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The society cited Weinstein for his applications of the diamond anvil cell to semiconductor physics and experimental studies of the effects of pressure on vibrational, optical and phase-transition phenomena in semiconductors. He conducts research in high-pressure and optical properties of tetrahedral crystalline semiconductors, semiconductor heterostructures and amorphous semiconductors.

The author of 84 scientific publications, he has given numerous talks at national and international scientific conferences. In 1994, he co-chaired the Sixth International Conference on High-Pressure Semiconductor Physics in Vancouver.

Weinstein's work has been funded by Xerox Corp., the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research. He also was the recipient of an Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship.

A faculty member since 1987, Weinstein previously was research scientist at Xerox Corp. and an assistant professor of physics at Purdue University. He also conducted research at the Max Planck Institute in Stuttgart, Germany.

Weinstein, a University of Rochester graduate, received his doctoral degree in physics from Brown University.

ACE/NIP SEMINAR ON WOMEN & FAMILY LITERACY SET FOR FEB. 21
Betty Cappella, interim dean, Applied Science and Education, and Geraldine Bard, associate professor, English Department, at Buffalo State College, will speak Feb. 21 at a seminar for the American Council on Education National Identification Program (ACE/NIP).

Topic for the breakfast meeting, to be held at 8 a.m. in the Moot Hall Oak Room of Buffalo State College, will be "Women, Education and Family Literacy Strategies for Empowerment: A Collaborative Community Response."

The group works for the advancement of women in higher education. UB representative is Kim A. Pachetti, Department of History, 537 Park Hall, phone 645-2181.

To attend the seminar, a registration fee of $10 payable to ACE/NIP must be sent by Friday, Feb. 14 to: Sarah Anderson, Undergraduate Studies, Buffalo State College, South Wing, Room 130, 1300 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. 14222. Parking is by permit only-phone 878-5303 by Monday, Feb. 10.

STEEGMANN, HEWNER TO SPEAK FEB. 14 IN ASIA AT NOON SERIES
Ted Steegmann, professor of Anthropology, and Sharon Hewner of the Department of Anthropology, will speak on "Biological Behavioral Models of Health and Work: East Asian Research Projects" at noon on Friday, Feb. 14, in Room 250 in the Student Union.

The second event of the spring 1997 semester, the talk is part of the Asia At Noon series of brown bag luncheons, which take place generally on a bi-weekly schedule. The meetings are sponsored by the Asian Studies Program at UB. Campus and community are invited to these free presentations.

CHIPPEWA CAMPUS SHUTTLE TO OPERATE ON NORTH CAMPUS
Students will be able to head downtown weekends on the new Chip-pewa Campus Shuttle, which began Friday and Saturday service to the Theatre District and Chippewa St. on Jan. 31.

The shuttle bus service begins at 7:30 p.m. and provides pickup and drop-off service for students every half hour until 3:30 a.m. for $2 each way. Package includes nonstop transportation, music and discounts on food, drinks and admission to Buffalo hot spots including Studio Arena, General Cinema, The Coliseum and Arcade Trading Company and Prima Pizza.

JOHN CLARKE WORK TO BE LAUNCHED FEB. 15
A book launch for "In the Analogy" (shuffaloff books, 1997), by the late poet and scholar John Clarke, will be held Feb. 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Talking Leaves...Books, 3158 Main St. Clarke, who died in 1992, was a professor of English at UB for 28 years.

A noted poet, jazz musician and scholar of William Blake and Charles Olson, Clarke was the author of several books of poetry, essays and lectures. In 1989 he was awarded the Ohioanna Poetry Award from the Ohio Library Association and in 1991, the prestigious Artists Fellowship for Poetry presented by the New York Foundation for the Arts.

"In the Analogy" is the culmination of Clarke's lifework in poetry. The event, open to the public, will include readings from Clarke's work.

PHILIP COPPENS NAMED TO COMMITTEE OF INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC UNIT
Philip Coppens, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry, has been appointed a member of the General Committee of the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The ICSU is composed of international scientific unions from all of the scientific disciplines.

He represents the International Union of Crystallography, with a term running until August 1999. Coppens is immediate past president of that group.

Coppens received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Amsterdam, Holland. His major research interest lies in the measurement of charge densities by X-ray diffraction methods and their interpretation; secondly in synchrotron crystallography including resonance scattering as applied to solid state chemistry, the study of light-induced excited states in crystals, structure and phase transitions of one-dimensional conductors, modulated and composite crystals and low temperature techniques.

The author or co-author of numerous publications, his awards include the Schoellkopf Award of the Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society and the Gregori Aminoff prize of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.

EMERITUS CENTER TO HEAR TALK ON MEDIA MAKING
Cheryl J. Jackson, director of "Squeaky Wheels," will be the speaker at a meeting of the Emeritus Center on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Center in Goodyear Hall, South Campus. Her topic will be Independent Media Making in Western New York.

The talk will be preceded by a Board meeting at 1 p.m.

MAHONEY IS AAFP REP TO MEDICAL SPECIALTIES, PUBLIC HEALTH UNITS
Martin Mahoney has been appointed to a two-year term as the American Academy of Family Physicians' (AAFP) resident representative on the Council on Medical Specialty Societies. He also has been reappointed as resident representative on the AAFP's Commission on Public Health for one year.

The AAFP represents nearly 80,000 family physicians, family practice residents and medical students. Its Commission on Public Health works to improve the health of the U.S. population through health promotion, disease prevention and patient and public education.

The Council on Medical Specialty Societies, composed of representatives from 17 medical societies, is concerned with policy development and decision-making on issues of graduate and continuing medical education. Mahoney will be vice-chair of the resident section.

Mahoney, completing a three-year residency in family medicine in WNY hospitals, also is a clinical instructor in UB's Department of Family Medicine, an assistant professor in Roswell Park Cancer Institute's Graduate Division and an assistant professor of epidemiology at SUNY Albany's School of Public Health.

A graduate of Canisius College, he holds master's, doctoral and medical degrees from UB. He won the Upjohn Award for Research and the American Academy of Family Physicians President's Award in 1995, and the Dr. John Paroski Memorial Award from UB Medical School in 1994.

He received the American Public Health Association's Jay Dortman Memorial Award in 1992 as a UB graduate student for his research involving mortality patterns among the Seneca Nation of Indians.

Mahoney has continued his research with native populations, and is a founding member of the Network for Cancer Control Research in American-Indian and Alaska-Native populations, sponsored by the National Cancer Institute.

1ST RECIPIENT NAMED FOR MCCROSKEY FELLOWSHIP
Marina Boruk, a senior in the Department of Biological Sciences, has been selected as first recipient of the McCroskey Endowment Fellowship.

The annual fellowship provides support for deserving students in the final year of undergraduate study in biological sciences. Recipients are selected based on academic achievement, laboratory research, independent-study experience and financial need.

Boruk, a member of the Biological Sciences Undergraduate Honors Program, is working in molecular biology and genetics as a research assistant for James Berry, associate professor of biological sciences, and completing a work-study assignment in the Biology Department.

Don Larson, professor of biological sciences and chair of the selection committee for the McCroskey Fellowship, said Boruk's outstanding academic record and research experience made the committee's decision easy. Boruk is a resident advisor, an active member of the Golden Key Honor Society, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Eta Sigma, a freshman honor society. She has volunteered as an aide at LaGuardia Hospital in Queens.

The McCroskey Endowment Fund was established in honor of Sidney M. McCroskey and his wife, Marjorie, strong supporters of UB. He attended UB in 1936.

WOMEN'S CLUB PLANS WINE TASTING PARTY, OTHER FEBRUARY EVENTS
The Women's Club of the University at Buffalo will have its sixth annual Valentine's Day wine-tasting party on Feb. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Center for Tomorrow on the North Campus.

Wines from France, Spain and Italy, hors d'oeuvres, cheeses, fruits, dessert and coffee will be featured. The wine tasting will be conducted by Kevin Driscoll, general manager, Premier Center in Kenmore.

The event is planned and chaired by Maria and Bob Coburn. Shirley Buckle is co-chair; reservations chair is Sun-Mi Fung. Committee members include Jean Jain, Janet Fedor, Carmella Hanley, Dawn Halvorsen, and Women's Club president Ninfa Straubinger. Proceeds will provide scholarships for UB students through the Grace Capen Scholarship Fund. Guests are welcome. For reservations and information, call Sun-Mi Fung, 689-8147.

Reservations are being taken for a day trip to Cleveland on Thursday, April 10, to see the Faberge in America exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Admission to the museum, the exhibit, a Faberge Royal Tea and a box supper, deluxe bus transportation and guide are all included in the $60-per- person cost.

Chinese artist and teacher Yi Yuen "Theresa" Lee will demonstrate Chinese painting at 4 p.m. Feb. 6 in Room 145E, Student Union on the North Campus. The program is part of the monthly coffee of the International Committee. A social hour with complimentary desserts will begin at 3 p.m. Students, faculty and community members are welcome. For information call Jean Jain, 633-5932 or International Education office at 645-2258.

Other group activities include:

Evening Gourmet, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m., home of Carmella Hanley; an evening of foods of Morocco. Meena Rustgi and Norma Rubin, co-chairs.

Gourmet Techniques, Feb. 13, 10:30 a.m., home of Barbara Meenaghan; demonstration of gyoza by guest chef Kimoko Zirnheld.

Book Group, Feb. 10, 12:30 p.m., at Barnes & Noble, Niagara Falls Blvd.; Kirsten Milbrath will lead discussion of "Snow Falling on Cedars"; Velina Ruckenstein, Kathryn Cohen, co-hostesses.

Money & Investing, Feb. 12, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Niagara Falls Blvd.; Katherine Mohney, CFP, financial consultant & senior portfolio manager, Smith Barney, will discuss how to survive in today's economy with emphasis on bonds; Janet Fedor, Norma Rubin, co-chairs.

Art History, Feb. 8, 11 a.m., at Albright-Knox Art Gallery, slide lecture on Salvador Dali; Aurelia Holloway, Gerry Ryder, co-chairs.

Bridge, Monday, Feb. 17 at Dandelions Restaurant from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for intermediate and advanced play. Pat Addelman and Nicci Yeracaris coordinate the groups. Bridge Flight sessions will be scheduled at convenience of members. Marie Schillo is coordinator.

Needlework, Feb. 27 at noon, home of Marisa Mihich, for lunch and needlework; Lois Sindoni and Anne Marie Natalino, co-chairs.

Bowling, Mondays at 10 a.m. at Sheridan Lanes for three games of open bowling; Rhoda Storr, chair.

Cross-country skiing, Fridays,10 a.m., Park Country Club, for morning of skiing or hiking; Gloria Pleu, chair.

Tennis, Wednesdays, 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m., Amherst Hills Tennis Club; Marie Schillo, Ann Shub, chairs.