An overview of the DOE terrestrial crystalline solar cell research program

There has been significant progress in the crystalline solar cell area in the past two years that has rejuvenated interest in the high efficiency devices for terrestrial photovoltaic systems. The most significant developments have been in the crystalline solar cell area, but progress in the III-V area has also been recorded. A review of terrestrial crystalline cell research is presented along with a description of future research directions

Access, not Exclusion: Honors at a Public Institution

I tend to joke with our Dean of the Honors College, Ken Blemings, that his main goal is to work himself out of a job. Sorry, Ken. After all, it is in our nature as agents of higher education to recruit, retain, and graduate the best and brightest talent available. In other words, every student walking onto our campus ought to be honors caliber. Likewise, the overall college experience for every student ought to be honors quality. I have been around the block for the last thirty-plus years serving as president of five major institutions in the United States, and I can affirm that the increased value placed on an honors education is enriching entire universities and how they operate. We are witnessing a shift in the way we prepare the next great generation of thinkers and doers, thanks to the high standards that the Honors College at West Virginia University and at other campuses across the nation have established

Constitutional Law—Invalidating Statutes on Hypothetical Facts

A parking lot attendant drove a customer to her place of business, and, while returning the automobile to the parking lot, negligently struck the plaintiff, a pedestrian, who successfully recovered against the customer under the following Georgia statute: “Every owner of a motor vehicle . . . shall be liable . . . for injuries . . . resulting from negligence in the operation of such motor vehicle if . . . used in the prosecution of the business (or) for the benefit of such owner.” On appeal, Held: the statute violates due process because it might impose liability upon an owner whose automobile was operated without his consent or knowledge, express or implied. Frankel v. Cone, 214 Ga. 733, 107 S.E.2d 819 (1959). A statute is invalid if it makes an owner absolutely liable for the negligence of a thief, but this statute did not reach that far. It is very difficult to imagine a thief operating a stolen automobile for the owner’s benefit, or in the prosecution of the owner’s business. On the other hand, statutes imposing liability upon a car owner whose car is operated with his permission have been uniformly upheld

A Principal\u27s Guide: Assertive Discipline and Honors Level Management; Two Separate Behavioral Management Systems Promoting a Positive School Climate

This principal\u27s guide presents two separate behavioral management systems used at the middle school level. The two systems are Lee Canter\u27s Assertive Discipline and Budd Churchward\u27s Honors Level Management. Canter\u27s approach is effective in the classroom while Churchward\u27s addresses total school environment. Methods for integration of the systems, materials needed, consequences/rewards, and suggested time lines are presented

Constitutional Law—Invalidating Statutes on Hypothetical Facts

A parking lot attendant drove a customer to her place of business, and, while returning the automobile to the parking lot, negligently struck the plaintiff, a pedestrian, who successfully recovered against the customer under the following Georgia statute: “Every owner of a motor vehicle . . . shall be liable . . . for injuries . . . resulting from negligence in the operation of such motor vehicle if . . . used in the prosecution of the business (or) for the benefit of such owner.” On appeal, Held: the statute violates due process because it might impose liability upon an owner whose automobile was operated without his consent or knowledge, express or implied. Frankel v. Cone, 214 Ga. 733, 107 S.E.2d 819 (1959). A statute is invalid if it makes an owner absolutely liable for the negligence of a thief, but this statute did not reach that far. It is very difficult to imagine a thief operating a stolen automobile for the owner’s benefit, or in the prosecution of the owner’s business. On the other hand, statutes imposing liability upon a car owner whose car is operated with his permission have been uniformly upheld

Flight test evaluation of a separate surface attitude command control system on a Beech 99 airplane

A joint NASA/university/industry program was conducted to flight evaluate a potentially low cost separate surface implementation of attitude command in a Beech 99 airplane. Saturation of the separate surfaces was the primary cause of many problems during development. Six experienced professional pilots who made simulated instrument flight evaluations experienced improvements in airplane handling qualities in the presence of turbulence and a reduction in pilot workload. For ride quality, quantitative data show that the attitude command control system results in all cases of airplane motion being removed from the uncomfortable ride region

Commencement Address

Commencement address given by Elwood Gordon Gee, President of The Ohio State University, to the Autumn 1997 graduating class of The Ohio State University, St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio, December 12, 1997