects of depression across ages, gender, culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic group and sexual identity.
Daniel O. Mosquera, associate professor of Spanish and Latin American studies, was invited to present his documentary, “Sanpachando” at the Seventh Biennial International / Interdisciplinary Research Conference of the Afro-Latin/American Research Association (ALARA) in Cartagena, Colombia, in August. He also read a paper titled “Cultura Popular y Complicidades de Consumo: San Pacho Llega a Santa Fe de Bogotá, con la Fundación BAT.” He was elected a member of ALARA’s executive committee.