No. 1 Abstracts Accepted for the Annual Meeting of the Georgia Academy of Science
Introduction
The 2020 Georgia Academy of Science's annual meeting was cancelled due to a coronavirus outbreak. The abstracts here were peer reviewed and accepted.Biological Sciences Paper Presentations
CHARACTERIZING THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECT OF SULFUR AND SYSTEMIC FUNGICIDES FOR LATE LEAF SPOT MANAGEMENT**
Andrew S. Harvin
DEVOLOPING A METHOD TO QUALITATIVELY DESCRIBE HAUSTORIA OF NOTHOPASSALORA PERSONATA IN INFECTED PLANT TISSUE**
Damion Anthony Castellano
EXAMINING THE 26 IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES FOR ALTERNATIVES TO THE MAJOR CAPSID PROTEIN FOR PHYLOGENETIC RECONSTRUCTION IN RANAVIRUSES: AN ONGOING SAGA
Ami J. Davis*, Riley B. Fuller*, Abigale R. Garner*, Amanda M. Mileham*, Justin D. Serna*, Dana E. Brue*, Cori M. Harding*, C. Delilah Dodgen*, Whitney Culpepper*, Bridget Piatt*, Sarah E. Rosario, and Amanda L.J. Duffus
INFLUENCE OF INTRODUCTION OF ALABAMA BASS MICROPTERUS HENSHALLI ON BLACK BASS GROWTH RATES IN NORTH GEORGIA RESERVOIRS**
Elizabeth Howell and Johnathan G. Davis
INVESTIGATING THE DEEP CHLOROPHYLL MAXIMUM IN LAKE LOUISE, GEORGIA, USA
Danielle M. Ward and James A. Nienow
LESSONS LEARNED FROM TWO BIOBLITZES AT VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Emily G. Cantonwine
LOCAL ADAPTATION IN RANAVIRUSES: ARE THE IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES INFORMATIVE?**
Anne M. Sanders and Amanda L. J. Duffus
PREDICTING THE EFFECTS OF SEA-LEVEL RISE AND INCREASING SALINITY ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF CRAYFISH ON SAPELO ISLAND, GEORGIA
Samuel Allen Long*
SPECIES DIVERSITY OF LEAF-LITTER ARTHROPODS AND VERTEBRATES IN A COSTA RICAN AGROECOSYSTEM MOSAIC**
Joshua Horne*, John E. Cadle, Cameron Chalker*, Yamin Chhipa*, and David C. Chevalier
THE EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS ON LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS SURVIVORSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT**
Natalie Macy and Margaret Smith
THE IMPACT OF FIRE ON SOIL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE MARITIME FORESTS ON SAPELO ISLAND, GA
Courtney Nicole Scott
USING VOLUNTEER DATA TO EVALUATE OF LAND USE FACTORS AFFECTING WATER QUALITY IN THE HIWASSEE RIVER BASIN
Elizabeth Howell, Mallory Downs, Jacob Howington, Kelsey Floyd, Matthew Cowart, and Bailey Campbell
Effect of Nicotine on the Zebrafish Brain: A Tale of Two Methods
Colton S. Allgood, Mackenzee K. McCauley, Robert A. Mans PhD, and Keri A. Barksdale PhD
Biological Sciences Posters
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT EMBALMING FLUIDS ON BEEF, PORK AND CHICKEN MEAT PRODUCTS
Kaitlynn M. Gillette* and Helene Peters
ASSESSING AVIFAUNA AT WEST NILE VIRUS SURVEILLANCE SITES**
Amber Holley, Kelsey Griffin, Sarah Youngblood, Erin Grabarczyk, and Mark Blackmore
CHARACTERIZATION OF THE PITX1 GENE OF GOODEID FISHES**
W. Luke Ledford and Shane A. Webb
COMPARISON OF GOPHER TORTOISE AND NINE BANDED ARMADILLO COMMENSAL FAUNA**
Blake D. Lamb, Corey D. Anderson, Colleen M. McDonough, J. Mitchell Lockhart, and Zachary P. Butler
CROSS SPECIES TRANSFERENCE OF MICROSATELLITE PRIMERS FOR GENETIC MARKER INDENTIFCATION IN SPANISH MOSS TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES**
Joshua I. Brown, Corey Devin Anderson, Eric Chambers, Russell H. Goddard, and Cristina Calestani
ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS OF COUGH SYRUPS AND LABORATORY TESTING OF ANALGESICS
Krizia K. Cornejo* and Helene Peters
FEMALE FERTILITY ANNOUNCEMENT: DO FEMALE HOUSE WRENS (TROGLODYTES AEDON) ADJUST SINGING BEHAVIOR PRIOR TO CLUTCH INITIATION?**
Danielle M. Dunmon and Erin E. Grabarczyk
HEART RATE AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ACTIVITY IN ATHLETES: PRE-EXERCISE, DURING EXERCISE, AND POST-EXERCISE
Taylor M. Morris* and Helene Peters
HITCHHIKING BEHAVIOR OF A WORKER SUBCASTE IN LEAF-CUTTER ANTS (ATTA CEPHALOTES)
Charles M. Bish*, John Alderdice*, Logan Ruchti*, and Mark S. Davis
INVESTIGATION OF APPARENT PARASITISM OF BIPALIUM KEWENSE BY AN UNKNOWN NEMATODE SPECIES**
C. Adam Slaton* and Eric W. Chambers
IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES AS INDICATORS OF LOCAL VARIATION: A TEST CASE WITH THE RANAVIRUS, AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM VIRUS
Andrew W. Wilson and Amanda L. J. Duffus
IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES: SUITABLE TARGETS FOR EXAMINING LOCAL ADAPTATION?**
Joshua Seth Elder and Amanda L.J. Duffus
LOOKING FOR LOCAL ADAPTATIONS: ARE A SUBSET OF THE IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES SUITABLE FOR RECONSTRUCTING PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS IN AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM VIRUS ISOLATES FROM THE SOUTHWESTERN USA?**
Mathew M. Wright and Amanda L.J. Duffus
MODULATION OF THE CALLINECTES SAPIDUS CARDIAC SYSTEM BY SEROTONIN**
Gena L. Cody, Jeanie F. Hall, and Timothy J. Fort
MONITORING LIVING SHORELINES ON THE GEORGIA COAST**
Dillon K. Metz, Cameron C. Atkinson, and C. Tate Holbrook
MOTONEURON SYNAPTIC CURRENTS IN A DROSOPHILA SEIZURE MUTANT: COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS OF SPONTANEOUS RHYTHMIC CURRENT SYNAPTIC INPUT**
Justin Kiet Vu*, Don Charles Sugatapala*, Muna Zhou*, and Cengiz Günay
ORCHID BEE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN OPEN AND FORESTED SITES IN A TROPICAL CLOUD FOREST REGION OF COSTA RICA
Natalie E. Simmons*, Brandon L. Manning*, Noah I. Sockwell*, Rachel L. Cottrell*, and Danyelle N. Dehner-Aganovic
PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES OF EASTERN HEMLOCK (TSUGA CANADENSIS) TO SILVICULTURAL RELEASE AND VARIABLE SITE HISTORY: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEMLOCK RESTORATION
Chelcy Ford Miniat, David R. Zeitlow, Steven T. Brantley, Cindi L. Brown, Albert E. Mayfield III, Robert M. Jetton, James R. Rhea, and Paul T. Arnold
SUBCASTE COMPOSITION OF ATTA CEPHALOTES FORAGING COLUMNS IN A TROPICAL CLOUD FOREST
Christina Nguyen*, Amanda E. O'Connell*, MacEva Wright*, and Mark S. Davis
SURVEY OF THE INCIDENCE OF MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE IN RESIDENT AND COMMUTING STUDENTS AND AN ANTIBIOTIC DISK DIFFUSION TEST USING MACROLIDES, QUINOLONES AND BETA-LACTAMS
Nicole A. Esterbrook* and Helene Peters
SYNTENY AND PHYLOGENETIC SIGNAL ANALYSIS OF 19 DIFFERENT STRAINS ENCOMPASSING SIX SPECIES OF RANAVIRUS**
David R. Ballard and Amanda L.J. Duffus
TESTING THE EFFECT OF SLEEP DEPRIVATION-INDUCED STRESS ON MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN ADULT ZEBRAFISH BRAIN**
Austin Jakob McClanahan*, Kelly Lee Marden*, Nick S. Moore*, Robert A. Mans, and Keri A. Barksdale
THE EFFECT OF A CAT'S AGE ON THE AMOUNT OF ORAL PENICILLIN RESISTANT AND TOTAL MICROBES
Cimone Legendre and Andrea Lynn Kwiatkowski
USING IRIDOVIRUS CORE GENES TO TEST KNOWN PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM VIRUS STRAINS FROM THE WESTERN USA**
Hailey N. Suarez and Amanda L.J. Duffus
VECTOR-HOST INCIDENCE COMPARISON BETWEEN ITS1-ITS2 GENOTYPES OF CYTAUXZOON FELIS IN SOUTH GEORGIA **
Dariana N. Rodríguez and Eric W. Chambers
EFFECT OF SUGAR ENRICHED DIET ON MOTOR SKILLS AND COLD TOLERANCE BEHAVIOR OF DROSOPHILA**
Pushpa Yadav, Anyelika Carambot, Suleimy Whitehead, and Kaitlyn Main
Chemistry Paper Presentations
EXPLORING NOVEL REACTIVITY FOR ENGINEERED MYOGLOBINBIOCATALYST: [2,3] SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT OF ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS
Lauren T. Braswell*, Wali A. Haamid*, and Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam Dr.
COMPARISON OF HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FORMIC ACID**
Hui Lin* and Charles D. Swor Dr.
PRE-GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND ITS EFFECT ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY**
Donna L. Gosnell Dr.
USING GAMESS TO DETERMINE TRANSITION MOMENTS**
Donna L. Gosnell Dr.
DIGITAL TEXTBOOK FOR SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY I**
Antara Dutta Dr., Maher Atteya Dr., and Jerry Poteat Dr.
EXPLORING NOVEL REACTIVITY FOR ENGINEERED MYOGLOBINBIOCATALYST: [2,3] SIGMATROPIC REARRANGEMENT OF ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS
Lauren T. Braswell*, Wali A. Haamid*, and Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam Dr.
COMPARISON OF HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR THE CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FORMIC ACID**
Hui Lin* and Charles D. Swor Dr.
PRE-GENERAL CHEMISTRY AND ITS EFFECT ON STUDENT SUCCESS IN GENERAL CHEMISTRY**
Donna L. Gosnell Dr.
USING GAMESS TO DETERMINE TRANSITION MOMENTS**
Donna L. Gosnell Dr.
DIGITAL TEXTBOOK FOR SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY I**
Antara Dutta Dr., Maher Atteya Dr., and Jerry Poteat Dr.
Chemistry Posters
AN ECONOMICAL SYNTHETIC ROUTE IN THE OCEAN FOR THE MARINE NATURAL PRODUCT, BRYOSTATIN
Thomas Falkenhausen*, Torien Beard*, and Tom Manning Dr.
ORIENTATION OF MOLECULES IN STRETCHED FILMS**
Tyler Bertoch* and Donna L. Gosnell
SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGELS AND ADSORPTION/DESORPTION KINETICS OF UREA**
Stefan J. Muamba*, Abigail A. Budu*, David Nketsiah*, and Seungjin Lee Dr.
INVESTIGATION OF REACTION CONDITIONS FOR VANADIUM-CATALYZED CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FORMIC ACID**
Maria I. Tobon* and Charles D. Swor Dr.
A TWELVE COMPONENT BIOACTIVE COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT FOR Tb
Courtney Johnson*, Torien Beard*, and Tom Manning Dr.
QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINE BENEFICIAL AND TOXIC ELEMENTS IN NEEM LEAF EXTRACT
Sayka Islam* and Ying Guo Dr.
AN ECONOMICAL SYNTHETIC ROUTE IN THE OCEAN FOR THE MARINE NATURAL PRODUCT, BRYOSTATIN
Thomas Falkenhausen*, Torien Beard*, and Tom Manning Dr.
ORIENTATION OF MOLECULES IN STRETCHED FILMS**
Tyler Bertoch* and Donna L. Gosnell
SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGELS AND ADSORPTION/DESORPTION KINETICS OF UREA**
Stefan J. Muamba*, Abigail A. Budu*, David Nketsiah*, and Seungjin Lee Dr.
INVESTIGATION OF REACTION CONDITIONS FOR VANADIUM-CATALYZED CONVERSION OF BIOMASS TO FORMIC ACID**
Maria I. Tobon* and Charles D. Swor Dr.
A TWELVE COMPONENT BIOACTIVE COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT FOR Tb
Courtney Johnson*, Torien Beard*, and Tom Manning Dr.
QUANTITATIVELY DETERMINE BENEFICIAL AND TOXIC ELEMENTS IN NEEM LEAF EXTRACT
Sayka Islam* and Ying Guo Dr.
Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences,Engineering and Technology Paper Presentations
A THEORETICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECT OF BROWNIAN MOTION ON A PARTICLE WITHIN AN OPTICAL TRAP**
Zachary Goss and Javier Hasbun
Absorption of External Mechanical Vibrations into Buildings by Particulate Dampers.
Hasson. M. Tavossi Ph.D.
ANNULAR SOLAR ECLIPSE IN JAFFNA, SRI LANKA
L. Ajith DeSilva, Javier E. Hasbun, and K. Tennakone
Design and Implementation of RF/Microwave Circuits at a Low Cost
Shantanu Chakraborty
DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOGRADER FOR JAVA PROGRAMS
David R. Gibson
Hamiltonian Analysis of integrable point vortices in a circular domain
Mohamed I. Jamaloodeen and David Coppock*
INVESTIGATION OF ALQ3 MOLECULES DISSOLVED IN CHCL3 AND EMPLOYED AS THIN-FILMS
Zachary James Welchel and L. Ajith DeSilva
Optical Tweezer viscosity measurement of glycerol-water mixture
Suvranta Tripathy, Javier E. Hasbun, and James Howard
PARALLEL COMPUTING WITH RASPBERRY PI **
Jon Q. Liu, Joyce Q. Liu, and Chunlei Liu
QUANTUM THEORY OF CONTACT ELECTRIFICATION
L. C. Lew Yan Voon, Morten Willatzen, and Zhong Lin Wang
SIMULATING BACKGAMMON WITH MATLAB**
Zachary Goss and Julie L. Talbot
Study of a Plasma Pulse by use of the Hilbert-Huang Transform
Dereth J. Drake and James E. Henderson
The Rotational Spectrum and Molecular Structure of bis-(trifluoromethyl) peroxide, CF3OOCF3 **
Phong Vuong and Lu Kang
TRAJECTORY THROUGH GRAVITY TUNNEL OF NON-ZERO DIAMETER**
SHAFAT MUBIN and ANDREW REZENDES
Viscosity of a Crowding Medium Obtained Through Optical Trapping**
James Howard and Suvranta Tripathy
J AND H FILTER BRIGHTNESS MODELS OF SATURN
Richard Willis Schmude Jr.
A COMPARISON OF WATER AND SAND DISPLACEMENT DENSITY MEASUREMENTS FOR IRREGULAR SOLID OBJECTS
Russ Wilson and Richard Willis Schmude Jr.
Modelling the Evolution of Outflow Troughs in NGC3783
Kristin Baker and Jay P. Dunn
Physics, Mathematics, Computer Sciences, Engineering and Technology Posters
Advances in Renewable Energy: Focusing on Unusual Methods of Energy Conversion
Meredith Pearce and Barry Hojjatie
Air-stable Manganese-doped perovskite solar cells with enhanced light harvesting by dual color absorption
christian J. Andrade Herrera and Liqiu Zheng
An Eight-Year Photometric Study of the Seyfert 1 Galaxy NGC 5548 **
Elizabeth A. Scott and Kenneth S. Rumstay
ANALYSIS OF SHIP-INDUCED WAVES ON TYBEE ISLAND WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MITIGATION STRATEGIES
Vincent C. Harvey II * and Debra M. Kean
APPLICATION OF INTELLIGENT WEB SEARCH TO BUILD CAMPUS MAPS
Joel Chanmin Lee
Calculation of the Anodic Layer on Anodized Niobium
Anna White and Dereth J. Drake
Characterization of Anodized Niobium Surfaces
Solomon Carey, Dajia' Guyton, Heather Panzica, and Dereth J. Drake
Construction and application of a cost-effective portable LIBS system in in-situ chemical analysis **
Sayka Islam, Taylor Hurst, Clark Michel, Ying Guo Dr., Tae Lee Dr., and Seungjin Lee Dr.
Design and Analysis of a Hydraulic Valve
J. Bryce Herb and Barry Hojjatie
Implementation of a Low Cost Low Pass Filter Using Microstrip Structure**
Rena Danielle Viele
Microstrip Based Butterworth Low Pass Filter
Walker T. Hayes, Armando Samuel Rodriguez, and Georgia J. Wynn
Using Computational Physics Techniques to Predict the Populations of Select Counties in the South Georgia Region
Kevlar D. Knowles, Andrew L. J. Rezendes, Walker T. Hayes, and Dereth J. Drake
Gas Kinetic Model for Titan Atmospheric Entry Plasma
Jael Stanton, Nya M. Lampkin, and Dereth J. Drake
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Paper Presentations
A Petrographic Analysis of Silica and other Cements in the Altamaha Formation, Central Georgia.**
Travis Morgan West
FOSSIL SHARKS AND RAYS FROM A NEW LOCALITY IN WILKINSON COUNTY, GEORGIA
Parker David Rhinehart, Colin Jackson Calvert, George Armstrong Bennett III, and Alfred J. Mead
Karst features on the Withlacoochee River, near Valdosta, Georgia
Mark S. Groszos, Chatelain Edward, and Can J. Denizman
MORINGA PLANTS AS EXPOSURE PATHWAYS FOR HEAVY METALS IN KABWE, ZAMBIA**
Marissa L. Mayfield* and Samuel Mutiti
Simultaneous Extraction and Measurement of Chlorophyll and Phycocyanin from Cyanobacteria; Modification of Phycocyanin denaturation by Octanol
Carley Stapleton, Hannah Beth Tanner, John Smoyer, and Julius Edward Schneider Jr.
SIMULTANEOUS EXTRACTION AND SEPARATION OF CHLOROPHYLL AND PHYCOCYANIN WITH A BIPHASIC HYDROPHOBIC-HYDROPHILIC SYSTEM; TESTING DIFFERENT FILTERS AND SOLVENTS:
Hannah Beth Tanner, Carley Stapleton, John Smoyer, and Julius Edward Schneider Jr.
SIZE ESTIMATES OF EXTINCT AQUATIC PALAEOPHEID SNAKES FROM THE EOCENE OF CENTRAL GEORGIA **
Colin Jackson Calvert, Alfred J. Mead, and Dennis Parmley
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Posters
Analysis of Microplastics on St. Simons Island, Georgia, USA
Abigail V. Hodges and Samuel Mutiti
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Disinfecting Solution and Antibiotics at Reducing Bacterial Contamination on Contact Lenses.
Ariana Bachoon, Dave Bachoon, and Samuel Mutiti
Lead Phytoremediation Using Helianthus annuus, Helianthus giganteus and Tithonia rotundifolia**
Jessie Elizabeth Carpenter and Samuel Mutiti
Biomedical Sciences Paper Presentations
ASSESSING THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF OREGANO, THYME AND ARBORVITAE ESSENTIAL OILS
Robert Maxwell Moser and Andrea Lynn Kwiatkowski
BLOODROOT EXTRACT DECREASES TNF-α LEVELS IN THP-1 CELLS
Stephanie D. Girle and Jennifer C. Schroeder
EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE TO LEAD (Pb) AND OTHER CATIONS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE POSTERIOR LATERAL LINE IN EMBRYONIC ZEBRAFISH**
Laura G. Holton and Linda G. Jones
EFFECTS OF QUERCETIN AND RESVERATROL ON AHR ACTIVATION IN MOUSE HEPATOCYTES EXPOSED TO BEEF CHAR**
Kyle R. Brena and Jennifer C. Schroeder
Biomedical Sciences Posters
THE EFFECT OF SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS ON THE GROWTH AND BIOFILM PRODUCTION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA
Taylor D. Watson and Andrea L. Kwiatkowski
Philosophy and History of Science Paper Presentations
A Strong Finish
Adoris Gibbs
STEM Initiatives at HBCUs: Uplift and Activism at Work
Charmayne Patterson
Definition and Discussion of Some Fundamental Concepts and Issues from the Perspective of Science
Ronald E. Mickens and Charmayne Patterson
Science Education Paper Presentation
Your Students Might Never Have Been Taught How To Study...And What You Can Do About It.
Nicole Harsch
Science Education Posters
STATISTICS ANXIETY AND MOTIVATION**
Jessi Salas and Charles R. Talor
Anthropology Paper Presentations
A FIRMAMENT IN THE MIDST OF THE WATERS**
Joshua A. Herrin* and M. Jared Wood
A PRELIMINARY TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF MIDDLE PRECLASSIC SHELL BEADS FROM PACBITUN, BELIZE**
Kimberly A. Kiddoo*
ANTHROPOLOGY IN ACTION: ASSESSING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY'S OUTREACH PROGRAM**
Hannah D. Bauguess*
ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF RICE FARM (9DW276) A MIDDLE TO LATE WOODLAND SITE IN NORTH GEORGIA**
Amanda E. O'Connell* and William M. Balco
ASYMMETRY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE THORACIC VERTEBRAE WITH RESPECT TO SEX AND AGE
Kelsey Lauren Bagwell* and Frank L'Engle Williams
COMPARATIVE SCORING OF OREOPITHECUS BAMBOLII AND EXTANT AFRICAN APE MAXILLARY MOLARS
Alexander Kim* and Frank L'Engle Williams
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: REFINING CHRONOLOGIES IN NORTHWEST INDIA THROUGH RADIOCARBON
Teresa P. Raczek
WORTHY OF SCIENTIFIC APPROVAL? EXAMINING THE ACCURACY AND VALIDITY OF DOWSING ROD TECHNIQUES**
K. Aleese Callum* and Alice F. Gooding