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Georgia Academy of Science Annual Meeting Program
Theresa Grove, James A. Nienow, Shantanu Chakraborty, and Shaun V. Ault

THE EFFECT OF ADENOVIRUS E4ORF3 AND DDX6 ON RIG-I MEDIATED INTERFERON RESPONSE**
Jadalynn A. Ginn and Dr. Kasey A. Karen

REMOTE SENSING ANALYSIS OF EASTERN HEMLOCK IN RESPONSE TO THE HEMLOCK WOOLY ADELGID AND BIOLOGICAL CONTROL IN THREE NORTH GEORGIA RELEASE SITES
Guerin Brown and Paul T. Arnold

The geographic distribution and parasite infection rate of Anopheles crucians
Eric W. Chambers, Zoe A. Barrett, Richard H. West, and Mark S. Blackmore

‘Best by’ date: Reliability of Species Identification Based on Freshness of Material
Elizabeth L. Durham and Kristine N. White Ph.D.

A SURVEY OF LENTIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN MILLEDGEVILLE, GEORGIA
Nadya S. Gutierrez and Kristine N. White Ph.D.

Effects of Nest Box Temperature Mitigation Treatments on Reproductive Success and Nestling Development in a Southeastern Population of Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis)
Christopher G. Horacek, Katie Stumpf, and Wayne Powell

Determining minimum inhibitory concentration of sodium salicylate and developing PCR-based identification of Providencia rettgeri and Providencia stuartii
Shamaya L Paylor,; Erica L Hart,; Md Niamul Kabir; and Olabisi O. Ojo,

Caribbean Amphipod Diversity in Panama
Sally J. Sir and Kristine N. White Ph.D.

The effects of testosterone exposure on urogenital tract androgen receptor distribution in immature eastern fence lizards
Charleigh R. Stepp and Matthew R. Milnes

Can the synergistic relationship between elemental sulfur and synthetic fungicides observed in the field be explained by their effect on the fungal growth of Northopassalaora personata?**
kenyanna N. Taylor**, Emily Cantonwine**, and Albert Culbreath

INTEGRATING RADIO TELEMETRY AND ACCELEROMETRY TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTS OF ROADWAYS ON THE MOVEMENT BEHAVIOR OF TIMBER RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS HORRIDUS)**
Anna F. Tipton, Morgan L. Thompson, and Dominic L. DeSantis

OPHIDIOMYCES OPHIDIICOLA INFECTION PREVALENCE IN TIMBER RATTLESNAKES (CROTALUS HORRIDUS LINNEAUS, 1758) FROM THE LOWER PIEDMONT OF CENTRAL GA, USA **
Patricia L. Bartlett*, Anna F. Tipton*, Morgan Thompson*, M. Reagan Thronton*, Dominic L. DeSantis, and Amanda L.J. Duffus

Biomechanical adaptations to hive parasitism in the lesser waxmoth, Achroia grisella (Fabricius, 1794)
Hannah F. Brown, Michael B. Burton, Danielle M. Dunmon, Emma H. Greene, and Tyonna C. Smith

Morphological Effects on Gomphonema parvulum Grown Under Different Stressors**
Sydney Brown, Katie Johnson, and Kalina Manoylov

Characterization of a Cutaneous Microbiome of a Community of Lungless Salamanders in Cherokee County, Georgia**
Salvador Castillo, Jessica Wooten Eagle, C. Keith Ray, and Zach Felix

HOW DOES WATER QUALITY, PHYSICAL SETTING, AND COASTAL DEVELOPMENT AFFECT OYSTER SPAT SETTLEMENT IN SOUTHERN GEORGIA SALT MARSHES?
Kara* Cruse, Kyra* Morris, and Thomas Hancock

Effects of Captivity and Captive-Breeding on the Cutaneous Microbiome of Lungless Salamanders**
Princess Flanders, Jessica Wooten Eagle, Tim Hermann, C. Keith Ray, and Zach Felix

A DNA-BARCODING APPROACH TO THE IDENTIFICATION OF INVASIVE AMBROSIA BEETLES IN LUMPKIN COUNTY, GEORGIA
Daniel L. Hamilton and Shane A. Webb

Spider Diversity Across an Urban Gradient
Domonique Hill, Winter Goble, and Rebecca Godwin

Test of Predator Avoidance by Larvae of the Blue Ridge Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea wilderae) in Appalachian Streams
Taylor M. Hopkins*, Emmeline Lombard, and Carlos D. Camp

Relationship between Size and Foraging in Dusky Salamanders (Genus Desmognathus)
Noah Irwin*, Ethan Mann, Cooper Kework*, Taylor Hopkins*, and Carlos D. Camp

COMPARISON OF INFECTION PREVALENCE AND INTENSITY BY THE TREMATODE METAGONIMOIDES OREGONENSIS BETWEEN TWO SPECIES OF DESMOGNATHAN SALAMANDER
Cooper Kework*, Noah Irwin*, and Carlos D. Camp

ON GOING INVESTIGATIONS OF DWARF SEAHORSE (HIPPOCAMPUS ZOSTERAE) REPRODUCTIVE ECOLOGY IN A LAB ENVIRONMENT
Atalya D. Manchester, Dalila A. Sanchez, Darshi N. Patel, Megan N. Sims, and Emily Rose

E411k P-body Protein Interactions**
Kevin Neubrecht*, La'Quita Randolph*, and Dr. Kasey Karen

THE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON LARVAL DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVORSHIP IN LYTECHINUS VARIEGATUS
Emily Pace*, Nancy Dalman, and Margaret Smith

IDENTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF ALGAL TURBIDITY ON THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS AND MATING BEHAVIORS OF DWARF SEAHORSES (HIPPOCAMPUS ZOSTERAE)**
Darshi N. Patel, Dalila A. Sanchez, Megan N. Sims, Atalya D. Manchester, and Emily Rose

Validating high-frequency accelerometer field recordings of foraging behaviors in pit vipers**
Morgan L. Thompson, Dominic L. DeSantis, and Anna F. Tipton

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF BENZOTHIAZOLE DERIVATIVES: ALS CELLS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE TDP-43 PROTEIN**
Alexandria White, Destini Thornton, Shyrisse Ramos, Kerri L. Shelton, and Monica Frazier

Ethogram Development of Trichoplusia ni**
Chloe Meewes*, Logan Pearson*, Erin Barding, Ryan Shanks, and Margaret Smith

REEVALUATING THE IMPACT OF RAILWAYS ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION**
Jenna B. Myers and Michael J. Bender

SYNTHESIS AND TESTING OF PENICILLIN DERIVATIVES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT
Josy Hill*, Emily Rankin, and Elaine Bailey

COMPARATIVE STUDY ON THE CHARACTERISITCS AND PEFORMANCE OF HYDROGELS FOR NUTRIENTS RECYCLE**
Tyler J. Donnelly* and Seungjin Lee

MICROBIAL FERMENTATION OF KUDZU (PUERARIA MONTANA): FROM INVASIVE PEST TO BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK**
Jordan T. Pandolph*, Andrea L. Kwiatkowski, and Charles D. Swor

RHODAMINE-BASED FABRIC SENSOR FOR ACID RECOGNITION
Daeshe' R. McCoy* and Tolulope O. Salami

ACTIVITY AND STABILITY OF ENGINEERED HEME BIOCATALYSTS IN DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS
Chloe E. Ward*, Kevin J. Eppes Jr.*, Karla S. Rueda*, and Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam

OPTIMIZATION OF A WILD-TYPE HEMOGLOBIN CATALYZED CYCLOPROPANATION REACTION FOR UNDERGRADUATE LABORATORY COURSE**
Estefani Quinones* and Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam

THE CHEMICAL DEPOLYMERIZATION OF POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) ACCELERATED BY MICROWAVE HEATING**
Brennan M. Murphy* and Jeremy T. Cooper

DEVELOPING PROTEIN-POLYMER NANOCONSTRUCTS AS REUSABLE BIOCATALYSTS**
Kevin J. Eppes Jr.* and Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam

EXTRACTION OF CAROTENOIDS USING DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS AS GREEN AND EFFICIENT SOLVENTS**
Jwalant B. Shah, Gopeekrishnan Sreenilayam, and Alexandrina Ligia

Simple Model of the Hydrogen Molecule Potential**
Dorien E. Carpenter, Javier E. Hasbun, and L. Ajith DeSilva

Image analysis between cancerous and healthy serum through drying process**In Progress**
Hikma Adem, Mathes Dayananda, and Unil Perera

Stochastic And Deterministic Methods For Biochemical Reaction Networks - L1 Gene Transcription
Anilkumar Devarapu

Study of a Plasma Pulse by use of the Hilbert-Huang Transform
Dereth Drake and James E. Henderson

Modeling Automata with Classical Mechanics
Javier E. Hasbun

Quantitative Analysis Of Desalination Efficiency Of Amines For Optimization Of Temperature Swing Solvent Extraction Process**
Elizabeth Humphries*, Jordi Lainez*, Diana C. Kem*, and Seunjin Lee

Do Exoplanets Exist Around High Velocity Star Systems?**
Braven Lyall*, Idan Ginsburg, and Sébastien Lépine

Geometric Algebra: The “Royal Road” To Quantum Gravity
Dennis W. Marks

Milankovitch Cycles for Potential Earth-analogs in Alpha Cen AB
Billy Quarles, Gongjie Li, and Jack J. Lissauer

Optical Continuum Variability of the Radio Galaxy 3C-390.3
Kenneth S. Rumstay

The Moon's Brightness during the January 21, 2019 Total Lunar Eclipse
Richard W. Schmude

RECENT JUPITER IMPACT EVENTS
Richard W. Schmude

Radiation method approach applied to vibrating granular media, extension from microscopic to mesoscopic scales for vibrations mitigation and attenuation.
Hasson Tavossi

Hardware Demonstrations And Experiments For Teaching The Computer Organization Course
Chunlei Liu

Review Of J And H Filter Brightness Of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter And Saturn
Richard W. Schmude

Simulation Of Distributed Fault Containment Algorithm Using Randomized Scheduler
Anurag Dasgupta and David K. Tan*

BIOFILTERS FOR DRINKING WATER FILTRATION**
Allison Esmond, Amber Johnson, Schuylar Bankey, Jessica Everett, and Samuel Mutiti

IRIS METHODS FOR QUANTIFING IRON REDUCTION AND REDOX IN WETLAND SOILS**
Jessy A. Everett, Samuel Mutiti, Christine Mutiti, Allison VandeVoort, and Dave Bachoon

PATTERNS OF BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC CONTAMINATION WITHIN A SMALL WATERSHED IN NORTHEAST GEORGIA
Pape M. Ndiaye and Timothy Owen Menzel

ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF GEORGIA COLLEGE'S FOOD WASTE COMPOST**
Cyaira S. Vest, Caleb N. Fields, Christine Mutiti, and Samuel Mutiti

PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF COMPOST QUALITY AND SAFETY AT GEORGIA COLLEGE**
Kristen Wilder* and Allison Rick VandeVoort

A COMPARISON OF MICROPLASTIC CONCENTRATIONS IN FRESHWATER COLUMNS**
Abigail Iacobucci and Debra Dooley

ANALYZING THE SHARK PALEOECOLOGY OF COASTAL GEORGIA FROM THE MIOCENE AND PLIOCENE EPOCHS
Benjamin Joseph Angalet and Joshua Lee Clark

jGrader: Development of a Software System to Grade Object-Oriented Programs
David R. Gibson

Valdosta Smart City Project Outcomes And What Made It A Finalist In 2021 World Smart Cities Award
Barry Hojjatie, Armondo Sam Rodriguez, and Pat Collins

Cost-Effective Microwave Absorber With Metal Patches
Arun K. Saha and Walker G. Pendleton

Implementation of a Hairpin model based passive microwave tag using microstrip structure
W. Logan Spooner* and Shantanu Chakraborty

Solution process Spiro-MeOTAD nano-films by spin coating technique
Tobee Jefferson, Jacob Keener, and L. Ajith DeSilva

High-Speed Aerodynamics of Plane Crashes
Alicia R. Heger*, Benjamin C. West*, and Dereth J. Drake

EVOLUTION OF THE CycG GENE OF THE INSULIN-SIGNALING PATHWAY ACROSS THE DROSOPHILA GENUS
Jonathan K. Segura* and Brian W. Schwartz

ASSESSING THE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF LEMON AND LEMONGRASS ESSENTIAL OILS AGAINST COMMON MICROBES FOUND IN SKIN INFECTIONS
Faith K. Reffit, Bryce T. Parrish, and Andrea L. Kwiatkowski

ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECTS OF EUCALYPTUS AND LAVENDER ESSENTIAL OILS ON COMMON EPIDERMAL BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL STRAINS
Savannah L. Poole, Bryce T. Parrish, and Andrea L. Kwiatkowski

DMSO, BUT NOT WATER, CAN EXTRACT COMPOUNDS FROM TURF FIELD INFILL THAT ACTIVATE THE ARYL HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR
Veronica Pablo Raymundo* and Jennifer C. Schroeder

ETHANOL EXTRACTS MADE FROM CHICKEN GRILLED WITH CHARCOAL, BUT NOT PROPANE, SHOW HIGH AHR ACTIVATION IN MOUSE LIVER CELLS
Andrew Z. Wingate* and Jennifer C. Schroeder

GENETIC ANNOTATION AND BIOINFORMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE lin-28, Dsor1, AND rictor GENES IN DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI
Jessica R. Odum*, Kathleen S. Hughes, and Brian W. Schwartz

ANNOTATION OF THE lin-28 GENE ACROSS THREE SPECIES OF DROSOPHILA**
Simran K. Chhina*, Jessica R. Odum*, Kathleen S. Hughes, and Brian W. Schwartz

THE EFFECT OF DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL ON DEVELOPMENTAL MORPHOLOGY IN ZEBRAFISH**
Madison M. Smith* and Linda G. Jones

W. Peter Hambright: From Chicago to Howard University Chemistry
Adegboye O. Adeyemo Ph.D.; Janet Butler Reid Ph.D.; and Albert N. Thompson, Jr. Ph.D.

Disproving the Hierarchical Model of Science and Proposing a New Model of Science: The Overlapping Proteiform Bubble Model of Science
Mark D. Thomas Ph.D.

Understanding the Hemingway Measure of Adult Connectedness Survey by Utilizing Data Analysis
Gildardo Maya Bautista and Ping Ye Ph.D.

DIGITAL TEXTBOOK OF PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I
Antara Dutta Ph.D., Maher Atteya Ph.D., and Ahmed A. Baosman Ph.D.

CRITICAL MENTORING IN STEM LAB**
Manisha Maurya*

DEVELOPING AN EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING TECHNIQUE FOR TEACHING GENETIC PARENTAGE ANALYSIS IN THE LABORATORY**
Megan Sims* and Dr. Emily Rose

AN AT-HOME TITRATION USING BAKING SODA, LEMON JUICE, AND MENTOS©.
Jennifer Nguyen*, Ali Akdeniz, Chantelle Anfuso, and Joshua Morris

SOMETHING OLD SOMETHING NEW: REFINING CHRONOLOGIES IN NORTHWEST INDIA THROUGH RADIOCARBON
Teresa P. Raczek

ANALYSIS OF VERTEBRAE PATHOLOGIES OF GRAVE A650 CHRYSSI ISLAND, CRETE, GREECE
Abbey E. Bartmess and Susan Kirkpatrick Smith

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INDIGENOUS CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES IN LOCALIZED CONTEXTS
Brandon D. Lundy, Tyler L. Collette, and J. Taylor Downs

INDICATORS OF THORACIC OSTEOARTHRITIS COMPARED TO RELATIVE AGE ESTIMATED USING THE VERTEBRTAL EPIPHYSEAL RING
Loctavia Green and Frank L. Williams

ACCURACY OF MOBILE DEVICE 3D SCANNING APPLICATIONS WHEN MAPPING HUMAN REMAINS IN SIUMLATED CLANDESTINE GRAVES**
Alexander Mitchell and Alice F. Gooding

PATHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF HAND AND WRIST BONES IN CHRYSSI (CRETE)**
Ashley Goodman and Susan Kirkpatrick Smith

ANCIENT DENTISTRY: DENTAL CARIES OR PARAMASTICATORY BEHAVIOR IN A MANDIBULAR THIRD MOLAR FROM A NEOLITHIC FUNNEL BEAKER BURIAL AT MODICE, THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Morgan Paskins, Amanda K. Pregibon*, and Frank L. Williams