The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) has determined award recipients for the 2019-2020 Butine Faculty Development Fund Fall cycle, according to committee chair Hannah Highlander, mathematics. Butine award recipients are:
- Lauren Alfrey, American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA August 8-11, 2020 ($1,755)
- Michael Cameron, Annual Joint Meeting, American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, CA, November 23-26, 2019 ($1,000); Annual Meeting, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL, May 24-26, 2020 ($1,000)
- Heather Carpenter, Examining the effects of horse users on shellfish populations in Ngarunui Beach, Whaingaroa, New Zealand ($1,460)
- Heather Dillon (with Jeff Kerssen-Griep), “Peer Observation of Teaching Paradoxes” ($3,000)
- Laura Dyer, “Probing the effects of shear stress on coronary artery development to determine how developmental defects arise” ($5,000)
- Maria Echenique, Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association PAMLA San Diego, CA – Nov. 14 – 18, 2019 ($400)
- Benjamin Gallegos, “Developing Virtual Rehearsal Scenarios for Educational Teaching and Learning Practices: Utilizing Mixed-Reality Simulation for Teachers and Students” ($4,850.50)
- Nicole Hanig, Sabbatical Activities ($4,700)
- Randy Hetherington, American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA.
April 17-21, 2020 ($2,000) - Christina Ivler, “Flight Testing of Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)” ($5,000)
- Jakob Kotas, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Optimization, Hong Kong, May 26-29, 2020 ($2,000)
- Paddy McShane, Workshop in Normative Ethics, Tucson, AZ, January 16-18, 2020 ($1350); Summer research grant ($3,000)
- Hillary Merk Gaudino, Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii Jan 4-7, 2020 ($500)
- Gregory Pulver, Playwriting ($5,000)
- Isabelle Soule, Rwanda Site Visit ($3,900)
- Dave Taylor, “Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Reproductive Isolation in the Taiwanese endemic species of Mussaenda (family Rubiaceae)” ($5,000)
- Ben Tribelhorn, Predicting the onset of chaos in Lorenz systems using deep learning ($3,000)
- Blair Woodard, “Protests, Posters, and the Visual Diplomacy of Cuban-Vietnamese Relations, 1959-Present” ($4,920)
- Aaron Wootton, Summer Research Trip to Europe ($5,000)
- David Wynne, “Investigating the function of a protein that regulates cell division using C. elegans” ($5,000)
- Halina Wyss with Amber Vermeesch, “Building resilience, health, and wellness for nursing students beyond the parameters of Title IX and early alert programs” ($5,000)
For more information contact Highlander at tas@up.edu.
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Amount to Fund |
| Lauren | Alfrey | American Sociological Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA August 8-11, 2020 | $1,755.00 |
| Michael | Cameron | Annual Joint Meeting, American Academy of Religion and Society of Biblical Literature, San Diego, CA, November 23-26, 2019 | $1,000.00 |
| Michael | Cameron | Annual Meeting, North American Patristic Society, Chicago, IL, May 24-26, 2020 | $1,000.00 |
| Heather | Carpenter | Examining the effects of horse users on shellfish populations in Ngarunui Beach, Whaingaroa, New Zealand | $1,460.00 |
| Heather & Jeff | Dillon & Kerssen-Griep | Peer Observation of Teaching Paradoxes | $3,000.00 |
| Laura | Dyer | Probing the effects of shear stress on coronary artery development to determine how developmental defects arise | $5,000.00 |
| Maria | Echenique | Pacific Ancient and Modern Languages Association PAMLA San Diego, CA – Nov. 14 – 18, 2019. | $400.00 |
| Benjamin | Gallegos | Developing Virtual Rehearsal Scenarios for Educational Teaching and Learning Practices: Utilizing Mixed-Reality Simulation for Teachers and Students | $4,850.50 |
| Nicole | Hanig | Sabbatical activities | $4,700.00 |
| Randy | Hetherington | American Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA. April 17-21, 2020 |
$2,000.00 |
| Christina | Ivler | Flight Testing of Obstacle Avoidance for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) | $5,000.00 |
| Jakob | Kotas | Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Optimization, Hong Kong, May 26-29, 2020 | $2,000.00 |
| Paddy | McShane | Workshop in Normative Ethics Tucson, AZ January 16-18, 2020 |
$1,350.00 |
| Paddy | McShane | Summer research grant | $3,000.00 |
| Hillary | Merk Gaudio | Hawaii International Conference on Education, Honolulu, Hawaii Jan 4-7, 2020 | $500.00 |
| Gregory | Pulver | Playwriting | $5,000.00 |
| Isabelle | Soule | Rwanda Site Visit | $3,900.00 |
| Dave | Taylor | Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Reproductive Isolation in the Taiwanese endemic species of Mussaenda (family Rubiaceae) | $5,000.00 |
| Ben | Tribelhorn | Predicting the onset of chaos in Lorenz systems using deep learning. | $3,000.00 |
| Blair | Woodard | Protests, Posters, and the Visual Diplomacy of Cuban-Vietnamese Relations, 1959-Present | $4,920.00 |
| Aaron | Wootton | Summer Research Trip to Europe | $5,000.00 |
| David | Wynne | Investigating the function of a protein that regulates cell division using C. elegans | $5,000.00 |
| Halina & Amber | Wyss & Vermeesch | Building resilience, health, and wellness for nursing students beyond the parameters of Title IX and early alert programs | $5,000.00 |