Recipients' research ranges from physics and psychology to interdisciplinary collaboration

In addition to Kushner, other recipients of the IBM Shared Universities
Equipment Grants and their projects:

  * Joseph Malpeli and Edward Roy, psychology, "Three Aspects of the
    Lateral Geniculate Nucleus."
  * Ann Bishop, Graduate School of Library and Information Science;
    Michael Brandys, Art and Design; Linda Duke, Krannert Art Museum;
    Joseph Hardin, National Center for Supercomputing Applications;
    Bob Jones, Advanced Information Technologies Group; Rand Spiro,
    Cognitive Flexibility Lab; "Collaboratorium: Hypermedia Design
    for Humanities Users."
  * Brian Orland, landscape architecture, "Visualization Tools for
    Creating and Interpreting Natural Resource Data Sets."
  * Michael Glaser, biochemistry, "Under-standing the Process of
    Myelin Formation."
  * K.J. Hsia, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; I.D. Parsons, civil
    engineering; D.A. Tortorelli, mechanical and industrial engineering,
    and theoretical and applied mechanics; A.F. Vakakis; mechanical and
    industrial engineering, "Computational Mechanics."
  * Nancy Makri, chemistry, "Understanding Proton Transfer in Solution
    or in Biological Molecules."
  * Art Kramer, Neal Cohen, Marie Banich, Cognitive Neuroscience Group,
    Beckman Institute, "Computational Analysis of the Neurological
    Underpinnings of Attention and Memory."
  * David Pines and Alexander Sokol, physics, "Numerical Study of the
    Magnetic Properties of the High-temperature Superconductors in a
    Microscopic Model."
  * Ian Robinson, physics, "Advanced Lineshape Fitting for X-Ray
    Diffraction."
  * Paul Handler, physics, "Role of Radiation in Global Climate Anomalies."
  * Bruce Wheeler, electrical and computer engineering, and the Neuronal
    Pattern Analysis Group of the Beckman Institute: Michael Gabriel and
    William Greenough, psychology; and Mark Nelson, Thomas Anastasio and
    Albert Feng, physiology and biophysics; "Analysis and Display of
    Patterns of Neuronal Activity During Experiments."
  * Charles F. Zukoski and William R. Schowalter, chemical engineering,
    "Investigation of Non-Newtonian Behavior in Suspensions and Emulsions."
  * Frank B. van Swol, chemical engineering, "Protein Crystallization."
  * D. Scott Stewart, theoretical and applied mechanics, "Scientific
    Computation of Reacting Gasdynamics and Combustion Flows."
  * C.O. Pedersen, mechanical and industrial engineering, "Development
    of Optimal Control Schemes for Building Energy Management."
  * Dennis N. Assanis and Robert A. White, mechanical and industrial
    engineering, "Multidimensional Computation and Visualization of
    Reactive Engine Flows."
  * Brian G. Thomas and Robert McDavid, mechanical and industrial
    engineering, "Comprehensive System of Mathematical Models That Can
    Be Used for the Analysis, Control and Improvement of the Continuous
    Casting Process for the Production of Steel Slabs."
  * Steven T. Seitz, Peter F. Nardulli, Michael A. Krassa and Michael
    McBurnett, political science, "Modeling the Diffusion of AIDS:
    Multi-sectoral Demographic and Epidemiological Simulations."
  * Robert R. Czys and Mary Schoen Petersen, Illinois State Water Survey,
    "Problems in Atmospheric Science: Numerical Simulations of Cloud or
    Raindrop Temperature and Cloud Characteristics Measured by
    Meteorological Radar."
  * Bruce Hutchings, James Anderson and James Simon, architecture,
    "Assessment of Advanced Graphics and Multimedia Applications in
    Concurrent Architectural Design Activity."
  * Gregory A. Miller, psychology, "Measurement of Psychophysiological
    Activity During Cognitive and Emotional Tasks."
  * Emanuel Donchin and Michael G.H. Coles, psychology, "Topographic
    Analysis and Single-Instance Detection of Human Event-Related Brain
    Potentials."
  * Sever Tipei, music, "Computer-Assisted Composition With Automatic
    Score Printing and Computer-Sound Synthesis."
  * Robert S. Averback, materials science and engineering, "Computer
    Simulations of  Radiation Effects in Solids."
  * Richard I. Masel, chemical engineering, "A New Design Methodology
    for Gas Processing of Small Metal Particles."
  * P.H. Geil, materials science and engineering, "Simulation of
    Liquid Crystal Polymer Conformation, Crystal Structure and
    Diffraction Patterns."
  * Paul C. Lauterbur and C.S. Potter, medicine, "Development of a
    Neuroscope for the Study of Human Brain Function Using Magnetic
    Resonance Imaging."
  * Jay D. Bass and Andrey G. Kalinichev, geology, "Computer Simulations
    of Supercritical Aqueous Fluids."
  * Eric Oldfield, chemistry, "Molecular Structure Via Quantum Chemistry
    and Magnetic Resonance."
  * David Padua, Paul Petersen and Lawrence Rauchwerger, Center for
    Supercomputing Research and Development, "Run-Time Analysis and
    Solutions for Program Parallelization."
  * Joseph Porac and James Wade, business administration, "Large-Scale
    Analysis of the Paper Industry."
  * Jonathan V. Sweedler, chemistry, "Developing New Analytical
    Instrumentation to Directly Measure Neurotransmitter Distribution
    and Release From Individual Processes From a Single Neuron."
  * Stephen Lu and the Knowledge-based Engineering Systems Research
    Laboratory, mechanical and industrial engineering, "Developing
    Computer Environments That Directly Enhance Group Problem-solving
    Productivity."
  * Carolyn J. Anderson, educational psychology and psychology,
    "Graphical Models for the Analysis of Multivariate Categorical Data."
  * Dale J. Van Harlingen, physics, "Configurations and Dynamics of
    Magnetic Vortices in Superconductor Arrays."
  * Placid M. Ferreira, Udatta S. Palekar, Richard E. DeVor, Shiv G.
    Kapoor, Nick V. Sahinidis and Tsu-chin Tsao, mechanical and industrial
    engineering, "Virtual Manufacturing Systems."
  * Kenneth S. Schweizer, materials science and engineering, and chemistry,
    "Dense Macromolecular Systems."
  * John Kieffer, materials science and engineering, "Advanced Spectral
    Analysis."
  * Biochemistry department.
  * Beckman Institute Visualization Facility.
  * Association for Computing Machinery student chapter.