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Meeting Tennessee

Academy of Science Program

November 21 , 2014

Walters State Community College,

Morristown, Tennessee

Celebrating 102 Years

Tennessee Academy of Science Institutional Sustaining Members

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East Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University

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Middle Tennessee State University

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TAS Standing Committees 2014

Auditing and Financial Oversight Committee Dr. Tommy Wooten, Chair, Belmont University

Dr. Steven Murphree, ex-officio advisor, Belmont University

Education Committee Dr. Cindi Smith-Walters, Chair, Middle Tennessee State

University Dr. Beth Shussler, University of Tennessee

Dr. Anna Hiatt, East Tennessee State University

Fellows Committee Dr. Charles R. McGhee, Chair, Middle Tennessee State

University Dr. Gladius Lewis, University of Memphis

Brother Kevin Ryan, Christian Brothers College

Long Range Strategic Planning Committee William H. Andrews, Jr., Chair, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Jeff Boles, Tennessee Technological University Dr. Michael Gibson, University of Tennessee--Martin Teresa Fulcher, Pellissippi State Community College

Karen Kendall-Fite, Columbia State Community College Dr. Steven Murphree, Belmont University

Membership Committee

Karen Kendall-Fite, Chair, Columbia State Community College Dr. Gary Hall, David Lipscomb University

Dr. Jeffrey Lebkeucher, Austin Peay State University

Necrology Committee William H. Andrews, Jr., Chair, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Dr. Andy Sliger - The University of Tennessee at Martin

Nominating Committee Mandy Carter-Lowe, Chair, Columbia State Community College

William H. Andrews, Jr., Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Jeff Boles, Tennessee Technological University

Dr. Michael Gibson, University of Tennessee--Martin Dr. Cindi Smith-Walters, Middle Tennessee State University

Dr. M. Gore Ervin, Middle Tennessee State University Dr. George E. Webb, Tennessee Technological University

Publicity and Research Committee

Chair—Open Dr. Jeff Boles, Tennessee Technological University

Dr. Patricia Hull, Tennessee State University Dr. Lewis Myles, Tennessee State University

Mr. Roger D. Applegate, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency

Resolutions Committee Chair - Open

Ms. Betty Davis, East Tennessee State University Dr. David Pitts, University of Tennessee--Martin

AAAS Representative Dr. Preston MacDougal

Middle Tennessee State University

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Table of Contents Tennessee Academy of Science

Institutional Sustaining Members . . .

inside cover

Tennessee Academy of Science Affiliated Societies

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Table of Contents . . .

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Welcome . . .

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Announcements . . .

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Meeting Schedule . . .

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Keynote Speaker Introduction . . .

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Lists of Oral Presentations

Agriculture . . .

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Botany 9

Cell and Molecular Biology . . .

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Chemistry . . .

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Engineering and Engineering Technology

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Geology and Geography . . .

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Health and Medical Science . . .

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History of Science . . .

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Mathematics and Computer Science . . .

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Microbiology . . .

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Map and Directions 18/19

Physics and Astronomy . . .

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Science and Mathematics Teaching . . .

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Zoology . . .

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List of Poster Session Presentations . . .

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TAS Standing Committees . . .

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TAS Executive Committee Members . . .

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Welcome . . . . . . to the 2014 Annual Meeting of

the Tennessee Academy of Sci-

ence. We hope you enjoy and

benefit from this opportunity to

present your research, to learn of

other research going on in Ten-

nessee, to interact in a relaxed at-

mosphere with other science pro-

fessionals and to participate in the

business of the Academy. Please

let our volunteers on the executive

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or questions and if the meeting in

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Effect of previous experience and habituation on the anti-predator response in Elimia snails. Brielle Davis, and John H. Niedzwiecki, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Investigating chemical detection of fish predators in heptagenid Mayflies. G. Nicole Knowles, and John H. Niedzwiecki, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Use of nest boxes located at the edge as compared to within a tree line on a farm in northwest Tennessee. Gina L. Lowry* and H. Dawn Wilkins, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. Ecological service of cavity dwelling birds. Charles C. Barnes*, Darrell D. Barnes, Mark L. Montgomery, Maithri Adris*, James Sylvester, Brent Lavers, Paul Grisham, Piyatilake Adris, Ray Cox, Sarah Mattox, K.N.Thimmaiah, Padma Thimmaiah, Kyle Ellis & Jeremy Isome, Northwest Mississippi Community College-DeSoto Center, Southaven, MS. Olfactory stimulations in captive Neofelis nebulosa at the Nashville Zoo at Grassmere, Tennessee. Kristen Riggs*, Brian Miller, and Chris Meffley, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (KR, BM) and Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (CM). Changes in bat community composition during seasonal fall migration in northwest Tennessee. Gordon A. Counts* and Nancy Buschhaus, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee.

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Zoology Posters

Incidence and thermal biology of the invasive Daphnia lumholtzi. Jeffrey White*, Melissa Pompilius*, and Robert Fischer, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Investigation of algae-inhabiting Invertebrates as indicators of water quality. Katelyn B. Keast* and C. Steven Murphree, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. A comparison of two pitfall trap designs to determine arthropod abundance and diversity in a deciduous old-growth forest in Davidson County, Tennessee. Jackson R. Smith* and C. Steven Murphree, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Preferred microhabitat conditions of Vaejovis carolinianus in a middle Tennessee cedar glade. Chelsea J. Lee*, C. Dillon Oman and C. Steven Murphree, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Phenotypic variation, movement and abundance of Vaejovis carolinianus in a middle Tennessee cedar glade. C. Dillon Oman*, Chelsea J. Lee and C. Steven Murphree, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. The effect of FMRFamide on the contraction rates of the antennal accessory pulsatile organs and the dorsal vessel of Anopheles gambiae. Talitha H. Jones*, C. Steven Murphree, and Julian F. Hillyer, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (TJ, JH), and Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (TJ, SM). State dependent anti-predator behavior in Elimia snails. Raina Burley, and John H. Niedzwiecki, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Predator-induced behavior in snails by native and a novel crayfish. Sonia Kadakia, and John H. Niedzwiecki, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.

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Announcements If not already a member, presenters and attendees may register by mail or at the Annual Meeting. Application forms will be available on-site, and they are available for download from the TAS web site.

www.tennacadofsci.org Dues are collected at time of registration.

Student $10 annually Emeritus $10 annually Member $40 annually Sustaining $50 annually Supporting $100 annually Life $400 single payment Journal subscription for libraries

please inquire with Treasurer

Registration and dues can be mailed to the TAS Treasurer: Dr. Steven Murphree, Department of Biology, Belmont University, 1900 Belmont Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37212-3758 Luncheon tickets will be available for purchase at the registration desk.

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Schedule of Events Thursday, November 20, 2014

Friday, November 21, 2014

5:30-10:00pm

Executive Committee Meeting and Dinner Lyceum side-room

7:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

Registration Lyceum Lobby

7:30 a.m. until 8:30 a.m.

Poster Setup Lyceum Lobby (Poster board and easel provided—look for the designated area to set up your poster)

7:45 a.m. until 8:15

Meeting of Section Chairs Lyceum side-room

8:30 a.m. until 9:45 a.m.

Poster Presentation and Judging Lyceum Lobby

9:45 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.

Welcome by Walters State Community College President Wade McCamey Business Meeting Lyceum Auditorium

10:30a.m. until 11:30a.m.

Plenary Session – Lyceum Auditorium —Dr. Jim I. Mead — Ice Age Colorado Plateau: Been There Dung That

11:30 am until 1:00 p.m.

Luncheon Library

1:00 p.m. until finished

Afternoon Technical Sessions/Section Business Meetings Lyceum Auditorium NSCI: 103, 107, 112, 141, 205, 217, 220, MBSS: 223, 225

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Physics Posters

The Principles of Conservation of Momentum as a Means to Predict and Analyze the Uprising of Terrorist/Radical Groups. Eugenie de Silva, University of Leicester, Leicester, England. A Curious Fragmentation of Briz-M Propellant Tank in Orbit. Eugene De Silva, Sherita Moses * and Arjun Tan, Virginia Research Institute, USA (ED), Walters State Community College , TN (ED), and Alabama A & M University , AL (SM, AT) The Early Soviet Anti-Satellite Tests. Eugene De Silva, Sherita Moses*, and Arjun Tan, Virginia Research Institute, USA (ED), Walters State Community College (ED), and Alabama A & M University (SM, AT)

Science and Math Teaching Posters

Green Girls: Learning of science and civic engagement. Caleb Hough*, Ashely Harvey, Judith Iriarte-Gross, Angela Gilley, Samantha Brown, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (CH, AH, JIG) and TN-SCORE, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (AG, SB). The A.R.T. of computed tomography, Janelle Williams*, April Grippo*, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee. Maple Database Development Project at Columbia State, Ryan Moore*, Janelle Williams*, and Glenn Hudson, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee. Building international partnerships in Tennessee and Chilean high schools through the NSF GK-12 program at Middle Tennessee State University. Kim Sadler, Patrick Havlik*, Jacob Sanders*, Andrew Trivette*, Paola Molina*, Anthony Farone, Mary Farone, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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History of Science No poster presentations

Math and Computer Science No poster presentations.

Microbiology Posters

PVL as an indicator of the prevalence of USA300 CA-MRSA on Belmont University's campus. Jordan D. Helms* and Jennifer T. Thomas, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Bacterial fight club: do qseBC-pmrAB cross-interactions benefit bacterial fitness? Himesh B. Zaver*,Kirsten R. Guckes, Jennifer T. Thomas, and Maria Hadjifrangiskou, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (HZ, JT), and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, (KG, MH).

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Meet our Keynote Speaker 10:30-11:30 Lyceum Auditorium

Jim I. Mead

M.S. and Ph.D in Geosciences at the University of Arizona, Tucson (1979, 1983). I was at the Department of Geology and the Quaternary Sciences Program at Northern Arizona University from 1985 to 2008. In 2008 I was asked to pull together the new the Department of Geosciences at ETSU, create a M.S. degree program, root the unit in paleontology, and collaborate with and act as a sister unit to the Gray Fossil Site, ETSU Museum of Natural History. Currently I am completely revising the undergraduate B.S. program. My first river trip down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon in 1969 cinched paleontology to be my life. The Grand Canyon has been an active part of my research since 1974. I have a number of projects outside of the Miocene-age Gray Fossil Site here at ETSU, including the study of Neogene-Quaternary reptiles and amphibians of Arizona, Sonora (Mexico), southern China, Western Australia, and of course still within the Grand Canyon. Most of my work now centers on the skeletal morphology and evolution of snakes and lizards. I have been chair for over 45 graduate student thesis committees here at ETSU and previously at NAU. Research has always been my passion so it has allowed me to publish about 150 peer-review articles and 4 books.

Presentation Title Ice Age Colorado Plateau: Been There Dung That

Abstract The Colorado Plateau covers about 337,000 km2 of land covering much of eastern Utah, western Colorado, northeastern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico. Elevations range from 360 m along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon to 3850 m at the top of San Francisco Peak near Flagstaff, AZ. Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks dominate the bedrock. Limestone caves are abundant within the Grand Canyon while sandstone rock shelters are commonplace over the rest of the Colorado Plateau. Because of the arid environment and climate, dry-desiccation has permitted the preservation of a unique sample of the floral and faunal biotic communities that once occurred on the Colorado Plateau over the past 100,000 years. Skeletal remains, tissue samples, hide, hair, keratin horn sheaths, and copious amounts of herbivore dung are so common in the caves that to not find these fossil remains is unusual. In the presentation we will visit remote caves in the Grand Canyon inhabited by the extinct Harrington’s mountain goat and a rock shelter in Utah that contains over 300 m3 of mammoth dung.

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Oral Presentations Agriculture

Chairs: Tony Johnston Ph.D. Joey Mehlhorn Ph.D.

NSCI 141 1:00 p.m.– 3:20 p.m.

1:00—1:05 Business Meeting 1:05- 1:20 Grapes in Honduras—a research update. Tony V. Johnston, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1:20– 1:35 Agriculture student perceptions: soft skills versus technical knowledge. Jason Roberts, Sandy Mehlhorn, Danny Walker, and Emalee Buttrey, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. 1:35– 1:50 Using policy to influence agriculture production behavior: the case of U.S. cotton. Joey Mehlhorn, Scott Parrott, Rachna Tewari, and Kim Hall, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. 1:50– 2:05 The effectiveness of alternative management and marketing strategies on cattle producer returns in Tennessee. Adam Hopkins, Jason Roberts, Joey E. Mehlhorn, and Scott Parrott, The University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee (AH) and The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin Tennessee (JR, JM, SP). 2:05– 2:20 Days on milk, dairy health and productivity. Eryn V. Rodgers*, and Justin G. Gardner, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro Tennessee. 2:20– 2:35 Sustainable erosion control. Sandy Mehlhorn and Eatedal Alqusireen, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. 2:35– 2:50 Impact of Cover Crop Management on Water Dynamics in Soybean Production Systems. Paula M Gale, B. Akridge and K. Ewer, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. 2:50– 3:05 Faculty led agricultural study abroad. Tony V. Johnston. Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Health and Medical Science Posters Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) and reduced glutathione (GSH) act synergistically to augment inhibition of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) activity in vitro. Emily Ely* and Dominic Palazzolo, Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee. NC4 induces intrinsic apoptosis through dephosphorylation of BAD and inhibits proliferation of mammary carcinoma cells, Kuntebommanahalli N. Thimmaiah*, James L. Sylvester, T. Padma, Ashish Pagare, Mark Montgomery, P. Adris, P. Grisham, Sarah Mattox, Ray Cox, Darrell Barnes, Salundi Basappa, and Kanchugarakoppal S. Rangappa, Northwest Mississippi Community College, DeSoto Center, Southaven, Mississippi (KNT, JLS, TP, AP, MM, PA, PG, SM, RC, DB), and Department of Chemistry, University of Mysore, India (SB & KSR). Assessment of parents educational needs and the availability of resources for feeding children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Terra L. Smith. Laurel A. Welborne*, James Meindl. Lee Wallace, The University of Memphis. Memphis, Tennessee. Analysis of Interferon-alpha levels in cervical cancer cell lines infected with microbes. Sarah C. Bonaparte* and Jennifer T. Thomas. Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Prevalence of PBP2a in community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates on Belmont University’s campus. Rebekah A. Shepherd* and Jennifer T. Thomas, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Experimental trauma hemostatic agent Zn-Deuteroporphyrin 2,4 bis glycol photodegrades to generate carbon monoxide (CO). Zeenat Shameem*, Fruzsina Johnson and Robert Johnson. Lincoln Memorial University- DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee.

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Geology and Geography Poster

Total Suspended Sediments and Turbidity Analysis of Three sub-watersheds in the Caney Fork Basin, Putnam & Dekalb counties in Upper Cumberland Rim in northeast Middle Tennessee, Jeffrey A. Engler* Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Survey of arsenic (As), selenium (Se) and mercury (Hg) distribution in water, sediment and diatoms of a stream flowing through a coal mining region of Pike County, Kentucky, Dominic L. Palazzolo, Stan C. Kunigelis, John E. Copeland and Kevin P. Jansen, Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee (DP, SK, JC), Drury University, Springfield, Missouri (KJ).

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3:05– 3:20 Nutrients, suspended sediment, and hydrology interact to regulate dissolved oxygen in agricultural lakes and streams. Justin N. Mur-dock, Martin A. Locke, Richard E. Lizotte, F. Douglas Shields, and Kate A. Henderson*, Ten-nessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee (JNM, KAH), USDA National Sedimentation Labor-atory, Oxford, Mississippi (MAL, REL), and Shields Engineering, University Mississippi (FDS).

Botany

Chair: David Lincicome Lyceum

1:00 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. 1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting

1:05 – 1: 20 Preliminary vascular plant flora of the

Big Soddy Creek Gorge, Hamilton and Sequatchie

Counties, Tennessee. Zach Irick*, Joey Shaw, Uni-

versity of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanoo-

ga, Tennessee.

1:20 – 1:35 Flora and vegetation of riverscour

Communities of Tennessee's Caney Fork River.

Mason Brock* and Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay

State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (MB, DE),

and The Botanical Research Institute of Texas,

Fort Worth, Texas (MB, DE).

1:35 – 1:50 The vascular flora of the Lula Lake land

trust on Lookout Mountain in Walker County, Geor-

gia. Austin Prater* and Joey Shaw, The Universi-

ty of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga,

Tennessee.

1:50 – 2:05 An historical account and update on

the forthcoming Guide to the Vascular Plants of

Tennessee. Edward W. Chester, Austin Peay

State University, Clarksville, Tennessee.

2:05-2:20 Status and distribution of Stellaria fontin-

alis in Tennessee, Todd Crabtree, Tennessee Nat-

ural Heritage Program, Nashville, Tennessee.

* student author

# presenting author, if not first author

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2:20– 2:35 Bryophytes of the Rocky Fork Tract,

Unicoi and Greene Counties, Tennessee. Rebekah

J. Smucker and Foster Levy, Asheville, North

Carolina, and East Tennessee State University,

Johnson City, Tennessee.

2:35– 2:50 Surface-soil properties of alder balds

with respect to grassy and rhododendron balds on

Roan Mountain, North Carolina–Tennessee.

James T. Donaldson, Zachary C. Dinkins*,

Foster Levy, and Arpita Nandi, East Tennessee

State University, Johnson City, Tennessee.

2:50– 3:05 The sustainability of the harvest of

American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) in the

eastern US; is the species threatened by

exploitation? Andrea S. Bishop, Tennessee Natural

Heritage Program, Nashville, Tennessee.

3:05– 3:20 Digitization of Tennessee herbarium

collections. Joey Shaw*, Dwayne Estes, and

Ashley Morris, University of Tennessee at

Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee (JS),

Austin Peay State University, Clarksville,

Tennessee (DE), Middle Tennessee State

University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee (AM).

3:20– 3:35 A floristic inventory of the scour zones

of the Big South Fork River in Kentucky and

Tennessee. Chris Mausert-Mooney* and Dwayne

Estes. Austin Peay State University, Clarksville,

Tennessee (CM, DE), and Botanical Research

Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas (CM, DE).

3:35– 3:50 Vascular flora and vegetation of the

riverscour communities in Daddy’s Creek Gorge,

Cumberland County, Tennessee. Devin Rodgers*

and Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State University,

Clarksville, Tennessee (DR, DE), and Botanical

Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, Texas

(DR, DE).

* student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Efforts Toward Iterative Pd-Catalyzed Bis-Alkoxylation of Heteroaryl Halides. Evan J. Dover,* Jessie D. Carrick, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee The Design and Synthesis of Pyridinyl-1,2,4-triazine Ligand Scaffolds Towards Chemoselective Minor Actinide Extraction. Sydney V. Marchi, * Serene Tai,* Jessie D. Carrick, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee Tennessee Intra-Molecular Catalysis: Chemical Models for Serine Hydrolase. Cornelius Ndi*, Ismail O. Kady, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee

Engineering and Engineering Technology Posters

Measurement and comparison of sound pressure dB and dBA levels in non-ideal environment, Seth Baird*, Na Zhu, et al. Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN. Predicting life cycle of longitudinal Pavement Markings Using Stochastic Differential Equation, Emmanuel Kidando*, Deo Chimba, Abram Musinguzi* and Evarist Ruhazwe* Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN. Geo-spatial correlation between land use patterns and pedestrian crash clusters on local roads, Abram Musinguzi*, Deo Chimba, and Evarist Ruhazwe*, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN.

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Cell and Molecular Biology Posters (cont).

Blocking of thermotaxis and chemotaxis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Lauryn Bouldin* and Robert Grammer, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Using missense mutants to test the ability of Hsp60 and Hsp70 chaperones to rescue misfolded proteins. Mahsa Majedi*, Ashley Elliott Cole, and Elliot Altman, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Proteo-Genomic Profiling of a Multi-Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate. Phillip Martinez*, *Parris Powers*, Sammed Mandape**, and Siddharth Pratap,** * Volunteer State Community College, Tennessee and ** Meharry Medical College, Tennessee. Carbohydrate Effect Survivability to Staphylococcus aureus. Christopher Bowen and Nick Ragsdale, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Role of HIF-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans Infected with Salmonella enterica. Jacob Dahm and Nick Ragsdale, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. The Effect of SKN-1 on 6-OHDA Treated Caenorhabditis elegans. Rezzan Hekmat and Nick Ragsdale, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Adenosine Metabolite Production in Caenorhabditis elegans Infected with Staphylococcus aureus versus Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Stephanie Ray and Nick Ragsdale, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Chemistry Posters

Progress towards the Convergent Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Ieodomycins A and B. Ai Lin Chin*, and Jesse D. Carrick, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee

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3:50– 4:05 A floristic ecological survey of seepage

fens in the Western Highland Rim of Tennessee.

Judy Redden* and Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay

State University, Clarksville, Tennessee (JR, DE) and

Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth,

Texas (JR, DE).

4:05– 4:20 Floristics and biogeography of

riverscour communities on the Locust Fork of the

Black Warrior River, Blount County, Alabama. Kelly

Anderson* & Dwayne Estes, Austin Peay State

University, Clarksville, Tennessee (KA, DE) and

Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth,

Texas (KA, DE).

4:20– 4:35 Plant conservation under the

Endangered Species Act: potential listing and critical

habitat designation for Platanthera integrilabia.

Geoff Call, US Fish and Wildlife Service,

Cookeville, Tennessee.

Cell and Molecular Biology Chair: Kristin Rich

MBSS 223 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05 – 1: 20 The effect of triclosan on GnRH production in GT1-7 cells, Emily A. Towery*, Kelsey C. Cleland*, Gilbert R. Pitts, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Chemistry Chair: Daniel J. Swartling, Ph.D.

NSCI 112 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

1:00– 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05– 1:20 Further Progression in the Development of a Parabolic Solar Reflector for Use in Organic Synthesis Reactions. Brian M. Agee*, Gene Mullins, Joseph Biernacki, and Daniel J. Swartling, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. 1:20– 1:35 Progress towards the total enantioselective syntheses of hamigeromycin b and deoxyhamigeromycin b. Alexander H. Cleveland,* Michael S. Probasco,* James A. Jordan,* John W. Kirby,* Jessie D. Carrick, Tennessee Technological University, Department of Chemistry, Cookeville, Tennessee. 1:35 – 1:50 Synthesis of Novel Soft-N-Donor Complexants for Chemoselective Minor Actinide Extraction. Serene Tai,* Sydney V. Marchi,* and Jessie D. Carrick, Tennessee Technological University, Department of Chemistry, Cookeville, Tennessee. 1:50 – 2:05 Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles and SERS detection of emerging environmental pollutants. Uttam Sharma Phuyal* and Andrew Callender, Chemistry Department, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. 2:05 - 2:20 Cellulose-supported metal selective ligand extraction materials. Haley M. Curtis*, Emily E. Mott*, and Andrew F. Callender, Tennessee Tech University, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Cell and Molecular Biology Posters

MIX13: A NIST interlaboratory study on the present state of DNA mixture interpretation. B. Morgan* and M. Coble, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Difference between Acinetobacter baumannii rates of DNA uptake and secretion between wild-type and transposon mutant strains. Justin R. Smith*, Jennifer T. Thomas, Michael J. Noto, Eric P. Skaar, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee (JS, JT), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee (MN, ES). The evaluation of Interferon-beta levels in HPV-positive cervical cancer cell lines, Olivia M. Ford* and Jennifer T. Thomas, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.

The effects of different dosages of -lipoic acid on the chemotaxis of Caenorhabditis elegans at various stages of adulthood. Alicia L. Hsu* and Robert Grammer, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Olfactory chemotaxis response and addiction in Caenorhabditis elegans to an olfactory repellant paired with nicotine. Amanda Bigness* and Robert Grammer, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Using missense mutants to determine amino acids that are crucial to the correct folding of b–galactosidase. Dianna J. Prince*, Ashley Elliott Cole and Elliot Altman, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The Effect of Invasive Plant Species on Soil Microbe-Microbivore Interactions. John Anthony Holt Jr.*, Robert Grammer, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. The effects of nicotine on Caenorhabditis elegans chemotaxis to E. coli. Khang Tran*, Robert Grammer, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee.

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Botany Posters

Undergraduate research on rain garden’s effects on water quality. Maytee Y. Lee* and Kim Atwood, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tennessee. Tree diversity of Kilbride Nature Sanctuary, Rhea County, Tennessee. Tylor Hall*, Maria Holder*, Allen Moore, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens, Tennessee. Taxonomic revision of the Passiflora bilobata species complex (subgenus Decaloba: supersection Xerogona). Shawn Krosnick and Justin Perdue*, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee. Food quality of and preference for native and exotic plant leaves by the terrestrial isopod, Armadilidium vulgare. John Gossen*, A. Darlene Panvini and John H. Niedzwiecki, Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Influence of smoke water on germination of native pine rockland grasses. Melanie A. Cooper* and Lisa M. Krueger, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. .

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Engineering and Engineering Technology Chair: Na Zhu

MBSS 225 1:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.

1:00-1:05 Business Meeting 1:05-1:20 Functional Degradation of Automatic Transmission Internal Coupling Component Friction Surfaces Due to Continuous Changes in Fluid Ther-mal Loading, John L. Byrd, Austin Peay State Uni-versity, Clarksville, Tennessee. 1:20 -1:35 Quality Test Results of Biodiesel Pro-duced in the BioPro 190 Processor, Lucinda K. Fowinkle, Austin Peay State University, Clarks-ville, Tennessee 1:35- 1:50 A correlation study of Capstone, and pro-ject-based courses activities on STEM engineering technology students’ enrollment, Ihab Habib, Aus-tin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. 1:50- 2:05 Low frequency vibration sensor for Ballis-tocardiograph monitoring, Yating Hu, Middle Ten-nessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2:05- 2:20 Hybrid Energy System (HES) Model Inte-grated with Unreliable Power Grid for Developing Countries, Landon Onyebueke, Corey Zusin* and Kehinde Oke*, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN. 2:20- 2:35 A Robotics Capstone Project - Quad-copter, Victor Omolo* and Chin-Zue Chen, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. 2:35-2:50 Crash prediction model of median related crashes for Tennessee Highways at Cable barrier locations, Evarist Ruhazwe*, Deo Chimba, Tennes-see State University, Nashville, Tennessee. 2:50-3:05 Self-Contained, Portable RF Spectrum Analyzer, Adel Salama, Matthew Anderson*, Mat-thew Farrell*, John Benne*, Matthew Loucks*, and Seth Galassi*, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. 3:05-3:20 Aerial Camera Platform, Adel Salama, An-drew Scahill*, Levi Grayer*, Thomas Carder*, Stanley Cook*, Joe Speta*, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Engineering and Engineering Technology

(continued) 3:20-3:35 Challenges of Photodefinable Glass Technology in Micromechatronics, Khalid Hasan Tantawi, William Gaillard, and John Williams, Motlow State Community College, Smyrna, Tennessee, and University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama. 3:35- 3:50 Assess Security Risk of Google Glass, Marc Primeau*, Jared Wagnac*, Sachin Shetty, Tamara Rogers. Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee. 3:50- 4:05 Error analysis of blind source localization with modified triangulation algorithm, Na Zhu, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. 4:05– 4:20 Engineering Ethics - What is Ethical About it? Joseph P. Carson, PE, Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Geology and Geography Chair: Habte G. Churnet, Ph.D.

NSCI 220 1: 00 p.m. – 3:05p.m.

1: 00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05 – 1:20 Ramp folds in the Valley and Ridge: an example from the Wildwood exit of I-75 southbound lane, Georgia. Habte G. Churnet, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1:20 – 1:35 GPS mapping and analysis of multiple components of the Bahamian Field Station Trail of San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Alyssa Fjeld,* Alex Dennis*, Johnny Bailey*, and Dawn Ford, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 1:35 – 1:50 Secondary sulfate minerals from acid rock drainage at road cuts in Tennessee. Michael Bradley, Tom Byl, and Scott Worland, U. S. Geological Survey, Nashville, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Poster Presentations Lyceum Lobby

Set Up: 7:30—8:30 (Poster board & easel are provided; posters are

displayed by technical section name)

Display: 8:30 – 9:45 Judging: 8:30 – 9:45

(Presenters should be near their displays during the judging to answer

any questions.)

Agriculture Posters

Counting the cost: Farm equipment accidents on public roads in Tennessee. Sandy Mehlhorn and Joey E. Mehlhorn, The University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin Tennessee. Prevalence of Ancylostoma caninum (Hookworm), Toxocara canis (Roundworm), and Trichuris vulpis (Whipworm) in stray canines versus owner released canines. Jamie Garrett*, Taylor Gaston*, and Christina Galben, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee. The effects of applying diary manure or N fertilizer on the nutritive value of three forage grass species, Michelle Shelly*, Eric Limbird*, Warren Anderson, Nathan C. Phillips, and Song Cui, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Response of Tomato Seedlings to Juglone Toxicity. Warren Anderson, and Michelle Shelly*, School of Agribusiness/Agriscience, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The association between water depth, algal assemblages, and hypoxia in agricultural lakes. Kate A. Henderson*, Justin N. Murdock, Martin A. Locke, and Richard E. Lizotte Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee (KAH, JNM), USDA National Sedimentation Laboratory, Oxford, Mississippi (MAL, REL)

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Zoology Chair: Juliann Waits, Ph.D.

NSCI 103 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05 – 1:20 Seasonal patterns of activity for the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana). Jessica Davin*, Lauren A. Madeira, and Michael L. Kennedy, The University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.

1:20 – 1:35 Assessment of capture data for Virginia

opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons

(Procyon lotor) in western Tennessee. Rebecca

M. Bingham*, Lauren A. Madeira*, John R.

Hisey, Daniel M. Wolcott, Erica H. Vecchio, and

Michael L. Kennedy, The University of

Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee.

1:35 – 1:50 Freshwater Porifera (Spongillidae) of eastern Tennessee. John E. Copeland, Jesse A. Tussing, Tucker M. Jett, and Stan C. Kunigelis, Lincoln Memorial University, Harrogate, Tennessee. 1:50 – 2:05 Recovery monitoring of sea urchins on

San Salvador Island, Bahamas. Tyler C. Johns*,

Kalee Skipworth*, Dr. Dawn M. Ford, Dr. Ann

Holmes, Jonathan Brock*, University of

Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga,

Tennessee.

2:05 – 2:20 Ecological service of cavity dwelling

birds. Charles C. Barnes*, Darrell D. Barnes, Mark

L. Montgomery, Maithri Adris*, James

Sylvester, Brent Lavers, Paul Grisham,

Piyatilake Adris, Ray Cox, Sarah Mattox,

K.N.Thimmaiah, Padma Thimmaiah, Kyle Ellis &

Jeremy Isome, Northwest Mississippi

Community College-DeSoto Center, Southaven,

MS.

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1: 50 - 2:05 Metabolic and growth response of cave-stream bacteria to sublethal concentrations of antibiotics, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Thomas D. Byl, Petra K. Byl*, Shannon Trimboli, Bill Sutton, Rickard Toomey, III. U.S. Geological Survey, Nashville, Tennessee (TDB), University of Chicago, Illinois (PKB), Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky (ST, RT), Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee (BS). 2:05 - 2:20 Quantitative tracer studies to understand chemical transport at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. David Solomon*, Rickard Toomey, III, Bobby Carson, JeTara Brown*, Roger Painter, Lonnie Sharpe, and Thomas D. Byl, Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN (DS, JTB, RP, LS, TDB) Science & Resource Management, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky (RT, BC), U.S. Geological Survey, Nashville, Tennessee (TDB). 2:50– 3:05 Connecting Manhead Cay Stratigraphy to Existing San Salvador late Cenozoic Stratigraphic Framework in The Bahamas. Tara Denley*, Christopher Lewis*, Andrew Stevens*, Chad Wood* and Ann Holmes, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Health and Medical Sciences Chair: Ashley D. Frazier, Ph.D.

No oral presentations. Check the list for poster

presentations. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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History of Science Chair: Martin V. Stewart

NSCI 217 1:00 p.m. – 2:05 p.m.

1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05—1:20 Buying and selling science: the Nashville meeting of the AAAS, 1877. George E. Webb, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, Tennessee. 1:20 — 1:35 The atom and the AAAS. Reconciling science and public opinion. Grace R. Claudy*, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee. 1:35 - 1:50 Four prohibitions of the General Congregation of Jesuits in 1651. John J. Schommer, University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee. 1:50– 2:05 History of buildings and laboratories for chemistry at MTSU. Martin V. Stewart, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Science and Math Teaching Chair: Michelle Rogers

NSCI 107 1:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05 – 1:20 Encouraging early student participation in the Tennessee Academy of Science. Lawrence F. Kennard, Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee. 1:20 – 1:35 Addressing the need for students to think critically about science. Jeffery W. Bonner* and Mary Ellen Lohr*, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 1:35 – 1:50 Making a difference using informal science education in a rural setting. Stanton G. Belford, Martin Methodist College, Pulaski, Tennessee. 1:50 – 2:05 Volunteer State Community College’s partnership in a national initiative: Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI) - year three. Parris Powers, Nancy Morris, Maryam Flagg, Thomas Ekman, Douglas Williams and Phillip Martinez*, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennessee. 2:05– 2:20 Cooking, gardening, and informational texts – summary of a workshop for middle and high school teachers to integrate science and English language arts standards. Darlene Panvini, Lauren Lunsford, Sally Arwood, Kate McGowan, Kim Daus, Bonnie Smith-Whitehouse. Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Physics and Astronomy Chair: Eugene de Silva, Ph.D., FRSA

NSCI 205 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.

1:00 – 1:05 Business Meeting 1:05 – 1:20 Effect of Hydrogen on the Transport Processes in FeCr-Based Alloys during High Temperature Oxidation in high- and low-pO2. Emmanuel Essuman and Eugene De Silva, Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee (EE, EDS), Virginia Research Institute (EE, EDS), and Institute of Physics, UK/USA (EDS), Tazewell, Tennessee. * student author # presenting author, if not first author

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Math and Computer Science Chair: Indranil Ghosh, Ph.D.

No oral presentations. Check the list for poster

presentations.

Microbiology

Chair: Roger Jackson, Ph.D.

No oral presentations. Check the list for poster presentations.

Directions

Morristown Campus 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway Morristown, TN 37813-6899 423.585.2600

From Greeneville, Tri-Cities

Head south on I-81

Take exit 12 for TN-160 toward Lowland/Morristown

Turn right onto TN-160 N

After 3.2 miles, merge right onto US-25E N/S Davy

Crockett Pkwy

Travel 1.6 miles. Campus on left.

From Knoxville

From Knoxville

Head east on I-40

Take exit 421 on the left to merge onto I-81 N toward Bristol

Take exit 8 for US-25E toward Morristown/White Pine

Turn right onto TN-113 N/TN-32 N/US-25E N/US-25-E

Scenic N/S Davy Crockett Pkwy. Continue to follow TN-32 N/US-25E N/US-25E Scenic N/S Davy Crocket Pkwy

After 5.6 miles, Campus will be on the left.