University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Programs and Proceedings: The eN braska Academy Nebraska Academy of Sciences of Sciences 4-2014 PROGRAM nda PROCEEDINGS THE NEBRASKA CA ADEMY OF SCIENCES: One Hundred-Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting April 11, 2014 Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nasproc Part of the Life Sciences Commons, and the Physical Sciences and Mathematics Commons "PROGRAM and PROCEEDINGS THE NEBRASKA CA ADEMY OF SCIENCES: One Hundred-Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting April 11, 2014" (2014). Programs and Proceedings: The Nebraska Academy of Sciences. 9. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/nasproc/9 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 1880-2014 including the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) Division Nebraska Junior Academy of Sciences (NJAS) Division and Affiliated Societies 134th Anniversary Year One Hundred-Twentyfourth Annual Meeting April 11, 2014 OLIN HALL OF SCIENCE - NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY LINCOLN, NEBRASKA NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SCIENCE (NATS) The 2014 Fall Conference of the Nebraska Association of Teachers of Science (NATS) will be held at Camp Calvin Crest, near Fremont, September 25 - September 27 (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday). President: Katie Ramsey, Grand Island Public Schools, Grand Island, NE President-Elect: Joe Myers, Norfolk High School, Norfolk, NE AFFILIATED SOCIETIES OF THE NEBRASKA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, INC. 1. American Association of Physics Teachers, Nebraska Section Web site: http://www.ne-aapt.org/ 2. Friends of Loren Eiseley Web site: http://www.loreneiseley.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 Ornithologists’ Union Web site: http://www.noubirds.org/ Publishers of the quarterly, The Nebraska Bird Review Spring Meeting, May 16 - 18, 2014, Fontenelle Forest, Bellevue, NE 8. Nebraska Psychological Society http://www.nebpsych.org/ 9. Nebraska-Southeast South Dakota Section Mathematical Association of America Web site: http://math.creighton.edu/maa/ Spring Meeting, March 14-15, 2014, Joint Mtg w/ Nebraska and South Dakota Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE 10. Nebraska Space Grant Consortium Web site: http://ne.spacegrant.org/ THE NASA NEBRASKA SPACE GRANT CONSORTIUM HELPED DEFRAY THE COST OF PRINTING THESE PROCEEDINGS. 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. 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PROGRAM FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014 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 Collegiate Academy, Biology Session A, Olin B 8:15 Chemistry and Physics, Section A, Chemistry, Olin A Chemistry and Physics, Section B, Physics, Planetarium 8:20 Collegiate Academy, Chemistry and Physics, Session A, Olin 324 8:25 Applied Science and Technology, Olin 325 8:30 Biological and Medical Sciences, Session A, Olin 112 Biological and Medical Sciences, Session B, Smith Callen Conference Center Junior Academy, Judges Check-In, Olin 219 Junior Academy, Senior High REGISTRATION, Olin Hall Lobby 9:00 Junior Academy, Senior High Judging, preliminary, Olin 124, Olin 131 9:10 Aeronautics and Space Science, Poster Session, Olin 249 9:15 Anthropology, Olin 111 10:30 Aeronautics and Space Science, Poster Session, Olin 249 11:00 MAIBEN MEMORIAL LECTURE, OLIN B Terry Rasmussen, Chief Metallurgist, Nucor Steel, Norfolk, NE – Education, Careers and Opportunities in Engineering and Metallurgy in Nebraska 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. Biological and Medical Sciences, Session C, Olin 112 Biological and Medical Sciences, Session D, Smith Callen Conference Center Chemistry and Physics, Section A, Chemistry, Olin A Collegiate Academy, Biology Session A, Olin B Collegiate Academy, Biology Session B, Olin 249 Collegiate Academy, Chemistry and Physics, Session B, Olin 324 Junior Academy, Judges Check-In, Olin 219 Junior Academy, Junior High REGISTRATION, Olin Hall Lobby Junior Academy, Senior High Judging, (Final), Olin 110 1:10 Teaching of Science and Math, Olin 224 1:15 Anthropology, Olin 111 Earth Science, Olin 325 1:30 Junior Academy, Junior High Judging, Olin 124, Olin 131 2:00 NJAS Board/Teacher Meeting, Olin 219 4:45 BUSINESS MEETING, OLIN B 5:45 AWARDS RECEPTION for NJAS, Scholarships, Members, Spouses, and Guests First United Methodist Church, 2723 N 50th Street, Lincoln, NE *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 249 8:00 a.m. 1. VARIABILITY OF MASS OUTFLOWS IN ACTIVE GALACTIC NUCLEI. Ben Schmachtenberger* and Jack Gabel, Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha. 8:10 2. INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OCULAR BLOOD FLOW AND FORCE APPLIED TO THE CORNEA: A HUMAN SUBJECT PILOT STUDY. Jeff Hawks*, Joan Yule, and Chase Pfeifer, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, NE; and Max Twedt, Keith Ozanne, and Greg Bashford, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska– Lincoln. 8:20 3. INTESTINAL BIOMECHANICS SIMULATOR FOR EXPEDITING DEVELOPMENT OF ROBOTIC CAPSULE ENDOSCOPES. Piotr R. Slawinski* and Benjamin S. Terry, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 8:30 4. INVESTIGATION INTO SONOLUMINESCENCE. Nathan Brady* and Kenneth Trantham, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Kearney. 8:40 5. ON A DISCRETE LAGRANGIAN METHOD FOR LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS. J. Paxon Reyes* and B.A. Shadwick, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. 8:50 6. A 2D SHAPE RECOGNITION PACKAGE FOR APPLICATIONS IN WEAPON DETECTION AND AIRLINE SAFETY. Benjamin Knutson* and Renat Sabirianov, Department of Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 9:00 7. A STUDY OF LIGHT DARK MATTER. A. J. Hagen, Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha. 9:10 BREAK/POSTER PRESENTATIONS 9:30 8. MONITORING THE UV ABSORPTION OF MARKARIAN 279 USING THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE. Zachary Monti* and Jack Gabel, Department of Physics, Creighton University, Omaha. 1 9:40 9. MODELING THE EFFECTS OF MICROGRAVITY ON OXIDATION IN MITOCHONDRIA: A PROTEIN DAMAGE ASSESSMENT ACROSS A DIVERSE SET OF LIFE FORMS. Oliver Bonham-Carter, College of Information and Technology, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 9:50 10. SAMPLE ENTROPY OUTPERFORMS APPROXIMATE ENTROPY FOR LARGE GAIT DATA SETS. Josh Pickhinke*, Eric Pisciotta, and Jenna Yentes, School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 10:00 11. THE ROLE OF VISUAL AND TACTILE STIMULATION IN LOCOMOTOR ADAPTATION. Diderik Jan Eikema* and Mukul Mukherjee, Department of Biomechanics, University of Nebraska at Omaha. 10:10 12. SYNCHRONIZATION OF THE CORTICAL