Research Institutes and Centers

The university’s interdisciplinary institutes and centers provide opportunities for graduate training and research. Members hold faculty positions in related academic departments. Students who want to work in one of the institutes as part of thesis or dissertation research must satisfy the graduate degree requirements of the related department through which they earn their degree.

Students who want to work in any of these fields may obtain information from institute and center directors about the programs and financial aid.

Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

Jeffrey E. Hanes, Director

(541) 346-5068

(541) 346-0802 fax

110 Gerlinger Hall

1246 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1246

caps@uoregon.edu

http://uoregon.edu/~caps/

The interdisciplinary Center for Asian and Pacific Studies, founded in 1988, promotes understanding of the regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Pacific islands, and South Asia, in any historical period. Its associates are UO faculty members who teach and do research in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences as well as in the professional schools and colleges. Faculty members from other Oregon public and private institutions of higher education participate in center activities as affiliates.

The center supports University of Oregon faculty research on Asia and the Pacific by sponsoring workshops, conferences, lecture series, and visiting scholar affiliations that develop out of the faculty’s research interests. It may also fund curricular development and provide opportunities for UO students to study in Asia and the Pacific. Finally, the center disseminates information about Asia and the Pacific to the university community and the public at large through its outreach activities.

Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

A. Michelle Wood, Director

(541) 346-4532

(541) 346-2364 fax

http://ceeb.uoregon.edu

Members

Brendan J. M. Bohannan, biology

William E. Bradshaw, biology

Scott Bridgham, biology

George C. Carroll, biology

Richard W. Castenholz, biology

William A. Cresko, biology

Patrick C. Phillips, biology

Bitty A. Roy, biology

Joseph W. Thornton, biology

Daniel Udovic, biology

A. Michelle Wood, biology

Associates

Patrick J. Bartlein, geography

John S. Conery, computer and information science

Alan Dickman, biology

Richard B. Emlet, biology

Stephen R. Frost, anthropology

Daniel Gavin, geography

Warren Holmes, psychology

Bart Johnson, landscape architecture

John H. Postlethwait, biology

Gregory J. Retallack, geological sciences

Alan Shanks, biology

J. Josh Snodgrass, anthropology

Lawrence S. Sugiyama, anthropology

Peter B. Wetherwax, biology

Francis J. White, anthropology

Craig M. Young, biology

The Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, established in 2002, promotes and facilitates research and graduate education in ecology and evolutionary biology. The center encourages scientific interactions among its members and between members and the wider academic community. It fosters a collegial and stimulating intellectual environment; supports the development of shared research facilities; and sponsors seminars, workshops, and colloquiums.

Because the varied expertise of its members is focused on related problems, researchers with specialties ranging from molecular evolution to the study of ecosystems directly benefit from interacting with one another. Active research programs use several approaches in the laboratory or in the field to investigate questions related to molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, evolution of development, microbial ecology, pathogen-host interactions, global change, biogeochemistry, population biology, community dynamics, and ecosystem ecology.

Graduate students who are interested in working with one of the members of the center should apply through the Department of Biology. Students who want to work with an associate member from another department should apply to that department. Applicants should indicate an interest in the center on their application.

Center for Housing Innovation

Donald B. Corner, Director

(541) 346-4064

264 Onyx Bridge

Participating Faculty

G. Z. Brown, architecture

Donald B. Corner, architecture

Howard Davis, architecture

Stephen F. Duff, architecture

Ihab Elzeyadi, architecture

Peter A. Keyes, architecture

Alison G. Kwok, architecture

Brook Muller, architecture

Robert L. Thallon, architecture

Christine Theodoropoulos, architecture

The Center for Housing Innovation is a nonprofit, multidisciplinary research, development, and public-service arm of the university. Its purpose is to advance the state of knowledge and professional expertise related to the planning, design, and construction of residential environments, civic buildings, and workplaces in the Pacific Northwest. Members are experts in housing design and production, energy performance in building design, use of natural resources in community planning, regulatory issues such a zoning ordinances and building codes, and user participation in housing and community design. Design quality and sustainability are particular concerns of the center.

With the strong core staff and a wide network of potential resources, the center undertakes research, consulting, educational, and community-service projects. These include research for government agencies, development of design and construction prototypes, creation of innovative community and neighborhood design plans, and development of new zoning ordinances as well as services to civic, community, and neighborhood groups. The center provides consulting services to architects and planners who seek efficient use of energy and material resources.

Students in degree programs of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts actively participate in course offerings by center faculty members, student employment opportunities, and research fellowships.

Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival

Director

(541) 346-0667

(541) 346-6086 fax

1629 Moss St., Eugene OR 97403

cics@uoregon.edu

cics.uoregon.edu

Participating Faculty

The Center for Indigenous Cultural Survival offers a conceptual and educational framework through which indigenous peoples can work collaboratively toward the common goals of creating and maintaining sustainable systems of language, land, spirituality, sovereignty, health, and education. Through the center, individuals and collectives can share tools for the preservation of indigenous lifeways and participate in a forum that goes beyond scholar-to-scholar communication to facilitate the transference of knowledge among those who emerge as teachers from indigenous cultures. The center supports indigenous and nonindigenous peoples in the following ways.

Scholarship-Education

Networking-Communication

Center for the Study of Women in Society

Linda O. Fuller, Interim Director

(541) 346-5015

(541) 346-5096 fax

340 Hendricks Hall

csws@oregon.uoregon.edu

http://csws.uoregon.edu/

The Center for the Study of Women in Society, a multidisciplinary research center, is committed to generating, supporting, and disseminating research on women and gender. This mission reflects the breadth of the center’s programs, which include research initiatives, grant and fellowship opportunities, events and sponsored projects, publications, and curriculum and faculty development. An important goal is to work with the university community and regional, national, and international networks to create conditions that facilitate excellent research and to make connections between education and research, public policy, and advocacy.

The center’s executive committee consists of two members of the center’s professional staff or faculty, five to seven UO faculty affiliates, and two graduate students.

The center—which fosters collaboration and interchange among researchers interested in questions about women; the intersection of gender, race, and class; and feminist scholarship—supports a series of research interest groups: collaborating scholars or researchers with mutual scholarly interests. Three research initiatives are in place: Women in the Northwest United States, the Feminist Humanities Project, and Women’s Health.

Seminars, conferences, and lecture series are part of the program. The center also provides grants and fellowships to faculty members and graduate students and supports efforts of collaborative research groups to secure external grants. A bequest from William B. Harris in honor of his wife, Jane Grant, a writer and feminist, established the Fund for the Study of Women, which provided initial support for the center.

Center on Diversity and Community

Mia Tuan, Director

(541) 346-3212

(541) 346-0802 fax

110 Gerlinger Hall

codac@uoregon.edu

http://codac.uoregon.edu

Established in 2001, the Center on Diversity and Community is a learning organization committed to promoting research and best practices on issues of cultural diversity, equity, and access. The center fulfills its mission through research, professional consulting, outreach programs, public events, and information networks.

Computational Intelligence Research Laboratory

David W. Etherington, Director

(541) 346-0470

Riverfront Research Park

1850 Millrace Dr., Suite 1

1269 University of Oregon
Eugene OR 97403-1269

info@cirl.uoregon.edu

http://www.cirl.uoregon.edu/

Members

David W. Etherington

Matthew L. Ginsberg

Members of the Computational Intelligence Research Laboratory address basic questions in artificial intelligence, including search, knowledge representation, and reasoning. Emphasis is on planning, scheduling, constraint satisfaction, and common-sense reasoning. Laboratory members participate in some activities in the Department of Computer and Information Science, including the supervision of graduate students.

The laboratory provides financial support for students and fosters an intimate relationship among a small group of researchers and the graduate students working in closely related areas. The laboratory is committed to having no more than twice as many students as faculty members.

Computational Science Institute

Allen D. Malony, Director

(541) 346-4408

120 Deschutes Hall

Members

Gregory D. Bothun, physics

Katharine V. Cashman, geological sciences

John S. Conery, computer and information science

Janice Cuny, computer and information science

Sarah A. Douglas, computer and information science

Roger Haydock, physics

James N. Imamura, physics

Michael E. Kellman, chemistry

Eugene M. Luks, computer and information science

Allen D. Malony, computer and information science

Warner L. Peticolas, chemistry

Brad S. Shelton, mathematics

Terry Takahashi, biology

Russell S. Tomlin, linguistics

Douglas R. Toomey, geological sciences

Charles R. B. Wright, mathematics

Yuan Xu, mathematics

Computation, once viewed as an adjunct to theoretical and experimental approaches, is emerging as a principal means of scientific research. New technology makes it possible to solve numerical problems that were, until recently, beyond our reach. As a result, computational methods now applied to models simulate such diverse phenomena as superconductivity, species extinction, molecular dynamics, gene expression, and seismic tomography. Computational science is the study and application of these solution techniques.

Computational science combines research in areas such as physics, chemistry, and biology with work in applied mathematics and computer science. The institute, established in 1995, is an association of researchers from nine departments formed to support computational science efforts. The University of Oregon, with its strong science departments and tradition of interdisciplinary cooperation, provides an ideal environment.

The institute’s parallel supercomputers are networked to researchers around the state and to the national supercomputing centers. Several members of the institute have joined with faculty members from Oregon State University and Portland State University to form the Northwest Alliance for Computational Science and Engineering.

Institute for a Sustainable Environment

Robert G. Ribe, Director

(541) 346-0675

130 Hendricks Hall

http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~enviro/

Executive Committee

Michael Hibbard, planning, public policy and management

David Hulse, landscape architecture

Patricia F. McDowell, geography

Gregory McLauchlan, sociology

Michael V. Russo, management

Lynda P. Shapiro, biology

Dennis Todd, biology

The Institute for a Sustainable Environment was established to address the long-term sustainability of the earth’s environmental systems. The institute’s goal is to foster research and education at the University of Oregon on environment and development and initiate programs that encompass environmental themes in the natural sciences, social sciences, policy studies, humanities, and the professional fields. Because environment and development problems are seldom adequately addressed by a single discipline, the institute encourages cross-disciplinary research, education, and public service and provides a structure for the development and support of such programs.

The institute sponsors workshops, conferences, visiting speakers, and research projects such as the Ecosystem Workforce Program and the Program for Watershed and Community Health. The institute also operates a laboratory for studies of regional landscape change and future planning. Opportunities for student research and work are available through institute projects.

Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences

Bertram F. Malle, Director

(541) 346-4941

(541) 346-4914 fax

257 Straub Hall

Members and Associates

Holly Arrow, psychology

Dare A. Baldwin, psychology

Marjorie S. Barker, linguistics

Robert Bumstead, Pacific University (Eugene)

George W. Evans, economics

Stephen F. Fickas, computer and information science

Jennifer J. Freyd, psychology

Stephen R. Frost, anthropology

T. Givón, linguistics

Susan G. Guion, linguistics

William T. Harbaugh, economics

Sara D. Hodges, psychology

Warren Holmes, psychology

Mark Johnson, philosophy

Steve Larson, music

Glen A. Love, English

John T. Lysaker, philosophy

Bertram F. Malle, psychology

Robert Mauro, psychology

Sarah B. McClure, anthropology

Louis J. Moses, psychology

Mikhail Myagkov, political science

John M. Orbell, political science

Eric W. Pederson, linguistics

Ellen Peters, psychology

Michael I. Posner, psychology

Jason Quiring, psychology

Mary K. Rothbart, psychology

Jacquelyn Schachter, linguistics

George J. Sheridan Jr., history

Paul Slovic, psychology

J. Josh Snodgrass, anthropology

Beata Stawarska, philosophy

Jean Stockard, planning, public policy and ­management

Lawrence S. Sugiyama, anthropology

Michelle Scaliese Sugiyama, English

Paul E. Simonds, anthropology

Terry Takahashi, biology

Richard P. Taylor, physics

Don M. Tucker, psychology

Louise Westling, English

Frances J. White, anthropology

Peter Wright, marketing

Philip D. Young, anthropology

The Institute of Cognitive and Decision Sciences, established in 1987, promotes the study of intelligent systems. The computer revolution has produced new approaches to understanding the nature and functioning of intelligence in animals, humans, social organizations, and machines. Institute members study questions ranging from the neural basis of thought processes through the organization of memory and language to how individuals and groups make decisions and manage risks. Common to the institute is the use of observational and experimental methods to formulate and test theories. Faculty members and students from several departments meet weekly to discuss their research. The institute actively collaborates with the Institute of Neuroscience and the UO Center for the Cognitive Neuroscience of Attention.

Research projects include work on human-computer interaction, computer instruction, the perception and comprehension of language, semantics, attention, motor skills, visual cognition, memory, computer models of sensory and cognitive processes, neuropsychology of cognition and emotion, linguistic and conceptual development, social categories and prejudice, deception, social dilemmas, negotiation, decision theory, expert systems, and risk assessment. Off-campus facilities affiliated with the institute include Decision Research, in Eugene, and the Laboratory of Cognitive Neuropsychology, in Portland.

Courses, seminars, and research projects allow graduate and undergraduate students to participate actively in the institute. Students who want to do graduate work in cognitive and decision sciences should apply for admission to one of the participating departments.

Institute of Industrial Relations

James R. Terborg, Director

(541) 346-3306

300 Gilbert Hall

The Institute of Industrial Relations was founded in 1965 to create a program of graduate education in labor-management relations and stimulate research and public service. Today, it supports research and service relevant to employment in a competitive global marketplace. Research and service takes an integrated look at opportunities and problems in human resource from the perspective of management, the behavioral and social sciences, and the context of union-management relations and from institutional perspectives of public policy and national welfare.

The institute coordinates activities with the Labor Education and Research Center and the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business.

Institute of Molecular Biology

Bruce A. Bowerman, Director

(541) 346-5151

297 Klamath Hall

http://www.molbio.uoregon.edu

Members

Alice Barkan, biology

Andy Berglund, chemistry

Bruce A. Bowerman, biology

Roderick A. Capaldi, biology

Chris Q. Doe, biology

O. Hayes Griffith, chemistry

Karen J. Guillemin, biology

Diane K. Hawley, chemistry

Victoria Herman, biology

Eric A. Johnson, biology

Brian W. Matthews, physics

Kenneth E. Prehoda, chemistry

Stephen J. Remington, physics

John A. Schellman, chemistry

Eric Selker, biology

George F. Sprague Jr., biology

Karen U. Sprague, biology

Franklin W. Stahl, biology

Tom H. Stevens, chemistry

Peter H. von Hippel, chemistry

Hui Zong, biology

Associates

Victoria J. De Rose, chemistry

Andrew Marcus, chemistry

The Institute of Molecular Biology fosters research and training in contemporary biology at the molecular level by bringing together scientists from various disciplines into a common intellectual and physical space. Collaboration is encouraged through the sharing of facilities and ideas. Because a broad range of expertise is focused on related problems, researchers with specialties ranging from molecular genetics to physical biochemistry and protein structure directly benefit from each other.

Research is directed toward understanding basic cellular mechanisms in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes, including control of gene expression and development, genetic recombination, replication and transcription of DNA, translocation and folding of proteins, and cellular signalling mechanisms. A more fundamental understanding is developed through studies of DNA-protein interactions that control gene expression, macromolecular structure using imaging microscopes, x-ray crystallography and nuclear magnetic resonance, and structure-function relationships in proteins and in membranes.

Members of the institute hold academic appointments in the biology, chemistry, or physics departments. Graduate students are admitted through one of these departments and supported by the institute. Prospective students should indicate an interest in the institute when applying to one of the participating departments.

Along with the Institute of Neuroscience and the cell and developmental biology program, the Institute of Molecular Biology is part of the Biotechnology Center of Excellence at the University of Oregon. The institute includes the Center for Genomics and Proteomics, funded by a grant from the M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust.

Institute of Neuroscience

Judith S. Eisen, Director

(541) 346-4556

222 Huestis Hall

1254 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1254

http://www.neuro.uoregon.edu

Members

Edward Awh, psychology

Paul Dassonville, psychology

Chris Q. Doe, biology

Judith S. Eisen, biology

Clifford Kentros, psychology

Charles B. Kimmel, biology

Shawn R. Lockery, biology

Richard Marrocco, psychology

Helen Neville, psychology

Peter M. O’Day, biology

John H. Postlethwait, biology

William Roberts, biology

Terry Takahashi, biology

Nathan J. Tublitz, biology

Paul van Donkelaar, human physiology

Philip E. Washbourne, biology

Janis C. Weeks, biology

Michael Wehr, psychology

Monte Westerfield, biology

Marjorie Woollacott, human physiology

The interdisciplinary Institute of Neuroscience promotes research and training in contemporary neuroscience by providing a shared intellectual focus for a diverse group of scientists and students. The institute facilitates collaboration and the exchange of ideas by making available common space and facilities.

The institute’s focus is experimental research. One goal is to understand the relationships between behavior and the morphological, chemical, and physiological functions of nervous systems. Another goal is to understand the mechanisms underlying specification and development of specific types of neurons and related cells, as well as the mechanisms underlying nervous-system patterning. Other research programs focus on the neuronal and neuroendocrine control of behavior, development and function of sensory systems, molecular neurogenetics, membrane biophysics, CNS regeneration, and proprioceptive mechanisms in humans. More information is available on the institute’s website.

Members of the institute hold academic appointments in the biology, human physiology, or psychology departments. The institute offers a coordinated program of graduate instruction supported by faculty members from these departments and associated with the institute. Prospective students who want to enter the graduate program should apply through the appropriate academic department and indicate an interest in the institute on their application.

Along with the Institute of Molecular Biology and the cellular and developmental biology program, the Institute of Neuroscience is part of the Biotechnology Center of Excellence.

The Neuroscience section of this catalog has a list of relevant graduate courses.

Institute of Theoretical Science

James A. Isenberg

(541) 346-5204

(541) 346-5217 fax

450 Willamette Hall

http://uoregon.edu/~its/

Members

Dietrich Belitz, physics

Paul L. Csonka, physics

Charles W. Curtis, mathematics

Nilendra G. Deshpande, physics

Peter B. Gilkey, mathematics

Amit Goswami, physics

Marina G. Guenza, chemistry

David R. Herrick, chemistry

Stephen D. H. Hsu, physics

Rudolph C. Hwa, physics

James N. Imamura, physics

James A. Isenberg, mathematics

Michael E. Kellman, chemistry

Graham Kribs, physics

John V. Leahy, mathematics

Robert M. Mazo, chemistry

Jens Nöckel, physics

Davison E. Soper, physics

John J. Toner, physics

Robert L. Zimmerman, physics

The Institute of Theoretical Science is a center for interdisciplinary research in overlapping areas of theoretical physics, theoretical chemistry, and mathematics. Research focuses on statistical mechanics, chemical physics, theory of solids and liquids, elementary particle theory, accelerators, high-energy nuclear physics, complex systems, quantum optics, astrophysics, general relativity, and applied mathematics.

Graduate students with adequate preparation in a science department may do thesis or dissertation research in the institute.

The institute sponsors postdoctoral research associateships, usually funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

International Institute for Sport and Human Performance

Director

(541) 346-4114

Bowerman Family Building

iishp@darkwing.uoregon.edu

http://uoregon.edu/~iishp/

Established in 1983, the International Institute for Sport and Human Performance promotes and synthesizes interdisciplinary research in sport, exercise, and human movement sciences. It also educates the general public on the benefits of healthy living. The institute’s advisory board is made up of community and business leaders and university faculty members.

As an affiliate of the Department of Human Physiology, the institute provides learning opportunities for students. As new professions emerge in the field, the institute identifies educational requirements and provides continuing education programs in cooperation with partners from the health-care industry.

Community outreach efforts include regularly scheduled programs such as the Athletic Training Service Center and the Health through Exercise and an Active Lifestyle Conference, which focuses on older-adult health and rehabilitation.

Lewis Center for Neuroimaging

Scott H. Frey, Director

(541) 346-0337

(541) 346-0345 fax

http://lcni.uoregon.edu/

The Robert and Beverly Lewis Center for Neuroimaging, a component of the Brain, Biology, and Machine Initiative at the university, supports interdisciplinary research in cognitive neuroscience and biological imaging. The center has a Siemens Allegra 3T magnetic resonance imaging unit and full capabilities for design and fabrication of magnetic resonance coils to support a broad range of research needs. The center’s primary functions are to develop applications for the biological sciences and neurosciences and to support software tools and informatics systems to expand the use of noninvasive imaging for research in the fields of biomaterials, mammalian and fish genetics, animal and human behavior and cognition, brain adaptability, and neurotoxicity.

In addition to supporting the research requirements of the University of Oregon and affiliated Oregon University System institutions, the center is a resource for student training and education in the physical principles of imaging technology and image analysis.

Materials Science Institute

James E. Hutchison, Director

(541) 346-4784

(541) 346-3422 fax

163 Willamette Hall

http://materialscience.uoregon.edu/

Members

Dietrich Belitz, physics

J. David Cohen, physics

Miriam Deutsch, physics

Kenneth M. Doxsee, chemistry

Stephen Gregory, physics

Marina G. Guenza, chemistry

Michael M. Haley, chemistry

Roger Haydock, physics

James E. Hutchison, chemistry

Darren W. Johnson, chemistry

David C. Johnson, chemistry

Stephen D. Kevan, physics

Heiner Linke, physics

Mark Lonergan, chemistry

Catherine J. Page, chemistry

Raghuveer Parthasarathy, physics

Geraldine L. Richmond, chemistry

Richard P. Taylor, physics

David R. Tyler, chemistry

Associates

Russell J. Donnelly, physics

Andrew Marcus, chemistry

George W. Rayfield, physics

Michael G. Raymer, physics

John J. Toner, physics

Hailin Wang, physics

Initiated as a state Center of Excellence in 1985, the Materials Science Institute fosters collaboration among materials-oriented research groups. Members of the institute are active in the study of the synthesis, structure, reactivity, and thermodynamics of materials; the characterization of electronic, magnetic, and optical properties of materials; and condensed matter theory. Materials scientists seek to understand the relationships among the composition, structure, and properties of materials. A broad definition of materials includes organic and inorganic solid-state materials and lower-dimensional condensed phases such as polymer chains, thin films, and certain aspects of liquids. All areas of chemistry make important contributions to this field in the synthesis and characterization of various materials. The discovery and improved understanding of new materials that have possible technological applications is a source of exciting and innovative research.

A variety of graduate courses are offered on the physics and chemistry of materials, and weekly materials-science seminars feature prominent scientists from around the nation and the world.

Researchers working in the institute have access to modern instrumentation through individual research laboratories and central facilities. Sharing of facilities and expertise among the various research groups in the institute is an important and valued aspect of the program.

Projects include developing novel synthetic routes for the preparation of inorganic solid-state materials (e.g., high-temperature oxide superconductors, nonlinear optical materials, and refractory metal silicides and carbides); x-ray diffraction studies of reactions between thin elemental films; synthesis and study of novel organic conductors; optical studies of polymers and polymer films; laser-induced dynamics at surfaces and interfaces; ultrahigh vacuum surface science; characterization of electronic materials and devices; properties of amorphous semiconductors; fundamental optical, electrical and thermal transport properties of rationally designed nanoscale structures; and theoretical studies in the area of statistical mechanics.

Industrial Internships for Master’s Degrees in Chemistry or Physics

The Materials Science Institute sponsors internship programs in semiconductor device processing, polymer science, optics, and organometallic synthesis. These programs offer interdisciplinary training at the physics-chemistry interface and are designed to make students more effective problem-solvers in the industrial environment. Students begin the program during summer session with three graded 4-credit courses. Students who successfully complete these courses interview for internships with local and regional industries. Students selected by these companies complete a six- to nine-month internship with salaries ranging from $2,000 to $3,500 a month. Participants have typically moved quickly into permanent employment during or after the internship. Students remain enrolled at the university throughout the program. They meet regularly with faculty advisers and report on their internship experience. After the course work and internship, students can earn a master of science degree in chemistry or physics by completing an additional 12 graduate credits during the regular academic year in the respective department.

Neuroinformatics Center

Allen D. Malony, Director

(541) 346-0534

294 University of Oregon, Suite 320
Eugene, OR 97403

Members

Bob Frank, Neuroinformatics Center

Chris Hoge, Neuroinformatics Center

Don M. Tucker, psychology

Sergei Turovets, Neuroinformatics Center

The Neuroinformatics Center is dedicated to the application of computer science and computational science to problems in integrated neuroimaging and the processing of neurological information. Research projects include development of fast electroencephalogram (EEG) signal decomposition tools and computational models of the human head that are used to locate the brain sources producing the EEG signals. Efforts also include research in automated brain image segmentation and cortical surface extraction.

High-performance computing plays a significant role in the research. A grid of parallel computers, large-scale storage resources, and visualization devices, known as the Integrated Cognitive Neuroscience, Informatics, and Computation (ICONIC) grid, was developed for use by center researchers and university research partners. The center is part of the University of Oregon’s Brain, Biology, and Machine Initiative.

Oregon Center for Optics

Hailin Wang, Director

(541) 346-4528

(541) 346-4315 (fax)

240 Willamette Hall

oco@uoregon.edu

http://oco.uoregon.edu/

Members

Jeffrey A. Cina, chemistry

Miriam Deutsch, physics

Stephen Gregory, physics

Andrew Marcus, chemistry

Jens Nöckel, physics

Michael G. Raymer, physics

Daniel Steck, physics

Steven J. van Enk, physics

Hailin Wang, physics

Associates

Howard J. Carmichael, physics

Steven L. Jacques, Oregon Medical Laser Center, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center

David McIntyre, physics, Oregon State University

Thomas W. Mossberg, physics

Geraldine L. Richmond, chemistry

Peter C. Sercel, physics

The Oregon Center for Optics facilitates scientific research and education in optical science—its fundamentals and its technological applications. The center promotes scientific interactions among its members and between them and the wider academic and industrial optics communities. Founded in 1997, the center is a result of the 1985 Centers of Excellence initiative by the Oregon Legislative Assembly to foster scientific activities that promote economic development.

The field of optics is defined by certain enabling technologies, the most important being the laser. Others include imaging, detection of light, data storage and processing, and modulation—the impression of information on a light beam. In a scientific context, these techniques are used for research in a range of disciplines. In engineering, they are used more and more to achieve myriad practical goals. Optics, an interdisciplinary field, brings together scientists and engineers from many areas—physics, electrical engineering, chemistry, biology, medicine, and vision.

Oregon Humanities Center

Steven Shankman, Director

(541) 346-3934

(541) 346-5822 (fax)

154 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall

5211 University of Oregon,
Eugene OR 97403-5211

http://uoregon.edu/~humanctr/

Advisory Board

Carol Ann Bassett, journalism and communication

Matthew Dennis, history

James W. Earl, English

Amalia Gladhart, Romance languages

Michael Hames-García, English

C. Anne Laskaya, English

Jeffrey S. Librett, German and Scandinavian

John T. Lysaker, philosophy

Anne Dhu McLucas, music

Dorothee Ostmeier, German and Scandinavian

Craig Parsons, political science

Jenifer Presto, comparative literature

John Schmor, theater arts

Andrew Schulz, art history

Ying Tan, art

The Oregon Humanities Center, established by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education in 1983, is a community of scholars, educators, and friends of the university. It is at once a research institute and a catalyst for educational innovation, and provides programs of broad public interest. Its primary activities are described below.

Research. The center encourages, supports, and disseminates humanistic research. Its program of Oregon Humanities Center Research Fellowships supports full-time research in residence for university faculty members. Its Distinguished Visiting Lecturer program brings to campus leading humanities scholars from other institutions. The center provides support for graduate students during the final year of their study for the Ph.D. or professional degree, and it makes available other forms of support for faculty research and development.

Teaching. The center offers teaching fellowships to University of Oregon faculty members to develop and teach innovative, interdisciplinary humanities courses. Courses may be taught at the introductory, intermediate, or advanced level; they may be large lecture classes or small seminars; and they may be team-taught.

Public Programs. The center offers public lectures, conferences, symposiums, exhibitions, and performances. These include a number of endowed annual lectures, weekly work-in-progress talks, and activities cosponsored with other groups.

The center understands the humanities to include literature; philosophy; history; the study of languages; linguistics; religion; ethics; jurisprudence; archaeology; the history, theory, and criticism of the arts; and the historical and interpretive dimensions of the social and natural sciences and the professions. The center seeks to explore the relation of the humanities to other disciplines and to question traditionally accepted disciplinary boundaries.

Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Craig M. Young, Director

(541) 888-2581

(541) 888-3250 fax

PO Box 5389, Charleston OR 97420

oimb@uoregon.edu

http://uoregon.edu/~oimb/

Faculty

Barbara A. Butler, library

Richard W. Castenholz, biology

Richard B. Emlet, biology

Janet Hodder, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Alan Shanks, biology

Lynda P. Shapiro, biology

Nora B. Terwilliger, biology

A. Michelle Wood, biology

Craig M. Young, biology

Associates

Greta Fryxell, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Paul Fryxell, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

H. Bernard Hartman, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

Patricia Mace, geography

Steven S. Rumrill, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology

The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology sits on 107 acres of coastal property along Coos Bay on the southern Oregon Coast. Varied marine environments provide an ideal location for the study of marine organisms. Research focuses on deep sea biology, invertebrate physiology and biochemistry, larval biology, the ecology and physiology of marine phytoplankton, animal behavior, and the ecology of coastal environments including estuaries, beaches, and the rocky intertidal zone. The institute facilitates graduate research in related subjects.

In conjunction with the Department of Biology, the institute offers to an undergraduate major in marine biology. Programs are available during summer session and fall and spring terms for undergraduate and graduate students in biology, general science, environmental science, or environmental studies. Courses are offered in marine ecology, invertebrate zoology, vertebrate biology, marine birds and mammals, comparative embryology, marine algae, animal behavior, and biological oceanography. Facilities for individual research by students, faculty members, and visiting investigators are available.

The institute sponsors workshops and seminar programs on a variety of topics. For detailed information and applications, write the director of the institute or visit the institute’s website.

Oregon State Museum of Anthropology

Jon M. Erlandson, Director

(541) 346-3031

1224 University of Oregon,
Eugene OR 97403-1224

The Oregon State Museum of Anthropology and its research collections are part of the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History. It was established by the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 1935 as the official repository for state-owned anthropological collections. It also houses research collections resulting from archaeological fieldwork in Oregon as well as ethnographic objects from around the world.

Highlights include an extensive collection of prehistoric basketry from excavations in the dry caves of eastern Oregon and historic Native American basketry from across the western United States. Museum holdings also feature large collections from Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

The museum’s research staff conducts rescue archaeology under cooperative agreements with state and federal agencies, and complements the archaeological teaching and research mission of the university’s Department of Anthropology. The museum’s collections division curates archaeological research specimens obtained through its own work in Oregon as well as specimens from other agencies’ research projects on state and federal lands.

The Museum of Natural and Cultural History is described in the Academic Resources section of this catalog.

Solar Energy Center

Frank Vignola, Director

(541) 346-4745

361 Onyx Bridge

Participating Faculty

G. Z. Brown, architecture

Virginia Cartwright, architecture

Ihab Elzeyadi, architecture

Alison G. Kwok, architecture

David K. McDaniels, physics

John S. Reynolds, architecture

The Solar Energy Center emphasizes a regional approach to research into using the sun’s radiant energy for heating water; lighting, heating, and cooling buildings; and generating electricity. Work includes expanded collection and improved monitoring of incident solar radiation in Oregon, evaluation of basic solar cell parameters, and development of passive solar design information in solar heating, passive cooling, photovoltaics, and “daylighting” (increasing the energy efficiency of a building by maximizing the amount of daylight versus electric light). The center’s efforts include the development and distribution of information; the development of needed technology and the facilitation of its application; and the study of legal, economic, and technical problems that accompany solar energy development in this region.

In addition to continuing publications, the center sponsors frequent seminars attended by university and community people involved in various aspects of solar energy use. Courses in solar energy are offered in the architecture, physics, and planning, public policy and management departments.