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The following abstracts for discipline have been submitted:

• Allometric scaling of equids (Equus caballus) in a continuum of body sizes
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Alana N. Walker
  Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors
  (40-1, 1:15, VH 1432)
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• Comparison of Methods for Total Starch Determination
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Annna T. O'Brien
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (52-1, 2:45, VH 1408)
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• Development of a Prediction Equation for Total Body Mass Across Three Sizes of Equids (Equus caballus)
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Kathryn M. Smith* and Tammy R. Bragg
  Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors
  (52-5, 3:45, VH 1408)
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• Development of Low Glycemic Index Popcorn
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Eric B. Moore
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (8-2, 8:30, VH 1000)
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• An Initial Attempt to Develop a Cataloupe Production System for Northeast Missouri
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Steven J. Webb*, Jennifer S. Glass, and Jennifer M. Lane
  Dr. Charlie Apter and Dr. Dean DeCock, Faculty Mentors
  (54-1, 2:45, VH 1412)
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• An Investigation of the Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Analysis for Determining the Presence of Low Phytate Genotypes within Single Maize Kernels
  Poster
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Courtney Bonney* and Laban K. Tabartet
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (60-54, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Mapping Studies of Amylose Content in Maize Using SSR Markers and QTL Analysis
  Poster
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Peter J. Howe
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (60-56, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Use of Protease in Isolating Starch for a High Amylose Breeding Project
  Poster
  
  Science (Agricultural Science)
  Eric N. Wittrock
  Dr. Mark Campbell, Faculty Mentor
  (60-55, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Analysis of the Genetic Diversity Between Central and Peripheral Baptisia lanceolata Populations
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Jennifer J. Steinhoff
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (53-2, 3:00, VH 1432)
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• An Analysis of the Woody Vegetation at Big Creek Conservation Area (Adair County, Missouri)
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Meredith Mertz
  Dr. Elisabeth A. Hooper, Faculty Mentor
  (54-3, 3:15, VH 1412)
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• Anatomical and Chemical Characteristics of Mucilage Production in Brasenia (Cabombaceae, Nymphaeales)
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Iran S. Tabatabaeian
  Dr. Jeffrey M. Osborn and Dr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentors
  (54-2, 3:00, VH 1412)
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• Assessment of Fungal Growth on Boron Treated Cellulose Insuluation
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Melvin E. Omodon
  Dr. Jose Herrera, Faculty Mentor
  (8-1, 8:15, VH 1000)
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• Chariton River Rocks
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Douglas R. Elliott
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (60-58, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Chronic NF-κB Inhibition Increased Fiber Number in the Aging Triangularis Sterni (TS) of Mdx Mice
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Ashley L. Siegel♦
  Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University) and Dr. John J. Rutter, Faculty Mentors
  (27-4, 10:30, VH 1408)
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• Development of a Computer Program to Identify Clinically Isolated Yeasts
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Maureen D. Gillis
  Dr. Jose Herrera and Mr. Clayton L. Dillavou (Research Mentor/Visiting Scholar), Faculty Mentors
  (60-67, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Development of human cancer cells with Let-7 microRNA genes
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Melvin E. Omodon
  Dr. Scot Hammond (University of North Carolina Chapel Hill), Dr. Stephanie Fore, and Dr. Anton Weisstein, Faculty Mentors
  (52-3, 3:15, VH 1408)
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• DNA Methylation and Gene Expression Microarray Analysis of Mantle Cell Lymphoma Tumors
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  John A. Brockman
  Dr. David Klinkebiel (University of Nebraska Medical Center) and Dr. Anton Weisstein, Faculty Mentors
  (60-65, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• DNA Sequence Diversity of the Fasciata1 Paralogs Among Inbred Lines and Open-pollinated Landraces of maize
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Christopher R. Spencer♦
  Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (53-4, 3:30, VH 1432)
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• DNA Sequence Diversity of the Zeaxanthin Epoxidase Paralogs Among Inbred Lines and Open-pollinated Landraces
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Heath A. Smith
  Dr. Brent Buckner and Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (60-61, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Effect on NF-κB and Associated Cytokines After Being Chronically Injected With Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate (PDTC) Using the MDX Mouse Model
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Gregory W. Millman
  Dr. John J. Rutter and Dr. C. George Carlson (AT Still University), Faculty Mentors
  (27-3, 10:15, VH 1408)
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• The Effects of Antibiotic Introduction on The Feeding Efficiency of The American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Kristi M. Teal*, Jenny L. Sandler, and Stephanie D. Pratt
  Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor
  (27-1, 9:45, VH 1408)
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• Exploring the Functions of SWI/SNF in Transcriptional Activation
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Sherry L. Ritter
  Dr. Gavin R. Schnitzler (Tufts University) and Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentors
  (60-66, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Flea Fauna of Some Small Mammals at Truman State University Farm
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Misty Ely* and Paula Richards
  Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentor
  (60-59, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Global Gene Expression Patterns in the Maize Shoot Apical Meristem
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Lisa D. Grantham* and Ashley N. Lough
  Dr. Diane Janick-Buckner and Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentors
  (60-62, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Hantavirus in Missouri Rodents
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Kelly A. Pierce* and Shawna A. Cooper
  Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor
  (8-4, 9:00, VH 1000)
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• Holey Rocks: Shale-Boring Insects in the Chariton River
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Nicholas C. Mueth* and Jessica R. Hejnal
  Dr. George L. Shinn, Faculty Mentor
  (60-57, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Home Range Size and Habitat Use of the Bobcat (Lynx rufus) in Northeast Missouri
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Adam C. Petry
  Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor
  (40-2, 1:30, VH 1432)
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• An Inquiry into the Nutritional Merit of Dairy
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Chaeli A. Dougherty
  Dr. Cynthia Cooper, Faculty Mentor
  (8-3, 8:45, VH 1000)
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• Intrapopulation Genetic Diversity Among Individuals From Two Different New Mexican Open-Pollinated Landraces
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Alexa S. Martin
  Dr. Brent Buckner, Faculty Mentor
  (53-1, 2:45, VH 1432)
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• Microhabitat selection of the bobcat (Lynx rufus) in northeast Missouri.
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Chris R. Tickner
  Dr. Scott Burt, Faculty Mentor
  (40-5, 2:15, VH 1432)
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• Phylogenetic Structure of Katydid (Orthoptera:Tettigoniidae) Communities in Northeast Missouri Grasslands: A Macroevolutionary Approach
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Katy H. Frederick♦
  Dr. Jonathan C. Gering, Faculty Mentor
  (40-4, 2:00, VH 1432)
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• Prevalence and Genotype of HPVs Found in Zambian Women
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Lara L. Hause
  Dr. Peter C. Angeletti (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors
  (60-63, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Proliferative Differences in CD4 Memory T cell Subsets
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Christine M. Janson
  Dr. William Lee (Wadsworth Center) and Dr. Laura Fielden, Faculty Mentors
  (27-2, 10:00, VH 1408)
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• Replication of Retroviruses: Construction of a Nup133 cDNA Vector
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Kristi M. Teal
  Dr. Robert A. Weldon (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Dr. Michael Lockhart, Faculty Mentors
  (60-64, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Spatial Genetic Structure within a Trillium maculatum plant population: Inferences about Gene Flow
  Poster
  
  Science (Biology)
  Alana N. Walker
  Dr. Stephanie Fore, Faculty Mentor
  (60-60, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Survivorship and Mortality of the Yellow Mud Turtle on a Northeast Missouri Marsh
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Octeva M. Johnson
  Dr. Don Kangas, Faculty Mentor
  (40-3, 1:45, VH 1432)
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• Using Pollen Ontogeny in Ephedra to Evaluate the Anthophyte Hypothesis
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Biology)
  Allison S. Doores
  Dr. Jeffrey M. Osborn, Faculty Mentor
  (54-4, 3:30, VH 1412)
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• Atom-Centered Density Matrix Propagation of an S_N2 Reaction
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Ashley N. Jay* and Kelly A. Daniel
  Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor
  (41-4, 2:00, VH 1408)
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• Bioavailability of Pesticides in Soil
  Poster
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Angela R. Soemo* and Heather L. Young
  Dr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor
  (60-68, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Bioavailability of Pesticides in Soil
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Angela R. Soemo* and Heather L. Young
  Dr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor
  (41-1, 1:15, VH 1408)
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• The Characterization of Several Different Functional Groups on Porphyrin, N-Confused Porphyrin, and Doubly N-Confused Porphyrin
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Andrew K. Maerz
  Dawood Afzal, Faculty Mentor
  (26-4, 10:30, VH 1432)
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• Computational Chemical Studies of Alkaline Hydrolysis of VX Nerve Agent
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Kelly A. Daniel
  Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor
  (41-5, 2:15, VH 1408)
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• Computational Modeling of the Oxidative Destruction of a VX Simulant
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Jennifer C. Serniak
  Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor
  (26-3, 10:15, VH 1432)
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• Computational simulation of human tRNA^Lys,3_UUU with ms²t⁶A37, mcm⁵s²U34, and pseudouridine 39 modifications
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Nina E. McCrate*, Mychel E. Varner, and Katie L. Schembri
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (53-5, 3:45, VH 1432)
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• Computational Simulations of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rev-RRE Complex
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Peri W. Herman
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (26-1, 9:45, VH 1432)
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• Effects of 3' Dangling Nucleotides on the Stability of siRNA-like Models
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Jennifer L. McGinnis
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (9-4, 9:00, VH 1432)
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• Experimental Studies of the Reaction between BHT-QM and Cysteine
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Samuel N. Edeh
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Dr. Robert G. Dyer, and Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentors
  (9-3, 8:45, VH 1432)
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• Expression, Purification and Initial Characterization of Halobacterium Proline Dehydrogenase
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Jeremy J. West
  Dr. John J. Tanner (University of Missouri - Columbia), Dr. Russell G. Baughman, and Ms. Tommi A. White (University of Missouri - Columbia), Faculty Mentors
  (41-3, 1:45, VH 1408)
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• Going Green in the Organic Laboratory
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Marjorie A. Hoffman
  Dr. Anne E. Moody, Faculty Mentor
  (52-4, 3:30, VH 1408)
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• Mechanisms for the Alkaline Hydrolysis and Perhydrolysis of a VX Simulant
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Rebecca S. Hanania* and Ashley N. Jay
  Dr. Eric V. Patterson, Faculty Mentor
  (26-2, 10:00, VH 1432)
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• Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Escherichia Coli tRNA^PHE
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Bryan D. Sitzmann
  Dr. Maria Nagan, Faculty Mentor
  (53-3, 3:15, VH 1432)
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• Molecular Rubber Stamps: Controlled Deposition of Single Molecule Thick Films on Electrode Surfaces
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  John A. Brockman
  Dr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentor
  (9-1, 8:15, VH 1432)
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• Scanning electrochemical microscopy characterization of heterogeneous surfaces prepared by microcontact printing
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Kiran Khadka
  Dr. Brian D. Lamp, Faculty Mentor
  (9-2, 8:30, VH 1432)
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• The Use of Soybeans in the Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Sabrina Wells*, Joshua J. Hirner, and Laura Kopff
  Dr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor
  (41-2, 1:30, VH 1408)
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• The Use of Soybeans in the Phytoremediation of Lead Contaminated Soils
  Poster
  
  Science (Chemistry)
  Joshua J. Hirner*, Sabrina Wells, and Laura Kopff
  Dr. Barbara K. Kramer, Faculty Mentor
  (60-69, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Band gap structure in a periodic, one-dimensional acoustic filter
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Brock Schmutzler
  Dr. Ian Lindevald and Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentors
  (25-2, 10:00, VH 1416)
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• Calculating Asteroid Lightcurves Using Differential Photometry
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Travis E. Monk
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (7-3, 8:45, VH 1416)
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• Calculating the Rotational Curvature of the Milky Way Galaxy Through Observation of Hydrogen Emission Lines
  Poster
  
  Science (Physics)
  Zach D. Ladlie
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (60-70, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Construction of a Microwave Spectrometer for the Study of Pressure Broadening
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Rebecca S. Hanania
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (52-2, 3:00, VH 1408)
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• Construction of an Aurora Detector
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  David A. Kiblinger
  Dr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor
  (25-1, 9:45, VH 1416)
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• Detecting Extrasolar Planetary Transits Through Photoelectric Photometry
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Violet M. Poole
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (7-1, 8:15, VH 1416)
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• Examination, Reproduction, and Improvement of Joule's Free-Expansion Experiment
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  David T. Shane
  Dr. Mohammad Samiullah, Faculty Mentor
  (25-3, 10:15, VH 1416)
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• Markov Processes and the Simple Harmonic Oscillator in Discrete Space
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  James Park* and Adam Bezinovich
  Prof. Taner Edis, Faculty Mentor
  (7-2, 8:30, VH 1416)
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• Measurement and Analysis of Power Distribution in Diffraction Gratings as a Function of Incidence Angle
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Raghav K. Chhetri
  Dr. Michael Goggin, Faculty Mentor
  (25-4, 10:30, VH 1416)
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• Modified Cosmology Equations and Dark Energy
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Sucheta S. Jawalkar
  Dr. Eduardo Velasco, Faculty Mentor
  (7-4, 9:00, VH 1416)
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• Neglected Binary Star Parameters Determined From Archival Images and Direct Observation
  Poster
  
  Science (Physics)
  Chenghu Li
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (60-71, 4:15, OP Lobby and Atrium)
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• Sonoluminescence in Various Media Using Different Gases
  Oral Paper
  
  Science (Physics)
  Casey M. Carroll
  Dr. Matthew M. Beaky, Faculty Mentor
  (7-5, 9:15, VH 1416)
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