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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Combined Minutes of the 103rd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science ...............................................................................................1
Complete Senior Research Papers Submitted for Presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science
Tritium and Carbon-14 in the Madison Limestone Aquifer. Perry H. Rahn ............155 Abstracts of Senior Research Papers Submitted for Presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science The Effects of BPA on Xenopus laevis. M. J. Ristau and A. M. Kiesow ......................234 Using Hyperchem and Gromacs Modeling Software to Investigate the Behavior of a Plausible Prebiotic Reduced Phospholipid Derived from Meteoritic Schreibersite. L. J. Leinen, V.A. Swenson, About Scientific Education and the Human Culture. B. A. Shmagin ........................249 Research Papers and Posters Submitted for Presentation at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science and Published by Title Only Structure and Magnetism of NiFeMnGaxSn1-x (x = 0, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1) Heusler Alloys. Jace Waybright1, Lee Halbritter1, Hanyang Qian1,2, Bishnu Dahal1, Pavel Lukashev3, Yung Huh1, and Parashu Kharel1. 1Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007; 2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China; 3Department of Physics, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA 50614 Preparation, Characterization and Magnetocaloric Effect of La1-xSrxMnO3 Nanoparticles. Bishnu Dahal1, Megan M. Allyn2, Ronald J. Tackett3, Yung Huh1, and Parashu Kharel1. 1Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007; 2Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Kettering University, Flint, MI 48504; 3Department of Physics, Kettering University, Flint, MI 48504 Synthesis and Characterization of Mn2-xSn0.5Ga0.5 (x = 0, 0.3, 0.5, 0.8) Alloys. Hanyang Qian1,2, Kyle Schroeder1, Yung Huh1, and Parashu Kharel1. 1Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, South Dakota 57007; 2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, China. Magnetic Anisotropy of NiCo2O4 Studied Using the Magneto-Optical Kerr Effect. Jace Waybright1, Parashu Kharel1, Corbyn Mellinger2, Xiaozhe Zhang2,3, and Xiaoshan Xu2. 1Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA; 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, Nebraska Center for Materials and Nanoscience, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, USA; 3School of Science, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University Xi’an 710049, China. Experimental Investigation of a Prospective Magnetocaloric Material Ni2MnIn. Carter Huber, Kyle Schroeder, Bishnu Dahal, Yung Huh, and Parashu Kharel. Department of Physics, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. Evolutionary Conservation of Disease Resistance Components Across Multiple Grass Species. Ethan J. Andersen and Madhav P. Nepal. Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. Evolution of Map Kinase Gene Families in Sunflower. Sarah Schweitzer1, Alyssa Vachino1, Surendra Neupane1, Ruanbao Zhou1, Anne Fennell2, and Madhav Nepal1. 1Department of Biology & Microbiology, 2Department of Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science South Dakota State University, Brookings SD, 57007. Diversity of Disease Resistant Genes in Sunflower Genome. Surendra Neupane and Madhav P. Nepal. Department of Biology and Microbiology, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. Threats to Missouri River Biodiversity. David Swanson. Department of Biology & Missouri River Institute, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. The Changing Status of Winter Passerines in South Dakota: Are Recent Records Associated with Warmer Winters? David Swanson. Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. Pollutants in South Dakota Tile Effluent and Potential Harm to Aquatic Biodiversity. Matthew S. Schwarz. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office, Pierre, SD 57501. Nutrients, Pesticides and Selenium in Agricultural Tile Discharges into Public Wetlands, Madison Wetland Management District, South Dakota. Matthew S. Schwarz1, Bryan Schultz1, Drew R. Davis2, and Jacob L. Kerby2. 1U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, South Dakota Ecological Services Field Office, Pierre, SD 57501. 2Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. Impacts of Invasive Trees on Nesting Success of Breeding Birds in Missouri River Riparian Forests. Amanda Hegg, Geoffrey Gray-Lobe, Sebastian Ruiz, Jason Emmick, Mark Dixon, and David Swanson. University of South Dakota, Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. Ensemble Modeling to Predict Virginia’s Warbler (Oreothlypis virginiae) Breeding Distribution at the Northeastern Periphery of Its Range. R. Goljani1, M. D. Dixon1, J. S. Palmer2, and D. L. Swanson1. 1Department of Biology, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069; 2College of Art & Science, Dakota State University, Science Center, Madison SD 57042. Distribution and Ecological Impact of Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) in South Dakota. Peter M. Price and Lora B. Perkins. Department of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007. Plant Community Phenological Change Along Two Spatial Gradients in Western Alaska. A. Joshua Leffler1, Kathy Kelsey2, and Kaj Lynoe1. 1Deptartment of Natural Resource Management, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD 57007; 2University of Alaska Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 99508. Low-Mass Dark Matter Search with CDMSlite. R. Agnese, A.J. Anderson, T. Aralis, T. Aramaki, I.J. Arnquist, W. Baker, D. Balakishiyeva, D. Barker, R. Basu Thakur, D.A. Bauer T. Binder, M.A. Bowles, P.L. Brink, R. Bunker, B. Cabrera, D.O. Caldwell, R. Calkins, C. Cartaro, D.G. Cerdeno, Y. Chang, H. Chagani, Y. Chen, J. Cooley, B. Cornell, P. Cushman, M. Daal, P.C.F. Di Stefano, T. Doughty, L. Esteban, E. Fascione, E. Figueroa-Feliciano, M. Fritts, G. Gerbier, M. Ghaith, G.L. Godfrey, S.R. Golwala, J. Hall, H.R. Harris, Z. Hong, E.W. Hoppe, L. Hsu, M.E. Huber, V. Iyer, D. Jardin, A. Jastram, C. Jena, M.H. Kelsey, A. Kennedy, A. Kubik, N.A. Kurinsky, A. Leder, B. Loer, E. Lopez Asamar, P. Lukens, D. MacDonell, R. Mahapatra, V. Mandic, N. Mast, E.H. Miller, N. Mirabolfathi, R.A. Moffatt, B. Mohanty, J.D. Morales Mendoza, J. Nelson, J.L. Orrell, S.M. Oser, K. Page, W.A. Page, R. Partridge, M. Pepin, M. Penalver Martinez, A. Phipps, S. Poudel, M. Pyle, H. Qiu, W. Rau, P. Redl, A. Reisetter, T. Reynolds, A. Roberts, A.E. Robinson, H.E. Rogers, T. Saab, B. Sadoulet, J. Sander, K. Schneck, R.W. Schnee, S. Scorza, K. Senapati, B. Serfass, D. Speller, M. Stein, J. Street, H.A. Tanaka, D. Toback, R. Underwood, A.N. Villano, B. von Krosigk, B. Welliver, J.S. Wilson, M.J. Wilson, D.H. Wright, S. Yellin, J.J. Yen, B.A. Young, X. Zhang, and X. Zhao (SuperCDMS Collaboration) Projected Sensitivity of the SuperCDMS SNOLAB Experiment. Thomas Binder and Joel Sander on behalf of SuperCDMS Collaboration. University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069. South Dakota Working in STEM for Equity (SD-WISE): A System, Institutional, and Individual Level Approach to Policy Change. Cynthia Anderson1, Joyce Eduful2, Alyssa Kiesow3, Robin Miskimins4, Ashley Podhradsky5, Meredith Redlin2, Andrea Surovek6, and Elizabeth Tolman5. 1Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD; 2South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD; 3Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD; 4University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD; 5Dakota State University, Madison, SD; 6South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD Reviewers of Manuscripts for Volume 97
David Bergmann Kevin J. Buhl Andy Farke Michael Farney Mark Gabel Vickie Geiser Larry Gigliotti Donna Hazelwood Kenneth Higgins Meghann Jarchow Gary Larson Tim Mullican, Madhav Nepal David Parris Brian Patrick Neil Reese Chun Wu
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