Time Event Location 8:00am-12:00pm Registration Radisson 1:00pm-5:00pm Registration Radisson 3:00pm-6:00pm Vendor Setup Alcon Tower C Rm TC161 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop Microwave Processing: Factors That Influence Results  sponsored by Ted Pella, Inc. Rick Giberson, Sr. Applications Engineer Alcon Connor Building Rm B008 9:00am-4:00pm Workshop ESEM:  Not just for Biology Anymore sponsored by FEI Company Daniel Phifer, Sr. Applications Engineer   Alcon Connor Building Rm B008 4:30pm – 6:00pm Executive Council Meeting Alcon Break Room 6:00pm-9:00pm TSM Social and Vendor Exhibits Alcon Tower C Rm TC161 9:00pm-11:00pm TSM Hospitality Suite Radisson

 

Friday

Time Event Location 9:00am-5:00pm Registration Alcon Tower C Rm TC161 9:00am-9:10am Opening Remarks Sandra Westmoreland Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 9:10am-9:30am Modus Operandi of the Salt Separation Processes in Tamarix ramosissima Ledeb sp. Salt Cedar Rudy Sookbirsingh, University of Texas at El Paso Additional Authors Russell R. Chianelli, Joanne (Judi) T. Ellzey, Charles Turner, Lieb S. Carl, James Becvar, Miriam Manciu, Univ. of Texas at El Paso     Student Competition  Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 9:30am-9:50am Metal Oxide “Nanobaskets”:  A Novel 3-D Nanoarchitecture Paige Johnson, University of Tulsa Additional Authors Dale Teeters, University of Tulsa   Student Competition Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 9:50am-11:00am Break in Vendor Area Poster Session Formation and Characterization of Novel Zinc Oxide Nanostructures Nicola Why, The University of Tulsa Additional Authors Dr. Dale Teeters, The University of Tulsa   Seed Variation in Gaillardia Pulchella Foug. of Central Texas Britt Leigh Benedict, Baylor University Additional Authors Ann E. Rushing, and Darrell S. Vodopich Baylor University Alcon Tower C Rm TC161 11:00am- 12:00am Guest Speaker   Material Science in Museums Dr. Pamela Vandiver, Professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Archaeology, Co-Director of Program in Heritage Conservation Science at the University of Arizona, and former Senior Research Scientist at the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Materials Research and Education   Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 12:00am- 12:20am Analysis of Nanoparticles in STEM Mode Using Ultrahigh Resolution SEM/EDS; Part I John Konopka, Thermo Electron Corporation Additional Authors Bill Roth, Hitachi High Technologies America, Inc.                   Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 12:20pm-2:00pm Luncheon / General Business Meeting    Alcon Cafeteria 2:00pm-2:20pm The VCT 100 High-Vacuum Cryo Transfer System Allows Easy, Fast and Contamination Free Sample Preparation for Cryo-SEM Investigations Alex Vogt, Bal-tec AG  Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 2:20pm-3:20pm RES120, The SEM Controlled Broad Beam Ion Milling for SEM and TEM Sample Preparation Alex Vogt, Bal-tec AG  Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 3:20pm-3:50pm Break     Alcon Tower C Rm TC161 3:50pm-4:10pm Characterization of Ordered Arrays of Nanometer-sized Dots, Hole, and Rings P. R. Larson, University of Oklahoma, Additional Authors K.L. Hobbs, J. C. Keay, M. E. Curtis, O. K. Awitor and M.B. Johnson, Homer L. Dodge, University of Oklahoma Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 4:10pm-4:30pm Significance of the “White Line” in the Wood of Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) Howard J. Arnott, The University of Texas at Arlington Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 4:30pm-4:50pm CBED Measurements of Lattice Strain in Strained Silicon – Relaxation, Holz Line Splitting and Incorporation into Strain Determination David R. Diercks, University of North Texas Additional Authors   Michael Kaufman, University of North Texas   Student Competition Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 4:50pm-5:10pm Determination of Eggshell Microcharacteristics and Associated Physiological Profiles In MG-Vaccinated Chickens Sarah B. May, University of Texas at Arlington Additional Authors Sandra L. Westmoreland, University of Texas at Arlington   Student Competition  Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 5:10pm-5:30pm Vapor Fixation Using Osmium Tetroxide and Acrolein for SEM and TEM Sample Preparation E. Ann Ellis, Texas A&M University Additional Authors Michael W. Pendleton, Texas A&M University  Alcon Tower C Rm TC180 5:30pm Adjourn   8:00pm-10:00pm TSM Hospitality Suite Radisson

Saturday

Time Event Location 8:30am-9:00am Registration    Radisson 9:00am-9:20am Technique for retaining the morphology of cells grown on a polycaprolactone scaffold Domgmei Fan, Texas Christian University Additional Authors Jeffery L. Coffer, Giridhar Akkaraju, and Ernest F. Couch, Texas Christian University   Student Competition  Radisson Naples 9:20am-9:40am Differentiating fungal species within the family Xylariaceae (Ascomycotina: Fungi) from the Peruvian Amazon Romina Orietta Gazis, Texas Christian University Additional Authors    Ernest F. Couch, Texas Christian University     Student Competition  Radisson Naples 9:40am-10:00am Visualization of NS5A Activity Via Fluorescence Microscopy Alejandro D’Brot, Texas Christian University Additional Authors Giridhar Akkaraju, Texas Christian University   Student Competition Radisson Naples 10:00am- 10:30am Break    Radisson 10:30am- 10:50am Cypselar Epidermal Morphology of Pseudonagphalium and Related Genara (Asteraceae) Andrew Waltke, Texas Christian University Additional Authors Guy Nesom, Botanical Research Institute of Texas  Radisson Naples 10:50am- 11:10am Elemental Analysis in Mycorrhizal Post Oak Leaves Blake Boling, University of North Texas Additional Authors F.U. Naab, D. Smith, J.L. Duggan, and F.D. McDaniel, University of North Texas   Student Competition                                        Radisson Naples 11:10am- 11:30am An Analysis of a Complete Frost Ring of a Rocky Mountain Juniper (Juniperus scopulorum).  Howard J. Arnott, The University of Texas at Arlington  Radisson Naples 11:30am- 11:40am Closing Remarks Radisson Naples 11:40am Adjourn