April 2013 Marquette Matters

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MARQUETTE Dr. Fabien Josse honored with Haggerty research award Work with sensors could help detect contamination and bioterrorism Contaminated drinking wells. Deep sea oil spills. Homeland security threats. These are a few examples of how Dr. Fabien Josse, professor of electrical and computer engineering and the 2013 recipient of the Lawrence G. Haggerty Faculty Award for Research Excellence, is using his skills to contribute to finding answers to some of the world’s most pressing problems.

With support from Marquette’s Microsensor Research Lab team, Josse is investigating and developing novel sensors and sensor systems that can be used in liquid applications. Josse and his team have developed microacoustic wavebased sensors and microcantilevers to detect fuel and oil contamination, as well as contaminates such as organophosphate pesticides, which are used in agricultural production and can leak into groundwater, causing harm when ingested or absorbed through the skin.

In addition to designing new sensors to detect these harmful chemicals in real time, he and his colleagues are working to develop models that predict and optimize sensor responses. Current monitoring and testing techniques for liquids are time-consuming, expensive and often require field collection, transportation to a lab and then analysis. Josse says the goal of his research is “to build sensors to accelerate remediation by rapidly identifying and quantifying harmful contaminants and pollutants.”

During his 30 years on campus, Josse has secured more than $5.6 million in funding and is widely recognized for his contributions to the field of liquid-based sensors. Less than a year after completing his doctorate and beginning his career at Marquette, Josse applied for his first National Science Foundation grant.

With feedback and guidance from his mentor and doctoral adviser at the University of Maine, Dr. John Vetelino, Josse was awarded the prestigious Research Initiation Grant, now known as a Career Grant. He was the first to receive such a grant in the College of Engineering and has since been awarded six additional grants from the NSF.

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By Andy Brodzeller

Dr. Fabien Josse, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, is a world-class authority in the area of liquid-based sensors, a mentor to junior faculty within the College of Engineering and a dedicated teacher. During his 30 years at Marquette, he has developed seven new courses and received more than $5.6 million in grant funding.

“The example and support provided by my mentor are qualities I’ve tried to emulate throughout my career,” says Josse, who has helped 17 Ph.D. students reach graduation, and continues to review and provide feedback on their current grant proposals. He is also a firm believer in the teacher-scholar model, ­typically taking on four courses each academic year while still managing to produce more than 165 publications during his Marquette tenure.

He has presented his research to cutting-edge corporations and government entities, including Chevron, Rockwell Automation, the Army and

Naval Research Labs, the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Smart Sensors and the National Institutes of Health.

Josse is respected for his ability to collaborate not only on campus, but throughout the country and world. “Fabien is actively contributing to solving important global issues, such as ­monitoring the health of drinking water,” says Dr. Robert H. Bishop, Opus Dean of the College of Engineering. “He has built impressive ­international collaborations while also reaching across Marquette’s campus to further not only his research, but the research of others as well.”

CAM PU S H A P P E N I N GS Raynor Memorial Libraries to host Dorothy Day events

Casper Lecture to focus on Haitian Revolution

On Wednesday, April 24, Raynor Memorial Libraries will host an exhibit to commemorate the 80th anniversary of The Catholic Worker newspaper. Also April 24, Patrick Jordan, former managing editor of Commonweal magazine and Dorothy Day’s friend, will speak about her from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Prucha Archives Reading Room. On Friday, April 26, a documentary about Day’s life, Dorothy Day: Don’t Call Me a Saint, will be played in the Libraries’ Beaumier Suite A at 2:30 p.m. Please respond to emily.zegers@marquette.edu by April 22.

The annual Casper Lecture will take place Monday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Raynor Memorial Libraries’ Beaumier Suites. Dr. Rebecca Scott, Charles Gibson Distinguished University Professor of History and professor of law at the University of Michigan, will present, “She Had Always Enjoyed Her Freedom: Re-enslavement and the Law in the Era of the Haitian Revolution.”

The Casper Lecture is part of Marquette’s year-long Freedom Project.

ESPN analyst to speak at Axthelm Lecture The Diederich College of Communication’s annual Axthelm Lecture will be held Thursday, April 11, at 4 p.m. in the Weasler Auditorium. It will feature ESPN’s Adam Schefter, known for his appearances on NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown and SportsCenter.

Engineering professor recognized by BlackMoney.com Dr. Andrew Williams, professor and John P. Raynor Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering, was recognized as one of the “50 Most Important African-Americans in Technology” by BlackMoney.com. Williams has worked extensively in education, recruiting, retaining, and motivating underrepresented and female students to pursue degrees in computing and engineering.

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Way Klingler Young Scholar recipients

By Lynn Sheka

Way Klingler Young Scholar Awards support promising young scholars in critical stages of their careers. The awards of up to $32,000 are intended to fund $2,000 in operating costs and to cover up to 50 percent of salary to afford the recipient a one-semester sabbatical.

Dr. James Hoelzle, assistant professor of psychology, studies how neuropsychological and personality instruments operate, primarily focusing on mild traumatic brain injuries and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder since they are the most frequent diagnostic conditions evaluated by neuropsychologists. His current research covers a broad scope: from how neuropsychological testing data correlates with anatomical brain connectivity in veterans to better assessment tools for diagnosing adult ADHD to identifying ways individuals inaccurately self-report symptoms in clinical settings.

“It’s worthwhile to consider the validity of tests, the manner in which data can be integrated with clinical theories and the degree to which the assessment process improves long-term patient outcomes,” Hoelzle says.

He hopes his research will increase the validity of assessment instruments and ultimately improve clinical outcomes for patients.

Dr. Krassimira Hristova, assistant professor of biological sciences, applies emerging trends in molecular and environmental microbiology to help understand and prevent the spread of contaminants. Her recent work focuses on methyl tertiary butyl, a g ­ asoline additive that is one of the leading groundwater contaminants in the country.

“By better understanding the enzyme pathways and genetic regulation of the contaminant biodegradation, we can help develop more efficient bio­remediation technologies for the cleanup of gasoline spills,” Hristova says.

She is currently researching the toxic effects of human exposure to metal nano­-oxides, with the goal of engineering less toxic nanomaterials that reduce contamination of human cells, in addition to analyzing the spread of anti­biotic resistance in the environment by anthropogenic — deriving from human — activities. Both studies have enormous potential to improve the health and safety of people around the world.

During his sabbatical, Dr. Chung Hoon Lee, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, hopes to develop a device that will allow suspension of a single molecule — or nanostructure — for study, and to develop new methods for the ­detection, identification and manipulation of single ­molecules based on a wide range of optical, electrical, mechanical and ­chemical interactions.

“To date, investigations of the properties of single molecules have been limited to methods that utilize only one of several possibly physical phenomena,” says Lee. “This research has the potential for a deeper understanding of single molecule behavior.”

An expert in nanotechnology, Lee is leading the charge to develop a new nanotechnology lab in Engineering Hall, which will enhance the College of Engineering’s research and expertise in the area of smart sensor systems.

Dr. Sameena Mulla, assistant professor of social and cultural sciences, will soon begin collecting data as one of two investigators on a National Science Foundation-funded study of sexual assault trials, which will involve ethnographic research of forensic evidence used at sexual assault trials in the Milwaukee County Court System.

“Victims of sexual assault are additionally burdened by the traumatic demands of making a police report and participating in the investigative and prosecutorial processes, often referred to as secondary victimization, which is what my research focuses on,” Mulla says.

During her sabbatical, Mulla plans to attend court trials every week for a nine-month period to analyze more than 30 sexual assault cases. Her research will mark a first for the field: there have not been any field-based studies of the process of sexual assault trials that analyze more than two entire cases.

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Alumnus of the Year lives the Marquette mission

By Nicole Sweeney Etter

Anyone who knows him will tell you that Don Layden, Arts ’79, Law ’82, lives the Marquette mission. Whether it’s the pursuit of excellence in his professional life — he’s a partner at Quarles & Brady and an operating partner with Baird Venture Partners — or how he and his wife, Mary Jo, Arts ’80, deepened their spirituality as members of the Ignatian Associates community or his leadership on a diverse group of nonprofit boards, Layden builds r­elationships and makes connections that encourage the best in people.

In honor of his distinguished ­professional achievement and leadership, service to Marquette and the community, and loyalty to the ideals of the university, he was named the 2013 Alumnus of the Year, the Marquette University Alumni Association’s premier alumni honor.

He and 51 other outstanding alumni and friends of the university will be honored during Alumni National Awards weekend, April 25–27, on campus.

After majoring in economics and political science at Marquette, Layden went on to Marquette University Law School, where he received his juris doctor with honors and served as an editor of the Law Review.

He then began his career at Quarles & Brady, where he concentrated his practice in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions and remains a partner. He also has 20 years of operating

­ xperience in managing technologye enabled service businesses and held senior management positions at Fiserv, Marshall & llsley Corp., and Metavante.

“Most of what I do relates to my role as a business person involved in providing leadership to growing businesses and setting strategy for growth,” he says.

At Metavante, Layden was ­president of the international group and senior executive vice president of corporate development and strategy, general counsel and secretary. He was instrumental in structuring the spin-off of Metavante from M&I in 2007.

Layden entered the private equity world in October 2010 after successfully negotiating the merger of Metavante Technologies into Fidelity National Information Services. He served as an adviser to Warburg Pincus, LLC, for two years and then joined Baird’s private equity group.

Service is also a key part of Layden’s life.

He serves on the boards of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Area Workforce Investment Board, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Summerfest and Schools That Can Milwaukee, among others, and has been recognized for his leadership with several awards, including the Archdiocese of Milwaukee Vatican II Award for Service in Administration.

For more information about all 2013 Alumni National Award recipients, go to marquette.edu/awards.

On the Side

Dr. Joe Daniels – Cancer survivor and runner

New Intellectual Property Policy affects all employees

By Lynn Sheka

A revised Marquette University Intellectual Property Policy and corresponding prospective assignment of designated intellectual property rights has been reviewed and approved by University Academic Senate, the Intellectual Property Review Board, the Committee on Research and the Office of the Provost.

While much of the policy remains the same, beginning this month all current employees and new hires will be asked to proactively assign designated intellectual property rights to Marquette University. Employees should have received an email to their eMarq account with a link to the updated policy and an online Intellectual Property Policy Acknowledgement form. The form will require individuals to log in using their eMarq credentials, and then acknowledge their agreement to assign their designated intellectual property rights to the university by typing their initials in a box.

“Requiring employees to assign designated intellectual property rights to the university at the time of hire rather than at the time of invention disclosure meets current best practices for university technology transfer and intellectual property development,” says Dr. Jeanne Hossenlopp, vice provost for research and dean of the Graduate School. “This proactive assignment of specific intellectual property rights conforms with best practices and is used by Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the University of California system, the University of Chicago, the University of Dayton and many other research institutions.”

Email intellectual.property@marquette.edu or visit marquette.edu/orsp/IntellectualProperty. shtml with questions about the new policy.

TAKE

By Tim Cigelske

Photo courtesy of Joe Daniels

For his first run after being diagnosed with cancer, Dr. Joe Daniels made it to the end of his neighbor’s driveway. It exhausted him.

“I felt terrible,” he says.

Daniels, professor of economics in the College of Business Administration, was 46 when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lymphoma in 2006. Today he is cancer free and determined to stay healthy by running.

“I want to stay in good shape, because if something like this happens again I’m healthy enough to fight it,” he explains.

Daniels’ condition was already advanced when he was diagnosed, so his doctor began aggressive treatment. Chemo shrunk him to skin and bones. It burned the skin off his hands so he had to wear protective gloves. He had no hair, not even eyelashes.

But Daniels, who has been decorated with teaching awards, continued to work through his treatment and kept fighting. Five years to the day he was diagnosed, Daniels was the keynote speaker and a runner at the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s gathering of more than 1,000 participants at the Green Bay Half Marathon and Marathon.

“There’s that intimidation factor when you’re trying to get back in shape,” he says. “But if I can start over after cancer, anyone can get in shape.”

Daniels (left) with former student Marc von der Ruhr at the 2012 Green Bay Half Marathon.

“On the Side” offers a glimpse of faculty and staff interests outside of Marquette. Email your story suggestions to ­marquettematters@marquette.edu.

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The top five videos produced by Marquette University during the 2012–13 academic year receiving the most views: 1. Find your way home – 8,604 2. Freshmen move-in day – 6,724 3. Moving toward a vision for Marquette – 3,168 4. Amazing Grace – 1,995 5. National Marquette Day – 1,734 Visit youtube.com/user/MarquetteU to see all of Marquette’s videos.

“Take Five” is a brief list about an interesting aspect of Marquette life. Email your list suggestions to marquettematters@marquette.edu.

Marquette Matters is published monthly during the academic year, except for a combined issue in December/January, for Marquette University’s faculty and staff. Submit information to: Marquette Matters – Zilber Hall, 235; Phone: 8-7448; Fax: 8-7197 Email: marquettematters@marquette.edu Editor: Lynn Sheka Graphic design: Nick Schroeder Copyright © 2013 Marquette University

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Way Klingler Fellowship recipients

Dr. David Baker, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health Sciences

Dr. Stephen Guastello, Department of Psychology, Klingler College of Arts and Sciences

Cura personalis and the brain

Sensory overload: technology, cognitive workload and fatigue

By Jesse Lee

For Dr. David Baker, professor and associate chair of the Department of Biomedical Sciences in the College of Health Sciences, the Jesuit principle of cura personalis begins in the brain. Not just in a cerebral, thoughtprovoking sense, but in a literal sense, with the study of neurotransmitters and their roles in diseases like schizophrenia and addiction.

“We’re developing cutting-edge genetic tools that will allow us to ­rigorously evaluate a novel glutamate release mechanism in the brain,” Baker says. “Put simply, this is an understudied mechanism that may well be a key in understanding and developing treatments for multiple neural disorders.”

He believes the Way Klingler Fellowship in science — $50,000 annually for three years — will catalyze increased funding for his research.

“It’s wonderful that the university has this type of intramural support,” Baker says. “When done correctly, an investment like this can be leveraged into larger extramural grants, further accelerating the pace of discovery.

I’m optimistic that we can turn it around into a $1.5 million grant in the next two years — a ten-time return within the life of the fellowship.”

As co-founder of Promentis Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company ­dedicated to discovering pharmacological treatments for neuropsychiatric diseases, Baker understands that it takes this level of funding commitment when breaking new ground in neuroscience. When it comes to caring for the whole person, the research is worth the investment.

“The statistics are staggering,” Baker says. “According to the National Resource and Training center on Homelessness and Mental Illness, 25 percent of the single adult homeless population suffers from some form of severe, persistent mental illness.”

“We’re going to improve patient care for people with schizophrenia by understanding the underlying causes, with some of the most powerful techniques used in neuroscience,” he says. “It’s research that’s rooted in the mission of Marquette.”

By Alexa Porter

Most people assume technology helps make the workforce more ­efficient. But are they overlooking the negative effects such advances can have on the people operating that technology? Dr. Stephen Guastello, professor of psychology, has been awarded the Way Klingler Fellowship in the humanities — $20,000 annually for three years — for his research addressing cognitive workload and fatigue in the context of group ­coordination and leadership.

His current project aims to determine the demands on human operators as the world becomes increasingly dependent on technology to perform work functions. New technological systems are successful in automating many types of work activities, but they generally produce greater demands on human operators in the form of cognitive workload and fatigue.

Guastello uses nonlinear mathematical models to help predict outcomes.

He has been successful at separating the effects of workload, fatigue or repeated tasks using two models for sudden changes in performance on different tasks.

“I’m excited because I’ve been able to unravel some problems in cognitive workload and fatigue that have perplexed psychologists for years,” says Guastello. “Next, I want to focus on separating the effects of workload versus fatigue in work teams and how the upper boundaries of humans’ cognitive capacity to function while fatigued and overloaded varies from person to person.”

In Guastello’s 30 years on campus, he has authored more than 100 journal articles, 42 book chapters and four books, plus another two books he co-edited, mainly on chaos; complexity and catastrophe theory; work motivation and performance; group and organizational behavior; and employee turnover.

M A R Q U ET T E H AP P E NINGS Former Nineteenth-Century Literature editor to present Schwartz Lecture April 10

Marquette named to President’s Community Service Honor Roll

Dr. Thomas Wortham, emeritus professor of English at the University of California–Los Angeles and former editor of Nineteenth-Century Literature, will present “William Dean Howells’ Spiritual Quest(ioning) in a ‘World Come of Age’” at the Schwartz Lecture, Wednesday, April 10, at 4 p.m. in the AMU, Lunda Room. The lecture is sponsored by Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature, a scholarly journal published at Marquette.

Marquette was named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll by the Corporation for National and Community Service for exemplary service efforts and service to disadvantaged youth. Marquette undergraduate students perform approximately 455,000 hours of service to the community during each school year, with nearly 80 percent of undergraduate students participating in service activities.