TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Consolidated Minutes of the 100th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science and Membership List .................................................. 1 

Presidential Address: Reflections On One Hundred Years of Service to the State by the South Dakota Academy of Science.  Steven L. Matzner......... 11

History of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Symposium Papers Presented

at the 100th Annual Meeting

of the South Dakota Academy of Science

A Concordance of Science Education Themes in the SDAS Proceedings: The First Hundred Years. C. M. Ezrailson.......................................................... 19 

From Tabeau to SDOU: A Brief History of Ornithology in South Dakota with Special Reference to Works Published in the Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science. David L. Swanson ........................................ 29 

A Century of Academy of Science Publications with Relevance to South Dakota’s Wild Vertebrate Fauna and Fossils. Kenneth F. Higgins, David C. Parris, Eileen Dowd Stukel, and Lora B. Perkins ....................................... 53 

A History of Botanical Exploration in South Dakota. Mark Gabel, Dave Ode, and Grace Kostel.......................................................................................... 69 

One Hundred Years of Geology and Hydrology Papers Published in the Proceedings of the South Dakota Academy of Science. Perry H. Rahn ...................................................................................................................... 85 

Significant Contributions to Paleontology in 100 Years of the South Dakota Academy of Science. Ed Welsh and Sally Y. Shelton.................................. 91 

One Hundred Years of Valuable Scientific Records: What Critically Important Information Can We “Extract” from Our SDAS Proceedings that Informs Our Collective Future in South Dakota and the World? Nels H. Granholm................................................................................................... 105 

A Brief History of the South Dakota Academy of Science Based on Minutes from the Annual Meetings—1915-2014. Robert Tatina ........................... 113 

Complete Senior Research Papers Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science 

Noteworthy Healed Fractures in Some North American Artiodactyla. Barbara Smith Grandstaff, Eric Deeble, and David C. Parris ............................... 127 

Stratigraphic and Taxonomic Revision of a North American False Saber-toothed Cat Cub. Ed Welsh, Clint A. Boyd, Kurt Spearing, and Paul Z. Barrett ...................................................................................................... 141 

Reasons Anglers Did Not Respond to an Internet Survey and Evaluation of Data Quality. Larry M. Gigliotti and Kjetil R. Henderson ...................... 155 

Angler Satisfaction in South Dakota. Kjetil R. Henderson and Larry M. Gigliotti..................................................................................................... 171 

Rearing with Overhead Cover Influences Rainbow Trout Behavior.  Kristen H. Becket and Michael E. Barnes ............................................................ 187 

Re-Establishment of Finescale Dace (Phoxinus Neoqaeus) in Mud Lake, Lawrence County, South Dakota. Jane Amiotte, Greg Simpson, and Michael E. Barnes.................................................................................................. 195 

Classification and Monitoring Plains Cottonwood Ecological Type in the Northern Great Plains. Daniel W. Uresk ................................................. 201 

Model for Classification and Monitoring Green Ash Ecological Type in the Northern Great Plains. Daniel W. Uresk, Kieth E. Severson, and Jody Javersak .................................................................................................... 213 

Prairie or Woodland? Reconstructing Past Plant Communities at Good Earth State Park Via Soil Core and Tree Ring Analysis. Craig N. Spencer, Mason D. Vanessen, Elizabeth A. Renner, and W. Carter Johnson .....,,,,,,,,,,,,,... 227 

Cloud Seeding as a Potential Water Management Tool in Western South Dakota. Andrew G. Detwiler and Paul L. Smith ..................................... 237 

Comparative Study of Thermally Treated Silicon Anode Nanostructures Based on Polyacrylic Acid and Polyaniline for Lithium Ion Battery Application. Michael McGraw, Praveen Kolla, Rob Cook, James Wu, Vadim Lvovich, and Alevtina Smirnova ............................................................. 253 

Identification and Characterization of Drought-Tolerant Alfalfa (Medicago sativa Subsp. falcata) Germplasm. Austin Hanson, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, Patricia S. Johnson, Roger N. Gates, and Yajun Wu ....,.......................... 263 

Identifying Promising New Falcata Alfalfa Populations for Use in Semiarid Rangelands. Derek Kannenberg, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, Roger N. Gates and Patricia S. Johnson ................................................................................... 273 

Genome-Wide Identification of Disease Resistance Genes in Aegilops tauschii Coss. (Poaceae). Ethan J. Andersen, Samantha R. Shaw, and Madhav P. Nepal .................................................................................................... 281 

Morphological and Ecological Discrimination of Two Stenodiplosis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) on Alopecurus arundinaceus, A. pratensis and Bromus inermis (Poales: Poaceae) in Eastern South Dakota. J. Manuel Perilla López, Paul J. Johnson, and Arvid Boe ............................................................... 297

First Report of Seed Predators of Platte Milkvetch Astragalus plattensis Nutt. Ex T. & G. Arvid Boe and Paul J. Johnson ............................................. 305 

Runt Egg Occurrences in Egg Collections of 34 Wild North American Duck Species. Julie R. Dejong, Kenneth F. Higgins, and Kent C. Jensen .................................................................................................................. 311 

Water Geochemistry and Pressure Buildup in Drill Holes on the 4850-Ft Level at the Sanford Underground Research Facility. Larry D. Stetler .................................................................................................................. 317 

Fermi’s Question. Perry H. Rahn and Thomas V. Durkin ....................... 329 

One Hundred Years of Physics in South Dakota: A Current Legacy Symposium Abstracts of Papers
Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the
South Dakota Academy of Science

Physics and the South Dakota Academy of Science. Joel Rauber............ 339 

Dark Matter and the Darkside in South Dakota. Drew Alton for the Darkside Collaboration............................................................................................ 340 

NOvA: The Giant with Square Shoulders. L. A. Corwin ........................ 341 

Purification of Germanium Crystals by Zone Refinement: Theoretical and Experimental Approaches. G. Yang, Y. T. Guan, M. D. Wagner, G. J. Wang, H. Mei, and D. M. Mei ............................................................................ 342 

Research Experiences for Physics Undergraduates in Novel Magnetic Materials at South Dakota State University. Parashu Kharel................... 343 

Undergraduate Research in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics at Augustana College. E. Wells.................................................................... 344 

Motivation and Development of the MPC-EX Detector at RHIC-PHENIX. M. Levan and N. Grau.............................................................................. 345 

Nuclear Physics at Augustana: Phases of Luminous Matter. N. Grau .... 346 

The Sanford Underground Research Facility at Homestake. J. Heise...... 347 

Characterization of Dislocation and Defects for Large High Purity Ge Crystals. Hao Mei, Guojian Wang, Yutong Guan, Gang Yang, Bruce Gray, and Dongming Mei................................................................................... 348 

An Update on LUX Research Performed at SDSMT. Douglas Tiedt ..... 349

A Theoretical Model for Calculating Plasma Effects in Germanium  Detectors. Wenzhao Wei, Jing Liu, and Dongming Mei .................................................................................................................. 350 

Crystal Growth and Detector Performance of Ø12 Cm High-Purity Ge Crystals. Guojian Wang, Mark Amman, Hao Mei, Dongming Mei, Klaus Irmscher, Yutong Guan, and Gang Yang ................................................ 351 

PIRE: A Global Consortium for Advanced Germanium Detectors and Technology. Dongming Mei .................................................................... 352 

Low-Energy Recoils and Energy Scale in Liquid Xenon Detecor for Dark Matter Searches. Lu Wang and Dongming Mei ...................................... 353

Development of a P-Type Point-Contact Germanium Detector with an Amorphous Semiconductor Surface for Rare-Event Searches. J. Liu, D.M. Mei and R. D. Martin................................................................................ 354

The Physics Materials and Nano-Science (PMNS) Lab at South Dakota State University. Y. Huh.................................................................................... 355 

An Experimental Program in Neutrinos, Nucleon Decay and Astroparticle Physics Enabled by the Fermilab Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility. Barbara Szczerbinska............................................................................................. 356 

Abstracts of Senior Research Papers Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Synthesis and Characterization of Ti2MnAl: A Potential Spin Gapless Semiconductor. Simeon Gilbert, Ryan Fuglsby, Yung Huh, and Parashu Kharel ....................................................................................................... 359 

Microstructure and Physical Properties of the Al2O3-40Wt.%TiO2 Ceramic Coating. Ke Yang and Yefeng Bao........................................................... 360 

A Novel Design for a High-Efficiency Phased Array Feed Digital Down-Link. L. Hawkins...................................................................................... 361 

Characterization of Diaporthe Species Infecting Soybeans (Glycine max L.) in South Dakota. A. Gebreil, A. Micijevic, A. Weber, L. Hyronimus, and F. Mathew..................................................................................................... 362 

Detecting and Quantifying Soybean Stem Canker Pathogens (Diaporthesp.) in Soil and Plant Samples Using Real-Time PCR. B. Kontz, S. Adhikari, P. Bartlett, T. Chase, S. Subramanian, and F. Mathew .................................................................................................................. 363 

Differential Response of Teosinte and Flint, Sweet, and Dent Corn Varieties to Weed Competition. S. A. Hansen, S. A. Clay, D. P. Horvath, and S. Flint-Garcia.................................................................................... 364 

Belowground Bud Bank of Bromus inermis in Response to Mowing Frequency Over Two Growing Seasons. Denise Olson, Lan Xu, Arvid Boe, and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr. ....................................................................... 365 

Weather and Temporal Effects on Urban Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) Activity During the Breeding Season. G. N. Newberry and D. L. Swanson.................................................................................................... 366 

Phylogeny of Armadillos. A. Rockey, S. Mcclanahan, and A. Kiesow... 367 

Evaluating Cattle Introgression in Bison on the Pine Ridge Reservation. T. R. Vargas, A. Higa, F. Cain, and S. Sarver ................................................... 368 

Expression of ADH Gene in Populations with a High Frequency of Alcohol Dependency. A. Traufler and A. Kiesow.................................................. 369 

Physical Habitat Characterization of Perennial Wadeable Streams in the Northwestern Great Plains of South Dakota. Lyntausha C. Kuehl, Chad Kaiser, Katie N. Bertrand, and Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr.............................. 370 

Influence of Pactola Reservoir on the Aquatic Insect Assemblage of Rapid Creek. S. D. Cooper and N. H. Troelstrup, Jr. ........................................ 371

Phosphorus Concentrations in Tributaries and Lakes of the Lake Herman  and Lake Madison Watershed. D. L. Droge and C. H. Hamblin................................................................................................... 372 

Toxicity of Ammonia to Rio Grande Silvery Minnow Under Variable Exposure Regimes. K. J. Buhl .................................................. 373 

On-Site Toxicological Assessments of Point Source Discharges to the Rio Grande, NM, on the Silvery Minnow. K. J. Buhl......................................374 

A Historcial Comparison of Native Unionidae Mussel Decline in Eastern South Dakota. Kaylee Faltys, Nels H. Troelstrup, Jr., Chelsey Pasbrig, and Mike Smith .............................................................................................. 375 

Potential Use of Lectins to Identify Intact and Ruptured Trichostrongyle Nematode Eggs in Sheep Fecal Samples. Y. M. Al-Kappany, A. Sarah, and M. B. Hildreth........................................................................................... 376 

Attempt to Eliminate an Anthelmintic-Resistant Strain of Haemonchus contortus from a South Dakota Sheep Herd Using a Combination Treatment involving Three Anthelmintics Drug Classes. A. Sarah, L. D. Holler, S. Holler, and M .B. Hildreth........................................................................ 377 

First Report of Anthelmintic Resistant Trichostrongyle Nematodes in a Goat Herd from East-Central South Dakota. K. Gustafson, Y. M. Al-Kappany, A. Sarah and M. B. Hildreth ........................................................................ 378 

A Historical Perspective of Mosquito Surveillience in South Dakota. G. P. Vincent, C. D. Carlson, L. Kightlinger, M. C. Wimberly, and M. B. Hildreth..................................................................................................... 379 

A Survey of Mosquito Populations in Brown County, SD Implications for West Nile Virus. S. J. Bahr, K. K. Cross, B. M. Crosswait,M. D. Henschel, A. A. Iverson, M. J. Muston, S. A. Sorenson, K. M. Rundquist, M. L. Ward, B. L. Rose, A. M. Anderson,and J. C. Mitchell ........................................... 380 

Daily Activity Pattern and Circadian Rhythm in a Nicrophorine Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus). Leah M. Hiller, April E. Parsons, Carrie L. Hall, and Daniel R. Howard..................................................................... 381 

Verification of Direct Ingestion of Flame Retardant-Treated Consumer Polyurethane Foam by House Crickets (Acheta domestica) Using Light Microscopy. Grace Estridge and Michael Gaylor*.................................. 382 

Elateroid Beetles of the Bahamas: Present and Future Diversity. Paul J. Johnson .................................................................................................... 383 

A Miniscule New Spider Species in the Genus Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge (Araneae, Linyphiidae). L. Brian Patrick............................... 384 

The Effects of Airborne Particulate Matter on Rat Neuronal Cells. M. E. Johnson and P. A. Mazzer ....................................................................... 385 

Enhanced Proteasome Function Mediates the Protection of PDE5 Inhibition Against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury. Erin J. M. Terpstra, Chengjun Hu, and Xuejun Wang.............................................................. 386 

Forensic Screening of Hazardous Chemicals Present in Thermal Cash Register Receipts Collected from Businesses in the Vicinity of Dakota State University. Michele Rogers and Michael Gaylor .................................... 387 

Isolation, Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Micro-Flora Exhibiting Insecticidal Activity. L A. Kempf, S. J. Bahr, S. A. Sorenson, and J. C. Mitchell ........................................................................................... 388 

Bioelectrochemical/Membrane Technologies for Enabling Energy-Efficient Wastewater Reuse in Power Plants. Namita Shrestha,Venkataramana Gadhamshetty, and Gina Elmore ............................................................. 389 

Engineering N2-Fixing Cyanobacteria to Produce Ethanol Fuel from CO2 and H2O. Nate Braselton and Ruanbao Zhou ................................. 390 

Characterization of Three N2-Fixing Cyanobacterial Members of Chroococcales Isolated from the Bay of Bengal. Paramageetham Chinthala, Liping Gu and Ruanbao Zhou.................................................................. 391 

Examination of Antibiotic Resistance in E. coli from Lake Herman, Lake County, SD, and Lab Strain B. Sherif El Gayar and Donna Hazelwood .................................................................................................................. 392 

Nitrogen Fixing Endophytes of a Non-Nodule Forming Legume. Tyrel Deutscher, Volker Brözel, Leslie Henry, and R. Neil Reese.................... 393 

Characterization of Liquid and Solid Phases Produced After Hydrothermal Treatment of Lignin in Sub- and Supercritical Environment. Abu Md Numan-Al-Mobin, Mike Mcgraw, and Alevtina Smirnova .................... 394 

Production of High-Value Organic Products by Lignin Laccase-Mediator System. Bin Yao, Praveen Kolla, and Alevtina Smirnova ...................... 395 

Testing the Feasibility of Inexpensive, Real Time Carbon Dioxide Measurements Using Combustion Sources. Thomas King and Andrew Detwiler.................................................................................................... 396 

A Longitudinal Study of Teaching Methodology and Content Learning in Introductory Biology: Does Method Matter? Megan A. Bezdicek, Daniel R. Howard, and Carrie L. Hall...................................................................... 397 

The Language of Models in Hydrology: A Particuliar Case For South Dakota B. A. Shmagin ......................................................................................... 398 

Research Papers Published by Title Only Presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Investigating the Use of Copper Photoredox Catalysts in an Enantioselective Reaction. Sarah A. Souder and Katrina H. Jensen. Chemistry Department, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 57799 

Radio-Telemetry Measurements of Stopover Behavior of Fall Migrant Yellow-Rumped Warblers (Setophaga coronata) in Missouri River Riparian Forests and Anthropogenic Woodlots. Ming Liu and David L. Swanson. Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD 57069 

Temperature, Clipping, and Drought Effects on Belowground Bud Outgrowth of Invasive Bromus inermis and Native Pascopyrum smithii. Jacqueline P. Ott¹,², Jack L. Butler², Yuping Rong³, and Lan Xu¹. ¹Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. ²Forest and Grassland Research Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station, U.S. Forest Service, Rapid City, SD 57002. ³Department of Grassland Science, Animal Science & Technology College, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China 100193 

The Preparation of Oxygen Permeable Siloxane Membranes Containing Perfluooralkylsulfones. M. Hockert, T. Moodie, A. Schwader, and G. A. Hartgraves. Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, SD 57301 

Forest Structure, Logging, and Introduced Plants in the Black Hills National Forest.
J. L. Butler¹ and S. D. Wacker². ¹USFS Rocky Mountain Research Station Forest and Grassland Research Laboratory, Rapid City, SD 57702. ²Yellowstone National Park, WY. 82190

Transforming Undergraduate Biology Education at Augustana College. Steven Matzner, Jennifer Gubbels, and Carrie Hall. Biology Department, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD 57197 

South Dakota and Chemistry: A Rich History. Miles Koppang¹ and Matthew Miller². ¹Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069; ²Chemistry and Biochemistry, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD. 57007 

How Well Does the USDA’s Cropland Data Layer Capture Undisturbed Lands?
M. Bouchard and C. A. Johnston. Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. 

Prey Availability and Diet Composition of Woodland Migrants at Natural Riparian Woodlands and Anthropogenic Woodlots of the Northern Prairie Region. Ming Liu and David L. Swanson. Biology Department, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. 

Reviewers of Manuscripts

Michael Barnes—SDGF&P

Kevin Buhl—USGS

Michael Catalano—DWU

Michael Farney—DWU

Mark Gabel—BHSU

Nels Granholm—SDSU

Tim Mullican—DWU

William Roggenthen—SDSU

Craig Spencer—AC

Hoaran Sun—USD