Final Program 131st Annual Academy Meeting Saturday, March 26, 2016 Indianapolis, Indiana Anthropology • Botany • Cell Biology • Chemistry • Earth Science • Ecology • Engineering Environmental Quality • Mathematics • Microbiology and Molecular Biology • Physics & Astronomy • Plant Systematics and Biodiversity • Science Education • Zoology and Entomology The Indiana Academy of Science has been an important voice of Indiana science since its inception in 1885. The Indiana Academy of Science continues to enjoy a high professional stature with a membership that includes many of the states’ leading scientists from industry and academia, science educators, and science graduate and undergraduate students. It is a non-profit organization with a threefold mission: 1. promoting scientific research and diffusing scientific information 2. encouraging communication and cooperation among scientists 3. improving education in the sciences The Academy accomplishes its mission by providing opportunity for scholarly exchange through the Annual Academy of Science Meeting – showcasing the research and scientific work of Indiana’s scientists, science educators, and Indiana graduate and undergraduate college students; as well as that of invited nationally recognized scientists and others whose work is related; publishing the celebrated Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science, the biannual journal of peer reviewed papers authored by Indiana’s scientists (and scientists from the Midwest) --in circulation since 1885 in print, and available online since 2012; publishing books and special publications and the quarterly Academy Newsletter; awarding Indiana Academy of Science Senior Research Grants to Academy members and graduate and undergraduate science students; awarding the Indiana Academy of Science Winona Welch Award for Botanical Biodiversity Research Grant; awarding Indiana Academy of Science Junior Research Grants to support the efforts of Indiana high school students; engaging Indiana high school students in science education programming; partnering with the Indiana community organization to reach greater Indiana with public education; and conducting Bio Blitz field studies. Officers: Council: President — Michael Homoya Michael Homoya (President) President-Elect--- Darrin Rubino Darrin Rubino (President-elect) Secretary — Vanessa Quinn Vanessa Quinn (Secretary) Treasurer — Michael Finkler Michael Finkler (Treasurer) Immediate Past President-Arden L. Bement, Jr. Arden Bement, Jr. (Immediate Past President) Stan Burden (Chair, Foundation) Daniel Bauer (Chair, Research Grants) Delores Brown (Executive Director) Horia Petrache (Member at Large, 2018) Alice Long Heikens (Member at Large, 2016) Section Leadership Anthropology: Robert Mahaney (Chair); Helen Brandt (Vice Chair) Botany: D. Blake Janutolo (Chair); Darrin Rubino (Vice Chair) Cell Biology: Jennifer Kowalski (Chair); Eric (VJ) Rubenstein (Vice Chair) Chemistry: Jennifer Holt (Chair); Mahamud Subir (Vice Chair) Earth Science: James Farlow (Chair); Soloman Isiorho (Vice Chair) Ecology: Jason Hoverman (Chair); Elizabeth Flaherty (Vice Chair) Engineering: Terry West (Chair); Nils Johansen (Vice Chair) Environmental Quality: Charles Crawford (Chair); Aubrey Bunch (Vice Chair) Micro and Molecular Biology: David Treves (Chair); Pamela Pretorius (Vice Chair) Physics and Astronomy: Eric Hedin (Chair); Antonio Cancio (Vice Chair) Plant Systematics and Biodiversity: Scott Namestnik (Chair); Alice Heikens (Vice Chair) Science Education: James Berry (Chair); Erin Gerecke (Vice Chair) Zoology and Entomology: Brad Poteat (Chair); Kristi Bugajski (Vice Chair) President’s Welcome As your Academy president it is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 131st Annual Academy Meeting of the Indiana Academy of Science! Thank you for participating in what promises to be another fantastic forum of learning. Whether you attend paper presentations or poster sessions you will be certain to find highly informative topics from among the 267 papers and posters on the agenda today, ranging from Anthropology to Zoology. As I hope to do, consider attending a presentation or reading a poster that is out of your particular scientific discipline. It’s a great way to see how diverse and interesting our Academy really is. Regardless of whether you have or have not in the past, please consider giving a paper or presenting a poster next year - and continue to do so in the future. This is my 34th year as a member of the IAS and except for my absence to attend a family member’s funeral I have attended every annual meeting since joining the organization in 1982. I have also presented a paper in every one of those meetings. I don’t know if this is a record, but if it is, I would like to challenge every one of you to beat it! The Academy is particularly thrilled this morning to welcome remarks from the 51st Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb. A life-long Hoosier, Lieutenant Governor Holcomb is a veteran of the United States Navy, was a trusted advisor to both Governor Mitch Daniels and Senator Dan Coats, and was nominated to serve by Governor Mike Pence on March 2, 2016, and confirmed by the General Assembly and sworn into office on March 3, 2016. We are also particularly thrilled to have Conservation Attorney William “Bill” Weeks as our 131st Annual Academy Meeting Luncheon Speaker this afternoon. Bill and I have been collaborators and friends for many years, beginning with when he took the helm as Director of the Indiana Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Dr. Weeks serves as professor and director of the Conservation Law Center at the Maurer School of Law at Indiana University. He has been exemplary in combining his legal skills and passion for nature. He will be speaking to us today on the topic of ‘The Evolution of Conservation Thought and Strategy.’ In addition to the tremendous breadth of research presented today, we are very happy to welcome experts who will be presenting the Workshop and the ‘Hot Topic’ discussions. The ‘Hot Topics’ and Workshop are timely, and span the range of science interests. I am sure there are several of them that will capture your attention today. At today's luncheon, the Indiana Academy of Science will honor members who have demonstrated exemplary records of accomplishment. Such honors have been conferred on members since the late 1930's. The Academy will induct as Fellow of the Academy Dr. Dale Edwards, Dr. James O. Farlow, Dr. Michael S. Finkler and Kay Yatskievych, as well as bestow its Distinguished Scholar Award on Dr. James O. Farlow, and its Distinguished Service award on Dr. K. Michael Foos. Our sponsors this year are those who have supported the work of the Indiana Academy of Science through sponsorship of the Annual Academy Meeting for several years now. We are truly grateful to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Eli Lilly and Company Foundation, Subaru of America (Columbus Central Zone), and White River State Park. I also wish to thank the J. W. Marriott of Indianapolis for hosting the 131st Annual Academy Meeting and the Indiana State Museum for their continued support of the mission of the Academy. Cordially, Michael Homoya Michael Homoya President TODAY: OPENING: ‘LET’S TALK SCIENCE…’ Michael Homoya (Indiana Academy of Science President) will welcome you this morning at the 8:30 a.m. Opening to the 131st Annual Academy Meeting. Michael Homoya will present the Morning Plenary entitled ‘Indiana 1816-Connecting with our Past, Preserving for our Future.’ SECTION MEETINGS: (Everyone) 9:20 a.m. Please join your primary Section of interest following the Opening this morning. Meet and talk with others in your specialty area and name your next Section Vice Chair. Learn more about what your membership in the Indiana Academy of Science is doing to make a difference for Indiana scientists, young scientists and science enthusiasts in Indiana. SCIENCE PRESENTATIONS: 9:45 a.m. – 12:00 noon and 2:10 p.m. -4:15 p.m. 260 Papers and Posters are being presented today. Explore your interests! Areas of science being discussed today include Anthropology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, Ecology, Entomology, Environmental Quality, Micro and Molecular Biology, Physics and Astronomy, Plant Systematics and Biodiversity, Science Education, and Zoology. HOT TOPICS and WORKSHOPS: will run concurrent with the oral papers. Detection of Gravitational Waves by Dr. Maxim Lyutikov Professor of Earth Science at Purdue University. 9:45 a.m. 24 Hours Away: Emerging Infectious Diseases and Our Global World by State Epidemiologist Pam Pontones and State Public Health Veterinarian Jen Brown. 2:15 p.m., and again at 3:30p.m. Looking Up with Down Syndrome by Dr. Randall Roper at IUPUI. 3:15 p.m. “In the footsteps of Stradivarius” 21st Century Mode Studies of Modern Bowed String Instruments, by Indiana Physicist and Emeritus Professor of Physics Uwe Hansen. 10:30 a.m. The New Invasive Plant Threats to Indiana-What to Watch For by the Director of Northern Indiana Stewardship of The Nature Conservancy Ellen Jacquart. 3:00 p.m. GIS Identification of Lead Service Pipes in Flint, Michigan by Dr. Martin Kaufman, Professor of Earth Science at the University of Michigan–Flint. 10:45 a.m. Neuroscience of Decision Making-What factors influence the decision making process in the brain? by Alivio Medical Center Medical Director, Alfredo López –Yunez, M.D. 2:15 p.m. The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt by Entomologist Dr. Gene Kritsky who will also have his new book