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2004-2005
Life Sciences
a) Publications – Peer reviewed (student names in bold)
Blee, K.A., K.Y. Yang, A.J. Anderson. 2004. Activation of defense pathways: synergism between reactive oxygen species and salicylic acid and consideration of field applicability. European Journal of Plant Pathology 110:203-212.
Dailey, M. D., M. M. Kliks and R. S. Demaree. 2004 . Heterophyopsis hawaiiensis n. sp. (Trematoda: Heterophyidae) from the Hawaiian Monk seal , Monachus schauinslandi Matschie, 1905 (Carnivora: Phocidae) Comp. Parasitol. 71(1): 9 – 12.
Lavery K, Gabler C, Day J, Killian G. 2004 Expression of haptoglobin mRNA in liver, oviduct and follicles during the oestrous cycle of cows ( Bos taurus ). Animal Reproduction Science. 84:13-26
Munoz T.E., Giberson R.T., Demaree R, Day J.R. 2004 Microwave-assisted immunostaining: A new approach yields fast consistent results. Journal of Neuroscience Methods 137:133-139
Sean M. Brugger, Amy E. Merrill, Jesus Torres-Vazquez, Nancy Wu, Mandy Ting, Jane Y-M. Cho, Sonia L. Dobias, Soyun E. Yi, Karen Lyons, Jeffery R. Bell, Kavita Arora, Rahul Warrior, and Robert Maxson. 2004. "A phylogenetically conserved cis-regulatory module in the Msx2 promoter is sufficient for BMP-dependent transcription in murine and Drosophila embryos." Development 20:5153-5165
b) Publications – Proceedings (student names in bold)
Bell , J. "Virtual Laboratories as a Tool for Teaching the Scientific Method." in "Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) Education," AAAS (in press).
c) Publications – Abstracts (student names in bold)
Beckley, E.H., Schauwecker, P.E., Day, JR. 2004. Genetic modulation of cellular differences in resistance to excitotoxic cell death. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Evans J.J., Day, J.R. 2004. Expression of glutamate receptor NMDA 2A/2B subtype after hippocampal deafferentation. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Hein, J.W., K.A. Blee, G.V. Wolfe. 2005. Examination of a DNA fingerprinting method for analyzing bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil. Seventeenth Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium. Los Angeles, CA, January 14-16.
Janes, J.J., Giberson R.T., Demaree, R.S., Day, J.R. 2004. Ultrastructural localization of calcineurin in rat hippocampus using microwave protocols. 34 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Klevinghaus, K., A. Laganowski, A. Raetz, A. Abott, J. Hein, B. Pletschet, G.V. Wolfe, K.A. Blee. 2005. Use of T-RFLP to analyze rhizoshere bacteria associated with mutants expressing different levels of plant defense in Arabidopsis thaliana. Seventeenth Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium. Los Angeles, CA, January 14-16.
Mahoney, John. 2004. National American Heart Association Meeting. New Orleans, LA. "No apparent benefit of low glycemic index meals on postprandial lipid response in women with obesity or insulin resistance. John Mahoney, Troy Miles Vanessa Gyovai, Kathryn Silliman. CSU, Chico.
d) Presentations at Professional Conferences (student names in bold)
Bell, J. "Designing Rubrics and Self-Assessments for On-Line Learners," MERLOT International Conference, July 2004.
Blosser, Gavin, "Lipid, plant associate and DNA profiles of VAM (vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal) fungi in Vernal Pools" California Botanical Society Graduate Student meetings at the SF State Univ. Rom berg Center in Tiburon. February, 2005 Mentor Kristina Schierenbeck.
Hein, J.W., K.A. Blee, G.V. Wolfe. 2005. Examination of a DNA fingerprinting method for analyzing bacterial community structure in rhizosphere soil. Seventeenth Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium. Los Angeles, CA. January 14-16.
Beckley, E.H., Schauwecker PE , Day, JR. 2004. Genetic modulation of cellular differences in resistance to excitotoxic cell death. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Janes, J.J., Giberson, R.T., Demaree, R.S., Day, J.R. 2004. Ultrastructural localization of calcineurin in rat hippocampus using microwave protocols. 34 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
Evans, J.J., Day, J.R. 2004. Expression of glutamate receptor NMDA 2A/2B subtype after hippocampal deafferentation. 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA .
Mahoney, John. 2004 National American Heart Association Meeting. New Orleans , LA. "No apparent benefit of low glycemic index meals on postprandial lipid response in women with obesity or insulin resistance. John Mahoney, Troy Miles Vanessa Gyovai , Kathryn Silliman. CSU, Chico.
Mathematics and Statistics
a) Publications – Peer reviewed (student names in bold)
S. Fomin, T. Hashida, V. Chugunov and A.V. Kuznetsov, “A borehole temperature during drilling in a fractured rock formation”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer , vol. 48, 2005 , pp. 385-394.
S. Fomin, V. Chugunov and T. Hashida, “ Assessment of Stimulated Area Growth During High-Pressure Stimulation of Fractured Subsurface Reservoir” Transport in Porous Media , 2005 , accepted, in press.
S. Fomin, V. Chugunov and T. Hashida, “Retardation of contaminant transport in fractured aquifer caused by diffusion into surrounding rocks and into porous blocks within aquifer ”, Pure and Applied Geophysics , 2005, under review.
S. Fomin, V. Chugunov and T. Hashida, “The effect of non-Fickian diffusion into surrounding rocks on contaminant transport in fractured porous aquifer”, Proceedings of Royal Society A , 2005, under review.
S. Fomin, “Hydraulic Jumps in Rimming and Coating Flows of Non-Newtonian Fluids”, Invited paper: ASME Transactions: Journal of Fluids Engineering , 2005, under review.
S. Goberstein, “PA -isomorphisms of inverse semigroups”, Algebra Universalis , accepted for publication.
S. Goberstein , “Inverse semigroups determined by their partial automorphism monoids”, Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society, accepted for publication.
Mattman, Thomas ; Miyazaki , Katura; Motegi, Kimihiko, “Seifert fibered surgeries which do not arise from primitive/Seifert-fibered constructions”, accepted for publication in Trans.AMS
T.W. Mattman and N. Portnoy, “How are students understandings of function affected by engaging in a curriculum module in knot theory?” PME-NA (Psychology of Mathematics Education - North American Chapter) (2004), 1 , 179--185.
V. Rosenhaus, “Conserved quantities for equations with infinite group”, Proc. Wigner Centennial Symposium, Acta Physica Hungarica A 19 , 183-186 (2004).
V. Rosenhaus ”On essential conservation laws for equations with infinite symmetries”, to be published in Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
b) Publications – Proceedings (student names in bold)
S. Fomin, T. Hashida and V. Chugunov, “High-pressure hydraulic stimulation of geothermal reservoir”, Proceedings of IMECE2004: ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress , 2004 , Anaheim , USA , Paper IMECE2004-61444, CD-ROM, pp.1-7.
S. Fomin, T. Hashida “Rimming Flows of Non-Newtonian Fluids”, Proceedings of IMECE2004: ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress , 2004 , Anaheim , USA , Paper IMECE2004-61443, CD-ROM, pp. 1-6.
V. Rosenhaus “On conservation laws for the potential Zabolotskaya-Khokhlov equation", to be published in the Proceedings of the XI International Conference Symmetry Methods in Physics (June 2004, Prague , Czech Republic ).
c) Publications – Abstracts (student names in bold)
d) Presentations at Professional Conferences (student names in bold)
S. Goberstein , “PA-isomorphisms of orthodox semigroups” , Special Session on Semigroup Theory, 999 th Meeting of the American Mathematical Society, October 16-17, 2004, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, and U.S.A.
T.W. Mattman, July 2004, ‘Boundary slopes (nearly) bound cyclic slopes,' KOOK seminar International, Awaji Shima , Japan .
T.W. Mattman, May 2004, ‘Which links are circular?' Chico Topology Conference, Chico (based on joint research with Dan Tating ).
Ryan Ottman, March 2004, ‘A conjecture in knot theory,' MAA N. California Section Meeting, Hayward .
Raquel Lopez, March 2004, ‘ The Alexander polynomial, coloring, and determinants of knots ,' MAA N. California Section Meeting, Hayward .
Ryan Ottman , May 2004, ‘Intrinsic linking of complete partite graphs,' Chico Topology Conference, Chico
Ryan Ottman and Matt Rodrigues , August 2004, ‘Intrinsic linking of almost complete partite graphs,' MathFest, Providence , Rhode Island .
Dan Tating , August 2004, ‘Ribbonlength of torus knots,' MathFest, Providence , Rhode Island .
Todd Gaylord , August 2004, ‘Relations between crosscap number and genus of torus knots,' MathFest, Providence , Rhode Island .
Owen Sizemore , August 2004, ‘Relations between crosscap number and genus of torus knots,' Young Mathematicians Conference, Columbus , Ohio .
Matt Rodrigues , January 2005, ‘Intrinsic linking of almost complete partite graphs,' Joint Math Meetings, Atlanta .
V. Rosenhaus, “On conservation laws for the potential Zabolotskaya-Khokhlov equation", XI International Conference on Symmetry Methods in Physics, June 21-24, 2004, Prague, Czech Republic
V. Rosenhaus, “Conservation Laws Associated with Infinite Symmetries“, "Nonlinear Physics. Theory and Experiment (III)", June 24-July 3, 2004, Gallipoli , Italy.
N. Schwertman, “The Statistical Paleontology of Charles Lyell”, Sonoma State Colloquium, Sept. 15, 2004
Physical Sciences
a) Publications – Peer reviewed (student names in bold)
E. Ayars, L. Buchholtz. "Analysis of the Vacuum Cannon'' American Journal of Physics 72 (7) 961--963, 2004.
Ball, D.B.; Wood, M.; Lindsley, C.; Mollard, P.; Buzard, D.J.; Vivian, R., Mahoney, M.; Taft, B.R. "Research, Teaching, and Professional Development at a Comprehensive University" J. Chem. Educ. 2004, 81, 1796-1800.
Ball, D.B., "Diastereoselectivity in the Reduction of a -Hydroxyketones, An Experiment for the Chemistry Major Organic Laboratory" J. Chem. Educ., in print.
Ball, D.B. and Miller, R.M.; 2004, "Conformational Analysis in an Advanced Integrated Laboratory Course" J. Chem. Educ. 81:121-125.
Dietz, Eric R. "Force on a Dielectric Slab: Fringing Field Approach," American Journal of Physics, Vol. 72 (12), p. 1499 (2004)
Johnson, S. M.; Petrassi, H. M.; Palaninathan, S. K.; Mohamedmohaideen, N. N.; Purkey, H. E.; Nichols, C.; Chiang, K. P.; Walkup, T.; Sacchettini, J. C.; Sharpless, K. B.; Kelly, J. W. "Bisaryloxime Ethers as Potent Inhibitors of Transthyretin Amyloid Fibril Formation" J. Med. Chem. 2005, 48 , 1576.
Nichols, C. J.; Taylor, M. R.; "The Sharpless Asymmetric Dihydroxylation in the Organic Chemistry Majors Laboratory" J. Chem. Educ. 2005, 82 , 105.
b) Publications – Books and book chapters.
Postma, J., Julian L. Roberts, and J. Leland Hollenberg, Chemistry in the Laboratory, 6th Edition, by W.H. Freeman and Co., New York , NY, 2004.
c) Presentations at Professional Conferences (student names in bold).
Alger, D.B.; Conery, J.M., "Photodegradation of Alkyl pyridinium compounds," the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Ball, D.B. "Synthesis of a hapten and the development of a competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of benzene in biological and/or environmental samples" seminar given to summer research group, CSU, Chico, June 4, 2004.
Ball, D.B. "Umpolung and other things in the chemistry major organic laboratory," seminar at Humboldt State University, October 11, 2004.
Ball, D.B., B.R. Taft, "Higher order cuprate addition to a monosubstituted epoxide, the racemic synthesis of the southeast quadrant of Borrelidin, a macrolide antibiotic," student oral presentation at University of San Francisco, CA, the 16th annual ACS Northern California ACS Undergraduate Research Symposium, April 2004.
Ball, D.B.; Taft, B.R., "Higher order cuprate addition to a monosubstituted epoxide: the racemic synthesis of the southeast quadrant of borrelidin, a macrocyclic antibiotic." for the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Ball, D.B.; Lipshutz, B.H.; Kagen, R., "Progress toward the development of linchpin methodology leading to enantiomeric all-E-fecapentaene, a potent mutagen." for the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Ball, D.B.; McBurnett, B.G.; Butler, T.A., "Synthetic Progress toward novel ferrocene ligands." for the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Kirk, L., L. Hanne, Department of Biological Sciences seminar April 2, 2004; "Can Bacteria Survive on a Diet of Pollutants? Evolution of Biodegradative Pathways."
Kirk, L.; Beattie, Sam; Devine, Shannon, "Aroma profile of commerical whole hopped wort and beer," July 2004 meeting of Institute of Food Technologists.
Kirk, L.; D. Yoder, L. Hanne, A. Viramontes, "Changes in Microbial Biofilm Communities during Salmon Spawing," May 2004 national meeting of American Society for Microbiology in New Orleans.
McBurnett, B.G.; Phung, T.M.; Johnson, D.C.; Hilger,T.G., "Investigation of Al 2 O 3 /ZnO multilayer films," the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Nichols, C.J. and Hanne, L.F., "Synthesis and Antibacterial Analysis of Hydrazone Libraries in the Organic Chemistry Laboratory" Poster presented at the CSUPERB symposium, Los Angeles, CA, January 14, 2005.
Nichols, C.J.; Milinkevich, K.A., "Progress toward the synthesis of the natural product corydendramine A." for the 227th ACS National Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 28-April 1, 2004.
Nichols, C.J.; Hanne, L.F., "Synthesis and antibacterial analysis of hydrazone libraries in the organic chemistry laboratory" Seminar presented at 227 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 1, 2004, Anaheim, CA, USA.
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