2001 Assembly of Delegates:
Nominees for Directors – Mid-Atlantic Geographic Region

November 9-11, 2001, Raleigh, North Carolina
In conjunction with the Sigma Xi Forum, November 8-9, 2001

Name: Charles  Edward  Kriley

Present Position: Professor of Chemistry
Organization: Grove City College

Address: 100 Campus Drive
Grove City, PA  16127
USA

Telephone:  724-458-2976
FAX:  724-458-3855
E-mail:  cekriley@hotmail.com

Chapter Affiliation: Grove City College

Candidate's Statement: Over the past few years I have admired the scientific excellence and financial support that Sigma Xi has provided to both industry and academics. I feel that this office will provide me with an avenue to use my organizational skills to further the goals of the Society.  The importance of undergraduate research is very significant, but sometimes neglected due to teaching loads or funding.  Sigma Xi has provided me, as well as many others, with research funds to continue my undergraduate research program,  the importance of this to the students is immeasurable.  Sigma Xi has been an extremely positive presence on the Grove City Campus and has provided a means for the various departments to interact on a scientific level.  I would like to see more communication between the chapters and a sharing of their successes and failures.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities:  Sigma Xi: member Northwest Indiana, 1995-98; Founding member, Grove City College Chapter, 1998. Treasurer, Grove City College Chapter 1998-present; Delegate to annual meeting 1999, 2001; Baccalaureate  Nominating Committee 1999-01; Sigma Xi Undergraduate research grant Fall 2000; Member of Phi Lambda Upsilon. SSACP Advisor 2000-present (Student Society of Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh). Co-advisor Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society 1996-present

Biographical Information: Charles E. Kriley.  Education:  Ph.D., Purdue University, 1993; B.S., Chemistry, Grove City College, 1988.  Employment:  Professor, Grove City College 1996-present; Research Consultant, Purdue University, summer 1999; Visiting Scientist, B.F. Goodrich, summer 1997/98; Assistant Professor, Purdue University Calumet 1993-96.  NSF Grant, "Incorporating FT-IR into the Laboratory Curriculum", 1995; Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh College Grant, "Fiber Optic CCD 440 Array UV-Vis Spectrophotometer", 2000; Sigma Xi research Grant, "Polymerization of Cyclic Olefins using Novel Nickel Catalysts", 2001.  Chemistry Outreach:  Chemistry Show Coordinator 1999, 2000, 2001 for preschool children to the 3rd grade.  Chair of the Grove City College Sigma Xi Chapter Committee for the selection of the Sigma Xi Outstanding High-school Science and Math Teacher, 1998-present.  Programs Administered:  Northwest Indiana Regional Science Olympiad Purdue University Calumet, Event Coordinator, 1994-96; Exapanding Your Horizons in Mathematics and Science Conference, Purdue University, voluteer.   Research Interests:  Active undergraduate inorganic/organometallic research program.   Research involves the preparation, characterization and reactivity of metal-phosphines and their use as catalysts for polymerization reactions.

Name: Richard  William  Lo Pinto

Present Position: Professor of Biological Sciences
Organization: Fairleigh Dickinson University

Address: H DH4 03
Fairleigh Dickinson University
1000 River Road
Teaneck, NJ  07601 USA

Telephone:  201 692 2297
FAX:  201 692 2297
E-mail: lopintor@mailbox.fdu.edu

Chapter Affiliation:     Fairleigh Dickinson University

Candidate's Statement: Furthering the mission of Sigma Xi and recruiting and retaining members requires that we serve the needs of the community of scientists and engineers. The Mid-Atlantic region has taken the lead in developing programs that enhance Sigma Xi's value for its constituents and that raise Sigma Xi's profile among them.  As regional Director I will move these initiatives forward and will continue to encourage Sigma Xi's role as an advocate for scientists.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Sigma Xi: Director Mid-Atlantic Region (elected 1998); Sigma Xi Committee on Resolutions, 1997; President, Fairleigh Dickinson University Sigma Xi, 1972-82, 87-88, 90-present.  Other: Co-Chair, Columbia University Seminar on Pollution and Water Resources, 1985-present.  Associate Editor, Bulletin of the New Jersey Academy of Sciences, 1980-89.  Fellow, Center for Technology Studies, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 1989.  Associate Editor, Columbia University Seminar Series, vol. XX and vol. XXX

Biographical Information: LO PINTO, RICHARD WILLIAM, MARINE BIOLOGY, BIOMONITORING & AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY.  Current Pos: PROF BIOL, FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIV TEANECK, 70-  Personal Data: b New York, NY Nov 7, 42; m 70; c 2.  Educ: Iona Col BS, 63; Fordham Univ, MS 65, PhD (physiol ecol), 72. Prof Exp: Res asst water pollution, Osborne Lab Marine Sci, 67-68; consult in charge of develop biol testing, Org Econ Coop Develop, 84-85.  Concurrent Pos: Cosult, Hackensack Meadowlands Develop Comn, 71-, Hartz Mountain Indust Inc, 76-77; dir, Marine Biol Prog, Fairleigh Dickinson Univ, Rutherford, NJ, 72 -; asst dir, Meadowlands Regional Study Ctr, 74-75; assoc, Seminar Pollution & Water Resources, Columbia Univ, 75 -; chmn tech adv comt, N NJ Water Quality Prog, 77 -; assoc ed, Bulletin of the NJ Acad Sci, 78 -; consult, US Environ Protection Agency, 84; consult, Orgn Econ Coop & Develop, Paris, 84-85.  Mem: Sigma Xi.  Res: Bioassay development for marine and fresh water organisms; aquatic toxicology; phytoplankton physiology; microbial ecology.

Name: Charles H. Wick

Present Position: Research Physical Scientist Organization: Edgewood Chemical Biological Center

Address: Research & Technology Directorate
ATTN: AMSSB-RRT-DS (Bldg 3160)
APG, MD  21010
USA

Telephone:  410-436-3321
FAX:  410-436-6783
E-mail: chwick10@msn.com

Chapter Affiliation: Chesapeake

Candidate's Statement: Sigma Xi is a lot of fun. The many scientific disciplines within our society represent a tremendous source of strength and diversity. I have seen this and have enjoyed talking and learning from our members and the many speakers and visitors that take part in our program.  Including our youth in our programs has been our focus for many years and provides an important interaction between our experienced scientists and our future scientists.  It is my intention as a Director to visit the many chapters throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and facilitate our working together.

Sigma Xi and Other Activities: Serving as an officer of our dynamic Chesapeake Chapter provides ample experience in appreciating the concepts of Sigma Xi, and the motivations of our society for promoting science and the fun of science among our membership and our community. I have served in the following offices: President 1998-99; Vice-President 1997-98; Secretary 1995-97; 1999-02; Science Fair Judge (local, regional, national);  Student Awards committee

Biographical Information: Dr. Charles Wick is a Research Physical Scientist with more than 30 years of technical and managerial expertise in the Department of Defense and private industry.  He earned five degrees from the University of Washington that include: B.S. (Microbiology, Botany), B.S.F. (Materials Science), M.Sci., Ph.C., and Ph.D. Recent achievements include the invention of a filter-less biological protection system, and the basic research leading to the invention of the Integrated Virus Detection System. This system is the first instrument of it¹s kind and represents a fundamental breakthrough and major advance in virus analysis technology. Dr. Wick has more than 45 publications, both government and open literature, several patents, and is recognized by his peers for his research and leadership skills having received numerous citations, listings, and awards, including two U.S. Army Achievement Medals for Civilian Service, the Commander's Award for Civilian Service, the Technical Cooperation Achievement Award, and 25 other decorations and awards for his contributions to both the community and the nation