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Number 1, Program of the Annual Meeting
Mark Davis

ECOTOXICOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF LITHIUM CHLORIDE ON LYNGBYA WOLLEI**
Braxton Crews* and James Nienow

COMPARISON OF GROWTH RATES OF ALABAMA BASS (MICROPTERUS HENSHALLI) AMONG THREE NORTH GEORGIA RESERVOIRS ACROSS TWO SAMPLING YEARS**
Elizabeth Howell and Thomas Bailey Campbell

THE EFFECTS OF MICROPLASTICS ON SEA URCHIN LARVAL SURVIVORSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT**
Natalie Macy and Margaret Smith

USING PROBABILISTIC CELLULAR AUTOMATA TO MODEL THE TRANSMISSION OF AN EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE OF AMPHIBIANS, RANAVIRUS, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM**
Patricia L. Bartlett, Joshua P. Standridge, John C. George, and Amanda L. J. Duffus

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON OVERWINTERING PATTERNS IN EASTERN BOX TURTLES (TERRAPENE CAROLINA) **
Lauren A. Collins*, Abigail A. Neyer, Natalie L. Hyslop, and Jennifer L. Mook

TESTING THE FIDELITY OF ENAMEL ISOTOPIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATIC VARIATION IN A LOCALIZED POPULATION OF WHITE-TAILED DEER (ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS)
Taylor Malasek, Erin Barding, Michael Bender, Alfred J. Mead, Zachary Pilgrim, Julia McManus, Charles Bish, Patrick Powers, Jessica Patterson, and David Patterson

THE EFFECTS OF LOW PH ON SEA URCHIN LARVAL SURVIVORSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT
Emily Pace and Nancy Dalman

UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY THROUGH TAXONOMIC TRAINING
Sally Sir and Kristine N. White

AN INVESTIGATION INTO MARMOTA MONAX BURROWS AND THEIR ROLE AS SHELTERS FOR MULTIPLE SPECIES**
Nicolas Szabo, Erin Barding, and Jessica Patterson

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MIXTURES OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR WITH DEMETHYLATION INHIBITORS (DMI) AND QUINONE OUTSIDE INHIBITORS (QOI) ON THE MANAGEMENT OF RUST (PUCCINIA ARACHIDIS) OF PEANUT
Kenyanna Taylor*

AN EVALUATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF LIGHT BAITS ON AQUATIC TURTLE TRAP SUCCESS**
Maggie M. Woodall*, Jenna Myers*, Danah Hunt*, Michael J. Bender, and Jennifer Mook

DEVELOPING A METHOD TO QUALITATIVELY DESCRIBE HAUSTORIA OF NOTHOPASSALORA PERSONATA IN INFECTED PLANT TISSUE**
Damion Anthony Castellano

GROUNDHOG (MARMOTA MONAX) BURROW SITE SELECTION BASED ON SOIL MOISTURE, PH, AND TEMPERATURE
Natalia Isabel Reyes, Jessica R. Patterson, and Erin E. Barding

INTEGRATIVE APPROACH FOR EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF LANDSCAPE FEATURES ON SNAKE MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR: CASE STUDY WITH TIMBER RATTLESNAKES (Crotalus horridus) AND ROADWAYS**
Anna F. Tipton and Dominic L. DeSantis

DIGITAL TEXTBOOK FOR SURVEY OF CHEMISTRY I & II**
Antara Dutta Dr., Maher Atteya Dr., Ahmed Abdullah Baosman Dr., and Jerry Louis Poteat Dr.

EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCOMPUNDS FROM HUNTERIA UMBELLATA
Tolulope O. Salami and Olusola A. Ladokun

SYNTHESIS OF HYDROGELS VIA UV PHOTO-INITIATED POLYMERIZATION AND THEIR APPLICATIONS
Jason Gajda, Allegra Mbwetshangol, William Yoon, and Kiana Treaster

RESEARCH TO ESTABLISH IF THE LEVELS OF NITRITE IN LAKE CHATUGE ARE IN A DEPENDENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEVELS OF POLLUTION**
Colton K. Pritchett and Mikalia Chappelear

QUANTUM THEORY OF CONTACT ELECTRIFICATION
Timothy J. Perkins*, Javier E. Hasbun, L. C. Lew Yan Voon, Morten Willatzen, and Zhong Lin Wang

MINIMALLY INVASIVE EARLY SCREENING POSSIBILITIES FOR CANCER USING ATR-FTIR SPECTROSCOPY
Nathan G. Grodzinsky, Mathes Dayananda, and Unil Perera

Mechanical vibrations attenuation by granular media at audible frequencies for especial applications
Hasson M. Tavossi

Water-Glycerol Mixture Viscosity through Optical trapping
Javier E. Hasbun, Suvranta K. Tripathy, and James C. Howard

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AUTOGRADER FOR JAVA PROGRAMS
Noel A. Rojas Galviz* and David R. Gibson

COMPARISON OF EXTRACTION CHARACTERISTICS OF SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AMINES FOR DESALINATION
Diana Kem, Abigail Budu, and Seungjin Lee

Solution process tris (8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum thin films by spin coating technique: static and dynamic dispense methods
Zachary James Welchel and L. Ajith DeSilva

ECONOMIC DESIGN OF A MICROWAVE ABSORBER
Arun K. Saha Dr. and Walker G. Pendleton

APPLICATION OF METAMATERIAL IN BLOCKING UNWANTED MICROWAVE SIGNALS
Allen J. Scott* and Arun K. Saha Dr.

J AND H FILTER BRIGHTNESS OF VENUS: 2014-2020
Richard Willis Schmude Jr.

Modeling Blended Absorption Troughs in NGC3783
Kristin Baker, Jay P. Dunn, and Braven Lyall

Detecting UFOs in FUSE Spectra of Seyfert Galaxies
Annie Truong, Jay P. Dunn, and Alton Patrick

Valdosta Smart City Project for Improved Traffic Safety: Data Analysis
David Yoo*, Dilan Boggs, Heung Jin Oh, Barry Hojjatie, and Baanak Ashuri

Development of a Connected Vehicle Technology in the City of Valdosta**
Barry Hojjatie, Baabak Ashuri, Pat Collins, and Adrian Baker

CARBON AND OXYGEN ISOTOPE ANALYSIS OF PLEISTOCENE AMERICAN ALLIGATOR TEETH "in progress"
George Armstrong Bennett Mr., Alfred Mead Dr., and David Patterson Dr.

Size Estimates of Extinct Aquatic Snakes from the Eocene of Central Georgia
Colin J. Calvert, Al Mead, and Dennis Parmley

Pleistocene Rodents from Southeast Georgia
Parker David Rhinehart and Alfred J. Mead

DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH THROUGHPUT MONITORING SYSTEM FOR THE PRESENCE OF CYANOBACTERIA**
Jessica L. Jones*; Bret A. White*; Monique N. Johnson*; and Julius E. Schneider Jr., Ph.D.

PROTECTION BY FRUCTOSE FROM DENATURATION OF PHYCOCYANIN BY OCTANOL**
Monique N. Johnson; Carley K. Stapleton; Shanice McGuire; Joshua M. Horne; and Julius E. Schneider Jr., Ph.D.

The Impact of Phosphate Regulations on the Total Phosphorus Levels in The Lake Lanier Watershed from 1987 to 2020
Anna Kathryn Perry, Vachan Patel, and Lori J. Wilson

PROTECTION BY FRUCTOSE FROM DENATURATION OF PHYCOCYANIN BY OCTANOL**
Monique N. Johnson; Carley K. Stapleton; Shanice McGuire; Joshua M. Horne; and Julius E. Schneider Jr., Ph.D.

DETERMINING IF BURNT FOOD CAN INDUCE CYP1A1 EXPRESSION IN MOUSE HEPATOCYTES**
Carley E. Hiller and Jennifer C. Schroeder

USING BIOFLAVONOIDS TO INHIBIT CYP1A1 INDUCTION BY COMPONENTS OF COOKED CHICKEN
C. Simms Greer and Jennifer C. Schroeder

A NOVEL SCREENING METHOD FOR ORAL CANCER
Rachel E. Leggett*

REACTION RATES TO VISUAL AND AUDITORY STIMULI IN NCAA BASEBALL PLAYERS**
Holden O. Baisden, Chase E. Webb*, and Linda G. Jones

Dr Charles Henry Turner: A Pioneer in Animal Cognition and Intelligence
Ronald E. Mickens and Charmayne E. Patterson

THE QUANTUM HYPOTHESES OF THE BOHR MODEL, A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE*
Peter Alden Roessle

Statistical Exploration of the Data for the Georgia Mountain Food Bank
Ping Ye and Jordan Boeckman

CRITICAL MENTORING IN STEM LAB**
Manisha Maurya* and Amy Salter

SELF CHECK QUIZZES FOR STUDENTS IMPROVE SCORES
Luise Ethelyn Strange de Sonia

TRENCH REPORT OF TEACHING INTRO ASTRO ONLINE 20 YEARS
Ulrike G. Lahaise

COMBINING THE LIBERAL ARTS IN GENERAL BIOLOGY COURSES
Shuntele N. Burns

Middle Woodland Period Settlement Hierarchy in the Etowah River Valley**
Bryan A. Moss*

Reconstruction of Tree Species Composition of Pre-settlement Forests in the Great Appalachian Valley of Georgia for use in Ecological, Ethnohistorical, and Archaeological Research**
Wayne Van Home

Examining the Dietary Behavior of Australopithecus robustus and Rossil Primates from Swartkrans, South Africa Using Low-Magnification Stereomicroscopy of Dental Microwear
Amanda K. Pregibon* and Frank L'Engle Williams

Ironing out the Data: Reacessing Carbon-14 Dating in Southern Iron Age India*
Kathryn D. Yeomans* and Teresa P. Raczek