Maia Magrakvelidze, assistant professor in the Physics Department, co-authored an article with Ruma De, Mohammad H. Jevani, Mohammad E. Madjet, Steven T. Manson and Himadri S. Chakraborty titled “Coherence of Auger and inter-Coulombic decay processes in the photoionization of Ar@C60 versus Kr@C60” in European Physical Journal D 70, 96 published online 4/21/16 (See link: http://epjd.epj.org/articles/epjd/abs/2016/04/d150703/d150703.html)
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Magrakvelidze Publishes Article in the European Physical Journal D
Al-Tikriti Serves in Iraq and Ethiopia, Leads International Migration Workshop
During this past summer, Associate Professor of History and American Studies Nabil Al-Tikriti carried out several activities while continuing to actively serve as a member of the Board of Directors of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders USA.
Prof. Al-Tikriti stands in front of the armored car of President ‘Abd al-Karim Qasim (d. 1963).
For three weeks in May and June, Al-Tikriti assisted MSF’s coordination team in Baghdad, Iraq, during the nearby launching of the Falluja siege and recapture campaign. Before returning to the U.S., he then participated in MSF France’s General Assembly in Paris.
Upon return to the U.S., Al-Tikriti chaired a panel on International Migration which he had earlier assembled and organized for the 2016 MSF USA General Assembly, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Panelists included Apostolos Veizis of MSF Greece, the Istanbul-based immigration rights activist Şenay Özden, MSF USA’s own MaryJo Frawley, and Els Debuf of the International Peace Institute. In the course of this assembly, Al-Tikriti was elected MSF USA’s 2016-2017 Board Vice President by his colleagues on the Board of Directors.
In late June and July, Al-Tikriti conducted an administrative mapping exercise while serving as Country Representative Assistant for a cross-sectional initiative in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During that same period, he met with several colleagues at the University of Addis Ababa’s Department of History.
While completing his MSF reporting in Turkey with his family, Al-Tikriti was interviewed about the post-coup situation in that country by Katrina Dix of The Free Lance-Star, which resulted in the article, “UMW History Professor Caught Up in Turkey Tension,” on July 21, 2016.
Larus Presents Paper in Japan
Elizabeth Freund Larus, Waple Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, presented a paper titled “Alliances and U.S. Sea Power in the Asia-Pacific” at the AAS-in Asia conference, Doshisha University, Kyoto, in June 2016.
Skallerup Bessette Publishes Book on Poet Anne Hébert
Lee Skallerup Bessette, Instructional Technology Specialist in the Division of Teaching and Learning Technologies and Adjunct Instructor in the Department of English, Linguistics, and Communication, had her book A Journey in Translation: Anne Hébert’s Poetry in English published by the University of Ottawa Press at the end of August. Details are available at https://press.uottawa.ca/a-journey-into-translation-3368.html.
Gupta Delivers Lecture at Delhi University
Surupa Gupta, associate professor of Political Science and International Affairs, delivered a lecture titled “Why Does India Need to WTO” to the faculty of Political Science, Delhi University, during her recent visit to New Delhi.
New Vehicle Requests Procedures
Faculty, staff, and student organization no longer need to send Vehicle Use Requests to Facilities Services by fax. After a “soft start” last spring, requests are now being processed by email. The vehicle request form still requires a FOAP and signature by the department head, but may be scanned and attached to an email to “vehicles@umw.edu”. The Facilities website provides instructions and a link to the form for printing. http://adminfinance.umw.edu/facilities/requesting-a-state-vehicle/
For the fall semester, requests submitted either by fax or email will be processed through December. All requests in 2017 should be submitted by email.