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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Programs and Proceedings: The eN braska Academy Nebraska Academy of Sciences of Sciences 4-2017 PROGRAM nda PROCEEDINGS THE NEBRASKA CA ADEMY OF SCIENCES 1880-2017 Including the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) Division Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Affiliate and Affiliated Societies Nebraska Academy of Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nasproc Nebraska Academy of Sciences, "PROGRAM and PROCEEDINGS THE NEBRASKA CA ADEMY OF SCIENCES 1880-2017 Including the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) Division Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Affiliate and Affiliated Societies" (2017). Programs and Proceedings: The Nebraska Academy of Sciences. 12. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nasproc/12 This Conference Proceeding is brought to you for free and open access by the Nebraska Academy of Sciences at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Programs and Proceedings: The eN braska Academy of Sciences by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. PROGRAM and PROCEEDINGS THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 1880-2017 Including the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) Division Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Affiliate and Affiliated Societies 137th Anniversary Year One Hundred-Twenty-seventh Annual Meeting April 21, 2017 OLIN HALL OF SCIENCE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SCIENCE (NATS) The 2017 Fall Conference of the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) will be held at the Younes Conference Center, Kearney, NE, September 7 - 9 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). President: Shauna Roberson, Garden County Schools, Oshkosh, NE President-Elect: Jodi Bahr, Harvard Public Schools, Harvard, NE AFFILIATED SOCIETIES OF THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INC. 1. American Association of Physics Teachers, Nebraska Section Web site: http://www.aapt.org/sections/officers.cfm?section=Nebraska 2. Friends of Loren Eiseley Web site: http://www.eiseley.org/ 3. Lincoln Gem & Mineral Club Web site: http://www.lincolngemmineralclub.org/ 4. Nebraska Chapter, National Council for Geographic Education 5. Nebraska Geological Society Web site: http://maps.unomaha.edu/ngs/ Sponsors of a $50 award to the outstanding student paper presented at the Nebraska Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Earth Science /Nebraska Chapter, Nat'l Council Sections 6. Nebraska Graduate Women in Science 7. Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences Web site: http://www.nebraskajunioracademyofsciences.org/ 8. Nebraska Ornithologists’ Union Web site: http://www.noubirds.org/ 9. Nebraska Psychological Association http://www.nebpsych.org/ 10. Nebraska-Southeast South Dakota Section Mathematical Association of America Web site: http://sections.maa.org/nesesd/ 11. Nebraska Space Grant Consortium Web site: http://www.ne.spacegrant.org/ THE NEBRASKA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM MADE A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE ACADEMY TO HELP DEFRAY COSTS OF THIS MEETING THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INC. 302 Morrill Hall, 14th & U Streets Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0339 Affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science And National Association of Academies of Science GENERAL INFORMATION Members and visitors will be registered at Olin Hall of Science, Nebraska Wesleyan University, 50th & St. Paul, Lincoln, Nebraska. The registration fee is $70.00 for General Registrants which includes dues. Student registration is $15.00, student dues are an additional $10.00 with a VALID student ID. Registrants are entitled to the PROGRAM/PROCEEDINGS and to attend any of the section meetings. Additional copies of the PROGRAM/PROCEEDINGS may be obtained at the Registration Desk or, after the meeting, at the Academy Office, for $5.00/copy. The Nebraska Academy of Sciences was organized on January 30, 1880 with monthly scheduled meetings in Omaha, Nebraska. The Academy was reorganized on January 1, 1891 and annual meetings have been held thereafter. AUTHORS ARE INVITED TO SUBMIT MANUSCRIPTS OF THEIR WORK FOR PUBLICATION IN THE TRANSACTIONS OF THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, a technical journal published periodically by the Academy for 45 years. Articles in all areas of science, science education, and history of science are welcomed, including results of original research as well as reviews and syntheses of knowledge. The Transactions has moved to a digital format and is available to anyone through the Digital Commons at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It is abstracted by major abstracting services as well. Manuscripts should be submitted via the online submission system at http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/tnas/guidelines.html using the Submit your paper or article link Our website address is <www. nebraskaacademyofsciences.wildapricot.org >. PROGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017 7:30 a.m. REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMY, Lobby of Lecture wing, Olin Hall 8:00 Aeronautics and Space Science, Session A, Olin 249 Aeronautics and Space Science, Session B, Olin 224 Chemistry and Physics, Section A, Chemistry, Olin A Collegiate Academy, Biology, Session A, Olin B Collegiate Academy, Biology, Session B, Olin 112 Collegiate Academy, Chemistry and Physics, Session A, Olin 324 8:30 Biological and Medical Sciences, Session A, Smith Callen Conference Center 9:10 Aeronautics and Space Science, Poster Session, Olin 249 9:40 Applied Science and Technology, Olin 325 10:00 Chemistry and Physics, Physics, Section B, Planetarium 10:30 Aeronautics and Space Science, Poster Session, Olin 249 11:00 MAIBEN MEMORIAL LECTURE, OLIN B – Scholarship and Friend of Science Recipients also announced. 12:00 LUNCH, PATIO ROOM, STORY STUDENT CENTER (Pay and carry tray through cafeteria line, or pay at NAS registration desk) Aeronautics Group, Sunflower Room 1:00 p.m. Anthropology, Olin 111 Biological and Medical Sciences, Session B, Smith Callen Conference Center Collegiate Academy, Biology, Session A, Olin B Collegiate Academy, Biology, Session B, Olin 112 Collegiate Academy, Chemistry and Physics, Session B, Olin 324 Earth Science, Olin 249 1:05 Applied Science and Technology, Olin 325 1:15 Teaching of Science and Math, Olin 224 Chemistry and Physics, Section A, Chemistry, Olin A 2:45 Environmental Sciences, Olin 249 4:30 BUSINESS MEETING, OLIN B *For papers with more than one author, an asterisk follows the name of the author(s) who plans to present the paper at the meeting. AERONAUTICS AND SPACE SCIENCE Chairperson: Scott E. Tarry NASA Nebraska Space Grant & EPSCoR, University of Nebraska at Omaha SESSION A Olin Hall Room 249 8:00 1. CURCUMIN AND RESVERATROL COMBINATION AS POTENT ANTIOXIDANTS TO PREVENT OXIDATIVE STRESS ASSOCIATED WITH SPACE TRAVEL. Nicolette Larson, Department of Biology and Chemistry, College of Saint Mary, Omaha. 8:10 2. USING STATIC BIREFRINGENCE MEASUREMENTS FOR IN SITU ORDER DISORDER TRANSITION DETECTION DURING SOLVENT VAPOR ANNEALING OF BLOCK POLYMER NANOTHIN FILMS. Gunnar Nelson* and Andrew Baruth, Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha. 8:20 3. OPTIMIZING SIMULATION TRAINING SCHEDULES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL SKILLS IN SPACE. Anthony White*, College of Medicine, Dimitry Oleynikov, Department of Surgery, and Ka-Chun Siu, Department of Physical Therapy Education, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. 8:30 4. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF 3-D SURFACES USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR AUTONOMOUS STRUCTURAL INSPECTION. Venkat Ramana Reddy Garlapati* and Raj Dasgupta, Department of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 8:40 5. DUAL PULSE FEMTOSECOND LASER SURFACE PROCESSING FOR ADVANCED FUNCTIONALIZATION OF SILVER FOR CONDENSING HEAT EXCHANGER APPLICATIONS. Nick Roth*, Craig Zuhlke, and Dennis Alexander, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 8:50 6. DRAG ENHANCEMENT/REDUCTION FOR ANNULAR FLOW ON FEMTOSECOND LASER PROCESS STAINLESS STEEL SURFACES. Henry Ems* and George Gogos, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering; and Craig Zuhlke and Dennis Alexander, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 9:00 7. POOL BOILING HEAT TRANSFER ENHANCEMENT WITH FEMTOSECOND LASER PROCESSED METALLIC SURFACES. Corey Kruse, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 9:10 BREAK/POSTER PRESENTATIONS 1 9:30 8. IDENTIFICATION OF STABLE TRIMERS OF PHOSPHOMIMETIC RPA FOR USE IN RPA:RAD52:SSDNA BINDING EXPERIMENTS. Lucas Struble*, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Gloria E.O. Borgstahl, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. 9:40 9. HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREEN FOR CANCER THERAPEUTICS. Mona Al-Mugotir, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. 9:50 10. LARGE VOLUME CRYSTAL GROWTH OF SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE IN MICROGRAVITY FOR NEUTRON DIFFRACTION STUDIES. Jahaun Azadmanesh*, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Scott R. Trickel, Carol H. Kolar, and Gloria E.O. Borgstahl, Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. 10:00 11. ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. Joseph P. Bowens*, School of Medicine; and Zoe M. Reed and Joan Eckerson, Exercise Science, Creighton University, Omaha; and Gabe Link, Department of Cardiology, Children’s
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