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This issue of SciTech features a sampling of research completed by faculty and students in Bloomsburg University’s College of Science and Technology during the last year. For faculty research university-wide, see www.bloomu.edu/research_scholars.

Society of Toxicology MeetingMichael Borland presented a first author poster at the 2012 Society of Toxicology (SOT) international meeting in San Francisco. The poster was entitled “Ligand- and receptor-dependent effects of PPARβ/β and PPARβ on cell proliferation in the A431 carcinoma cell line.”

Borland also attended the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)-Undergraduate Affiliate Network (UAN) Leaders Biochemistry Concept Workshop at Moravian College along with Toni Trumbo Bell, also from chemistry/biochemistry.

Chemical Society MeetingBloomsburg University students and faculty who made presentations at the 2012 American Chemical Society National Spring Meeting in San Diego are:

Poster Presentations

• Alan J. Shaffer, “Synthesis of Novel N,N’-(2-alkyl)aryl-imidazol-2-inium halide salts, Precursors of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes.” Mentor: John Morgan, Bloomsburg University

• Adam D. Miller, “Exploration of Heterobimetallic Complexes of Chromium and Cobalt.” REU at University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Mentor: Connie C. Lu.

• Jerome D. Roscioli, “Predicting Transport Properties at High Temperature and Pressure.” Mentor: Gregory Zimmerman, Bloomsburg University.

• Jerome D. Roscioli, “Imaging Babesia bovis Infected Erythrocytes and Free Parasites Using Atomic Force Microscopy.” REU at Washington State University. Mentors: Louis Scudiero and Carlos Suarez

• Jarid M. Metz, “Synthesis and Reactivity Studies on the Polynuclear Metal Cluster Os3(CO)10[1,2-p-tolylS(C6H4)PPh2].” REU at University of North Texas. Mentor: Michael G. Richmond.

• Jordan N. Metz, “Novel Solid Nano-Particles for Low Temperature Selective Synthesis of Methyl Levulinate from Carbohydrates and Biomass Resources.” REU at University of Connecticut. Mentor: Steven Suib.

• Chris L. Houser, “Surface Deacetylation of Chitin Nanocrystals.” REU at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Mentor: Maren Roman.

Platform Presentations

• Mark A. Tapsak, “Detailed thermal characterization of decanylene containing polysilalkylenesiloxanes.”

• Philip L. Osburn, “Polyisobutylene-supported bidentate triazole-NHC-palladium complex as a recyclable catalyst for the Heck reaction.”

Chemistry/Biochemistry

Chemistry faculty and members of the Chemistry Club performed the following experiments during Super Saturday: bottle rockets, liquid nitrogen fountain, glowsticks, rainbow of fire, M&M flare, elephant toothpaste, non-burning money, indecisive thirsty chemist, disappearing Styrofoam, and temperature extreme explosion.

Participants were faculty member Eric Hawrelak; BU Chemistry Club members Hannah Cronk, Owen O’Sullivan, Matt Miele and Josie Legere; and Super Saturday helper Luke Stauffer.

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Geological Society MeetingStephen Whisner, Jennifer Whisner and Cynthia Venn from geography and geosciences and Christopher Hallen from the chemistry and biochemistry attended the Northeastern Section of the Geological Society of America meeting in Hartford, Conn. These students accompanied the faculty members: Katrina Taylor, Derek Weicht, Kendi Waltemyer, Samantha Pfister, Stephanie McGilloway, Robert Kresch, Victoria McLaughlin, Samantha Schafer, Alexandra Hoffman, Al Broody, Matthew Pisanchyn, Theodore Grimm, Elizabeth Chamuris, Eliza Reed and Felipe Alarcon.

Weicht and Reed presented posters on their summer 2011 water chemistry research with Venn and Hallen and McGilloway and Chamuris presented posters of their senior research projects on Fishing Creek sediment transport history. Venn and Hallen presented student research posters by Janelle Evans, Caitlin Heller and Jaclyn Yamrich, who were unable to attend the conference.

Titles for NEGSA 2012• Yamrich, Jaclyn M., Venn, C. and Hallen, C. 2012. Baseline Water Chemistry Assessment of Little Fishing Creek, Columbia County, Pa., Preceding Fracking of Marcellus Shale. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 48.

• McGilloway, Stephanie A., Chamuris, Elizabeth C. and Whisner, Jennifer K. 2012. Channel Morphology of Lower Fishing Creek, Columbia County, Pa. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 52.

• Evans, Janelle L., Hallen, Christopher P. and Venn, Cynthia. 2012. A Water Quality Analysis of Hunters Lake (Sullivan County, Pa.). GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109.

Geography/Geosciences • Weicht, Derek C., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher P. 2012. Influence of the Oneida #3 Mine Tunnel Drainage on Little Tomhicken Creek Before and After the Repair of an AMD Passive Treatment System. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109.

• Heller, Caitlin, Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher. 2012. Annual Snapshot #3: Susquehanna River Water Chemistry at Milton, Danville, Watsontown, and Shady Nook, Pa. 2012. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 109.

• Reed, Eliza R., Venn, Cynthia and Hallen, Christopher. 2012. Attempt #2: Quest for Point Sources of Metals and Sulfate into the Susquehanna River near Byer’s Island, Shamokin Dam (Northumberland County), Pa. GSA Abstracts with Programs, NE Section, Vol. 44, No. 2, p. 110.

John Bodenman

John Bodenman presented a poster, “The Spatial Organization Dynamics of the Investment Advisory Industry: The Case of New York City, 1983-2010,” at the annual meeting of the American Association of Geographers in New York, N.Y.

Michael Shepard

Michael Shepard was lead author on two papers published in Icarus, the International Journal of Solar System Research:• Radar observations of Asteroids 64 Angelina and 69 Hesperia

• Laboratory study of the bidirectional reflectance from particulate samples.

He was co-author of four other papers published in Icarus:

• An experimental study of Hapke’s modeling of natural granular surface samples

• Testing the Hapke photometric model: Improved inversion and the porosity correction

• Radar and optical observations and physical modeling of triple near-Earth Asteroid (136617) 1994 CC

• Asteroid 21 Lutetia at 3 micrometers: Observations with IRTF SpeX.

Super Saturday demonstration.

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Exercise ScienceTimothy McConnell authored or coauthored the following recent publications.

• McConnell T.R., Trevino K.M., Klinger TA. Demographic differences in religious coping after a first-time cardiac event. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2011:31(5):298-302.

• Bove A.A., Santamore W.P., Homko C., Kashem A., Cross R., McConnell T.R., Shirk G., Menapace F. Treatment of patients with intermediate cardiovascular risk: Are clinical measures enough? Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2011:DOI 10.1007/s12350-011-9415-7.

• Bove A.A., Santamore WP, Homko C, Kashem A, Cross R, McConnell T.R., Shirk G., Menapace F. Reducing cardiovascular disease risk in medically underserved urban and rural communities. American Heart Journal. 2011:161:351-359.

Presentations with Students

• Brightbill C., Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Comparison of EMG responses to strength training exercises with and without Nintendo Wii guidance. Presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Harrisburg, Pa.

• Fleming J., Hux M., Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Running economy is not related to jumping performance. Presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Harrisburg, Pa.

• Hux M., Fleming J., Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Running economy remains constant across multiple exercise intensities and is moderately related to VO2max. Presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Harrisburg, Pa.

• Rasnake C., Fradkin A. A comparison of pre-season physical fitness profiles between positions in a Division II men’s soccer team. Presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Harrisburg, Pa.

• Yankowski M., Fradkin A. A positional comparison of pre-season physical fitness characteristics in Division III baseball players. Presented at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Regional Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine Conference. Harrisburg, Pa.

• Eisenhart C., Fradkin A. To practice or to play: Is golf participation associated with an increased risk of injury? Presented at the 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Denver, Colo.

• Moneghan K., Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Reliability and validity of two measures of vertical jump performance following different warm-ups. Presented at the 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Denver, Colo.

McConnell, Rawson and FradkinThree BU exercise science faculty were coauthors of:

• Frank A.M., McConnell T.R., Rawson E.S., Fradkin A. Clinical and functional predictors of health-related quality of life during cardiac rehabilitation. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2011; 31:223-229.

Noah WasielewskiThe following by Noah Wasielewski was published in the Journal of Athletic Training:

• Evaluation of Electromyographic Biofeedback for the Quadriceps Femoris: A Systematic Review; Authors: Wasielewski, Noah J.1; Parker, Tonya M.2; Kotsko, Kevin M.3; Source: Journal of Athletic Training, Volume 46, Number 5, September 2011, pp. 543-554(12).

Andrea FradkinAndrea Fradkin presented research individually and with students as follows:

Presentations

• Fradkin A. Describing the epidemiology of female golfing injuries. Presented at the 2012 World Scientific Congress of Golf VI. Phoenix, Ariz.

• Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Is there a link between golf playing surface and injury risk? A biomechanical perspective. Presented at the 2012 World Scientific Congress of Golf VI. Phoenix, Ariz.

• Smoliga J., Fradkin A. Is wireless electromyography reliable for studying the golf swing in a heterogeneous group of golfers? Presented at the 2012 World Scientific Congress of Golf VI. Phoenix, Ariz.

• Fradkin A. Surfaces to protect against injury in golf: Where should injury prone golfers play and practice? Presented at the 2011 American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Denver, Colo.

Exercise Science

PUBLICATIONS

• Fradkin A. Describing the epidemiology of female golfing injuries. Golf Science International Journal. 2012: In Press.

• Fradkin A., Smoliga J. Is there a link between golf playing surface and injury risk? A biomechanical perspective. Golf Science International Journal. 2012: In Press.

• Smoliga J., Fradkin A. Is wireless electromyography reliable for studying the golf swing in a heterogeneous group of golfers? Golf Science International Journal. 2012: In Press.

Academy of Science MeetingStudents Andrew Ackerman, Brandan Gray, Lauren Lowenberger, Diana Pierce, Heather Ressler and Cassaundra Thompson and faculty Angela Hess, Clay Corbin, Naz Afarin Fallahian and Cynthia Surmacz attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Science meeting. The following talks and posters were presented:

• In vitro effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on primary skin cells. Ackerman, Andrew, Kelly N. Barko, Naz Afarin Fallahian and Angela R. Hess.

• Eph receptor and ephrin ligand expression in human keratinocytes, melanocytes and melanoma cell lines. Pierce, Diana H. and Angela R. Hess.

• Morphology, Bite-Force, and Bill Closing Velocity in North American Birds. Lowenberger, Lauren K., Brandan L. Gray and Clay E. Corbin.

• Protease Inhibitors Reduce Degradation of the Cellular Stress Marker HSP70 in Lumbriculus variegates. Thompson, Cassaundra, Heather Ressler, Cynthia Surmacz and John M. Hranitz.

Tri-Beta ConventionMeghan Duell, a senior biology major won the Frank G. Brooks Award, the first-place prize in the oral presentation category at the Northeast District 2 Tri-Beta Convention. Duell won a travel grant to compete at the national Tri-Beta Convention held in Puerto Rico in May. Her presentation was titled

“Honeybee Stress: Behavioral and Physiological Implications of Flumethrin Treatment.” John Hranitz is her mentor.

Brandon Dunbar, a senior biology major, received second prize in the poster category. He presented “Effect of Composted Materials on the Incidence of Pythium splendans induced-root rot disease.” His mentors are Barry Nolt and Judith Kipe-Nolt.

Spring Honors SymposiumCollege of Science and Technology top honors graduates Carrie E. Mensch, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics; Jenna Mordan, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics; and Chelsea J. Zoltowski, Audiology and Speech Pathology, were honored during the Spring Honors Symposium. Other COST students and faculty recognized at the symposium are:

Faculty

• Outstanding Teaching Award: Patricia Beyer, Geography and Geosciences; Annette Gunderman, Nursing; and John Riley, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.

• Outstanding Service Award: Jorge Gonzalez, Audiology and Speech

Karl KappFaculty member Karl Kapp has published his fifth book, “The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education.”

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Pathology; Joan Miller, Nursing; and Cynthia Surmacz, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Outstanding Scholarship Award: Shaheen Awan, Audiology and Speech Pathology; Noreen Chikotas, Nursing; John Hranitz, Biological and Allied Health Sciences; and Mehdi Razzaghi, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistic.

Students

Audiology and Speech Pathology

• Summa Cum Laude: Brittany Bohach, Krista Rae Buchanan, Faith Joy Marvin and Chelsea J. Zoltowski.

• Magna Cum Laude: Holly Bachman, Lindsey Marie Bieryla, Katherine Elizabeth Burgess, Ashlee A. King, Vanessa R. Martin, Kaitlyn McShay, Cassandra Lynn Remaley, Michelle Selinsky, Jill D. Wiscount and Kathryn Bridget Young.

• Cum Laude: Rachel E. Craven, Stephanie Lynn Debuski, Chantel C. Guistwite, Kelly Lynne Hontz, Megan N. Klinger, Erin R. Murray, Lauren Marie Poinsett, Kristyn Marie Rakus, Erin E. Schumaker, Alexandra Sova, Lauren Rae Stout, Danielle A. Walsh, Victoria Werts, Cailyn Marie Williamson and Kelsey Shannon Woods.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Jacqueline Crowe, James Bryden Scholarship; Chelsea Zoltowski, Outstanding Senior; Kaitlyn A. Smith, Frances Fay DeRose Memorial Award; Jordyn Koveleski, Husky Audiology Award; and Nicole Leonzi, Cynthia Schloss Graduate Award.

Biological and Allied Health Sciences

• Summa Cum Laude: Jessica M. Albright, Rebecca Isabelle Conrad, Brandon Dunbar and Amber Marie Kolk.

• Magna Cum Laude: Megan Elizabeth Duell, Alaina Lee Egger, Marykate Gallagher, Jason D. Kneller, Heather Nicole Love, Sarah Angela Monaco, Amanda R. Pulsifer and Lauren M. Sosnoski.

• Cum Laude: Marisa A. Cipolla, Tammy Mistishin Franks, Karmyn Yvonne Gill, Larissa R. Johnson, David W. Kolk, Lindsay M. Kupferschmidt, Robert P. Medon, Michael J. Molesevich, Jenelle L Romig, Sara E. Taylor and Maura Elizabeth Williams.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Heather Ressler, James E. Parsons Microbiology Scholarship; Jennifer Sabins, James E. Cole Scholarship; Meredith Salmon, Biology and Allied Health Science Scholarship; Renee Risaliti, Biology and Allied Health Science Scholarship; Brandon M. Dunbar, Margaret Till Physiology Award; Amber Kolk, Outstanding Allied Health Senior; and Meghan Duell, Outstanding Biology Senior.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

• Summa Cum Laude: Adam D. Miller and David Joel Yovic.

• Magna Cum Laude: Brandon Marshall West.

• Cum Laude: Jarid Matthew Metz and Jordan Nathan Metz.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Adam Miller, ACS Undergraduate Award in Inorganic Chemistry and ACS Outstanding Senior Award; Jarid Metz, American Institute of Chemist Foundation, Outstanding Senior Award; Jordan Metz, American Institute of Chemist Foundation, Outstanding Senior Award; Chris Houser, Junior Chemistry Achievement Award; Gene Tunney, POLYED Undergraduate Award for Achievement in Organic Chemistry; and

Continued from page 4. Ariana Winder, David Murphy Memorial Scholarship.

Exercise Science

• Magna Cum Laude: Elliot Beadle, Meghan Elane Boyer and Elizabeth S. Lukiewski.

• Cum Laude: Andrew Evans, Joshua James Fleming, Jennifer Lynn Hetrick, Steven Taylor Jeffreys and Alaina Kay Snyder.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Meghan Boyer, The Bill Sproule Award; and Christina Rasnake, Graduate Honor Award in Exercise Science.

Geography and Geosciences

• Cum Laude: Katie Daud, Katharine Keeney and John Alexander Lenches.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Kendi Waltemyer, Daniel J. Tearpock Field Camp Scholarship; Lynnette Eichenlaub, Braun Geology Field Camp Scholarship; Thomas Kerstetter, Outstanding Achievement Award in Geography/Planning; and Brian Culp,Outstanding Student in Geoscience.

Instructional Technology

• Outstanding Students in Instructional Technology: Chris Cutno, Gina Fanelli and Daniel White.

Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics

• Summa Cum Laude: Carrie E. Mensch, Jenna L. Mordan and Zachary L. Rothweiler.

• Magna Cum Laude: Bingchen Yan.

• Cum Laude: Daniel Paul Hranj, Scott R. Keeble, John Lenhart, Marissa

Joan McDowell, Devin Miller and Robert Roos.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Daniel Hranj, Highest Achievement in Computer Forensics Award; Robert Roos, Highest Achievement in Computer Forensics Award; John Lenhart, Highest Achievement in Computer Science Award; Carrie Mensch, James Pomfret Mathematics Award; Jenna Mordan, James Pomfret Mathematics Award; Zachary Rothweiler, C.R. Reardin Award; James Coulter, Hank and Linda Bailey Mathematics Scholarship; Zhaoning Yang, J. Edward Kerlin Scholarship; Jacob Jacavage, Elizabeth and James Mauch Scholarship; and Ashley Boehner, Marek Mathematics Scholarship.

Nursing

• Magna Cum Laude: Lindsay M. Ciccanti, Morgan J. Peachey and Emily Grace Searfoss.

• Cum Laude: Kaitlin Darkes, Thomas John DiMaria, Jaimie M. Donnelly, Jacquelyn Lee Hester, Jamie Michelle Keister, Christine Ann Moyer, Michelle Marie Pascoe, Laura Elizabeth Stanko and Jamie Olivia Thomas.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Thomas DiMaria, Morgan Peachey and Emily Searfoss, Nursing Student Achievement Award.

Physics and Engineering Technology

• Magna Cum Laude: Timothy Robert Gildea.

• Cum Laude: Jason Derr.

• Student Scholarships and Awards: Kelly Barko, Levi Gray Scholarship; Adam Reedy, P. James Moser Scholarship; Robert Uzzolino, P. James Moser Scholarship; Adam Reedy and Robert Uzzolino, Outstanding Students in Electronics Engineering Technology; and Jason Derr, Outstanding Student in Physics.

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Noreen Chikotas/Kimberly Owelski

Noreen Chikotas, associate professor and program director of BU’s nurse practitioner programs; Kimberly Owelski, nursing instructor; and Carol I. Parks, registered nurse with PPL Corp. of Berwick, had two manuscripts accepted for publication in the peer-reviewed journal, American Association of Occupational Health Nurses. The manuscripts are “Comprehensive Review of the Healthy People 2020 Occupational Safety” and “Health Objectives: Tools for the Occupational Health Nurse in Goal Attainment: Part I and Part II.” These manuscripts provide the tools to implement the objectives of Healthy People 2020 in occupational and environmental health.

Noreen Chikotas

Noreen Chikotas presented a poster, “Urinary Tract Infections and the Relation to Health Behaviors: A Research Study,” at the peer-reviewed American College of Nurse Practitioner 2011 Clinical Conference in Denver, Colo. The poster disseminated information from a quantitative research study which explored the relationship between health behaviors (risk factors) and the occurrence of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in college-aged women. The study was conducted in 2009 at the Bloomsburg University Student Health Center. The conference reaches approximately 3,000 nurse practitioners in

Nursing clinical practice nationally, specifically the Western part of the U.S., and added to the evidence-based UTI research and health behaviors of college-age women.

Joan Miller

Joan Miller addressed the influence of burnout on good work in nursing, work that is at once excellent, ethical and engaging or personally meaningful, in “Burnout and Its Impact on Good Work in Nursing,” Journal of Radiology Nursing, 30, 146-149. Issues such as inadequate staffing and moral distress influence the ability of the nurse to achieve and maintain a commitment to work that is of the highest standard in terms of technical excellence and social and moral responsibility. Given the critical shortage of nurses in the United States and globally, interventions are needed that will allow nurses to reflect on the values that inform and sustain their commitment to quality care.

Deb Sanders

Deb Sanders, assistant professor, co-authored an article, “STD Prevalence Demands Clinical Awareness,” in Aging Well, a publication for professionals in geriatric medicine. Sanders co-authored the publication with Tresa Imparato, a registered nurse at Geisinger Medical Center who recently graduated from BU. Sanders mentored Imparato in developing the topic which was generated from her senior-level scholarly paper.

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Spring Research DayThe student presentations listed below were featured during Spring Research Day, Saturday, May 5. The faculty mentor and department is listed after the title.

Talk Sessions

• Kelsey Matthews, Investigation of Signal Transduction Pathways Involved in Fluconazole Resistance in Candida glabrata, Karl Henry, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Erica Winter, Partial Cloning of the Nrf2 gene from Megachile rotundata, Kristen Brubaker, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Megan Kopec, Characterization of Heat Shock Factor-1 in the Thermotolerant Species Megachile rotundata, Kristen Brubake, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Adam J. Reedy, High-Voltage Switching Circuit for Characterizing Power Semiconductor Devices, Biswajit Ray, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Hassan Alhashimalsayed, Daniel Byler, Chris Cutno, Mike Seibert, Phebe Strzempek, Training for PPL Employees, Timothy Phillips, Instructional Technology.

• Kyle J. Higgins, An Improved Method for Calibrating the Gantry Angles of Linear Accelerators, Naz Afarin Fallahian, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Kayla Binger and Jamie O’Neill, Uncertainty in illness among Diabetics: Rural and Suburban Communities, Joan Miller, Nursing.

• Brandon West, Synthetic Efforts Toward the Construction of a “Blocked” Hemilabile Pincer Ligand, Phil Osburn, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Keith Kinek, Storm runoff and polyphosphate storage in periphyton communities inhabiting autotrophic and heterotrophic streams, Steven Rier, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Jarid Metz, Construction of Base-tunable Hemilabile Pincer Palladium Complexes, Phil Osburn, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Zhaoning Yang, Analysis of “Traffic Flow” using Partial Differential Equation, Youmin Lu, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.

• Joshua Halbfoerster, Nick Hitcho and Jacob Kendall, Hard Drive Laser Shutters for Ultra Cold Bloom, John Huckans, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Phil Anzelmo, From field to classroom and back to the field: Increasing engagement in Mineralogy and Petrology courses by use of student research projects, Jennifer Whisner, Geography and Geosciences.

• John Lenches, Petrographic analysis of thin sections of igneous and metamorphic rocks collected during Bloomsburg Geosciences field trips, Stephen Whisner, Geography and Geosciences. www.bloomu.edu/cost

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• Alan Shaffer, Synthesis of novel N,N’-(2-alkyl) aryl-imidazol-2-inium halide salts, precursors of N-heterocyclic carbenes, John P. Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Sabrina Wagner, Functional Analysis of a Putative Iron/Phytosiderophore Transporter From Oats, Avena Sativa, George Davis, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Tom Blass, The Cloning and Characterization of an anti-FRO2 Antibody Genes, George Davis, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Shane Levengood, A GUI-Based Program for Viewing Asteroid Shape Models, Michael Shepard, Geography and Geosciences.

• Reid Lennon, Progress Toward Construction of a Tapered Amplifier Laser for UltraColdBloom, John Huckans, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Taryn Holland, Health Needs Assessment of Bloomsburg University Students, Michelle Ficca, Nursing.

• Nicole Cicero, Maureen Miller and Grace Ordonio, Quality Improvements: Working on Student Interdisciplinary Teams, Mary Ann Cegielsky, Nursing, and Dr. Adele Spegman, Geisinger Medical Center.

• Lance Ballester, Causes of Autism: A Statistical Analysis of State-By-State Incidence Rate, Mehdi Razzaghi, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.

• Tom Dimaria, Improving Sexuality in Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries, Pat Loiaza, Nursing.

• Adam Miller, Investigation of [(C6F5)C5H4] Co(CO)2 as a Catalyst for the Production of Substituted Aromatic Compounds, Eric Hawrelak, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Jerome D. Roscioli, Predicting Transport Properties at High Temperature and Pressures, Greg Zimmerman, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Hannah Cronk and Reid Lennon, Rotational State- Specific Collisional Relaxation Dynamics of Acetylene Using Optical-Optical Double Resonance, Ju Xin, Physics and Engineering Technology.

Poster Presentations

• Hannah Cronk and Reid Lennon, Rotational State- Specific Collisional Relaxation Dynamics of Acetylene Using Optical-Optical Double Resonance, Ju Xin, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Cassaundra Thompson and Heather Thompson, Protease Inhibitors Reduce Degradation of the

Cellular Stress Marker HSP70 in Lumbriculus variegatus, John Hranitz and Cynthia Surmacz, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Derek Weicht, Influence of the Oneida #3 Mine Tunnel Drainage on Little Tomhicken Creek Before and After the Repair of an AMD Passive Treatment System, Chris Hallen, Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Cynthia Venn, Geography and Geosciences.

• Sarah Monaco, Effects of Exogenous Carbohydrates on Basidiospore Germination, and Bark Texture Preferences of Bark-Inhabiting Fungi, George Chamuris, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Sean M. Jeffreys, Grazing and Clipping Induced Changes in Leaf Silicon Contents of the grass Agrostis gigantean, Kevin Williams, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• John Pettine, Ground Penetrating Radar Survey of the Mifflinville Cemetery, Columbia County, Pa., Michael Shepard, Geography and Geosciences.

• Matt Hallowell, Characterization and Optimization of the Bloomsburg WindJET, John Huckans, Physics and Engineering Technology.

• Jordan Metz, Studies of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Biodiesel, John P. Morgan, Chemistry and Biochemistry.

• Lance Ballester, Causes of Autism: A Statistical Analysis of State-By-State Incidence Rate, Mehdi Razzaghi, Mathematics, Computer Science and Statistics.

• Larissa Johnson, Characterizing Individual Variation in HSP70 concentrations in Blackworms (Lumbriculus variegatus) following Heat Shock, John Hranitz and Cynthia Surmacz, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Charmiane Henderson, Evaluating the Cytotoxic Effects of Novel Compounds as Potential Spermicides, Jennifer Venditti, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Victoria McLauchlin, Samantha Schafer, Fracture measurements and geologic mapping along the transition between the Valley and Ridge and Plateau, Physiographic provinces of Pennsylvania, Stephen Whisner, Geography and Geosciences.

• Elisa Busada, Avifaunal diversity of old field and disturbed forest habitats of Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Clay Corbin, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.

• Lauren Lowenberger, Feeding morphology, bite- force, and closing-velocity in North American birds, Clay Corbin, Biological and Allied Health Sciences.