Acknowledging the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to knowledge, the University maintains organized research units outside the usual department structures. These bureaus, centers, institutes, laboratories and consortia offer valuable opportunities for faculty and students to engage in research and study in specialized areas and in public service activities.

Bureaus

Bureau of Governmental Research: Executive Director: Catherine Riley. Bureau of Governmental Research activities relate primarily to the problems of state and local government in Maryland. The Bureau engages in research and publishes findings with reference to local, state and national governments and their interrelationships. It undertakes surveys, sponsored programs and grants, and offers its assistance and service to units of government in Maryland. The Bureau furnishes opportunities for qualified students interested in research and career development in state and local administration.

Centers

Center on Aging: Director: Laura Wilson. Established in 1974, the Center on Aging has a university-wide mandate to promote aging-related activities. The Center's goals are to: (1) conduct disciplinary and interdisciplinary aging- related research; (2) encourage departments, schools and colleges to pursue aging-related research and develop gerontologically- oriented courses; (3) provide students with educational programs, field experiences, training opportunities and job placements that will prepare them for careers in aging-related occupations; and (4) conduct training programs, sponsor conferences and provide on and off-campus technical assistance to meet the needs of practitioners who serve older persons. The Center coordinates the Graduate Gerontology Certificate for students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in regular University departments as well as for those who return to the campus as advanced special students. Contact the Center at 405-2469.

Center for Agricultural and Natural Resource Policy: Director: Bruce Gardner. Housed in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, the primary objective of the Center is to encourage and support relevant research on major policy issues in the broad area of agriculture and natural resources and their impact upon Maryland. In addition, the Center has an outreach program of publications, conferences, and consultation to extend the results of research and to influence policy decisions. Faculty throughout the University of Maryland System are encourage to participate.

Center for Architectural Design and Research (CADRE): Director: John W. Hill. Housed in the School of Architecture, CADRE was established in 1978 to permit faculty and students of the School of Architecture to offer services and gain experience in areas not accessible through the University of Maryland's customary channels for funded research. A wide range of planning and design problems exists throughout the state in communities and towns that find themselves deteriorating or threatened by uncontrolled expansion. These problems often require capabilities and approaches not usually offered by architectural and engineering firms. Town or country officials and local citizens call upon CADRE to assist in evaluating problems, making recommendations for action and implementing solutions. Examples of past projects include a master plan proposed on the historic National Colonial Farm; the Hyattsville Main Street revitalization study; the Colmar Manor and Cottage City commercial corridor study; facilities planning studies for two Maryland counties; and the Brookville historic study and plan. CADRE is a non-profit corporation, chartered by the State of Maryland.

Center for Automation Research: Director: Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld. The Center for Automation Research, established in 1983, conducts interdisciplinary research in many areas of automation. The Center currently consists of three laboratories: Computer Vision, Autonomous Mobile Robotics, and Robotics. Some of the principal areas of interest of these laboratories are as follows:

Computer Vision: autonomous vehicle navigation; object recognition; document image understanding; image and map databases; machine architectures for vision; image processing algorithms and software.

Autonomous Mobile Robotics: motion planning; mobile robot control; space robotics.

Robotics: control systems; kinematics; dynamics; computer- aided design; manufacturing automation; modeling and identification; artificial intelligence; locomotion; structural design; applications.

The Casey Journalism Center for Children and Families: Director: Cathy Trost. See the description included in the entry for the Graduate Program in Journalism in this catalog.

Committee on East Asian Studies (CEAS): Chair: Eleanor Kerkham, 405-2855. Operating under the auspices of the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Committee is composed of faculty, staff, and students concerned with the development of East Asian studies at College Park. The Committee publicizes East Asian course offerings, promotes exchange programs, and sponsors numerous public activities including film festivals, public lectures, theatrical and musical performances, seminars, and conferences.

Comparative Education Center: Acting Director: Dennis Herschbach. Established in 1967, the Comparative Education Center provides cross-cultural encouragement and assistance to faculty and students with international education interests. The Center arranges study visits for educators from other countries, holds symposia, workshops and occasional lectures, and periodically publishes essays on international education topics. The Center is associated with the Department of Education Policy, Planning, and Administration (EDPA), and draws from the international experience of faculty members within EDPA, the College of Education, and the University of Maryland. For more information please contact 405-5242, or fax 405-3573.

Center for Curriculum Development and Change: Director: Steve Selden. The Center is committed to working with public and private schools, schools of nursing and medicine, business and industrial organizations, museums, and governmental and private agencies on issues pertaining to curriculum development and change.

The Center serves these groups on plans for designing, implementing and evaluating curriculum programs; advanced study and in-service education for faculty and administrators; networking and identification of specialized experts in the curriculum field; and development of national and international curriculum programs and exchanges. The Center is associated with the Department of Education Policy, Planning and Administration.

Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship: Director: Dr. Charles Heller. The Center is part of the College of Business and Management. Established in 1988, the Center furnishes direct assistance to new and emerging growth business in the Mid- Atlantic region, provides entrepreneurship courses to business students, and develops a body of scholarly research on timely entrepreneurial topics.

The Dingman Center's academic program consists of a concentration in Entrepreneurship. MBA students with a concentration in Entrepreneurship must complete two required courses (BMGT 780, New Venture Creation, and BMGT 740, New Venture Finance) and two electives selected from an additional nine courses in Entrepreneurship. The Dingman Center also provides entrepreneurship students with hands-on experience via Group Field Projects with entrepreneurial companies and various activities sponsored by the Center. Two MBA-level scholarships - James E. Dingman Entrepreneur Scholarships and Rudolph P. Lamone Entrepreneur Scholarships - are available to MBA students. For more information about the Center, call 405- 2144.

Center for the Study of Education Policy and Human Values: Director: Barbara Finkelstein; Co-Director, Higher Education Programs: Robert Birnbaum. The International Center, established in 1979, supports collaborative research, curriculum development, and program evaluation activities related to compelling political and ethical issues in education. Emphasis is placed on the interethnic, interracial, intercultural, and international dimensions of education policy, planning, and practice. The International Center maintains a particular interest in cross-cultural and comparative historical analyses of childhood, family life, schooling, higher education, and curriculum policy in Japan and the United States.

Multilateral studies comparing cultural and leadership dimensions of education policies are ongoing, as are studies of curriculum policies under conditions of intractable conflict. There are two leadership education programs associated with the Center: National Intercultural Education Leadership Institute (NIELI) and the Mid-Atlantic Region Japan-in-the-Schools Program (MARJiS). Contact the Center for further information at (301) 405-7350.

Engineering Research Center: Director: Dr. Herbert Rabin; Executive Director: Dr. David F. Barbe. The Engineering Research Center fosters collaboration between the University of Maryland and Maryland industry, with the ultimate goal of building a more vital industrial base and a stronger university. The center facilitates collaboration through four approaches: direct technical assistance to companies; research partnerships with companies; access to campus faculty, resources, and office space for start-up companies; and development of new engineering research capabilities in specific areas of interest to industry. These approaches are carried out by four programs. The Technology Extension Service (TES) provides on-site technical assistance to small and mid-sized companies throughout Maryland by highly qualified engineers, in five field offices in the state, who establish direct linkages between companies and university faculty. The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPs) Program establishes joint university and company projects in which faculty and students conduct research in areas of economic benefit to Maryland companies. The Technology Advancement Program (TAP) fosters the development of new companies in Maryland through an incubator program for technology-oriented start-up companies. Lastly, the Technology Initiatives Program (TIP) provides selective enhancement of the research capability of the College of Engineering in technical areas of increasing relevance to the industrial sector.

An objective of the programs of the Center is to provide students with an opportunity to sample the world of technically oriented businesses while pursuing a degree on campus. Graduate students benefit from the programs of the Engineering Research Center in many ways. Advanced graduate students can participate in TES projects, providing technical assistance to Maryland companies. Most MIPs projects support students pursuing advanced degrees. Start-up companies in the TAP program incubator often employ graduate students part time. Graduate students also have opportunities to work with advanced equipment purchased for engineering laboratories via the Technology Initiatives Program.

Center for Environmental Energy Engineering (CEEE): Director: Dr. Richard Radermacher. CEEE is a cross- disciplinary research and education program which contributes to advanced energy conversion technologies that meet environmental and economic concerns. The focus of CEEE is in three areas: energy conversion cycles, enhanced heat and mass transfer, and thermophysical property measurements and data bases. The CEEE research team consists of six faculty, six post-doctoral researchers, and thirty graduate students.

The principal goal of the CEEE program is to transfer academic engineering research and development into practical use. To accomplish this goal, we bring together a team of researchers from a broad range of engineering disciplines with their industrial counterparts to work on commonly defined problems. Current research includes extensive laboratory measurements, modeling and analysis, and computer-aided engineering in energy system development, particularly in the area of heat pumps, refrigeration systems, enhanced heat and mass transfer, and environmentally safe refrigerants.

The Center encourages student participation at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The Center strives to bring the knowledge and methods which come from industry interaction into course material and texts to amplify the educational impact. Graduates who worked in our Center have found employment in industry often before their graduation because of the applied nature of the program and good relationship with industry. For more information please contact the center at 301-405-5286.

The Center for Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences (CESDIS), which is located at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, is jointly funded by the University of Maryland and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration through the Universities Space Research Association (USRA), a consortium of 62 universities.

The Center began formal operation in Spring 1988 and has awarded several contracts for research projects in the academic computer science research community. CESDIS supports computer scientists working in close collaboration with space and earth scientists on problems of joint interest and those of direct relevance to NASA. The focus is on processing and managing data from space observing systems and conducting research on other applications of computer science to space data.

Family Service Center: Director: Dr. Carol A. Werlinich. The Family Service Center (FSC), established in 1980, is the research and training arm of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program in the Department of Family Studies. The mission of the Center's multifaceted programs is to enhance the quality of life for Maryland families and the communities in which they reside. This program is accredited by the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.

The Center offers: (1) direct marital and family therapy service; (2) a variety of therapy groups for couples, single parents, adolescents and their families, etc.; (3) publication of The Maryland Family, a vehicle for the optimal functioning of families in the community; (4) the locus for clinical data collection and research; and (5) the primary training site for the department's clinical students.

Of these activities, therapy training and direct services to families are central. For 15 years, the Center has helped train family therapy professionals, and the Center provides marriage and family therapy services to over 500 Maryland families each year. No family is refused service because of an inability to pay. The Center has a full-time staff as well as associated faculty members and graduate students.

Family Research Center: Director: Dr. Roger H. Rubin, 405-4004. The purpose of the Family Research Center (FRC) is to enhance family research opportunities by securing extramural funding and encouraging cooperative ventures within the University and with other institutions. A variety of ongoing and special research projects are operated in the Center. Components of the Center, which is associated with the Department of Family Studies, have included projects on homeless families, marriage and family therapy, the Black church in family and community life, and imprisoned mothers.

Center for Innovation: Director: Jerald Hage. The Center is primarily concerned with the development of new sociological and social science theories as well as action research projects designed to create institutional and economic change. The Center is supported by both the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources as well as grants from various funding agencies. Contact 405- 6395 for more information.

Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS): Director: Charles Caldwell; Principal Investigator and Chair: Mancur Olson. IRIS provides technical assistance and research analyses to groups seeking to improve laws, rules, and procedures in support of the development of competitive markets and democracy in developing and transition societies. IRIS research and field programs help analyze and promote reforms related to: 1) property and contract rights - commercial laws and regulations, company and contract laws, intellectual property rights, and capital market development; 2) competitive markets and participatory political processes - competition policy, business registration, consumer protection, deregulation, and anti-monopoly policy; and 3) good government - fiscal federalism, tax enforcement, and constitutionalism and rule of law. IRIS is active in countries including Armenia, India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine. For more information please contact the center at (301) 405-3110, or E- mail: info@iris.econ.umd.edu.

Center for International Business (CIB): Director: Pete Morici. CIB's role is to develop and expand the international teaching, research, and outreach activities of the College of Business and Management. For international activities, the Center provides the point of contact between the College and broader university, other educational institutions and organizations, and the business community in the Baltimore-Washington area.

Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM): Director: Dr. Ernest J. Wilson, III. The Center is a think tank and research unit focusing on the study, management and resolution of protracted domestic and regional conflicts, population pressures, and related issues of political, economic and social development. It has close faculty and student links to the Department of Government and Politics.

A major concern of the Center since its founding in 1981 has been with the analysis and resolution of "protracted social conflicts." These are long-term conflicts among national, ethnic, religious, or cultural communities involving deep-rooted issues of identity, security, and opportunity for effective participation is the larger social context. The challenge is to provide analyses and to devise techniques that allow the parties to go beyond the adversarial framework of official diplomacy, to recognize and begin to address cooperatively the underlying identity and developmental needs as experienced by each community.

Extensive information on processes of international and domestic conflict and cooperation, and the groups involved in them, is available from two global data banks maintained by the Center: The Conflict and Peace Data Bank (COPDAB), developed by Edward Azar and being updated under the direction of John L. Davies in the Global Event-Data System (GEDS); and the Minorities at Risk Project, directed by T.R. Gurr. GEDS provides widely used data on the daily interactions of over 150 nation-states and some 200 non-state groups worldwide for much of the post-World War II period. The Minorities at Risk project is a global survey with coded profiles of 240 ethnic groups and data on their current concerns and their involvement in conflict since 1945. The "Partners in Conflict" project promotes active cooperation in research, teaching and training among active elements in the civil societies of conflicting nations and states.

Other current projects at CIDCM are concerned with: Protracted Social Conflict; Population, Development and Peace; Conflict and Environmental Change; International Conflict Management; Ethnicity and Conflict; and Regional Studies. New projects examine the contribution of business interest associations to international development and to conflict management. Faculty at the Center teach regular courses on related topics within the University of Maryland, and supervise the research and training of the many graduate students and undergraduate interns involved in the above projects.

Service to the wider community of scholars and to the public include: sponsorship of public lectures, seminar, and policy round-table discussions on a variety of contemporary issues; and hosting resident and visiting scholars and fellows from the United States and other parts of the world.

Center for International Security Studies at Maryland: Executive Director: Frances Burwell; Director: I. M. Destler. First established in 1984 as the Maryland International Security Project, the Center for International Security Studies at Maryland provides university-wide opportunities for research, training and publication in the field of international security and foreign policy. The Center works with many campus colleges and departments to provide conferences, guest lectures and special seminars throughout the year on topics that relate to the complex challenges of achieving peace and security in the 1990s. Curriculum development includes such courses as: Economic Analysis and International Security; Alliance Relations; Science, Technology and National Security; and Ethics and National Security Policy. Each year, the Center invites a multinational group of junior and senior scholars here to work with the Center's faculty, staff and students on a variety of individual and collaborative projects. The Center also maintains an archive of selected historical materials in international security affairs. Current collaborative projects include the Nuclear History Program and Women In International Security (WIIS). Information contact: (301) 405-7601.

Knight Center for Specialized Journalism: Director: Howard Bray. See the description included in the entry for the Graduate Program in Journalism in this catalog or contact the Center at (301) 405-2411.

The Language Center: Acting Director: Charlotte Groff Aldridge. The Language Center, located in Jimenez Hall, promotes cross-departmental projects in teaching and research relating to other languages and cultures. It provides for the common needs of language instruction for all the campus units involved in second language acquisition, including training for teaching assistants, lecture series, and research and professional development programs. The center serves as an umbrella unit for the Language House, Language Media Services, and the Foreign Language Program (FOLA). For more information, contact (301) 405-4926.

Latin American Studies Center: Director: Saul Sosnowski. Phone: 405-6459; Fax: 405-3665. As a vital part of the international community of scholars, the Latin American Studies Center (LASC) has built its strength through a broad interdisciplinary approach to the region. Over 70 faculty affiliated with different Departments throughout UMCP have developed research and academic programs with prominent Latin American intellectuals. The Center also holds conferences, symposia on a variety of issues, and sponsors publication and distribution of the resulting volumes and of occasional papers. The Center is home of the project "A Culture for Democracy in Latin America" and the residency site for Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS, U.S. Department of Education) under Title VI which grant graduate students the opportunity to enhance their knowledge of the region and their language skills. The Center also offers post- doctoral fellowships which bring senior and junior researchers in the Humanities and Social Sciences to UMCP.

The Maryland Center for Quality and Productivity: Director: Tom Tuttle. The Maryland Center for Quality and Productivity operates within the College of Business and Management. Established in 1977, the Maryland Center promotes productivity, quality and labor-management cooperation in Maryland. The Center helps organizations develop productivity measurement systems, employee involvement programs, productivity gain-sharing systems, joint labor-management projects and other "tactical" improvements.

The Center has four major functions: 1) to foster increased quality and productivity and to increase competitiveness through direct technical assistance to public and private sector organizations in Maryland; 2) to act as a clearinghouse for information about quality and productivity and publish a bimonthly newsletter, The Maryland Workplace; 3) to increase knowledge levels about quality and productivity in Maryland through the regular curriculum of the University, as well as through training programs sponsored by the Center; and 4) to conduct research that adds to the body of knowledge about quality and productivity.

The Center has two offices; the College Park office handles consulting and training activities and the Baltimore office conducts quality and productivity assessments for Maryland manufacturing firms.

Maryland Justice Analysis Center: Director: Charles Wellford. This Center was established by Executive Order of the Governor as a part of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The purpose of the Center is to conduct statistical studies of criminal and juvenile justice issues identified in consultation with State and local criminal justice agencies. Funding for the Center is provided by the U.S. Department of Justice and by various criminal justice agencies.

Center for Mathematics Education: Director: Dr. Anna Graeber. The Center for Mathematics Education facilitates a graduate program in mathematics education relating mathematics, psychology and learning. The Center provides a setting in which graduate students, faculty, participating children, parents and appropriate visitors can become involved in the formal and informal interactions so essential to applied research on the learning and teaching of mathematics.

In support of its graduate program, the Center sponsors two major projects: the Mathematics Clinic and the Mathematics Teaching Laboratory. The Mathematics Clinic provides a setting where graduate students can study the teaching and learning of mathematics as they work directly with students in grades 1-12 who have difficulty learning mathematics. Models and procedures for the diagnosis and remediation of learning difficulties in mathematics are tested and refined in the Clinic.

The Mathematics Teaching Laboratory provides an extensive array of materials for teaching elementary school mathematics that Center faculty and graduate students not only evaluate but also use in their work with children or pre-service teachers.

Center for Political Participation and Leadership: Director: Dr. Georgia Jones Sorenson. The Center was created to foster future generations of political leaders through education, service, and training. The Center's undergraduate educational activities include the College Park Scholars in Public Leadership, an upper level curriculum in political leadership, and a minor in political leadership for Government and Politics majors. The Center's research activities focus on leadership. Political leadership, ethics, and political leadership and participation. Professor James MacGregor Burns serves as Senior Scholar and research director. The Kellogg Leadership Studies Program, housed at the Center, supports fifty of the country's most eminent leadership scholars. The new Kellogg National Resources Center for Public Leadership which is housed at the Center links citizens, communities, activists, and scholars from around the world. The Center has provided leadership and civic education in the U.S. and in twenty-seven countries around the world. Curriculum projects and other initiatives funded by foundations and the federal government are on-going.

Center on Population, Gender, and Social Inequality: Director: Harriet B. Presser. The Center is a population research and training program located in the Department of Sociology. The Center supports interdisciplinary research on the determinants and consequences of population processes such as fertility, mortality, migration, labor force participation, and family formation and dissolution. More specifically, Center research focuses on the interrelationships between two core elements of social structure (gender and social inequality) and population processes. Research is funded largely by external grants and presently offers graduate student traineeships for students from developing countries through the Hewlett Foundation. The Center sponsors a regularly scheduled seminar series with speakers drawn locally as well as from outside of the region and an audience drawn primarily from the Washington/Baltimore metropolitan area.

Reading Center: Director: Dr. Mariam Jean Dreher. The Reading Center provides support services for undergraduate and graduate students in the area of reading education. The Center's faculty believe that a positive learning environment facilitates learning; they are continuously searching for ways to improve reading instruction.

The Center operates a diagnostic and remedial clinic in which graduate students work with children who have mild to severe reading difficulties. Clinical diagnosis and instruction are of the highest quality and are closely supervised. Hundreds of graduate students have refined their diagnostic and remedial instructional skills in the clinic, which has assisted more than 2,000 children. The clinic also provides a pool of research subjects for faculty and graduate students.

The Center facilitates faculty research by awarding small grants, obtaining research subjects, and sponsoring staff development in such areas as research design and statistical procedures.

Collaborative efforts are made with other UMCP faculty as well as with the Maryland State Department of Education and the local schools. These efforts have resulted in interdisciplinary classes, conferences, and research projects. Faculty and graduate students aid local schools by conducting in-service activities, consulting on curriculum development, and providing support to parent organizations. For more information contact (301) 405- 3158.

Center for Reliability Engineering: Director: Dr. Mohammad Modarres. The Center enhances the opportunity for industrial and university cooperation in the area of reliability engineering. It also expedites the application of research results and directs current research to primary industry needs. Expert systems developed within the center are being used in the nuclear industry and by the government (NRC) and data base systems developed at the center are now in use in the automobile industry.

Center for Renaissance and Baroque Studies: Founding Director: S. Schoenbaum (UMCP); Executive Director: Adele Seeff (UMCP). Housed in the campus' College of Arts and Humanities, the Center was established in 1981 to consolidate existing strengths in Renaissance and Baroque studies at the University of Maryland at College Park, and building on these strengths to create dynamic interdisciplinary programs of national and international renown. The Center has several objectives: to enhance programs in the College of Arts and Humanities by fostering cross-departmental collaboration; to provide new research and teaching opportunities and increased professional exposure for faculty within the College; to increase visibility for the College of Arts and Humanities by promoting ties with other Maryland and capital-area research and cultural institutions; to enrich the life of the University and area community through lectures, conferences, exhibitions, concerts and other public presentations; and to build partnerships with secondary and middle school faculty in the Maryland public schools.

The Center sponsors projects such as the scholar-in-residence program, which appoints a distinguished scholar for a semester to teach, lecture and conduct faculty colloquia; a visiting actor program; an annual interdisciplinary symposium; and year-long programs and summer institutes for secondary school teachers of literature and the fine arts. Phone: 405-6830.

Center for Research in Public Communication: Director: Dr. Mark R. Levy. The Center is designed to facilitate research by faculty of the College of Journalism, and by advanced graduate students, into the structures and processes of public communication, including journalism, pubic relations, advertising and other forms of mass communication.

The Center's philosophy has three elements: 1) stress on the holistic character of the public communication process; 2) concern with comparative cross-cultural research; and 3) policy orientation. This philosophy underlies the studies conducted by the Center's research associates.

Some examples of planned and on-going projects include: a study of the process of the globalization of television news, comprising a comparative multi-national investigation of the production, content and audience decodings of television news; the role of media as sources of interpretative frameworks defining social issues; and a five-year study, funded by the foundation of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), on excellence in public relations and communication management; and a study of the how those departments contribute to the effectiveness of their organizations; and a study of "The New Television Marketplace" that examines the implications of the changes in the television marketplace for the diversity, innovation, quality and creative freedom in American television programming.

Center for Rotorcraft Education and Research: Director: Dr. Inderjit Chopra. The Center for Rotorcraft Education and Research operates within the Department of Aerospace Engineering and is one of three Centers of Excellence in Rotorcraft Technology created by the U.S. Army Research Office in 1982 and currently funded by the Army/NASA National Rotorcraft Technology Center. There are two other major Army sponsored research programs carried out at the Center: an interdisciplinary University Research Initiative (URI) entitled "Innovations and Applications of Smart Structures Technology to Rotorcraft Systems" (1992-1997) and a multidisciplinary URI entitled "Innovative Smart Technologies for an Actively Controlled Jet- Smooth Quiet Rotorcraft" (1996-2001). The purpose of the Center is to expand the rotorcraft technology base through the conduct of research and the training of M.S. and Ph.D. rotorcraft specialists.

Graduate studies and research are conducted in rotorcraft aeroelasticity, aerodynamics, flight stability, acoustics, smart structures, and composite structures. The Center conducts a broad range of analytical, computational, and experimental research, with major projects in helicopter prediction and measurement of vibration and loads, active/passive damping control, computational aeroacoustics, active control of vibration and noise using smart structures technology, reconfigurable flight control systems, health and usage monitoring, rotor wakes in maneuvering flight, rotor unsteady aerodynamics repair of composite structures and tilt rotor dynamics.

The facilities for experimental research include several wind tunnels, the Composite Research Laboratory (CORE), two rotorcraft model rigs, a rotorcraft hover test facility, a rotor vacuum chamber, a structural dynamics laboratory, smart structures laboratories, two shops for model and fixture fabrication, and a laboratory computer network for data acquisition, reduction, and presentation. Phone: 405-1121.

Science Teaching Center: Director: Dr. John W. Layman. The Science Teaching Center, through the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, offers master's and doctoral degrees specializing in science education. Students may focus their studies on research in: science curriculum development, evaluation, and implementation; interactive computer systems; problem solving and inquiry processes; science classroom processes and management; learning science in non-school settings; studying how students learn science; science and learning from texts and visuals; science teacher development. In addition, other education topics at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels directly related to the learning and teaching of science can be pursued.

Currently, the Center consists of four professors, a support staff, and 40 active master's and doctoral students. Faculty members collaborate with graduate students to actively engage in research in new technologies, reading comprehension, and classroom processes. A comprehensive collection of curriculum materials and documents enhances the functioning of the Center.

Flexible course requirements allow students to develop competence in the theory and research of science education, as well as in a science discipline. Graduate students consult with a faculty adviser to develop a program of study that meets their needs and interests. The core of the student's program consists of coursework in science education, research methodology, and science. For more information, contact (301) 405-3166.

Center for Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music: Director: H. Robert Cohen; Associate Director: Luke Jensen; Research Coordinator: Richard Kitson. The Center for Studies in Nineteenth-Century Music promotes research focusing on nineteenth-century music and musical life. The Center's programs are designed to facilitate the study, collection, editing, indexing, and publication of documentary source materials considered invaluable for furthering research in this area. The Center also promotes research focusing on the development of computer programs and laser printing techniques that permit both the realization of internationally coordinated scholarly undertakings dealing with immense amounts of documentation and the production of scholarly publications in a camera-ready format. The Center welcomes the participation of graduate students, offering an opportunity to participate in internationally sanctioned research programs.

The Center is responsible for the production of the R_pertoire international de la presse musicale (RIPM), one of the most extensive editorial undertakings in the history of musicology. Functioning under the auspices of the International Musicological Society, the International Association of Music Libraries, and UNESCO's International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies - and with the collaboration of scholars and institutions in some eighteen countries - the Center is producing 150 volumes over a fifteen year period (1988-2002). Ninety volumes are in print as of July 1996. When completed, RIPM will contain volumes in fifteen languages. The Center is also responsible for producing the monograph series Musical Life in Nineteenth-Century France (published by Pendragon Press) and the journal Periodica Musica. The Center can be reached at (301) 405-7780.

Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR): Director: Eric D. Wish. Established in 1990, CESAR is a research unit sponsored by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. CESAR staff gather, analyze, and disseminate information on substance abuse issues, including crime, and monitor drug and crime indicators throughout Maryland. CESAR aids state and local governments in responding to the problem of substance abuse by informing policy makers, practitioners, and the public about substance abuse - its nature and extent, its prevention and treatment, and its relation to other problems. Faculty members from across campus are involved with CESAR-based research, creating a center in which substance abuse issues are analyzed from multi-disciplinary perspectives. Students obtain advanced technical training and hands-on experience through their involvement in original surveys, statistical analyses, and other research. For more information about CESAR, call the CESAR Librarian at 403-8329.

Center for Superconductivity Research: Director: Richard L. Greene. The Center for Superconductivity Research directs interdisciplinary research in basic and applied superconductivity. The faculty members associated with the Center have appointments in the Physics, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, and Materials Science departments. The Center's goals are: 1) to increase knowledge of the phenomena of superconductivity and of superconducting materials; 2) to train students needed for future superconducting technologies; and 3) to interact with industry in the development of superconducting applications.

The Center emphasizes graduate programs and research although undergraduate participation is encouraged. The active research program of the faculty, research associates, students and visiting scientists is recognized worldwide and serves as a focus for the latest information on the science and technology of superconductivity. Phone: 405-6129.

Survey Research Center: Director: Dr. Stanley Presser. The Survey Research Center was created in 1980 as a research facility within the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences. The Center specializes in the design and conduct of surveys for scholarly and policy purposes. The Center provides assistance to researchers in sample design, questionnaire construction, telephone and mail data collection, and data entry and coding of questionnaires.

The Center provides both technical training and practical experience to students. It also has a strong community service mission. The Center provides technical assistance on survey design to units of state and local government, and it conducts surveys on a contract or grant basis for these government units. Twice a year, the Center conducts the Maryland Poll, a statewide survey on both scholarly and public policy issues.

Transportation Studies Center: Director: Dr. Everett C. Carter (UMCP). Housed in the College of Engineering, the Center acts as a catalyst to foster research, development, and interdisciplinary studies in transportation. With the input from other departments of College Park and other campuses, the Center also provides the means for investigators from different disciplines to work together on a wide range of transportation- related problems. The Center's objectives are: to identify potential research projects by establishing a dialogue and rapport with sponsoring agencies and offices; to provide coordination between the various disciplines engaged in or having the potential to engage in transportation research and between potential research sponsors and University researchers; to facilitate cooperation for joint undertakings between the University of Maryland and other universities and industry; to promote and, where appropriate, to supervise specific educational programs of an interdisciplinary nature.

Among the areas identified for interest and research potential are transportation systems management, transportation planning, public policy, public utilities, systems analysis, mass transit systems, conservation of energy, terminal location, bridge and pavement design, traffic flow coordination, traffic safety and efficiency, transportation economics, air transportation, air pollution, noise control, highway design, environmental considerations, and air, rail, water, and highway alternatives.

Center for Urban Special Education: Directors: Dr. Philip J. Burke and Dr. Margaret McLaughlin. The Center was established through formal agreement and is a school/university partnership between the Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth and the Baltimore City Public Schools. The Center's purpose is to foster collaborative planning, research, and professional development between the university and the BCPS schools, as well as to address the critical problems of urban disadvantaged children and youth who are also disabled. These students frequently require comprehensive, multiple agency services. Problems related to providing such services include developing more flexible policies for urban settings, demonstrating and documenting instructional practices that are effective with urban disadvantaged and disabled students, and maintaining an adequate supply of well qualified personnel. The Center addresses these problems by providing a forum for dialogue, a program of leadership development including specific degree programs, and the establishment of research and development projects that are designed to promote the long range goals of the city's schools.

Water Resources Research Center: Director: Dr. George R. Helz. The Water Resources Research Center sponsors and coordinates research on all aspects of water supply, demand, distribution, utilization, quality enhancement or degradation, and allocation or management. The Center joins University researchers and educators with water resource user groups, such as citizens groups and local, state and federal management and regulatory agencies to solve both basic and applied water resources problems. The Center sponsors research proposals that address water problems within the state and region and uses advisory committees to determine water resources problems that confront management, regulatory and health agencies and/or citizens of the state. The Center also brings together the technical expertise, financial resources and other contributions necessary to help solve existing water resources problems and to generate basic scientific information that may contribute to solutions of future problems or may prevent development of new water resource problems. The Center's funds are derived from the Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, under PL 98- 242, and from substantial University contributions in faculty time and other expenses. Funds are made available for research projects on a competitive basis. The Center also trains graduate and undergraduate students in water resources and the transfer of existing water resources knowledge to user groups.

Center for Young Children: Director: Dr. Francine Favretto. The Center for Young Children is under the direction of the Institute for Child Study in the Department of Human Development. It serves as a model of developmentally appropriate early childhood education and offers full-day, ten month programs for children three, four, and five years old whose parents are affiliated with the University. An optional summer program is available. The Center is a research center and a teacher training site for the College of Education. Located off Stadium Drive in the Denton Complex, the Center has six classrooms and two research rooms that may be scheduled by faculty and graduate students. Call 405-3168 for more information.

Institutes

Institute for Advanced Computer Studies: Director: Dr. Joseph Ja'Ja'. Since 1985, the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) has been the campus focal point for interdisciplinary research activities in computing. The Institute has approximately 50 rotating faculty representing the departments of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Linguistics, Mathematics, Business and Management, Philosophy, and Geography. UMIACS operates a Parallel Processing Laboratory which includes a 32 processor CM-5 Supercomputer, a 16-node SP2, and 40 alpha- processor cluster. UMIACS annually publishes more than 100 Technical Reports and sponsors short courses, lecture series, workshops, and conferences. For more information, contact (301) 405-6722.

Institute for Child Study: Director: Robert C. Hardy. Founded in 1947, the Institute for Child Study is affiliated with the Department of Human Development, which offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Education, Master of Arts, Doctor of Philosophy and Doctor of Education degrees and the Advanced Graduate Specialist Certificate in Human Development. These programs have an educational psychology focus and provide a multidisciplinary approach to development across the life span. The Institute collects, interprets and synthesizes the scientific findings in various fields that are concerned with human growth, development, learning and behavior. Institute research is concerned primarily with social and cognitive aspects of development. The Institute provides extensive off-campus services to communicate current scientific findings in human development to those agencies and institutions that request such support.

Cooperative Institute for Climate Studies (CICS): Director: Dr. Robert G. Ellingson. One of nine such centers established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Institute fosters collaborative research between NOAA and the University in studies on radiation budget parameter estimation from space, climate diagnostics, modeling and prediction. The radiation budget estimation research is concerned with understanding and estimating the exchange of electromagnetic radiation within the global system, the major physical process driving its climate. The diagnosis and prediction studies are concerned with improving the understanding and prediction of climate anomalies on seasonal and monthly time scales. Technical advice is available on these and related atmospheric problems. Please call Dr. Ellingson at (301) 405-5386 for further information.

Institute for Governmental Service: Director: Dr. Barbara Hawk. The Institute provides information, consulting, research and technical assistance services to county, municipal governments and state agencies in Maryland. Assistance is provided in such areas as program evaluation, survey research, preparation of charters and codes of ordinances, budgeting and financial management, information systems and related local, state or intergovernmental management activities. The Institute analyzes and shares with governmental officials information concerning professional developments and opportunities for new or improved programs and activities.

Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy: Director: Dr. William Galston. The Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy conducts an interdisciplinary program of research and curriculum development, and it investigates the structure of arguments and the nature of values relevant to the formation, justification, and criticism of public policy. Most research efforts are chosen from topics expected to be a focus of public policy debate during the next decade. They are coordinated by Institute research staff and conducted cooperatively by working groups composed of philosophers, policy makers, analysts, and other experts from within and without the government. This diversity permits comprehensive examination of the major aspects of the complex issues investigated. Current research areas include: regulatory policy, environmental ethics, the nature of ecology, the rationality of attitudes toward risk, equality of opportunity, the ethics of legal negotiation, and the mass media and democratic values. Research products are made available through commercial publication, distribution of model courses, a quarterly newsletter, working papers, and workshops.

The Institute's curriculum development seeks to bring philosophical issues before future policy makers and citizens. Courses dealing with contemporary normative issues in the national and international arenas are offered through the School of Law, School of Public Affairs, and various undergraduate programs. Courses that have been offered include: Hunger and Affluence, Philosophical Issues in Public Policy; Human Rights and Foreign Policy; Ethics and Energy Policy; The Endangered Species Problem; Risk and Consent; Ethics and the New International Order; The Morality of Forced Military Service; Theory of Regulatory Policy; Ethics and National Security; and Environmental Ethics. The Institute operates within the School of Public Affairs. Contact the Center at (301) 405-4753.

Institute for Physical Science and Technology: Director: James A. Yorke. The Institute for Physical Science and Technology is a center for interdisciplinary research in pure and applied science problems that lie between those areas served by the academic departments. These interdisciplinary problems afford challenging opportunities for thesis research and classroom instruction. Current research topics include a variety of problems in applied mathematics, statistical physics, optical physics, fluid mechanics, physics of condensed matter, space science, upper atmospheric physics, engineering physics and biomathematics. Other areas of interest are remote sensing, the effect of ionizing radiation on chemical systems, and the history of science and technology.

Courses and thesis research guidance by the faculty of the Institute are provided through the graduate programs in the academic departments of the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. The Institute sponsors a wide variety of seminars. Of principal interest are general seminars in statistical physics, applied mathematics, fluid dynamics and in atomic and molecular physics. Information about these can be obtained by writing the Director or by calling (301) 405-4875.

Institute for Plasma Research: Director: Dr. Victor Granatstein. The University of Maryland's Institute for Plasma Research is internationally recognized for its outstanding contributions in both basic and applied plasma physics. Laboratory members include 28 teaching faculty spanning five different departments as well as 30 research faculty, 20 visiting scientists and 40 graduate students. Research activity is centered in the new University of Maryland Energy Research Building, which houses experimental and computer facilities as well as a research library. Major ongoing experiments include laser induced florescent for diagnosing magnetic fusion plasmas, intense relativistic electron beams, gyrotron amplifiers for driving linear supercolliders, a low emittance electron beam transport experiment, and ion beam fabrication of microcircuits. Diagnostic equipment includes high power lasers and spectrographics apparatus covering the electromagnetic spectrum from x-rays to microwaves. Computational facilities include access to the CRAY II and III computers at the Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center as well as a large number of in-house personal computers and work stations.

Institute for Research in Higher and Adult Education: Director: Robert O. Berdahl. The Institute's primary focus is to encourage and support the study of public policy issues concerning the relations between institutions of higher and adult education and their state and federal governments. The Institute concentrates on state level problems, including: 1) legislative performance audits of higher education; 2) evaluation of statewide boards of higher education; 3) interactions among statewide boards, accrediting agencies and universities; 4) fundraising and research development; and 5) inter-institutional cooperation. The Institute's location in College Park, next to the nation's capital, also facilitates monitoring and researching federal policies in postsecondary education.

Most of the Institute's faculty members are from the Department of Education Policy, Planning and Administration; however, interaction with students and faculty from other relevant areas is strongly encouraged. Contact the Institute at (301) 405-3577.

Institute for the Study of Exceptional Children and Youth: Director: Philip J. Burke. Housed in the Department of Special Education in the College of Education, the Institute is a problem-centered organization engaged in innovation, research and evaluation related to major issues affecting the lives of exceptional individuals, including the gifted and talented as well as the handicapped. The Institute has five interlocking task areas: policy studies, consumer involvement and evaluation, leadership development, interdisciplinary studies and dissemination.

The Institute also administers research and demonstration programs in the areas of public policy urban special education, technology and international studies. In addition, it serves as a center for technical assistance to local schools and agencies with respect to needs of handicapped children and youth. The Institute focuses its resources on key issues, problems and research areas that will maintain a strong and independent voice in matters relating to exceptional children and youth.

Institute for Systems Research: Director: Steven I. Marcus. The Institute for Systems Research (ISR) at the University of Maryland promotes a unique approach to fundamental systems engineering research and education by emphasizing cross- disciplinary activities in close collaboration with industry. Established in 1985 as one of the six original National Science Foundation Engineering Research Centers, the ISR fosters basic study in the applications of advanced computer technology in the engineering design of high performance, complex automatic control and communications systems. Three colleges at the University of Maryland are involved in the Institute: College of Engineering, College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, and College of Business and Management. The Institute's research activities are built around three interrelated focus application areas: Intelligent Control, Intelligent Signal Processing and Communications, and Systems Integration Methodology. Since 1988, over 220 M.S. and 157 Ph.D. degrees have been awarded to students working in the ISR.

Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute (MFRI): Director: Steven T. Edwards. The Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute provides the comprehensive training and education system for the state's approximately 38,000 volunteer and career fire, rescue, and emergency medical personnel and is recognized nationally as a leader in the field. The Institute plans, researches, develops, and delivers quality programs to enhance the ability of emergency services providers to protect life, the environment, and property. The educational opportunities are offered through seven regional training facilities located throughout the state, with the main offices at the University of Maryland at College Park.

The Institute is one of the major public service branches for UMCP, providing an extension-based education and training program to the career, volunteer, and industrial services. In past years, the program provided quality instruction in a non-degree, non- credit format. The Institute also conducts applied and product research in the field of emergency services. In 1993, MFRI adopted a plan to update its curricula. The success of this endeavor was validated in 1995 when the American Council on Education (ACE) Program on Noncollegiate Sponsored Instruction (PONSI) recognized 15 MFRI courses for college equivalent credit at the Associate and Bachelor's degree levels. In 1995, MFRI provided 1,114 courses in which 21,072 students participated. For more information, please contact: (301) 220-7240.

Offices

Office of Executive Programs: For over a decade, the Maryland Business School's Office of Executive Programs (OEP) has provided custom-designed programs to top-level executives from the corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. These programs sharpen executives' skills in problem analysis, decision- making, and resource allocation, OEP's clients include Marriott, Black & Decker, Lockheed Martin, Freddie Mac, Safeway, Oracle, and other. For further information contact: Dr. Pat Stocker, Associate Dean and Director of Executive Programs, Maryland Business School, (301) 405-2158.

Laboratories

Laboratory for Coastal Research: Director: Stephen Leatherman. The Laboratory for Coastal Research was established to create a focus for the advancement of research and other scholarly activities about processes and structures of coastal environments worldwide, and Maryland's coasts in particular. The principal focus of and unifying factor for the Laboratory affiliates is physical process research and related environment/socio- economic implications. In addition to theoretical and conceptual considerations, practical problems are also addressed. Recent work within the Laboratory has focused upon erosion zone mapping, particularly in connection with the National Flood Insurance Program; the impacts of accelerated sea- level rise, both domestically and internationally; past and future relative sea-level rise projections; beach profile dynamics; and island loss in the Chesapeake Bay. (301) 405-4074.

Laboratory for Global Remote Sensing Studies: Director: Stephen Prince. The Laboratory for Global Remote Sensing Studies is a research facility in the Department of Geography which is directed toward geographic research in regional, continental and global scale assessments of earth phenomena. Data sources include observations from earth-orbiting satellites such as the NOAA meteorological observatories, the NASA experimental Nimbus series, Landsat and SPOT. Current research focuses on spatio-temporal dynamics of terrestrial vegetation, its role in energy-mass exchange by the earth and the influence of human activities on the biospheric dynamics and on large area vegetation monitoring. This research is conducted with the support of grant funds from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and other funding agencies. Six department faculty members, four research associates and ten graduate research assistants currently participate in the laboratory.

The laboratory facilities are contained in over 2,000 sq. ft. of space within the Geography Department in LeFrak Hall, College Park campus. The space is dedicated to computer-based image processing and analysis, geographic information systems and automated cartography. Hardware includes various Unix-based workstations from Hewlett-Packard and Sun, networked for integration, as well as IBM and Apple Macintosh personal computers. An extensive range of software packages operate on these facilities including PCI Inc., image analysis and ESRI Arc- Info GIS packages. A variety of input and output devices for handling digital data, maps, images and other graphics are connected to the computer facilities. Field equipment including spectrometers, cameras and micrometeorological instruments is available. Additional laboratory facilities are available within the Department for biogeochemical and physical analyses as well as cartographic drafting and reproduction.

Minority Health Research Laboratory (MHRL): Acting Director: Dr. Linda Jackson. The Minority Health Research Laboratory was established in July 1986 within the Department of Health Education, and is charged to conduct research on health needs of minority populations that can best be served through comprehensive education. The MHRL is responsive to the major recommendations of the USDHHS Secretary's Task Force Report on Black and Minority Health. The MHRL is dedicated to: 1) Providing undergraduate and graduate educational opportunities for a new generation of health educators skilled in reaching the poorly served, under-served, and never-served segments of our society. 2) Monitoring, identifying, and documenting excess death and associated risk factors for minority populations. 3) Providing in-service training for health professionals, elected officials, and human service providers about the health education needs of selected minority populations. 4) Monitoring legislation that may impact on the health status of minority populations. 5) Providing technical assistance to national, state, and community-based organizations on program planning, management, implementation, and research and evaluation for health education and prevention programs. Students interested in working to achieve these goals through service, independent studies, course work, or degree programs should contact the Director at 301-405-2530.

Consortia

The University of Maryland is a member of a number of national and local consortia concerned with advanced education and research. They offer a variety of opportunities for senior scholar and graduate student research.

A*DEC is a non-profit distance education consortium owned and operated by 50 state universities and land grant colleges. A*DEC partners with government agencies and private sector organizations through affiliate agreements to provide high quality and economical distance education programs and services via the latest and most appropriate information technologies. Primary emphasis is on programs relating to food and agriculture; environment and natural resources; nutrition and health; community/economic development; children, youth, and families; and distance education technology. For more information and a listing of programs or courses available via A*DEC, contact the Office of Distance Education, Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at 301-405- 4581.

Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc. (ORAU) is a consortium of colleges and universities and a management and operating contractor for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ORAU works with its member institutions to help their students and faculty gain access to federal research facilities throughout the country; to keep its members informed about opportunities for fellowship, scholarship, and research appointments; and to organize research alliances among its members.

Students can participate in programs through the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education covering a wide variety of disciplines. Many of these programs are especially designed to increase the numbers of under represented minority students pursuing degrees in science and engineering related disciplines. ORAU's Member Services office seeks opportunities for partnerships and alliances among ORAU's members, private industry, and major federal facilities. Other activities include faculty development programs and various services to chief research officers. For more information about ORAU, contact the office of Dean Ilene H. Nagel or call Monnie E. Champion, ORAU Corporate Secretary, at 615-576-3306.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) was created to serve as a focal point of a vigorous and expanding national research effort in the atmospheric sciences. NCAR is operated under the sponsorship of the National Science Foundation by the University Corporation For Atmospheric Research (UCAR), made up of 48 U.S. and Canadian universities with doctoral programs in the atmospheric sciences or related fields. The scientific staff includes meteorologists, astronomers, chemists, physicists, mathematicians, and representatives of other disciplines. Over the years, UMCP Meteorology department, faculty, and staff members have had an active collaboration with NCAR colleagues and have made use of NCAR facilities. The Meteorology Department maintains a mini-computer that allows access to NCAR's CRAY 1 computer.

Universities Research Association, Inc. (URA), a group of 52 universities engaged in high energy research, is the sponsoring organization for the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, funded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The accelerator, located near Batavia, Illinois, is the world's highest-energy proton accelerator. University of Maryland faculty and graduate students have been involved in experiments at Fermilab since its inception.

The Inter-University Communications Council (EDUCOM) provides a forum for the appraisal of the current state of the art in communications science and technology and its relation to the planning and programs of colleges and universities. The council particularly fosters inter-university cooperation in the area of communications science.

The Universities Space Research Association (USRA) was designed to promote cooperation between universities, research organizations and the government in the development of space science and technology, and in the operation of laboratories and facilities for research, development and education in these fields. USRA currently has four active research programs. They focus on low gravity cloud physics, computer applications in science and engineering, lunar science and materials processing in space.

The University of Maryland is a member of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). One purpose of the Consortium is to facilitate collection and distribution of useful data for social science research. The data include survey data from the University of Michigan Center for political Studies and from studies conducted by other organizations or by individuals, census data for the United States, election data, legislative roll calls, judicial decision results and biographical data.

The University of Maryland jointly participates in the Chesapeake Research Consortium, Inc., a wide scale environmental research program, with the Johns Hopkins University, the Virginia Institute of Marine Science and the Smithsonian Institution. The Consortium coordinates and integrates research on the Chesapeake Bay region and is compiling a vast amount of scientific data to assist in the management and control of the area. Each participating institution calls on faculty expertise in a diversity of disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, geology, and the social and behavioral sciences. Through this interdisciplinary research program a computerized Management Resource Bank is being developed containing a biological inventory of the Chesapeake Bay region, a legal survey and socioeconomic data of the surrounding communities. The Consortium provides research opportunities for faculty members, graduate students and undergraduate students at the University.

Officially chartered in 1969, the Sea Grant Association (SGA) is a growing organization concerned with the development and wise use of ocean and Great Lakes resources. Composed of the nation's major colleges, universities and institutions with ocean programs, the Association works for the betterment of the management and utilization of marine resources. Maryland's research and education program is greatly involved with estuarine processes and commercial fisheries, especially oysters, in the Chesapeake Bay. Other important research efforts such as the joint cholera program with Florida, Louisiana and Oregon, represent strong national efforts.

The University of Maryland was awarded its first institutional Sea Grant funding by the Department of Commerce for the calendar year 1977. Although 46 universities, colleges and non-profit organizations hold either regular or associate memberships in SGA, Maryland is one of only about 20 who have comprehensive institutional programs and who are eligible to become Sea Grant Colleges.

The goal of the Consortium on Human Relationships in Education is to involve all interested agencies in the State of Maryland in the identification, development and utilization of human resources for the purpose of improving human relationships in education. The consortium provides training activities for educational personnel, promotes the sharing of expertise among education professionals, disseminates information as to activities, personnel and materials concerning human relationships, and promotes cooperative relationships among the agencies involved.

Established in 1965, the Universities Council on Water Resources (UCOWR), is a national consortium with approximately 80 members. UCOWR was created to provide a forum for interchange of information pertaining to water resources research in academic communities. Member institutions also exchange information on special conferences, seminars, symposia and graduate study opportunities.

The University of Maryland is an associate member of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) established to improve coordinated use of federally supported oceanographic facilities, bringing together the Community of Academic Oceanographic Institutions that operate those facilities, and creating a mechanism for such coordinated utilization of and planning for oceanographic facilities. As an associate member, the University of Maryland operates research programs in the marine sciences and operates the University of Maryland Center for Environmental and Estuarine Studies.

Chartered in 1981-1982 with the University of Maryland among its founding members, the Potomac River Basin Consortium comprises 20 or so academic, governmental and private sector institutions whose intent is to expand scholarly and popular interest and involvement with the many natural, cultural and historical dimensions of the Potomac Valley basin and its subregions and the Chesapeake Bay. Consortium interests range from agriculture, anthropology and engineering to historic preservation, environment, geography, history, public policy and urban studies. Consortium activities, which are intermural and interdisciplinary, are aimed at enhancing opportunities for collaborative studies of the region in academic curricula, student exchange, internships, workshops, seminars and a publication program of academic studies and papers.

The University of Maryland is one of the charter members of The Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA), a consortium of 35 institutions of higher learning formed in 1980 for the purpose of managing large cooperative projects in science, engineering, and medicine. SURA proposed and constructed the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News, Virginia, which is supported by the US Department of Energy and remains the premier nuclear physics research facility in the U.S. SURA has undertaken a secondary project to develop a free- electron laser using the continuous electron beam. UM faculty in the Department of Physics have provided leadership of SURA are engaged in its nuclear physics research program and its accelerator physics developments. SURA sponsors fellowships for Ph.D. students in related disciplines.

The purpose of the South-East Consortium for International Development (SECID) is to respond to the economic and social needs of limited resource peoples and less developed countries. Memberships in the organization is open to universities, research institutions and other organizations with capabilities related to rural and urban development and technology transfer. The University of Maryland is a charter member and has participated in several SECID technical assistance contracts including ones in Kenya, Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Guyana, Malawi, Zambia, Senegal and Mali.

UMCP is also a member of the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), a nonprofit membership corporation with members from leading universities and non-government research organizations. CIESIN is dedicated to furthering the interdisciplinary study of global environmental change and specializes in the access and integration of physical, natural, and socioeconomic information across agency missions and scientific disciplines. To carry out its mission, CIESIN is building an organizational and technical infrastructure that will serve research scientists, policy analysts, educators, the general public. The Information Cooperative - a distributed archive that allows user communities to catalog and share data and information electronically among major international data and resource centers. For more information on CIESIN, visit their web site at http://www.ciesin.org or contact Dean Paul Mazzocchi, the university representative to CIESIN.

Incorporated in 1963, the Organization for Tropical Studies, Inc. (OTS) is a growing consortium of 43 academic institutions, manages an annual budget of more than $2.5 million, owns one of the most well- equipped and best staffed tropical research stations in the world, and offers graduate courses in field ecology and agro-ecology. It is supported largely by major grants from NSF, several private foundations and member institutions. University of Maryland was elected to membership in 1985; local OTS representatives are Douglas Gill, Zoology and Barbara Thorne, Entomology.

OTS is a leader in education and research in tropical biology. Its principal course is "The Fundamentals Course in Tropical Biology: an Ecological Approach." Offered twice a year in English, this 8-week course is taught in Costa Rica by a team of two dozen expert faculty. Twenty superior graduate students are chosen competitively from member universities in Northern and Latin America. Research opportunities offered by OTS include field stations and research fellowships for graduate students. OTS manages three research stations in Costa Rica.

The Laboratory for Millimeter-Wave Astronomy is the Maryland part of a three-university consortium known as the Berkeley-Illinois-Maryland Array (BIMA). The other two members of the consortium are the University of California at Berkeley and the University of Illinois; The consortium operates a nine- element millimeter-wave radio telescope at Hat Creek in Northern California and undertakes astronomical observations with the array. Five faculty members, four postdoctoral fellows, two programmers and several graduate students are affiliated with the lab, which is headed by Stuart Vogel and is a semi-autonomous unit within the Astronomy Department.