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Fulbright Scholars Directory FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR PROGRAM 1994-95 DIRECTORY OF VISITING FULBRIGHT SCHOLARSAND OCCASIONAL LECTURERS Fulbright Scholar Program 1994-95 Directory of Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Each year over 1,000 scholars from abroad hold Responsibilitiesgrants of host institutions to lecture and conduct research in Am erican colleges and universities under the Fulbright ScholarInstitutions Program. wishing to invite a visiting Fulbright scholar While the majority of the scholars apply fo r grantsshould develop a comprehensive plan for the visit and through Fulbright commissions or U.S. embassiesinform in the lecturer of arrangements well in advance. their home countries, some 30 to 35 are invitedThe by length of the lecturer’s stay at each institution w ill colleges and universities in the United Statesdepend to lecture upon the particular interests of the academic in their specific fields under the Scholar-in-Residencecommunity and the facilities available, but the period Program. should be sufficient to provide an opportunity for the visitor to become acquainted with the educational pro­ To acquaint the American academic communitygram with and the academic life of the host institution. A the visiting scholars and their fields of specialization,program of two to three days’ duration is suggested, or the Council for International Exchange o f Scholarsa longer period if visits to several member institutions (CIES), which cooperates with the United Statesof a consortium are planned. Information Agency in administering the Fulbright Scholar Program, annually publishesDirectory theof Host institutions are asked to provide local transporta­ Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers.tion, accommodations, and meals for the lecturers. The directory, through its listing of grantees’ lecturingThe lecturer should be advised in advance of what the and research topics, assists institutions that wishhost to institution w ill provide. invite scholars to campus via the Occasional LecturerA visiting scholar who wishes to accept a lecturing Program (see below). invitation under this program must submit a formal Available in October, the directory contains a lettercompre­ of invitation from the host institution, along with hensive listing by academic discipline, which includesthe dates of travel and approximate cost of round-trip the scholars’ names, home geographic areas,economy lecturing airfare, one month before the visit is to take or research project titles, American universities place.w ith W ithin two weeks after receiving this informa­ which they are affiliated, and dates of stay in tion,the CIES w ill inform the scholar whether or not the United States. Scholars are also listed alphabetically,travel request has been granted. The scholar is respon­ by home geographic area, and by host state.sible for purchasing his/her airline ticket, and is reim­ bursed up to a maximum of $650 after the travel takes Note: Some visiting scholars currently in the Unitedplace. Due to lim ited funding, each scholar is eligible States did not receive confirmed grants until afterfor only this one trip, although requests to visit more than directory went to press. Names of scholars not includedone institution on a single trip w ill be considered. An in the 1994-95 directory w ill appear in the next edition.exception to the one-trip rule may be made if the scholar guest lectures at colleges and universities serving predominantly minority student populations. The Occasional Lecturer Program Colleges and universities are encouraged toSuggested contact activities for the visiting lecturer may visiting scholars directly (using the faculty associatein clu d e : names and addresses in the directory) to arrange visits by the scholars. The Occasional Lecturer Program• Department- pro­ or school-wide lectures to students and/ vides limited funds for the round-trip transportationor faculty; of scholars who accept lecturing invitations. Special• Lectures in classrooms where the scholar can make a attention is given to the needs of institutions withcontribution little to the discipline; opportunity for international lecturers. • Faculty meetings that allow for an exchange of ideas; • Inform al gatherings of students and faculty; Professional organizations wishing to invite scholars• Home to hospitality offered by the faculty; be presenters or discussants at meetings may also• Meetings u ti­ with community organizations or church lize the Occasional Lecturer Program. Meeting orga­groups that have a special interest in international re- nizers are encouraged to contact visiting scholarstions; directly. • Panel participation at professional conferences. For more information on the Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, write to the Council for Inter­ national Exchange of Scholars, 3007 Tilden Street, N.W., Suite 5M, Washington, D.C. 20008-3009, or call 202/686-8664. 3 Geographical listings in this publication are a matter of administrative convenience and are not intended to imply a United States government position on the legal status of the areas listed. 4 Visiting Scholars by Academic Field Agriculture AI-Qunaibet, Mohammad El-Gendy, Shaker Mostafa Head, Department of Agricultural Engineering,Professor, King Saud Department of Dairy Science, Faculty of University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt Research: Saudi Existing Wheat Capital InvestmentsResearch: Enhancement and Improvement of Cheese Beyond 1994 R ipening University of California—Davis, College o f AgriculturalRutgers University—New Brunswick, Department of Dairy and Environmental Sciences, Department o f AgriculturalScience, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Economics, Davis, CA 95616 c/o Dr. Thomas J. Montville c/o Dr. Richard Green Four months: June 1994— O ctober 1994 Three months: July 1994— September 1994 Ellekjaer, M arit Risberg Arimi, Samuel M utwiri Senior Research Scientist, Department of Quality Head of Section, Department of Public Health, Analysis, Norwegian Food Research Institute, Aas, Pharmacology, and Toxicology, Faculty o f VeterinaryNorw ay Medicine, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, KenyaResearch: Experimental Design and Multivariate Analysis Research: Evaluation of Optimal Methods fo r Recoveryin Product of and Process Development and Optimization Injured Listeria from Food Systems o f Foods University of Vermont, Office of the Dean and Director,University of Wisconsin—Madison, Center for Quality and Division of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Productivity Improvement, Madison, WI 53705 Extension, Burlington, VT 05405-0106 c/o D r. Soren Bisgaard c/o Dr. Catherine W. Donnelly Tw elve months: August 1994— July 1995 Nine months: September 1994— June 1995 Guennadiev, Alexandre Nikolay Benabdeljelil, Khalid Professor, Department of Geography, Moscow State Professor, Department of Animal Science, AgronomUniversity, y and Moscow, Russia Veterinary Institute, King Hassan II University, Rabat,Research: Methodology of Soil Resources Inventory and Morocco Environmental Management Research: Improving Poultry Performance w ith OptimumUniversity of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign, Department of Feed Formulations in Hot Environmental ConditionsAgronomy, Champaign, IL 61820 University of Minnesota—TWin Cities, College o f c/o Dr. Kenneth R. Olson Agriculture, Department of Animal Sciences, St. FivePaul, months: August 1994— January 1995 M N 55108 Mahgoub, Salah-Eldin Osman c/o D r. Craig Coon Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty Six months: M arch 1995—August 1995 of Agriculture, University Khartoum, Shambat, Sudan Cenkvari, Eva Research: Food and N utrition Security of the Urban Poor: Research Fellow, Department of Animal N utrition,Nutritional Implications of Food Distribution Systems Pannon University of Agricultural Sciences, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Research: Animal Nutrition: Fat and Protein SupplyAmes, of LA 50011 Ruminants c/o Dr. Mark Love Ohio State University—Main Campus, Ohio AgriculturalF our months: August 1994— December 1994 Research and Development Center, Department of M athe, Akos Dairy Science, Columbus, OH 44691-4096 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Physiology, c/o Dr. D.L. Palmquist University of Horticulture and Food Industry, Budapest, Five months: January 1995—June 1995 H ungary Chakib, Jenane Lecturing and Research: Biology and Cultivation of Faculty Member, Department of Agricultural Engineering,Medicinal Plants Agronomy and Veterinary Institute, Hassan II University of Massachusetts—Amherst, Department of University, Rabat, Morocco Plant and Soil Sciences, Amherst, M A 01003 Research: Improved Control of the Use of Agrochemicalsc/o Dr. Lyle E. Craker in Crops Production Five months: January 1995—June 1995 University of Nebraska—Lincoln, Institute o f AgriculturePanariti, Edmond and Natural Resources, Department of BiologicalHead, Department of Toxicology and Environmental Systems Engineering, Lincoln, NE 68588 Pollution, Institute of Veterinary Research, Tirana, c/o D r. Leonard Bashford A lb a n ia Five months: July 1994— December 1994 Research: Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids Intoxications in Dale, Glenn Thomas Livestock in Albania Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of EngineeringUniversity and of Kentucky, Department of Veterinary Science, Applied Science, Queensland University, Indooroopilly,Lexington, KY 40506-0032 A ustralia c/o Dr. Peter Timoney Research: Map-Based
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