Joint Meeting of the

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MOLECULAR MODELING OF TRIOSE PHOSPHATE ISOMERASE AND INHIBITORS: A POTENTIAL CMALARIA, Jenny Jo Mueller, Mark Paulsen*, Northern Michigan University, Chemistry Department, Marquette, MI 49855, jemuelle@nmu.edu

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EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT WILD TYPE AND MUTANT HUMAN PLASMINOGEN, Thushanthi S. Perera¹, Mariana Figuera², Victoria Ploplis², Francis J. Castellino²*, Dominican University¹, Department of Natural Science, River Forest, IL 60305, University of Notre Dame², Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Notre Dame, IN 46556, pereshan@dom.edu

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CLONING OF LIPOXYGENASE-LIKE GENE FROM PSEUDOMONAS AERU-GINOSA PA01, Scott A. Weber, Ireneusz Gasienica, Jenq-Kuen Huang*, and Lisa Wen*, Western Illinois University, Department of Chemistry, Macomb, IL 61455, J‑Huang3@wiu.edu

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DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF THREE CLONES CONTAINING CHALCONE SYNTHASE GENE OF PETUNIA HYBRIDA, Michael L. Morgret, S. S. R. Prasad Lakkaraju Venkata, George Huang, Jenq-Kuen Huang*, and Lisa Wen*, Western Illinois University, Department of Chemistry, Macomb, IL 61455, J-Huang3@wiu.edu

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OVEREXPRESSION, PURIFICATION, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF RECOMBI-NANT HUMAN ARYLAMINE N-ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1, Haiqing Wang¹, Gregory M. Vath¹, Akane Kawamura², Caleb A. Bates¹, Edith Sim², Patrick E. Hanna^{1, 3}, and Carston R. Wagner^{1, 4}*, Department of Medicinal Chemistry¹ and Pharmacology³, University of Minnesota, 308 Harvard Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455; and Department of Pharmacology², University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OXI 3QT, UK, ⁴To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dr. Carston R. Wagner, University of Minnesota, Dept. Medicinal Chemistry, 308 Harvard St. SE., 8‑174 Weaver-Densford Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Phone: 651-625-2614, Fax: 612-624-0139, E-mail: wagne003@umn.edu

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BINDING PROPERTIES OF THE CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS RECEPTOR ASSOCIATED PROTEIN, Jeffrey J. Szymanski and Suzanne E. Williams*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Chemistry, Marquette, MI 49855, jszymans@nmu.edu

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ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF FREE AND SUBSTRATE ANALOG BOUND FORMS OF WILD TYPE AND MUTANT HUMAN GLUTARYL-COA DEHYDROGENASE, Andrew T. Tratar, Paul R. Lentz, Gregory S. Furdek, Jessica Stockton Jorn, Frank E. Frerman+, and Colleen M. Byron*, Ripon College Department of Chemistry, 300 Seward St., Ripon, WI 54971, and +University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Denver, CO 80262, byronc@ripon.edu

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LIPID ORDERING BY CHOLESTEROL IN GIANT UNILAMELLAR VESICLES, Merrit M. DeBartolo^†, Li Li^‡, Michael C. Chang^‡, and Ji-Xin Cheng*^‡, ^†Department of Natural Sciences, Dominican University, 7900 West Division Street, River Forest, Illinois 60305-1066 (debamerr@dom.edu), ^‡Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 500 Central Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2022 (jcheng@purdue.edu)

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CLONING AND STABILITY STUDIES OF INDIVIDUAL AND TANDEM DYSTROPHIN ROD DOMAINS, Lena Pittman^1*, Laleh Saadat², Nick Menhart²*, ¹Wilbur Wright College, ²Division of Biology, Illinois Institute of Technology, ^*Lena Pittman is supported by ILSAMP program through Wilbur Wright College, lpittman3@student.ccc.edu

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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING OF [CA²⁺] OSCILLATIONS IN ASTROCYTES USING THE MATHEMATICAL THEORY OF KNOTS, , Mary E. Kloc, Sheryl A. Hemkin*, Kenyon College, Department of Chemistry, Gambier, OH 43022, hemkins@kenyon.edu

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IRON REMOVAL AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF HORSE SPLEEN FERRITIN FOR RADIATION DAMAGE STUDIES, T. D. Schindler¹, R. E. Thorne*², J. Kmetko², Northern Michigan University¹, Department of Chemistry, Marquette, MI 49855, Cornell University², Department of Physics, Ithaca, NY 14853, tschindl@nmu.edu

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EFFECT OF IN VIVO ADMINISTRATION OF BLOCKING ANTI-CTLA-4 mAb AND/OR STIMULATORY anti-CD40 mAb ON THE CELLULAR IMMUNE RESPONSE OF ORALLY TOLERIZED MICE, Kelli Rappold , Rachael Burns and K. Siobhan Barone*, Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, KY 41017, Baronek@Thomasmore.edu

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EFFECT OF IN VIVO ADMINISTRATION OF ANTI-CTLA-4 mAb AND/OR STIMULATORY anti-CD40 mAb ON THE HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE OF ORALLY TOLERIZED MICE, Rachael Burns , Kelli Rappold and K. Siobhan Barone*, Thomas More College, 333 Thomas More Parkway, Crestview Hills, KY 41017, Baronek@Thomasmore.edu

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FLUCONAZOLE EFFECTS MURINE T LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION, Robert Culbreath , Mia Goodman, Kelley Walley, Jennifer Hard, Sadegh Khazaeli*, Dennis J. Kitz*, Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1651, dkitz@siue.edu

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DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM RAC1B: IMPLICATIONS IN GROWTH, DEVELOP-MENT, AND CELLULAR MOTILITY, Steve N. Duleh and Robert K. Pope*, Indiana University South Bend, Department of Biological Sciences, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend, Indiana 46615, sduleh@iusb.edu

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MODELING SIGNAL BLOCK IN LEECH NEURONS, Richard Gejji¹, A. Scott Patterson², Dr. Carl Cowen*², Sashi Marella², Kalamazoo College¹, 1000 Academy St., Kalamazoo, MI 49006, Purdue University², 150 N. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, k01rg01@kzoo.edu, apatters@purdue.edu

MODELING SIGNAL BLOCK IN LEECH NEURONS, A. Scott Patterson², Richard Gejji¹, Dr. Carl Cowen*², Sashi Marella², Kalamazoo College¹, 1000 Academy St., Kalamazoo, MI 49006, Purdue University², 150 N. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907, apatters@purdue.edu, k01rg01@kzoo.edu

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RADIOTHERAPY OF GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME, James Caldwell¹, T. Patrick Jones¹, Diana Guse¹ and Dr. Linda Yasui¹*, ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115,  caldwell681@hotmail.com

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OSMOLYTE EFFLUX DURING REGULATED VOLUME DECREASE IN SALMO SALAR ERYTHROCYTES, L. Z. Mason, D. B. Light*, Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, light@lakeforest.edu

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HYPOTONIC SWELLING INCREASED INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM IN ATLANTIC SALMON RED BLOOD CELLS, E. M. Helm, D. B. Light*, Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, light@lakeforest.edu

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ETHANOL-INDUCED CHANGES IN BRAIN MEMBRANE FATTY ACID COMPOSITION AND DECREASED CHICK EMBRYO VIABILITY ARE ATTENUATED BY RESVERATROL, Minna L. Hancock and Dr. R. R. Miller, Jr.*, Hillsdale College, Biology Dept., Hillsdale, MI 49242, email: bob.miller@hillsdale.edu

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ANALYSIS OF CCR10 TRANSGENE EXPRESSION IN A MELANOMA MODEL CELL CULTURE SYSTEM, Michael V. Fiandalo and Rebekah L. Waikel*, Northeastern Illinois University, Department of Biology, 5500 N. St. Louis Ave, Chicago, IL 60625, lightnght@yahoo.com

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EVALUATING PROTEIN DEGRADATION ENZYMES AND POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATION IN REGULATING ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN MISFOLDING IN YEAST, Sara Herrera, Nijee Sharma, Brandon Johnson, Shubhik DebBurman*, Biology Department, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, debburman@lfc.edu

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EXPRESSION OF THE N-METHYL D-ASPARTATE RECEPTOR IN THE MEDIAL NUCLEUS TRACTUS SOLITARIUS OF NEONATAL PIGLETS, Zachary J. Baeseman¹, H. V. Forster*², St. Norbert College¹, 100 Grant St., De Pere, WI 54115, The Medical College of Wisconsin², Physiology Department, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, zach.baeseman@snc.edu

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INHIBITION OF PHOSPHOLIPASE A₂ BLOCKED REGULATED VOLUME DECREASE IN ATLANTIC SALMON ERYTHROCYTES, J. L. Shelly, D. B. Light*, Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, light@lakeforest.edu.

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LOCALIZATION OF THE HEAD AND TRUNK BOUNDARY IN THE EARLY EMBRYONIC CHICK, Sadie A. Norwick, David Mann, Diana K. Darnell*, Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, darnell@lakeforest.edu

LOCALIZATION OF THE HEAD AND TRUNK BOUNDARY IN THE EARLY EMBRYONIC CHICK, David Mann, Sadie A. Norwick, Diana K. Darnell*, Department of Biology, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, darnell@lakeforest.edu

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BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER INTEGRITY POST 6-HYDROXYDOPAMINE LESIONS IN THE STRIATUM AND MEDIAN FOREBRAIN BUNDLE, J. L. Trachtenberg¹, Z. D. Ling², C. H. Zhao², D. Darnell¹*, P. M. Carvey²*, Lake Forest College¹, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, Rush University Medical Center², Department of Neuropharmacology, Chicago, IL 60612, Trachjl3@lfc.edu

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FISSION YEAST MODEL RECAPITULATES ASPECTS OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN MISFOLDING, Isaac Holmes, Katrina Brandis, Samantha England, Shubhik DebBurman*, Biology Department, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, DebBurman@lfc.edu

FISSION YEAST MODEL RECAPITULATES ASPECTS OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN MISFOLDING, Katrina Brandis, Isaac Holmes, Samantha England, Shubhik DebBurman*, Biology Department, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, DebBurman@lfc.edu

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COLLABORATIVE TOOLS FOR COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, Rico Carrell¹, Soon-Ok Park¹, Governors State University¹, University Park, IL 60466, Freddrick Logan², Jackson State University², Jackson, MS 39217, Edward Frank*³, Michael Papka*³, Argonne National Laboratory³, Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne, IL 60439, s-park@govst.edu

1:30 PM

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REPRESENTING MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE CONTENT ON THE SEMANTIC WEB:  FRAMENET, VEML, AND THE SEMANTIC WEB, Matthew S. Gerber (m‑gerber@onu.edu), Jerome A. Feldman (jfeldman@icsi.berkeley.edu)*, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

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BRAITENBERG SIMULATION FOR LEARNING BENCHMARKING, C. A. Kowall, J. Horn*, Northern Michigan University, Computer Science Department, Marquette, MI 49855, ckowall@nmu.edu

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AUTOMOBILE STEERING WITH FUZZY LOGIC, Basil Nikolopoulos¹ and Anisha Mitra²*, Richwoods High School¹, Peoria, IL 61615, Bradley University², Department of Computer Science, Peoria, IL 61625, chris@bumail.bradley.edu

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DEVELOPING AND BENCHMARKING A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF TUTORIALS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING, Peter Schmitt¹, Michael J. Dvorak²*, DePaul University¹, Chicago, IL 60604, pschmitt@students.depaul.edu, Argonne National Laboratory², Mathematics and Computer Science Division, Argonne, IL 60439, dvorak@mcs.anl.gov

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COMPLEX PROBLEM SOLVING WITH NEURAL NETWORKS: LEARNING CHESS, Jack E. Sigan, Dr. Aleksander Malinowski*, Bradley University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1501 West Bradley Avenue, Peoria, IL 61625, Department Email: rsk@bradley.edu

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GESTURE DRIVEN HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION, Kevin W. Decker, Jeffery Huang*, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Department of Computer and Information Science, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5132, huang@cs.iupui.edu

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WOMEN IN COMPUTING, Patricia Gomez, Northeastern Illinois University, 5500 N. St. Louis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60625-4699, PatGomez@Oakton.edu

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A MOLECULAR PERSPECTIVE ON GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN NETWORK SPANNING GAMES, Christopher Simokat¹, Bryan Jaffe², Richard Randell¹*, University of Iowa¹, Department of Mathematics, Iowa City, IA 52242, Indiana University², Computer Science Department, Bloomington, IN 47405, richard‑randell@uiowa.edu

A MOLECULAR PERSPECTIVE ON GENETIC ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN NETWORK SPANNING GAMES, Bryan Jaffe², Christopher Simokat¹, Richard Randell¹*, University of Iowa¹, Department of Mathematics, Iowa City, IA 52242, Indiana University², Computer Science Department, Bloomington, IN 47405, richard‑randell@uiowa.edu

3:45 PM

THE INTERFACING OF HARDWARE WITH HAWKTOUR - AN APPLICATION OF PERVASIVE COMPUTING, Henry T. Oyuela, Dr. Xian–He Sun*, Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Computer Science, Chicago, IL 60616, oyuehen@iit.edu

4:00 PM

ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE CLASSIFICATION USING HISTOGRAM OF SURFACE NORMALS, Robert R Presnell¹, Vikram Chilukoti², Jia Li²*, Eastern Michigan University¹, Department of Computer Science, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, Oakland University², Department of Computer Science, Rochester Hills, MI 48309, rrpresnelljr@yahoo.com

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DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHING A FUNCTIONAL PRO-GRAMMING LANGUAGE: FUNCTIONAL NETWORKED INTEGRATED ENVIRON-MENT (FUNNIE), Brian Howard²*, Computer Science Department, DePauw University², Greencastle, IN 46135 (bhoward@depauw.edu), Christopher Colvard², (ccolvard@depauw.edu), Matt Ellis¹, Computer Science Department, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology¹, Terre Haute, IN 47803 (ellism@cs.rose-hulman.edu), Brian McCarty³, Computer Science Department, Trinity University³, San Antonio, TX 78212 (brian.mccarty@trinity.edu), Ryan Smith², (rksmith@depauw.edu), Atanas Vlahov², (avlahov@depauw.edu)

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR TEACHING A FUNCTIONAL PRO-GRAMMING LANGUAGE: FUNCTIONAL NETWORKED INTEGRATED ENVIRON-MENT (FUNNIE), Brian Howard²*, Computer Science Department, DePauw University², Greencastle, IN 46135 (bhoward@depauw.edu), Christopher Colvard², (ccolvard@depauw.edu), Matt Ellis¹, Computer Science Department, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology¹, Terre Haute, IN 47803 (ellism@cs.rose-hulman.edu), Brian McCarty³, Computer Science Department, Trinity University³, San Antonio, TX 78212 (brian.mccarty@trinity.edu), Ryan Smith², (rksmith@depauw.edu), Atanas Vlahov², (avlahov@depauw.edu)

4:30 PM

ADDRESSING CONNECTION LOSS IN A MOBILE, WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT, Emily Cocanower, Math and Computer Science Department, Lake Forest College, IL 60045 (cocanee@lfc.edu), Victor Replogle, Computer Science Department, Taylor University, Upland, IN 46989 (vic_replogle@tayloru.edu), Carl Singer(*), Computer Science Department, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135 (singer@depauw.edu), Stephen Weaver, Computer Science Department, Millersville University, PA 17551, (sjweaver@cs.millersville.edu)

4:45 PM

ENHANCING A PEN-BASED GROUPWARE SYSTEM THROUGH IMAGE CACHING AND GESTURE RECOGNITION, Laura Schafer, Mike Oren, Dave Berque(*), Computer Science Department, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, dberque@depauw.edu, lschafer@depauw.edu, moren@depauw.edu

ENHANCING A PEN-BASED GROUPWARE SYSTEM THROUGH IMAGE CACHING AND GESTURE RECOGNITION, Mike Oren, Laura Schafer, Dave Berque(*), Computer Science Department, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN 46135, dberque@depauw.edu, lschafer@depauw.edu, moren@depauw.edu

5:00 PM

MINIMUM VERTEX COVER USING HOPFIELD NETWORKS, Alex D Jerez Roman, Alexander V Uskov, Scott J Small, Chris Nikolopoulos*, Department of Computer Science, Bradley University, Peoria IL 61625, chris@bumail.bradley.edu

1:30 PM

THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR A GEOSYNCHRONOUS, EARTH-BASED GRAVITY WAVE INTERFEROMETER, William Griffin, C. C. Chancey*, Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613-0150 USA, willg@uni.edu

1:45 PM

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COMPTON PROFILES OF VARIOUSLY IONOIZED ATOMS WITH CONFIGUR-ATIONS OF 1s^l2s^m2pⁿ, l=1-2, m=0-2, n=0-3, H. Park, K. R. Karim*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61761, johns@phy.ilstu.edu

2:00 PM

DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTOTYPE CEMENT ANALYSIS SYSTEM, Ryan Moore, Phillip C. Womble^*, Tim Morgan, Applied Physics Institute, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, moorejr@wku.edu

2:15 PM

AUTOMATED CLASSIFICATION OF GALAXIES USING THE SHAPELET FUNCTION, Nick J. Jurasek, Dr. Shaukat N. Goderya*, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, goderya@phy.ilstu.edu

2:30 PM

DETECTING DUST GENERATING STARS IN THE MILKY WAY GALAXY AND BEYOND, E. S. Wood , S. V. Marchenko*, R. K. Zimmerman, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101, woodes1@wku.edu

2:45 PM

IMPLEMENTATION OF A CROSSBAR NETWORK USING QUANTUM-DOT CELLULAR AUTOMATA, Chris Graunke and David Wheeler, Doug Tougaw*, Jeff Will, Valparaiso University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1900 Chapel Drive, Gellerson Center, Valparaiso, IN 46383, Chris.Graunke@valpo.edu, David.Wheeler@valpo.edu

IMPLEMENTATION OF A CROSSBAR NETWORK USING QUANTUM-DOT CELLULAR AUTOMATA, David Wheeler and Chris Graunke, Doug Tougaw*, Jeff Will, Valparaiso University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1900 Chapel Drive, Gellerson Center, Valparaiso, IN 46383, David.Wheeler@valpo.edu, Chris.Graunke@valpo.edu

3:00 PM

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VIRTUAL REALITY EARTHQUAKE RETROFIT DEMONSTRATIONS, April Johnson¹ and Scott Smith^2*, ILSAMP¹, Electrical Engineering Profesor², Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026-0001, apjohns@siue.edu, srsmith@siue.edu

3:30 PM

TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY WITH NONLINEAR TRANSMISSION LINES, Calvin Walker¹ and Andy Lozowski^2*, Graduate Student¹, Graduate Program Director², Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois 62026-1801, cawalke@siue.edu

3:45 PM

A MODEL EXPERIMENT FOR HARNESSING THE POWER OF LIGHTNING ON A SMALL SCALE, Tracy Barnes¹, Emmanuel S. Eneyo^2*, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering¹, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering², Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL 62026, tbarnes@siue.edu

4:00 PM

COMPUTER-AIDED ROBOT-ENHANCED SURGERY (CARES): RAMAN SPECTRA FLUORESCENCE BACKGROUND SUBTRACTION, Ryan Bedford, Abhilash Pandya*, Gregory Auner, Wayne State University, Center for Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Detroit, MI 48202, naik@physics.wayne.edu

4:15 PM

IMPROVING THE MEDICAL ROBOTIC SURGICAL INTERFACE WITH SUBJECT TESTING, Anthony Composto, Alex Cao, Darin Ellis, Abhilash Pandya*, Gregory Auner, Wayne State University, Center for Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Detroit, MI 48202, naik@physics.wayne.edu

4:30 PM

COMPUTER-AIDED ROBOT-ENHANCED SURGERY (CARES): AUGMENTED REALITY UTILIZING 3D ULTRASOUND, Brent S. Daugherty, Guillame Hurdequint, Vera Loggins, Abhilash Pandya* and Gregory Auner, Wayne State University, Center for Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Detroit, MI 48202, naik@physics.wayne.edu

4:45 PM

COMPUTER AIDED ROBOTICS ENHANCED SURGERY - ROBOTICS, Ajit Naik, Abhilash Pandya*, Gregory Auner, Wayne State University, Center for Smart Sensors and Integrated Microsystems, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Detroit, MI 48202, naik@physics.wayne.edu

5:00 PM

HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE BROWNFIELD SOILS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, Zuhdi Y. Aljobeh*, Aaron M. Frank, Jonn R. Kusch, Civil Engineering Department, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, Zuhdi.Aljobeh@valpo.edu

HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION IN THE BROWNFIELD SOILS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA, Zuhdi Y. Aljobeh*, Jonn R. Kusch, Aaron M. Frank, Civil Engineering Department, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN 46383, Zuhdi.Aljobeh@valpo.edu

12:30 PM

LATE SUCCESSION IN A GROVE OF QUAKING ASPEN ( POPULUS TREMULOIDES ) NEAR GORE PASS, ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST, GRAND COUNTY, COLORADO, J. E. Hartig , J. E. Carter, N. M. Klar and J. W. Ferner*, Department of Biology, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY 41017, john.ferner@thomasmore.edu

12:45 PM

EARLY SECONDARY SUCCESSION AT THE 1980 EMERALD LAKE FIRE SITE IN WHITE RIVER NATIONAL FOREST, EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO, J. E. Carter , J. E. Hartig, N. M. Klar and J. W. Ferner*, Department of Biology, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY 41017, john.ferner@thomasmore.edu

1:00 PM

DEVELOPMENT OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE IN ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS ISOLATES FROM CONVENTIONAL BOVINE DAIRY FARMS, R. C. Johnson, J. Phythyon*, Saint Norbert College, Department of Biology, DePere, WI 54115, johnrc@snc.edu

1:15 PM

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOTA IN HEALTH AND DISEASE, John J. Karijolich¹ and Nita H. Salzman²*, M.D. Ph.D., Ripon College¹, Ripon, WI 54971, Medical College of Wisconsin², Gastroenterology, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226, KarijolichJ@ripon.edu

1:30 PM

FLORISTIC ANALYSIS OF PHLOEM LOADING TYPES, Anna M. Davidson¹ and Robert Turgeon²*, Ripon College¹, Biology, 600 Campus Drive, Ripon, WI 54971, Cornell University², Plant Biology, 228 Plant Science, Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14850, davidsona@ripon.edu, ert2@cornell.edu

1:45 PM

MINIMAL FUNCTIONAL MODEL OF HEMOSTASIS IN MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM PREDICTS THRESHOLD RESPONSE, Matthew K. Runyon, Bethany L. Johnson-Kerner, and Rustem F. Ismagilov*, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 5735 South Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, r-ismagilov@uchicago.edu

2:00 PM

POLLINATION SUCCESS AND MULTIPLE PATERNITY IN ACACIA BREVISPICA FROM EAST AFRICA, Michelle Marshall, Adriana Otero Arnaiz, Leila Mbazogho Ndong, and Andrew Schnabel*, Department of Biological Sciences, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., P.O. Box 7111, South Bend, IN 46634, miclmars@indiana.edu

2:15 PM

BIOCHEMICAL EVALUATION OF CONDITION AND METABOLISM IN ATLANTIC CROAKER, MICROPOGONIAS UNDULATUS, Rebecca A. Seifert, Peter Bushnell*, Ph.D., University South Bend Indiana, Department of Biology, 1700 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend, Indiana 46643-7111, Fax 574.520.5589, pbushnel@iusb.edu

2:30 PM

OBSTACLE PERCEPTION AND AVOIDANCE DURING UPWIND ODOR TRACKING IN THE MALE COCKROACH, PERIPLANETA AMERICANA, P. X. Gray, M. A. Willis*, J. Avondet, Case Western Reserve University, Department of Biology, Cleveland, OH 44106, xanthe@case.edu

2:45 PM

GENDER BIAS IN ASSESSING BODY IMAGE PLASTICITY, Michael McKinney, Andrew Jackenheimer, Bruce Evans*, Huntington College, Biology Department, 2303 College Avenue, Huntington, IN 46750, bevans@huntington.edu

3:00 PM

A BIOASSESSMENT OF FISH POPULATIONS IN THE OHIO RIVER NEAR ZIMMER POWER PLANT, MOSCOW, OHIO, Andrew J. Farwick and Chris N. Lorentz*, Thomas More College, Biology Department, Center for Ohio River Research and Education, Thomas More College, Biology Field Station, California, KY 41007, http://www2.thomasmore.edu/index_flash.cfm

3:15 PM

SEEKING SATISFACTION: EFFECT OF MULTIPLE MATING ON TIMING OF FERTILIZATION IN FEMALE GUPPIES (POECILIA RETICULATA), K. Hartley, A. Houde*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL. 60045, hartlkr@lfc.edu

3:30 PM

CHLORIDE AS A FUNCTION OF ROAD SALT MEASURED IN SURFACE WATER IN MICHIGAN, Shannon Moore, Linda Brandt*, Craig Donahue*, Henry Ford Community College, 5101 Evergreen Road, Dearborn, MI 48128-1495, lbrandt@hfcc.edu

3:45 PM

RESPONSE OF MICROBIAL POPULATIONS TO LEAD CONTAMINATION FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES, Cheyenne K. Barker¹, Carrie Laflamme¹, John Yang² and Tara Giblin¹*, ¹Department of Natural Sciences, Stephens College, 1200 E. Broadway, Columbia, MO 65215, tgiblin@stephens.edu, ²Cooperative Research/ME, FSH 310, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO 65101, yangj@lincolnu.edu

4:00 PM

INVESTIGATIONS OF VORTEX BREAKDOWN, Matthew Hines, Alan Twomey, Faculty Advisors: Doug Dokken*, Kurt Scholz, Mikhail Shvartsman, University of St. Thomas, Math Department, St. Paul, MN 55105, dpdokken@stthomas.edu

4:15 PM

CALCIUM DIFFUSION IN ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, Molly J. Andreason, Paul R. Ohmann*, University of St. Thomas, Department of Physics, St. Paul, MN 55105, prohmann@stthomas.edu

4:30 PM

NATIVE PLANT STUDY AREA: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING, Mike Stefancic, Jason Woodhull, Ron Sundell*, Northern Michigan University, Environmental Science Program, Marquette, MI 49855, rsundell@nmu.edu

4:45 PM

CONCENTRATION OF LEAD IN BIRD EGGSHELLS AND INVERTEBRATES FROM RUSH LAKE, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN, Daniel Feld, Dr. William Brooks*, Dr. Colleen Byron*, Ripon College, Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, brooksw@ripon.edu, byronc@ripon.edu

5:00 PM

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF FISH (FLUORESCENCE IN-SITU HYBRIDIZATION) IN AN UNDERGRADUATE MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY, Sarah M. Carver and Dr. Luti Erbežnik*, Albion College, Biology Department, Albion, MI 49224, lerbeznik@albion.edu

5:15 PM

THE EVALUATION OF AQUATIC BIOMONITORS FOR SOURCE WATER PROTECTION, Nathan Klar¹, Chris N. Lorentz¹ and H. Joel Allen, Ph.D².*, ¹Thomas More College, Biology Department, Center for Ohio River Research and Education, Thomas More College, Biology Field Station, California, KY 41007, http://www2.thomasmore.edu/index_flash.cfm, ²The United States Departmental of Environmental Protection, NRMRL, Water Quality Management Branch, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

 

5:30 PM

Will not attend

1:30 PM

THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE VIBRATIONAL MODES IN THE S4 SEGMENT OF A POTASSIUM CHANNEL MOLECULE, Adam C. Perkins, C. C. Chancey*, Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, prepared@uni.edu

1:45 PM

MODELING FAILURES IN THE NORTH AMERICAN POWER GRID, Ryan T. Kinney¹, Réka Albert²*, University of Missouri-Rolla¹, Department of Physics, Rolla, MO 65409, Pennsylvania State University², Department of Physics, University Park, PA 16802, ralbert@phys.psu.edu

2:00 PM

A STUDY OF DOG PETS, Sarah Witten¹ and Robert Jeraj²*, Western Kentucky University¹, Department of Physics and Astronomy, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, University of Madison - Wisconsin², Medical Physics, Room 1530 Medical Sciences, Madison, WI 53706, wittese@wku.edu

2:15 PM

CORRELATION EFFECTS IN THE DELAYED FEEDBACK CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR THE ELECTRONIC BOUNCING BALL, Jacob R. Hutchcraft and Brian K. Clark*, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4560, bkc@phy.ilstu.edu

2:30 PM

HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION DETECTION NEAR A FORMER MAGNET PLANT, Derek W. Stice, Sarah E. Witten, Ryan Moore, Physics and Astronomy, Western Kentucky University, 1 Big Red Way, Bowling Green, KY 42101, info@physics.wku.edu, Dr. Phillip C. Womble*

2:45 PM

SYNCHRONIZING A HOLLOW CATHODE DISCHARGE LAMP WITH A DIODE LASER - EXPERIMENT, Justin D. Berry, Thomas A. Juskevice, Brian K. Clark*, Epaminondas Rosa, Jr.*, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4560, bkc@phy.ilstu.edu

3:00 PM

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3:15 PM

SYNCHRONIZING A HOLLOW CATHODE DISCHARGE LAMP WITH A DIODE LASER - THEORY, Thomas A. Juskevice, Justin D. Berry, Brian K. Clark*, and Epaminondos Rosa, Jr.*, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4560, bkc@phy.ilstu.edu.

3:30 PM

ACOUSTIC EFFECTS OF SHAKEN SAND, Z. A. Schaefer, R. L. Cohen, D. T. Marx*, B. K. Clark, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Normal, IL 61790-4560, Normal, Illinois 61790-4560, zaschae@ilstu.edu

3:45 PM

ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROMETRY OF 2D PLASMONS: A FEASIBILITY STUDY OF √3X√3 Ag ON Si (111), Stephanie Vasko¹, Yu Liu², Dr. Roy Willis³*, ¹Carleton College, 300 N. College Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057, ^2, 3Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, 104 Davey Lab, University Park, PA 16802-6300, vaskos@carleton.edu

4:00 PM

NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF SYNCHRONOUS CHAOTIC PLASMA DIS-CHARGES, Rebecca D. Yapp, Epaminondas Rosa, Jr.*, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Campus Box 4560, Normal, IL 61790-4560, rdyapp@ilstu.edu

4:15 PM

EXPLORING NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS THROUGH THE CHAOTIC PENDULUM, Erik T. Johnson, Zachary J. Simmons, Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Martin E. Johnston*, University of St. Thomas, Department of Physics, Mail # OWS 153, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, mejohnston@stthomas.edu

EXPLORING NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS THROUGH THE CHAOTIC PENDULUM, Zachary J. Simmons, Erik T. Johnson, Matthew E. L. Jungwirth, Martin E. Johnston*, University of St. Thomas, Department of Physics, Mail # OWS 153, 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105, mejohnston@stthomas.edu

4:30 PM

QUANTUM TOMOGRAPHY, M. A. Krems¹, Daniel F. V. James²*, Department of Physics, University of Missouri - Rolla¹, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, MO 65409, Los Alamos National Laboratory², P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, NM 87545, T-4², mak7t3@umr.edu

4:45 PM

MEASURING THE SPATIAL WIGNER FUNCTION AT A SINGLE PHOTON LEVEL, Andrew Nahlik, B. Killet, B. Smith, M. Raymer*, K. Banaszek, I. Walmsley, Oregon Center for Optics, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403, anahlik@gmail.com

5:00 PM

EXPERIMENTAL MODELING OF SYNCHRONIZATION IN TWO BI-DIRECTIONALY COUPLED CHAOTIC SYSTEMS, Randall Cohen¹, Epaminondas Rosa¹*, Kent Schonert¹, Catalin Ticos², Illinois State University¹, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Normal, IL 61790-4560, University of Oxford², Engineering Science, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford, United Kingdom OX1 3PJ, rlcohen@ilstu.edu

1:15 PM

ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF SPECTROCHEMICAL LIBRARIES FOR RAMAN BASED PLASTIC IDENTIFICATION, Gabriel T. J. Goh, Edward R. Grant*, Purdue University, Chemistry/Grant Lab, 5165 BRWN, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, gohg@purdue.edu

1:30 PM

SYNTHESIS OF CHEMICAL SENSORS FOR APOPTOTIC CELLS, Jamison R. Arends¹ and Timothy E. Glass²*, Ripon College¹, Department of Chemistry, Ripon, WI 54971, University of Missouri-Columbia², 125 Chemistry Building, 601 S. College Avenue, Columbia, MO 65211, arendsj@ripon.edu

1:45 PM

THE CHARACTERIZATION OF PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE MONOMERS THROUGH THE USE OF NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY, Robert W. Lashlee III¹, Scott E. McKay¹*, Brenda D. Moul¹, Bryce A. Holthouse¹, Andrew P. Nahlik¹, Robert W. Kopitzke^2, Department of Chemistry and Physics,  Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA¹, Department of Chemistry, Winona State University, Winona, MN 55987, USA², rrl27040@cmsu2.cmsu.edu

2:00 PM

SYNTHESIS OF 2, 2’:6’, 2’’ - TERPYRIDINE-1,1’’-DIOXIDE AND X-RAY DETER-MINATION OF TERPYRIDINE DIOXIDE/TETRACYANOBENZENE DONOR-ACCEPTOR COCRYSTAL, Bryce A. Holthouse, Scott E. McKay*, Robert W. Lashlee III, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO 64093, USA, bxh54360@cmsu2.cmsu.edu

2:15 PM

A STUDY AND SYNTHESIS OF CONJUGATED TUNGSTEN DIMERS WITH VARYING LIGANDS, Jeffrey S. Mugridge and Dr. Michael D. Hopkins*, University of Chicago, Department of Chemistry, 5735 S. Ellis Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, mhopkins@uchicago.edu

2:30 PM

PEO/CLAY BASED NANOCOMPOSITES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES, April Buckley¹ and Giselle Sandi²*, Olive-Harvey College¹, 10001 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60620, Argonne National Laboratory², 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, gsandi@anl.gov

2:45 PM

PHOTOPHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF TUNGSTEN-ALKYLIDINE COMPOUNDS, Vivian E. Ferry, Jibin Sun, Michael D. Hopkins*, University of Chicago, Department of Chemistry, Chicago, IL 60637, mhopkins@uchicago.edu

3:00 PM

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3:15 PM

NONLINEAR OPTICAL MATERIALS BASED ON PROPELLANES, A. Haeusler, F. McCormick*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Chemistry, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette, MI 49855, ahaeusle@nmu.edu

3:30 PM

CERIUM CHLORIDE-SODIUM IODIDE PROMOTED SULFENYLATION OF INDOLE, Rachel R. Vincent and Jonathon S. Russel*, St. Norbert College, Department of Chemistry, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115, russjo@snc.edu

3:45 PM

INVESTIGATION OF THE C2 LITHIATION OF N-(METHYLSULFINYL)INDOLE, Amanda L. Miller and Jonathon S. Russel*, St. Norbert College, Department of Chemistry, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115, russjo@snc.edu

4:00 PM

PRECIPITATION STRENGTHENING OF THE Al(Sc,Ti) ALLOYS, Arkadiusz (Eric) Stachurski, Dominican University, 7900 W. Division, River Forest, IL 60305, Participant in Summer 2003 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) directed by Professor Mark Hersam, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL and supported by the National Science Foundation. Research topic, Precipitation Strengthening of Al(Sc,Ti) Alloys, Professor David Swidman (faculty mentor), Materials Science and Engineering Department, Northwestern University and Marsha Van Dalen and Richard Karnesky (graduate mentors). stachurski2000@yahoo.com

4:15 PM

A CONTINUOUSLY CIRCULATING HYPERPOLARIZED XENON NMR APPARATUS TO PRODUCE HIGH 129XE POLARIZATION FOR SPINOE ENHANCEMENT EXPERIMENTS, Jonathan D. Prange, Kevin J. Knagge, Daniel Raftery*, Purdue University, Department of Chemistry, 1393 Brown Building, West Lafayette, IN 47907, jprange@purdue.edu

4:30 PM

THE LINK BETWEEN FINE PARTICULATE AIR POLLUTION AND ASTHMA IN CHILDREN, Maria T. Perez and Martina Schmeling*, Department of Chemistry, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60626, mperez2@luc.edu

4:45 PM

Cancelled

SULFITE DETERMINATION USING EDIBLE ANTHOCYANINS: A GUIDED-INQUIRY BASED LABORATORY, Nicole J. Drew, Rachel H. Danowit, Kurstan M. Cunningham*, Larry A. Scheich*, Timothy C. Berto, David J. Paddock, Chemistry Department, St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wi, 54115, larry.scheich@snc.edu

5:00 PM

DETERMINATION OF THE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT AT A GLYCERIN/WATER INTERFACE BY IMAGING PYRENE FLUORESCENCE WITH A DIGITAL CAMERA, Emily A. Ray and Patrick H. Bunton*, William Jewell College, Department of Physics and Mathematics, 500 College Hill, Liberty, MO 64068, raye@william.jewell.edu

1:45 PM

COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF FOUR-RING MESOGENS CONTAINING P‑CARBORANE, BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE, CYCLOHEXANE AND BENZENE, Jacob Vroman¹, Bryan Ringstrand¹, Dell Jensen Jr.¹*, Piotr Kaszynski², and Adam Januszko², Augustana College¹, Chemistry Department, Rock Island, IL 61201, Vanderbilt University², Organic Materials Research Group, Nashville, TN 37235, jacob-vroman@augustana.edu, bryan-ringstrand@augustana.edu

COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF FOUR-RING MESOGENS CONTAINING P‑CARBORANE, BICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE, CYCLOHEXANE AND BENZENE, Bryan Ringstrand¹, Jacob Vroman¹, Dell Jensen Jr.¹*, Piotr Kaszynski², and Adam Januszko², Augustana College¹, Chemistry Department, Rock Island, IL 61201, Vanderbilt University², Organic Materials Research Group, Nashville, TN 37235, bryan-ringstrand@augustana.edu, jacob-vroman@augustana.edu

2:00 PM

INVESTINGATION OF THE SURFACE STRUCTURE OF INGAAS ALLOYS USING STM AND A COMPUTER AIDED SORTING ALGORITHM, J. Spalding¹, C. Pearson¹*, A. Riposan², L. Sears², J. Mirecki Millunchick²*, University of Michigan - Flint¹, Department of Computer Science, Engineering Science, and Physics, Flint, Michigan 48502, University of Michigan², Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, jspaldin@umflint.edu

2:15 PM

EXAFS ANALYSIS OF FERROELECTRIC SUPERLATTICES, R. Cohen¹, C. Segre²*, S. Chattopadhyay², T. Shibabta², Illinois State University¹, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790, Argonne National Laboratory², Advanced Photon Source, Materials Research and Collaborative Access Team, Argonne, IL 60439, rlcohen@ilstu.edu

2:30 PM

BIMETALLIC PLATINUM-IRON DENDRIMER ENCAPSULATED CATALYSTS, Thomas J. Fennewald¹, Joaquin C. Garcia-Martinez², Robert W. J. Scott², and Richard M. Crooks²*, University of Missouri-Rolla¹, Rolla, MO 65401, Texas A & M University-College Station², TX 77842-3012, crooks@tamu.edu, tjfww8@umr.edu

2:45 PM

MAGNETOELASTIC RESPONSE AND DOMAIN WALL BEHAVIOR OF TWO 5% CHROMIUM HEAT-TREATED TOOL STEEL TORQUE TRANSDUCERS, Jacob R. Hoberg, Christopher C. Jurs, Jason T. Orris, Gregory M. Sollenberger, and Mark S. Boley*, Department of Physics, Western Illinois University, One University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, MS-Boley@wiu.edu

3:00 PM

BREAK

3:15 PM

THE USE OF A HEAT-TREATED 14% CHROMIUM STAINLESS STEEL TO PRODUCE LARGE-SCALE AND SMALL-SCALE TORQUE SENSORS, Christopher C. Jurs, Jacob R. Hoberg, Jason T. Orris, Doug A. Franklin, and Mark S. Boley*, Department of Physics, Western Illinois University, One University Circle, Macomb, IL, 61455, MS-Boley@wiu.edu

3:30 PM

SYNTHESIS OF A POLYETHYLENE-LIKE FILM USING PLASMA POLYMER-IZATION, H. A. Kostalik IV, J. F. Evans*, University of Minnesota Duluth, Department of Chemistry, Duluth, MN 55812, jevans1@d.umn.edu

3:45 PM

MEASURING THE GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE OF POLYELECTRO-LYTE MULTI-LAYER THIN FILMS, Jonathan E. Mueller, Peter K. Walhout*, Department of Chemistry, Wheaton College, 501 College Avenue, Wheaton, IL 60187, Peter.K.Walhout@wheaton.edu

4:00 PM

SYNTHESIZING CADMIUM SULFIDE-ZINC SULFIDE NANOPARTICLES USING WATER-IN-OIL MICROEMULSIONS AS A TEMPLATE, Jeremy McDowell¹, Chien Wai², Jim Burt²*, Franklin Bailey², and Carlos Fernandez², Roosevelt University¹, Department of Science And Math, Chicago, IL 60605, doc_jay5@msn.com, University of Idaho², Department of Chemistry, Moscow, ID 83843, cwai@uidaho.edu

4:15 PM

THE EFFECTS OF 3.0 KEV PROTON IRRADIATION ON THE CGS/C-SI TANDEM SOLAR CELL, Beau A. Meredith¹, Hugh E. Siefken¹*, Arlene J. Larabee¹, George R. Peters¹, David L. Young², Greenville College¹, 315 E. College Avenue, Greenville, IL 62246, National Renewable Energy Laboratory², 1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401-3393, arlene.larabee@greenville.edu

4:30 PM

DESIGN, SYNTHESIS, AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ION-CONTAING COPOLYMERS WITH STIMULI RESPONSIVE BEHAVIOR, Irene E. Gorman¹, Ryan G. Ezell², Charles L. McCormick²*, St. Norbert College¹, Department of Chemistry, 100 Grant Street, De Pere, WI 54115, University of Southern Mississippi², Department of Polymer Science, Box 10076, Hattiesburg, MS, 39406-0076, Charles.McCormick@usm.edu

4:45 PM

STRUCTURAL AND OPTICAL STUDIES OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE FILMS DEPOSITED USING METALORGANIC DECOMPOSITION METHOD, N. E. Harvey¹, P. Kharel¹, P. Talagala¹, R. Naik¹*, K. Padmanabhan¹, G. W. Auner¹, V. M. Naik², R. Suryanarayanan³, Wayne State University¹, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Detroit, MI, 48202, University of Michigan-Dearborn², Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI, 48128, University of Paris-Sud³, Orasy, France, naik@physics.wayne.edu

5:00 PM

ZINC OXIDE THIN FILMS FOR ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION DETECTION, A. Patel¹, S. Khan¹, M. Jbeily¹, P. Talagala¹, R. Naik¹*, G. W. Auner¹, V. M. Naik², N. Suryanarayan³, Wayne State University¹, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Detroit, MI 48202, University of Michigan-Dearborn², Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, University of Paris-Sud³, Orsay, France, naik@physcis.wayne.edu

1:45 PM

MONTE CARLO INVESTIGATION INTO THE MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF MECHANICALLY MILLED GdAl₂, Kevin A. Twedt, P. M. Shand*, University of Northern Iowa, 205 Physics Building, Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0150, twedt@uni.edu

2:00 PM

PROTON NMR RELAXATION STUDY OF CsHSO₄, Maria G. Compton and D. Blane Baker*, William Jewell College, Campus Box 1130, 500 College Hill, Liberty, MO  64068, comptonm@william.jewell.edu

2:15 PM

PHOTOLUMINESCENCE STUDIES OF II-VI SEMICONDUCTORS, P. A. Egeler¹, M. Dobrowolska²*, M. Kutrowski², L. Titova², and R. Chakarvorty², Northern Michigan University¹, Physics Department, Marquette, MI 49855, University of Notre Dame², Department of Physics, Notre Dame, IN 46556, pegeler@nmu.edu

2:30 PM

INVESTIGATION OF PHASE TRANSITIONS IN SUBMONOLAYER HEXANE PHYSISORBED ONTO THE BASAL PLANE OF GRAPHITE, Cary L. Pint¹, Michael W. Roth¹, and Carlos Wexler², Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa¹, Cedar Falls, IA  50614  Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri-Columbia², MO 65211, cp489877@uni.edu

2:45 PM

USING MOLECULAR TEMPLATING TO BUILD NANOMETER-SCALE SQUIDS, Ryan T. Gordon, Alexey Bezryadin, Doug A. Franklin, and Mark S. Boley*, Department of Physics, Western Illinois University, One University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455, MS-Boley@wiu.edu

3:00 PM

BREAK

3:45 PM

USING SUBGRAPHS TO DETERMINE THE RECOVERABILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL NETWORK, Amanda B. Cadieu¹, J. A. Morrow²*, L. Lawton¹*, Western Illinois University¹, Macomb, IL 61455, University of Washington², Seattle, WA 98195, ab-cadieu@wiu.edu

4:00 PM

ELEMENTARY AHLFORS MAPS AND BERGMAN KERNELS, Jason Anema and Steven Bell*, Purdue University, Department or Mathematics, West Lafayette, IN 47906, bell@math.purdue.edu

4:15 PM

TEACHING ALGEBRA WITH PUZZLE SOFTWARE, John L. Larson and Christy M. Faymonville, John Kiltinen*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5340, kiltinen@nmu.edu

TEACHING ALGEBRA WITH PUZZLE SOFTWARE, Christy M. Faymonville and John L. Larson, John Kiltinen*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1401 Presque Isle Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855-5340, kiltinen@nmu.edu

4:30 PM

MULTIPLE ATTACKS ON OVERSAMPLING OF FOURIER COEFFICIENTS METHOD FOR HIDING MESSAGES, Ghanshyam Bhatt¹, Lorraine Kraus², Laura Walters³, Eric Weber¹*, Iowa State University¹, Department of Mathematics, Ames, IA 50011, The College of New Jersey², Ewing, NJ 08628, Culver-Stockton College³, Canton, MO 63435, esweber@iastate.edu

4:45 PM

INVESTIGATION OF LINEAR SYSTEMS WITH PARAMETERS WITH MAPLE, Jessica M. Murray, Yevgeniy I. Gordon*, Eastern Illinois University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Charleston, IL 61920, y.gordon@mchsi.com

5:00 PM

MATHEMATICAL ART OF A GEOMETRIC OFFSPRING, Etsuko Nishida, John O. Kiltinen*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics, Marquette, MI 49855, etnishid@nmu.edu

1:00 PM

Role of algZ in the Regulation of pseudomonas aeruginosa twitching motility, Borys Gvozdyev^a, April Sprinkle^b, Daniel Wozniak^b, Patricia J. Baynham* ^a, ^aDepartment of Biology, Thomas More College, Crestview Hills, KY 41017, ^bDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Wake Forest University Medical School, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, Borys.Gvozdyev@Thomasmore.edu

1:15 PM

VARIATIONI IN MICROSATELLITE LOCI IN ACACIA BREVISPICA FROM MPALA RESEARCH CENTRE, KENYA. Leila Mbazogho Ndong, Adriana Otero Arnaiz, Andrew Schnabel*, Department of Biological Sciences, Indiana University South Bend, South Bend, IN 46634, aschnabe@iusb.edu

1:30 PM

POPULATION GENETICS OF GREAT LAKES ZEBRA MUSSELS (Dreissena polymorpha), Jannifer B. Tyrrell, Jennifer M. Watson, Jonathan H. Khoury, Jessica L. Bentoski, Stephanie A. Task, David J. Stanton* and Richard J. Trdan*, Saginaw Valley State University, Department of Biology, University Center, MI 48710, dstanton@svsu.edu

1:45 PM

CONSERVED STRUCTURAL NON-CODING RNA FAMILIES IN GAMMA-PROTEOBACTERIA, Stanislav V. Luban^1, 2 and Daisuke Kihara^2, 1*, ¹Department of Computer Sciences, ²Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47906, dkihara@purdue.edu

2:00 PM

IMPROVEMENT OF PROTEIN SEQUENCE ALIGNMENTS FOR BETTER PROTEIN STRUCTURE PREDICTION, Yen Hock Tan¹, Daisuke Kihara^2, 1*, ¹Department of Computer Sciences, ²Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN 47907, dkihara@purdue.edu

2:15 PM

STUDY OF THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF ELASTOMERIC PROTEINS USING THE ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPE, Michael Coffaro² and Andres Oberhauser¹, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston¹, Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology and the Sealy Center for Structural Biology, Galveston, TX 77555, University of Indianapolis², Physics/Mechanical Engineering, Indianapolis, IN 46227, Summer Experience in Biomedical Science and the  University of Indianapolis, Dr. Timothy Duman*, University of Indianapolis, tduman@uindy.edu

2:30 PM

SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENSIS OF OUTER MEMBRANE CYTOCHROMES IN SHEWANELLA ONEIDENSIS MR-1, A. O. Szadkowski¹, C. R. Myers²*, St. Norbert College¹, Department of Natural Sciences, De Pere, WI 54115, Medical College of Wisconsin², Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Milwaukee, WI 53226, adam.szadkowski@snc.edu

2:45 PM

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE METAL DEPENDENCE OF ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII, Ksenia Borisova and Lori Bergeron*, Ripon College, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, borisovak@ripon.edu

3:00 PM

BREAK

3:15 PM

AN EXPRESSED SEQUENCE FROM SEA URCHIN COLEOMOCYTES RESEMBLES THE TIE-1 AND TIE-2 GENES OF VERTEBRATES, Jatinder K. Dhillon, and Margaret E. Stevens*, Ripon College, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI  54971, DhillonJ@ripon.edu

3:30 PM

ISOLATING DNA FROM VAGINA WASH, Mireille Tchemkou^1, 2, Yvonne Harris², Benito Kalaw¹, Aroutcheva, Alla³*, Wilbur Wright College¹, Department of Chemistry, Chicago, IL, Truman College², Department of Biology, Chicago, IL, Rush University³, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Chicago, IL, mt_2006@hotmail.com

3:45 PM

A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF CAPSULAR POLYSACCHARIDE SYNTHESIS IN EACHERICHIA COLI, Kimberly A. Spotts¹, S. M. Baer²*, and V. Stout¹*, Arizona State University, Departments of Microbiology¹ and Mathematics², Tempe, AZ 85287, kspotts@imap2.asu.edu

4:00 PM

EXPRESSION OF GLIAL CELL LINE-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR IN CARDIAC MUSCLE OF ADULT RATS, Nicole L. Scanland, Berta C. Rebimbas-Cohen and John M. Spitsbergen*, Western Michigan University, Biological Sciences, 1903 W. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, John.Spitsbergen@wmich.edu

4:15 PM

OTX2 ENHANCES GNRH EXPRESSION, Amanda L. Pearson¹, Andrew Wolfe², Sally Radovick², and Helen H. Kim^1, 2*, University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology¹, and the Section of Endocrinology², Chicago, Illinois 60637, rovina@uchicago.edu

4:30 PM

THE 22q11.2 DELETION SYNDROME AND SCHIZOPHRENIA, Paul M. Neuberger¹, Amanda Peters², Anthony LaMantia²*, Ripon College¹, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine², Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, 7109C Neuroscience Center, Campus Box 7250, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, neubergerp@ripon.edu

4:45 PM

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII PATHOGENESIS, Nikola Bjelos and Lori J. Bergeron*, Ripon College, Department of Biology, 300 Seward Street, Ripon, WI 54971, bergeronl@ripon.edu

5:00 PM

DISCOVERY AND SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST MISMATCH-REPAIR PROTEIN MSH2 IN Tetrahymena thermophila, Arun George Paul, Jennifer McGuire, Karen E. Kirk*, Biology Department, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL 60045, paulag@lfc.edu

  9:00 AM

INTENSITY MODULATED FREQUENCY SCANNING INVERSION SCHEME, Kimberly McGill, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

  9:15 AM

ANISOTROPY MEASUREMENTS IN HIGHLY SCATTERING LIQUIDS, Sawyer Campbell, S. Menon, B. K. Clark, G. H. Rutherford, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

  9:30 AM

THE SCHWINGER LIMIT OF THE PAIR PRODUCTION PROCESS, Kevin Cooley, P. Krekora, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

  9:45 AM

OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A TURBID MEDIUM BETWEEN MIRRORS, Rebecca Wenning, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

10:00 AM

IMPROVEMENT OF THE BOLTZMANN THEORY, Matthew Narter, S. Menon, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

10:15 AM

THE CUSP CHARACTERISTICS OF A NONLINEAR RESONANCE, Kareem Carr, Q. Su, R. Grobe*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Intense Laser Physics Theory Unit, Normal, IL 61790-4560, grobe@ilstu.edu

10:30 AM

ALLOMETRIC SCALING IN THREE SIZES OF EQUIDS (Equus caballus), Kathryn M. Smith, Tammy R. Bragg, R. C. Apter*, Truman State University, Department of Agricultural Science, 100 E. Normal, Kirksville, MO 63501, kms264@truman.edu

10:45 AM

YIELD COEFFICIENT FOR SURFACE PENNING IONIZATION, David E. Sweeney and George H. Rutherford*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Campus Box 4560, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790-4560, (309) 438-8756, desween@ilstu.edu

11:00 AM

IMAGE SEGMENTATION USING PIXEL LEVEL TEXTURE, Mikhail G. Kalinin, Daniela Stan Raicu*, Jacob Furst, Intelligent Multimedia Processing Laboratory, School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, DePaul University, 243 South Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL 60604, draicu@cs.depaul.edu

11:15 AM

SCALE ANALYSIS FOR PIXEL LEVEL TEXTURE, D. H. Xu¹, L. Shapiro²*, D. Raicu¹, J. D. Furst¹, DePaul University¹, Intelligent Multimedia Processing Laboratory, School of Computer Science, 243 S. Wabash, Chicago, IL 60604, University of Washington², Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Seattle, WA 98195, dxu7@yahoo.com

11:30 AM

Cancelled

TEXTURE FEATURE EXTRACTION USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS, Jong Lee, Daniela Raicu*, Jacob Furst*, Intelligent Multimedia Processing Laboratory, School of Computer Science, Telecommunications, and Information Systems, DePaul University, 243 S. Wabash, Chicago, Illinois 60604, USA, dstan@cs.depaul.edu