ABSTRACTS:  TITLES, TIMES AND LOCATIONS

Analytical Chemistry	Astrophysics and Geophysics	Biochemistry	Cell Biology	Computer Science	Condensed Matter Physics
CSUI Research Conference	Engineering	Environmental Science	General Biology	General Physics, Physics, and Materials Science II	Genomics, Genetics, and Structural Biology
Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Organometallic Chemistry	Materials Science I	Mathematics and Computer Science II	Molecular Biology	Nuclear and Atomic Physics	Physical Chemistry

Session 1

Analytical Chemistry Building 401, Room C4200

Session Chair: Alvin Holder

The University of Southern Mississippi

3:45 PM	Infrared Spectroscopy of a Blood Plasma Model, Ashley R. Gans, Robert Faltynek*, Dominican University, Department of Chemistry, River Forest, IL 60305, faltynek@dom.edu
4:00 PM	DETECTING THE EFFECTS OF CHOLESTEROL AND OTHER STEROLS ON AGGREGATION OF LIPIDS IN THE PULMONARY SURFACTANT LAYER USING FIELD-INDUCED DROPLET IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY, Tony Z. Jia, J. L. Beauchamp*, California Institute of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Pasadena, CA 91125, jlbchamp@caltech.edu
4:15 PM	Effects on the Permeability of Calcium in the Presence of Polydimethylated Siloxanes through a Semi-Permeable Mem-brane, Benjamin E. Wilson, Eugene B. Wickenheiser*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Chemistry, Marquette, MI 49855, ewickenh@nmu.edu
4:30 PM	Chemical modification of peptides for improved protein identification in mass spectrometry, Samuel. B. Sondalle^1, Brian L. Frey*^2, and Lloyd M. Smith^2, Ripon College^1, Department of Chemistry, Ripon, WI 54971, University of Wisconsin-Madison^2, Department of Chemistry, Madison, WI 53706-1396, bfrey@chem.wisc.edu
4:45 PM	DEVELOPMENT OF AN ANALYSIS METHOD OF OAXACA FOOD SAMPLES USING C-12/C-13 STABLE ISOTOPE IR SPECTROSCOPY, Meagan Kochel, William Whitehead*, Dean Katahira, Ripon College, Departments of Chemistry and Anthropology, Ripon, WI 54971, whiteheadw@ripon.edu
5:00 PM	CONVERSION OF n-HEXYL BROMIDE TO n-HEXYL FLUORIDE USING HECTORITE CLAY FOR SUPPORT OF THE PHASE TRANSFER CALTALYSTS, Reza Dehghanipour, Sadegh Khazaeli*, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Department of Chemistry, Edwardsville, IL 62026, skhazae@siue.edu

Session 2

Astrophysics and Geophysics Building 401, Room B4100

Session Chair: Jane A. Johnston

Argonne National Laboratory

3:30 PM	OPTICAL AND GAMMA-RAY CROSS-CORRELATIONS IN THE WKU BLAZAR MONITORING PROJECT, Kyle W. Cook, Michael Carini*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, mike.carini@wku.edu
3:45 PM	SYMMETRY ANALYSIS AND THE LANE-EMDEN EQUATION, Wyatt A. Brege^1, Joseph P. Brennan*^2, Grand Valley State University^1, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Allendale, MI 49401, University of Central Florida^2, Department of Mathematics, Orlando, FL 32816, jpbrenna@mail.ucf.edu
4:00 PM	Determining the Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae from their Environments, Schuyler G. Wolff, Louis Gregory Strolger*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, louis.strolger@wku.edu
4:15 PM	THE SERSIC MORPHOLOGIES OF THERMONUCLEAR SUPERNOVAE HOST GALAXIES IN THE NEARBY GALAXIES SUPERNOVA SEARCH DATA, April M. Pease, Louis Gregory Strolger*, NGSS Project Team, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, louis.strolger@wku.edu
4:30 PM	STELLAR ROTATION AND BRIGHTNESS MODULATION IN OPEN STAR CLUSTERS, Julie O. Djordjevic, Don Terndrup*, Ohio State University, Department of Astronomy, Columbus, OH 43210, terndrup@astronomy.ohio-state.edu
4:45 PM	CAN GAMMA RAY BURST BE DETECTED USING INFRASOUND, Jahi M. Palmer, Charles H. McGruder*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, charles.mcgruder@wku.edu
5:00 PM	TYPE IA SUPERNOVA LIGHT CURVE PROPERTIES AND RATES COMPARED TO LOCAL GALAXY COLORS, Wissam Fawaz, David Cinabro*, Wayne State University, Department of Physics, Detroit, MI 48201, cinabro@physics.wayne.edu

Session 3

Biochemistry Building 401, Room B3100 A&B

Session Chair: Marilee Benore

University of Michigan-Dearborn

3:00 PM	VANADIUM COMPLEXES FOR INSULIN ENHANCEMENT: ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND ACID PHOSPHATASE INHIBITION, Emily A. Backhus, Bradley A. Greiner, Craig C. McLauchlan*, Illinois State University, Department of Chemistry, Normal, IL 61761, ccmclau@ilstu.edu
3:15 PM	UBIQUITYLATION OF HISTONE H2B IN GIARDIA LAMBLIA, Lupe Guerra^1, John Donkersloot^2, Brenna Lamphear^2, Michael Pikaart*^2, Aaron Best^2, Malcolm X College^1, Department of Chemistry, Chicago, IL 60612, Hope College^2, Department of Chemistry, Holland, MI 49423, pikaart@hope.edu
3:30 PM	CHARACTERIZATION OF THE CONSERVED AMINO RESIDUES INVOLVED IN THE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ASH2L AND RBBP5, KEY COMPONENTS OF THE MLL1 CORE COMPLEX, Uchenna J. Mbawuike, Valarie E. Vought, Anamika Patel and Michael S. Cosgrove*, Syracuse University, Department of Biology, Syracuse, NY 13210, mscosgro@syr.edu
3:45 PM	USING NANO-ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION MASS SPECTROMETRY TO IDENTIFY TARGETING LIGANDS FOR TRANSFERRIN, Cory M. Alvey, Robby A. Petros*, University of North Texas, Department of Chemistry, Denton, TX 76203, petros@unt.edu
4:00 PM	LIGAND ESCAPE PATHWAYS OF THE OXYGEN SENSING PROTEIN, FIXL, Mary E. Severin, Kenneth Olsen*, Loyola University Chicago - Lakeshore, Department of Chemistry, Chicago, IL 60626, kolsen@luc.edu
4:15 PM	EFFECT OF PORPHYRIN ANALOGS ON LEISHMANIA CELLS, Ghislaine M. Feussom^1, Marjorie A. Jones*^2, Oakton Community College^1, Department of Science and Health Careers, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Illinois State University^2, Department of Chemistry, Normal, IL 61790, trobec@oakton.edu
4:30 PM	KINETICS OF THE FORMALDEHYDE DETOXIFICATION PATHWAY. Craig D. Koch, Michelle R. Fry*, Bradley University, Department of Chemistry and Bio-chemistry, Peoria, IL 61625, mfry@bumail.bradley.edu
4:45 PM	QUORUM QUENCHING EFFECTS OF PON 1 ON PATHOGENIC BACTERIAL INHABITANTS OF THE HUMAN COLON, Lacy M. Simons^1, Yvonne Harris*^2, Kevin Jankowski^1, Harry S. Truman College^1, Department of Biological Sciences, Chicago, IL 60640, Harper College, Department of Mathematics and Science, Palatine, IL 60067, yharris@harpercollege.edu
5:00 PM	PURIFICATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF A RED-LIGHT PHOTORECEPTOR, Mark J. Banks^1, Wesley B. Ozarowski^1, Chris M. Meissner^1, Emina A. Stojković*^1, Keith Moffat^2, Northeastern Illinois University^1, Department of Biology, Chicago, IL 60625, The University of Chicago^2, Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, Chicago, IL 60637, e-stojkovic@neiu.edu

Session 4

Cell Biology Building 401, Room B2100

Session Chair: Shubhik K. DebBurman

Lake Forest College

1:45 PM	VOLUME REGULATION BY RAINBOW TROUT RED BLOOD CELLS, Ejaz Ali, Douglas Light*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, light@lakeforest.edu
2:00 PM	LUNG FIBROSIS INDUCER GENERATES LIPID SIGNAL MEDIATOR, PHOSPHATIDIC ACID IN LUNG ENDOTHELIAL CELLS, Rishi B. Patel, Sainath R. Kotha, Savita Khanna, Chandan K. Sen, Clay B. Marsh, Narasimham L. Parinandi*, The Ohio State University, Dorothy M. Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Columbus, OH 43210, Narasimham.Parinandi@osumc.edu
2:15 PM	LONG NAIL VS. SHORT NAIL: STUDY OF MICROORGANISM CULTURES, Adilene Aguilera, Rowena Misayah*, Richard J. Daley College, Department of Biology, Chicago, IL 60652, rmisayah@ccc.edu
2:30 PM	THE ANTIBACTERIAL TIGECYCLINE CAN ENHANCE SOME IMMUNE RESPONSES IN MICE, Shannan Hendree^1, Darrin McDaniel^1, Ashlee Oceguera^1, Martel Nisbeth^1, Samantha Myers^1, Eric Adkins^1, Sadegh Khazaeli^2, Dennis J. Kitz*^1, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Department of Biological Sciences^1, Department of Chemistry^2, Edwardsville, IL 62026, dkitz@siue.edu
2:45 PM	FAMILIAL PARKINSON’S DISEASE MUTANT E46K EXPRESSES PATHOLOGY-RELATED PROPERTIES IN YEASTS, Keith Solvang, Michael Fiske, Shubhik K. DebBurman*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, debburman@lakeforest.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	NEUROPROTECTION BY SEX HORMONES IN GREY MATTER OF A MS ANIMAL MODEL, Kenneth M. Kellner^1,2, A. Gröbe^2, T. Clarner^2, J. Dang^2, C. Beyer^2, M. Kipp*^2, Elmhurst College^1, Department of Biology, Elmhurst, IL 60126, RWTH Aachen University^2, Institute of Neuroanatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Aachen, Germany 52074, mkipp@ukaachen.de
3:30 PM	INVESTIGATING THE POTENTIAL INTERACTION BETWEEN PROTEINS SIRT1 AND NOTCH1 IN THE REGULATION OF MUSCLE CELL PROLIFERATION, Kassondra Meyer, J. G. Ryall, M. Fulco, V. Sartorelli*, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20810, sartorev@mail.nih.gov
3:45 PM	USING NEMATODES TO FIND GENE LOCATIONS RELATED TO MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY, Shabana Yusufishaq, Shubhik DeBurman*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045 dbburma@lakeforest.edu
4:00 PM	PALYNOMORPH CHARACTERIZATION USING LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, David J. Bettinardi^1, Richard A. Jarman*^2, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign^1, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Champaign, IL, 61820, College of DuPage^2, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, Jarman@cod.edu

4:15 PM	AN INTRAGENIC SUPPRESSOR OF CONSTITUTIVELY ACTIVE GS ALPHA ACTS AS A DOMINANT NEGATIVE ALLELE IN THE ABSENCE OF THE ACTIVATING MUTATION, Dahlia Sultan, Amrien Ghouse, Robin Rylaarsdam*, Benedictine University, Biology Department, Lisle, IL 60532, rrylaarsdam@ben.edu
4:30 PM	A 3-D QSAR STUDY OF EFFLUX PUMP SUBSTRATES, Kelcey Anderson, Glen E. Kellogg*, Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Richmond, VA 23219, gekellog@vcu.edu
4:45 PM	MATURATION OF NMDA RECEPTOR SYNAPTIC FUNCTION IN THE PREFRONTAL CORTEX EMERGES DURING THE ADOLESCENT TRANSITION PERIOD, Natalie Simak^1,2, Lijun Heng^1, Kuei Y. Tseng*^1, Rosalind Franklin University^1, Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology, Rosalind Franklin University-Lake Forest College Research Program^2, The Chicago Medical School, North Chicago, IL 60064, kuei-yuan.Tseng@rosalindfranklin.edu
5:00 PM	ADENOMATOUS POLYPOSIS COLI AND RETINOIC ACID REGULATE THE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX3, Robert T. Jones^1, Itrat Jafri^2, David A. Jones*^2, University of Michigan-Dearborn^1, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, University of Utah^2, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, david.jones@hci.utah.edu

Session 5

Computer Science Building 401 Auditorium

Session Chairs: Freddrick Logan Carolyn A. Schultz

Illinois Institute of Technology Argonne National Laboratory

Deborah E. R. Quock

Argonne National Laboratory

10:30 AM	VISUALIZING METAGENOMIC DATA, Richard J. Schmidt, Catherine Putonti*, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Bioinformatics, Chicago, IL 60660, cputonti@luc.edu
10:45 AM	A TOOL FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE TRACEABILITY AND SUPPORTING TQL: TRACE QUERY LANGUAGE, Andy Cook, Jane Cleland-Huang*, School of Computing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60604, jhuang@cs.depaul.edu
11:00 AM	A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR A PROJECT GLOSSARY GENERATOR, Victoria Huang, Marek Gibiec, Paula Laurent, Jane Cleland-Huang*, School of Computing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60604, jhuang@cs.depaul.edu
11:15 AM	BARCODE-BASED LABORATORY INFORMATION SYSTEMS (BLIMS), Daisy Bennett^1, Audrey Givens^1, Florentino Gonzalez^1, Soon Park*^1, Andrzej Jaochimiak^2, Governors State University^1, Department of Computer Science, University Park, IL 60466, Argonne National Laboratory^2, Biosciences Division, Argonne, IL 60439, s‑park@govst.edu
11:30 AM	LUNCH
12:30 PM	FILE I/O BEHAVIOR OF MODERN APPLICATIONS, Tyler R. Harter, Michael B. Vaughn, Remzi H. Arpaci-Dusseau*, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Computer Science, Madison, WI 53715, remzi@cs.wisc.edu
12:45 PM	COUPLING OF DYNAMIC FUEL CELL AND VEHICLE MODELS FOR DRIVE CYCLE FUEL ECONOMY STUDIES, Kimberly Poole, Joshua Wang*, Governors State University, Department of Arts and Sciences, University Park, IL 60466, x‑tang@govst.edu
1:00 PM	DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND IMPROVEMENT OF X-MAC PROTOCOL FOR DUTY-CYCLED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS ON TINYOS, Anthony J. Mayes, Bo Sun*, Department of Computer Science, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX 77713, bsun@my.lamar.edu
1:15 PM	IMPROVING A VIRTUAL REALITY SIMULATOR OF THE ENIAC, Scott Fahle^1, Guy Wyant^2, Douglas Harms*^3, Grove City College^1, Computer Science Depart-ment, Grove City, PA 16127, University of Evansville^2, Computer Science Department, Evansville, IN 47722, DePauw University^3, Computer Science Depart-ment, Greencastle, IN 46135, dharms@depauw.edu
1:30 PM	NOVEL ALGORITHM FOR TIME SYNCHRONIZATION IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS, Pete Terlep, Steve Klabak, Yavor Kovachev, Khadija Stewart*, DePauw University, Computer Science Department, Greencastle, IN 46135, khadijastewart@depauw.edu
1:45 PM	A PRELIMINARY DATA ANALYSIS OF A FEW NETWORK TRAFFIC TRACES, Krzysztof Tralka^1, Dingbang Xu*^1, Steve Shih^1, Karen D’Arcy^2, Governors State University^1, Department of Computer Science^1, Department of Chemistry^2, University Park, IL 60484, d-xu@govst.edu

2:00 PM	ANALYSIS AND 3D VISUALIZATION OF MULTIPLE TROPHIC CASCADE SCENARIOS, Joshua M. Cook, Matthew J. Knox, Brian J. Krent, Randy R. Appleton*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Marquette, MI 49855, rappleto@nmu.edu
2:15 PM	ANALYSIS AND INVESTIGATION OF TOOLS TO EFFECTIVELY GATHER DATA FOR BENCHMARKING DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEM AVAILABILITY, James D. Warren, Xin Chen, Xubin He*, Tennessee Technological University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cookeville, TN 38505, HeXB@tntech.edu
2:30 PM	COMPARING PRIVACY PROPERTIES OF MIXNET AUDITS USED BY END-TO-END VOTING SYSTEMS, Jan Michael Rubio, Ben Hosp, Poorvi L. Vora*, George Washington University, Department of Computer Science, Washington, DC 20052, poorvi@gwu.edu
2:45 PM	ACCESSIBLE VOTING INTERFACE USING AN INTERACTIVE VOICE SYSTEM MODEL, Alex Florescu, Stefan Popoveniuc, Poorvi L. Vora*, The George Washington University, Department of Computer Science, Washington, DC 20052, poorvi@gwu.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	KNOWLEDGE-POOR PRONOMINAL RESOLUTION WITHOUT A PART-OF-SPEECH TAGGER, Lauren M. Schmidt^1, Kendra L. Schroeder^2, Scott Thede*^3. Murray State University^1, Computer Science Department. Murray, KY 42071, Ohio Northern University^2, Computer Science Department, Ada, OH 45810, DePauw University^3, Computer Science Department, Greencastle, IN 46135, sthede@depauw.edu
3:30 PM	IN SILICO MODELING OF THE WNT SIGNALING NETWORK, Theodore Roman^1, Alex Galante^1, Sudipto Saha^1, Rob Ewing*^1, Mehmet Koyuturk*^1,2, Center for Proteomics and Bioinformatics^1, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science^2, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, rob.ewing@case.edu
3:45 PM	A STUDY OF PARALLEL MULTIPLICATION ALGORITHMS VIA GPGPU, Jaclyn R. Beck, David E. Lyon, Darren M. St. Amour, Esther M. Su, Michael R. Kowalczyk*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Marquette, MI 49855, mkowalcz@nmu.edu
4:00 PM	THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEL HARDWARE VIRTUALIZATION SUPPORT IN THE PALACIOS VIRTUAL MACHINE MONITOR, Andy G. Gocke, John Lange, Peter Dinda*, Northwestern University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Evanston, IL 60201, pdinda@northwestern.edu
4:15 PM	EVOLUTION OF MOTILITY PATTERNS IN SIMPLE, BLIND ORGANISMS IN A BOUNDED ENVIRONMENT, Geoffrey S. Riutta, Jeffrey Horn, Northern Michigan University, Computer Science Department, Marquette, MI 49855, jhorn@nmu.edu
4:30 PM	THE USE OF WIRESHARK FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, Tara A. Wink, Lindsay Hopper, Keith Andrew*, Western Kentucky University, Cyber Defense Lab, Bowling Green, KY 42101, keith.andrew@wku.edu

4:45 PM	AGENT BASED DOCUMENT ANALYSIS, Dale J. Cox, Adam J. Kennedy, Jeremiah S. Parisien, Munehiro Kura, Jack R. Hagemeister*, Washington State University, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pullman, WA 99163, jackrh@eecs.wsu.edu
5:00 PM	AUTOMATED MINING OF CROSS-CUTTING CONCERNS FROM PROBLEM REPORTS AND REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICATIONS, Horatiu Dumitru, Adam Czauderna, Jane Cleland-Huang*, School of Computing, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60604, jhuang@cs.depaul.edu

Session 6

Condensed Matter Physics Building 401, Room B4100

Session Chair: David Marx

Illinois State University

1:30 PM	SYNTHESIS AND DYNAMICAL STUDY OF METALLIC JANUS PARTICLES, Laura Gunther, Venkatesh Subba Rao, Rami Omari, Ashis Mukhopadhyay*, Wayne State University, Department of Physics, Detroit, MI 48202, ar8678@wayne.edu
1:45 PM	YOU'VE BEEN GUNNED, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Bradley Dale^1, David T. Marx*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790-4560, dtmarx@ilstu.edu
2:00 PM	Search for Superconductivity with Nanodevices, Precious Cantu^1, Takahiro Nishijima^2, Hidekazu Shimotani*^2, and Yoshihiro Iwasa^2, NanoJapan Program 2009 and Department of Electrical Engineering, Louisiana State University^1, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University^2, Sendai 980-8577, Japan, feldman@ece.lsu.edu
2:15 PM	studying intercalated layered magnetic compounds with monte carlo simulations, Brodie Wandling^1, M. W. Roth*^1, T. E. Kidd^1, P. M. Shand^1and L. Strauss^2, Department of Physics^1, Department of Chemistry^2, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, rothm@uni.edu
2:30 PM	deterministic computer simulations of hydrogen storage in carbon nanostructures, Matthew Kaspar^1, M. W. Roth*^1, T. E. Kidd^1, L. Strauss^2 and M. J. Connolly^3, Department of Physics^1, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry^2, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614 University of Missouri^3, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Columbia, MO 65211, rothm@uni.edu
2:45 PM	MECHANICAL DEFORMATION OF SINGLE AND FEW-LAYER GRAPHENE ON MICRO-SCALE GROOVED PDMS, Scott D. Scharfenberg, David Z. Rocklin, Cesar E. Chialvo, Richard L. Weaver, Paul M. Goldbart, Nadya Mason*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Physics, Urbana, IL 61801, nadya@illinois.edu

Session 7

CSUI Research Conference Building 440, Room 105

Session Chairs: Uwe J. Hansen Richard F. Martin

Indiana State University Illinois State University

2:15 PM	AN FPGA-BASED ECG ANALYZER AND QRS DETECTOR, Megha S. Adawadkar, In Soo Ahn, and Yufeng Lu*, Bradley University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Peoria, IL 61625, ylu2@bradley.edu
2:30 PM	CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION IN MENTORING STUDENTS IN UNDER-GRADUATE RESEARCH IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PROGRAM AT HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY), Shereen A. Abdel Kader, Harris-Stowe State University, Teacher Education, St. Louis, MO 63103, kaders@hssu.edu
2:45 PM	A PROPOSAL OF FOUNDING A CENTER FOR CREATIVITY AT HARRIS-STOWE STATE UNIVERSITY: A NEW MODEL OF UNDERSTANDING AND NURTURING SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC, AND LIFE STYLE CREATIVITY IN CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS, Shereen A. Abdel Kader, Harris-Stowe State University, Teacher Education, St. Louis, MO 63103, kaders@hssu.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	The Lyapunov Exponent for charged particle motion in a magnetic field reversal, Richard F. Martin, Daniel L. Holland, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Morgan Presley, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790-4560, rfm@phy.ilstu.edu
3:30 PM	FINITE ELEMENT STUDIES IN THE CLASSROOM, Uwe J. Hansen, Indiana State University, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Terre Haute, IN 47809, u‑hansen@indstate.edu
3:45 PM	ENHANCED ELECTRON TRANSPORT IN DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS USING SHORT ZNO NANOTIPS ON A ROUGH METAL ANODE, Zhenzhen Yang^1, Tao Xu*^1, Yasuo Ito^1, Ulrich Welp^2, Wai-Kwong Kwok^2, Northern Illinois University^1, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, DeKalb, IL 60115, Argonne National Laboratory^2, Materials Science Division, Argonne, IL 60439, txu@niu.edu
4:00 PM	MOLECULAR DYNAMICS COMPUTER SIMULATIONS OF PARTIAL HEXANE AND PENTANE ADLAYERS DEPOSITED ON GRAPHITE, Michael W. Roth*^1, M. Kaspar^1, Carlos Wexler^2, L. Firlej^3, B. Kuchta^4, Paul A. Gray^1, University of Northern Iowa^1, Department of Physics, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, University of Missouri^2, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Columbia, MO 65211, LCVN, Université Montpellier 2^3, 34095 Montpellier, France, Laboratoire Chimie Provence, Université de Provence^4, 13396 Marseille, France, rothm@uni.edu
4:15 PM	LUNAR SIMULANT ACTIVATION EXPLORATION, Shanon M. Davis^1, James R. Gaier*^2, University of Northern Iowa^1, Department of Physics, Cedar Falls, IA 50614, NASA Glenn Research Center^2, Cleveland, OH 44135, james.r.gaier@nasa.gov
4:30 PM	STUDYING THE PATTERNING AND MAGNETIC ORDERING OF MULTI-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNT) USING MAGNETIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (MFM), Christopher L. Milby, Joseph L. Wiewel, Gilles K. Kouassi, and Mark S. Boley*, Western Illinois University, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Macomb, IL 61455, mfmsb@wiu.edu

4:45 PM	MASS-SELECTIVE RESONANCE ENHANCED TWO-PHOTON IONIZATION LASER SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOMOLECULES, Pengqian Wang*, Western Illinois University, Department of Physics, Macomb, IL 61455, p-wang@wiu.edu
5:00 PM	WATER MIXING WITH OIL UNDER STATIC HIGH PRESSURE, Heather K. Ploeg^1, Matthew D. McCluskey*^2, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor^1, College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Washington State University^2, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pullman, WA 99164, mattmcc@wsu.edu

Session 8

Engineering Building 401, 5th Floor Gallery

Session Chairs: Ali M. Khounsary Yuming Xiao

Argonne National Laboratory Argonne National Laboratory

Bharat Thakkar

Illinois Institute of Technology

12:15 PM	HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT USING WIRE-COIL INSERTS FOR APS HIGH HEAT LOAD/FLUX COMPONENTS, Matthew Alvarez^1, Juan Bueno^1, Bharat Thakkar*^1, Dominique Mason^2, Jeff T. Collins^3, Illinois Institute of Technology^1, Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering, Chicago, IL 60616, Chicago State University^2, College of Arts and Sciences, Chicago, IL 60628, Argonne National Laboratory^3, Advanced Photon Source Engineering Support, Argonne, IL 60439, thakkar@iit.edu
12:30 PM	FAST EXACT IMAGE METHOD FOR THE SOMMERFELD HALF SPACE PROBLEM, Jessica Piper, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunication, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
12:45 PM	ADAPTIVE FILTERING AND TARGET DETECTION FOR ULTRASONIC NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION APPLICATIONS, Daniel J. Monroe, In Soo Ahn*, Yufeng Lu*, Bradley University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Peoria, IL 61625, isa@bradley.edu, ylu2@bradley.edu
1:00 PM	MECHANICAL MODEL OF BONE CONDUCTION, David Chhan, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommuni-cations, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
1:15 PM	infrared position tracking, Megha Sunny, Charles Thompson*, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunications, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
1:30 PM	NONUNIFORMLY SPACED LINEAR ARRAY, Jenny Au, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunications, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
1:45 PM	THRESHOLD AMPLITUDE IN DETECTION OF BPSK SIGNAL VIA SIMULATION, Noel Billong, Charles Thompson*, Center for Advanced Computation and Tele-communications, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson2@uml.edu
2:00 PM	INVESTIGATION INTO THE PREPARATION OF MANGANESE PROMOTED RHODIUM CATALYST BY STRONG ELECTROSTATIC ADSORPTION, Shrikant Shah, Theresa Feltes, Randall J. Meyer*, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chicago, IL 60607, rjm@uic.edu
2:15 PM	ISM BAND DEVICE DETECTION IN SOFTWARE RADIO, Bingjian Zhang^1, Kunal Rele^2, Yingbing Yap^1, Dennis Roberson*^2, Illinois Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering^1, Department of Computer Science^2, Chicago, IL 60616, robersond@iit.edu

2:30 PM	ERYTHROCYTE CONCENTRATION RESPONSES IN MICRO-DEVICE BLOOD TYPING, Sean M. Duke, Kaela M. Leonard*, Adrienne R. Minerick, Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, minerick@che.msstate.edu
2:45 PM	Titanium Machinng Volumetric Wear Experiments, Eric M. Schepman, April M. Bryan*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Terre Haute, IN 47803, bryan1@rose-hulman.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	CIRCUIT MODEL OF CANTILEVERED CARBON NANOTUBE (CNT), Ethan N. Phung, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunications, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
3:30 PM	IMPROVEMENT IN LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY VIA EYE-TRACKING MECHANISM, Kalyan Sreeram^1, Ratna Naik*^1, Abhilash Pandya*^2, Alex Cao^2, Syed Ali^2, Wayne State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy^1, College of Engineering, CARES Laboratory^2, Detroit, MI 48202, naik@physics.wayne.edu, apandya@indigo.eng.wayne.edu
3:45 PM	RE-ENGINEERING OF A USER-CONTROLLED ROBOTIC ATV PLATFORM, James A. Berry, Sean M. Hamlet, Matthew T. Lodmell, Travis K. Morrison, Michael D. Simpson, S. Wilson*, Western Kentucky University, Applied Physics Institute, Bowling Green, KY 42101, stacy.wilson@wku.edu
4:00 PM	ACOUSTIC STREAMING CAUSED BY THE OSCILLATION OF AN IRREGULAR SURFACE, Katherine A. Aho, Elaine S. Vejar, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunication, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
4:15 PM	DIRECT CONVERSION OF DIGITAL SIGNALS TO AN ANALOG ACOUSTIC OUTPUT, Jose Amado, Charles Thompson*, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Center for Advanced Computation and Telecommunications, Lowell, MA 01854, charles_thompson@uml.edu
4:30 PM	INFORMATION THEORETIC MEASURES APPLIED TO STOCK PRICE PREDICTION, Royce S. Walter, Karthik Kuber, Xiaomin Lin, Fritz H. Schlereth*, Syracuse University, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse, NY 13244, schleret@syr.edu
4:45 PM	CHARACTERISTICS OF 4H AND 6H SILICON CARBIDE UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE, Thomas M. Kremenski, John Patten*, Muralidhar K. Ghantasala, Saurabh R. Virkar, Western Michigan University, Department of Manufacturing Engineering, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, john.patten@wmich.edu
5:00 PM	THEORETICAL STUDY OF THE DIRECT SYNTHESIS OF H2O2 ON PD. PT AND AU SURFACES, Ruzica Djordjevic, Randall J. Meyer*, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chicago, IL 60607, rjm@uic.edu

Session 9

Environmental Science Building 401, Room E1100

Session Chair: David J. LePoire

Argonne National Laboratory

2:45 PM	CAN ETHANOL PRODUCTION BE MADE ECONOMICALLY VIABLE THROUGH THE USE OF BACTERIA?, Katherine Cole, Kathlyne L. Raymundo, Catherine Han*, Rowena Misayah*, Richard J. Daley College, Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Chicago, IL 60650, chan@ccc.edu, rmisayah@ccc.edu
3:00 PM	TOXICOLOGICAL IMPACTS OF GOLD NANOPARTICLES ON BACTERIA RESIDING IN THE ROUGE RIVER, Rachel J. James, Sonia M. Tiquia*, The University of Michigan, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, smtiquia@umd.umich.edu
3:15 PM	The Response of European Buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica, to Soil Amendments in Restoration, Dayani S. Pieri^1, Lauren G. Umek*^2,3, Liam J. Heneghan*^2,3, Oakton Community College^1, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Chicago Botanic Garden^2, Glencoe, IL 60022, DePaul University^3, Chicago, IL 60604, lumek@depaul.edu
3:30 PM	MAGNESIUM CORROSION AND STABILIZATION/SOLIDIFICATION EFFECTIVE-NESS USING THE TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURE, Laura E. Nicklaus, Mariana A. Caffaro, Robert W. Fuessle*, Max A. Taylor, Bradley University, Department of Civil Engineering and Construction, Peoria, IL 61625, fues@bradley.edu
3:45 PM	ASSESSMENT OF SOIL COMPOSITION AND VEGETATION SURVEY OF OLD FIELD, FOREST 1, AND SAVANNAH 2 AREAS OF THE ASYLUM LAKE PROPERTY, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, Jay J. Biernat, Marygrove College, Science and Math Department, Detroit, MI 48221, john.spitsbergen@wmich.edu
4:00 PM	THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ON DOLPHINS, Christina A. Graves, Harris-Stowe State University, Teacher Education, St. Louis, MO 63103, kaders@hssu.edu
4:15 PM	Mathematica Modeling of Ethanol Fuel Production and Distri-bution, Craig A. Biwer, Charles Macal*, Argonne National Laboratory, Decision and Information Sciences, Argonne, IL 60439, macal@anl.gov
4:30 PM	COMPOSITION AND ORIGIN OF THE CRESCENT BEACH SAND, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE, Kathleen H. Robbins, Reuben A. Tineo, and Nazrul I. Khandaker*, York College (City University of New York), Earth and Physical Sciences Department, Geology Discipline, Jamaica, NY 11451, kdaker@york.cuny.edu
4:45 PM	DISTRIBUTIONS OF LIVING BENTHIC FORAMINIFERA ON A SUB-MILLIMETER SCALE, CLAM FLATS OF MONTEREY BAY, CALIFORNIA, Darin M. Lang^2, Zackary Bailey^1, Joan M. Bernhard^2, Anthony E. Rathburn*^1, Indiana State University^1, Geology Program, Terre Haute, IN 47809, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution^2, Woods Hole, MA 02543, arathburn@isugw.indstate.edu
5:00 PM	RESPONSES OF SEAFLOOR ORGANISMS TO SEASONAL CHANGES IN THE ANTARCTIC, Zackary D. Bailey^1, Ronald Taylor^1, Jason D. Waggoner^1, Anthony E. Rathburn*^1, M. Elena Perez^1, Dylon Minor^2, Jonathan B. Martin^2, Scott E. Ishman^2, Geology Program, Indiana State University^1, Terre Haute, IN 47809, University of Flordia^2, Department of Geological Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale^3, Department of Geology, Carbondale, IL 62901, arathburn@isugw.indstate.edu

Session 10

General Biology Building 401, Room E1200

Session Chairs: Ronald D. Banks Ann M. Grens

Harris-Stowe State University Indiana University-South Bend

12:30 PM	DEVELOPMENT OF A MODEL OF DIET INDUCED-OBESITY, Alicia B. Barclay, Martin S. Muntzel*, Omar S. Al-Naimi, CUNY Lehman College, Department of Biological Sciences, Bronx, NY 10468, martin.muntzel@lehman.cuny.edu
12:45 PM	MITOTIC ACTIVITY FOLLOWING CHEMICAL ABLATION OF THE OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM IN ZEBRAFISH, Jordan M. Bergmann^1, Christine A. Byrd-Jacobs*^2, University of Notre Dame^1, Department of Natural Sciences, Notre Dame, IN 46556, Western Michigan University^2, Department of Neurobiology, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, christine.byrd@wmich.edu
1:00 PM	POPULATION GENETICS OF GREAT LAKES ZEBRA MUSSELS (DREISSENA POLYMORPHA) AND QUAGGA MUSSELS (DREISSENA BURGENENSIS), Adeline Bauer, David J. Stanton*, Saginaw Valley State University, Department of Biology, University Center, MI 48710, dstanton@svsu.edu
1:15 PM	AGING EFFECTS ON CORTICAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY DURING SPEECH PERCEPTION IN NOISE: A GRAPH THEORETICAL ANALYSIS, John P. Sheppard^1,3, Ji-Ping Wang^2, Patrick C. M. Wong*^3,4,5,6, Department of Biomedical Engineering^1, Department of Statistics^2, Roxelyn & Richard Pepper Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders^3, Northwestern University Interde-partmental Neuroscience Program^4, Hugh Knowles Center^5, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery^6, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, pwong@northwestern.edu
1:30 PM	DNA FINGERPRINTING OF MICHIGAN MIGRATORY WATERFOWL: AMERICAN BLACK DUCKS AND MALLARDS, Christi J. Raines, Gail E. Kantak*, David J. Stanton, Saginaw Valley State University, Department of Biology, University Center, MI 48710, kantak@svsu.edu
1:45 PM	COMPETITION BETWEEN WILD TYPE E. COLI (MG1655) AND A MUTANT STRAIN (KR11) IN A RICH MEDIUM, Simone D. Williams, Steven A. McCommas*, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Department of Biological Sciences, Edwardsville, IL 62026, smccomm@siue.edu
2:00 PM	DOMINANCE HIERARCHIES AND SOCIAL SPACING IN THE WESTERN LOWLAND GORILLA, Elaine R. Gustafson, A. Houde*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, houde@lakeforest.edu
2:15 PM	CARNIVORY IN THE AQUATIC PLANT UTRICULARIA: A REVIEW AND EXPERIMENT, Brittney L. Wiggins, Robert L. Wallace*, Ripon College, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, wallacer@ripon.edu
2:30 PM	TRENDS IN PHOSPHORUS, NITRATE, AND AMMONIA LEVELS OF A SEEPAGE LAKE IN SOUTH CENTRAL-WISCONSIN, Sarah M. Anderson, Ryan deRegnier, Sara L. Wichlacz Haney, Robert L. Wallace*,Ripon College, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, wallacer@ripon.edu
2:45 PM	DETERMINING THE DIVERSITY OF FUNGAL SPECIES ASSOCIATED WITH A NATIVE WOODLAND HERB AND TESTING THE PATHOGENICITY OF GLOMERELLA, Lauri A. Reinhold, Deborah Marr*, Indiana University South Bend, Department of Biology, South Bend, IN 46634, dmarr@iusb.edu

3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	THE NATURE OF MUTATION AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COMBINED TRAITS, Joshua L. Dickey, Richard J. Daley College, Department of Biology, Chicago, IL 60652, rmisayah@ccc.edu
3:30 PM	AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF ADULT EASTERN BLUEBIRDS (Sialia sialis) DURING THE NESTLING PERIOD, Consuelo V. Arboleda, Memuna Khan*, Ripon College, Department of Biology, Ripon, WI 54971, khanm@ripon.edu
3:45 PM	COMPARISON OF A WILD TYPE (MG1655) AND A MUTANT (WRL2) STRAIN OF E. COLI FOR GROWTH IN A RICH MEDIUM, Heather A. Weekley, Steven A. McCommas*, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, Department of Biological Sciences, Edwardsville, IL 62026, smccomm@siue.edu
4:00 PM	THE DISRUPTIVE EFFECTS ON GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR IN FRUIT FLIES (Drosophila melanogaster) EXPOSED TO PENTACHLOROPHENOL, Tyler Beyett, Gary M. Lange*, Saginaw Valley State University, Department of Biology, University Center, MI 48710, gmlange@svsu.edu
4:15 PM	THE EFFECT OF PRIOR EXPERIENCE OF MALE COLOR MORPH FREQUENCY ON SEXUAL RESPONSIVENESS OF FEMALE GUPPIES, Claire Konefal, A. Houde*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, houde@lakeforest.edu
4:30 PM	FLOWER COLOR VARIABILITY AND THE EFFECTS OF MIXED MATING IN THE PROTANDROUS HERB SAPONARIA OFFICINALIS L. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE), Shabnam G. Jabbari, Sandra L. Davis*, University of Indianapolis, Department of Biology, Indianapolis, IN 46227, sdavis@uindy.edu
4:45 PM	BEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO THE ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR, DIISONONYL PHTHALATE, ON ADULT RATS (Rattus norvegicus), Michael Weber, Kaitlin DuCharme, Gary M. Lange*, Saginaw Valley State University, Department of Biology, University Center, MI 48710, gmlange@svsu.edu
5:00 PM	THE EFFECTS OF VOLUNTARY EXERCISE ON NERVE GROWTH FACTOR (NGF) EXPRESSION AND INNERVATION IN ARTERIES AND VEINS, Dominique D. Ousley, John M. Spitsbergen*, Western Michigan University, Department of Biological Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, john.spitsbergen@wmich.edu

Session 11

General Physics, Physics, and

Materials Science II Building 401, Room A5000

Session Chairs: Renat R. Letfullin Charudatta M. Phatak

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Argonne National Laboratory

Seungbum Hong

Argonne National Laboratory

10:30 AM	TOXIC POTENTIAL OF GOLD AND MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES ON YEAST CELLS, Debalina Bandyopadhyay^1, Priscila Bercea^1, Courtney Niland^1, Ali Mirza^1, Rachel Wallen^1, C. Sudakar R. Regmi^2, Gavin. Lawes^2 and Krisanu Bandyopadhyay*^1, University of Michigan-Dearborn^1, Department of Natural Science, Dearborn, MI 48128, Wayne State University^2, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Detroit, MI 48202, krisanu@umd.umich.edu
10:45 AM	UNCERTAINTY EXPONENTS FOR CHAOTIC PARTICLE SCATTERING IN THE MAGNETOTIAL, Morgan Presley, Daniel L. Holland*, Richard F. Martin, Hiroshi Matsuoka; Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790-4560, holland@phy.ilstu.edu
11:00 AM	BINDING OF ETHENE TO SINGLE WALL NANOTUBES, Alice Walker, Daniel Lawson*, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, dblawson@umich.edu
11:15 AM	ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION OF DNA HYBRIDIZATION ON VERTICALLY ALIGNED CARBON NANOTUBE ARRAY ELECTRODE, Elissa Grzincic, Rachel Wallen, Krisanu Bandyopadhyay*, University of Michigan-Dearborn, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, krisanu@umd.umich.edu
11:30 AM	LUNCH
12:15 PM	ELECTRODEPOSITION OF ZINC MICROWIRES FROM AN ALKALINE SOLUTION AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, Daryl A. Fahrner, David Seley, Mike Zach*, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Department of Chemistry, Stevens Point, WI 54481, MZach@uwsp.edu
12:30 PM	EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND INCUBATION TIME ON THE IN SITU GENERATED GOLD NANOPARTICLES ASSEMBLIES, Marissa Kerrigan, Thomas Chase, Natalie Wasio, Krisanu Bandyopadhyay*, University of Michigan–Dearborn, Department of Natural Science, Dearborn, MI 48128, krisanu@umd.umich.edu
12:45 PM	DIRECT WRITE ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICALLY SMALL, LOW Q ANTENNAS, Thomas F. Malkowski^1, Eric B. Duoss^1, Jacob J. Adams^2, Jennifer A. Lewis*^1, Jennifer T. Bernhard^2, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering^1, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering^2, Urbana, IL 61801, jalewis@illinois.edu
1:00 PM	STUDYING THE PATTERNING OF SINGLE-WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCNT) USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM), Joseph L. Wiewel, Christopher L. Milby, Gilles K. Kouassi, and Mark S. Boley*, Western Illinois University, Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Macomb, IL 61455, mfmsb@wiu.edu
1:15 PM	INVESTIGATION OF TAS2 NANOSTRUCTURES, Jeffrey D. Wallace, Tim E. Kidd*, University of Northern Iowa, Department of Physics, Cedar Falls, IA 50613, tim.kidd@uni.edu

1:30 PM	MODELING HARD TISSUE HEATING BY SHORT AND ULTRASHORT LASER PULSES, Colin E. W. Rice, Renat R. Letfullin*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, Terre Haute, IN 47803, letfulli@rose-hulman.edu
1:45 PM	MODELING THE ABLATION OF BIOLOGICAL HARD TISSUE, Colin E. W. Rice, Renat R. Letfullin*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Department of Physics and Optical Engineering, Terre Haute, IN 47803, letfulli@rose-hulman.edu
2:00 PM	ESTABLISHING METEOR SHOWERS AND A SEARCH FOR THEIR PARENT BODIES, Lisa M. Genovese, SETI Institute, Mountain View, CA 94043, gipsonk@gvsu.edu
2:15 PM	CHARGED PARTICLE DYNAMICS IN A MAGNETIC NEUTRAL LINE FIELD, Eric D. Larson, Richard F. Martin*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790-4560, rfm@ilstu.edu
2:30 PM	PHYSICS & WEIGHTLIFTING: POWER & TORQUE OF THE BENCH PRESS AT DIFFERENT GRIP WIDTHS, Erin E. Lindsey, Richard F. Martin*, Illinois State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61790, rfm@phy.ilstu.edu
2:45 PM	SMALL ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERING STUDIES OF NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS, Tracy K. Steinbach, Grand Valley State University, Department of Physics, Allendale, MI 49401, helkaise@indiana.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	A SIGNATURE OF NEW PHYSICS: DETERMING MISSING TRANSVERSE ENERGY IN THE ATLAS DETECTOR, Thomas M. Schmit^1, Vivek Jain*^2, Daria Zieminska*^2, Missouri University of Science and Technology^1, Physics Department, Rolla, MO 65409, Indiana University^2, Physics Department, Bloomington, IN 47405, jain2@hep.physics.indiana.edu
3:30 PM	NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF MANY-BODY PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, Ben Keen, Maja Krcmar*, Grand Valley State University, Department of Physics, Allendale, MI 49401, krcmarm@gvsu.edu
3:45 PM	EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES OF DISPERSIVE EXTINCTION PHENOMENON OF THE COSMIC RED SHIFT, Gary A. Clifton, Ling-Jun Wang*, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Department of Physics, Geology, and Astronomy, Chattanooga, TN 37402, Lingjun-Wang@utc.edu
4:00 PM	DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRONICS TO AUTOMATE THE CAVITY TESTING PROCESS, Bradley D. Schoenrock^1, Dave J. Meidlinger*^2, Northern Michigan University^1, Department of Physics, Marquette MI 49855, Cornell University^2, SRF Group, Ithaca, NY 14895, djm226@cornell.edu
4:15 PM	APPLICATION OF A BRAGG PEAK FLATTENING FILTER FOR DOSE DELIVERY UTILIZING ENERGY STACKING, Gregory R. Warrell^1, Vladimir A. Anferov*^2, Indiana University South Bend^1, Department of Physics and Astronomy, South Bend, IN 46634, Indiana University Cyclotron Facility^2, Bloomington, IN 47405, vanferov@indiana.edu
4:30 PM	FABRICATION OF SUSPENDED NANOWIRE STRUCTURES, Jason Mast^1, Xuan Gao*^2, Missouri University of Science and Technology^1, Department of Physics, Rolla, MO 65409, Case Western Reserve University^2, Department of Physics, Cleveland, OH 44106, xuan.gao@case.edu

4:45 PM	FIRST RESULTS FROM THE WIRX PLASMA EXPERIMENT, Joel Dahlin, David Blasing, Darren Craig*, David Stapleton, Wheaton College, Department of Physics, Wheaton, IL 60187, darren.craig@wheaton.edu
5:00 PM	FREQUENCY-DOUBLING OF A TUNABLE DYE LASER, Dustin MacDermott, Yuan Sang, Brian Davies, Pengqian Wang*, Western Illinois University, Department of Physics, Macomb, IL 61455, p-wang@wiu.edu

Session 12

Genomics, Genetics, and

Structural Biology Building 460, Room B

Session Chair: Bridget Stuckey

Olive-Harvey College

3:15 PM	Knockdown of an Ephrin Receptor inhibits proper lateral line development in zebrafish, Anne E. Hall^1,2,3, Brian M. McDermott, Jr.*^1,3, Departments of Otolaryngology^1, Biology^2 and Neurosciences^3, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, bmm30@case.edu
3:30 PM	DISPERAL AND GENETIC VARIATION OF THE ROTIFER EUCHLANIS DILATATA FROM THE CHIHUAHUAN DESERT, Lauren J. Kelly^1,2, Kassondra Meyer^1,2, T. Schröder^2, Elizabeth J. Walsh^2, Robert L. Wallace*^1, Ripon College^1, Department of Biological Sciences, Ripon, WI 54971, University of Texas at El Paso^2, Department of Biological Sciences, El Paso, TX 79968, wallacer@ripon.edu
3:45 PM	GENETIC MAPPING OF SHORT PHARYNX MUTANT LINE OF C. ELEGANS M77, Yama Sadozai, Andrew Ferrier, and Pliny A. Smith*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, smith@lakeforest.edu
4:00 PM	EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF MYRSDIEA CHEWING LICE ON TOUCAN HOSTS, Jospeh A. Cacioppo, Jason D. Weckstein*, Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology/Birds, Chicago, IL 60605, jweckstein@fieldmuseum.org
4:15 PM	A STUDY OF THE CULTURABLE MICROBIAL DIVERSITY OF SEVERAL CHICAGO BEACHES, April Williams^1,2, Catherine Putonti*^1,2,3, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Biology^1, Department of Bioinformatics^2, Department of Computer Science^3, Chicago, IL 60660, cputonti@luc.edu
4:30 PM	New Data Structures for Heterogeneous Genetic Data, Marguerite Hoving^1, Catherine Putonti*^1,2,3, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Bioinformatics^1, Department of Biology^2, Department of Computer Science^3, Chicago, IL 60660, cputonti@luc.edu
4:45 PM	Assessing Microbial Diversity within Soil samples exposed to different levels of co2, Vinicio Reynoso^1,2, John Kelly^2, Nancy Tuchman^2, Antonio Martinez Alcantara^3, Yuriy Fofanov^3,4,5, Catherine Putonti*^1,2,6, Loyola University of Chicago, Department of Bioinformatics^1, Department of Biology^2, Department of Computer Science^6, Chicago, IL 60660, University of Houston, Bioinformatics Laboratory^3, Department of Computer Science^4, Department of Biology^5, Houston, TX 77204, cputonti@luc.edu
5:00 PM	PROBING THE CHANGES IN SECONDARY STRUCTURE OF AMYLOID BETA PEPTIDES IN THE PRESENCE OF SODIUM DODECYL SULFATE, Grace A. Jairo, Manying C. Szetu, Jeffery M. Schwehm*, Lakeland College, Natural Sciences Division, Sheboygan, WI 53082, schwehmjm@lakeland.edu

Session 13

Inorganic and Organic Chemistry,

Spectroscopy, and Organometallic

Chemistry Building 460, Room A

Session Chairs: Carmen M. Lopez Rivera Michael Zach

Argonne National Laboratory University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

1:15 PM	THE CHEMISTRY OF BREAKING GLASS, Ryan Forrest, Robert Faltynek*, Dominican University, Department of Chemistry, River Forest, IL 60305, faltynek@dom.edu
1:30 PM	SYNTHESIS OF DIAZENIUMDIOLATE PRODRUGS AS HNO DONORS, Robert Schretzman, Karl Rickert, Daniela Andrei*, Dominican University, Department of Natural Sciences, River Forest, IL 60305, dandrei@dom.edu
1:45 PM	SYNTHESIS OF tert-BUTYL SUBSTITUTED DICARBAPORPHYRINS, Aaron D. Lammer, Timothy D. Lash*, Illinois State University, Department of Chemistry, Normal, IL 61790-4160, tdlash@ilstu.edu
2:00 PM	COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM BEHIND C-H BOND, Rachel A. Vanden Berg, Joseph Scanlon*, Ripon College, Department of Chemistry, Ripon, WI 54971 scanlonj@ripon.edu
2:15 PM	ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF THE WIELAND MIESCHER KETONE CATALYZED BY L-PROLINE AND PROLINE DERIVATIVES, Jacob T. Polaski, Cheryl M. Mascarenhas*, Benedictine University, Department of Chemistry, Lisle, IL 60532, cmascare@ben.edu
2:30 PM	INFLUENCE OF AROMATIC SUBSTITUENTS ON THE ANTIBIOTIC ACTIVITY OF 5-ARYL-4,4-DIMETHYL-3-OXO-d-LACTONES AGAINST BACILLUS SUBTILIS, Lee Raube, Nicholas Van Hise, Dave Baudo, Brad Andersh* Bradley University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Peoria, IL 61625, bja@bradley.edu
2:45 PM	INVESTIGATION OF THE MECHANISM FOR THE PREPARATION OF 5-ARYL-3-OXO-d-LACTONES BY THE POTASSIUM CARBONATE PROMOTED CON-DENSATION BETWEEN ACETOACETATE ESTERS AND BENZALDEHYDE, Ryan Van Hoveln, Elizabeth Nguyen, Brad Andersh*, Bradley University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Peoria, IL 61625, bja@bradley.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	DIMETHYLPYRAZOLE CONTAINING COBALT COMPLEXES SYNTHESIZED DURING THE 2009 STEM ENGINES SUMMER RESEARCH PROGRAM, Donieka M. Burris^1, Matthias Zeller^2, Gregory M. Ferrence*^1, Illinois State University^1, Department of Chemistry, Normal, IL 61790, Youngstown State University^2, Department of Chemistry, Youngstown, OH 44555, ferrence@ilstu.edu
3:30 PM	DIELS-ALDER REACTION INVOLVING 3,5-DIBROMO-2-PYRONE AND 3-FLUOROBUTENONE, Jason Johnson, Timothy B. Patrick*, Southern Illinois University, Department of Chemistry, Edwardsville, IL 62026, skhazae@siue.edu

3:45 PM	EFFORTS TOWARD THE ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF THE ANTI-EPILEPSY DRUG, LEVETERACITAM, Anthony J. Camodeca, Illinois State University, Department of Chemistry, Normal, IL 61790, srhitch@ilstu.edu
4:00 PM	COMPARISON OF INFRARED MULTIPLE PHOTON DISSOCIATION SPECTRA OF PROTONATED DIGYLME GENERATED USING A CO2 LASER AND A FREE ELECTRON LASER, Mohammad U. Ehsan, Wright L. Pearson, John R. Eyler*, University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL 32611, eylerjr@chem.ufl.edu
4:15 PM	GERMANIUM(IV) COMPLEXES, Syngen T. Grede, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Department of Chemistry, Stevens Point, WI 54481, rtanke@uwsp.edu
4:30 PM	CARBORANES AND CANCER TREATMENT, Lawrence W. Honaker^1, René M. Frank^2, Evamarie Hey-Hawkins*^2, Ripon College^1, Department of Chemistry, Ripon, WI 54971, Universität Leipzig^2, Fakultät für Anorganische Chemie, 04103 Leipzig, Germany, hey@uni-leipzig.de
4:45 PM	SYNTHESIS OF 6,11,16,21-TETRAPHENYLBENZIPORPHYRIN, Tsige H. Gebreslasse, Burris Donieka, Gregory M. Ferrence, College of DuPage, Department of Chemistry, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, Jarman@cod.edu
5:00 PM	NICKEL-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF OXAZOLES VIA C-S ACTIVATION, Eric R. Welin, Carla M. Counceller, James P. Stambuli*, The Ohio State University, Department of Chemistry, Columbus, OH 43210, stambuli@chemistry.ohio-state.edu

Session 14

Materials Science I Building 401, Lower Level Gallery

Session Chairs: Mark S. Boley Robert A. Erck

Western Illinois University Argonne National Laboratory

Christopher L. Marshall

Argonne National Laboratory

10:30 AM	EFFECTS OF HYDROGEN FLOW RATE ON CARBON NANOTUBE GROWTH, Carolyn Reynolds^1, Binh Duong^2, Supapan Seraphin*^2, Norfolk State University^1, Department of Optical Engineering, Norfolk, VA 23504, University of Arizona^2, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Tucson, AZ 85721, seraphin@email.arizona.edu
10:45 AM	DITHIOCARBAMATE-COATED SERS SUBSTRATES: SENSITIVITY GAIN BY PARTIAL SURFACE PASSIVATION, James N. Newton^1, Jie Liu^1, Alexander Wei*^1, Yan Zhao^2, Purdue University^1, Department of Chemistry, West Lafayette, IN 47907, University of Chicago^2, Chicago, IL 60637, alexwei@purdue.edu
11:00 AM	SYNTHESIS, MAGNETIC, AND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF FETIO3 THIN FILMS, Sujata Putatunda, Ambesh Dixit, Ramanathaan Suryanarayanan, Ratna Naik, Gavin Lawes*, Parashu Kharel, Chandran Sudakar, Wayne State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Detroit, MI 48201, av4599@wayne.edu
11:15 AM	IONIC LIQUID-DERIVED SILVER NANOSTRUCTURES FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING, Quinton M. Bryant^1, Amanda V. Lyles^1, Abul B. Kazi^*1, Gary A. Baker^2, Sheng Dai^2, Shannon M. Mahurin^2, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff^1, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Pine Bluff, AR 71601, Oak Ridge National Laboratory^2, Oak Ridge, TN 37830, kazia@uapb.edu
11:30 AM	LUNCH
12:30 PM	CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF GaN NANOWIRES, Olena Bolila, Mohamed Abd Elmoula, Latika Menon*, Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Boston, MA 02115, l.menon@neu.edu
12:45 PM	SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TITANIA NANOTUBE ARRAYS, Ragen McAdoo, Mohamed Abd Elmoula, Latika Menon*, Northeastern University, Department of Physics, Boston, MA 02115, l.menon@neu.edu
1:00 PM	ADSORPTION OF ALCOHOLS ON ALLOTROPES OF CARBON, Sarah K. Huey, Edward J. Kintzel, Jr.*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, edward.kintzel@wku.edu
1:15 PM	INVESTIGATION OF P-SEXIPHENYL LAYERS VAPOR DEPOSITED ONTO KCl(001) BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY (AFM), Jacob D. Baxley, Edward J. Kintzel, Jr.*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, edward.kintzel@wku.edu
1:30 PM	RECONSTRUCTION OF THE (0001) SURFACE OF GRAPHITE NEAR STEP EDGES, Ryne J. Weiss^1, Sarah K. Brown^1, Edward J. Kintzel, Jr.*^2, Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky^1, Bowling Green, KY 42101, Western Kentucky University^2, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, edward.kintzel@wku.edu

1:45 PM	INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVE HYDRODYNAMIC SIZE OF DEXTRAN COATED IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES, Vikas Gumber^1, Prem P. Vaishnava*^2, Gavin Lawes*^1, Rajesh K. Regmi^1, Correy C. Black^1, Ambesh Dixit^1, Vaman M. Naik^3, Ratna Naik^1, Sudakar Chandran^1, Wayne State University^1, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Detroit, MI 48202, Kettering University^2, Flint, MI 48504, University of Michigan-Dearborn^3, Department of Natural Sciences, Dearborn, MI 48128, glawes@wayne.edu, pvaishna@kettering.edu
2:00 PM	SYNTHESIS OF POLYANILINE NANOFIBER/GRAPHENE OXIDE NANOCOMPO-SITE FILM, Lauren N. Lessor^1, Jaemyung Kim^2, Jiaxing Huang*^2, Oakton Community College^1, Department of Physical Sciences, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Northwestern University^2, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL 60208, jiaxing-huang@northwestern.edu
2:15 PM	INVESTIGATING MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITION USING ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY, Omaima A. Bokhari^1, Lindsay Runyan^1, Essa Y. Mayyas^1, Peter M. Hoffmann*^1, Venkatesh Subba-Rao^1, Ratna Naik^1, M. Margarida Bernardo^2, Rafael Fridman^2, Wayne State University^1, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University School of Medicine^2, Department of Pathology, Detroit, MI 48201, naik@physics.wayne.edu
2:30 PM	CHANGES IN SURFACE FLUCTUATIONS OF THIN POLYMER FILMS BY CHANGING CHAIN ARCHITECTURE, César López González^1, Shih-Fan Wang^2, Mark D. Foster*^2, Universidad Nacional de Colombia^1, Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Bogotá D.C., Colombia, 571, The University of Akron^2, Department of Polymer Science, Akron, OH 44325, mfoster@uakron.edu
2:45 PM	Back Contact Formation in Si Solar Cells: Investigations Using Novel Cross-sectioning Technique, James L. Young^1, Vishal Mehta^2, Debraj Guhabiswas^3, Helio Moutinho^3, Bobby To^3, N. M. Ravindra^2, Bhushan Sopori*^3, Angus Rockett^1, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign^1, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Urbana, IL 61801, New Jersey Institute of Technology^2, Newark, NJ 07102, National Renewable Energy Laboratory^3, Golden, CO 80401, arockett@illinois.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	FRACTAL GROWTH OF ULTRATHIN FILMS OF P-SEXIPHENYL ON ALKALI HALIDE SUBSTRATES, Kolton K. Jones, Edward J. Kintzel, Jr.*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, edward.kintzel@wku.edu
3:30 PM	SENSING OF TOXIC AND EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS WITH FUNCTIONALIZED NANOSPRING MATS, Landon J. Oakes, Vladimir V. Dobrokhotov*, Western Kentucky University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Bowling Green, KY 42101, vladimir.dobrokhotov@wku.edu
3:45 PM	ANALYSIS OF FERROGELS PREPARED USING MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES, Joseph E. Mowat^1, Tyler C. Ondracek^1, Douglas T. Ford^1, Muralidhar K. Ghantasala*^1, Kamlesh Suthar^1, Derrick Mancini^2, Jan Illavsky^3, Western Michigan University-Kalamazoo^1, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, Argonne National Laboratory, Center for Nanoscale Materials^2, Advanced Photon Source^3, Argonne, IL 60439, m.ghantasala@wmich.edu

4:00 PM	PHOTODEGREDATION OF RHODAMINE B WITH TITANIA SYNTHEIZED BY AQUEOUS AND NON-AQUEOUS TECHNIQUES, David M. Morhovich, Mark D. Fournier, Ernesto J. Matos, Pnina Ari-gur*, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49006, pnina.ari-gur@wmich.edu
4:15 PM	RESISTIVE AND STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES OF A NI-MN-IN SYSTEM OF ALLOYS, Jacquelyn E. Heath, Margaret P. Hill*, Southeast Missouri State University, Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, phill@semo.edu
4:30 PM	SAMPLE ENVIRONMENT AT THE SPALLATION NEUTRON SOURCE: AN AUTOMATED GAS ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM (AGES), Nathan B. Campbell^1, Doug Harper*^1, Bruce Hill^2, Louis J. Santodonato^2, Edward J. Kintzel, Jr.^1, Western Kentucky University^1, Department of Physics, Bowling Green, KY 42101, Oak Ridge National Laboratory^2, SNS - Sample Environment, Oak Ridge, TN 37831, doug.harper@wku.edu
4:45 PM	SYNTHESIS OF Cu2O AND Au-Cu2O CORE SHELL NANOPARTICLES FOR GERMANIUM NANOWIRE GROWTH, Zakaria Y. Al Balushi^1, Justin Connell^2, Eric Hemesath^2, Kwon Nam Sohn^2, Lincoln Lauhon*^2, The Pennsylvania State University^1, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, University Park, PA 16802, Northwestern University^2, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Evanston, IL 60201, lauhon@northwestern.edu
5:00 PM	ASSEMBLY OF AU NANOPYRAMIDS INTO HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES, Kelsey A. Stoerzinger^1, Warefta Hasan^2, Alex Robles^3,Teri W. Odom*^1,2, Northwestern University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering^1, Department of Chemistry^2, Evanston, IL 60208, St. John’s University^3, Department of Biology, Queens, NY 11439, todom@northwestern.edu

Session 15

Mathematics and Computer Science II Building 401, Room A1100

Session Chair: Sven Leyffer

Argonne National Laboratory

2:15 PM	MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS FOR STORAGE RING DEUTERON ELECTRIC DIPOLE MOMENT EXPERIMENTATION, Joseph T. Heard^1, Briana Gordon^2, Kevin Jones^2, Carol Y. Scarlett^2, Yannis Semertzidis*^3, Syracuse University^1, Syracuse, NY 13244, Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University^2, Tallahassee, FL 32307, Brookhaven National Laboratory^3, Upton, NY 11973, yannis@bnl.gov
2:30 PM	PROGRAMMING AN ALGORITHM ON CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF TIGHT CONTACT STRUCTURES ON THE SOLID TORUS, Christopher L. Toni^1, Donald Barkley^1, Kelly Hirschbeck^1, William Krepelin^1, Nathan Walter^2, William Byrd^1, John Wallin^1, Mayra Bravo-Gonzales^1, Banlieman Kolani^1, Tanya Cofer*^1, Northeastern Illinois University^1, Department of Mathematics, Chicago, IL 60625, Evanston Township High School^2, Evanston, IL 60204, T-Cofer@neiu.edu
2:45 PM	A MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF AIDS INCIDENCES REPORTED FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES, Muziwi S. Nyamapfene, L. Adelani*, Harris-Stowe State University, Department of Mathematics, St. Louis, MO 63103, AdelaniL@hssu.edu
3:00 PM	BREAK
3:15 PM	MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF FACEMASKS IN REDUCINT THE SPREAD OF NOVEL INFLUENZA A (H1N1), Samantha Tracht^1,2, Sara Del Valle*^1, Mac Hyman^1, Los Alamos National Laboratory^1, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Capital University^2, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, Columbus, OH, 43209, sdelvall@lanl.gov
3:30 PM	PROOF OF A SPECIAL CASE OF THE YELTON-GAINES CONJECTURE ON ISOMORPHIC DESSINS, Claudia C. Raithel^1, R. Perlis*^2, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor^1, Department of Mathematics, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, Louisiana State University^2, Department of Mathematics, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, perlis@math.lsu.edu
3:45 PM	FRACTAL GEOMETRY IN CRYPTOLOGY, Dustin J. Howa, Ted McCoy*, William Penn University, Department of Mathematics, Oskaloosa, IA 52577, Mccoyt@wmpenn.edu
4:00 PM	AN APPLICATION OF CELLULAR AUTOMATA TO STUDY CLASSROOM ORGANIZATION AND MOTIVATION, Brooke L. Presley, A. Podleski*, Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO 63103, PodleskA@hssu.edu
4:15 PM	AN ANALYSIS OF THE SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE VIA SEMIGROUP THEORY, Nancy R. Gullo, Aliza Steurer*, Marion Weedermann*, Dominican University, Department of Mathematics, River Forest, IL 60305, asteurer@dom.edu, mweederm@dom.edu
4:30 PM	COMPUTATION OF ESCAPE TIMES USING HYBRID MONTE CARLO ALGORITHMS, Paul D. Erickson, Axel T. Cisluycis, Michael R. Kowalczyk*, Northern Michigan University, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Marquette, MI 49855, mkowalcz@nmu.edu

4:45 PM	DYNAMIC SOCIAL GROUPING AND ROUTING IN SENSOR NETWORKS, George D. Rush^1, Abbey Trotta^2, Roy Cabaniss^1, Srinivasa S. Vulli^1, Sanjay Madria*^1, Missouri University of Science and Technology^1, Department of Computer Science, Rolla, MO 65409, University of Missouri-Kansas City^2, Department of Computer Science, Kansas City, MO 64110, madrias@mst.edu
5:00PM	ESTABLISHING A SHORT-RANGE ZIGBEE NETWORK FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING, Wendy Chen, Carlos Torres, Dominic Gasaway, Sanjay Madria*, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Computer Science, Rolla, MO 65409, madrias@mst.edu

Session 16

Molecular Biology Building 440, Room A106

Session Chairs: Stephanie Levi Jeffery Schwehm

Northeastern Illinois University Lakeland College

2:45 PM	EVOLUTIONARY MECHANISMS RESULTING IN PATHOGEN-HOST SEQUENCE CORRESPONDENCE, Joe W. Saelens^1, Jennifer Cox^2, Catherine Putonti*^1,2,3, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Bioinformatics^1, Department of Biology^2, Department of Computer Science^3, Chicago, IL 60660, cputonti@luc.edu
3:00 PM	SELF-CANNIBALIZING FOR A PARKINSON’S DISEASE CURE, Kayla M. Ahlstrand, Peter M. Sullivan, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, debburman@lakeforest.edu
3:15 PM	SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI HEAVY MEATAL RESISTANCE, Emily C. Darvin, Deanne Barry, Silvia Rossbach*, Western Michigan University, Department of Biological Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, silvia.rossbach@wmich.edu
3:30 PM	THE ROLE OF MICRORNA-1 AS A CANDIDATE TUMOR SUPPRESSOR IN CUTANEOUS SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA, Dustin L. Gable, Jessica L. Fleming, Amanda E. Toland*, The Ohio State University-Columbus, Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology, and Medical Genetics, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, Amanda.Toland@osumc.edu
3:45 PM	THE SEARCH FOR TELOMERASE RNA IN ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE, Yekatsiaryna Kastsetskaya, Shubhik DebBurman*, Lake Forest College, Department of Biology, Lake Forest, IL 60045, Debburma@lakeforest.edu
4:00 PM	MEASURING FUNGAL ENDS: DOES LENGTH VARY WITH REPRODUCTIVE MECHANISM? Saajidha Rizvydeen, Shubhik DebBurman*, Lake Forest College, Biology Department, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, Debburma@lakeforest.edu
4:15 PM	AN INITIAL APPROACH TO THE MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY OF THE GENUS PHAEOGRAPHIS (ASCOMYCOTA: OSTROPALES: GRAPHIDACEAE) AND ALLIED GENERA, Lynika S. Strozier, Eimy R. Plata, Thorsten Lumbsch*, Robert Lücking, The Field Museum, Botany Department, Chicago, IL 60605, tlumbsch@fieldmuseum.org
4:30 PM	EVOLUTION AND MUTATION OF BACTERIOPHAGE PHI X174 CAPABLE OF HOST-SWITCHING, Jennifer E. Cox^1, Joe W. Saelens^2, Catherine E. Putonti*^1,2,3, Loyola University of Chicago, Department of Biology^1, Department of Bioinformatics^2, Department of Computer Science^3, Chicago, IL 60660, cputonti@luc.edu
4:45 PM	PROTEIN EXPRESSION ANALYSIS OF TWO THIOREDOXINS OF THE RODENT MALARIA PARASITE PLASMODIUM BERGHEI, James J. Tasch, Anna Wilewska, Stefan M Kanzok*, Loyola University Chicago, Department of Biology, Chicago, IL, 60660, skanzok@luc.edu
5:00 PM	TARGETED RESEQUENCING OF THE SYNAPTOME GENES USING MICROARRAY EXON CAPTURE, Daniel E. Goltz^1, Jennifer M. Parla^2, W. R. McCombie*^2, Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science^1, Department of Chemical Engineering, New York, NY 10027, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory^2, Woodbury Genome Research Center, Woodbury, NY 11797, mccombie@cshl.edu

Session 17

Nuclear and Atomic Physics Building 460, Room B

Session Chair: Kenneth J. Volin

Argonne National Laboratory

1:30 PM	DEVELOPMENT OF A LABVIEW CONTROL SYSTEM, Erin Borchers, Kristina Ward, Janet Seger*, Creighton University, Department of Physics, Omaha, NE 68178, jseger@creighton.edu
1:45 PM	THE EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION IN AIR, Peter R. Fiflis^1, Nachappa Gopalsami*^2, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign^1, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Urbana, IL 61801, Argonne National Laboratory^2, Nuclear Engineering Division, Argonne, IL 60439, gopalsami@anl.gov
2:00 PM	DIGITAL PHOTOMULTIPLIER TUBE BASES AND PREPARATION FOR THE CHICAGOLAND OBSERVATORY FOR UNDERGROUND PARTICLE PHYSICS’ MUON VETO DARK MATTER DETECTOR, Matthew R. Rickert^1, Erik Ramberg^*2, Loyola University Chicago^1, Department of Physics, Chicago, IL 60660, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory^2, Particle Physics Division/Experimental Physics Projects, Batavia, IL 60510, ramberg@fnal.gov
2:15 PM	THE R-PROCESS, NUCLEOSYNTHESIS, AND NEW NUCLEAR MASSES, Nancy Paul, Samuel Brett, Ani Aprahamian*, University of Notre Dame du Lac, Department of Physics, Notre Dame, IN 46556, aapraham@nd.edu
2:30 PM	PROFILE ANALYSIS OF A GAS JET TARGET FOR INVERSE KINEMATIC NUCLEAR REACTIONS, Mallory K. Smith^1,2, Ryan Soklaski^1,3, Edward Stech*^1, Antonios Kontos^1, Rashi Talwar^1, Michael Wiescher*^1, University of Notre Dame^1, Nuclear Structure Laboratory, South Bend, IN 46617, Central Connecticut State University^2, Physics Department, New Britain, CT 06050, Saint Louis University^3, Saint Louis, MO 63103, estech@nd.edu, mwiesche@nd.edu

Session 18

Physical Chemistry Building 401, Room B4300

Session Chair: Tao Xu

Northern Illinois University

3:45 PM	MODELING FLUORESCENTLY TAGGED RNA AND RNA OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR DIRECT COMPARISON TO FLUORESCENCE-DETECTED RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER (FRET) EXPERIMENTS, Arcelia S. Ortega, Amy L. Speelman, David A. Paul, Bryan A. Leland, Brent P. Krueger*, Hope College, Department of Chemistry, Holland, MI 49423, kruegerb@hope.edu
4:00 PM	A DENSITY FUNTIONAL THEORY STUDY OF DIRECT PARTIAL OXIDATION OF PROPYLENE TO PROPYLENE OXIDE USING Ag/TiO2 CATALYSTS, Chithra Asokan, R. Djordjevic, Randall Meyer*, University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chicago, IL 60607, rjm@uic.edu
4:15 PM	HCO PRODUCT FORMATION FROM THE REACTION OF O(^3P) AND PROPYNE: AN EXPERIMENTAL AND AB INITIO STUDY, Eftalda Becka^1, Robert Quandt^2, Richard Jarman*^1, College of DuPage^1, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, Illinois State University^2, Normal, IL 61790, Jarman@cod.edu
4:30 PM	BONDING CHARACTERISTICS OF SEVEN ATOM SILVER CLUSTERS WITH CARBON MONOXIDE MOLECULES – A COMPUTATIONAL STUDY, Steven G. Burkland, Paulo Acioli*, Sudha Srinivas*, Northeastern Illinois University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Chicago, IL 60625, P-acioli@neiu.edu, s-srinivas@neiu.edu
4:45 PM	SYNTHESIS & CHARACTERIZATION OF AU/AG CORE-SHELL PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLES, Louis V. Solomon, Mathew M. Maye*, Syracuse University, Department of Chemistry, Syracuse, NY 13244, mmmaye@syr.edu