Atomic Force Microscopes, which can obtain images of materials at atomic scales, have made fundamental contributions to the semi-conductor area, biological sciences and physics. Teaching award Randall Huff , temporary instructor in the English department, received the second annual University Museums teaching award for his use of the collections and resources of ISU's museums in his classes. In teaching freshman composition and business composition, he has used exhibits as fodder for writing assignments. Ag honor society awards The Iowa Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, recently honored several ISU faculty members. Contest awards Staff members from the Instructional Technology Center recently collected several awards in the annual contest sponsored by the Iowa Motion Picture Association.
Entries come from ad agencies, production firms and education-related units.
CD-ROM, The Da Vinci Project , a series of lessons exploring similarities between chemistry and art, with collaborators from the College of Education, chemistry department, art and design department . National award Staff members from the Instructional Technology Center received a Telly Award in production excellence for the videotape Structures Safety , part of a series on highway work zone safety. The annual contest recognizes broadcast television, video and film productions submitted from across the country. This award is the third state or national award in production excellence for ITC for the work zone safety series. National veterinary awards Dr. Patrick Halbur , assistant professor of veterinary pathology, received the 1998 Howard Dunne Award from the American Association of Swine Practitioners.