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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1982)
clips Chemists win Sloan awards Two University chemists — one whose research may even tually help automobile man ufacturers design more efficient and cleaner-running engines, and the other whose research may result in a new type of in dustrial catalyst — have been selected to receive Alfred P Sloan Research Fellowships Paul Engelking and Richard Finke are among 88 chemists, mathematicians, physicists, neuroscientists and economists representing 50 colleges and universities across the country honored this year by the New York-based foundation The awards, worth $25,000 each, are given to academic institutions on behalf of young scholars who show 'exception al promise of contributing to the advancement of knowledge " They are for use during the next two academic years, beginning in September 1982 About 400 candidates were nominated nationwide by senior colleagues familiar with their talents Recipients were selected by the foundation based on the recommendations of a panel of 15 distinguished senior researchers "Paul Engelking is an unu sually talented young scientist who has already demonstrated his high research productivity,” said Tom Dyke, a University chemist who nominated En gelking and who was a Sloan fellow himself in 1977. Another University chemist and 1972 Sloan fellow. John Keana. nominated Finke because "he has undertaken a vigorous and highly productive approach toward the discovery of fundamental new chemistry of organic substances contain ing metals Already recognized nationally, he compares favora bly with the very best re searchers at his stage of development “He is not only an excellent experimentalist, but also has an unusually strong understanding of theory " The only recipients of Sloan fellowships in Oregon this year, Engelking and Finke are the 14th and 15th University faculty members to be so honored since 1958 Their selection marks the first time since 1967 that more than one University instructor has received the award Weaver’s bill to create jobs Congressman Jim Weaver, D-Ore., unveiled a plan Wed nesday to save energy and boost employment in Oregon. The Oregon Energy and Jobs Program would train 12,000 Oregonians to audit homes and businesses for energy ef ficiency. The auditors would suggest weatherization tech niques to homeowners and businessmen The program would be fund ed through the Bonneville Power Administration's conser vation budget, and would cost taxpayers no additional money, he said “The goal of this bill is to get as much conservation done as possible," Weaver said at a meeting of the Lane Democratic Forum. "It's like money in the bank “ Weaver has distributed copies of the bill to Oregon legislators, and says he hopes they will pass it despite opposi tion from Gov. Vic Atiyeh "This should be done im mediately, and I challenge him (Atiyeh) to do it,” Weaver said. “If I had the power to make him do it. I would He should be horsewhipped for not doing it ." The BPA's $14-million con servation budget has been mis used by state officials to finance the WPPSS power project, Weaver said "You know they don’t want to use this money to finance the bill,” he said. "They want to continue to use the money to finance the utilities. "To try and dump the cost of WPPSS on the people of Oregon is the most arrogant, contemptuous thing I have ever seen," Weaver said. "It's ab solute madness. "That's your money going down the rat hole." Foreign study deadline near Monday is the last day to ap ply for the year-long foreign study programs in Japan and France sponsored by the Oregon State System of Higher Education. Students may still apply for either program by going to the Office of International Services in Room 330, Oregon Hall, or to Romance Languages in Room 101, Friendly Hall or East Asian Languages in Room 308, Friendly Hall. Students who have yet to ap ply will not be able to go to France or Japan until the beginning of the 1982-83 academic year. However, early application to the program al lows students time to take special spr.ng courses and workshops to strengthen their language skills and general knowledge on those countries. Both programs are open to University students in all fields. To be eligible for the program in Poitiers, France, a student must have completed 24 hours of college French, two years of undergraduate work, and have maintained a 2.5 overall GPA by next fall. The classes taught in Japan in Waseda University's International Division are of fered in English, so no language prerequisite is required, al though students must be at least sophomores and maintain a 2.5 GPA to be eligible. r Nikon ^ announces major price reductions! Now you draft have to compromise. Nikon has reduced prices on many of their top quality 35mm cameras, lenses and accesso ries. And we’re passing the savings on to you. Check out our new, dramatically jy/JfDff lower Nikon prices today. vvfetatethevlri* c nikon inc . 1982 greatest pictures. ^gerlachEs^ Campus Store Centennial Center 849 E. 13th 651 W. 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