South Dakota

Academy of Science

Full Papers Submitted for Presentation at the 105th Annual Meeting of the

South Dakota Academy of Science

Culture-Independent Characterization of “Cave Silver” Biofilms From the 1470 M Level of the Sanford Underground

Research Facility, Lead, SD. Ethan Thompson, Molly Erickson, Naveen Malik, Raeann Mettler, Bethany Reman, Yi

Ren, and David Bergmann 29

Cenozoic Geomorphic Evolution of Fluvial Landscapes in the Black Hills, SD. Larry D. Stetler and Kyle T. Hazelwood

Split Carinae on a Specimen of False Saber-Toothed Cat (Carnivora: Nimravidae) and the Implications for Analologous

Tooth Abnormality Formation in Mammals and Theropod Dinosaurs. Ed Welsh, Clint A. Boyd, and Kurt Spearing 69

Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Growth Rate Within the Black Hills of South Dakota. Zach Mergen, Carin J.

Corley, Grace Kostel and Daryl E. Mergen 83

Trends in South Dakota Fruit & Vegetable Production 1997-2017. R. L. Burrows 93

A Malaise Trap Modification for Targeted Sampling of Aphidiinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Abigail P. Martens, Paul

J. Johnson,and Arvid Boe 103

Computational Astronomy: A New Way to Teach Math and Science in Middle/High Schools Across South Dakota. D.

Kliche, M. Garlick, D. Teets, P. Grieve1, T. Kowalski, M. Gregg, N. Grau, C. Olimb, L. Sun, and Judy

Vondruska 109

Perceptions and Usages of Online Teaching Resources By South Dakota Science and Agriculture Teachers. P. Troy White,

Madhav P. Nepal, Mercedes Lemke, Larry B. Browning, Matthew L. Miller, and Sharon Vestal 117

Abstracts of Research Papers and Posters Submitted for Presentation

at the 105th Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science

Molecular and Cellular Investigation of MRSA Acetate Kinase Inhibitor Ak072019 as a Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotic

Candidate Against Staphylococcus aureus Infection. Mitchell Lonneman, Debra Bevis, Robert Kilkuskie, and Chun

Wu 137

M2e Protein Expression in Bl21 Using the Pet32a Plasmid Expression System. Chris Wixon and Victor Huber 138

Zingerone Controls Biofilm Formation on Contact Lenses. Matthew Mayfield, Nolan Mclaughlin, Madison Leapaldt, and

Andrew R. Russell 139

Elucidating the Role of Copper on Methane Monooxygenase Using Methylosinus trichosporium Ob3b. Dipayan Samanta

and Rajesh K. Sani 140

T ransport and Retention of Graphene Oxide in Engineered Media Under the Subsurface Aquatic Environment. Md

Sazadul Hasan, Mengistu Geza, Jacob B. Petersen, and Venkataramana Gadhamshetty 141

R heological Study of Biofilm, a Review. Maryam Amouamouha and Travis W. Walker 142

Effects of Isotretinoin on Zebrafish Embryos. J. Podoll, H. Cho, and A. M. Kiesow 143

Manuscript Reviewers

Mark Gabel, Black Hills State University

Craig Spencer, Augustana University

Arvid Boe, South Dakota State University

Perry Rahn, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Donna Hazelwood, Dakota State University

James Martin, University of Louisiana

Michael Farney, Dakota Wesleyan University

David Bergman, Black Hills State University

Madhav Nepal, South Dakota State niversity

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