University Daily Kansan / Tuesday, March 24, 1992
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Philip Meiring/KANSAN
What a bargain
Making the most of the "All you can carry" book sale, Jeremy Lane, Lawrence freshman, picks through a sea of used books on the patio of the Jay-
hawk Bookstore. Although Lane had already selected an armful of books yesterday afternoon, he couldn't resist checking another one.
Kansas professors will attempt to catalyze faculty development
By Jenny Martin Kansan staff writer
Faculty representatives of the six Board of Regents institutions would like the state of Kansas to take advantage of one of its most valuable resources: its university faculty.
The Council of Faculty Senate Presidents, whose members are the presidents of the Faculty Senate at Regents institutions, have spent several months developing a document to present to the Regents about the need to expand faculty development programs at all Regents universities.
Frances Ingemann, presiding officer of KU Faculty Senate, read a statement from the document on faculty development at Thursday's Regents meeting. The entire document will be given to the Regents next week.
In the statement, the Council emphasized that university faculties
*In recent years, much of the effort aimed at improving educational quality, efficiency and productivity has been focused on developing better
methods for evaluating faculty performance. Such evaluations may measure, but it does little to improve."
In January, the Regents approved a system mission statement that provides the guidelines that Regents institutions would follow to become more effective.
Faculty members said that although the universities' need to use their resources efficiently was a main objective in the system mission statement, developing faculty as a resource did not seem to be a high priority for the Regents.
Jack Sampson, head of the Regents, said the Regents recognized the importance of faculty development and included it in the system strategic plan adopted in January.
"I think it is a very healthy concern on the part of the faculty," he said. "I asked Frances Ingemann what they have in terms of faculty development and for examples of what they would like to see implemented."
Don Kerle, Pittsburgh State University professor and head of the Council, said the purpose of the statement was
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He said he did not think the Regents understood what faculty development
In the coming months, the Council will give specific suggestions to the Regents as to how faculty could be developed, Kerles said.
"You have to give professors the opportunity to get hands-on training in areas that they previously have not had experience," he said.
As an example of faculty enhancement, Kerle suggested each campus make available microcomputer training sessions for faculty.
Kenneth Klabunde, Kansas State University professor and Council member, said that other possibilities included exposing faculty to new teaching and researching techniques and broadening sabbatical leaves to include time spent improving teaching techniques.
"Faculty are valuable resources for the state, and their skills should and need be honed and improved," he said.
Professor's research benefits NASA
By Janet Rorholm
Kansan staff writer
A KU engineering professor might have the answer to problems NASA is having with results from its wind-tunnel experiments.
Edward Lan, professor in the flight research lab, has worked on NASA's difficulties since the summer of 1990 and now is preparing his findings in a paper to be presented at the 18th International Council of the Aeronautical Science Convention this September in Beijing.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration uses small tunnels that are 28 inches by 40 inches and feet by 10 feet because they are cost efficient. However, the smaller size has caused inaccurate data.
Lan developed a computer program to help NASA compensate for the skewed results.
ment of an airplane while it flies.
Wind tunnels are used to simulate the effects on an airplane as it flies through the air. These effects include drag, lift and the up and down move-
The accuracy of the wind tunnel resultsis crucial when building an airplane, he said. Anymistakes would
tary loss to the builders.
Edward Lan
Bill Sellers, head of the experiment and methods branch at the NASA Langley Research Center in Virginia, said that because Lan had an interest in the problem and experience in similar types of configurations, he was perfect for the project.
"The data looks very promising," he said. "We're very pleased."
NASA hopes to donate grant money sometime next semester so that Lan can continue working on the project at higher speeds. Sellers said.
Lan worked with low speed airplanes similar to the Boeing 747 that flies at about 200 mph. NASA hopes to
advance to supersonic transports, similar to the Concorde, which flies at speeds of 800 mph, Sellers said.
"NASA is looking at high-speed research seriously," he said. "NASA is capable of building a plane today that would be competitive to commercial flights."
Lan's wind-tunnel findings are important for the design of these new planes, he said.
Lan said he had worked with NASA on more than 30 projects and that he liked the challenge of the projects but enjoyed teaching more.
"If I wanted to do just research, I could do it anywhere," Lan said. "At the University, I get to help students get a degree, which is the most important aspect."
He said he liked the fact that his research could help the state, which has an airplane industry in Wichita.
"Building better airplanes helps promote economic development in the state," Lan said.
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