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UMSL Physicist Department of Physics & Astronomy http://www.umsl.edu/~physics December 2014

Note from Chair

There is a lot of exiting department news to report this year. First, I became Chair of the Department in March after being promoted to full Professor. I am looking forward to spending the next three years working with the other faculty, students, and administration to continue to grow and improve our program. Also this year, Michael Fix was promoted to full Teaching Professor, and Dr. Eric Majzoub is currently under review for promotion to full Professor. We are also happy to announce that we have hired a new non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor, Dr. David Horne, who will join our faculty in January 2015. There are several projects currently underway that are improving our academic program. With a $250,000 gift from Peabody Energy Company, we are continuing the renovation of the undergraduate physics labs. Last year we reported that the Astronomy and Mechanics labs had been renovated. The Electricity & Magnetism lab is being renovated and will be finished in January 2015. The Modern Electronics lab will have some improvements made to it as well. This means the Department of Physics & Astronomy will have a suite of upgraded, state-of-the-art teaching labs for our under-graduate students. We are also upgrading the planetarium with a new Spitz SciDome Touch digital planetarium projector system, courtesy of funding provided by the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. With the new facility we hope to expand our outreach programs, improve educational experiences for our undergraduate students, and expand collaborations with other departments and disciplines. Construction on the new science laboratory building has been steadily progressing. Most of the work to date has been underground, but visitors to campus should soon see the building take shape. We are saddened to report the deaths of two emeritus faculty members. Dr. Wilfred Sorrell, an astronomer who taught introductory astronomy from 1990 until his retirement in 2010, died on February 7, 2014. Dr. Thomas Crowley, who studied the history of Earth’s climate and taught introductory geology from 1979 to 1982, died on May 8, 2014. Please keep us up to date on your activities. As always, we thank you for your continued support and encourage you

to read the short biographies on our scholarship recipients. We wish you and your family all the best in 2015.

Erika Gibb

New Teaching Professor

Dr. David Horne will join the faculty as an Assistant Teaching Professor of Physics in January 2015. His hiring fills an important need with the recent retirements of four faculty members. David received his Ph.D. in Physics in 2007 from the University of Toledo and was a postdoctoral research assistant with Dr. Erika Gibb from 2007-2009 and at the New York Center for Astrobiology at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute from 2009-2011. He has had extensive experience teaching both physics and astronomy courses and will be teaching introductory physics and astronomy as well as more advanced undergraduate courses. Within the next year, he will be developing an on-line introductory astronomy course. David also has been involved in a number of public outreach programs. In his free time, David does soap film research, builds rockets, and has a 1st Dan (Black Belt) in Judo. He also owns a high speed (60+mph) powerboat. David is married and he and his wife have 3 cats.

Dr. David Horne

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Alumni Lecture Honors Ta-Pei Cheng

In honor of Ta-Pei Cheng’s 40 years of service to the University, the Alumni Lecture was delivered by his friend and colleague Dr. Boris Kayser from the Theoretical Physics Department at Fermilab. His lecture was entitled “Are We Descended from Heavy Neutrinos?” Ta-Pei continues to be quite active in book writing and lecturing. In Fall 2015, he will offer a graduate-level course “Relativity and Cosmology” as an on-line course that will be available to graduate students across the State. Prior to the lecture, we held our annual awards ceremony. Senior Chris Briggs received the Jeffrey Earl Award for the Outstanding Physics Senior and a $500 gift card. Junior Henry Hamper received the Senior Alumni Award ($500). Anamaria Baluyut received the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, which consists of a $250 prize and a one-year subscription to the American Journal of Physics.

Alumni Contribution

James Baker (B.S. 1969) has now included us in his estate planning for a significant fraction of his estate. In a letter to us he stated "I am intrigued with the possibility of funding some scholarship at UMSL--ideally something that spans disciplines, emphasizes excellence and creativity, and includes physics." We greatly appreciate his generosity! Jim is retired and lives in Sarasota, Florida.

Meet the Scholarship Recipients

The Department supports four students annually with $2000 awards. Three students are supported with Physics & Astronomy Alumni Scholarships and one with the Richard D. Schwartz Scholarship for Physics Majors. Brigid Costello – Brigid is a returning student, having previously attained a BA and MA in Early Childhood and Elementary Education from Maryville University. Having a lifelong interest in science, she came to UMSL to further her knowledge and intends to complete a BS degree in physics. After graduation, she tentatively plans to continue her education to achieve a Ph.D. in physics. She is currently working on a research project in microscopy involving zero-loss/deflection. Outside of school, Brigid is an active black belt student of Kuk Sool Won Martial Arts, and enjoys reading and learning how to do new things. Henry Hamper – Henry is currently a senior at UMSL. He is working on a general Physics degree with a minor in Chemistry, and plans to pursue a doctorate in Materials Science. Last semester he was awarded the Senior Alumni Award for having the highest GPA among all incoming seniors in the Physics and Astronomy Department. Henry is currently working with Eric Majzoub in the Center for Nanoscience to develop better materials for Lithium-ion

batteries. Outside of school, he enjoys tinkering with computers, playing video games, and reading. Cameron Nunn is a junior working on a Physics degree with emphasis in Astrophysics, minoring in math. She is a member of the Pierre Laclede Honors College, where she is also a mentor for incoming Honors freshmen. Through the Physics Department, she has been a teaching assistant for Astronomy 1001 and has completed a few hours of research with Dr. Gibb, with hopes of continuing both in the future. She also jointly runs the UMSL Physics Club Facebook page with the president of the club: www.facebook.com/UMSLPhysicsClub. Her other campus activities include being treasurer of her sorority, Delta Zeta, and serving as a Student Government Senator.

Faculty Promotions

Dr. Erika Gibb was promoted this fall to Professor of Physics. Dr. Gibb joined the Department as an Assistant Professor in 2005 and was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. She conducts an active research program studying the chemistry of comets and disks around young stars. In March, she assumed the duties of the Department Chairperson. Mike Fix as also promoted, from Associate to Full Teaching Professor of Geology. Mike began teaching at UMSL in 1976 and was converted from a Lecturer to full-time Associate Teaching Professor in 2006. You can read about Erika’s and Mike’s recent activities in the Faculty Updates section.

Planetarium Upgrade

The College of Arts and Sciences have approved the purchase of a Spitz SciDome HD digital projection system for the planetarium as well as a new three-color lighting system and sound system. This is a significant upgrade from our current Spitz A-4 projector that we acquired as a refurbished system in 1988. The new system will come with several sky fulldome shows and real-time software for geology and the earth sciences. The new system will enhance the program we offer for elementary school students and foster more collaboration with the Challenger Learning Center.

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Adi Bulsara Delivers Moss Lecture

Dr. Adi R. Bulsara visited UMSL in October to give the most recent Elaine and Frank Moss Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Bulsara was a long-time collaborator of Frank’s and is currently a Distinguished Scientist at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center - Pacific in San Diego, CA. His entertaining and informative talk was entitled “Stochastic Resonance in the Time of Frank Moss: Discovery, Hubris, and the Quest for the Ultimate Experiment … the Good, the Bad, and the Simply Wretched”. Dr. Bulsara also took time to meet with students to talk about careers in government research labs. The Moss Lecture Series is funded by an endowment from the Elaine and Frank Moss Hospitality Fund.

Graduate Program Update We awarded five M.S. degrees and one Ph.D. degree in 2014. Anamaria Baluyut, Chris Carr, Tavish Hill, Waruni Jayawardana, and Tim Sullivan completed Master’s degrees. Chris, Tavish, Waruni, and Tim are continuing in our doctoral program. Tavish Hill passed the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam in January 2014 and six doctoral candidates are expected to take the Qualifying Exam in January 2015. Adam Scott successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in April 2014. Adam’s dissertation was entitled “Speciation Dynamics of an Agent-Based Evolution Model in Phenotype Space”. His advisor was Dr. Sonya Bahar. Logan, Brown, Chris Carr, Stephen Ordway, and Tim Sullivan were supported by graduate fellowships or internships from the NASA/Missouri Space Grant Consortium. All presented their research at the state-wide annual meeting in April at the Missouri S&T campus. Logan presented his analysis of water in the circumstellar disk of the young star AA Tau (advisor: Erika Gibb). Chris talked about using residual gas analysis mass spectroscopy to investigate compounds for hydrogen storage (advisor: Eric Majzoub). Stephen presented research he conducted in collaboration with SunEdison on characterizing defects on silicon wafers (advisors: Phil Fraundorf and Jeff Libbert). Tim discussed the dynamics of a young stellar cluster from a proper motion analysis (advisor: Bruce Wilking). Graduate students Logan Brown, Shane Meyer, Gang Wang, and Dongxue Zhao participated in the UMSL Graduate Fair in April. Dongxue was recognized with a Graduate School award for his poster “Investigation of Alkali Metal Hydrides using In-situ X-Ray Diffraction and Differential Scanning Calorimetry” (advisor: Eric Majzoub). Logan presented his research “Near-Infrared Spectrscopic Study of AA Tau: Water and OH Observations (advisor: Erika Gibb). Dongxue (1st) and Logan (2nd) received Department awards of $150 and $100, respectively, for their posters. We welcomed two new full-time students to our graduate program this fall: Matthew Wentzel (Westminster, Utah), Kyle Williams (U. Kansas). Recent UMSL graduates Nathan Roth and Jamie Daugherty will be joining our program in January of 2015.

NASA/Missouri Space Grant Consortium 23rd Annual Meeting

The 23rd Annual Meeting of the NASA/Missouri Space Grant Consortium was held on the Missouri S&T campus April 25-26, 2014. Undergraduate Nathan Roth discussed his research of OH absorption from the disk around the young star AA Tau (advisor: Dr. Erika Gibb). Jamie Daugherty discussed a novel RGB technique for studying perforations in silicon wafers (advisor: Phil Fraundorf). Alyssa McFarlane presented her research on improving the cycling and capacity of Lithium-Ion batteries (advisor: Eric Majzoub). Anamaria Baluyut also described the UMSL Planetarium Program conducted for area 5th grade students and teachers.

Physics Club News

The Physics Club had a great trip to Fermi National Accelerator Lab in May. Their host was Dr. Eric James, son of former faculty member and Chair Phil James. The Club toured the lab including the bubble chamber, the MINOS underground tunnel, and Feynman’s restored Dodge van. The Club is off to a good start with new President Ron Blair. The Club has designed and made UMSL Physics & Astronomy T-shirts with either an astrophysics or particle physics design. With the profits from the sale, they hope to build a trebuchet and perhaps take a 2015 trip to Fermilab.

T-Shirts can be yours for a mere $7. The particle physics design features the fundamental particles in the Standard Model including the Higgs boson. Please contact the Club President (rsbxgc@mail.umsl.edu).

More Undergraduate Research Jamie Daugherty, Alyssa McFarlane, Chris Milliano, and Nathan Roth made presentations at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium held on the UMSL campus on May 2 and hosted by the Golden Key International Honour Society and Sigma Xi. Jamie and Nathan split the Department prize ($250) for the best physics or astronomy poster.

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FACULTY UPDATES: Sonya Bahar The primary focus of my research group is on computational models of evolutionary dynamics. My graduate students and I are studying phase transitions in evolutionary models, and investigating the effect of parameters like mutation size on how evolutionary lineages branch in space and in time. These projects are funded by a Complex Systems grant from the James S. McDonnell Foundation. Our new research for 2015 includes studies of how populations recover from mass extinctions, and how the branching of their genealogies can be characterized using a branch (no pun intended) of mathematics known as coalescent theory. This will form the core of Dawn King’s doctoral dissertation. On the “brain side”, I am continuing my research in Neurodynamics, collaborating with Ken Showalter at West Virginia University to study synchronized neural “chimera” states which may be analogous to the “uni-hemispheric” sleep observed in some animal species. I have also been collaborating with Gualtiero Piccinini of UMSL’s Department of Philosophy, investigating the various types of computation that can be performed by neural systems; we recently published a paper on this topic in the journal Cognitive Science. We have also contributed a chapter on the neural correlates of consciousness to a volume entitled The Myth of an Afterlife, which is edited by Keith Augustine and will appear in March 2015. Lastly, I am working on a book titled The Essential Tension, to be published by Springer. The book deals with the problem of collective dynamics in biological systems, and the ways that physics can help to illuminate this complex issue. The book will particularly focus on problems of speciation and multiple levels of selection in evolutionary dynamics. bahars@umsl.edu http://www.umsl.edu/~neurodyn/faculty/bahar.html Bernard J. Feldman This year I published one paper, “American Automobile and Light Truck Statistics Update,” (The Physics Teacher 52, 174-175 [2014]) and one letter, “Physics Déjà Vu,” (The Physics Teacher 52, 391 [2014)]. The letter points out that Albert Einstein in 1905 answered the question whether cell phones cause cancer. http://www.umsl.edu/~phybfeld/, feldmanb@msx.umsl.edu Michael Fix My nonteaching activities this year included continued work on mapping a partial dinosaur skeleton from a site in Southeast Missouri, which is on display in the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History in Marble Hill, Missouri. I also have assisted the museum by writing articles for their newsletter and web site. Also, in late May 2014 I led a one-week 3 credit hour field-course to the Big Island of Hawaii, titled “Hawaiian Volcanoes – Crucible of Creation.” The class of 10 students was introduced to the basic geology of the Hawaiian Island chain by hiking various trails and visitors centers in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, as well as parks and trails in other parts of the Big Island. Among the sites that they got to see

were: Halemaumau crater in Kilauea Caldera, which contains an active lava lake, Kilauea Iki crater, Thurston Lava Tube, Rainbow Falls, Lava Tree State Park, The Pacific Tsunami Museum, and Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa volcanoes and a private tour of the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory which has been monitoring the volcanoes since 1912. Our last day included a luau in Kona. Every one learned a lot (including me) and had a great time. fixm@umsl.edu

Mike with his merry band of vocanologists.

Ricardo A. Flores My research interests are astrophysical cosmology and applications of quantum field theory to the physics of elementary particles. This past year, however, my teaching load was doubled and I have not been able to complete any project. Nonetheless, I remain interested in the expected evolution in maps of the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect in clusters, and I may return to the subject of dark matter halo shape using the Bolshoi simulation carried out by my collaborators. Philip B. Fraundorf My research involves materials, atomic resolution microscopes, computer simulations, and conceptual strategies for doing both nanoscale detective work and curriculum modernization. We’ve long provided the region with tools not otherwise available for examining the nanostructure of a growing variety of specimen types, including for example aerosol catalysts, integrated circuit silicon, carbon nanotubes, extraterrestrial materials, ferrofluids for drug delivery, and most recently ultrahigh temperature materials for leading-edge surfaces on hypersonic aircraft. This has helped put graduates into applied physics internships and jobs with companies that include MEMC, Seagate, Martin-Marietta, Mitsubishi Silicon-America, Motorola, and Cabot Electronics. Of four recent intellectual challenges, one lies at the intersection between (i) modern-day uses for graphene sheets and (ii) possible roles for carbon droplets in cool stellar atmospheres. Another involves the studies of gigascale integrated circuit silicon, a highly-ordered material tightly connected to future technology. A third involves quantitative detective work on atomic periodicities and

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energy loss reflected in electron microscope images. A 4th involves the intersection between (a) log-probability measures, (b) the mathematical theory of model selection and (c) the quantitative study of correlations in complex systems with particular focus on the challenge of sustaining niche-network layer-multiplicities in metazoan communities. More on recent developments and on various educational explorations as well, may be accessed through: http://www.umsl.edu/~fraundorf/index.html pfraundorf@umsl.edu Thomas F. George I am involved in theoretical research in various areas of laser/materials/nanophysics, including nanomedicine. In summer 2014, I gave an invited research seminar on “Laser-Induced Processes in Fullerenes” at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, China. On a human-interest note, in addition to my seminar in China, I presented a piano concert on women jazz composers. http://www.umsl.edu/chancellor/, tfgeorge@umsl.edu Erika Gibb I am an astrochemist/astrobiologist studying chemistry in star formation regions and comets. During 2013/2014 there were several observing opportunities that were conducted with students at UMSL. In November 2013, we observed comet C/2012 S1 (ISON) and in September 2014 we observed comet C/2013 V5 (Oukaimeden) using the Infrared Telescope Facility in Mauna Kea, HI. Both sets of observations were performed remotely from my lab in 403 Research, and several undergraduate students were able to participate in each run. In May 2014, graduate student Dan Barnett and I used Keck II on Mauna Kea to observe comet C/2012 K1 (PANSTARRS). These were all part of a project to study volatiles in comets to learn more about how the solar system formed and how the molecules important for life were distributed. Students are now performing the data reduction an analysis for these comets. http://www.umsl.edu/~gibbe/, gibbe@umsl.edu Bob L. Henson Just as in the recent past, my activities now are mostly teaching and service for our department. Our number of physics faculty at the professorial level is much lower than it was many years ago when our department only offered the baccalaureate degree. I continue to teach heavy loads at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. This past year in addition to my regular teaching load, I redeveloped the graduate level statistical mechanics course, which I had last taught in 1996. When time permits, I am working on some mathematical physics research problems. Likewise, when time permits I have been writing a text on mathematical methods. As of the present, my retirement plans are incomplete. Eric Majzoub I am an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and I hold a joint appointment in

the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The research focus in my group is on the study and design of new materials for energy storage and conversion, such as hydrogen-storage materials, lithium-ion batteries, and pseudo- and super-capacitors. We employ a combined experimental and computational approach, utilizing first-principles techniques to understand the electronic, mechanical, and thermodynamic properties of the materials we study. I also serve as the Associate Director of the Center for Nanoscience, and along with the director George Gokel, have been re-organizing the center to more directly utilize the strengths of the CNS members from Chemistry, Physics, and Biochemistry and Biology. Working in the CNS provides opportunities for hands-on work with large industrial partners such as Boeing, Monsanto, Purina, and others. Hydrogen storage research in the Majzoub group remains funded through the Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. Our currently-funded grant is joint with Sandia National Laboratories, and Hughes Research Laboratory and is focused on hydrogen storage in alloy ternary borides, as well as lithiated boranes. We have recently been awarded an additional grant from the UM-System, Intercampus Interdisciplinary Award. This project focuses on functionalizing nanoporous carbon templates to control the surface chemistry (wetting and catalysis) to make the materials favorable for hosting complex hydride materials such as LiBH4. The most recent list of publications from the group may be found at: http://www.umsl.edu/~majzoube/ My two most recent Ph.D. students, Tim Mason and David Peaslee, have found employment at a startup in the St. Louis area, and an engineering firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, respectively. A former M.S. student, Zak Jost, is working for SunEdison in the silicon fabrication division. Bruce A. Wilking We have completed our second optical spectroscopic survey of a star-forming region with a study of the Serpens star-forming region. We found evidence for two distinct populations of young stars along the line of sight, probably arising from two separate clouds of gas. We hope to publish the results of this study this year, which was a collaboration between doctoral student Kristen Erickson and myself and alumnus Michael Meyer (ETH-Zurich). I have been able to join a group headed by Michael Meyer in support of ESO’s GAIA mission to analyze high resolution spectra of a young star cluster in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud to investigate the radial velocity dispersion. I had a short but productive visit with Michael in Zurich last August. Complementary to this is a collaboration with astronomers at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff to analyze infrared images of the Rho Ophiuchi region taken over the past decade in order to derive proper motions and the velocity dispersion for this young star cluster in the other spatial dimensions. http://www.umsl.edu/~wilkingb, bwilking@umsl.edu

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Alumni Information 1969 James Baker (B.S.) retired from Hargray Communications ten years ago. He then went to work for a laser manufacturer. He is now retired from the laser company, lives in Sarasota, FL and spends his days “taking classes and challenging my problem solving capabilities”. 1989 Linda Berger (B.S.) was promoted to Chief Accounting Officer with Direct Energy in Houston, Texas. She has a team of about 250 people in the US and Canada. 1991 Lu Fei (M.S., Ph.D. 1996) is currently working for a research institute in Shanghai that is part of the Chinese Academy of Science called the Shanghai Institute of Microsystems and Information Technology. He is doing silicon wafer related projects. He tells us “I am still trying to adapt to the life in a new world after being absent for 25 years!” Michael Way (M.S., Ph.D. 1998) made a presentation at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting about using a 3-D climate model to explore the habitability of planets like Venus in the early solar system. He and his wife Elizabeth have a 1 year old daughter in addition to their 4 year old son. 1997 Lebée Meehan (M.S.) and her husband Jim have moved back to Huntsville, AL. In addition to taking care of her daughter, she teaches yoga part-time and is working on certification in Restorative Exercise, a biomechanics-based movement program. 2006 David Peaslee (B.S., M.S. 2008, Ph.D. 2013) has an industrial post-doc position at SPEC Sensors, a gas sensor startup in Newark, CA. He is in charge of characterizing the sensors, and designing and building experiments to test new sensors. David reports that he is using his background in chemistry, physics, and electronics and has a suggestion: “The only thing I wish I had practical knowledge with is programming in LabView. Most industries are using it, and any experimental position will probably require it sometime soon. Perhaps someone in the department can incorporate it into a course, maybe advanced lab ...” 2007 David Coss (M.S., Ph.D. 2010) and his wife Diana welcomed their first child in January 2014. They moved to the Washington D.C. area in July where David has a position as a data scientist with the US Government. These are relatively new positions with the government created to design unique hardware and software systems to analyze large volumes of data as well as research and implement computational algorithms and statistical methods to extract

patterns from data. David reports that he is putting the skills he learned in graduate school to good use. Michelle Brockschmidt (B.S.) is teaching physics at Washington High School in Washington, MO. She is also working toward a M.S. degree in Physics at UMSL. 2008 Kryss Erickson (M.S., Ph.D. 2013) is a science teacher at Villa Duchesne High School in St. Louis. 2009 Adam Scott (M.S., Ph.D. 2014) is a research scientist at the Genome Institute at Washington University. 2010 Scott Stephenson (B.S.) completed his Ph.D. degree at the University of Michigan this fall. His dissertation was entitled “Probing Spin-Independent WIMP-Nucleon Interactions with the PandaX-I Detector”. Scott will be going to UC-Davis as a postdoc to work on the LUX/LZ experiment which is a big US-based underground dark matter direct detection experiment located in the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Daisuke Takeshita (Ph.D.) is now working as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Dr. Petri Ala-Laurila in his Neuroscience and Vision Lab at the University of Helsinki. Shakya Premachandra (M.S.) completed her doctoral degree at Monash University in Australia. Her dissertation is entitled “Precision Ephemerides of Neutron-Star Binaries to Assist Gravitational Wave Searches”. 2011 Lauren Stephenson (B.S.) received her M.S. degree from the University of Hawaii in 2013 and is a reliability engineer for Hawaiian Airlines. 2013 Matthew Freeman (B.S.) is a graduate student in the Physics Department at Florida State University. 2014 Dan McKeown (B.S.) is in the M.S. program in Physics at San Francisco State University.

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Contributors 2013-2014 Thanks to all for your generous contributions to our scholarship and gift funds! Please contact us if you have made a contribution in the past year and your name does not appear. Dr. Mary M. Allen Scott D. Alspach and Susan Altman-Alspach James M. and Janice E. Baker Boeing Company Michael J. Burk and Lynda E. Busse Norman S. Dalton James R. and Antoinette Disano Dr. Dennis M. Elking Dr. Lu Fei and Dr. Lucy Wenzhong He Dr. Bernard J. and Marjorie A. Feldman Derek H. Freund William B. and Mary C. Harms David J. Harris and Margaret A. Diekemper Sally A. Harris Dr. Bo He and Xueqin Fan Richard W. Heuermann and Kathleen P. Price Daniel T. Hopper Albert C. and Regina P. Johns Charles F. and Carol R. Jones Mark S. and Cynthia P. Jones David A. Kalin Timothy A. and Dr. Michelle R. Kirchoff Lauren M. Lester Dr. Timothy H. Mason Michael H. McCartney Eleanor I. McIntyre Dr. Martin G. and Pamela E. Mlynczak Dennis J. and Pauline H. Moore Vincent G. Musielak Peabody Energy Dr. Ron J. and Martha E. Pieper Kelly L. Pisane Elizabeth M. Ramirez Dr. Lawrence W. and Mary E. Ramsey James M. Roedder Dr. Chang Shen and Haoran Yi Isaac B. Smith Duane A. and Deborah Theilen Howard W. and LaDonna R. Thoele Anthony G. and Terri L. Thomas Robert G. Wilking Don C. and Susan Winter Dr. Zhongyu Zhang

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