102nd Technical Meeting of the Oklahoma Academy of Science @ University of Central Oklahoma
Collegiate Academy Awards
Best Paper of Academy
Using Lentivirus to Create Transgenic Gallus gallus to Further Study the Effects of Retinoic Acid on Scleral Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis. B. Cowan, C. Bryant; Oklahoma Christian University; J. Summers; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster
Potential UV-communication in Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii). B.K. McDonald, B. Geiger, Cameron University, J. Macedonia Florida Southern College, R. Moro Cameron University, K. Carter University of Kansas.
Outstanding Graduate Award Winner
Physiological Interactions with Nest Defense and Parental Care: A Preliminary Examination. M. Ambardar, J.L. Grindstaff. Oklahoma State University.
Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awards (by section)
Section A: Biological Sciences (Botany)
Multilocus Phylogenetics of the Sonoran Desert Milkweed clade (Ascelpias, Apocynaceae). Ben Haack, C. Pfarr, L. Ziemian, L.Holland, S. Straub, R. Cronn, A. Liston, Mark Fishbein. Oklahoma State University.
Section A: Biological Sciences (Zoology)
Responses to Chemical Cues by Visually Signaling Collared Lizards. Abigail A. McGee, Troy A. Baird, Anthony Lunsford. University of Central Oklahoma.
Section B: Geology
Analysis of the Distribution of Karst Features in the Arbuckle Mountains of South Central Oklahoma. Kevin Blackwood, East Central University, Arbuckle Karst Conservancy.
Section C: Physical Sciences
Effects of High Frequency Resonance in Wireless Power Transmission, A. Matthews, B. Okine, C. Mitil, D. Marzolf, Dr. W. Wilson, University of Central Oklahoma.
Section D: Social Sciences
Sibling Attachment, Parental Attachment, and Perceived Differential Treatment Tiffany D. Russell, University of Central Oklahoma, Alicia Limke, Southern Nazarene University.
Section F: Geography
Retrieval of Soil Samples for Environmental Mitigation of a Gypsum Plant, Andrew Minnich, East Central University Andrew Minnich, Department of Cartography and Geography, East Central University.
Section G: Fish and Wildlife
After the burn: summer survival of snails in an experimentally burned habitat. Eric J. Ray, University of Oklahoma.
Section H: Microbiology
Role of PKA Overexpression in Dictyostelium Chemotaxis and Development. R. Rice, J. Hadwiger, Oklahoma State University.
Section I: Engineering Sciences
Design and Construction of a Spine Simulator to Test Intervertebral Disk Polymers. K. Azartash-Namin, Z. Azartash-Namin, K. Tran, A. Williams. M. Khandaker. University of Central Oklahoma.
Section J: Biochemistry & Biophysics
Electrophysiological dynamics of Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing wildtype and mutant SOD1proteins in variable Ca2+ environments. C. Jaiyeola, Oral Roberts University and N.C. Correa, University of Chicago.
Section L: Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science
Random Number Generation. Joshua Crittenden, Anita Walker. East Central University.
Section M: Environmental Sciences
A comparison of Total Phosphorus levels in Lakes in Kalkaska County, Michigan and Relation to Trophic State Index. O. Oyewole, D. Mahan, S. Carr, Oral Roberts University, AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies, Anderson University.
Section N: Biomedical Sciences
Using Lentivirus to Create Transgenic Gallus gallus to Further Study the Effects of Retinoic Acid on Scleral Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis. B. Cowan, C. Bryant; Oklahoma Christian University; J. Summers; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awards (by section)
Section A: Biological Sciences (Botany)
Discrimination and Analysis of matK and rbcLa Genes in Angiosperms Carol Saylor Hefley, Edwina Thompson, See Vang, Diana Spencer. Tulsa Community College.
Section A: Biological Sciences (Zoology)
Potential UV-communication in Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii). B.K. McDonald, B. Geiger, Cameron University, J. Macedonia Florida Southern College, R. Moro Cameron University, K. Carter University of Kansas.
Section C: Physical Sciences
Microwave Synthesis of BiMEVOX Compounds. Joshua M. Smith, Chandra K. Thapaliya, and Dwight L. Myers, East Central University, Ada, OK.
Section H: Microbiology
High-yield Enzyme Production for Sustainable and Controlled Forest Product Breakdown. Amanda Behar, Oklahoma State University.
Section J: Biochemistry & Biophysics
Expression of Heat Shock Protein in Daphnia Magna. M. Dickerson, C. Crittell, C. Biles. East Central University.
Section L: Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science
Random Number Generation. Joshua Crittenden, Anita Walker. East Central University.
Section N: Biomedical Sciences
Mcm10 And Mrc1 Interact To Coordinate Dna Replication And The S-Phase Checkpoint Pathways. Ian Schalo and Sapna Das-Bradoo. Department Of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University.
Collegiate Academy Awards
Best Paper of Academy
Using Lentivirus to Create Transgenic Gallus gallus to Further Study the Effects of Retinoic Acid on Scleral Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis. B. Cowan, C. Bryant; Oklahoma Christian University; J. Summers; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster
Potential UV-communication in Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii). B.K. McDonald, B. Geiger, Cameron University, J. Macedonia Florida Southern College, R. Moro Cameron University, K. Carter University of Kansas.
Outstanding Graduate Award Winner
Physiological Interactions with Nest Defense and Parental Care: A Preliminary Examination. M. Ambardar, J.L. Grindstaff. Oklahoma State University.
Outstanding Undergraduate Oral Presentation Awards (by section)
Section A: Biological Sciences (Botany)
Multilocus Phylogenetics of the Sonoran Desert Milkweed clade (Ascelpias, Apocynaceae). Ben Haack, C. Pfarr, L. Ziemian, L.Holland, S. Straub, R. Cronn, A. Liston, Mark Fishbein. Oklahoma State University.
Section A: Biological Sciences (Zoology)
Responses to Chemical Cues by Visually Signaling Collared Lizards. Abigail A. McGee, Troy A. Baird, Anthony Lunsford. University of Central Oklahoma.
Section B: Geology
Analysis of the Distribution of Karst Features in the Arbuckle Mountains of South Central Oklahoma. Kevin Blackwood, East Central University, Arbuckle Karst Conservancy.
Section C: Physical Sciences
Effects of High Frequency Resonance in Wireless Power Transmission, A. Matthews, B. Okine, C. Mitil, D. Marzolf, Dr. W. Wilson, University of Central Oklahoma.
Section D: Social Sciences
Sibling Attachment, Parental Attachment, and Perceived Differential Treatment Tiffany D. Russell, University of Central Oklahoma, Alicia Limke, Southern Nazarene University.
Section F: Geography
Retrieval of Soil Samples for Environmental Mitigation of a Gypsum Plant, Andrew Minnich, East Central University Andrew Minnich, Department of Cartography and Geography, East Central University.
Section G: Fish and Wildlife
After the burn: summer survival of snails in an experimentally burned habitat. Eric J. Ray, University of Oklahoma.
Section H: Microbiology
Role of PKA Overexpression in Dictyostelium Chemotaxis and Development. R. Rice, J. Hadwiger, Oklahoma State University.
Section I: Engineering Sciences
Design and Construction of a Spine Simulator to Test Intervertebral Disk Polymers. K. Azartash-Namin, Z. Azartash-Namin, K. Tran, A. Williams. M. Khandaker. University of Central Oklahoma.
Section J: Biochemistry & Biophysics
Electrophysiological dynamics of Xenopus laevis oocytes expressing wildtype and mutant SOD1proteins in variable Ca2+ environments. C. Jaiyeola, Oral Roberts University and N.C. Correa, University of Chicago.
Section L: Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science
Random Number Generation. Joshua Crittenden, Anita Walker. East Central University.
Section M: Environmental Sciences
A comparison of Total Phosphorus levels in Lakes in Kalkaska County, Michigan and Relation to Trophic State Index. O. Oyewole, D. Mahan, S. Carr, Oral Roberts University, AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies, Anderson University.
Section N: Biomedical Sciences
Using Lentivirus to Create Transgenic Gallus gallus to Further Study the Effects of Retinoic Acid on Scleral Glycosaminoglycan Synthesis. B. Cowan, C. Bryant; Oklahoma Christian University; J. Summers; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104.
Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation Awards (by section)
Section A: Biological Sciences (Botany)
Discrimination and Analysis of matK and rbcLa Genes in Angiosperms Carol Saylor Hefley, Edwina Thompson, See Vang, Diana Spencer. Tulsa Community College.
Section A: Biological Sciences (Zoology)
Potential UV-communication in Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys ordii). B.K. McDonald, B. Geiger, Cameron University, J. Macedonia Florida Southern College, R. Moro Cameron University, K. Carter University of Kansas.
Section C: Physical Sciences
Microwave Synthesis of BiMEVOX Compounds. Joshua M. Smith, Chandra K. Thapaliya, and Dwight L. Myers, East Central University, Ada, OK.
Section H: Microbiology
High-yield Enzyme Production for Sustainable and Controlled Forest Product Breakdown. Amanda Behar, Oklahoma State University.
Section J: Biochemistry & Biophysics
Expression of Heat Shock Protein in Daphnia Magna. M. Dickerson, C. Crittell, C. Biles. East Central University.
Section L: Mathematics, Statistics, & Computer Science
Random Number Generation. Joshua Crittenden, Anita Walker. East Central University.
Section N: Biomedical Sciences
Mcm10 And Mrc1 Interact To Coordinate Dna Replication And The S-Phase Checkpoint Pathways. Ian Schalo and Sapna Das-Bradoo. Department Of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University.
