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Fulbright Scholars Directory LEIGH SOURS ECA/A/E ROOM 234 I Fulbright Scholar Program 1996-97 D irectory o f Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Fulbright Scholar Program 1996-97 Directory of Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers FULBRIGHT USIA FULBRIGHT SENIOR SCHOLAR PROGRAM Visiting Fulbright Scholars and Occasional Lecturers Each year some 800 scholars from abroad hold grantsResponsibilities of host institutions to lecture and conduct research in American colleges and universities under the Fulbright Scholar Program.Institutions wishing to invite a visiting Fulbright scholar While the m ajority of the scholars apply for 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, approximately 30 are invitedThe by length of the lecturer’s stay at each institution will colleges and universities in the United States todepend 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 community withgram 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 States of a consortium are planned. Information Agency in administering the Fulbright Scholar Program, annually publishesDirectory the of 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 wish to host institution will 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 compre­letter 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, lecturingeconomy airfare, one month before the visit is to take or research project titles, American universities withplace. W ithin two weeks after receiving this informa­ which they are affiliated, and dates of stay in the tion, CIES will 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 limited funding, each scholar is eligible States did not receive confirmed grants until afterfor this only one trip, although requests to visit more than directory went to press. Names of scholars not includedone institution on a single trip will be considered. An in the 1996-97 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 or The Occasional Lecturer Program programs serving the physically challenged. Colleges and universities are encouraged to contact visiting scholars directly (using the faculty associateSuggested activities for the visiting lecturer may names and addresses in the directory) to arrangeinclude: visits by the scholars. The Occasional Lecturer Program pro­ vides limited funds for the round-trip transportation• Department- of or school-wide lectures to students and/ scholars who accept lecturing invitations. Special or faculty; attention is given to the needs of institutions •with Lectures little in classrooms where the scholar can make a opportunity for international lecturers. contribution to the discipline; • Faculty meetings that allow for an exchange of ideas; Professional organizations wishing to invite scholars• Informal to gatherings of students and faculty; be presenters or discussants at meetings may also• uti­ Home hospitality offered by the faculty; lize the Occasional Lecturer Program. Meeting orga­• Meetings with community organizations or religious nizers are encouraged to contact visiting scholars groups that have a special interest in international re­ directly. lations; • 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, NW, Suite 5M, Washington, DC 20008-3009, call 202/686-8664, [email protected] , or visit our World Wide Web page at http://www.cies.org. 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 o f the areas listed. Visiting Scholars by Academic Field Agriculture Abusteit, Ezz Aldin Habib, Leila Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Assistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria Research: Integrated Weed Management of WaterResearch: The Dissolution of Phosphate Rocks by Root Hyacinth Exudates North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, c/o Dr. Fred T. Corbin International Fertilizer Development Center, Six months: January 1996-July 1996 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Muscle Shoals, A L 35662 Alloush, Ghiath c/o Dr. S.H. Norman Chien Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science andSix months: Plant June 1996-December 1996 Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Lattakia, Syria Ippolito, Antonio Research:Phosphorus Uptake Efficiency in DifferentResearch Scientist, Department of Plant Protection and Cultivars of Chickpea Plants Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Bari, Bari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Italy Blacksburg, VA 24061-0202 Research: Modes of Action of the Antagonist c/o Dr. Ralph B. Clark Aureobasidium Pullulans L47 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Appalachian SoilU.S. and Department of Agriculture, North Atlantic Area, Water Conservation Research Laboratory, Beckley,Appalachian W V Fruit Research Station, Kearneysville, WV 25802-0867 25430-9425 c/o Dr. Ralph B. Clark c/o Dr. D. Michael Glenn Six months: September 1996—March 1997 Three months: October 1996-December 1996 Anwar, Safdar Jeliazkov, Valtcho Demirov Associate Professor, Department of Plant Pathology,Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Growing, Higher Barani Agricultural College, Rawalpindi, PakistanInstitute of Agriculture, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Research: Making Transgenic Cotton Plants Research: Aromatic Plant Production in Polluted Soils University of Arizona, Department of Plant Pathology,University o f Massachusetts—Amherst, Laboratories for Tucson, A Z 85721 Natural Products, Department of Plant and Soil c/o Dr. Zhongguo Xiong Sciences, Amherst, M A 01003-7245 Nine months: December 1996—August 1997 c/o Dr. Lyle E. Cracker Six months: September 1996—March 1997 Awumbila, Bawa Lecturer, Department of Animal Science, Faculty ofJobre, Yilma Agriculture, University of Ghana, Legon, GhanaAssistant Professor, Department o f Pathology and Research: Prevalence of Mycoplasma Bovis in FeedlotParasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Addis Cattle in Iowa and the Midwest Ababa University, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia Iowa State University of Science and Technology,Research: College Comparison of Relationships Between of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medical ResearchHemoglobin Types and Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Institute, Ames, IA 50011-1240 Research in Fasciola Hepatica Infected Sheep c/o Dr. Ricardo F. Rosenbusch Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Nine months: October 1996—July 1997 Mechanical College, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Fagoaga Garcia, Carmen Parasitology, Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Researcher, Agrarian Research Institute of Valencia,c/o Dr. John B. Malone Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, GovernmentNine months: October 1996—July 1997 of Valencia, Moncada, Valencia, Spain Research: Development of Genetically EngineeredKassa, Tesfu Tomatoes for Resistance to Tomato Spotted W iltAssociate Virus Professor, Department of Animal Health Cornell University, New York State Agriculture Production and Radiobiology, Institute of Pathobiology, Experiment Station, Department of Plant Pathology,Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Geneva, NY 14456-0462 Research: Ovarian Follicular Dynamics and Embryonic c/o Dr. Dennis Gonsalves Death in Bos Taras Strain Holstein Heifers Six months: July 1996-December 1996 University o f Florida, Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Dairy Science, Gainesville, FL 32611 c/o Dr. W illiam Thatcher Nine months: September 1996-June 1997 6 Agriculture Kleps, Cristian University of California-Davis, Department of Vegetable Main Inspector, Department of
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