Research Agencies

Research agencies for the University of Utah.

'PS7#RESEARCH AGENCIES 285 ADVANCED COMBUSTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER (ACERC) David W. Pershing, Ph.D., Associate Director, University of Utah 2202 Merrill Engineering Building 581-6911 One of 13 National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored Engineering Research Centers in the United States, ACERC is an interuniversity collaborative effort. Involved are the departments of Chemical Engineering, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Fuels Engineering and Chemistry at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. The principal objective is the development and implementation of advanced computer- aided combustion system design methods in industry. The research focuses on developing reliable, robust 3-D computer models, understanding the mechanisms of pollutant formation, characterizing the relationship between fuel properties and conversion, and optimizing the incineration of hazardous wastes. Both graduate and undergraduate students are involved in ACERC research projects. The center also sponsors related academic courses and seminars. AMERICAN WEST CENTER Floyd A. O'Neil. Director 1023 Annex Building 581-7611 The center's programs serve social and ethnic communities in the American West providing the following academic programs, research and services: American Indian Programs make campus facilities and resources available to Indian reservations and communities. Applied Historical Studies provide training and experience for those desiring employment by historical societies, libraries and museums. Documentation and Oral History projects involve collecting and processing published and oral history and traditions of ethnic and other identifiable groups. Intercultural and Regional Studies include academic and research programs. ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER James F. O'Connell, Director 117 Stewart Building 581-8663 The center, a part of the Department of Anthropology, systematically studies the archaeological resources of the eastern Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau and provides opportunities for student participation in research. The data and artifacts collected by the center are in the custody of the Utah Museum of Natural History and are available for study by competent scholars. Reports of the center's activities are published in the University ol Utah Archaeological Center Reports ol Investigations and the University of Utah Anthropological Papers as well as other journals. ARCHAEOMETRIC LABORATORY Philip C. Hammond, Ph.D., Director 208 Stewart Building 581-8506 The laboratory is designed for the analysis of archaeological materials. These materials include ceramics, metals, wood and bone, along with palaeomagnetic chronometric determination, proton magnetometer and resistivity survey, and related archaeometric analyses. ARTIFICIAL HEARTS AND MEDICAL DEVICES, CENTER FOR Don B. Olsen. D.V.M., Director Dumke Building 581-6991 The center is part of the Institute for Biomedical Engineering located in the Dumke Building and the Artificial Heart Research Laboratory located at 803 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103. Many facets of organ replacement and/or physiological support are being investigated by the center's research staff. Surgical teams from throughout the world have been trained at the center's laboratory for implantation of total artificial heart and ventricular devices. Research interests include: pneumatic artificial hearts, electrohydraulic and centrifugal pumps for totally implantable artificial hearts, ventricular assist devices, cardiac transplantation, cardiovascular instrumentation monitoring and diagnostics, and heart valve testing. ATMOSPHERIC AND REMOTE SOUNDING STUDIES (CARSS), CENTER FOR Kuo-Nan Llou, Director 809 William C. Browning Building, 581-6136 The center was established to create opportunities to attract research funds and pursue research excellence in satellite remote sensing, cloud-radiation interactions and climate modeling. Another focus is the facilitation of interdisciplinary research interactions on the issues involving remote sensing of global change. The center also provides a vehicle for interface between research faculty, research associates, visiting scientists and graduate students. ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE RESEARCH, CENTER FOR Kenneth Sassen, Director 819 William C. Browning Building, 581-6136 The center pursues interdisciplinary research in the atmospheric and related sciences. It coordinates cooperative research, informs members of research opportunities, and solicits research grants and contracts. The center is affiliated with the College of Mines and Earth Sciences and is governed by a five- member executive committee. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CENTER FOR POLYMER IMPLANTS Donald J. Lyman, Ph.D., Director 215 Energy and Minerals Research Office Building, 581-8432 The center is a part of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and collaborates with the Department of Surgery. It couples basic research on new polymer development and structure-property studies with more applied research on polymer/living system interactions and implant development. Current work includes membranes, vascular implants, nerve implants, ostomy implants and sutures as well as basic studies on new polymers. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, INSTITUTE FOR Don B. Olsen, D.V.M., Director Dumke Building, 581-6991 The Institute for Biomedical Engineering brings together faculty, staff and students from numerous University colleges to engage in the interdisciplinary study of artificial organs. Institute research includes the development of artificial hearts, assist devices and artificial hearing, among other projects. CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE, NORA ECCLES HARRISON J. A. Abildskov, M.D., Director M. J. Burgess, M.D., Associate Director Nora Eccles Harrison Building, 581-8183 The institute conducts multidisciplinary studies of cardiac electrophysiology, coronary flow, pharmacology and biochemistry and their applications to medicine. Disciplines include adult and pediatric cardiology, physiology, computer science, engineering and membrane biochemistry. Research ranges from cellular levels through studies of intact hearts and patients. Training for research is provided by participation in projects. CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT CENTER Cheryl Wright, Ph.D., Director 128 Alfred C. Emery Building, 581-3147 The Child and Family Development Center, part of the Department of Family and286 RESEARCH AGENCIES Consumer Studies, consists of several preschool laboratories that facilitate research study involving aspects of child development and child-parent relationships. CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER (CRC) Cecil O. Samuelson, M.D., Principal Investigator James P. Kushner, M.D., Program Director A. Wayne Meikle, M.D., Associate Program Director 4R210 School of Medicine 581-6736 The General Clinical Research Centers program of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) establishes for medical scientists the specialized environment necessary to conduct high-quality clinical research. The University's CRC is one of 75 in the U.S. It is a miniature hospital-within-a-hospital with sophisticated equipment and expert personnel to provide a multidisciplinary research effort. CRC facilities are available to qualified faculty of the Health Sciences Center after approval of their research protocols by the CRC Supervisory Committee and the Committee for Review of Research with Human Subjects. The center is funded by an NIH grant, which pays all routine hospitalization expenses for patients or normal subjects studied under any of the 86 currently approved protocols. COAL SCIENCE, SYNTHETIC FUELS AND CATALYSIS, THE LABORATORY OF F. V. Hanson, Ph.D., Director 321 William C. Browning Building 581-6591 The laboratory was established to facilitate interaction between industrial research and development laboratories and University faculty and graduate students engaged in fossil energy-related research. Faculty associated with the laboratory are engaged in research involving coal liquefaction and gasification; processing of coal-derived liquids and the characterization of coal and coal- derived liquids; recovery and processing of hydrocarbon liquids from oil shale, tar sands and heavy oils; and preparation, characterization and evaluation of catalysts used in processing coal, shale and tar-sand- derived liquids and gases. Faculty and students from the departments of fuels engineering, chemical engineering, metallurgical engineering, chemistry and geology are involved in laboratory programs. Included in the laboratory's education programs are a yearly lecture series comprised of the Emmett Lectures in Catalysis (January), the Muskat Lectures in Petroleum Engineering (April), the Oblad Lectures in Fuels Engineering and Fossil Energy Resources (July) and the Thiele Lectures in Chemcial Engineering (October); the triannual symposium entitled Advances in Catalytic Chemistry; and the symposium series Production, Processing and Characterization of Heavy Oils, Tar Sand Bitumens and Shale- and Coal-derived Liquids. The laboratory reports to the dean of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH, CENTER FOR Craig K. Rushforth, Ph.D., Director 4506 Merrill Engineering Building 581-3629 The Center for Communications Research was formed to develop new high-performance communication systems for military and commercial use, to analyze their performances and to implement them in hardware using modern VLSI technology. In support of these objectives, the center conducts research on a wide variety of topics in the areas of statistical communication theory, coding theory and signal processing. Center personnel, students and industrial associates are currently engaged in cooperative projects in multiple-access communications, high-performance modems and decoders, local area networks, adaptive filters, neural networks, data compression and image restoration. CONTROLLED CHEMICAL DELIVERY, CENTER FOR Sung Wan Kim, Ph.D., Director 421 Wakara Way, Suite 318, University of Utah Research Park 581-6654 The Center for Controlled Chemical Delivery (CCCD) is a unique organization established jointly between the colleges of Pharmacy, Engineering and Medicine. CCCD. is devoted to researching the development of new, effective methods and applications for controlled chemical delivery of pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotechnology and chemical processing. Through collaboration between faculty members and reputable outside researchers, the center plays an important role in academic/industrial relations in the field of controlled delivery. Industrial interactions in research development focus on the design of effective drug delivery systems based on their therapeutic relevance. The Department of Pharmaceutics, which is the core of the center, has gained a leading position in controlled drug delivery systems by pursuing strong graduate training and basic research programs in this area. The research expertise in the center includes: synthesis of novel polymers including new hydrogels and biodegradable polymers, gastrointestinal drug delivery, transdermal delivery systems, dental applications, antitumor drug delivery systems, self-regulating drug delivery systems, design of prodrugs for the enhancement of therapeutic efficacy, drug targeting via polymeric carriers and antithrombotic agents combined with medical devices. The center receives funding from the state of Utah and through industrially sponsored contracts for specific projects. Training industrial personnel is one aspect of the center's programming. Donated funds are used for training postdoctoral fellows and graduate students. ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH, BUREAU OF R. Thayne Robson, Director 401 Kendall D. Garff Building. 581-6333 The bureau conducts research related to the structure of Utah's economy, its human and natural resources, and its potential for economic expansion. It also prepares special studies and reports for government agencies and businesses desiring analysis of specific problems. A Graduate School of Business agency, the bureau provides research training to interested graduate and undergraduate students and works closely with faculties of the College of Business and the Department of Economics. ENGINEERING DESIGN, CENTER FOR (CED) S. C. Jacobsen, Ph.D., Director J. E. Wood, Ph.D., Associate Director 3176 Merrill Engineering Building, 581-6449 The center exists within the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and collaborates with other departments in the College of Engineering, College of Science and the Health Sciences Center. Each project is conducted by a team qualified to deal with the technical and industrial factors affecting successful product evolution. Development teams typically include CED staff, faculty associates and industrial representatives. Current projects include, among others, artificial limb design, dialysis systems, iontophoretic drug delivery systems, body fluid processing, micro-electro mechanical systems, insulin control systems, and the design and control of robots. ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION, UTAH (UEES) Gordon F. Jensen, Director 104 Energy and Minerals Research Office Building, 581-6348 The station was established in 1909 by the Utah State Legislature to benefit the industrial interests of the state through research. It serves as an interface between campus technical resources and the public, furnishes services such as contract research, materials testing, publishing, seminars and conferences, and offers evaluation of companies, products, processes, equipment and materials. The deans of the College of Engineering and the College of Mines and Earth Sciences oversee its operation.RESEARCH AGENCIES 287 FOSSIL FUELS CHARACTERIZATION LABORATORY David M. Bodily, Director 209 William C. Browning Building The laboratory provides analytical services in support of research on fossil fuels. Equipment is available for proximate and ultimate analysis of coal, sulfur, calorific value and ash fushion measurements on fossil fuels. Maceral separations, petrographic analysis and reflectance measurements are also performed. Specialized analyses are available by arrangement. GARRETT HERBARIUM Lois Arnow, Curator 102 George Thomas Building (Utah Museum of Natural History) 581-6520 The herbarium, an integral part of the Utah Museum of Natural History, currently houses more than 100,000 dried plant specimens representing nearly every country in the world. Staff research centers on systematic botany with emphasis on classification, ecology and distribution of species growing in Utah. The collections and information produced by the staff are available to anyone engaged in plant research, to students and to interested members of the public. ' GARN INSTITUTE OF FINANCE Elaine B. Weis, Director 104 Kendall D. Garff Building [phone] The institute was founded in 1986 as a nonprofit research and educational agency within the University. The mission of the Garn Institute is to foster an open and enlightened dialogue among business, government and academic leaders. To help indentify evolving research and public policy issues, the institute holds national conferences focusing on current and emerging topics of critical interest to the nation's financial community. It also provides financial and other support to respected academicians in research related to the operation of today's financial world and the emerging marketplace of the future. GENERIC MINERAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER IN COMMINUTION John A. Herbst, Ph.D., Director 115 Energy and Mineral Research Office Building, 581-8283 A center for research in comminution was established September 1982 within the Utah Mining and Minerals Resources Research Institute by the U.S. Bureau of Mines with objectives as follows: (1) to increase comminution capabilities including laboratory facilities in critical areas of comminution, (2) to carry out research projects in a broad spectrum of comminution topics, (3) to establish a comminution library which may be used by investigators in the field throughout the United States, and (4) to provide an interface between University research and industrial comminution technology users. The generic center serves to fulfill the mission of the Mining and Mineral Resources Research Institute in the field of comminution. GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, UTAH (UGMS) Genevieve Atwood, State Geologist and Director 606 Black Hawk Way, University of Utah Research Park, 581-6831 The UGMS is mandated by the Utah legislature to gather, interpret and distribute information on Utah's geology, topography, geohydrology and geologic resources (including metals, nonmetals and energy sources) and identify geologic and topographic hazards. It is a division of the Utah Department of Natural Resources. HEREDITARY AND METABOLIC DISORDERS, LABORATORY FOR THE STUDY OF Stephen A. Kuby, Ph.D., Biochemical Division, Director Frank H, Tyler, M.D., Clinical Division, Director 204 Stangle Building, 581-6395 The laboratory offers facilities and direction for the study of hereditary and metabolic disorders, both from a biochemical and a clinical standpoint. The major support for the laboratory has been the National Institutes of Health. HINCKLEY INSTITUTE OF POLITICS Ted L. Wilson, Director 253 Orson Spencer Hall, 581-8501 The institute was established to encourage respect for politics and politicians and to promote the principle of citizen involvement in government. Its programs are designed to encourage University students, staff, faculty and the general public to take an active interest in politics. It hosts politicians-in- residence; schedules campus lectures by political figures; sponsors student interns on the staffs of public officials and candidates for office; administers scholarships; hosts special institutes and seminars; and cooperates with the Associated Students of the University of Utah (ASUU) in public affairs programming. The Hinckley Caucus Room, 255 Orson Spencer Hall, is a gathering place for political clubs, forums and other groups, and the site of informal appearances by guests and students, including the weekly "Books and Banter" and "Coffee and Politics" sessions. HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE Jane A. Wilson, Manager of Administrative Services 701 Wintrobe Building, 581-3793 The institute is involved in genetic research, both basic and human. Of the seven laboratories currently supported in Utah, two are involved in the construction of a human genetic linkage map using random restriction fragment length polymorphisms as markers. Common genetic diseases of man will also be studied and mapped. The other five laboratories are doing basic genetic research with emphasis on gene organization and expression in a variety of systems. All laboratories utilize molecular biology techniques. HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESEARCH LABORATORY Stephen C. Johnson. Ph.D., Director 253 Health, Physical Education and Recreation North Building 581-4897 The laboratory supports research into the nature of goal-directed human activity and the adaptive responses to physical stress, including the relationship of human function to complex and changing environments. Current research efforts include investigations into the effects of exercise and environment on the muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, nervous and thermoregulatory systems of the human body. Collaborative research projects have been or are currently being undertaken with the Department of Neuropsychology in the Veterans Administration Medical Center and University departments of anthropology, biology, modern dance, educational psychology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, medicine and nursing. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, INSTITUTE FOR Garth L. Mangum, Ph.D., Director 412 Business Office Building, 581-6127 The institute coordinates activities of the University in the field of human resource management, and promotes research and training cooperation among University, business, labor and governmental groups. It also advances research, develops library facilities for students and members of business, labor and governmental agencies, and provides academic and field training for students in human resource management. The institute sponsors educational programs, conferences and training sessions for business, labor and governmental groups. See Business in the Colleges, Schools and Divisions section of this catalog for information about graduate-degree programs in human resource management.288 RESEARCH AGENCIES HUMAN TOXICOLOGY, CENTER FOR Douglas E. Rollins, M.D., Ph.D., Director 38 L. S. Skaggs Hall, 581-5117 The center consults and engages in research and development projects on human toxicology problems for the University and for various public and private organizations. It utilizes the expertise, special laboratories and equipment in the College of Pharmacy and the School of Medicine. LASER INSTITUTE Dr. John A. Dixon, Director 3C354 School of Medicine, 581-8201 The purpose of the Laser Institute is to coordinate basic research and clinical studies involving the use of lasers. The institute also administers laser research grants from federal and private agencies. MATERIALS AND ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES, CENTER FOR Joel B. DuBow, Ph.D., Director 2220 Merrill Engineering Building 581-8388 The center is a multidisciplinary research and service organization providing research, materials characterization and materials modeling of ceramics, composites, polymers and materials analysis. The center has a wide range of analytical instrumentation, and computer modeling and materials characterization instrumentation. Its staff spans a number of University of Utah departments and also has participants from other universities in the state. The center mobilizes broad-based interdisciplinary teams and employs state-of-the-art instrumentation to solve a variety of materials development, materials processing and materials analysis problems. Current research includes strengthening mechanisms in ceramic materials, characterizing interfaces in composites, characterizing fracture limits and reliability in composites, characterizing relaxation phenomena in polymers, synthesizing polymers for biomedical applications, and developing custom instrumentation for materials and thermophysical characterizations of materials, including microwave characterization. MICRO ANALYSIS AND REACTION CHEMISTRY, CENTER FOR Henk L. C. Meuzelaar, M.D., Ph.D., Director 241 Energy and Minerals Research Laboratory 581-8431 The center is a research and service laboratory providing analytical instrumentation and expertise for the characterization of polymeric and other complex organic materials. Specialized equipment includes three mass spectrometers, GC and LC systems, IBM IR32 FTIR spectrometer, Perkin Elmer 237B IR spectrometer, Mettler I thermal analyzer, Perkin Elmer 240 Elemental Analyzer, five IBM system 9000s, five IBM PC/ATs and a Xenix multiuser network with seven terminals. The laboratory is funded through research grants and industrial contracts as well as through service activities. Current research areas include energy research (coal, coal liquid and maceral characterization), polymer characterization (biomedical and technical polymers), instrumental development (mass spectrometric techniques) and medical research (cell and tissue characterization and pathology). MICROELECTRONICS, CENTER FOR Gerald B. Stringfellow, Ph.D., Director 2254 Merrill Engineering Building 581-8387 The Center for Microelectronics is multidisciplinary, involving six faculty members from the departments of Materials Science and Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Physics. The research involves both Si and lll/V semiconductors but strongly emphasizes new lll/V semiconducting materials and novel devices fabricated in state-of-the-art structures, including superlattices. The center provides a base for cooperative research activities involving the diverse areas of epitaxial growth of new semiconducting materials and structures, characterization of the properties of these new materials and superlattice structures, fabrication of optoelectronic and high-frequency devices, modeling and testing of devices, and design of integrated circuits in both Si and GaAs. The center is funded through research grants from both government and industry, as well as service activities such as measurements and epitaxial growth of special lll/V materials and structures. Interaction and cooperative research projects with industrial laboratories are encouraged. MICROWAVE DEVICE AND PHYSICAL ELECTRONICS LABORATORY Richard W. Grow, Ph.D., Director 3053 Merrill Engineering Building 581-8765 The laboratory was begun in 1960, and original activities included investigation of active devices - microwave tubes, plasmas, quantum electronics, solid-state plasmas and plasma diagnostics. Research in the areas of medical electronics and microwave biological effects, originally part of the laboratory's scope, have since become separate functions. Current research involves physical electronics projects, including gyrotrons. millimeter wave tubes, electron guns, etc. and research on a broad range of microwave tube topics. Lee L. Bean, Director Building 413, 581-7143 Established in 1960 through a grant from the U.S. Office of Education, the center is one of this country's major centers for the study of the Middle East. It coordinates a diverse program of Middle East studies, described in detail in the Courses section of this catalog. The center also provides assistance to the community in translating, advising businesses on Middle East protocol, and lending published material, movies and slides. A free outreach program assists educators and the public in acquiring a more informed view of the Middle East through a lecture series, workshops and seminars, and a quarterly newsletter. MIDDLE EAST LANGUAGE AND AREA STUDIES CENTER MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UTAH Perron A. Olson, Director M. Kim McCarter, Interim Director 113 Energy and Minerals Research Office Building, 581-8006 The institute was established in 1978 to strengthen and broaden mining and minerals research capabilities. It assists in training engineers and scientists in the fields of mining engineering, metallurgical engineering and geological engineering. The institute, established through federal legislation, reports to the dean of the College of Mines and Earth Sciences. NUCLEAR ENGINEERING LABORATORY Dr. G. M. Sandquist, Director 1205 Merrill Engineering Building, 581-7372 The laboratory provides both research and training opportunities for students and houses the following major nuclear equipment: TRIGA Nuclear Research Reactor - 100 kW; AGN-201 Nuclear Training Reactor - 5W; Californium-252 Neutron Irradiation Facility; IBM process control computer; and a Radiation Measurement Laboratory. OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN CENTER FOR Royce Moser Jr., M.D., M.P.H., Director Building 512, 581-8719 The center, a unit of the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine (DFPM), is a multidisciplinary education, research and service facility concerned with occupational health and environmental hazards, particularly those found in Utah and the western states.RESEARCH AGENCIES 289 As a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health "Educational Resource Center," it offers the following programs: Occupational Medicine - residency, a two-year program which includes a Master ol Science in public health, administered by the DFPM. Industrial Hygiene - a two-year program which includes a Master of Science in public health, administered by the DFPM, Occupational Health Nursing - open to nurses desiring graduate training to prepare them for practice in occupational health or industrial hygiene. The two-year program includes a Master of Science in public health, administered by the DFPM. Safety - includes the Master of Science in industrial engineering/safety, offered through the College of Engineering, with training in ergonomics and safety engineering. The center also sponsors short-term courses, workshops and environmental health conferences. It maintains a field survey team of occupational and environmental health specialists for on-site consultation, and operates an occupational medicine clinic for investigating questions regarding workers' health. PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY AND NUTRITION CENTER Robert E. Kane 2C143 University Hospital, 581-3464 The center offers a full range of referral services in the areas of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, nutrition and cystic fibrosis, Research efforts include investigations of bile acid sulfation, hepatic detoxification enzyme systems, nutritional studies using indirect calorimetry in special children, promotion of normal growth in children with cystic fibrosis, hepatic drug metabolism and antibiotic pharmacokinetics in cystic fibrosis. PROCESS SIMULATION AND CONTROL, CENTER FOR John A. Herbst, Director 115 Energy and Minerals Research Office Building, 581-8283 The center bridges the gap between theory. and practice in the field of mineral research. A division of the State College of Mines and Mineral Industries, the center is closely aligned with the Department of Metallurgy and Metallurgical Engineering. It features a unique laboratory equipped with a pilot scale, sophisticated measurement instrumentation, and computers for simulation and control. Current research activities include modeling of particulate systems and application of multivariable control theory using minicomputers. Current funding sources include mining and petroleum companies, equipment manufacturers, and state and federal governments. . PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND ADMINISTRATION, CENTER FOR F. Ted Hebert, Director 214 Orson Spencer Hall/2120 Annex Building 581-6781/581-6491 The center is responsible for education, training, technical assistance and research related to government, community organization and public policy issues. The center provides technical assistance in community development, community planning, governmental organization, governmental finance, and related needs of governmental and community organizations. Besides offering consultation services, it offers training institutes, produces training materials, publishes technical guides and maintains a reference collection of pertinent publications and reports. Research, involving faculty members from various departments, is conducted by the center's Division of Social Science Research. When this research requires the collection of data, the center's Survey Research Center often designs and administers the questionnaire. Topics of investigation include the social and political structure of communities, public finance and productivity, public aspects of rapid growth and energy development, and health administration and policy. The center publishes case studies, monographs and working papers resulting from this research. Included in the center's education program are the Master of Public Administration degree awarded by the Department of Political Science, undergraduate and graduate certificates in public administration, and special training sessions. For information about degree programs, refer to Public Administration in the Courses section of this catalog. RADIOBIOLOGY LABORATORY Raymond A. Daynes, Ph.D., Director and Professor of Pathology Building 351. 581-6600 The Radiobiology Laboratory is a division in the School of Medicine and is involved in researching the risks and mechanisms of cancers produced by long-lived radioactive materials. Studies include low-dose radiation effects, radiation carcinogenesis, bone biology and environmental radiation exposures. Facilities in the five-building laboratory complex include a whole body counter, image analysis, bone pathology, cell biology, electron microscopy and thermoluminescence laboratories. The Radiobiology Laboratory is designated by the U.S. Department of Energy as a center of national excellence in radiobiology and bone biology. RESEARCH PARK, UNIVERSITY Charles A. Evans, Director Research Park Office, 505 Wakara Way 581-8133 Research Park was established to assist the economic growth of the state by providing a site for high-technology research and development. A master plan for approximately 300 acres has been developed with emphasis on preservation and enhancement of land contiguous to the University. The availability at the University of an established graduate school, trained researchers and scientists, and research services such as a computer center and libraries, constitute distinct advantages for science-oriented companies located in the park. Tenants, all related to high-technology or research, occupy 21 buildings and employ some 4,200 persons. SEISMOGRAPH STATIONS, UNIVERSITY Walter J. Arabasz, Ph.D., Director . 705 William C. Browning Building 581-6274 The University of Utah Seismograph Stations is a research, educational and public-service unit within the Department of Geology and Geophysics. Seismic data from approximately 85 remote stations throughout the Intermountain seismic belt between Yellowstone Park and southern Utah are continuously telemetered to the campus where computerized central recording and associated research are completed. Data are used for assessing earthquake hazards and studying earthquake behavior, with emphasis on Utah's densely populated Wasatch Front area. Data are also used for basic research in earthquake seismology and structure of the lithosphere. SILL CENTER Donald A. Herrin, Ph.D., Director Sill Center, 581-3497 The Sill Center, a part of the Department of Family and Consumer Studies, offers a laboratory setting for study of the impact of culture on family life, resource management, and the relationship between physical environment and human behavior. SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE Mark W. Fraser, Ph.D., Director 130 Social Work Building, 581-4570 The institute was established to serve the research needs of human service agencies in the Intermountain area. It provides technical assistance and research services to local, state and federal government agencies, and to community-based and private organizations. Services include policy development, service delivery planning, policy analysis, research290 RESEARCH AGENCIES and evaluation. Research has been undertaken in such areas as family treatment techniques, juvenile delinquency, refugee self­sufficiency, rural social sevices delivery, criminal justice for the mentally ill, alcohol and drug prevention, and coping skills for elderly spouse caregivers. The institute provides research opportunities for social work students and faculty. The biannual SRI Newsletter contains summaries of current research projects and announcements of upcoming social research opportunities. The institute has also established a collection of computer literature searches and data tapes on a variety of topics. SRI's Testing Library contains instruments useful to social service workers, faculty and students. A large collection of drug and alcohol literature is also available to students and faculty. Periodic colloquia on social issues and workshops on research skill development are presented for students, faculty members and community agency personnel. For information about graduate degree programs in social work, see Social Work in the Colleges, Schools and Divisions and Courses sections of this catalog. SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, DIVISION OF (DSSR) Robert N. Mayer, Director and Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Studies 2120 Annex Building, 581-6491 The Division of Social Science Research (DSSR) was established in 1983 as the research arm of the College of Social and Behavioral Science. It is located within, and draws support services from, the Center for Public Affairs and Administration. The primary purpose of the division is to assist in furthering research and scholarship among University faculty, particularly those in the College of Social and Behavioral Science. STABLE ISOTOPE GEOLOGY, LABORATORY OF John R. Bowman, Director 511/516 William Browning Building 581-7250/7239 The primary function of the laboratory is the determination of hydrogen, carbon, oxygen and sulfur isotope compositions of geologic materials, which are utilized to trace geochemical processes. The laboratory has the capability for analysis of D/H, 13C/12C, 180/'60, and 34S/32S ratios in silicate and oxide minerals, carbonates, sulfides, natural waters and gases. SURVEY RESEARCH CENTER Ken R. Smith, Director 2120 Annex Building, 581-6491 The University of Utah Survey Research Center (UUSRC) designs and conducts regional and national telephone, mail and personal surveys based on scientifically selected samples of households and organizations. The UUSRC advises faculty, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and companies engaged in public service on the construction of appropriate surveys for research and public policy purposes. It then organizes and conducts the surveys and carries out the appropriate statistical analyses. Research conducted by the UUSRC is aimed at improving survey methodology related to sampling techniques, interviewing methods and computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI). The UUSRC also sponsors and organizes classes for faculty and students on survey methodology and CATI technology. Workshops for interviewers and supervisors are also organized for interested organizations located off campus. As part of the Center for Public Affairs and Administration and the Division of Social Science Research, the UUSRC has facilitated research throughout the University by collaborating with faculty engaged in scholarly work. UTAH SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER (USBDC) Kumen B. Davis, M.B.A., Executive Director 660 South 200 East, Suite 418 581-4869 The center is a cooperative venture involving the University's Graduate School of Business, private enterprise, the federal government and state government. Through the USBDC, small businesses have access to the same type of management planning and problem solving consistently available to large corporations. The center provides consulting services, management training and development courses, and conferences and workshops geared to the unique needs of small businesses. Consulting services are free to managers of existing companies or to those planning the purchase or organization of a small business.