Barbara Shaw, professor of engineering science and mechanics, has been approved for a University sabbatical leave of absence Spring Semester 2007. She will conduct final phase (after four years of exposure) in-situ measurements in the field at the LaQue Center in Kure Beach, NC, and damage assessment and analysis at the laboratories of Concurrent Technologies in Largo, FL. The work will be conducted in collaboration with her research partners at the U.S. Army. Leaves of absence are granted for purposes of intensive study or research that will increase the quality of the individual's future contribution to the University