Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1980 [PAGE 630]

EXTRACTED TEXT FROM PAGE:

1980]

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

619

developed with support from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the National Science Foundation. University Patents, Inc., reported that a market search resulted in positive initial responses, but negative responses were received later. The University Patent committee recommends that the University transfer this discovery to the University of Illinois Foundation, subject to the rights of the sponsors. 7. Low Temperature Densification of ZrO* with Vanadate Additives—Relva C. Buchanan, associate professor of ceramic engineering, and H. Dale Deford, graduate research assistant in ceramic engineering, Urbana, inventors; developed with support from the U.S. Department of Defense. University Patents, Inc., reported that this invention appears patentable. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University transfer this discovery to the University of Illinois Foundation. 8. Low Temperature Densification of ZrOi with B1O3 Additive •— Relva C. Buchanan, associate professor of ceramic engineering, and Anup Sircar, former research associate in ceramic engineering, Urbana, inventors; developed with support from the U.S. Department of Defense. University Patents, Inc., reported that this invention appears patentable. The University Patent Committee recommends that the University transfer this discovery to the University of Illinois Foundation. 9. Separation of Lipoproteins by Affinity Chromatography Based on Their Select Interaction with Glycosaminoglycan—T. K. Audhya, former assistant professor of physiology and biophysics, and Roderich Walter (now deceased), professor of physiology and biophysics and head of the department, Medical Center, inventors; developed with support from the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. University Patents, Inc., reported little likelihood that the invention can be protected and commercialized. The University Patent Committee recommends that the discovery be released to the sponsor. 10. Plasma Etching Using Nitrogen Trifluoride — Joseph T. Verdeyen, professor of electrical engineering, and Steven T. Griffin, former research assistant in electrical engineering, Urbana, inventors; developed with support from the U.S. Department of Defense. University Patents, Inc., reported little potential for obtaining a patent. The University Patent Committee recommends that the discovery be released to the inventors, subject to the rights of the sponsor. I concur in these recommendations.

On motion of Miss Wyncott, the preceding recommendations were approved.

President's Report on Actions of the Senates (21) The president reported on the following actions of the senates. Revision of the Master of Arts Degree in Communication and Theatre, Chicago Circle T h e Chicago Circle Senate has approved the addition of an applied research option to that of the thesis in the Master of Arts degree in Communication and Theatre. The graduate faculty has concluded that a thesis is not always the most appropriate conclusion to a graduate student's work with respect to the student's career objectives. Students choosing this option will complete twelve hours of credit in applied research, instead of twelve hours of thesis credit, and oral examinations at the completion of research design and at the completion of the research project.