RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS/ 41 Laboratory (CCTL) which evolved from joint programs of ICAAS, the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IFAS Agronomy, and UF analytical departments. For further information, write the Director, Professor A.E.S. Green, ICAAS, Space Sciences Research Building. CENTER FOR APPLIED MATHEMATICS The Center consists of faculty from the Departments of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics, and Engineering Science and of Mathematics. These faculty are interested in the application of mathematics to research problems in the physical, engineering, social, and biological sciences. Codirectors are Professors A.R. Bednarekand K.T. Millsaps. CENTER FOR AQUATIC PLANTS The Center for Aquatic Plants is a multidisciplinary unit of the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS). Established in 1978 by the Florida Legislature, the Center is the lead agency for coordinating research and educa- tional programs on aquatic plant ecology and manage- ment in Florida. The Center is also involved in national and international research and education programs. The Center encourages interdisciplinary research focused on biological, chemical, mechanical, and integrated aquatic plant management techniques and their impact on aquatic ecosystems. Scientists associated with the Center special- ize in aquatic plant ecology, plant pathology, entomol- ogy, phycology, physiology, fisheries, weed science,-and limnology. Faculty and graduate students are associated with their respective departments in IFAS. Interested persons should contact the Director, Center for Aquatic Plants, 7922 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, Florida 32606. CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTER The Center, part of the Shands Teaching Hospital, provides a carefully controlled medical research environ- ment in which scientists can define and attempt to con- quer unsolved disease problems affecting humans. A discrete unit, funded entirely through a grant by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Center is admini- stered through the College of Medicine of the University of Florida. The grant provides for a metabolic kitchen and its staff, a laboratory and staff, nursing and administrative personnel. The NIH provide coverage of all research charges for patient care and also support an out-patient function for the Center. For information write Clinical Research Center, Box J- 322, J. Hillis Miller Health Science Center. COMMUNICATION RESEARCH CENTER The Center, a service and research unit within the College of Journalism and Communications, conducts basic and applied research on problems related to mass communication. Both master's and doctoral students work as assistants on these projects. The Center provides consultation and assistance to faculty within the College and across the University and to individuals and organi- zations throughout the state. The Center conducts tele- phone polls, personal interviews, media use and effects studies, and message-testing research. The overall objectives of the Center are to assist College faculty with obtaining funding for basic research and to train mass communication graduate students in both applied and basic research. The Center seeks research projects that help meet these calls. For information, write Director, Communication Research Center, 2000 Weimer Hall. CENTER FOR CONSUMER RESEARCH The Center conducts basic and applied research on factors influencing consumer decision-making and be- havior. It provides an organization through which faculty members from a number of disciplines may effectively work together to study the interface between consumers, private organizations, and policy alternatives. The Cen- ter sponsors a colloquium series involving both Univer- sity of Florida faculty and students and scholars from around the country as well as a working paper and reprint series. The Center also serves as the budgetary unit for graduate studies of consumer psychology. For informa- tion, write the Director, Center for Consumer Research, 342 Matherly Hall. CENTER FOR DYNAMIC PLASTICITY The Center conducts research and educational pro- grams and disseminates information on the behavior of materials at high rates of deformation. In addition to structural materials (such as metals, polymers, and com- posites), the Center is concerned with biological materi- als (bones and soft tissues) and with dynamic soil me- chanics. The Center has established a cooperative ar- rangement with the University of Bucharest to enhance international cooperation and exchange of information and personnel. For information, address the Director, Center for Dynamic Plasticity, 231 Aero Building. CENTER FOR ECONOMETRICS AND DECISION SCIENCES The Center conducts theoretical and applied research in the areas of econometrics and decision sciences. It provides an organization to bring together faculty and students from a number of disciplines working in these areas through seminars and a discussion paper series. The Center serves as an avenue to attract to the University of Florida on a permanent or visiting basis, or for semi- nars, researchers with an international reputation in the area of econometrics and decision sciences. The Center also acts as a budgetary unit for faculty and graduate student research in these areas. For information write to the Director, Center for Econometrics and Decision Sciences, 224 Matherly Hall. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS RESEARCH The Bureau is a service and research center within the College of Business Administration. Its activities are or- ganized under four research programs: population, fore- casting, Florida household summary, and local govern- ment studies research. Graduate students are involved as research assistants in these programs. The Bureau disseminates the results of its research through a publication program. Bureau publications in- clude Florida StatisticalAbstract, BEBR Monographs, The Florida Outlook, Populations Studies, Florida Estimates of Population, Economic Leaflets, Building Permit Activ- ity in Florida, and Sales Tax Information. For information,