No. 1 Program and Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science
Program for the Annual Meeting
Biological Sciences Paper Presentations
A DRIFT FENCE SURVEY OF THE SMALL VERTEBRATES IN A MIXED HARDWOOD HABITAT IN LAMAR COUNTY, GEORGIA
Kori Ogletree and M.J. Bender
A PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF THE MACROINVERTEBRATE BIODIVERSITY OF CORN CREEK
J.B. Rowe, B.H. Donaldson, J. Schrader, and K.P. Miller
AN EXAMINATION OF SELECTIVE FEEDING AND MOLECULAR RECOGNITION IN THE CILIATE, TETRAHYMENA PYRIFORMIS Ehrenberg, 1830
Blaise W. Menta, Ashley E. Kirby, and Frank S. Corotto
ANALYSIS OF SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPE I CD PROTEINS USING MULTIVARIATE STATISTICS IN ORDER TO DETERMINE THEIR FUNCTIONAL CLASS
Pramir KC and Janghoon Kang
ARE HERP ENCLOSURES HOT SPOTS OF SALMONELLA COLONIZATION?
Sarah E. Rosario, C. R. Phipps, and Amanda L.J. Duffus
ASSESSMENT OF HABITAT PREFERENCES OF THE HIWASSEE CRAYFISH CAMBARUS HIWASSEENSIS HOBBS, 1981
Samuel Flagg, William Moon, and Johnathan G. Davis
DETERMINATION OF THE BINDING SITE OF ADENOVIRUS E4 11K ON THE CELLULAR PROTEIN DDX6
Clint Edmunds, Michael Hammond, and Kasey Karen
ECOSYSTEM ASSESSMENT OF AN AQUATIC RESOURCE FOR K12 EDUCATION AND RECREATION
Joleishia N. Cooper, B.A. Bellflower, C.V. Calhoun, G.B. Stracher, A. Thompson, and K.E. Warren
EFFECTS OF NEST BUILDING BEHAVIOR ON INCUBATION AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN CAROLINA CHICKADEES POECILE CAROLINENSIS
Traci Erin Ballance and Barbara Ballentine
EFFECTS OF RESVERATROL ON AHR ACTIVITY IN CELLS TREATED WITH BENZO[A]PYRENE OR INDIGO
Abigail L. Griffiths and Jennifer C. Schroeder
EVALUATION OF AGE AND GROWTH OF REDHORSES IN BRASSTOWN CREEK, GEORGIA
Joshua Goeltz, Kaylyn Crossley, and Johnathan G. Davis
EVALUATION OF FACTORS INFLUENCING SPOTTED BASS MICROPTERUS PUNCTATUS USE OF INTRODUCED STRUCTURES IN A GEORGIA HIGHLAND RESERVOIR
Ethan Barret and Johnathan G. Davis
FACTORS AFFECTING MORTALITY OF LARGEMOUTH BASS MICROPTERUS SALMOIDES IN COMPETITIVE TOURNAMENTS
Parker Moon, Zoelle Reinke, and Jonathan G. Davis
GENETIC CHARACTERIZATION OF MUTANTS OF SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE THAT GROW BROWN IN THE PRESENCE OF COPPER
Nathaniel J. Moore, Brian J. Schwartz, Michael E. Rohly, Christopher L. Resch, and Joshua D. May
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW MICRORNAS IN DUNALIELLA SALINA
Alicia Winfrey, Glen Borchert, and David Chevalier
INVESTIGATING BEHAVIORAL VARIATION IN URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS OF EASTERN BLUEBIRDS
Barbara Ballentine and Meghan Graham
LANDSCAPE FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH BEHAVIORAL CHANGES ALONG AN URBAN-RURAL GRADIENT IN SONG SPARROWS
Kaley Wisher and Jeremy Hyman
TRILLED SONG TYPES ARE MORE SALIENT THAN NON-TRILLED SONG TYPES IN AGONISTIC INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MALE SONG SPARROWS (MELOSPIZA MELODIA
Cameron B. Duke and B. Ballentine
Biological Sciences Posters
A COMPARISON OF THE LEAF LITTER INVERTEBRATE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATED WITH GOLDEN BAMBOO STANDS VERSUS ADJACENT AREAS
Katherine Odegaard, Lara Jones, and M. J. Bender
AN ANALYSIS OF ANTERIOR HOX GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS IN THE PHARYNGEAL ARCHES OF ZEBRAFISH (DANIO RERIO)
Jeremy M. Brown and A. Davis
AN ASSESSMENT OF ALGAL COMMUNITES IN WETLANDS LOCATED ABOVE AND BELOW THE GEORGIA FALL LINE
Sofia E. Sifnaios and Kalina Manoylov
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF AN ENERGY DRINK ON ATHLETE PERFORMANCE AMONG BASKETBALL ATHLETES AT BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE
Tajamian Foster and Helene Peters
ASSESSMENT OF DIATOM MOVEMENT AND SPECIES COMPOSITION IN RELATION TO VARIOUS TIDE LEVELS ON ST. SIMONS ISLAND, GA
Merry Zohn and K. Manoylov
BINDING OF ADENOVIRUS EARLY PROTEIN E411K TO RNA HELICASE DDX6
Emilee Friedman and Kasey Karen
BIONFORMATICS ANALYSIS OF THE STRIPED (MORONE SAXATILIS) BASS HOXA2A AND HOXA2B GENOMIC DNA SUGGESTS EVOLUTIONARY CONSERVATION OF GENE REGULATION
Amanda D. Mileham, J. Scemama, A. L.J. Duffus, and A. Davis
DNA BARCODING, NCBI DATA TOOL AND MEGA AS A TEACHING AND RESEARCH TOOL FOR UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY LABORATORY ACTIVITIES
Charsley D. Dodgen, Lucas Newman, and Cathy Lee
EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, AND PRESSURE ON CAPTURE RATES OF BATS IN FLAT CREEK NATURE AREA, FAYETTE COUNTY, GEORGIA
Raquel I. Gonzalez and M. J. Bender
EXPLORING ALTERNATE GENES FOR RANAVIRUS PHYLOGENETICS
Abigail Heiney, Mason Patten, and A. L.J. Duffus
FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO REINTRODUCTION SUCCESS OF NATIVE FRESHWATER FISHES IN SOUTHERN APPALACHIA
Rachel Benson, Harrison Barton, and Johnathan G. Davis
FIELD SURVEYS FOR DETECTION OF BATRACHOCHYTRIUM DENDROBATIDIS IN NORTH GEORGIA AMPHIBIAN POPULATIONS
Spencer L. Cruz, Jason Nations, J. M. Morgan, and N. L. Hyslop
IDENTIFICATION OF NEW MICRORNAS IN CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII
Lindsey Howell, Glen Borchert, and David Chevalier
IMPACTS OF COLD STRATIFICATION AND MOISTURE PRETREATMENT ON SEED GERMINATION OF THREE MILKWEED SPECIES NATIVE TO GEORGIA
Andrew M. Wright, Zachary W. Izen, Gretchen M. Inota, and Kalina M. Manoylov
PARTIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PITX1 GENE OF EMPETRICHTHYINE FISHES (GOODEIDAE).
A. L. Lacey, J. L. Tolbert, and S. A. Webb
POTENT LETHAL EFFECT OF SALICYLALDEHYDE AND CINNAMALDEHYDE ON THE ARGENTINE ANT (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)
Benjamin Curry, Amy Droegmille, Emiliano Sanchez, ChulHee Kang, and Cathy Lee
QUANTITATIVE PCR VALIDATION OF COPPER-REGULATED GENE EXPRESSION IN SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE
Brooks E. Arnold and Brian K. Schwartz
SURVEY OF UNMANAGED PINE FOREST FOR THREATENED REPTILE SPECIES
Derick R. Thompson, R. Phillips, K. Warren, and B. L. Simmons
THE OCCURRENCE OF ATHLETE’S FOOT (TINEA PEDIS), CAUSED BY THE DERMATOPHYTIC FUNGUS, TRICHOPHYTON RUBRUM MALMSTEN 1845, AMONGST ATHLETES AT BREWTON-PARKER COLLEGE
Natalia Adams and Helene Peters
THE ROLE OF LEPTIN IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
Ann A. Kurian and Ruben Rene Gonzalez-Perez
WHOLE GENOME RANAVIRUS PHYLOGENIES: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK
Cori M. Harding, Bridget Piatt, W. Culpepper, C. D. Dodgen, S. E. Rosario, and A. L. Duffus
Chemistry Paper Presentations
EVALUATING TWO MODELS FOR THE EFFECTS OF OSMOLYTES ON PROTEIN STABILITY AND FUNCTION: MEASURING THE INTERACTIONS OF GLYCINE BETAINE WITH CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
Grace Terry, Fergus King, Casey Wiltsek, Red Chu, and Jonathan G. Cannon
GREEN SYNTHESIS OF SOAPS: UNDERGRADUATE CHEMISTRY LAB PROJECT
Jillian Mary V. Amurao, Tyler S. Brack, Sara G. Peacock, and Renat R. Khatmullin
A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF WASTE OIL AND GREASE FROM THE CAMPUS CHICK-FIL-A FOR USE AS BIOFUEL
Syed A. Hyder, Blake Lindner, Ahla Ko, Uchechi Egejuru, Neelam Khan, Sang H. Park, Kathryn Zimmermann, and David P. Pursell
COMPARISON OF HEMATITE NANOCRYSTALLINE FILMS FOR USE IN PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
Allison B. Taylor and Linda de la Garza
DISSOLUTION TESTING AND ANALYSIS OF VITAMIN C TABLETS
Dorcas Ugbo and M. C. Koether
INTERLOCKING TOY BUILDING BLOCKS AS HANDS-ON LEARNING MODULES FOR BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CHEMISTRY STUDENTS
Samuel Melaku, James O. Scrhreck, Kameron Griffin, and Rajeev B. Dabke
Chemistry Posters
DETERMINATION OF TOXIC HEAVY METALS IN PEANUTS
Sydney Brown and Samuel M. Abegaz
EFFECT OF ACID STRENGTH AND TEMPERATURE ON ACTIVATION ENERGY FOR MUTAROTATION OF SUCROSE USING POLARIMETRY
Andrew Duitsman and Sean Carrigan
ICING BEHAVIORS OF SUPERHYDROPHOBIC ZINC OXIDATE
Kelly English and Liqiu Zheng
IMPROVED MEASUREMENTS OF THE EFFECTS OF GLYCINE BETAINE AND PH ON GLUTAMIC ACID SOLUBILITY
Red Chu, Casey Wiltsek, Grace Terry, Fergus King, and Jonathan G. Cannon
INVESTIGATION OF TOXIC HEAVY METALS IN PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS
Brittney N. Menefee and Samuel M. Abegaz
NANO-BIOMATERIALS FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS: SYNTHESIS OF AN ENCPSULATED SULFANILAMIDE ANTIBIOTIC
ZeAndra D. Whitfield and Ghislain Mandouma
SYNTHESIS OF CHIRAL IMINES and AMINES ON SILICA SURFACES
Alexander J. Burch and John T. Barbas
SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED STYRENE-ALT-MALEIC ANHYDRIDE
N. M. Sikes and D. W. Holley
TOWARD METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS CONTAINING NONBENZENOID ISOCYANOARENES AND HALF-SANDWICH IRIDIUM (III)-BASED BUILDING BLOCKS
Farrah M. Bakr and John J, Meyers
Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences,Engineering and Technology Paper Presentations
EMISSION MODES IN ELECTRO CO-FLOW
J. Guerrero, M. A. Lobato, I. G. Loscertales, and A. Fernandez-Nieves
A CONTINUUM MODEL OF PHONONS IN TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS
L. C. Lew Yan Voon and M. Willatzen
A MODIFIED HUBBERT MODEL FOR RESOURCE RECOVERY
Ronald E. Mickens
A STUDY OF OPTICAL BAND GAP ON TITATINUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES LAYERS
J, Preston; W. Johnson; and L. Ajith DeSilva
AN INVESTIGATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC PROPERTIES
Christian A. Ozburn and L. Ajith DeSilva
AN INVESTIGATION ON TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE P-TYPE COPPER (I) IODIDE THIN FILMS
J. Harwell, L. Ajith DeSilva, T.M.W.J. Bandera, G.R.A. Kumara, A.G.U. Perera, and K. Tennekone
DESIGN AND TESTING OF MICROSTRIP RESONATOR-BASED BAND PASS FILTER
Arun K. Saha and Ervin Mccarroll III
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INEXPENSIVE LOW-POWER SONDE USING THE TEENSYTM MICROCONTROLLER
C. Morrison, J. A. Hauger, J. Reichmuth, and M. Roeber
EFFECT OF GAMMA IRRADIATION ON CdTe/ZnTe BILAYER THIN FILMS
Madhavi Thakurdesai and L. Ajith DeSilva
ELEMENTAL ABUNDANCES IN 16 PLANETARY NEBULAE FROM DEEP, HIGH-RESOLUTION OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY
Cameroun G. Sherrard, N. C. Sterling, Simone Madonna, Courtney L. Spencer, and A. L. Mashburn
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN ENGINEERING: BUILDING A ROBOT AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM, R.T.
S. M. Remington, R. T. Atnip, T. H. Zeigler, T. G. Lebsekal, G. Mellors, and B. Hojjatie
HOMEMADE DIODE FOR PHYSICS AND ELECTRONICS LABS
T. King, L. Ajith DeSilva, and J. E. Hasbun
INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTS OF MAGNETIC INTERACTION ON THE INDIRECT RIXS PEAK LOCATION
Kenny Stiwinter and Trinanjan Datta
NUMERICAL MODELING OF BROMINE, RUBIDIUM, AND XENON IN ASTROPHYSICAL NEBULAE
Courteney L. Spencer, N. C. Sterling, R. L. Porter, and Cameroun G. Sherrard
OBSERVATION OF RESONANCE REPULSION IN A COUPLED TORSION OSCILLATOR SYSTEM
William Reeves and Tom Colbert
PREPARATION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE LAYERS FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS
W. Johnson, J. Preston, and L. Ajith DeSilva
R-MATRIX PHOTOIONIZATION CROSS-SECTION CALCULATIONS FOR BROMINE AND RUBIDIUM IONS
John E. Harrison, N. C. Sterling, Manuel A. Bautista, Austin B. Kerlin, and A. L. Mashburn
SOLAR ECLIPSE ON AUGUST 21, 2017
Bob Powell and Ben Jenkins
STUDENT LED SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTION TO IMPROVE STUDENT SUCCESS IN CLASSICAL MECHANICS
Joshua S. Buth and Javier E. Hasbun
THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Hannah Watkins and Ben DeMayo
THE MICROCONTROLLER MEETS WATER SCIENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF INEXPENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SENSORS USING ARDUINO
M. Roeber, J. A. Hauger, J. Reichmuth, W. Byne, and O. Flite
THE NORTH POLAR HOOD DURING NORTHERN AUTUMN
Richard W. Schmude Jr.
THE NORTH POLAR REGION OF MARS DURING 2016
Richard W. Schmude Jr.
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PROTEIN FOLDING PROCESS
Vattika Sivised and Theja DeSilva
USING MODELING AND SIMULATION FOR A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS CONCEPTS
M. Puerta, J. H. Lawson, B. Ray, and A. Roy
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Paper Presentations
THE ABILITY OF WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS TO FILTER RHODAMINE-COATED MICROPARTICLES AS PATHOGEN PROXIES AT DIFFERENT IONIC STRENGTH AND PH LEVELS
C. Lever, A. VandeVoort, and S. Multiti
A PETROLOGIC AND PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS OF SANDSTONES FROM THE BROXTON ROCKS EXPOSURE, BROXTON, GA
Eric L. Parrish
AN ASSESSMENT OF CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS AMONG CONTRASTING URBAN DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS IN POPULATED AREAS
Evan M. Rentz and Weimin Feng
HISTORIC DEMISE OF SELECTED GLACIERS IN THE BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS OF MONTANA: AN UPDATE UTILIZING OVER 120 YEARS OF PHOTGRAPHIC AND CLIMATIC DATA
Edward E. Chatelain
Biomedical Sciences Posters
EFFECTS OF NICOTINE USE IN CIGARETTES AND VAPORIZERS ON THE ORAL MICROBIOTA
Sazma Al-Rashid and A. L. Kwiatkowski
EXPRESSION OF MITOCHONDRIAL GENOME ALTERATION AS A POTENTIAL BIOMARKER FOR COLORECTAL ADENOPOLYPS IN RELATIVE TO AGE AND RACE
Anju Mary Cherian, L. Wallace, and F. O. Aikhionbare
THE ROLE OF BODY HABITUS ON AEROBIC FITNESS IN NCAA BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Sarah N. Garner and Linda G. Jones
THE ROLE OF LEPTIN IN TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER TREATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
Ann A. Kurian and Ruben Rene Gonzalez-Perez
THE ROLE OF RBP-JK IN LEPTIN-INDUCTION OF BREAST CANCER PROGRESSION AND CHEMORESISTANCE
Sha'Kayla Nunez and Ruben R. Gonzalez-Perez
Philosophy and History of Science Paper Presentations
COUNTERFACTUAL HISTORIES OCCUR IN CLASSICAL PHYSICS
Ronald E. Mickens and Charmayne Patterson
OUT OF HIDING: HOW THE BOOK AND FILM ‘HIDDEN FIGURES’ HAVE RAISED THE VISIBILITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE SCIENCES
Charmayne E. Patterson and Ronald Mickens
RACIAL HISTORIES, PAST AND PRESENT
Tom McMullen
Science Education Paper Presentation
A REVIEW OF THE BENEFITS OF ARGUMENTATION IN THE SCIENCE CLASSROOM
Amy F. Salter and Maggie D. Renken
Anthropology Paper Presentations
PERIOSTEAL REACTION AND SIGNS OF STRESS FOUND IN SKELETAL REMAINS FROM IERAPETRA, CRETE
Logan Howard and Susan Kirkpatrick Smith
A PRELIMINARY COMPOSITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF MUD BRICK AND CLAYS FROM THE PHOENICIAN EMPORIUM OF MOZIA, SICILY
William M. Balco
AN ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE WOODAND PERIOD POTTERY FROM THE LOWER DABBS SITE IN NORTH GEORGIA
Briana K. Johnston and Savana Deems
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF ANTEBELLUM SLAVE QUARTERS AT A PLANTATION SITE IN NORTH GEORGIA
Ethan M. Williams
FIVE THOUSAND IN THE PINES: BLACKSHEAR’S CONFEDERATE PRISON CAMP
Jared Wood, Lance Greene, and Inger Wood
HOW ONE SKELETON OPENS THE WINDOW INTO THE DAILY LIVES OF ROMANIZED CRETANS
Eden J.C. Ryan and Susan Kirkpatrick Smith
LINEAR ENAMEL HYPOPLASIA IN ROMAN IERAPETRA
Morgan E. McKenna and Susan K. Smith
TESTING THE MANIFESTATION OF THE MEDICAL GAZE IN THE USE OF HUMAN SKELETAL REMAINS IN A UNIVERSITY SETTING
Caitlin N. Olsen
THE ANALYSIS OF INTEROBSERVER ERROR TO TEST THE LIMITATIONS OF AVAILABLE METHODS IN ANCESTRY AND SEX ESTIMATION OF TEACHING SKULLS
Vivien K. Nibble