2008 IGERT Project Meeting
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# Abstract Title Presenter Author
1 To combine or not to combine: An experimental study comparing the accuracy of supertree and combined analysis methods in the reconstruction of large phylogenies. M. Shel Swenson M. Shel Swenson, Deptartment of Mathematics, The University of Texas at Austin; Francois Barbancon, Microsoft, Redmond, WA; C. Randal Linder, Section of Integrative Biology, UT-Austin; Tandy Warnow, Deptartment of Computer Science, UT-Austin
2 Non-timber forest products, coffee and resilience: livelihood diversification strategies in Southeastern Mexico Skya Rose Murphy Skya Rose Murphy, University of Florida; David Bray, Florida International University
3 A Wireless Intraoral Electrolarynx Mark Merlo Mark Merlo, UC Irvine; G.-P. Li., UC Irvine; Mark Bachman, UC Irvine
4 Indoor NO2 Exposure and Respiratory Health Outcomes: Evidence from NHANES III R. J. Briggs R. J. Briggs, The University of Texas at Austin
5 Resuspension of Nanoparticles with Application to Occupational Exposure Julio L. Rivera Julio L. Rivera; Donna. J. Michalek; and John W. Sutherland, Sustainable Future Institute , Michigan Technological University
6 Robotic Patient Positioning System for MR Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Treatment of Cancer Joshua de Bever Joshua de Bever, School of Computing, University of Utah; Dr. Dennis Parker, Dept. of Radiology; Dr. Robert Roemer, Mechanical Engineering,University of Utah; Dr. John Hollerbach, School of Computing, University of Utah
7 The Impact of Trust on Learning: Results from a Randomized Field Experiment in Ecuador Steve Buck Steve Buck, University of California, Berkeley
8 Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing in Chalcogenide Glasses Troy Anderson Troy Anderson, UCF; Jiyeon Choi, UCF; Dr. Martin Richardson, UCF; Nathan Carlie, Clemson University; Dr. Laeticia Petit, Clemson University, Dr. Kathleen Richardson, Clemson University
9 Modeling the Efficacy of the Sloping Land Conversion Program John A. Zinda Jocelyn Behm, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Zoology;
10 Systems biology of the Arabidopsis chloroplast Nathan E. Lewis Nathan E. Lewis, Dept of Bioeng, UCSD; Srijib Goswami, Dept of Bioeng, UCSD; Afrina Qutubuddin, Dept of Bioeng, UCSD; Tim Jobe, Div of Biological Sci, UCSD; Steven Briggs, Div of Biological Sci, UCSD; Bernhard O. Palsson Dept of Bioengineering, UCSD
11 Where physics meets biology - unlocking chromosome organization using simple polymer models Susannah Gordon-Messer Susannah Gordon-Messer, Department of Biology; Joshua S. Martin, Department of Physics, Debra Bressan, Department of Biology; Jane' Kondev, Department of Physics; James E Haber Department of Biology Brandeis University
12 Understanding the Transmission Dynamics of Wuchereria bancrofti a causative agent for Lymphatic Filariasis in Haiti Gilbert SaintJean Jr Gilbert SaintJean Jr, University of Notre Dame; TG Streit, University of Notre Dame; JL Feder, University of Notre Dame
13 Energy transfer pathways in light harvesting systems templated by the Tobacco Mosaic Virus coat protein Rebekah Miller Rebekah A. Miller, University of California, Berkeley; Andrew Preseley, University of California, Berkeley; Ying-Zhong Ma, University of California, Berkeley; and Matthew Francis, University of California, Berkeley
14 Analysis of Thermophilic Cyanobacteria for Biosolar Hydrogen Production Jed Eberly Jed Eberly, Oregon State University: Roger Ely, Oregon State University
15 Advancements in motion analysis through Sciences and Arts integration Stjepan Rajko Stjepan Rajko, Arts, Media and Engineering
16 Practical Particles for Photovoltaics James H. Whittemore IV James H. Whittemore IV, School of Polymers and Higher Performance Materials at USM; Ken Malone, Department of Economic and Workforce Development at USM; James W. Rawlins, School of Polymers and High Performance Materials at USM
17 The Spatial Quantification of Evoked Neural Responses to Excitatory and Inhibitory Stimulus Waveforms Michelle L Kuykendal M.L. Kuykendal, J.D. Ross, S.P. DeWeerth, Laboratory for Neuroengineering, Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology / Emory University, 313 Ferst Dr., Atlanta, GA 30332-0535
18 Crystallographic and Biochemical Studies of Human α-N-acetylgalactosaminidase (α-NAGAL)

 and its Role in Lysosomal Storage Diseases. Nat Clark Nat Clark, UMass Amherst, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dept.; Scott Garman, UMass Amherst, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Dept.
19 Monitoring and Modeling Topical ALA PDT of Nodular Basal Cell Carcinomas Theresa Sands Theresa Sands, IGERT, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Ulas Sunar, Roswell Park Cancer Institute; Thomas Foster, University of Rochester; Allan Oseroff, Roswell Park Cancer Institute.
20 International Development and Globalization Program Patrice Howard Patrice Howard, Lily Parshall, Solomon Hsaing, Ben Meier, etc.
21 Adapting in an Uncertain World: The Role of Learning in Building Capacity within Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Communities in Botswana Deborah Wojcik Deborah Wojcik, School of Forest Resources and Conservation and Adaptive Management: Wise Use of Water, Wetlands and Watersheds IGERT Program, University of Florida
22 Rotorcraft Damage Tolerance Risk Assessment and Management Christopher Shantz Christopher Shantz, Vanderbilt University; Liming Liu, Vanderbilt University; Xinyu Chen, Vanderbilt University; Yongming Liu, Clarkson University; Sankaran Mahadevan, Vanderbilt University.
23 Hormonal Effects of Chemical Pollutant Mixes on Male Performance and Behavior Robert A. Miranda Robert A. Miranda, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University; Kiisa C. Nishikawa, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University; Catherine R. Propper, Dept. of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
24 Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Karen Kronoveter Stephen Fisher, Karen Kronoveter, Rui Lui, Leslie Miller, Dr. Anu Ramaswami and Dr. Kevin Rens: College of Engineering and Applied Science;
25 Reproductive strategies, movement patterns and habitat utilization in aggregating leopard sharks (Triakis semifasciata) in La Jolla, California, USA Andrew P. Nosal ANDREW P. NOSAL, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; JEFFREY B. GRAHAM, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; RONALD BURTON, Scripps Institution of Oceanography; RICHARD NORRIS, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
26 User Attention Modeling for Rush Video Summarization Emily Moxley Emily Moxley; Jim Kleban; Anindya Sarkar; Stephen Mangiat; Swapna Joshi; Thomas Kuo; B. S. Manjunath
27 Effects of elevated nitrogen dioxide and carbon dioxide on the growth of Sugar Maple and Hemlock seedlings Allyson SD Eller Allyson SD Eller, Cornell University; Krista L McGuire, University of Michigan; Jed P Sparks, Cornell University
28 Functional Screen of Neuronal microRNAs Matthew J. Keuss Matthew J. Keuss, Johns Hopkins University; Stephen M. Eacker, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
29 Liposomal siRNA Delivery to Silence Aromatase for Breast Cancer Treatment Megan Cavanaugh Megan Cavanaugh, L. James Lee, The Ohio State University Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; Yasuro Sugimoto, Robert Lee, Robert W. Brueggemeier, The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.
30 An Evaluation of Exploratory International Research Trips during the Ph.D. Emma Flores Emma Flores, Multinational Collaborations on Challenges to the Environment IGERT, University of Washington
31 Investigation of Manganese Doped Gallium Selenide as a Possible Dilute Magnetic Semiconductor Tracy Lovejoy, University of Washington-Physics; Claire Lu, UW-Materials Science and Engineering; Fumio S. Ohuchi, UW-MSE; Marjorie A. Olmstead, UW-Physics
32 Self-Assembly of Well-Ordered, Close-Packed 2D Arrays of Recombinant Virus-Like Particles that Nucleate the Growth of Inorganic Nanomaterials Carlee Ashley Carlee Ashley, Darren Dunphy, Dimiter Petsev, Plamen Atanassov, and David Peabody, University of New Mexico; C. Jeffrey Brinker, University of New Mexico and Sandia National Laboratories
33 Analyzing Protein Interactions & Dynamics: Spatial Distribution of Molecular Chaperone/Co-Chaperones Evident at a Sub-organelle Level in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Carissa L. Young Carissa L. Young, David Raden, Anne S. Robinson, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware; Marc Griesemer, Linda Petzold, Department of Computer Science, UCSB; Francis Doyle III, Department of Chemical Engineering, UCSB
34 Novel Electrode Materials for Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells Dan Esposito Dan Esposito, Dept of Chemical Eng., Institute of Energy Conversion (IEC); Kevin Dobson, IEC; Brian McCandless, IEC.; Christiana Honsberg, Dept. of Electrical Eng.; Robert Birkmire, IEC; Jingguang G. Chen, Dept. of Chemical Eng.;
35 Technological Innovation: Generating Economic Results (TI:GER) - DiagNano Brad A. Kairdolf Brad A. Kairdolf, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University; Marie Thursby, Georgia Institute of Technology
36 Modeling and analysis of the cellular response to ischemia: a systems biology approach Patrick W. Sheppard Patrick W. Sheppard, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Mustafa Khammash, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara; Rona G. Giffard, Dept. of Anesthesia, Stanford University
37 Towards a Theoretical Framework of Urban Growth David Murillo Marty Anderies, ASU; Carlos Castillo-Chavez, ASU
38 Case Study in Geobiological Systems: in silico Analysis of Material and Energy Flow in a Hot Spring Microbial Mat Scott Montross Montross, S., Earth Sciences; Aston, J., Mallette, N., Taffs, R., Chemical and Biological Engineering; Brileya, K., Microbiology; McGlynn, S., Chemistry; Klatt, C., Jay, Z., Land Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University
39 Understanding Electron Transfer Mechanisms In Microbial Fuel Cells to Improve Renewable Energy Generation David P. Sanchez David P. Sanchez, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng.(U-Pittsburgh); Radisav Vidic Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng. (U-Pittsburgh) ;Kelvin Gregory, Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng. (Carnegie Mellon); Minhee Yun, Dept. of Elect. Eng. (U-Pittsburgh)
40 Metabolic profiling unravels complex biological phenomena in the model plant A. thaliana Kayla Kaiser Kayla Kaiser, Dept. of Chemistry, UC Riverside; Julia Bailey-Serres, Dept. of Botany and Plant Sciences, UC Riverside; Charles Jang, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics Dept., UC Riverside; Cynthia Larive, Dept. of Chemistry, UC Riverside
41 Estimating greenroof potential for Glyndon Watershed, an example project from the UMBC's “Water in the Urban Environment” IGERT Program Olyssa Starry Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education,University of Maryland Baltimore County
42 Barcoding of Silica particles with Multicolored Semiconducting Quantum Dots Gerson Aguirre A. Couzis; C. Maldarelli; L. Gilchrist; CCNY Chemistry and CCNY Chem. Eng. Dept.
43 Integrating Biological and Social Science to Assess Management Success of an Exotic Invasive Tree Pathogen Adam Zeilinger Adam Zeilinger, UMN; David Smith, UMN; Leah Sharpe, UMN; Gina Quiram, UMN; Adam Kokotovich, UMN; Karrie Koch, UMN; Genya Dana, UMN; Robert Venette, USDA Forest Service & UMN; Frances Homans, UMN; Robert Haight, USDA Forest Service
44 Evolutionary comparisons elucidate gene networks in the development of photoreceptors in the eye Tonia S. Schwartz Tonia S. Schwartz, Interdepartmental Genetics; Jeanne Serb, Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology; M. Heather West Greenlee, Biomedical Sciences, Iowa State University
45 Resole Phenolic-Layered Silicate Nanocomposites: A Comparison of Two Synthesis Techniques Mary Ellen Rogers Mary Ellen Rogers, Tuskegee University; Mahesh Hosur, Tuskegee University; Adriane Ludwick, Tuskegee University; Shaik Jeelani, Tuskegee University
46 Dealing with neighbors: Property boundaries hinder invasive species control Rebecca Niell Rebecca Niell, Univerisity of California, Davis (U.C. Davis); James E. Wilen, U.C. Davis; Clare E. Aslan, U.C. Davis; Matthew B. Hufford, U.C. Davis; Jason P. Sexton, U.C. Davis; Jeffrey D. Port, U.C. Davis; Timothy M. Waring, U.C. Davis.
47 Image slice reconstruction across disciplines Sharon Gerbode Sharon Gerbode, Cornell University; John Guckenheimer, Cornell University
48 The neural consequences of behavioral intervention in acquired dysgraphia: An fMRI investigation Manuel Vindiola Manuel Vindiola; Brenda Rapp, Department of Cognitive Science Johns Hopkins University
49 The Evolution of Seasonal Development in Response to Climate Change Kevin J Emerson Kevin Emerson, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon; William Bradshaw, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon; Christina Holzapfel, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Ore
50 Early Childhood Intervention and Life-Cycle Skill Development: Evidence from Head Start David Deming Harvard University
51 A Diatom-Inferred Record of Regime Shift in an Oxbow Lake, Alabama, USA: Perspectives for Current Climate Change Jay Y.S. Hodgson Jay Y.S. Hodgson, The University of Alabama; Amelia K. Ward, The University of Alabama
52 Minimizing Pulling Geometry Errors in AFM-based Single Molecule Force Spectroscopy Monica Rivera Monica Rivera, Duke University; Whasil Lee, Duke University; Piotr E. Marszalek, Duke University; Daniel G. Cole, University of Pittsburgh; Robert L. Clark, Duke University.
53 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Reveals Key Binding Domains of Neurotrophin Receptor-Interacting Melanoma-Associated Antigen Homolog in Bone Morphogenetic Protein-Mediated Apoptosis Jennifer A. Rochira Jennifer A. Rochira, University of Maine at Orono & Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI); Rebecca A. Cowling, MMCRI; Joshua S. Himmelfarb, MMCRI; Samuel T. Hess, University of Maine at Orono; Joseph M. Verdi, MMCRI
54 Situating Biogeography: Toward a historical account of post-Darwinian distribution studies Megan Raby Megan Raby, UW-Madison Department of the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Center for Culture, History, and Environment Graduate Student Affiliate, Certificate on Humans and the Global Environment IGERT Fellow
55 Mitochondrial diversity of red colobus monkeys and the designation of conservation priorities for an endangered species group Nelson Ting Nelson Ting, CUNY Graduate School and NYCEP IGERT
56 A Novel Particle-Based Damping System Binoy Shah, Northwestern University. Binoy Shah, Xianming Bai, Randall Snurr, Jane Wang, Leon Keer; Northwestern University.
57 Production of Nanodiamond-Copper Composites Christopher Hobson Christopher Hobson, Vadym Mochalin, Yury Gogotsi - Materials Science & Engineering, Drexel University
58 Coastal Lagoons and Climate Change: Ecological and Social Ramifications in Temperate Ecosystems Leslie M. Smith Abigail Anthony, URI; Joshua Atwood, URI; Carrie Byron, URI; Crystal Fry, URI; Kifle Hagos, URI; Leanna Heffner, URI; Kim Lellis, URI; Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert, URI; Nicole Rohr, URI; Leslie Smith, URI; Tiffany Smythe, URI; Nathan Vinhateiro, URI
59 The Glass Technology of Steuben Art Glass J. Israel Favela J. Israel Favela, University of Arizona; Pamela B. Vandiver, University of Arizona
60 Germanium Nanocrystal Films for Photovoltaic Applications Zachary Holman Z. Holman, University of Minnesota; R. Gresback, University of Minnesota; U. Kortshagen, University of Minnesota
61 Enhanced sensing of trivalent lanthanide ions through covalent linking of malonamides to functional nanomaterials Carmen E. Lisowski Carmen E. Lisowski and James E. Hutchison, Department of Chemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon
62 Four Terminal Hybrid Silicon and Organic Semiconductor Field Effect Transistors for Chemical Vapor Sensing Shannon Doane Lewis Shannon Doane Lewis, IGERT Trainee Atomic and Molecular Imaging of Interfaces and Defects, The University of Texas at Austin; Ananth Dodabalapur, Ashley H. Priddy Centennial Professor in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
63 Vertically Arranged Gold Nanowires: An Interface for Live Neuronal Recordings Sucharita Saha Sucharita Saha, Donald M. O'Malley, Latika Menon, Northeastern University
64 Hydrophobic substrates for improved embyroid body mediated embryonic stem cell differentiation Steven J. Jonas Steven J. Jonas, UCLA; Bahram Valamehr, UCLA; Julien Polleux, UCLA; Shuling Guo, UCLA; Eric Gschweng, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Owen N. Witte, Howard Hughes Medical Institute; Hong Wu, UCLA; Bruce Dunn, UCLA.
65 Rotational Symmetry Fields on Surfaces Jonathan Palacios Jonathan Palacios, Oregon State University; Eugene Zhang, Oregon State University
66 A nonlocal Ginzburg-Landau equation for cortical dynamics Zachary Kilpatrick Paul C. Bressloff, University of Utah; Zachary P. Kilpatrick, University of Utah
67 Defining Functional Areas in Individual Human Brains using Resting Functional Connectivity MRI Alexander Li Cohen Alexander Cohen, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (WUSM); Damien Fair, WUSM; Nico Dosenbach, WUSM; Francis Miezin, WUSM; Donna Dierker, WUSM; David Van Essen, WUSM; Bradley Schlaggar,WUSM; Steven Petersen, WUSM
68 Angled and decelerating flight in the pigeon (Columba livia) Angela M. Berg Angela M. Berg, Harvard University; Andrew A. Biewener, Harvard University
69 Ecosystem Restoration through Interdisciplinary Exchange (ERIE) NA Alan J. Rabideau, University at Buffalo
70 Community-integrated GIS and Social Networks for Water Resources Management Joseph Holler Joseph Holler
71 Large Scale Tipping Points, Small Scale Societies Philip A Loring Philip A Loring and S.C. Gerlach, Department of Anthropology, Resilience and Adaptation Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks
72 The Effect of Contact Network Structure on Disease Dynamics Greg Ames Greg Ames; Dylan George; Christian Hampson; Andrew Kanarek; Cayla McBee; Jeff Achter; and Colleen Webb; Colorado State University
73 Intraspecific differences in metal bioaccumulation in the Atlantic silverside (Menidia menidia): inferences regarding the effects of key biological processes. Jessica Dutton Jessica Dutton, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University; Nicholas S. Fisher, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University
74 Detecting Molecular Transformations with Gold Nanoshells Kimberly N. Heck Kimberly N. Heck, Rice University; Benjamin Janesko, Rice University; Gustavo E. Scuseria, Rice University; Naomi J. Halas, Rice University; Michael S. Wong, Rice University
75 Nanoporous Carbons from Renewable Sources for Energy Storage Applications Betzaida Batalla Garcia Betzaida Batalla Garcia, Saghar Sepheri and Guozhong Cao, University of Washington Materials Science and Engineering
76 Living Microlens Arrays Jessica Zimberlin Jessica A. Zimberlin, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts; Patricia Wadsworth, Biology Department, University of Massachusetts; Alfred J. Crosby, Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts
77 Rats learn visual discriminations in the presence of distractors Philip Meier Philip Meier; UC San Diego; Erik Flister, UC San Diego; Pamela Reinagel, UC San Diego
78 Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Magnetic Hydrogel Nanocomposites Capable of Remote-Controlled Heating Samantha A Meenach Samantha A Meenach, University of Kentucky; J. Zach Hilt, University of Kentucky, Kimberly W. Anderson, University of Kentucky
79 Flow Control for Cooling of Turbine Blades Luis Alvergue Luis Alvergue, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Louisiana State University (LSU); Dr. Guoxiang Gu, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering LSU; Dr. Sumanta Acharya, Department of Mechanical Engineering LSU
80 Incentive-Centered Design for Scheduling Divisible Loads in Distributed Computing Systems Thomas E. Carroll Thomas E. Carroll, Dept. of Computer Science, Wayne State University; Daniel Grosu, Dept. of Computer Science, Wayne State University
81 Managing Disability: Coordinating Cognition Across Disciplines Katherine D. Lippa Katherine D. Lippa, Wright State University
82 The Effects of Sequence and Solution Conditions on the Aggregation of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide Eva Rivera Eva Rivera, Boston University; John Straub, Boston University
83 Novel Lab-on-a-Chip and Bead Polony Technologies for High Throughput RNA (cDNA) Exontyping of Human Leukemia Cells Nick Carroll Nick Carroll, University of New Mexico: UNM IGERT Program on Integrating Nanotechnology with Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Dimiter N. Petsev, University of New Mexico; Jeremy Edwards, University of New Mexico.
84 Multi-species Integrative Biclustering with cMonkey Peter Waltman Peter Waltman, NYU COB program; Thadeus Kacmarczyk, NYU CGSB
85 Deconstructing the Linkage between Coral Reef Ecosystem Health and Human Well-Being in the Pacific John N. Kittinger John M. Pandolfi, Univ. QLD; Bruce A. Wilcox, UH; Ellen K. Pikitch, UMiami; Alan M. Friedlander, NOAA; Joshua E. Cinner, JCU; Robert J. Toonen, HIMB; Jennifer K. Schultz, UH; John N. Kittinger, UH; Angela I. Fa‘anunu,* UH; * UH NSF IGERT #0549514
86 Spectral Restoration for Femtosecond Spectral Interferometry with Attosecond Accuracy Trevor Courtney Michael K. Yetzbacher, University of Colorado; Trevor L. Courtney, University of Colorado; William K. Peters, University of Colorado; David M. Jonas University of Colorado
87 Antitumor and Antioxidant Properties of Anthocyanin-rich Extract from Acai Shelly Hogan Shelly Hogan, Virginia Tech; Lei Zhang, Virginia Tech; Yongwoo Lee, Virginia Tech; Kequan Zhou, Virginia Tech
88 Disorder as a Determinant of Evolution in Protein Microenvironments Eric Franzosa Eric Franzosa, Boston University Bioinformatics Program; Yu Xia, Boston University Bioinformatics Program and Department of Chemistry
89 Humanoid Balance Studies Benjamin Stephens Carnegie Mellon University
90 Compact Terahertz Time-Domain Spectrometer System Yuting W. Chen Yuting W. Chen; Yuguang Zhao; Jian Chen; Jingle Liu; Xi-Cheng Zhang, Center for Terahertz Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
91 Population genetics in swordtail hybrid zones: implications of human impacts on natural populations in the Huasteca Zachary Culumber Zachary W. Culumber, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Biology; Gil G. Rosenthal, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Biology
92 Do Anthropogenic Nitrogen Emissions Stimulate Photosynthesis in Northern Hardwoods Forests? Alan F Talhelm Alan F. Talhelm, University of Nevada, Reno; Kurt S. Pregitzer, University of Nevada, Reno; and Andrew J. Burton, Michigan Technological University
93 Towards Microchip-based Electrochromatography System with Biocompatible Sol-gel Stationary Phases Anne Shearrow Anne Shearrow, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida; Abdul Malik, Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida; Shekhar Bhansali, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of South Florida
94 Computational Transportation Science: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Integrating Emerging Technologies into Transportation Chad A. Williams Chad A. Williams, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ouri Wolfson, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C. Nelson, University of Illinois at Chicago
95 On the Use of Acoustic Sensors to Assess the Particulate Dynamics of the Bottom Boundary Layer Clementina Russo Clementina R. Russo, U. Maine; Emmanuel S. Boss, U. Maine
96 Fibroblasts Alter the Extracellular Mechanical Environment and Enhance Capillary-like Network Formation Jennifer Hurley Jennifer R. Hurley, University of Cincinnati; Daria A. Narmoneva, University of Cincinnati
97 Cyclic Compresssion Behavior of a Cu-Zr-Al-Ag Bulk Metallic Glass M. Freels G.Y. Wang, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; W. Zhang, Tohoku University, Japan; P.K. Liaw, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; A. Inoue, Tohoku University, Japan
98 Center for the Advanced Study of Hominid Paleobiology, The George Washington University Nicole Griffin Nicole Griffin; Alexandra de Sousa; Erin Marie Williams; Lisa Nevell; Rui Diogo; Janine Chalk; Amanda Henry; David Green; Matt Skinner; Felicia Gomez; Catherine Haradon; Tyler Faith; Robin Teague; Nick Lonergan; The George Washington University
99 Protecting Populations: Using Environmental Variables to Predict Cholera in Bangladesh and Vietnam Caryl Feldacker Caryl Feldacker, UNC-Chapel Hill; Veronica Escamilla, UNC-Chapel Hill; Michael Emch, UNC-Chapel Hill
100 Keeping the Chicago Region Free of Poison Hemlock: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Studying the Invasion Front of a Known Invasive Plant Jennifer L. Ison Jennifer L. Ison, University of Illinois at Chicago; Paul Z. Gulezian, University of Illinois at Chicago; Kelly Granberg University of Illinois at Chicago
101 Interdisciplinary Understanding as a Graduate Educational Outcome Kathryne M. Drezek Kathryne M. Drezek, Virginia Tech;Deborah Olsen, Virginia Tech
102 Optimizing Delivery of Tumor Cell-Targeting Constructs Jill M. Stukel Jill M. Stukel, Harrington Department of Bioengineering, Arizona State University; Michael R. Caplan, Project P.I., HDBE, Arizona State University; Neal Woodbury, IGERT P.I., The Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University
103 Modeling Temporally-Forced Disease Dynamics in a Relapsing Host-Vector Community Erin L. Landguth Erin L. Landguth, MEID-University of Montana;Tammi L. Johnson, MEID-University of Montana
104 A Kinetic Model of the T-strand Secretion Pathway of Agrobacterium tumefaciens Chris Simmons Christopher Simmons, University of California, Davis; Jean VanderGheynst, University of California, Davis
105 The Morphology of C60-Pentacene Heterojunction Interfaces Rebecca Cantrell Rebecca Cantrell and Paulette Clancy, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Dan Dougherty and Steve Robey, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
106 Light-activated molecular conductivity in the photoreactions of vitamin D3 Kristen S. Williams Kristen S. Williams, TAMU IGERT Program; Norma L. Rangel, TAMU Materials Science & Engineering Graduate Program; Jorge M. Seminario, TAMU Department of Chemical Engineering
107 Effects of Substrate Rigidity on Hippocampal Synaptogenesis Michelle L. Previtera Previtera ML; Georges PC; Shah NJ; Langhammer CG; Langrana NA; Firestein BL; Rutgers University Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
108 Fuel Cell ASAP: Automated Stack Assembly Process Christina Marie Laskowski Christina Marie Laskowski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/ Center for Automation Technologies and Systems; Stephen James Derby, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute/ Center for Automation Technologies and Systems
109 Development of Nanoparticles for Targeted Delivery of Chemotherapeutic and Imaging Agents to Cancer Tania Betancourt Tania Betancourt, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin; Lisa Brannon-Peppas, Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin.
110 A Potentiostat Array for Parallel Detection of Exocytosis Sunitha Ayers Sunitha Ayers, Cornell University; Bradley Minch, F. W. Olin College of Engineering; Kevin Gillis, University of Missouri; Manfred Lindau, Cornell University
111 Insect Defenders: Genomics of a Protective Bacterial Endosymbiont and its Phage Patrick H. Degnan Patrick H. Degnan, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona; Nancy A. Moran, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
112 Non-equilibrium Dynamics of Watersheds Joseph Reid Rebecca Stark; Erin Surdo; Katherine Phillips; Emily Peters; Jim Kang; Amy Hansen; Stuart Ness; Mitchell Haustein; Bethany Brinkman; Theodore Fuller; Mark Morris; Greg LeFevre; Meghan Funke; William Eddy; Joseph Reid, University of Minnesota
113 Improving atmospheric aerosol measurement from space using polarization and physical surface reflectance models Kirk Knobelspiesse Kirk Knobelspiesse, Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics, Columbia University; Brian Cairns, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
114 Does Parallel Anatomy translate to Parallel Computation in the Basal Ganglia? Patryk Laurent Patryk Laurent; Centers for Neuroscience and for the Neural Basis of Cognition, U. Pitt; Erik Reichle, Department of Psychology and Ctr for the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pitt; Julie Fiez, Ctrs for Neurosci. and the Neural Basis of Cognition, Pitt
115 Acoustic Comunication in Asian Elephants (Elephas maximus) Shermin de Silva Sharon S. Glaeser, Portland State University; Shermin R. de Silva, University of Pennsylvania; Mandy L.H. Cook, Portland State University
116 Consequences of Retirement for Marital Quality: The Golden Years of Marriage? Kathryn M. Coursolle Kathryn M. Coursolle-UCLA dept. of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program (IRSP)
117 Shape Classification Based on Natural Shape Statistics John Wilder John Wilder, Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway; Jacob Feldman, Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway; Manish Singh, Rutgers University New Brunswick/Piscataway
118 Establishing the Timing, Specificity, and Scope of Standards Matthew G. Richards Matthew G. Richards, MIT; Kenneth A. Oye, MIT; and Daniel E. Hastings, MIT.
119 Your Data, Your Social Network, and Your Online Friends: Tools for Social Network Study and Analysis of a Game Network Peter Landwehr Peter Landehr (CMU); Kathleen Carley (CMU)
120 Reproductive Skew and Male Dispersal Decisions Benjamin Hanowell Benjamin Hanowell, University of Washington, Seattle; Megan van Wolkenten, Washington State University, Pullman
121 Atoms for Peace, Redux: Energy Codependency for Sustained Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula Jamus J. Lim Kyle Beardsley, Emory University; Jamus Jerome Lim, The World Bank





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