PROGRAM EIGHTY-NINTH ANNUAL MEETING of the ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, INC. Meeting Jointly With ALABAMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE GORGAS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION February 22 – 24, 2012 Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL www.alabamaacademyofscience.org Tips for a safe stay: *When walking, stick to the main thoroughfares and well-lit areas. *If walking, don't wear fancy jewelry in plain sight. *Don't wear your meeting badge outside the motels. *Be cognizant and alert to surroundings. Look alert. *When walking after dark, don’t hug the buildings or cars; walk in the open or near the curb *Carry your purse close to your body. *Don't leave valuables in your room. Get a motel safe deposit box. *Travel in groups. Don't be a loner, particularly in the evening. *Abide by common sense: If something looks suspicious, report it and/or avoid it. **On-campus police, fire, medical service: Tuskegee University police/Security number: 727-8757 Campus Emergency: 727-4911 Emergencies (Police, Fire, Medical): 9-911 *Off-campus emergencies (Police, Fire, Medical): 911 or 724-0083 *East Alabama Medical Center, Auburn: 334-749-3411 CONTENTS Welcome Messages ............................................................................................................1 Local Arrangements Committee ........................................................................................4 General Information ............................................................................................................5 Poster Presentation Information ...........................................................................................5 Program of the Alabama Academy of Science ..................................................................6 Program of the Alabama Junior Academy of Science .......................................................11 Gorgas Scholarship Program .............................................................................................13 Scientific Sessions ................................................................................................................. SYMPOSIUM: .........................................................................................................8 SECTION I. Biological Sciences ................................................................14 SECTION II. Chemistry .................................................................................20 SECTION III. Physics and Mathematics .........................................................21 SECTION IV. Engineering and Computer Science .......................................26 SECTION V. Social Sciences ........................................................................26 SECTION VI. Anthropology ...........................................................................30 SECTION VII. Science Education ...................................................................17 SECTION VIII. Industry, Environmental and Earth Science.............................32 SECTION IX. Health Sciences ......................................................................33 SECTION X. Bioethics & History & Philosophy of Science ........................35 GORGAS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION .......................................................36 Objectives of the Alabama Academy of Science ...............................................................37 Educational Activities of the Academy ............................................................................37 2012 Regional, State, and International Science & Engineering Fairs .............................38 2012 Alabama Science Olympiads ...................................................................................39 William H. Mason Science Teacher Fellowship Recipients ..............................................41 Wright A. Gardner Award Recipients ...............................................................................41 Fellows of the Alabama Academy of Science ...................................................................42 Section Officers of the Academy .......................................................................................43 Elected Officers of the Academy .....................................................................................45 Appointed Committees of the Academy ............................................................................47 Past Presidents .................................................................................................................52 Hosts for Future Alabama Academy of Science Meetings ................................................54 Sponsors .............................................................................................................................55 90th Annual Meeting (2013) ..................................................................... Inside Back Cover 1 2 3 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE The Academy expresses its appreciation to Tuskegee University and the Local Arrangements Committee for their efforts in planning and hosting this 89th Annual Meeting. 1. Local Arrangements, Chair Prakash Sharma 334-727-8998; [email protected] 2. Program Coordinators Gregory Pritchet 334-727-8836 gpritch@ mytu.tuskegee.edu A. Kumar 334-727-8968 [email protected] 3. Registration Prakash Sharma 334-727-8998 [email protected] A. Kumar 334-727-8958 [email protected] Zengjun Chen 334-727-8299 [email protected] Kimberly Harris 334-724-4533 [email protected] 4. 5. Audiovisual / Computers M. Qazi (Chair) 334-727-8139 [email protected]; [email protected] Fan Wu 334-727-8362 [email protected] Li Jiang 334-727-8048 [email protected] Chadia Affane Aji 334-725-2358 [email protected] Gorgas Program Coordinators A. Kumar 334-727-8968 [email protected] Zengjun Chen 334-727-8299 [email protected] 4 6. Poster Coordinators H. R. Windham 334-727-8556 windham@ mytu.tuskegee.edu S. Srinivasan 334-727-8996, [email protected] Tamara F. Floyd 334-727-8975 [email protected] Sammie ELY III Jeremiah F. Wilson 7. Alabama Junior Academy Coordinators Zengjun Chen 334-727-8299 [email protected] Li Jiang 334-727-8992 [email protected] Quinghua ‘Peter’ He 334-724-4318 [email protected] 8. Symposium Committee Prakash Sharma 334-727-8998 pcsharma@ mytu.tuskegee.edu John Davidson 334-727-8826 [email protected] S. Srinivasan 334-727-8996 [email protected] 9. Vendor Coordinators S. Srinivasan 334-727-8996 [email protected] Fan Wu 334-727-8362 [email protected] 10. Parking & Traffic Coordinators Chief Mardis, Public Safety & Security 334-727-8757 / 4454 M. L. Burns 334-727-8996 GENERAL INFORMATION Registration badges will be required for admission to all scientific paper sessions, the Thursday evening social, and the banquet. Applications for membership and payments of annual dues will be accepted by the Secretary in the registration area. At least one of the authors of a presented paper or poster must be a member of the Academy. Tickets for the Joint AJAS/AAS banquet may be purchased at the registration desk until 9:30 Thursday morning. Computers will be provided where needed for presentations. If presenters bring their own, they are responsible for their computer. Parking is in the designated parking around Kellogg Conference Center and the parking area in the two level basement of KCC parking garage. AJAS and Gorgas parking is in parking lot of Engineering Building. A choice of maps of the Tuskegee campus can be found at http://www.tuskegee.edu/tours/visiting_tuskegee/campus_map.aspx POSTERS Posters are to be available for viewing in the Kellogg Conference Center Atrium. Each poster will be allotted 4' x 6' of display board space. Gorgas Scholars and Junior Academy posters will be available for viewing by the public at 6 PM prior to the joint banquet. Gorgas Scholars posters will also be available on Friday from 1:30 – 2:30 PM in the Engineering Building Room 529 Area. Authors for the session posters should be present for discussions with viewers as follows: Thursday: 10:45 AM – 12 noon ........................................................ Chemistry (KCC Atrium) 11:00 – Noon............................................................ Health Sciences (KCC Atrium) 11:30 – Noon.................. Industry, Environment, and Earth Science (KCC Atrium) 12:30 – 2:00 PM .............................................. Biological Sciences I (KCC Atrium) 2:00 – 3:30 PM.......................... Engineering and Computer Science (KCC Atrium) 4:00 – 5:00 PM.......................................... Physics and Mathematics (KCC Atrium) 4:15 – 4:45 PM.......................................................... Social Sciences (KCC Atrium) 6:00 – 7:00 PM......................Gorgas Scholars and Junior Academy (KCC Atrium) Friday: 1:00 – 1:30 PM...........................................................Anthropology (KCC Room D) 1:00 – 2:00 PM................................................Biological Sciences II (KCC Atrium) 1:30 – 2:30 PM................................. Gorgas Scholars (Eng. Bldg. Room 529 area) NOTE: Posters must be removed as soon as your respective poster session has concluded to make space available for the next poster session. 5 PROGRAM of the ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE February 22-24, 2012 Tuskegee University Campus Kellogg Conference Center Wednesday 4:00 - 6:00 PM Registration......................................... Kellogg Conference Center (KCC) Lobby 6:00 - 7:00 PM Executive Committee Dinner .................. Kellogg Conference Center Restaurant Coupons will be provided for those registered 7:00 – 9:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting .................... Kellogg Conference Center Room A Thursday Morning 7:00 - Noon Registration ............................ Kellogg Conference Center (KCC) Lobby/Auditorium Area Refreshments..............................................................................Kellogg Conference Center 8:00 – 11:00 AM Power Point Slide testing .......................................................... KCC Teleconference Room 8:30 AM Academy of Science Program Sessions ...............................Kellogg Conference Center Section Program Sessions: 8:30 – Noon; Physics and Mathematics I (Section III)............................................. Room A 9:00 – Noon; Engineering and Computer Science (Section IV) .............................. Room G 9:00 – Noon; Biological Sciences I (Section I) ................................................... Auditorium 9:00 – 10:40 AM; Chemistry I (Section II) ............................................................... Room B 9:00 – 11:00 AM; Health Sciences (Section IX) ...................................................... Room D 10:00 – 11:00 AM; Industry, Environmental and Earth Science (Section VIII) ...... Room E 10:45 AM – noon Poster Viewing (A Section’s specific time will be specified and won’t conflict with that Section’s program session) ................................................... KCC Atrium 10:45 – Noon; Chemistry (Section II) 11:00 – Noon; Health Sciences (Section IX) 11:30 – Noon; Industry, Environmental and Earth Science (Section VIII) Thursday Afternoon 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch ......................................................................................................... KCC Ballroom F Board of Trustees Luncheon ..................................................... KCC Teleconference Room 12:45 PM Group Photograph ....................................... In Front of Kellogg Conference Center In case of rain, in front of KCC Auditorium 1:00 – 4:00 PM Power Point Slide testing .......................................................... KCC Teleconference Room 6 1:00 - 4:00 PM Registration ........................................................................................................ KCC Lobby Refreshments..............................................................................Kellogg Conference Center 1:00 – 5:00 PM Academy of Science Program Sessions ......................Kellogg Conference Center Program Sessions: 1:00 – 2:00 PM; Engineering and Computer Science (Section IV)................ KCC Room G 1:00 – 3:45 PM; Social Sciences (Section V) .................................................. KCC Room B 1:00 – 5:00 PM; Bioethics and History & Philosophy of Sci.(Section X) ...... KCC Room D 1:15 – 4:10 PM; Physics and Mathematics II (Section III) ............................. KCC Room A 2:00 – 5:00 PM; Biological Sciences II (Section I) ................................... KCC Auditorium 12:30 - 4:45 PM Poster Viewing (A Section’s specific time will be specified and won’t conflict with that Section’s program session) ................................................................ KCC Atrium 12:30 - 2:00 PM; Biological Sciences I (Section I) 2:30 - 3:30 PM; Engineering and Computer Science (Section IV) 4:00 - 5:00 PM; Physics and Mathematics (Section III) 4:15 - 4:45 PM; Social Sciences (Section V) Thursday Evening 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM AJAS/AAS Annual Business Meeting ........................................... KCC Room F/G Viewing of Posters ................................................................................ KCC Atrium Selected Alabama Junior Academy and All Gorgas Scholars’ Posters Joint AJAS/AAS Banquet ............................. Kellogg Conference Center Ballroom [See actual Banquet Program for details] Mickie Powell, AAS President, and Pranjal Gupta AJAS President, Presiding Dr. Luther S. Williams, Ph. D., Banquet Speaker Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Tuskegee University "The Core Challenge of Contemporary Science: the Convergence of Biological, Chemical, Mathematical and Physical Sciences" Academy Awards, Wright Gardner Award and Gorgas Finalist 7 Friday Morning 7:00 – Noon Registration ........................................................................................................ KCC Lobby Refreshments...................................................................................................... KCC Lobby 8:00 – Noon Featured SYMPOSIUM ................................................................... KCC Room F/G GULF OIL-SPILL AND ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYMPOSIUM CO-SPONSORED AND HOSTED BY ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY February 24 (Friday), 2012 – 8:30 AM – 12:00 Noon Room F/G, Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Tuskegee University 08:30 – 08:40 Symposium Chair: Dr. Luther S. Williams, Provost, Tuskegee University. Co-Chair: Dr. P.C.Sharma, Head, Physics Department, Tuskegee University. 08:40 – 09:00 Field and Experimental Rapid Response Assessments of ecosystem resilience to hydrocarbon pollution and dispersants in the northern Gulf of Mexico, John Valentine, Executive Director, Dauphin Island Sea Lab 09:00 – 09:20 EPA Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Strategy, A. Stanley Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 4 09:20 – 09:40 Impact of Deepwater Horizon on the Economy of Alabama, Fred Leslie, Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) 09:40 – 10:00 Energy for Sustainability, Ram Gupta, Program Director, National Science Foundation (NSF) 10:00 – 10:20 International Perspectives on Oil Spill: The Niger Delta Case Study, N. O. Egiebor, Professor and DOE Chair, Environmental Engineering, Tuskegee University. 10:20 – 10:25 Break 10:25 – 10:35 Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on Alabama Beaches – An Analysis of the Past, Current, and Future Status, T. Prabhakar Clement Department of Civil Engineering, Auburn University. 8 10:35 – 10:45 NMR and TGA/DSC analysis of BP oil spill residue, Jan Gryko, Department of Physical and Earth Sciences, Jacksonville State University 10:45 – 10:55 Physico-chemical characteristics of Gulf of Mexico Oil-spill samples, Sammie Ely III, Jeremiah F. Wilson, P.C. Sharma, Sesha S. Srinivasan, Department of Physics, Tuskegee University 10:55 – 11:05 Nanostructure Surface Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Chemical Sensors, Junpeng Guo, Haisheng Leong, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Alabama in Huntsville 11:05 – 11:15 Presence of the human pathogen Vibrio vulnificus in tar balls collected on beach areas following the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, Cova R. Arias, Zhen Tao, and Ash Bullard, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University 11:15 – 11:25 Impact of the surfactant Corexit on the microbial conversion of crude oil, Karen Gibson, Katherine Ames, Carmen Scholz, University of Alabama Huntsville 11:25 – 11:35 Analysis of anaerobic biodegradation potential for the Gulf spilled oil in coastal salt marsh, Kewei Yu, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University 11:35 – 11:45 Ambient Air Monitoring Along Shoreline Previously Contaminated by the BPDeepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Brentley S. Olive, Department of Chemistry and Industrial Hygiene, University of North Alabama 11:45 – 11:55 Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the bacterial communities of the Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis), Andrea M. Larsen, Cova R. Arias, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University 11:55 – 12:00 Thanks Note from Co-Chair: P. C. Sharma, Head, Physics Department, Tuskegee University. - Adjournment 8:00 – 11:00 AM Power Point Slide testing .......................................................... KCC Teleconference Room 9:00 - 11:00 AM Academy of Science Program Session .....................Kellogg Conference Center Program Sessions: 9:00 AM – 1 PM; Anthropology (Section VI) ................................................. KCC Room D 9:00 – Noon, Biological Sciences III (Section I) ............................................. KCC Room E 10:15 – 10:40 AM Coffee Break ....................................................................... KCC Break Lounge Noon – 1:00 PM Lunch and Guest Speaker ....................................................... Room 529 Engineering Bldg Dr. Sandy Ledwell, AMSTI Science Director, Alabama State Department of Education 9 Friday Afternoon 1:00 - 2:00 PM Registration......................................................................................... KCC Lobby 1:00 – 5:30 PM Poster Viewing (A Section’s specific time will be specified and won’t conflict with that Section’s program session) 1:00 – 1:30 PM; Anthropology (Section VI)................................................... KCC Room D 1:00 – 2:00 PM; Biological Sciences III (Section I)......................................... KCC Atrium 1:30 – 2:30 PM; Gorgas Scholars ......................................... Engineering Auditorium Area 1:30 – 5:00 PM Academy of Science Program Sessions Program Sessions: 2:00 – 4:20 PM; Biological Sciences IV (Section I) ........................................ KCC Room E 3:00 Awards Reception, Joint AJAS/Gorgas ................................. Engineering Bldg, Room 323 10 PROGRAM of the ALABAMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Catherine Shields, Interim State Counselor February 23 and 24, 2012 Luther H. Foster Hall (Engineering Building) Thursday 3 - 5:00 PM 5:00 PM 6:00 PM 7:00 PM Early Arrival Registration ................................................................................. KCC AJAS/AAS Annual Business Meeting ............................................................. KCC Viewing of Posters ................................................................................ KCC Atrium Selected Alabama Junior Academy and All Gorgas Scholars’ Posters Joint AJAS/AAS Banquet ................................................................. KCC Ballroom See page 7 for Banquet Information Friday 7:00 AM Continental Breakfast................................................................KCC Lounge/Lobby 7:00 AM Registration ................................................. Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 327 7:30 AM Paper Reading Orientation .......................... Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 327 Judges Orientation ...................................... Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 328 8:00 AM Paper Competition ............................................. Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) Life sciences (general biology—animal sciences, plant sciences, ecology; cellular and molecular biology, genetics, immunology, biochemistry) .................................................................................... LHFH 325 Physical Science (physics; computational astronomy; theoretical mathematics) ...................................................................................... LHFH 326 Chemistry (including chemistry-physical, organic, inorganic; earth sciencegeochemistry; materials science, alternative fuels) ....................................... LHFH 326 Engineering; technology (including renewable energies, robotics) . LHFH 329 Mathematics and Computer science/computer engineering; applied mathematics-theoretical computer science ........................................ LHFH 329 Environmental science (pollution and impact upon ecosystems, environmental management, bioremediation, climatology, weather) ............................................................................................. LHFH 330 Medicine and Health; Behavioral and Social Sciences...................... LHFH 330 11:30 AM ................................................................................... Elections and Business Meeting Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 327 11 12:00 Noon Lunch with Speaker ...................................................................... LHFH Room 529 Dr. Sandy Ledwell, AMSTI Science Director, Alabama State Department of Education 12:50 PM Group Photograph ......................................................................... In Front of LHFH 1:00 PM Paper Competition Finals ............................ Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 327 3:00 PM Awards Reception, Joint AJAS/Gorgas ...... Luther H. Foster Hall (Eng. Bldg.) 323 12 GORGAS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION Tuskegee University Thursday, February 23, 2012 Kellogg Conference Center (KCC) Ellen Buckner, Chair, Judges 6:00 PM Viewing of Posters ................................................................................ KCC Atrium Selected Alabama Junior Academy and All Gorgas Scholars’ Posters 7:00 PM Joint AJAS/AAS/Gorgas Banquet .................................................... KCC Ballroom Kellogg Conference Center Ballroom Joint Banquet and Recognition of Gorgas Finalists See page 7 for Banquet Information Friday, February 24, 2012 Final Competition: Finalists Presentations to Judges and Interviews Luther H. Foster Hall (LHFH), Engineering Building Ellen Buckner, Chair, Judges 7:00 Continental Breakfast ...............................................................................KCC Lounge/Lobby 7:30 Gorgas Judges Orientation ............................................................ LHFH Room 328 8:00 – 8:45 Set Up Science Exhibits/Display/Poster ........................... LHFH Rooms 404 & 405 8:45 – 9:45 Demonstrations for Judges ............................................... LHFH Rooms 404 & 405 10:00 – 12:00 Individual Interviews with Judges ............................. LHFH Rooms TBA (Offices) 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch with Speaker ..................................................................... LHFH Room 529 Dr. Sandy Ledwell, AMSTI Science Director, Alabama State Department of Education 12:50 PM Group Photograph ......................................................................... In Front of LHFH 1:00 – 2:30 Gorgas Scholars Posters ........................................................LHFH Room 529 Area 2:30 Remove Exhibits 3:00 Awards Reception, Joint AJAS/Gorgas ................................................... LHFH 323 The Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition is supported by the Alabama Power Foundation, Incorporated, and administered by the Alabama Academy of Science, Inc. The Gorgas Scholarship Competition website, www.GorgasScholar.org, contains detailed information on the annual competition and awards available to winners and finalists. 13 SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Session I Thursday Morning, 9:00 AM -- Noon Auditorium, Kellogg Conference Center Malia Fincher, Presiding 1. 9:00 *Study of the microbial diversity using next-generation sequencing from microbial mats in lake Joyce, Antarctica. Jonathan P Huang, Dale T Andersen, and Asim K. Bej, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 2. 9:20 Road-kill mortality of Alabama red-bellied turtles on the Mobile Bay Causeway XI. David H. Nelson and Cynthia B. Scardamalia-Nelson, University of South Alabama (DHN); Providence Hospital (CS-N) [in Mobile, AL] 3. 9:40 Geologic control in the development of rock glades in Alabama. David M. Frings, Samford University. 4. 10:00 The clam shrimp Cyzicus mexicanus (branchiopoda, diplostraca), a new species report for Alabama. K. J. Morse and David M. Frings, Samford University. 10:20 INTERMISSION 5. 10:40 Distribution of the confederate daisy, Helianthus porteri, in Alabama. David M. Frings and L. J. Davenport, Samford University. 6. 11:00 *Novel functions for conserved regions of guanine nucleotide exchange factor gbf1. Helen H. Lin, John Wright, and Elizabeth Sztul, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 7. 11:20 *Commensal bacteria on the eyes of college student contact wearers. Tara K Grayson and Brian S. Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 8. 11:40 Baseline survey and population status of Amphianthus pusillus in Alabama. David M. Frings and L. J. Davenport, Samford University. 12:00 LUNCH *Denotes presentation entered in student competition 14 SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Poster Session I Thursday Afternoon Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present: 12:30-2:00 PM 9. Comparison of bacteria found in the soil of oiled and unoiled communities in an Alabama salt marsh. Alysia K. Shaw, Brian S. Burnes, and Brian S. Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 10. Effects of vitamin C and E on MCF-7 cells. William W. Gray, William E. Fagan, and Dana Peterson, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 11. *Fish community structure in an Alabama salt marsh. Rachael L. Maulorico and John N. McCall, The University of West Alabama. 12. Fish mortality associated with Tombigbee River Locks. Tyler Newburn and Brian S. Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 13. How long to brush? Bacterial removal efficacy of a powered toothbrush.. Katie G LeMay and Brian S. Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 14. *Ozone stress response in Northern Red Oak. Dantria Grace, Christen Nelms, Charles Addo-Quaye, Teodora Best , Donghwan Shim, Tyler Wagner, Ketia Shumaker, and John Carlson, The University of West Alabama; Pennsylvania State University. 15. Plant community response to oiling in an Alabama salt marsh. Bobby H Edwards and Lee E Stanton, University of West Alabama. 16. *Structural, biophysical, and biochemical characterization between calmodulin and fas. Timothy F Fernandez and Jamil S Saad, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 17. Survey of trees on the Tombigbee River. Ereka L Winters and Brian S Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 18. Taking flight on the Tombigbee River. Sherilyn Garner and Brian S Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 19. The effects of land use patterns on the water quality of Alamuchee Creek. Sarah J. McDill and Douglas A Wymer, The University of West Alabama. 20. Water quality assessment Factory Creek. Terry R Taylor, Richard J Alsabrook, and Brian S Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 21. *Study of the antimicrobial effect of a pigment extracted from an Antarctic bacterium on gram-positive bacteria. Haley E Mabrey, Kaquanta L Barlow, Jonathan P Huang, and Asim K Bej, University of Alabama at Birmingham. *Denotes presentation entered in student competition 15 SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Session II Thursday Afternoon, 2:00 – 5:00 PM Auditorium, Kellogg Conference Center David Nelson, Presiding 21. 2:00 Photosynthetic gas exchange of Phlox bifida and Sedum album in response to water deprivation and recovery on a southeastern green roof. Julie G. Price, a Amy N. Wright, Jason T Kirby, Robert W Peters, and Stephen A. Watts, University of Alabama at Birmingham and aAuburn University. 22. 2:20 *Growth rates and age estimations of Pleurobema strodeanum and Fusconaia burkei, species proposed to be listed under the endangered species act. Evelyn Gabriela Reategui-Zirena, Jonathan M. Miller, and Paul Michael Stewart, Troy University. 23. 2:40 Water quality assessment Factory Creek. Richard J. Alsabrook, Terry R. Taylor, and Brian S. Burnes, The University of West Alabama. 24. 3:00 *Impacts of BP oil spill on meiofaunal communities in an Alabama Salt Marsh. D. Cory Chance and John N. McCall, The University of West Alabama. 25. 3:20 *Deepwater horizon oil spill effects on the bacterial communities of the gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis). Andrea M. Larsen and Covadonga R. Arias, Auburn University Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn, AL 36849. 26. 3:40 *Life history study and morphological comparison of primary burrowing crayfish Cambarus (lacunicambarus) diogenes and c. (tubericambarus) sp. ‘b’ in Troy, Al.. Bijay B. Niraula, Jonathan M. Miller, Evelyn G. Reategui-Zirena, and Paul M. Stewart, Troy University. 27. 4:00 *Examining endemism and population evolution through analysis of chloroplast and genomic DNA of geographically isolated plant congeners in southeastern glades. Tom Diggs, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 28. 4:20 *Evaluating the home range of diamondback terrapins nesting at cedar point marsh, Alabama. Taylor M. Roberge, Andrew T Coleman, Thane Wibbels, Ken Marion, and aDavid Nelson, University of Alabama at Birmingham; aUniversity of South Alabama. *Denotes presentation entered in Student Competition 16 SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Session III Joint With SECTION VII - SCIENCE EDUCATION Friday Morning Room E, Kellogg Conference Center Brian Burnes, Presiding 29. 9:00 *A biochemical analysis of lsm8 and u6 RNA in vitro. Rachel A Whitaker and Beverly Cox, Judson College. 30. 9:20 Evaluation of a student response system in introductory biology classes. James R. Rayburn, Jacksonville State University. Withdrawn 31. 9:40 *Biological differentiation of l1 and l3 stage cyathostominae under chemical stresses to determine gene expression. Rachel A Whitaker and Emily Fitzgerald, Judson College 32. 10:00 *Genetic transformation of the green fluorescent protein through the bacterial plant parasite (Agrobacterium tumefaciens) into the banana pepper (Capsicum annuum). Rachel A Whitaker and Anna Richburg, Judson College. 33. 10:20 *The effect of stocking density on growth and morphology in juvenile Lytechinus variegatus. Laura E. Heflin and Stephen A Watts, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 34. 10:40 Characterization of sea urchin scat. Lacey N. Dennis, Mickie L. Powell, and Stephen A. Watts, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 35. 11:00 Gravimetric determination of the water content in meiofauna. Michael B. Moeller, Haley D. Albright, and Paul G. Davison, University of North Alabama. 11:20 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES’ Judges Deliberation of Students Oral Competition 12:00 LUNCH 17 SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Poster Session II Friday Afternoon Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present: 1:00-2:00 PM 36. A preliminary molecular survey of ciliates present in four Alabama coastal sites after the deep horizon oil spill. Kelsey Caffy, Lexi Fitch, and Anne Claire Aycock, Samford University; Samford University; Samford University. 37. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Pasteurella multocida using a spiral gradient endpoint testing method. Jacqueline U. Johnson, Shurrita Davis, Dustin Smith, Janak Khatiwada, and Leonard L. Williams, Alabama A&M University; North Carolina A&T State University. 38. Estimating wildlife use of riparian and interior habitats in urban nature preserves using baited camera traps. Marlena Claire Johnston and Scot Duncan, Birmingham-Southern College. 39. HPLC analysis of urinary proteins in response to a high potassium diet. Naree McCoy, LeKeyia Richardson, Ransom E Ward, and Cynthia Ann Jackson, Tuskegee University. 40. Optimization of reproductive status in rabbits using recombinant leptin. Jacqueline U Johnson, Alabama A&M University. 41. *Physiology of the stream minnow, Campostoma oligolepis, inhabiting a polluted stream. Megan E Cordle and Mark E Meade, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville; Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville. 42. Preliminary characterization of a vernal pool in Shelby County, Al. Raymond P. Fitzpatrick and David M. Frings, Samford University. 43. Preliminary results of a floristic survey of communities in the big creek watershed, Barbour County, Alabama. Bailee Dykes, Derek Morrison, Lauren Ryan, and Michael Wayne Morris, Troy University. 44. Rare vascular plants of Bullock County, Alabama. Bailee L. Dykes and Alvin Diamond, Troy University, Troy, Alabama. 45. *Temperature-dependent sex determination of Loggerhead Sea Turtles. Kristin Armstrong, J. Layton, R. Hunsinger, Dept. of Biology, Samford University., Birmingham, AL 35229. 46. *Structural, biophysical, and biochemical characterization between calmodulin and fas. Timothy F Fernandez and Jamil S Saad, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 18 47. HPLC analysis of urinary proteins in response to a high potassium diet. Naree McCoy, LeKeyia Richardson, Ransom E Ward, and Cynthia Ann Jackson, Tuskegee University. *Denotes presentation entered in student competition SECTION I – BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Session IV Friday Afternoon, 2:00 – 4:00 PM Room E, Kellogg Conference Center James Rayburn, Presiding 48. 2:00 Effect of light spectra on gonad color of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus. J Christophe Taylor and Stephen A Watts, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 49. 2:40 The effect of cholecalciferol on weight gain and organ production in the variegated sea urchin, Lytechinus variegatus. Warren T Jones, Addison L Lawrence, and Stephen A Watts, Samford University; Texas A&M University; The University of Alabama at Birmingham. 50. 3:00 Introgressive hybridization and the evolution of North American bamboos as revealed by nuclear and chloroplast DNA. Jimmy K Triplett, Jesse W Jamison, and Jun Wen, Jacksonville State University (Triplett and Jamison); Smithsonian Institution (Wen). 51. 3:20 Bacterial removal efficacy of a powered toothbrushes using in vitro. Brian S. Burnes and Michael L. Shelton, The University of West Alabama. 52. 3:40 Identifying sources of pathogen contamination in the fish river. Brian S. Burnes and Michael L Shelton, The University of West Alabama. 19 SECTION II – CHEMISTRY Session I Thursday Morning 9:00 –10:40 AM Room B, Kellogg Conference Center Nixon Mwebi, Presiding 1. 9:30 *Synthesis and characterization of pyridine-2,6-dicarbonyl based dendrimers with cleavable terminal groups. Stephen A Smith and Amanda H Coffman, University of North Alabama. 2. 9:50 *Efficiency of extraction and separation of petroleum compounds from crude mixture. Calvin J Scott and Nixon O Mwebi, Jacksonville State University. 3. 10:10 The nerve gas plant at Muscle Shoals. Richard C Sheridan, Tennessee Valley Authority (Retired). 10:30 BUSINESS MEETING [Elect a Vice Chair for 2012-2014 term] . SECTION II – CHEMISTRY Poster Session Thursday Morning Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present: 10:45 AM – 12:00 Noon 6. Ab initio study of the molecular structure of 3,4methylenedioxymethamphetamine (mdma) Andy D Hill and Lawrence A Covick, Athens State University. 7. *Biofuel production from cellulose using nano-catalysts. Kristy D Crews, Tuskegee University. 8. *Extraction from zanthoxylum clava-herculis bark. Zachary Riley, Kwangyul Moon, and Yunho Kim, University of West Alabama. 9. *Heavy metal mobilization in sludge amended soils of north east Alabama. Keyton P Fike and Nixon O Mwebi, Jacksonville State University. 10. *Progress toward the synthesis of n-heterocyclic carbene complexes. Ethan C Cagle and Cameron Gren, University of North Alabama 11. *Studies toward a convergent total synthesis of motualevic acids a-e featuring an olefin cross-metathesis. Corey W Williams and Frank A Diaz,University of North Alabama. 12. *Synthesis of antimicrobial metal nanoparticles via dendrimer templatingApu Mazumder and Michael L Curry, Department of Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 20 13. Synthesis and characterization of a novel porphyrin. Anny Su, Cindy Tidwell, Prakash Bharara, and Ken Belmore, University of Montevallo; University of Montevallo;University of Montevallo;University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. 14. Investigating acetal formation using gc-ms. John A Whiten, Cindy P Tidwell, and Prakash Bharara , University of Montevallo, Montevallo, Al. *Denotes entered in student competition 21 SECTION III – PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS Thursday Morning, 8:30 – 12:00 noon Room A, Kellogg Conference Center M.D. Aggarwal, Presiding 1. 8:30 Magnetized dusty plasmas - a path forward for laboratory plasma. Edward Thomas, Jr., Auburn University. 2. 8:50 AlGaN/GaN heterojunction field-effect transistor based electrical biosensor. Resham R Thapa, Siddharth Alur, Kyusang Kim, Fei Tong, Yogesh Sharma, a Moonil Kim, Claude Ahyi, Jing Dai, Jong W. Hong, Michael Bozack, John Williams, Ahjeong Son, bAmir Dabiran, and Minseo Park., Auburn University, a Tuskegee University, bSVT Associates, Inc., MN. 3. 9:10 *An investigation of galex sources involving all old open clusters Taylor C Garber and R. Mel Blake, University of North Alabama. 4. 9:30 An extension of ky fan's result on real singular values and eigenvalues. Wen Yan, and Tin-Yau Tam, Tuskegee University. 5. 9:50 *An investigation on cost-effective fabrication of organic solar cells. A K Chilvery and A K Batra, Alabama A&M University. 10:10 BREAK 6. 10:20 Complex-valued functions and the mean value theorem. Mohammed Qazi, Tuskegee University. 7. 10:40 Architecture of high efficiency nanostructured solar cells. Padmaja Guggilla, Ashok Batra, and Ashwith Chilvery, Alabama A&M University. 8. 11:00 An investigation of nanostructured films for chemical and biosensors. Michael Curley, Tatiana Kukhtareva, and Aswith Chilvery, Alabama A&M University. 9. 11:20 *Design and fabrication of visual basic based automatic diameter control czochralski crystal growth system. Raja Surabhi, Praveena Kommidi, Ashok K Batra, and M.D. Aggarwal, Alabama A & M University. 10. 11.40 *Electronic transport properties of nano-composites. A K Chilvery, A K Batra, Jason Stephens, and Alayna Fields, Alabama A&M University. Noon LUNCH 22 SECTION III – PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS Session II Thursday Afternoon, 1:15 – 4:10 PM Room A, Kellogg Conference Center Arjun Tan Presiding 11. 1:00 *Electronic transport properties of nano-composites. A K Chilvery, A K Batra, Jason Stephens, and Alayna Fields, Alabama A&M University. 12. 1:20 *Fabrication and characterization of hybrid solar cells based on conjugated polymer and ZnO nanorods. Fei Tong, Kyusang Kim, Daniel Martinez, Resham Thapa, Ayayi Ahyi, John Williams, Dong-Joo Kim, Minseo Park, Auburn University; Sungkoo Lee, Eunhee Lim, Kyeong K. Lee, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Korea. . 13. 1:40 *Simulation for prediction of energy evaluation from solar panels. Ashwith K Chilvery, M Schamschula, and Rahul Reddy Surabhi, Alabama A&M University. 14. 2:00 Teaching with technology: scilab vs. matlab. Chadia Affane Aji, Tuskegee University. 15. 2:20 *The optical and electrical properties of pedot:pss / mwcnt composites for photovoltaic devices. A K Chilvery, A K Batra, and Cheyenne B Singleton, Alabama A&M University. 2:40 BREAK 16. 2:50 Trace element identification using laser induced breakdown spectroscopy. Akshaya Kumar and Prakash C. Sharma, Department of physics, Tuskegee University. 17. 3:10 *Determining triplet –decay lifetimes of fluorescent dyes under lasing. Joshua C. Oglesby, Jonathan L. King and David B. Thompson, University of North Alabama. 18. 3:30 *Square well confining pseudo-potential in A@C60 problems: does discontinuity matter? Jonathan L. King, Joshua C. Oglesby and Valery K. Dolmatov, University of North Alabama. 3:50 BUSINESS MEETING [Elect a Vice Chair for 2012-2014 term] *Denotes presentation entered in student competition 23 SECTION III – PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS Poster Session Thursday Afternoon Atrium Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present: 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 19. *A spectroscopic investigation of the interaction of delta scorpius with its companion. Mary McDaniel, Taylor Garber, and Mel Blake, University of North Alabama. 20. Brachistochrone problem with kinetic friction. Arjun Tan, Ashwith K. Chilvery, Ashok K. Batra, and Mostafa Dokhanian, Dept. of Physics, Ala. A & M Univ. 21. Curvature and torsion in motion of charged particle under electric and magnetic fields. Arjun Tan and Mostafa Dokhanian, Dept. of Physics, Ala. A & M Univ. 22. Dynamical quantities in the brachistochrone problem. Arjun Tan, Ashwith K. Chilvery, Ashok K. Batra, and Mostafa Dokhanian, Dept. of Physics, Ala. A & M Univ. 23. Integrating academic enrichment beyond the classroom. Sherry King, Herman Windham and Michael Mensah, Tuskegee Center for Academic Excellence and Innovative Learning, Office of the Provost, Tuskegee University. 24. *Manufacture of glassy polymeric carbon tubes using a resin spray process. Charles Payton, Padmaja Guggilla, and John ChaCha, A & M University. 25. *Nanomaterials’ synthesis and characterization for bio-medical applications. Bria M Moore, Prakash C Sharma, and Sesha S Srinivasan, Department of Physics, Tuskegee University. 26. *Oxidation of organic contaminants via uv-vis phtoocatalysis. Jeremiah F Wilson, Sammie Ely, Prakash C Sharma, and Sesha S Srinivasan, Department of Physics, Tuskegee University. 27. *Physico-chemical characteristics of soil and liquid samples collected from Gulf of Mexico and Deep-Horizon oil-spill site. Sammie Ely, Jeremiah F Wilson, Prakash C Sharma, and Sesha S Srinivasan, Department of Physics, Tuskegee University. 28. *Response characteristics and modeling for a chemical sensor. Mychal Thomas, Jason Stephens, and Ashok K. Batra, Alabama A&M University. 29. *The characteristics of nanoparticles-based chemical sensors. Jason M Stephens, Ashok Batra, Quianna Johnson, and James Currie, Alabama A&M University. 30. *Plasma annealing treatments for the 4H-SiC/SiO2 interface, Amber Kinnebrew, and Zengjun Chen, Physics Department, Tuskegee University 24 31. Recent Advances in Graphene Electronics, Zengjun Chen, Prakash C. Sharma, Physics Department, Tuskegee University. * Denotes presentation is entered in student competition. 25 SECTION IV - ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper Session I Thursday 9:00 AM –12:00 NOON Room G, Kellogg Conference Center Qichao Liu, Presiding 1. 9:00 * A comparison of the finite difference and finite element method in the heat equation. Samuel Allen James, Jr, Alabama A&M University. 2. 9:20 A model driven engineering approach to the design of maze robot. Nithin Yama, and Yujian Fu, Alabama A&M University. 3. 9:40 Design and implementation of multi-sensor based autonomous robot system. Miguel Cabral, Fan Wu, and Li Jiang, Tuskegee University. 4. 10:00 Durability assessment of carbon fiber reinforced nanoclay-epoxy composites exposed to uv radiation. Alfred Tcherbi-Narteh, Mahesh Hosur, and Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University. 5. 10:20 Flexible supercapacitor for portable energy storage. Manisha Vangari, Tonya Pryor, and Li Jiang, Tuskegee University. 6. 10:40 High performance numerical solutions of heat and mass transfer in capillary porous media using programmable general purpose graphics processing units. Fan Wu, Hira Narang, and Aswad Shakur, Tuskegee University. 7. 11:00 *Hologram computer using an fpga. Alxavier F Peebles, Alabama A&M University. 8. 11:20 Model based design of the claw car robot. Andre Layne; Adria Mason; Yujian Fu. Alabama A&M University. 11:40 BUSINESS MEETING Elect a Vice Chair for 2012-2014 term Noon LUNCH *Denotes presentation entered in student competition 26 SECTION IV - ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Paper Session II Thursday 1:00 – 2:20 PM Room G, Kellogg Conference Center Qichao Liu, Presiding 9. 1:00 *Model evolution in agile software development. Qichao Liu, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Marjan Mernik, University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia. Barrett R. Bryant, University of North Texas. 10. 1:20 Stochastic ray tracing. Ralph Phillip Bording, and Liangjie He, Wave Research. 11. 1:40 Tuning of dc motor pid speed controller using particle swarm optimization. Benedicta Obeng, and Marc Karam, Tuskegee University. 12. 2:00 Uml based design of object detection robot. Lorenzo Jones, Janise Fowler, Yujian Fu, Alabama A&M University. SECTION IV - ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE Poster Session Thursday Afternoon 2:30 –3:30 PM Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present 2:30 – 3:30 PM 13. A maximum power point tracking for solar energy systems. Arbin Ebrahim and Michael Mensah, Tuskegee University. 14. *Pid speed controller for dc motor. Shatori Sanovia Sh Meadows and Arbin Ebrahim, Tuskegee University. *Denotes presentation is entered in student competition 27 SECTION V –SOCIAL SCIENCES Session I Thursday Afternoon 1:00 PM – 3:45 PM Room B, Kellogg Conference Center Richard A. Hudiburg, Presiding 1. 1:00 The Man Who Never Was: A case study on decision making in wartime. R. Bryan Kennedy, Susan D. Herring, Thomas Pieplow, Charles Roberts, and Linda Shonesy. Athens State University. 2. 1:15 Who Is To Blame: A case study on the duality of human nature. R. Bryan Kennedy, Susan D. Herring, Thomas Pieplow, Charles Roberts, and Melissa Werner, Athens State University. 3. 1:30 Availability of Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services. R. Bryan Kennedy1, Susan D. Herring1, Michael Essary1, James Kerner1, Laura Lynn Kerner1, Eddy J. Burks2, 1 Athens State University, 2 Troy State University. 4. 1:45 Prevalence of sexual harassment in organizations. R. Bryan Kennedy, Susan D. Herring, Michael Essary, James Kerner, Laura Lynn Kerner, and Linda Shonesy, Athens State University. 5. 2:00 Impact of sexual violence, Beverly J. Myers, Fortis Institute. 6. 2:25 *The necessity of death. Joseph Alexander Musick, University of Alabama. 7. 2:45 *Children in Rebel Armies: Ruthless soldiers or innocent children? Kathryn Robbins, University of Alabama. 8. 3:00 *Micro-Stratification: An analysis of urban residential structure using a social stress index derived from U.S. Census block level data – Gadsden Alabama, a case study. Donna Holly Park and Joe Morgan, Jacksonville State University. 9. 3:20 Does religion influence hiking trail ethics? Mary Katherine Osborn, Victoria A. McClain, Richard A. Hudiburg, and Larry W. Bates, University of North Alabama. 10. 3:40 Rape and HIV as methods of waging war: epidemiological criminology’s response. Ishita T Chowdhury and Mark M Lanier, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. 4:00 Business Meeting [Elect a Vice-Chair for 2012-2014 term] * Denotes presentation entered in the student competition 28 SECTION V –SOCIAL SCIENCES Poster Session Thursday Afternoon Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present: 4:15 PM – 4:45 PM 11. Healthy Lifestyles: A community based nutrition and physical activity behavior change intervention. Andrew J. Campbell and Vivian L. Carter, Tuskegee University. 12. Religion, culture, and environmental pollution on the Ganges River. Richard R. Greene, Jr. and Philip L. Chaney, Auburn University. 29 SECTION VI – ANTHROPOLOGY Paper Session Friday Morning, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM Room D, Kellogg Conference Center Harry Holstein Presiding 9:00 Welcome Harry Holstein 1. 9:10 Preliminary observations and comparisons from an initial visit to the West Bolton stone structure site, Vermont with several Alabama stone structure site counterparts. Harry O. Holstein, Jacksonville State University. 2. 9:30 *The influx of pine plantations along the Old Federal Road. Matt S Greenemeier, Auburn University. 3. 9:45 *Hollis is more than a quartzite: distribution, context and meaning. Hamilton H Bryant, III, Auburn University. 4. 10:00 *Woodland exploitation of freshwater mollusk in the upper Alabama river drainage. Kelly M Ervin, Auburn University. 5. 10:15 From Russia to Alabama; the history of plank roads. Phillip E. Koerper, Dr., Jacksonville State University. 10:45 Break 6. 11:00 Spatial science: crossing the disciplines. L. Joe Morgan, Jacksonville State University 7. 11:30 Influence of age and status on mortuary art in Alabama. Danielle E Ashworth and Brenna L Wilkerson, Auburn University. 8. 11:45 Moieties and dual leadership systems among the Talamancan peoples of Central America and their relevance to understanding complex society in the southeast and elsewhere in the Americas. James Sewastynowicz, Jacksonville State University. 9. 12:15 *Lost in translation: miscommunication and language barriers in the medical field. Hailey Elizabeth Hillsman and Laura Burmeister,Troy University. 10. 12:30 Memory sits in places of time; the federal road across Creek Country. John W Cottier. Auburn University. 30 SECTION VI – ANTHROPOLOGY Poster Session Friday Afternoon, 1:00 AM – 1:30 PM Room D, Kellogg Conference Center Harry Holstein Presiding 11 1:00 *Spatial evidence for culture change at Hickory Ground, a multi-component archaeological site in Elmore County, Alabama. Kelly M Ervin, Auburn University. *Denotes presentation is entered in competition 31 SECTION VIII – INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND EARTH SCIENCE Paper Session Thursday Morning, 10:00 – 11:00 AM Room E, Kellogg Conference Center Janie Gregg, Presiding 1. 10:00 Urbanization of Madison County, AL and farmers’ perception. Teshome Gabre, Constance J Wilson, Gete Bekele, and Moses Eben, Alabama A&M University. 2 10:20 CEO pay and the recession: Has a slowed economy reduced CEO pay? Janie Gregg, The University of West Alabama. 3. 10:40 *United States Army Corps of Engineers regulatory authority of Riparian Stream buffer: case studies from Alabama. Taylor M Bell, University of Alabama at Birmingham. 4. 11:00 *Human resource management in global environment. Fengna Yvette Zheng, University of West Alabama. 11:20 BUSINESS MEETING [Elect Vice-Chair for 2012-2014 term] SECTION VIII – INDUSTRY, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND EARTH SCIENCE Poster Session Thursday Morning Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Authors Present, 11:30 AM – Noon 5. *Assessment of agricultural land loss and conservation practices in Madison County, Alabama, Moses Eben, Russel Fricano and Teshome Gabre, Alabama A&M University. 6. *Assessment of streams in the vicinity of Birmingham, Alabama for endocrinedisrupting chemicals. Bryan S. Arwood and Robert A Angus, University of Alabama at Birmingham. *Denotes presentation entered in student competition 32 SECTION IX – HEALTH SCIENCES Thursday Morning, 9:00 – 11:00 AM Room D, Kellogg Conference Center Ellen Buckner, Presiding 1. 9:00 Diffusion of innovations: what worked, what didn't in two health care settings. Mary M Hays, University of Alabama, Huntsville. 2. 9:20 Alabama School Nurse Research Network (ASNRN): application in the secondary analysis of statewide school health data. aSherry D. Marbury, bEllen B. Buckner, bTodd Harlan and cCarolyn Padovano, aAlabama State Department of Education, bUniversity of South Alabama, cRTI International. 3. 9:40 Application in psychometric development of a self injury scale: a collaboration effort with Alabama School Nurse Research Network. aKimberly A. Williams, b Ellen Buckner, bKatherine Bydalek, cMadhuri S. Mulekar, aKaren Hamilton, and dSherry Marbury; aCommunity-Mental Health Nursing (CMN) Department, University of South Alabama; bAdult Health Nursing (AHN) Department, University of South Alabama; cDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics, University of South Alabama; and dAlabama State School Nurse Consultant, State of Alabama Department of Education. 4. 10:00 Wireless rural health school screening as front line obesity screening. Barbara Wilder, Constance Hendricks, Jennifer Schuessler, Auburn University; Lawanda Gray, Macon County Schools, Tuskegee, AL; Taneshia King-Roland Tuskegee University. 5. 10:20 Alabama School Nurse Research Network (ASNRN): application in identification of nursing research topics. Ellen B. Buckner, Sherry D. Marbury, Constance Hendricks, Joyce Jeter, and Diana Collins, Melissa Lewallen, Olivia May, Lynx McClelland, Janis Phelps, Lisa Tubbs, Laura Williams, Alabama State Department of Education, University of South Alabama, Auburn University, Auburn City Schools, Saraland City Schools, Madison County Schools, University of Alabama, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama State Department of Education, Alabama State Department of Education, University of North Alabama. 10:40 BUSINESS MEEING Elect a Chair and Vice Chair for 2012-2014 term 33 SECTION IX – HEALTH SCIENCES Poster Session Thursday Morning, 11:00 AM – 12:00 NOON Atrium, Kellogg Conference Center Ellen Buckner, Presiding 7. An evaluation of the distribution of human health risks across socioeconomic status: Alabama - a case study. Ronald N. Hunsinger and Benjamin G. Meadows, Samford University. 8. Morphological structure of thymus after imunofan administration. Svetlana A. Kashchenko, Alexey A. Zakharov, Olga N. Kuvenyova, Anton V. Yeryomin, and Maxim A. Nagorniy, Luhansk State Medical University, Luhansk, Ukraine. 9. Simulation in mental health nursing education: a review of the evidence. Beverly J. Myers, Lucille Irby, Yolanda Smith, and Stella Ervin, Nursing Program Fortis Institute, Birmingham, Alabama. 10. The effect of potassium on renocarcinoma cells. LeKeyia Richardson and Cynthia Ann Jackson, Tuskegee University. 11. The renin angiotension aldosterone system and renal cell carcinoma. DeeDee Canionero and Cynthia Ann Jackson, Tuskegee University. 12. HPLC analysis of urinary proteins in response to a high salt diet. Ransom E Ward and Cynthia Ann Jackson, Tuskegee University. 13. *Community-dwelling older former heavy (≥32 pack-year) smokers are at increased risk for incident heart failure despite prolonged (>15 years) abstinence. Amiya A. Ahmed, Kanan Patel, Inmaculada B. Aban, and Ali Ahmed, University of Alabama at Birmingham; VA Medical Center, Birmingham. *Denotes presentation is entered in competition 34 SECTION X – BIOETHICS & HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE Thursday Afternoon, 1:00 – 5:00 PM Room D, Kellogg Conference Center Jim Bradley, Presiding 12:50 Welcome and Introduction, James T. Bradley 1 1:00 Issues in protection of human subjects in research for evidence-based. Ellen B Buckner, University of South Alabama. 2 1:20 Is mathematics a science? The evolving relationship between mathematics and the sciences.. Michel Smith, Auburn University. 3 1:40 Bioethics and the moral challenges of science and technological activities. Stephen Olufemi Sodeke, Tuskegee University. 4 2:15 Philip Henry Gosse: an early naturalist's view of Dallas County, Alabama (1838). Gary R. Mullen, Auburn University. 5 2:45 Economics as a science: a look at Timothy Ferris's "the science of wealth" in the science of liberty (2010). Carol F. Daron, Auburn University. 3:00 INTERMISSION 6 3:10 Persistent poverty, disproportionate health impact and the roles of cooperative extension programs in Alabama black-belt counties. Lekan Ayanwale, Tuskegee University. 7 3:30 Landmarks of revolution. Clark Edward Lundell and James T. Bradley, Auburn University. 8 4:00 Scientists as symbolic-analytic workers. Michelle Sidler, Auburn University. 9 4:15 Censorship and scientific research. Gerard Elfstrom, Auburn University. 10 4:45 Bridging the gap: Seeing the world whole by integrating the sciences and the humanities.. Charlotte Ward, Emeritus, Auburn University. 11 5:00 Plan B morning after pill contraception: biology, politics, ethics. James T Bradley, Auburn University. 5:15 BUSINESS MEETING [Elect a Chair and Vice-Chair, 2012-2014] 35 GORGAS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION Poster Session Thursday Evening, 6:00-7:00 PM, Atrium Kellogg Conference Center Friday Afternoon, 1:30-2:30 PM, Rooms 404 & 405, Engineering Building Ellen Buckner, Presiding Finalists in the 2012 Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Program will discuss their projects at these poster session. 1. Molecular mechanism of synergistic effects of TNF-d and IL-1 on Osteoclast Formation, Patrick Blackmon, Ramsay High School, Birmingham 2. Public restrooms: Hand washing for males, Zachary Michael Fox, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka 3. Exploring the antibacterial and anticancer effects of a novel antarctic bacterial pigment, *Rakesh Goli, The Altamont School, Birmingham 4. The effect of microbes on the degradation of oil, Andrew Guo, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, Mobile 5. A better anti-cancer drug: superior topoisomerase II-inhibition by DNA intercalation with a mitoxantrone analogue, Pranjal Gupta, Auburn High School, Auburn 6. Influence of kidney function on risk of hemmorhage among patients taking warfarin, Mohit A. Limdi, The Altamont School, Birmingham 7. When lying, do people exhibit a change in the number of blinks, fidgets, or direction in which they look?, Meredith McPhail, Murphy High School, Mobile 8. A study of the effectiveness of antimicrobial scrubs when used as an aid in the prevention of nosocomial infections, Megan Elizabeth Moody, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka 9. The efficiency of different driving methods on the fuel economy of a lightweight truck, Joshua Passantino, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Birmingham 10. Nature's medicine, Tulsi Patel, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka 11. The effect of actinamycin D and ethidium bromide on the physical properties of calf thymus DNA, Victoria Stringfellow, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Birmingham 12. Engineering an affordable electric vehicle: Conversion and Range Optimization, Joel Tinker, Covenant Christian Academy, Huntsville *Intel National Science Talent Search, Semi-Finalist 36 OBJECTIVES OF THE ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE The objectives of the Academy are to: Promote the development of interest in scientific matters in the state, Provide means for publication of papers and abstracts, Provide opportunity for increased cooperation and fellowship among its members, Cooperate with other organizations having similar aims, Render public service in scientific matters, Promote the interest in and study of science by the youth of Alabama, Provide for and award scholarships to deserving youth of Alabama. In fulfilling these objectives, the Academy is devoted to nearly all aspects of science and science education. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ACADEMY The Academy sponsors Alabama Junior Academy of Science, a statewide organization of high school science clubs Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, an activity supported by the United States Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard Seven Regional Science Fairs at which high school students exhibit the results of their research or study projects. Regional Finalists compete in the Alabama State Science & Engineering Fair. Winners go to the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Science Olympiads in which regional winners compete at the state level. Alabama winners go to the National Competition. Visiting Scientist Network in which volunteer members, upon invitation by a teacher, go to high schools to present talks, demonstrations, or workshops Travel grants to enable students to attend the annual meetings where they can present their research results in the Student Research Award Competition Research grants to enable students to carry out mentored research Annual Science Teacher Fellowships ($1,000) to individuals in the fifth year program leading to Class A certification. 37 2012 REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIRS North Alabama Regional Science & Engineering Fair: The University of Alabama in Huntsville, March 7-9, 2012, Jacob Kerstiens, [email protected] Central Alabama Regional Science & Engineering Fair: The University of Alabama at Birmingham, March 3, 2012, J. Michael Wyss, [email protected] West Alabama Regional Science & Engineering Fair: The University of West Alabama, March 9-10, 2012, John McCall, [email protected] South Alabama Regional Science & Engineering Fair: The University of South Alabama, March 30-31, 2012, Jim Connors, [email protected] Greater East Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair: Auburn University, March 7, 2012, Mary Lou Ewald, [email protected]. 2012 ALABAMA STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR April 5-7, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Coordinator, Lior Burko, Department of Physics, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, 35899 Alabama Science and Engineering Fair web site: http://asef.uah.edu 2012 INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR An activity of Intel Science Service, 1719 N Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 7852255, FAX (202) 785-1243. Internet: http://www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2012. The Intel 2011 ISEF will be held May 13-18, 2012 in the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, http://www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2012 . Virginia Vilardi, State Coordinator, 1251 Coosa River Parkway, Wetumpka H. S., 36092, (334) 567-5158, Cell, (334) 799-0104, FAX (334) 567-1178, (H) (334) 514-1770, [email protected]. 38 ALABAMA SCIENCE OLYMPIAD 2011-2012 Division A2 Grades 3-6 Olympiad Tournaments University of West Alabama, Tuesday, Oct 18. Janis Beard, Univ. of West Alabama, Station 7, Livingston, AL 35470. Jacksonville High School. February 18. David Peters, 1000 George Douthit Drive SW, Jacksonville, AL 36265. (256) 435-4177, www.esoatjhs.org Auburn University, March 31. Greg Harris & Terry Tidwell, Department of Mathematics, 218 Parker Hall, Auburn, AL 36830 [email protected] or [email protected] Division B Grades 6-9 Olympiad Tournaments Spring Hill College, March 3. Carolyn R. Simmons, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Spring Hill College, 4000 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608 [email protected] Auburn University, February 25. Steve Stuckwisch, Department of Geology, 108 Tichenor Hall, Auburn University, AL 36830. (251) 844-6575 [email protected]; http://www.auburn.edu/~stuckse/ScienceOlympiad/ University of Alabama in Huntsville, February 18. Mrs. Vanessa Colebaugh, 5019 Willow Creek Drive, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763. (256) 922-5747 [email protected], http://www.uah.edu/sciolympiad/index.php University of Alabama. February 18. Luoheng Han, Ph.D., Associate Dean and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870268, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268, Phone: 205.348.7007, Fax: 205.348.0272. www.as.ua.edu Division C Grades 9-12 Olympiad Tournaments Spring Hill College. March 3. Carolyn R. Simmons, Assistant Professor of Chemistry Spring Hill College, 4000 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608 [email protected] University of Alabama at Birmingham. February 18. Miss Charlotte Kent, Box 210, Blount Hall, 1001 14th St. S. Birmingham, AL 35205. [email protected] University of Alabama in Huntsville. February 18. Mrs. Vanessa Colebaugh, 5019 Willow Creek Drive, Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763. (256) 922-5747 [email protected], http://www.uah.edu/sciolympiad/index.php University of Alabama. February 18. Luoheng Han, Associate Dean and Professor, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870268, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0268, Phone: 205.348.7007, Fax: 205.348.0272. www.as.ua.edu Becky Snow [email protected] State Science Olympiad Tournaments Huntingdon College. State B and C. March 10, 2012. Sidney Stubbs, Assoc. Vice President for Institutional Assessment and Compliance and Professor of 39 Mathematics [email protected] and Jim Daniels, Assoc. Prof. of Biology, [email protected] , 1500 E Fairview Ave, Montgomery, AL 36106 (334) 833-4430 2012 Science Olympiad National Tournament. May 18-19, 2011, University of Central Florida. State Director: Jane Nall, 31110 Wakefield Drive, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 (251) 621-2911, email [email protected] Alabama Science Olympiad web page: http://aso.jsu.edu/ National Science Olympiad web page: http://soinc.org/about 40 WILLIAM H. MASON SCIENCE TEACHER FELLOWSHIPS The William H. Mason Science Teacher Fellowship Fund honors the late Dr. Mason's dedication and leadership in the Academy. Contributions may be made online on the Alabama Academy of Science website. Michael B. Moeller serves as Chair of the Mason Science Teacher Fellowship Committee, UNA, Box 5049,(256) 765-4479, [email protected]. Downloadable applications and further information can be found on the Academy web site, www.alabamaacademyofscience.org. Fellowships have been awarded to the following individuals: 1990 - 1991 Mrs. Amy Livengood Sumner, UAB 1991 - 1992 Mrs. Leella Holt, UNA. 1992 - 1993 Mrs. Joni Justice Shanklee, Samford University. 1993 - 1994 Jeffrey Baumbach, Auburn University. 1994 - 1995 Not Awarded. 1995 - 1996 Laura West Cochran, University of Montevallo. 1996 - 1997 Tina Anne Beams, UA. 1997 - 1998 Carole Collins Crabbe Clegg, UAB 1998 - 1999 Cynthia Ann Phillips, UNA 1999 - 2000 Ruth Borden, UAB 2000 - 2001 Amy K. Murphy, UAB, Karen L. Celestine, AL A&M 2001 - 2002 Jeannine Ott, Eubanks, Auburn University 2002 - 2003 Not Awarded 2003 - 2004 Kanessa Miller, Auburn University 2004 - 2005 Not Awarded 2005 - 2006 Mary Busbee, UAB, and Bethany Knox, UAB 2006 - 2007 Kelly Harbin, UAB 2007 - 2008 Michael Hallman, UA 2008 – 2009 Sherri Sanders Grosso, UNA 2009 - 2010 Not Awarded 2010 - 2011 Danielle Brooke Morlan, UWA 2011 – 2012 Cory Goble, University of Montevallo WRIGHT A. GARDNER AWARDEES Recipients Are Selected For Their Outstanding Contributions to Science While in Residence in Alabama 1984 Robert P. Bauman, Physics, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1985 Nolan E. Richards, Research Scientist, Reynolds Metals Company, Sheffield 1986 S. T. Wu, Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautic Research, University of Alabama in Huntsville 1987 Herbert H. Winkler, Microbiology, University of South Alabama 1988 Richard W. Compans, Microbiology and Senior Scientist, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1990 Max Cooper, Medicine and Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham 41 1991 1992 1994 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Dan Urry, Biochemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham Gail Cassell, Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham Frank Rose, Electrical Engineering, Space Power Institute, Auburn University Prakash Sharma, Physics, Tuskegee University Robert E. Pieroni, Internal and Family Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa Thomas J. Wdowiak, Physics and Space Exploration, University of Alabama at Birmingham Samuel B. Barker, Physiology, and Dean Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham George Crozier, Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Mobile James B. McClintock, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sara C. & Wayne H. Finley, University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical School Leven S. Hazlegrove, Samford University, Executive Director, Alabama Academy of Science William J. Barrett, Southern Research Institute, Retired, Birmingham Eugene Omasta, Professor Emeritus, Troy University. Dan Holliman, Professor Emeritus, Birmingham Southern College No award No award No award No award J. Michael Wyss, Director of CORD, University of Alabama at Birmingham FELLOWS OF THE ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 2007 Ellen Buckner (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Leven Hazlegrove (Samford University), Richard Hudiburg (University of North Alabama), Larry Krannich (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Eugene Omasta (Troy University), Prakash Sharma (Tuskegee University). 2008 Ram B. Gupta (Auburn University), Harry O. Holstein (Jacksonville State University), Adriane G. Ludwick (Tuskegee University), Ken Marion (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Michael B. Moeller (University of North Alabama) 2009 Stephen A. Watts (University of Alabama at Birmingham) and Jane Nall (State Director, Science Olympiad Program) 2010 George Cline (Jacksonville State University), David H. Nelson (University of South Alabama), and Virginia Vilardi (State Coordinator, Science Fairs, Wetumpka High School) 2011 James T. Bradley (Auburn University), Anne Cusic (University of Alabama at Birmingham), James B. McClintock (University of Alabama at Birmingham) 42 SECTION OFFICERS, 2011-2012 Section I: Biological Sciences: • Chair: (2013) Katia Shumaker, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, (205) 652-3406 [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2013) Malia Fincher, Dept. of Biology, Samford University, Birmingham, Al 35229, (205) 726-2928 [email protected]. Section II: Chemistry: • Chair: (2012) Emanuel Waddell, Dept. of Chemistry, John Wright Drive, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (256) 824-2695, [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2012) Nixon Mwebi, Physical and Earth Sciences, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL 36265, (256) 782-5974 [email protected]. Section III: Physics and Mathematics: • Chair: (2012) Manmohan Aggarwal, Dept. Of Physics, Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL 3761, (256) 372-8132 [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2012) Prakash Sharma, Dept. Of Physics, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, (334) 727-8998 [email protected]. Section IV: Engineering and Computer Science: • Chair: (2013) Qichao Liu, Dept. of Computer Sci., 115A Campbell Hall, 1300 University Boulevard, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2013) Section V: Social Sciences: • Chair: (2012) Richard Hudiberg, Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of North Alabama, Box 5187, Florence, AL 35632, (256) 765-4572 [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2012) Bryan Kennedy, Dept. of Management and Psychology, Athens State Univ., Athens, AL 35611, (256) 216-5363 [email protected]. Section VI: Anthropology: • Chair: Harry Holstein, Dept. of Geography, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, Al 36265, (256) 782-5656 [email protected]. • Vice Chair: Phillip Koerper, Dept. of History, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, Al 36265, (256) 782-5604 [email protected]. Section VII: Science Education: • Chair: (2011) Janet Gaston, Biological and Env. Sciences, 210C McCall Hall, Troy Univ., Troy, AL 36081, (334) 670-5659 [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2011) Vacant. Section VIII: Industry, Environmental, and Earth Science: • Chair: (2012) Gregg Janie, Dept. of Accounting, Finance, and Economic, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, (205) 652-3716 [email protected]; [email protected]. • Vice Chair: (2012) Yong Wang, Center for Forestry and Ecology, Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL 35761, [email protected]. Section IX: Health Sciences: • Chair: Vacant • Vice Chair: Vacant 43 Section X: Bioethics and History and Philosophy of Science: • Chair: (2012) James Bradley, Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, (334)-844-9262, [email protected]. • Vice Chair: Vacant. 44 ELECTED OFFICERS, 2011-2012 President: Mickie Powell, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 (205) 934-8313, [email protected]. President-Elect: Ronald Hunsinger, Dept. of Biology, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected]. Second Vice-President: Emanuel Waddell, Dept. of Chemistry, John Wright Drive, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899 (256) 824-2695, [email protected]. Secretary: Janie Gregg, Dept. of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470 (205) 652-3716, [email protected]; [email protected]. Treasurer: Bettina Riley, School of Nursing, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 (205) 908-0005, [email protected]. Editor: Safaa Al-Hamdani, Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL 36265 (256) 782-5801, [email protected]. State Counselor to the Junior Academy: Catherine Shields, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, 6100 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, AL 35210, (205) 871-3961, [email protected]. Associate Counselor to the Junior Academy: Mary Williams, Altamont School, 4801 Altamont Rd., Birmingham, AL 35222, (205) 879-2006, [email protected]. Associate Counselor to the Junior Academy: Wanda Phillips, Brooks High School, 4300 Highway 72, Killen, AL 35645 (256) 757-2115, [email protected]. Coordinator of State Science Fairs: Virginia Valardi, Wetumpka High School, 1251 Coosa River Parkway, Wetumpka, AL 36092 (334) 799-0104, (334) 514-1770, [email protected]. Coordinator of State Science Olympiad: Jane D. Nall, 31110 Wakefield Drive, Spanish Fort, AL 36527 (251) 621–2911, [email protected]; [email protected]. AAAS Representative: Stephen Watts, Dept. of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294–1170 (205) 934–2045, [email protected]. Executive Director: Larry Krannich, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294 (205) 934-8017, [email protected]. TRUSTEES: Ken Marion, Dept. of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294–1170 , [email protected]. Prakash Sharma, Dept. of Physics, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 (334) 7278998, [email protected]. James Bradley, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 , [email protected]. David Nelson, Dept. of Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688 (252) 460-6331, [email protected]. 45 Brian Burnes, Dept. of Biology, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470 (205) 652-3442, [email protected]. Mike Howell, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229 , [email protected]. Richard Hudiburg, Dept. of Psychology, University of North Alabama Box 5187, Florence, AL 35632 (256) 765-4572, [email protected]. Adriane Ludwick, Dept. of Chemistry, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088 , [email protected]. Brian Toone, Dept. of Computer Sci., Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229 (205) 7262960, [email protected]. Ellen B. Buckner, 5721 USA Drive North, College of Nursing, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, 36688, (251) 910-9877, [email protected]. Stephen Watts, Dept. of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294–1170 (205) 934–2045, [email protected]. Anne Cusic, Dept. of Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294–1170 (205) 934-9686, [email protected]. 46 APPOINTED COMMITTEES 2011-12 Archives • Troy L. Best, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Biological Sciences, 331 Funchess Hall, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849-5414, [email protected] Auditing Senior Academy • Robert Angus, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, [email protected] Auditing Junior Academy • Govind Menon, (2012) Dept. of Mathematics and Physics, Troy Univ., Troy, AL 36081, [email protected] Budget and Finance • Ken Marion, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, [email protected] • Ellen Buckner, (2012) College of Nursing, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, [email protected] • Mickie Powell, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Ronald Hunsinger, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] • Janie Gregg, (2012) Dept. of Accounting, Finance, and Economic, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, [email protected]; [email protected] • Bettina Riley, (2012) School of Nursing, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected], [email protected] • Catherine Shields, (2012) Jefferson Country International Baccalaureate School, Irondale, AL 35210, [email protected] • Larry Krannich, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] Editorial Board: (staggered 3-yr terms) • Jim Bradley, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL , [email protected] • David Myer, (2013) English Dept., Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL 37276, [email protected] • Prakash Sharma, (2014) Dept. of Physics, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, [email protected] Electronic Media: (3-yr terms) • Brian Toone, Editor, (2012) Dept. of Computer Science, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] • Richard Hudiburg, Associate Editor, (2014) Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of North Alabama, Box 5187, Florence, AL 35632, [email protected] Emmett B. Carmichael Award: (staggered 2-yr terms) • Richard Hudiburg, Chair, (2014) Dept. of Psychology, Univ. of North Alabama, Box 5187, Florence, AL 35632, [email protected] • David Nelson, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, [email protected] 47 • Robert Pitt, (2013) Civil & Environmental Engineering, Univ. of Alabama, PO Box 870205, Tuscaloosa, AL 35482, [email protected] • Safaa Al-Hamdani, Editor (ex officio), (2012) Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL 36265, [email protected] • Larry Davenport, (2013) Dept. of Biological Sciences, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] Gorgas Scholarship Program: (staggered 3-yr terms) • Ellen Buckner, Co-chair, College of Nursing, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, [email protected] • Larry Krannich, Co-chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Elizabeth Dobbins, (2013) Dept. of Biology, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] • David H. Nelson, (2013) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, [email protected] • Prakash Sharma, (2014) Dept. of Physics, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, [email protected] • Diane Tucker, (2014) Science and Technology Honors Program, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Kay Worley, J.D., Alabama Power Foundation, 600 North 18th Street, Birmingham, AL 35203, [email protected] • vacant Gorgas Fellow: • Mark Jones, (2012) J. F. Drake Middle School, 655 Spencer Avenue, Auburn, AL 36832, [email protected] Junior Academy: • Catherine Shields, Interim Chair, (2012) Jefferson Country International Baccalaureate School, Irondale, AL 35210, [email protected], [email protected] Junior Academy Regional Counselors: • Mary Thomaskutty, Decatur High School, 1011 Prospect Dr., SE, Decatur, AL 35601, [email protected] • Vicki Farina, Brooks High School, Brooks, AL , [email protected] • Catherine Shields, Jefferson Country International Baccalaureate School, 6100 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, AL 35210, [email protected], [email protected] • Virginia Valardi, Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, AL , [email protected] Local Arrangements at Tuskegee University • Prakash Sharma, Co-chair, (2014) Dept. of Physics, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, [email protected] Long Range Planning: (staggered 4-yr terms, committee elects chair) • Adriane Ludwick, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Chemistry, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, [email protected] • Anne Cusic, (2014) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, [email protected] 48 • Ken Marion, (2014) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, [email protected] • Eugene Omasta, (2011) 113 Dendron, Troy, AL 36081, [email protected] Mason Scholarship: (staggered 3-yr terms) • Michael Moeller, Chair, Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of North Alabama, Box 5049, Florence, AL 35632, [email protected] • Charles Eick, (2012) Dept. of Curriculum and Teaching, 5058 Haley Center, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, [email protected] • Malcom Braid, (2013) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL , • Jane Roy, (2011) School of Education, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1250, [email protected] • Brian Burnes, (2014) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, [email protected] • Loretta Cormier, (2013) Dept. of Anthropology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • R. Melvin Blake, (2012) Dept. of Physical and Earth Science, Univ. of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632, [email protected] Membership: Vacant, Chair Nominating: • Emanuel Waddell, Second Vice-President, (2012) Dept. of Chemistry, John Wright Drive, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, [email protected] • Section Chairs Place and Date of Meeting: (5 members, staggered 5-yr terms) • vacant , Chair, • Larry Krannich, (2016) Dept. of Chemistry, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Yong Wang, (2014) Center for Forestry and Ecology, Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL 35762, [email protected] • George Cline, (2015) Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL 36265, [email protected] • Jimmy Triplett, (2016) Dept. of Biology, Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL 36265, [email protected] Public Relations: (staggered 4-yr terms) • Ellen Buckner, (2015) College of Nursing, Univ. of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, [email protected] • Larry Davenport, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] • Ken Marion, (2015) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • vacant Research: (5 members with staggered 5-yr terms) • Brian Burnes, Chair (2016) Dept. of Biology, University of West Alabama, Livingston, AL35470, [email protected] 49 • Bruce Smith, (2015) Scorr-Ritchey Research Center, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, [email protected] • Stephen Watts, (2013) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Alan Sprague, (2015) Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-1170, [email protected] • Robert Thacker, (2015) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Roland Dute, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, [email protected] • Yong Wang, (2016) Center for Forestry and Ecology, Alabama A&M Univ., Normal, AL 35762, [email protected] Resolutions: • Ketia Schumaker, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of West Alabama Station #7, Livingston, AL 35470, [email protected] Science and Public Policy: • Scott Brande, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Geology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Steven Carey, (2012) Dept. of Natural Sciences, Univ. of Mobile, Mobile, AL 36616, • Boakai Robertson, (2011) Dept. of Biology, Alabama State Univ., Montgomery, AL 36101, [email protected] • James Bradley, (2012) Dept. of Biological Sciences, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849, [email protected] Steering: • Mickie Powell, Chair, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Brian Burnes, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, [email protected] • Ronald Hunsinger, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Samford Univ., Birmingham, AL 35229, [email protected] • Emanuel Waddell, (2012) Dept. of Chemistry, John Wright Drive, Univ. of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, [email protected] • Bettina Riley, (2014) School of Nursing, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected], [email protected] • Janie Gregg, (2012) Dept. of Accounting, Finance, and Economic, Univ. of West Alabama, Livingston, AL 35470, [email protected]; [email protected] Wright A. Gardner Award: (4 members with staggered 2-yr terms) • Prakash Sharma, Chair, (2013) Dept. of Physics, Tuskegee Univ., Tuskegee, AL 36088, [email protected] • Anne Cusic, (2012) Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Barrett Bryant, (2013) Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, [email protected] • Gene Byrd, (2012) Dept. of Physics, Univ. of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, [email protected] 50 PAST PRESIDENTS NAME TERM Wright A. Gardner (2 terms) ............................................................ 1924-26 Stewart J. Lloyd .............................................................................. 1926-27 John R. Sampey ............................................................................... 1927-28 Walter C. Jones ............................................................................... 1928-29 Fred Allison ..................................................................................... 1929-30 Emmett B. Carmichael ..................................................................... 1930-31 George J. Fertig ............................................................................... 1931-32 J.F. Duggar ...................................................................................... 1932-33 J.L. Brakefield ................................................................................. 1933-34 Russell S. Poor ................................................................................ 1934-35 A.G. Overton ................................................................................... 1935-36 Walter B. Jones ............................................................................... 1936-37 Roger W. Allen ............................................................................... 1937-38 P.H. Yancey .................................................................................... 1938-39 George D. Palmer ............................................................................ 1939-40 C.M. Farmer .................................................................................... 1940-41 Paul D. Bales ................................................................................... 1941-42 W.M. Mobley .................................................................................. 1942-43 E.V. Jones ....................................................................................... 1943-44 J.T. McKenzie ................................................................................. 1944-45 J.M. Robinson ................................................................................. 1945-46 James L. Kassner ............................................................................. 1946-47 John Xan ......................................................................................... 1947-48 Eugene D. Emigh ............................................................................ 1948-49 C.A. Basore ..................................................................................... 1949-50 Harold E. Wilcox ............................................................................ 1950-51 Henry Walker .................................................................................. 1951-52 John A. Fincher ............................................................................... 1952-53 Joseph F. Volker ............................................................................. 1953-54 William T. Wilks ............................................................................ 1954-55 Ralph Chermock ............................................................................. 1955-56 J. Allen Tower ................................................................................. 1956-57 Howard Carr .................................................................................... 1957-58 Herbert A. McCullough .................................................................. 1958-59 Samuel B. Barker ............................................................................ 1959-60 James R. Goetz ................................................................................ 1960-61 Paul C. Bailey ................................................................................. 1961-62 Louis J. Eisele ................................................................................. 1962-63 E. Carl Sensenig .............................................................................. 1963-64 William J. Barrett ............................................................................ 1964-65 James F. Sulzby. Jr. ......................................................................... 1965-66 51 David L. DeJarnette ........................................................................ 1966-67 H. Ellsworth Steele ......................................................................... 1967-68 Ruric E. Wheeler ............................................................................. 1968-69 Wilbur B. DeVall ............................................................................ 1969-70 W.L. Furman ................................................................................... 1970-71 G.O. Spencer ................................................................................... 1971-72 Joseph C. Thomas ........................................................................... 1972-73 Robert T. Gudauskas ....................................................................... 1973-74 Reuben B. Boozer ........................................................................... 1974-75 Thomas E. Denton .......................................................................... 1975-76 Urban L. Diener .............................................................................. 1976-77 James C. Wilkes .............................................................................. 1977-78 William F. Arendale ........................................................................ 1978-79 Jack H. Moore ................................................................................. 1979-80 Geraldine M. Emerson .................................................................... 1980-81 Kenneth Ottis .................................................................................. 1981-82 Charles M. Baugh ........................................................................... 1982-83 Raymond E. Isbell ........................................................................... 1983-84 John F. Pritchett .............................................................................. 1984-85 Stanley T. Jones ............................................................................. 1985-86 Philip G. Beasley ............................................................................ 1986-87 H. Dean Moberly ............................................................................. 1987-88 Richard L. Shoemaker ..................................................................... 1988-89 Adriane G. Ludwick ........................................................................ 1989-90 Michael E. Lisano ........................................................................... 1990-91 Ken R. Marion . ............................................................................... 1991-92 Michael B. Moeller .......................................................................... 1992-93 Prakash Sharma ............................................................................... 1993-94 Eugene Omasta ............................................................................... 1994-95 Dan C. Holliman .............................................................................. 1995-96 Thomas S. Jandebeur ....................................................................... 1996-97 Ellen B. Buckner .............................................................................. 1997-98 Moore Asouzu .................................................................................. 1998-99 Larry R. Boots .................................................................................. 1999-00 Richard Hudiburg............................................................................. 2000-01 Roland Dute ..................................................................................... 2001-02 Stephen A. Watts ............................................................................. 2002-03 Anne M. Cusic ................................................................................. 2003-04 Ronald L. Jenkins............................................................................. 2004-05 Larry Davenport ............................................................................... 2005-06 David Nelson ................................................................................... 2006-07 George Cline .................................................................................... 2007-08 Kenneth Roblee ................................................................................ 2008-09 D. Brian Thompson .......................................................................... 2009-10 Brian Burnes .................................................................................... 2010-11 Mickie Powell .................................................................................. 2011-12 52 Hosts for Future Alabama Academy of Science Meetings 2013 – Samford University 2014 – Auburn University 2015 -- Open The Local Arrangements Manual for planning Academy annual meeting can be found on the Academy website: www.alabamaacademyofscience.org 53 SPONSORS The Academy gratefully acknowledges the financial support provided these sponsors to this 2012 Annual Meeting. Thank you very much for your contributions that ensured the success of this meeting . VASHAW SCIENTIFIC, INC, 3125 Medlock Bridget Road NORCROSS, GA-30071 W: 770-447-5632 Fax: 770-441-7837 54 Undergraduate Research Competition Support The 2012 AAS Poster and Paper Competition was assisted by three undergraduate students from the Science and Technology Honors Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The hard work and determination of these UAB students, [Zachariah Ingram, Michael Longmire, and Alexis Reuschel] have made possible an expansion of the program to recognize and reward the research endeavors of individual undergraduate researchers from across the state of Alabama. Through generous support from Dr. Emily Pauli, of the Clearview Cancer Institute, and from the Education and Outreach Team of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, over thirty literary works from various fields of science will be presented to undergraduate students, excelling in their fields of study. The AAS is grateful for their support and contributions to the event’s success! NINETIETH ANNUAL MEETING of the ALABAMA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, INC. JOINT MEETING with the ALABAMA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE GORGAS COMPETITION AWARDS March 2013 Samford University Birmingham, AL
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