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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE Supplement to Volume 111 110th Annual Meeting April 13 – 14, 2018 Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Illinois State Academy of Science Founded 1907 Affiliated with the Illinois State Museum Springfield, IL 1 Table of Contents MEETING SCHEDULE ................................................................................................................................................3 CAMPUS MAP – BUILDING & PARKING INFORMATION .....................................................................................................4 POSTER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018...........................................................................................5 All PostEr PrEsEntatIons In thE GrIswold CEntEr GymnasIum ..............................................................................5 ORAL PRESENTATION ROOM SCHEDULE – SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018................................................................................6 All Oral PrEsEntatIons In LeIghty-Tabor ScIEncE CEntEr ......................................................................................6 POSTER PRESENTATIONS – FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 – GRISWOLD CENTER GYMNASIUM .........................................................7 ORAL PRESENTATIONS – SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2018 – LEIGHTY-TABOR SCIENCE CENTER .....................................................13 KEYNOTE ADDRESS – SCOTT MCDONALD FRIDAY, APRIL 13 AT 7:30PM, UNIVERSITY COMMONS, 3RD FLOOR BALLROOMS ...........16 STEM EDUCATION WORKSHOP – SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 9:00AM-10:30AM LEIGHTY-TABOR SCIENCE CENTER, RM 326 ............17 MESSAGE FROM THE VICE PRESIDENTS .......................................................................................................................17 SPECIAL THANKS ...................................................................................................................................................18 POSTER PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS ...........................................................................................................................19 AGRICULTURE .................................................................................................................................................19 ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHEOLOGY ........................................................................................................................19 BOTANY ........................................................................................................................................................20 CELLULAR, MOLECULAR, & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ............................................................................................22 CHEMISTRY ....................................................................................................................................................32 ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY ...........................................................................................................................39 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................39 HEALTH SCIENCES ............................................................................................................................................44 MICROBIOLOGY ..............................................................................................................................................46 PHYSICS, MATHEMATICS, & ASTRONOMY .............................................................................................................51 STEM EDUCATION ..........................................................................................................................................51 ZOOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................53 ORAL PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS ..............................................................................................................................65 ANTHROPOLOGY & ARCHEOLOGY ........................................................................................................................65 BOTANY ........................................................................................................................................................66 CELLULAR, MOLECULAR, & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY ............................................................................................68 CHEMISTRY ....................................................................................................................................................72 COMPUTER SCIENCE.........................................................................................................................................73 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE .................................................................................................................................74 HEALTH SCIENCES ............................................................................................................................................76 MICROBIOLOGY ..............................................................................................................................................78 2 STEM EDUCATION ..........................................................................................................................................80 ZOOLOGY ......................................................................................................................................................82 3 110TH ISAS ANNUAL MEETING April 13 – 14, 2018 Millikin University Hosts: Travis Wilcoxen & Judy Parrish MEETING SCHEDULE Friday, April 13th § 12noon – 2:00pm ISAS Council Meeting (University Commons, 3rd floor, President’s Dining Room, lunch provided) § 1:00pm – 5:30pm Registration (Griswold Center Lobby) § 2:20pm – 2:30pm Session A (odd numbers) Poster set-up (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 2:30pm – 3:40pm Poster Session A (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 3:40pm – 3:50pm Session A Poster take-down (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 3:40pm – 3:50pm Session B (even numbers) Poster set-up (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 3:50pm – 5:00pm Poster Session B (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 5:00pm – 5:10pm Session B Poster take-down (Griswold Center Gymnasium) § 6:00pm – 7:30pm Dinner Banquet (University Commons, 3rd floor Ballrooms) § 7:30pm – 9:00pm Keynote Address – Scott McDonald (University Commons, 3rd floor Ballrooms) Saturday, April 14th § 7:45am – 9:00am (Leighty-Tabor Science Center, 1st floor, East Lobby) § 7:45am – 11:45am Registration (Leighty-Tabor Science Center, 1st floor, East Lobby) § 8:30am – 12:00noon Oral Presentations Begin (Leighty-Tabor Science Center) Coffee Breaks depending on Division (see Oral Presentation Schedule) § 9:00am – 10:30a, STEM Education Workshop (326 Leighty-Tabor Science Center) § 12noon – 12:30pm Divisions Meetings and Judging Results (Leighty-Tabor Science Center, see Oral Presentation Schedule for appropriate room) § 12:30pm – 2:00pm Luncheon & Awards Presentations (University Commons, 3rd floor Ballrooms) 4 CAMPUS MAP – BUILDING & PARKING INFORMATION Parking on Friday and Saturday – Reserved parking is available in the lot directly south of the University Commons, number 12 on the map. Overflow parking will be available in the following lots: Lot M9 (entrance West Wood Street), Lot M7 (entrance Fairview Avenue), and Lot M11 (entrance West Main Street). 5 POSTER PRESENTATION SCHEDULE – FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 2018 All Poster Presentations in the Griswold Center Gymnasium Session A 2:30-3:40pm – Odd Numbers Session B 3:50-5:00pm – Even Numbers # Division # Division # Division # Division 1 AgrIculturE 67 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 2 Anthro & ArchaEology 68 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 3 Anthro & ArchaEology 69 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 4 Botany 70 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 5 Botany 71 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 6 Botany 72 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 7 Botany 73 EnvIronmEntal ScIEncE 8 Botany 74 Health ScIEncEs 9 Botany 75 Health ScIEncEs 10 Cell BIology 76 Health ScIEncEs 77 Health ScIEncEs NOT 11 Cell BIology Health ScIEncEs 12 Cell BIology 78 PRESENTED 13 Cell BIology 79 MicrobIology 14 Cell BIology 80 MicrobIology 15 Cell BIology 81 MicrobIology 16 Cell BIology 82 MicrobIology 17 Cell BIology 83 MicrobIology 18 Cell Biology 84 MicrobIology 19 Cell BIology 85 MicrobIology 20 Cell BIology 86 MicrobIology 21 Cell BIology 87 MicrobIology 22 Cell BIology 88 MicrobIology 23 Cell BIology 89 MicrobIology 24 Cell BIology 90 MicrobIology 91 PhysIcs, Math, & Astronomy 25 Cell BIology MicrobIology 26 Cell BIology 92 CANCELLED 27 Cell BIology 93 STEM EducatIon 28 Cell BIology 94 STEM EducatIon 29 Cell BIology 95 STEM EducatIon 30 Cell BIology 96 STEM EducatIon 31 Cell BIology 97 STEM EducatIon 32 Cell BIology 98 Zoology 33 Cell BIology 99 Zoology 34 Cell BIology 100 Zoology 35 Cell BIology 101 Zoology 36 ChEmIstry 102 Zoology 37 ChEmIstry 103 Zoology 38 ChEmIstry 104 Zoology 39 ChEmIstry 105 Zoology 40 ChEmIstry 106 Zoology 41 ChEmIstry 107 Zoology 42 ChEmIstry 108 Zoology 43 ChEmIstry 109 Zoology 44 ChEmIstry 110 Zoology 45 ChEmIstry 111 Zoology 46 ChEmIstry 112 Zoology 47 ChEmIstry 113 Zoology 48 ChEmIstry CANCELLED 114 Zoology 49 ChEmIstry 115 Zoology 50 ChEmIstry 116 Zoology 51 ChEmIstry 117 Zoology 52 ChEmIstry 118 Zoology 53 ChEmIstry 119 Zoology 54 ChEmIstry 120 Zoology 55 ChEmIstry 121 Zoology 56 ChEmIstry 122 Zoology 57 ChEmIstry 123 Zoology