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Austin, TX in 1995 Texas Academy of Science 2011 1 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS DATE TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION THURS 4:00 pm – 8:00 REGISTRATION AND CHECK-IN JBWN Lobby 3/3/11 pm 6:30 pm – 8:30 TAS SOCIAL 3rd Floor, Mabee pm ABC Ragsdale Center 7:30 pm – 8:30 STRATEGIC PLANNING Ragsdale Center, pm WORKSHOP Lucas Room 7:30 pm – 8:30 GRAD SCHOOL 101 PANEL Ragsdale Center, pm PRESENTATION Jones Auditorium FRIDAY 7:30 am - REGISTRATION, CHECK-IN, JBWN Lobby 3/4/11 finished EXHIBITORS & BREAKFAST 9:00 am – 5:00 SPECIAL SYMPOSIUM: THE ROLE JBWN 206 pm OF ENGINEERING IN THE LIBERAL ARTS 9:00 am – 10:15 ORAL PRESENTATIONS SESSION JBWN or Moody am #1 Hall 10:15 am – POSTER PRESENTATIONS Maloney Room, 11:00 am SESSION #1 Main Building 11:00 am – ORAL PRESENTATIONS SESSION JBWN or Moody 12:15 pm #2 Hall 12:30 pm – 1:30 LUNCH & BUSINESS MEETING 3rd Floor, Mabee pm (which starts at 1) ABC Student Center 1:45 pm – 2:30 POSTER PRESENTATIONS Maloney Room, pm SESSION #2 Main Building 2:30 pm – 3:45 ORAL PRESENTATIONS SESSION JBWN or Moody pm #3 Hall 3:45 pm– 5:15 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: THIS IS JBWN 204 pm YOUR BRAIN ON NEUROSCIENCE – CHECK IT OUT!! 4:30 pm – 5:10 SECTION CHAIRS MEETING JBWN 205 pm 4:15 pm – 5:00 POSTER PRESENTATIONS Maloney Room, pm SESSION #3 Main Building 5:15 pm – 6:15 DISTINGUISHED TEXAS Ragsdale Center, pm SCIENTIST LECTURE: DR. Jones Auditorium GEORGE KATTAWAR 7:00 pm ANNUAL BANQUET AND AWARDS BOB BULLOCK PRESENTATION MUSEUM page 1 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 2 page 2 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule of Events 1 Acknowledgements from the Program Chair 4 Letter of Welcome from the TAS President 5 Letter of Welcome from the Governor of Texas 6 Letter of Welcome from the President of St. Edwards University 7 2011 Texas Distinguished Scientist 8 2011 Outstanding Texas Educator 9 2011 Texas Academy of Science Fellows 10 2010-2011 Texas Academy of Science Board of Directors 12 2010-2011 Texas Academy of Science Section Officers 13 2011-2012 Texas Academy of Science Board of Directors 15 2011 Program Agenda 16 Engineering Symposium 17 Oral Presentation Schedule 17 Section Meeting Schedule 32 Special Event on Neuroscience 32 Distinguised Texas Scientist Presentation 32 Awards Banquet 32 List of Posters 32 Abstracts 44 Anthropology 44 Biomedical 47 Botany 50 Cell and Molecular Biology 55 Chemistry and Biochemistry 63 Computer Science 69 Conservation Ecology 70 Environmental Science 75 Freshwater Science 83 Geosciences 90 Marine Sciences 94 Mathematics 100 Physics 101 Science Education 102 Symposium on Engineering 106 Symposium on Neuroscience 106 Systematics and Evolutionary Biology 106 Terrestial Ecology and Management 111 St. Edwards University Campus Map 119 JBWN Sciences Center Map 120 Moody Hall Building Map 121 Map from St. Edwards to Bob Bullock Museum 122 115th Annual Meeting March 1 - 3, 2012 Sul Ross University Alpine, Texas page 3 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 4 THESE PEOPLE DESERVE A BIG CHEER! St. EDWARD’S NATURAL SCIENCE FACULTY: Bold = Additional service or recognition to TAS DR. CYNTHIA NAPLES, Professor/Interim Dean BRO. RICHARD CRITZ, CSC, Assistant to the Dean LAURA MUNOZ, Administrative Coordinator DR. CHARLES HAUSER, Associate Professor, Bioinformatics DR. PATRICIA BAYNHAM, Associate Professor, Biology PROGRAM COMMITTEE: DR. JOEL BERGH, Post Doctoral Associate, Biology Dr. Ben Pierce, TAS President DR. MEGAN BOULETTE, Biology Instructor, Biology DR. LISA GOERING, Assistant Professor, Biology Dr. Pati Milligan, TAS Webmaster DR. OSVALDO HERNANDEZ, Assistant Professor, Biology Mr. Clint Burks, Husband of Program Chair DR. ALLAN HOOK, Professor, Biology Ms. Diane Hyatt, TAS Secretary DR. PETER KING, Associate Professor, Biology Dr. Cathy Early, Awards Committee Chair DR. JIMMY MILLS, Professor Emeritus, Biology PLUS ALL 16 TAS SECTION CHAIRS DR. FIDELMA O'LEARY, Associate Professor, Biology DR. BILL QUINN, Professor, TAS Past President, Biology DR. ANDREW WOODWARD, Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology SPECIAL EVENT PLANNERS: DR. HENRY ALTMILLER, Professor, Chemistry Dr. Veronica Acosta, University of Incarnate Word DR. EAMONN HEALY, Professor, Chemistry Dr. Russell Frohardt, St. Edward’s University DR. MARY KOPECKI-FJETLAND, Associate Professor, Chemistry Dr. Fay Guarraci, Southwestern University DR. CANDACE LAWRENCE-ZERINGUE, Post-Doc, Chemistry Dr. John Sieben, Texas Lutheran University DR. J.D. LEWIS, Professor, Chemistry Dr. Lorne Davis, Texas Lutheran University DR. DONALD WHARRY, Post-Doc Associate, Chemistry DR. LAURA BAKER, Professor, Computer Science DR. JOHN CAMDEN, Assistant Professor, Computer Science STUDENT AWARDS: DR. MICHAEL KART, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dr. Don Harper, Research Awards DR. JAMES McGUFFEE, Associate Professor, Computer Science Dr. Lynn McCutcheon, Collegiate Academy DR. MICHAEL OTTEN, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Dr. David Marsh, Collegiate Academy DR. DAVID WRIGHT, Associate Professor, Computer Science Dr. Ray Mathews, TOES Award BRO. ROMARD BARTHEL, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus, Mathematics DR. JASON CALLAHAN, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dr. Elise Campbell, Mathematics Award DR. EDWARD EARLY, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dr. Jim Collins, Graduate Student Awards DR. CAROL GEE, Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dr. Jason Locklin, Graduate Student Awards BRO. JOSEPH HARRIS, C.S.C., Mathematics DR. JEAN McKEMIE, Professor, Mathematics ON-LINE REGISTRATION: DR. DAVID NAPLES, Associate Professor, Mathematics TAS Executive Secretary Dr. Andrew Kasner DR. MICHAEL SACLOLO, Associate Professor, Mathematics DR. RICHARD KOPEC, Professor, Science MICHAEL SCIOLI, Instructor, Science WORKSHOP & FIELD TRIP PLANNERS: DR. PAUL WALTER, Assistant Professor, Science Marsha May, TPWD Dr. Chris Baker, SFASU, Geosciences VENDORS: Dr. LaRell Nielson, SFASU, Geosciences University of Texas Pan American Mitch Robinson, Wild Basin Reserve McBain Systems – microscopes Dr. Bill Quinn, St. Edward’s University Texas Parks & Wildlife Department Dr. Damon Waitt, Lady Bird Johnson Center STUDENT PANELISTS: Alex Hall, Southwestern University Stacy Stoops, Sam Houston State Milly Lee, Texas A&M Taylor Jones & Anna Frankel, TCU With deep appreciation for your dedication to the success of the Texas Academy of Science, Dr. Romi L. Burks, 2011 TAS Program Chair 2011-2012 TAS PRESIDENT page 4 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 5 Letter from the President of the Texas Academy of Science Dr. Benjamin A. Pierce Welcome to the 114th Annual Meeting of the Texas Academy of Science! This meeting, held on the campus of St. Edward’s University in Austin, promises to be one of our biggest and best meetings ever. We have almost 200 oral presentations and 150 poster presentations in 14 different areas of science, from anthropology to physics to terrestrial ecology. Reflecting our mission of helping to prepare young Texas scientists, approximately 260 of the oral and poster presentations—76%—are being made by graduate and undergraduate students. In addition, Dr. John Sieben has organized a special symposium on “The Role of Engineering in the Liberal Arts.” It will be a great time to meet old friends and colleagues, make new contacts, and hear about the latest advances in Texas science. At this meeting, we kick off a year-long effort to develop a strategic plan for the Texas Academy of Science. The nature and practice of science are changing rapidly, and our Academy also must change to continue its success. This strategic planning process begins with this meeting and you can participate in several ways. First, I hope you will take time to attend a special workshop on the future of the Texas Academy of Science held on Thursday evening. At this workshop, we will solicit your thoughts and ideas about how the Academy can be more effective in the future. Second, complete the brief survey on TAS that is available in the registration area. This survey, which takes only a few minutes to complete, will provide important information about the role and success of TAS. Third, sign up to be a member of one of the strategic planning committees. Each of these committees will work over the summer and fall to provide goals and recommendations for specific areas of Academy work. With input from the workshop, survey, and committees, we will develop a set of long-range goals and action steps that will be presented to the membership at next year’s annual meeting in Alpine. Major scientific meetings such as this one do not happen by accident. A tremendous amount of planning has gone into making this meeting a success and many people have played a role. We are especially indebted to the Program Chair of this year’s meeting, Romi Burks and the Local Host, Cindy Naples, along with all the faculty, students, and staff at St. Edward’s University who have contributed in many ways. Have a great weekend! Ben Pierce President, Texas Academy of Science page 5 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 6 page 6 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 7 page 7 / 122 Texas Academy of Science 2011 8 2011 Texas Distinguished Scientist Dr. George W. Kattawar George W. Kattawar, is an internationally renowned expert in optics and a Professor of Physics & Astronomy and a member of the world-renowned Texas A&M Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE). He earned his bachelor's of science degree from Lamar University with highest honors and received both his master's of science and PhD degrees from Texas A&M University on a National Defense and Education Act Fellowship. Before coming to Texas A&M, he held positions at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Esso Production Research and the University of North Texas. His research interests span the gamut of optics and applied physics and have resulted in significant contributions in such diverse areas as biomedical optics, radiative transfer in planetary atmospheres, ocean optics, cloud property studies related to global warming, invisibility cloaking using metamaterials, ultrashort laser propagation in water, anthrax detection, and camouflage in cephalopods.
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