Thursday, April 15

2:00 - 2:30 PM                  Math Moves You (MMU) - Student Arrival and Registration           Frisco Bridges Foyer

2:30 - 7:00 PM                  Regular Meeting Registration                                                     Frisco Bridges Foyer

2:30 - 2:40 PM                  Introduction , Jodi Roepsch, TSM President                                FriscoBridges B

2:40 - 3:10 PM                  Your Journey to the Future                                                      Frisco Bridges B

                                      Lynn Mortensen, Raytheon, NCS Regional Director

 

3:15 - 4:15 PM                 (Group 1 –SEM) Hitachi, Marine Reef International                        Frisco Bridges C

                                      (Group 2 – MMU Activities) Raytheon                                          Frisco Bridges A

3:30 - 5:30 PM                  Vendor and University Setup                                                      Frisco Bridges B & C

4:15 - 5:15 PM                  (Group 1 – MMU Activities) Raytheon                                          Frisco Bridges A

                                      (Group 2 – SEM) Hitachi, Marine Reef International                       Frisco Bridges C

5:30 - 7:25 PM                  Vendor Reception, Meet and Greet and University Recruiting       Frisco Bridges B & C

7:25 - 7:30 PM                  Conclusion Student Workshop                                                    Frisco Bridges B & C

7:30 - 9:30 PM                  Executive Council Meeting                                                        Frisco Bridges D

9:30 - 10:30 PM                Hospitality Suite                                                                       Suite 510

Friday, April 16

6:30 AM - 10:00 AM           Breakfast Served                                                                      Hotel Dining Area

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM             Registration                                                                             Frisco Bridges Foyer

8:40 AM - 10:30 AM           Platform Session A                                                                    Frisco Bridges A

8:40 AM - 8:45 AM             Opening Remarks, Jodi Roepsch, TSM President

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM             TEACHERS AS SCIENTISTS: USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TO ENGAGE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS IN OPEN SCIENCE INQUIRY. S.L. Westmoreland, K. Grace, H. Hattori, M. Kumar, E. Lambert, and E. Wand.  Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas 76204.

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM             ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PAINT CHIPS: AN OPEN INQUIRY INVESTIGATION BY A VETERANHIGH SCHOOL CHEMISTRY TEACHER. H.R. Hattori, and S.L. Westmoreland, Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX, 76204.

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM             Invited Speaker – Dr. Lee Hughes. Department of Biological Sciences, University of NorthTexas, Denton, Texas.    The National Genomics Research Initiative: A Phage Hunting Experience for Freshmen.

9:45AM - 10:00 AM            Mineral deposits in dioecious mulberry.Arthur Miti and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM         A RETROSPECTIVE ON OLD MICROSCOPE SLIDES. Howard J. Arnott.  University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas 76019.

10:30AM - 11:30 AM          Poster Session, Break and Visit with Vendors .                          Frisco Bridges B & C

                                      CHARACTERIZATION BY SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY OF CARBON STEEL EXPOSED TO CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES.  M. W. Pendleton1, C. Mazzella2, D. Newton2, and B. B. Pendleton3.    1Microscopy and Imaging Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  77843-2257, 2Wild Well Control, Inc./Blowout Tools, Inc., 2202 Oil Center Court, Houston, TX.  77073, 3Department of Agricultural Sciences, WestTexas A&M University, Canyon, TX7 9016-0001.

                                      IRON CORROSION PRODUCTS IN WOOD RECOVERED FROM A HISTORIC SHIPWRECK CHARACTERIZED BY SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY.  M. W. Pendleton1, G. Fox2, E. A. Ellis1, and B. B. Pendleton3.  1Microscopy and Imaging Center, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.  77843-2257, 2Museum of Anthropology, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA.  95929-0400, 3Department of Agricultural Sciences, WestTexas A&M University, Canyon, TX.  79016-0001.

                                      A Comparative Analysis of Dentition of Four Snakes from the Big Thicket National Preserve; Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri, Crotalus horridus atricaudatus, Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostom. Aracely Vazquez.  Eastfield College,Mesquite, Texas 75150

                                      IDENTIFICATION AND ANATOMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS USING DIGITAL MICROSCOPY. Nabarun Ghosh1, Yasemin Celik1, Christine Pesina1, Christian D. Ridner1 and Don W. Smith2.   1Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, WestTexas A&M University, Canyon, TX 79016.2Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, DentonTX 76203.

                                      STUDY OF ARTHROPOD ADAPTATIONS USING THE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TO ENHANCE HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING.  K.M. Grace and S.L. Westmoreland.  Biology Program, Texas Woman’s University at Denton,Denton, TX7 6207.

                                      Comparing Rhynchospora indianolensis (Small) and Rhynchospora scutellata (Griseb.)  achene dimensions using scanning electron microscopy measurements to consider them one single species.  Stephanie Campos.  Eastfield College,Mesquite, Texas 75150

                                      A COMPARISON OF ADAPTATIONS OF TRICHOMES AND STOMATA IN MESOPHYTES AND XEROPHYTES. E.L. Lambert, C. Maier, and S. L. Westmoreland. Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, 76204.

                                      MICROSCOPIC EVALUATION OF PRYMNESIUM PARVUM AND FISH KILL. Brian Yates, William Rogers and Nabarun Ghosh.  Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX7 9016.

                                      ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AS AN INVESTIGATIVE TOOL TO STUDY HUMAN HAIR MORPHOLOGY.Mamta Kumar and Sandara Westmoreland.Biological Science. Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX.76204.

                                      EXTRACELLULAR MATRICES THAT ACTIVATE b1 INTEGRINS FACILITATE RAC1 ACTIVATION AND PROMOTE AXON EXTENSION. K.L. Thompson1, D.L. Hynds1, and P. Mc Fetridge2.  1Department of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas and 2School of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma.

                                      CONSTRUCTION OF NON-PRENYLATABLE MUTANTS TO ASSESS THE ROLE OF RHO GTPASE GERANYLGERANYLATION IN NEURITE OUTGROWTH.J. Reddy, F. Samuel, and D.L. Hynds.Department of Biology, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas76204.

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM         Platform Session B                                                                     Frisco Bridges A

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM         Invited Speaker – Dr. PuligandlaViswanadham.  Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas. Failure Analysis Strategies in Electronics Industry - Past, Present and Future.

12:15 PM -2:00 PM            TSM Luncheon followed by the General Business Meeting              Hotel Dining Area

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM             Platform Session C

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM             Invited Speaker - Dr. Chris Gilpin, Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. FOCUSED ION BEAM APPLICATIONS FOR BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS.

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM             AN SEM STUDY OF RUST ON SAW GREENBRIER.Paul M. Gray and Josephine Taylor.Department of Biology, StephenF.AustinStateUniversity, Nacogdoches, TX75962. 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM             Meet with Vendors and Break                                                    FriscoBridges B & C

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM             Platform Session D                                                                    Frisco Bridges A

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM             LOCALIZATION OF OXIDATIVE AND NITROSATIVE STRESS IN PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN LUNGS OF BROILERS (Gallus domesticus).  E. Ann Ellis1, Jaime Bautista-Ortega2 and C. A. Ruiz-Feria2.   1Microscopy and ImagingCenter and 2Dept. of Poultry Science, TexasA&MUniversity, College Station, TX77843

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM             INVESTIGATION OF MORPHOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES LEADING TO RUST RESISTANCE IN INDIAN GRASS.Paul M. Gray and Josephine Taylor.  Department of Biology, StephenF.AustinStateUniversity, Nacogdoches, TX75962. 

4:00 PM - 4:15 PM             ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN PROSOPIS PUBESCENS DUE TO COPPER TOXICITY.  M.N. Viveros1, J.T. Ellzey2, C. G.-A.Maier3, and C. Orabuchi3.  1Environmental Science and Engineering Program The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX, 79968;2Biological Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso; El Paso, TX,79968; and 3Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX76204.

4:15 PM                           Adjourn, Josephine Taylor, TSM President

8:00 PM – 10:00 PM           TSM Hospitality Suite                                                                 Suite 510

Saturday, April 17

7:00 AM - 11:00 PM           Breakfast Served                                                                      Hotel Dining Area

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM             Registration                                                                              Frisco Bridges Foyer

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM           Platform Session E                                                                    Frisco Bridges A

9:00 – 9:15 AM                  Leaf Sexual Dimorphism in Dioecious Mulberry Species. Carmen Ayala and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX7 6204.

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM             STUDIES ON THE PHYTOREMEDIATION PROPERTIES OF EVAX VERNA (ASTERACEAE). Chinwe Orabuchi and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM             LOSS OF GERM CELLS DUE TO ANDROGEN WITHDRAWAL IN ADULT RAT TESTES.  Dibyendu Dutta, In Park, Hiwot Guililat, Samuel Sang, and Nathaniel Mills. Dept. of Biology, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM           Leaf Stomata as Bioindicators of Global Warming. Natalie Cervantes and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM          Microscopic Studies of the Mutualistic Relationship between the Sunflower and the Honey Bee. Jennie Wojtaszek and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM          Wax Deposition in Leek (Allium porrum, Alliaceae).   Pallavi Upadhyay and Camelia Maier.  Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX 76204.

10:30 AM - 10:40 AM          Break

10:40 AM – 10:45 AM          Student Awards Presentation

10:45 AM – 10:50 AM          Closing Remarks, Josephine Taylor, TSM President

 

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