Achievements

Grants (by department)

BIOLOGY

 "Genetic Analysis of Giant Garter Snake ( Thamnophis gigas )." Continuation of funding. 2007. Principal Investigator: Tag Engstrom.. Central Valley Project Conservation Program, Bureau of Reclamation. 2006-2008. $60,210; 64,710

"Learning enzyme catalysis: an inquiry based approach." California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology. 2007-2008. K Blee, J Bell , G Wolfe. $43,520.

"Molecular Genetic Analysis of Reduced Phosphorus Metabolic Pathways ssssin Diverse Soil Bacteria". Awarded Jan 2008. Principal Investigator: Andrea K. White. CSUPERB. $14,600

REU supplement for undergraduate research.. Summer 2007 PI: Jonathan Day. National Science Foundation. $5,976

RUI- The role of phosphorylation during synapse formation in vitro. National Science Foundation. $183,547, PI Jonathan Day (pending)

" Selection for drought adaptation in two Mimulus species of contrasting mating system." Principal Investigators: Christopher T. Ivey and David E. Carr. National Science Foundation. 2007-2008. $27,107.

"Collaborative Research: An Integrated Study of Eukaryotic, Prokaryotic, and Viral Diversity and Dynamics in an Acidic Hot Lake ". G. Wolfe, CSUC, in collaboration with P. Siering, M. Wilson, HSU, K. Stedman, PSU. 2008-2012. NSF MCB (Microbial observatories), 2007. $291,453.

" Sacramento River Mapping and Monitoring". K. Cooper-Carter, Charles Nelson, and D. Wood. CalFed Ecosystem Research. $172,284.

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CHEMISTRY

 "Undergraduate research in organic synthesis", 2008. Principle Investigator: Dave Ball. Roche Palo Alto LLC, $10,000.

"Beam-time at Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lab (SSRL)", 2008. Principle Investigator: Erik Wasinger. SSRL

"Lyngbyatoxin A Biosynthesis": Kinetic and Mechanistic Characterization of the Reverse Prenyltransferase LtxC". May 2007-Current. Principal Investigators: Daniel Edwards. Research Corporation $ 42,218.

" Proteomic and Biochemical Investigation of Coenzyme-M Biosynthesis in Nocardioides sp. Strain JS614 ". May 2007-Current. Principal Investigators: Daniel Clark. Research Corporation $46,318

"Total synthesis and biological activity study of neolignans", 2007 Principal Investigators: Jinsong Zhang and Larry Kirk. CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB), Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Seed Grant Program, 2007 - 2008, $13,500.

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 CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE EDUCATION

 " Chico Mathematics Project". Principal Investigator: Jorgen Berglund. California Department of Education, Subject Matter Projects, 2007-2008, $88,052.

" Chico Mathematics Project". Principal Investigator: Jorgen Berglund. California Department of Education, No Child Left Behind (Baseline and Supplemental), 2007-2008, $54,650.

"Northstate Supporting Teachers to Increase Retention (NSTIR)". Principal Investigator: Jorgen Berglund and Chris Yakes. California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007-2008, $124,010. (Four year award total $396,030)

" California Science Project - Inland Northern". Principal Investigator: Beverly Marcum. California Department of Education, Subject Matter Projects, 2007-2008, $60,000.

" California Science Project - Inland Northern". Principal Investigator: Beverly Marcum. California Department of Education, Subject Matter Projects, Special Allocation 2007-2008, $41,000.

" California Science Project - Inland Northern". Principal Investigator: Beverly Marcum. California Department of Education, No Child Left Behind (Baseline and Supplemental), 2007-2008, $88,467.

"Teacher Retention Initiative (TRI)". Principal Investigator: Beverly Marcum. California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007-2008, $135,000. (Four year award total $439,000)

"Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)". Principal Investigator: Lori Holcombe. National Science Foundation (NSF) through CSU, Sacramento , 2007-2008, $65,000.

"Early Assessment Program (EAP)". Principal Investigators: Richard Ford and Brandi Yarimie. California State University, 2007-2008, $100,000.

"Mathematics in the Early Grades (MEG)". Principal Investigators: Jorgen Berglund and Lynn Bercaw (Education). California Postsecondary Education Commission, 2007-2008, $275,854. (Four year award total $944,415)

"Math/Science Teacher Initiative (MSTI)". Principal Investigators: William Fisher and Deborah Summers (Education). California State University, 2007-2008, $75,000.

"Robert Noyce Scholarship Program". Principal Investigators: William Fisher and Deborah Summers (Education). National Science Foundation, 2007-2010, $749,180.

"Mathematics Professional Learning Communities (MPLC)". Principal Investigators: Rapti de Silva. Project Directors: Rapti de Silva and Kathryn Early. California Department of Education: Math-Science Partnership. 2008-2011. $1,634,532.

"Building Bridges: North State Learning Communities for Science Education". 2008. Principal Investigator: Leslie Atkins. Project Directors: Irene Salter and Anne Stephens (CUSD). California Department of Education: Math-Science Partnership. 2008-2011. $1,078,943 (This grant was declined by the Lead Educational Agency- Chico Unified School District due to lack of enrollment of teachers.)

CNAP (Cindy Wolff directs each of these.)

•  USDA via the CA Dept of Public Health's Network for a Healthy California, $5.1 million three year grant, 2007-2010

•  California Health Collaborative, $367,500 subcontract for the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion to implement the CA Power Play! Campaign for the Sierra Cascade Region, 2008-2010.

•  California Health Collaborative, $69,000 subcontract for the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion to evaluate the Sierra Cascade Regional Nutrition Network, 2008-2010.

•  Butte County First 5 Commission, $240,000 three year grant for OPT for Fit Kids, 2007-2010.

•  Glenn Co. Office of Education for MediCal Administrative Activities, $250,000, 2007-2009.

•  Butte Co Office of Education (US Dept of Education) subcontract to OPT for Fit Kids "Safe Schools/Healthy Students", $77,000, 2006-2008.

•  California Health Collaborative, $65,000 subcontract for the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion to evaluate the Sierra Cascade Regional Nutrition Network, 2005-2007.

•  California Nutrition Network, $350,000 subcontract for the Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion to implement the CA 5 A Day program for the Sierra Cascade Region, 2005-2007.

•  California Nutrition Network, $4.9 million grant for the Sierra Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium, 2004-2007.

•  Butte County Children & Families Commission, $275,000 three year expansion grant for OPT for Fit Kids, 2004-2007.

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MATH

" Enterprise Elementary Summer Program". 2007. Principal Investigator: Jorgen Berglund. Enterprise Elementary School District. 05/2007-06/2007. $17,988. Mathematics Diagnostic Testing Project (MDTP). Renewal of annual contract for 2007-08. Principle Investigator: Jack Ladwig. Funding: $25,000 for the Chico Site of the MDTP. PI serves as the local contract and provides salary to hire a student assistant at approximately one-quarter time (~ 10 hours per week). The college receives reimbursement for 8 WTU / yr. at the CSU reimbursement rate.

RUMC (Regional Undergraduate Math Conference). PI's: Levitt, Mattman, and Aarron Wootton. $1500 to host a conference in Chico in Summer 2008. We expect about 40 participants.

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NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCES

Clifford D. 1/08-9/08. Network for a Healthy California , Sierra-Cascade Region. "High School Student Performers Teach Elementary School Students the Benefits of Fruits, Vegetables, and Physical Activity." $3,030

Clifford D. 10/07-9/08. Northern Area Dietetic Association. "High School Acting Group Bring Messages on Fruits, Vegetables, and Physical Activity to Elementary Schools in Butte County ." $2,904

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NURSING

Fox, S. Chancellor's grant to increase capacity for nursing admissions. Funding authorized, but pending. $55,000 for 2006-2007 to develop an LVN to BSN online program.

Fox, S. and B. Damazo. Rural Northern California Simulation Center . Grant funded by California Employment Development Division, 2006-2007 for $250,000.

Fox, S. Online LVN to BSN program development, funded by California Song-Brown Registered Nurse Training Programs, 2006-2007 for $125,000.

Fox, S. AHEC Training Grant, Online LVN to BSN. 2006-2007. $33,788.

Fox, S. AHEC Training Grant, Simulation Staff Development. 2007-2008. $15,000.

Fox, S. and Damazo, B. Health Assessment of Mining Related Toxics in the Sierra Nevada . Funded by the Sierra Fund, 2006-2007. $35,000.

Salopek, P. Project Coordinator for Communities Mobilizing Against Methamphetamine Addiction. Butte County Public Health Dept. grant from the California Endowment, $150,000.

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PHYSICS

"Investigation of viscosity transitions in non-Newtonian Fluids". 2007. Principal Investigators: Tiara Norris and Justin Dhooghe and Eric Ayars. Society of Physics Students. 2007-2008. $1,040.

Publications - Peer Reviewed
(by department, names of students are in bold)

BIOLOGY

Fortun é , P ., K. A. Schierenbeck, A.K. Ainouche, J. Jacquemin, J. F. Wendel, M.L. Ainouche. Evolutionary dynamics of Waxy and the origin of hexaploid Spartina species (Poaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 43:1040-1055 .

Hein, J ., G. Wolfe, and K. Blee. 2007. Comparison of rhizosphere bacterial communities in Arabidopsis thaliana mutants for systemic acquired resistance. Micro. Ecol. 55(2): 333-343.

Lathrop, R.L., D.T. Tulloch , C.A. Hatfield. 2007 Comparison of land use change in New York-New Jersey Highlands USA: landscape indicators of forest and watershed integrity. Special Issue: Landscape Indicators, Landscape and Urban Planning 79(2):150-159 .

Salter IY, Smith R, Nielsen KM. Injecting Inquiry into Photosynthesis Investigations. Science Scope . Manuscript accepted for publication in 2008

Schierenbeck, K. A ., N. C. Ellstrand and G. Blosser . 2007. Spatiotemporal patterns in the non -native flora of California , USA . Madroño. 54:105-116.

Schierenbeck, K. A . and N. C. Ellstrand. 2008. Further developments on the h ybridization and the evolution of invasiveness in plants and other Organisms. Biological Invasions (accepted - lead article on special issue regarding hybridization and invasiveness. Ayres, Ellstrand, and Schierenbeck, guest editors for issue)

Strom, S. L., G. V. Wolfe, and K.B. Bright. 2007. Responses of marine planktonic protists to amino acids: feeding inhibition and swimming behavior in the ciliate Favella sp. Aqua. Micro. Ecol. 47(2): 107-121.

Theiss, K. E ., S. R. Kephart, and C. T. Ivey . 2007. Pollinator effectiveness on co-occurring milkweeds ( Asclepias ) in both natural and experimental populations. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 94: 505-516. (note: Theiss is not a CSU student)

White, A. K. and W. W. Metcalf. 2007. Microbial metabolism of Reduced Posphorus Compounds. Annual Review of Microbiology 61:379-400.

Wright-Myers, S. M. , and R. J. Bogiatto.  2007. The ecology of over-water nesting ducks in Northeastern California .   California Fish and Game  93 (1):  23-39

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CHEMISTRY

Linington, R. G.; Edwards, D. J.; Shuman, C. F; McPhail, K. L.; Matainaho, T.; Gerwick, W. H.; 2008. Symplocamide A, a potent cytotoxin and chymotrypsin inhibitor from the marine Cyanobacterium Symploca sp. Journal of Natural Products 71: 22-27.

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GEOSCIENCES

Terence T. Kato, Warren D. Sharp, and Estanislao Godoy (2008) Inception of a Devonian subduction zone along the southwestern Gondwana margin: 40 Ar- 39 Ar dating of eclogite-amphibolite assemblages in blueschist boulders from the Coastal Range of Chile (41°S) : Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences , Volume 45, Number 3, Volume 45, Number 3, March 2008, Pages 337-351

Brown, D.L., D.K. Giles, M.N. Oliver, and P. Klassen, 2008. Targeted spray technology to reduce pesticide in runoff from dormant orchards, Crop Protection , 27, 545-552.

Bykerk-Kauffman, A., 2008, Geologic map of the southeastern Santa Catalina Mountains, Pima County, Arizona, 1:24,000 scale: Arizona Geological Survey Contributed Map 08-A, 2 sheets.

Monet, J., & Etkina, E. (In Press). Fostering self-reflection and meaningful learning: Earth science professional development for middle school science teachers. Journal of Science Teacher Education .

Murphy, W.M., and Chen, R. 2007. Water Chemistry in the Ancient City of Lijiang, Yunnan Province , China . The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability 3: 71-76.

Murphy, W.M. 2007. Hydrothermal Phase Relations Among Uranyl Minerals at the Nopal I Analog Site. Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings 985: 54-59.

Murphy, W.M., and Grambow, B. 2008. Thermodynamic Interpretation of Neptunium Coprecipitation in Uranophane for Application to the Yucca Mountain Repository. Radiochimica Acta , accepted for publication.

Brotton, S. J., Shapiro, R., Van der Laan, G., Guo, Jinghua, Per-Anders, G., and Ajello, J. M., 2007, Valence state fossils in Proterozoic stromatolites by L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy: Journal of Geophysical Research , v. 112, G03004, doi:10.1029/2006JG000185.

Shapiro, R. S., 2007, Evolving Form and Function: Fossils and Development: Book Review: PALAIOS, DOI 10.2110/palo.2007.BR012

Shapiro, R. S., 2007, Stromatolites: A 3.5 Billion Year Ichnologic Record, in Miller, W., III, ed., Trace Fossils: Concepts, Problems, Prospects : Elsevier, p. 382-390.

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MATH

S. Fomin, V. Chugunov and T. Hashida , 2007 , "Simulation of contaminant transport in a fractured porous aquifer" , Journal of Fluids Engineering , vol.129, pp.1157-1163.

Holt, D., Maples, M., Peterson-Parrat, J., Korti, M. Seisensticker, M., Gray, K. Characteristics of nest mounds used by snowy owls: with conservation and management implications. Accepted for publication in a 2008 edition of Ardea.

Keane, R., Holsinger, L., Parsons, R., Gray, K. 2008. Climate change effects on historical range of variability of two large landscapes in western Montana , USA . Forest Ecology and Management . 254: 375-389

Handa, Y. Reflections upon Teaching a Poorly Conceived Lesson. 2008, The Montana Mathematics Enthusiast , 5(1), 117-124 .

Levitt, B. and W. McCallum, " Yet more elements in the Shafarevich-Tate group of the Jacobian of a Fermat Curve, to appear in Kenneth A. Ribet and Kristin Estella Lauter (eds), Proceedings of the Special Session on Computational Arithmetic Geometry, Contemporary Mathematics, AMS (this proceedings article was put in this section since Contemporary Mathematics is a fully peer-reviewed series of the AMS)

Schwertman, N. and Jeffrey A. Nisen . A Simple Method of Computing the Sample Size for Chi-square Test for the Equality of Multinomial Distributions . To appear in the Journal of Computational Statistics and Data Analysis.

T.W. Mattman and O. Sizemore , Bounds on the crosscap number of torus knots. J. Knot Theory Ramifications 16 (2007), 1043--1051.

B. Kennedy , T.W. Mattman, R. Raya , and D. Tating , Ribbonlength of torus knots. J. Knot Theory Ramifications 17 (2008), 13--23.

T.W. Mattman, G. Maybrun , and K. Robinson , "Boundary slope diameter and crossing number of 2-bridge knots," (to appear in Volume 45 (2008) of the Osaka Journal of Mathematics ).

N.E. Dowdall, T.W. Mattman, K. Meek, and P.R. Solis, On the Harary-Kauffman conjecture and Turk's head knots," (to appear in the Kobe Journal of Mathematics ).

J. Campbell , T. Mattman, R. Ottman , J. Pyzer , M. Rodrigues , and S. Williams , Intrinsic Knotting and Linking of Almost Complete Graphs, (to appear in the Kobe Journal of Mathematics ).

C. Collins , R. Hake , C. Petonic , and L. Sardagna , Intrinsic Knotting of Multipartite Graphs, Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Math Journal , 8 (2007). Mentor : Thomas Mattman - these students were mentored by Mattman during the summer 2006 REU at Chico State and went on to publish the results of their work.

Sophy Huck , Alex Appel , and Miguel-Angel Manrique . "Intrinsic Knotting of Bipartite Graphs". Online Journal of Undergraduate Papers in Knot Theory ( http://www.math.jmu.edu/~taal/OJUPKT/OJUPKT.html) . Mentor : Thomas Mattman - these were 2008 REU students

V.Rosenhaus "On infinite set of conservation laws for infinite symmetries", Theor. Math. Phys. 151 , 869-878 (2007).

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NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCES

Clifford D, Anderson J, Auld G, Chapm J. Good Grubbin': The Impact of a TV Cooking Show for College Students Living Off Campus. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. (In press).

Goto K, Tiffany J, Pelto G, and Pelletier D. Use of Q Methodology to Analyze Divergent Perspectives on Participatory Action Research as a strategy for HIV/AIDS Prevention among Caribbean Youth AIDS Education and Prevention (In press).

Schneider J.M. , Fujii M.L., Lamp C.L., Lönnerdal B., Dewey K.G., and Zidenberg-Cherr S. The use of multiple logistic regression to identify risk factors associated with anemia and iron deficiency in a convenience sample of children 12- to 36-months of age from low-income families. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , 2008 Mar;87(3):614-20.

Schneider J.M. , Fujii M.L., Lamp C.L., Lönnerdal B., and Zidenberg-Cherr S. The prevalence of low serum zinc and copper, and dietary habits associated with serum zinc and copper in 12-36 month old children at risk of iron deficiency from low-income families. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 107(11);1924-1929.

Carter S , Wolff C, Schuldberg J, Goto K Perceived barriers to dietary and physical activity changes in ethnically diverse middle school students. Californian Journal of Health Promotion . 2007 Volume 5 Issue 4.

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NURSING

Gardner, J. 2008. Viral croup in children. Nursing 2008 , 38 (4).

Gardner, J. 2007. What you need to know about Cystic Fibrosis. Nursing 2007 , 37 (7).

Marquis, B. & Huston, C. 2009. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application (6 th edition). Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins.

Huston, C. (in press) Delegating effectively. Accepted by Nursing 2007 July 2007 for publication.

Huston, C. (2008). Eleven strategies for building a personal power base.  Nursing Management , 39 (4), 58-61.

Persaud, D. 2007. Coming to Terms With Tetraplegia (editorial) SCI Nursing . Volume 24(3).

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PHYSICS

Activities (by department, students names in bold)

PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

BIOLOGY

Bell , Jeffrey, Bill Bruihler, Scott Cooper, Sean Fox, Cathy Manduca, Bruce Mason, James Rutledge. 2007. " Digital Libraries Providing Pedagogic Guidance: A Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration " MERLOT International Conference, New Orleans , LA.

Eller, M., Henderson , S. Influence of Gender Bias on Lower Extremity Biomechanicsfor Injury Prevention and Improved Performance

Eller, M,. Henderson, S. Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention. National Strength and Condition Association CA North State Clinic

Ferris A. The regulation of synapse formation: The role of Cyclosporine A in the distribution of synapse specific proteins. CSU Student Research Competition May 5, 2007 Cal State DH (undergraduate division).

Garr, M. and M.P. Marchetti. Evaluating wetland restoration success using aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose CA , Aug 2007.

Hatfield, C., E. DeVost , D. Fairbanks. Mapping vegetation in complex terrain - Big Chico Creek Watershed as a case study. Northern California Botanists 2008 Symposium. Chico , CA . Jan. 2008

Ivey, C. T., C. Hatfield, and K. Schierenbeck. A middle-school curriculum in pollination ecology. Ecological Society of America annual meeting, San Jose , California , 5-10 August 2007.

Ivey, C. T. and D. E. Carr. Selection for water-use efficiency in Mimulus . National Evolutionary Synthesis Center Mimulus meeting, Durham , North Carolina , 4-6 October 2007.

Ivey, C. T. and D. E. Carr. Consequences of climate change for phenology of two Northern California wildflowers. Northern California Botanists meeting, Chico , California , 14-15 January 2008. (Invited presentation)

Little , C ., C. Hatfield, S. Wingo , D. Wood, K. Holl. Characterizing hydrochory along the Sacramento River . Ecological Society of American Annual Meeting, San Diego , CA July 2007.

McClain, Charles ; K. Holl and D. Wood. "Trends in restoration of the forest understory along the Sacramento River ". Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Conference, January 2008, Sacramento .

Papa E Hyperbaric oxygen provides in vitro neuroprotection from glutamate excitotoxic insult. CSU Student Research Competition May 5, 2007 Cal State DH (graduate division).

Marchetti, M.P. E. Esteban, G. Benigno. When is a Disturbance a Disturbance? Reduced Flow Variability and Macroinvertebrate Response in a California River . Invited speaker.14 th Annual Meeting of the CA Aquatic Bioassessment Workgroup, Davis CA. Nov. 2007.

Marchetti, M.P. Propagule pressure & California fish invasions: species, watersheds and people. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose CA , Aug 2007.

Marchetti, M.P.and E. Esteban. Ecological assessment of a constant flow regime on the macroinvertebrate community in a large Mediterranean river. American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA , September 2007.

Miller, D.G. Primitive social behavior and its exploitation in Tamalia galling aphids. Department of Entomology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Miller, D.G. Testing the microenvironment hypothesis for adaptive value of gall induction in the California Gallfly, Andricus californicus (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae).Entomological Society of America 2007 Annual Meeting, San Diego , CA .

Miller, D.G. American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA , September 2007. Ecological assessment of a constant flow regime on the macroinvertebrate community in a large Mediterranean river. Contributing Authors: M.P. Marchetti, E. Esteban.

Miller, D.G. American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA , September 2007. Larval fishes in a seasonal tributary of the Sacramento River . Contributing Authors: R. Walther , M. Marchetti

Miller, D.G. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose CA , Aug 2007. Evaluating wetland restoration success using aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages, Contributing Authors: M. Garr and M.P. Marchetti.

Miller, D.G. 14 th Annual Meeting of the CA Aquatic Bioassessment Workgroup, Davis CA. Nov. 2007. Invited speaker. When is a Disturbance a Disturbance? Reduced Flow Variability and Macroinvertebrate Response in a California River Contributing Authors: M.P. Marchetti, E. Esteban, G. Benigno .

Miller, D.G. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Jose CA , Aug 2007. Propagule pressure & California fish invasions: species, watersheds and people.. Contributing Author: M. Marchetti.

Monsen , J., J. Hartman and C. Hatfield. Plant Community Change and 20 th Century Land-Use History in a Suburban Wetland. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego. , CA . July 2007

Perkins, R. E., B. C. Russell, D. R. Cummings, K. A. Kliewer, J. N. Rexius, N. M. Beissel, G. L. Parker, E. D. Zitello, E. J. Johnson, L. M. Campbell, R. H. Appleton, A. K. White, and K. A. Blee. 2008. Multi-template PCR as a method for constructing gene reporters in the undergraduate laboratory. Annual Meeting of the California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology.

Schierenbeck, K.A. Further Developments in the Evolution of Invasive plant species. Plant Biology Group. October 2007. UC Davis. Invited seminar

Schierenbeck, K.A. Further Developments in the Evolution of Invasive plant Species. Weed Group. July 2007. UC Davis. Invited seminar

Schierenbeck, K.A. Forensic Botany. March 2007. Marysville High School . Marysville , CA

Walther, R. and M.P. Marchetti. Larval fishes in a seasonal tributary of the Sacramento River . American Fisheries Society, Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA , September 2007.

W olfe, G. "The Emiliania huxleyi lipid body proteome". Invited presentation at workshop on Emiliania huxleyi genome annotation, Roscoff , France , March 2007.

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CHEMISTRY

Postma, Jim. 2007. "Enlisting University and Community Resources in Support of a Forensic Science Program." Chemical Society, Chicago , Illinois , April 2007.

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CENTER FOR MATH & SCIENCE EDUCATION

Fisher, William. "p in the Sky", Solano Area Mathematics Educators, March 2007.

Fisher, William. "Is Area = Length x Width?", California Mathematics Council-Northern Section Conference. December 2007.

Fisher, William. "Blended Programs in Mathematics Education" (panel) California Mathematics Council-Northern Section Conference. December 2007

Fisher, William. "Horse, Ducks, Giraffes: An Excursion into Mathematics", Invited presentation at Northern California Community College Conference, February 2008.

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GEOSCIENCES

Greene, T. J., and Shapiro, R. S., 2008, Student-based learning using Google Earth in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy courses: Geological Society of America, Abstracts with Program.

Carlton, A.E., Wohletz, A., Greene, T.J., and Teasdale, R., 2008, Volcaniclastic debris flow deposits inferred from sedimentary textures of the southern Tuscan Formation, California: Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sectional Meeting, Las Vegas, Abstracts with Programs, in press.

Smith, M.R., Greene, T.J., and Teasdale, R., 2008, Geologic mapping and flow identification of the Tuscan Formation, northern California : Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sectional Meeting, Las Vegas , Abstracts with Programs, in press.

Geddes, R. T., Teasdale, R., and Greene, T.J., 2008, Interpretation of a primary (?) volcaniclastic flow deposit in the Tuscan Formation, Chico , CA : Geological Society of America Rocky Mountain and Cordilleran Sectional Meeting, Las Vegas , Abstracts with Programs, in press

Gordon, G., and Greene, T.J., 2008, Deepwater siliciclastic deposits and anticlinal growth at Grizzly Bluff, Humboldt County , California : American Association of Petroleum Geologists Pacific Section Meeting, Bakersfield , in press.

Richard, S.M., Spencer, J.E., and Bykerk-Kauffman, A., 2008, The Espiritu Canyon shear zone in the footwall of the San Pedro-Catalina detachment fault east of Tucson, Arizona: An exhumed deep-seated segment of the San Xavier detachment fault?: Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs, v. 40, no. 1, p. 77.

Bykerk-Kauffman, A., Geologic map of the eastern Santa Catalina Mountains , footwall of the Catalina Metamorphic Core Complex, Arizona : Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America, Denver, CO. October 28-31, 2007

Monet, J., & Etkina, E. (2008, January). Using Structured Journals to Improve Conceptual Understanding of Science Content. Paper presented at the Association for Science Teacher Education International Conference, St. Louis , Missouri .

Davison, Brandon , and Kato, Terence (2008): Geological applications of mapping software: a case study of stream response to tectonic uplift of the Eastern Franciscan Belt, Northern California Coast Range : Abstracts with Programs, Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Sections Proceedings, Vol. 40., No. 1, p. 65.

Murphy, W.M. 2008. Secondary Consequences of Uranium Concentration Limits on Geologic Isolation of High-level Nuclear Waste. Submitted to V.M. Goldschmidt Conference.

Perkins, C.L. , and Murphy, W.M. 2008. Geologic and hydrologic controls on spring, stream, and groundwater chemistry in the Big Chico Creek Watershed and Butte Basin , California . Submitted to V.M. Goldschmidt Conference.

Murphy, W.M., and Diodato, D.M. 2007. Predictability of the Evolution of Hydrogeological and Hydrogeochemical Systems: Geologic Disposal of Nuclear Waste in Crystalline Rocks. OECD/NEA "Geosphere Stability" Workshop on the Stability and Buffering Capacity of the Geosphere for Long-term Isolation of Radioactive Waste: Application to Crystalline Rock. Manchester , U.K. , November 13 - 15, 2007.

Teasdale, R. Compositional variations and groundmass crystallization of Miocene Lovejoy Basalts, Northern California, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) XXIV 2007 Conference

Challinger, J and Teasdale, R., AC 2007-1538: VISIT - Visualization and Information Technology - A Multi-tier System for Interdisciplinary Experiences in Data Collection and Visualization, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2007

Shapiro, R. S., 2007 Carbonate-cemented hardgrounds: a subtle indicator for seep activityoffshore Humboldt Bay . Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union

Greene, T. J., and Shapiro, R. S., 2008, Student-based learning using Google Earth in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy courses: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting.

Shapiro, R. S., 2008, An integrated GIS-GPS-field comptuter assignment for introductory paleontology: introducing skills in field data management and presentation: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting.

Shapiro, R. S., and Awramik, S. M., 2008, Controls on microfossil-bearing chert: new insights from the Middle to Upper Cambrian Bonanza King Formation: Geological Society of America, Cordilleran Section Meeting.

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MATH

Ciancetta, M. & Canada, D. (March 2008). Comparing sets of data: The distributional reasoning of preservice teachers. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association. New York , NY .

Canada , D. & Ciancetta, M. (April 2008). Promoting teachers' conceptions of variability: The use of Fathom in a sampling context. Presentation at Annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Salt Lake City , Utah : NCTM

Ford, R. The Effectiveness of Online Calculus Instruction-2 nd Annual Update, Sixth Annual International Conference on Education, Honolulu , HI . January 5-9, 2008

Haws, L. and R. de Silva. "Algebraic Reasoning though Science Experiments"

Asilomar CMC Math conference, Dec 2007

Leitner, Arielle , "Arithmetic Derivatives and Number Theory", Math Fest, San Jose , August 2007. Mentor : Benjamin Levitt

Hake, Ryan , "Markoff Equation and Number Theory", Math Fest, San Jose , August 2007. Mentor : Benjamin Levitt

Levitt, B. "Number Theory and Trees", State of Jefferson Mathematical Conference, Whiskeytown Lake , October 2007.

Leitner, Arielle , "Applications of Derivatives to Number Theory," Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego , January 2008. Mentor : Benjamin Levitt

Leitner, Arielle , "A Generalized Derivative with Applications to Number Theory", Nebraska Conference for Undergraduate Women in Mathematics, Lincoln , NE , February 2008. Mentor : Benjamin Levitt

Thomas Mattman gave the following presentations:

•  March 1, "The Ribbonlength of Torus Knots," CSU, Sacramento , Department Colloquium.

•  April 19, "The Ribbonlength of Torus Knots," University of Nevada , Reno , Topology Seminar.

•  August 5, "The Ribbonlength of Torus Knots," Math Fest, San Jose .

•  September 19, "Diameter and genus of 2-bridge knot boundary slopes," University of British Columbia (UBC) Topology Seminar ( Vancouver , Canada )

•  September 26, "Bounds on Cross-cap numbers of torus knots," UBC Topology Seminar.

•  October 25, "The trace fields of two families of knot complements" as part of the conference, "Low Dimensional topology and Number Theory" at the Banff International Research Centre in Banff , Canada .

•  Jan 25 Give two talks in the Nara Topology seminar:
"A brief overview of Culler-Shalen Theory" and
"Cyclic and Finite Surgeries on Pretzel Knots" ( Nara , Japan ).

•  Feb 1. "Boundary slope diameter and crossing number of 2-bridge knots," Friday Seminar on Knot Theory at Osaka City University , Osaka , Japan .

Owens, M., B. Loker, C. Fosen. "GE Assessment at CSU, Chico " at the AAC & U General Education and Assessment meeting in Miami , March 1 - 3, 2007

Owens, M. Co-presenter in a GE Assessment presentation at CELT Conference, October 12, 2007

Owens, M. "Sprouts - Playing to Win". College Math Day presentation, November 16, 2007

Owens, M. "Clowning Around with Catalan Numbers". Invited keynote presentation at the Sacramento valley Community College math Conference at Butte College , February 23, 2008

V. Rosenhaus "On Conservation Laws for Infinite Symmetries", VII International Conference "Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics", June 24-30, 2007, Kiev , Ukraine .

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NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCES

Sims, G., Goodwin, K., Lone, T., Bianco-Simeral, S. Six Degrees of Separation: The Sustainable Link Between You and Chris Weaver. This Way to Sustainability Conference III. Chico , CA , November 2007.

Goto K . Song K, Lor P, Xiong T, Choup T, Fiori K Perspectives on food culture,

acculturation and health among Hmong women Paper presented at the conference of South West/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association. February 2008. New Mexico

Goto, K. The roles of nutrition in the interdisciplinary approach to teaching food studies. Paper presented at the conference of South West/Texas Popular Culture

Association/American Culture Association. February 2008. New MexicO 

Goto K Addressing issues related to sustainable food systems in a food culture course for future nutrition professionals. Paper presented to Annual Meetings of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS) and the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS ) May 2007. Victoria , Canada .

Goto K Gender and Nutrition:Cross-Country Analysis. Paper presented at the 9 th Annual Women's Center/Women's Studies Conference. April 2007. Chico , CA .

Wolff C. Prescription for a Healthy Lifestyle: Addressing Child Obesity in the Exam Room and in the Community. Invited speaker for Enloe Medical Center Pediatric Grand Rounds. Feb 2008.

Wolff C. Partners for Change: Collaboration among Institutions and Programs. Invited speaker for Network for a Healthy California Annual Conference, Jan 2008.

Wolff C. The Child Obesity Epidemic: Reversing the Trend. Annual Meeting of the Butte County Child Obesity Prevention Collaborative. Jan, 2008.

Wolff C. Overweight, Underage, and at Risk: Prevention and Treatment of Early Childhood Overweight. Invited speaker for the California Medical Association Foundation summer meeting. July 2007.

Wolff C. Fostering Scholarship through Collaborative Relationships. Invited speaker for the CSUC Cultivating Excellence in Learning and Teaching Annual Conference. Oct 2007.

Wolff C. I Am Moving, I Am Learning: A Proactive Approach for Addressing Childhood Obesity in Head Start Children. Invited speaker for the Glenn County Office of Education Annual Meeting. Sept 2007.

Wolff C. School and Family Based Nutrition Education Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Early Childhood Overweight. Invited speaker for the California Medical Association Foundation. July 2007.

Wolff C. Service Learning in the Community: Multi-disciplinary Partnerships for the Development of Community Health Centers. Invited speaker for the CSUC School of Nursing Annual Conference. May 2007.

Wolff C. Underage, Overweight, and at Risk: Strategies for Preventing and Treating Child Obesity. Invited speaker for the California Dietetic Association Annual Meeting, April 2007.

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NURSING

Damazo, B. 2007. Partnership, Purpose and Pizzazz: Charting the Course for Excellence in Nursing Education. Louisiana Employment Development Dept.

Damazo, B. 2007. Gold Mining's Toxic Legacy in the Sierra Nevada . Presentation to the Sierra Fund.

Gardner, J. 2008. Sigma Theta Tau 19 th International Nursing Research Congress Focusing on Evidence-Based Practice July 7-11, 2008. Title of podium presentation- "The Benefits of International Service-Learning: What It's All About and How You Get Started." Singapore.(Presentation abstract accepted).

Gardner, J.  2008.   The University of Kentucky 's 4th Annual Nurse Faculty Development: Empowering Nurse Faculty in 2008, May 23rd. Invited speaker- "Retention: Supporting Students for Success." Lexington , Kentucky .

Gardner, J. 2007. 21 st Century Nursing Challenges- Kappa Omicron Honor Society's 10 th Biennial Research Conference. Title of podium presentation- "Health Issues Facing Burmese Refugees Along the Thailand-Burma Border." Chico , CA .

Huston. 2008. Keynote speaker, Kappa Omicron Chapter.  Chico , CA .  April 19, 2008.  Topic- Vision 2020: STTI's Preferred Future.

Huston. 2008. Invited speaker.  Meet and Greet with Connecticut STTI chapters. New Haven , CT.   April 14, 2008. Topic- Leading Globally .

Huston. 2008. Poster presenter. Unite For Sight Fifth Annual International Health Conference Building Global Health For Today and Tomorrow. Yale University . April 12-14, 2008. Topic- Global nursing education initial standards.

Huston. 2008. Invited speaker (two sessions).  National Student Nurses Association meeting. 56 th Annual NSNA Convention, Grapevine, TX. March 25-30, 2008.  Topic- The Leadership Journey .

Huston. 2008. Keynote speaker,  East Carolina University , Beta Nu chapter, Greenville , NC . March 20. Topic- STTI's Vision for 2020 .

Huston. 2008. Keynote speaker.  East Carolina University , Koldjeski Lecture Series.  Topic- Leadership Lessons .  March 20, 2008.

Huston. 2008. Keynote speaker.  Tau Alpha chapter, Annual Meeting and Induction Ceremony/ Magistral conference, Monterrey , Nuevo Leon, Mexico.  March 13.  Topic- The Art of Leadership.

Huston. 2007. Keynote speaker. University of Akron , Akron , Ohio . Feb. 18. Region 10 meeting of STTI. Delta Omega chapter. Topic: Leadership Lessons .

Persaud, Deanna. Spinal Cord Injury in a Life Like Computer Simulation Mannequin. 24th Annual Conference of AASCIN, August. 2007. Kissimmee , Florida

Warner, K. 2007.Kappa Omicron - STTI 10th Biennial Research Conference. Disasters Happen: Do You Know Your Role? Co-presented with B. Hanna, RN PHN CCM (President, Home Health Care Management, Inc.) October, 2007.

Warner, K. 2007. Association of Community Health Nursing Educators (Annual meeting). Nursing Student' Attitudes & Beliefs About Poverty . Co-presented with S. Holcomb ( Sacramento State , Dept. of Nursing) June, 2007.   

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PHYSICS 

Kathleen Roth, Karen Givvin, Catherine Chen, Leslie Atkins, Kathleen Schwille, Daniel Levin, Janet Coffey (2008). National Association of Research in Science Teaching (NARST) Research Committee Sponsored Workshop: "Using Video cases to Support and Study Preservice Teacher Learning: Two Approaches." NARST National Meeting, March 2008

Ayars, E. 2007. Phonons in a One-Dimensional Crystal, American Association of Physics Teachers, Greeneville NC . July 2007

Ayars, E. 2007. Ruchardt's Measurement of gamma using a ground-glass syringe, American Association of Physics Teachers, Greeneville NC . July 2007

Gash, Philip 2008. Saturn has Rings, Why Don't We, American Association of Physics Teachers, Brentwood , CA . April

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES

BIOLOGY

Collins KA , Day JR 2007 Ionotropic receptor subunit composition is associated with excitotoxic cell death susceptibility in mice strains. 37 th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Collins KA , Schauwecker E, Day JR 2007 Genetic differences in resistance to glutamate agonist induced excitotoxic cell death. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 2007.

Ferris AM , Day JR 2007 Regulation of synapse formation: The role of calcineurin and protein kinase A in the distribution of synapse specific proteins in rat hippocampal neurons in vitro. 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

Ferris A, Day JR 2007 Regulation of Synapse Formation: The Role of Protein Kinase A in the distribution of synapse specific proteins in rat hippocampal neurons in vitro. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 2007.

Gilbert, M., Hatfield, C., Miller, D., Silveira, J., Holyoak, M. 2007. The Effects of Host Plant Quality, Soil Composition and Associated Vegetation on Colonization Rates by the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Sacramento River Restoration Science Conference, Chico , CA

Gilbart , M., D. Miller, J. Silveira, C. Hatfield. The effects of host plant quality, soil composition and associated vegetation on colonization rates by the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Conference sponsored by Partners in Flight. Sacramento , CA . Dec 2007.

Gilbart , M., C. Hatfield, D. Miller, M. Holyoak, J. Silveira. The effects of host plant quality, soil composition and associated vegetation on colonization rates by the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. Sacramento River Restoration Science Conference sponsored by TNC and Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum. April 2007.

Gilbart , M, C Hatfield, D. Miller, J. Silveira, M. Holyoak. The effects of host plant quality, soil composition and associated vegetation on colonization rates by the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Sciences , CSU Chico . April 2007

Hammond , J., J. Bogiatto, J. Silveira, C. Hatfield . Habitat utilization of restored riparian habitat by yellow-billed cuckoos. Riparian Habitat Joint Venture Conference sponsored by Partners in Flight. Sacramento , CA Dec. 2007

Hammond , J., C. Hatfield, J. Bogiatto, J. Silveira. Strategies for studying habitat utilization by yellow-billed cuckoo in restored riparian habitat. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Sciences , CSU Chico . April 2007

Huber, Nicole J., Garret Boone and Andrea K. White. Identification and Characterization of Three Pseudomonas putida mutants with reduced ability to grow on hypophosphite. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 2007.

Ivey, C., C. Hatfield, and K. Schierenbeck. Middle School Curriculum in pollination ecology. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Diego. , CA . July 2007

Lang, K ., K. A. Schierenbeck, P. Manos. July 2007. Microsatellite data indicate gene flow among Platanus species of the Northern Hemisphere. Botanical Society of America meetings, Chicago , IL

Lenington J, Khaki IS , Day JR 2007 The effects of forskolin on the distribution of the truncated TrkB receptor in neonatal rat astrocytes. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 2007.

Little , C., C. Hatfield, S. Wingo , D. Wood, K. Holl. Characterizing hydrochory along the Sacramento River . Sacramento River Restoration Science Conference sponsored by TNC and Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum. April 2007.

Perkins, R., B. Russell, J. Rexius, N. Beissel, L. Campbell, E. Johnson, K. Kliewer, G. Parker, E. Zitello, R. Appelton, A.K. White, and K. A. Blee. Multi template PCR as a method for constructing gene reporters in an undergraduate library. CSUPERB conference. Oakland , CA. Jan 2008.

Stone, Brandee L., Lindsay Maheu, Michael Wong, and Andrea K. White. Identification and Characterization of Reduced Phosphorus Oxidizing Bacteria from Klamath Lake , Oregon . CSUPERB conference. Oakland , CA. Jan 2008.

Tillakarathna, Kaushalya and Andrea K. White. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria the oxidize Reduced Phosphorus Compounds. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 2007.

Tillakarathna, Kaushalya and Andrea K. White. Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria the oxidize Reduced Phosphorus Compounds. CSUPERB conference. Oakland , CA. Jan 2008.

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CHEMISTRY

All three at the 3 rd Annual College of Natural Sciences Poster Session, April 24, 2007 and the last also at the 19 th Annual Northern California ACS Undergraduate research Symposium at Sonoma State on May 5, 2007.

Lipshutz, B. H.; Ball, D. B.; Avalos, C ; Hostetter, J. Acetylenic ethers as electrophilic and nucleophilic partners in Pd(0) catalyzed heterocouplings.

Lipshutz, B. H.; Ball, D. B.; Avalos, C ; Hostetter, J. Development of a non-metal based linchpin for bidirectional elongation producing all E-polyenes.

Voigtritter, K ., Ball, D. B. Thermal rearrangements of allylic sulfinates to sulfones: a mechanistic study.

Elston, M.; Brown, L.B. ; Edwards, D.J. 2008. Site directed mutagenesis studies of LtxC, a reverse prenyltransferase involved in lyngbyatoxin biosynthesis. 235 th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans , LA. April 6-10, 2008.

Elston, M.; Brown, L.B. ; Edwards, D.J. 2008. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Lyngbyatoxin Analogs. 20 th Annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, Oakland , CA. January 11-13, 2008.

Elston, M.; Brown, L.B. ; Edwards, D.J. 2008. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Lyngbyatoxin Analogs. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session Chico , CA. April 22, 2008.

Erik Fostvedt (sponsored by myself and Larry Hanne) at Biology Poster Session ; "Genetic Characterization of Bacteriophage TW "

Avalos, C.E. ; Wasinger, E. C.; Storr, T.; Stack, T. D. P. "Investigation of the electronic structure of oxidized metal-salen complexes by x-ray spectroscopy", ACS National Meeting, March, 2008, New Orleans , LA.

Russell, B ., and D.D. Clark. 2008. Investigation of Coenzyme-M Biosynthesis in the Ethylene Metabolizing Bacterium Nocardioides sp. JS614. CSUC College of Natural Sciences, 4 th Annual Poster Session

Russell, B ., and D.D. Clark. 2008. Metabolic engineering and quantitative assay of E.coli for the production of coenzyme M. ACS National Meeting in New Orleans , LA

Clark, D.D. and C. Broberg . 2008. Shotgun Proteomics reveals new insight into the fundamental mechanisms of bacterial alkene and epoxide metabolism. 20 th Annual CSUPERB Symposium. Oakland , Ca.

Russell, B ., and D.D. Clark. 2008. Metabolic pathway engineering of E.coli to produce coenzyme M. 20 th Annual CSUPERB Symposium. Oakland , Ca.

Broberg, C. and D.D. Clark. 2007. Shotgun Proteomics of Xanthobacter autotrophicus Py2 reveals new insight into the fundamental mechanisms of bacterial alkene and epoxide metabolism. CSUC Dept. Biology, 11 th Annual Poster Symposium.

McCrea-Hendrick, M. ; and Nichols, C. J. "Synthesis of corydendramine A and a model compound" Poster (ORGN 683) presented at the 235 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 9, 2008, New Orleans , LA , and at the 4 th Annual CSU, Chico College of Natural Sciences Poster Session, April 22, 2008.

Gruber, T. N .; and Nichols, C. J. "Synthesis of a model compound of corydendramine A" Poster (CHED 477) presented at the 235 th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, April 7, 2008, New Orleans , LA , and at the 4 th Annual CSU, Chico College of Natural Sciences Poster Session, April 22, 2008

Taylor, C. ; Huynh, M. U. T. ; Zhang, J. 2007. Study of ortho -quinone cycloaddition reactions: Applications to the synthesis of neolignans. 233rd American Chemical Society National Meeting, Chicago , Illinois , Mar 25-29, 2007.

Taylor, C. ; Huynh, M. U. T. ; Zhang, J. 2007. Study of ortho -quinone cycloaddition reactions: Applications to the synthesis of neolignans. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session. April 24, 2007.

Taylor, C. ; Huynh, M. U. T. ; Zhang, J. 2007. Study of ortho -quinone cycloaddition reactions: Applications to the synthesis of neolignans. 19th Annual ACS Undergraduate Research Sympossium, California State University , Sonoma , California , May 5, 2007.

Phillips, J.; Taylor, C.; Zhang, J. 2008. Synthesis and application of polymer bound IBX toward the oxidation of phenols to o -quinones. 235 American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans , Louisiana , April 6-10, 2007. (CHED 458)

Nayyar, D.; Taylor, C.; Zhang, J. 2008. Synthesis of enamines for ortho -quinone hetero -Diels-Alder reactions. 235 American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans , Louisiana , April 6-10, 2007.

Fung, A. M.; Miller, R.; Zhang, J. 2008. Investigation of the formation of o-quinones from annelated phenols with o -iodoxybenzoic acid. 235 American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans , Louisiana , April 6-10, 2007. (CHED 534)

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GEOSCIENCES

Terence T. Kato, Warren D. Sharp, and Estanislao Godoy (2008) Inception of a Devonian subduction zone along the southwestern Gondwana margin: 40 Ar- 39 Ar dating of eclogite-amphibolite assemblages in blueschist boulders from the Coastal Range of Chile (41°S ) .

College of Natural Sciences Poster Session.

McAmis, L.C. , Murphy, W.M., and Brown, D.L. 2007. Assessment of Mercury Pollution in the Northern Siera Nevada as a Rsullt of Historic gold Mining Activity. CSU, Chico , College of Natural Sciences Poster Session, FG 10.

Bettis, Owen and Senock, R.S. Spatial Variability of Soil Surface CO2 Efflux as Related to Trees In the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. CNS Poster Session.

Huang, ShihMing and Senock, R.S. Dendrochronological Analysis of Ponderosa Pine within the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. CNS Poster Session.

Hamill, Timmarie and Senock, R.S. Yearly, Seasonal and Diurnal Stream Temperatures of Big Chico Creek. CNS Poster Session.

Huneycutt, Andrew and Senock, R.S. Seasonal Water Chemistry of Big Chico Creek in Relation to Landuse. CNS Poster Session.

Senock, R.S. Precipitation and Rainfall Intensity Patterns in the Big Chico Creek Watershed During the Winter\Spring 2005-2006 Periods. CNS Poster Session.

The following were also posters at the College of Natural Sciences Poster Session:

Parker, M., S. Mendes, W. Hacker , R. Teasdale, and D. Brown, Continuous Monitoring of the Hydrothermal System at Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 93, March 2008.

Wetzel, M, Wetzel, RG, Teasdale, R, Mapping Alteration Zones to Locate a Possible Iron Oxide Copper Gold-Type Orebody, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 96, March 2008.

Hull, R , Spangler, E , Teasdale , R , Hausback, B , Clynne, M A. , and Poletski, S Characterization and Detailed Description of the Nomlaki Tuff, Northern California, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 93, March 2008.

Smith, M, Teasdale, R, Greene, Geologic Mapping and Flow Identification of the Tuscan Formation , Northern California, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 43, March 2008.

Geddes, T, Teasdale, R., Interpretation of a Primary Volcanic Flow Deposit in the Tuscan Formation, Chico California, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 94, March, 2008

Schlom, T, Teasdale, R, Creating Ice Fissure Analogues to Model the Cryovolcanic Processes and Tidal Fracturing of Saturns's Satellite Enceladus, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 94, March 2008.

Carlton, A , Wohletz, A , Greene, T., Teasdale, R, Volcaniclastic Debris Flow Processes Inferred From Sedimentary Textures of the Sourthern Tuscan Formation, California, Geological Society of America Abstracts with Programs , Vol. 40, No. 1, p. 93, March 2008.

Teasdale, R., Poland , M., Orr, T., Lava Flow mapping using Radar Interferometry: an example from Kilauea Hawai'i , GSA Cordilleran Section Meeting, 2007

Schlom, Tyanna , Teasdale, R., Liggett, G, Informal Science Education Through a Public Astronomy Lecture Series, Abstract 120678, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2007

Cortino, Christina, Teasdale, R, Characterization of Tuscan Formation Lahar Flow Units, Chico Area, Northern California, Abstract No. 120715, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2007.

Smith, Misty, Teasdale, R, Moody, Jeremiah, Formation, Composition, and Structure of the Tuscan Formation in Northern California , Abstract No. 120801, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2007.

Wohletz, Anthony, Carlton , Eric, Teasdale, R., Depositional Characteristics of Tuscan Formation Lahar Flow Units, Abstract No: 120783, GSA Abstracts with Programs Vol. 39, No. 4, May 2007.

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MATH

Leitner, Arielle . Presented A Generalized Derivative with Applications to Number Theory at the MAA Sectional Meeting, Mentor : Benjamin Levitt.

Ryan Hake, Chloe Collins, Cara Petonic, Laura Sardagna presented Intrinsic Knotting of Bipartitie Graphs at the 2007 NSC Poster Session (with mentor, Thomas Mattman).

Pierce Hubbard and Sergei Fomin presented Mathematical Modeling of Bacteria Transport in a Kidney and Liver at the 2007 NSC poster session.

Andrea Wagner and Sandra Mohammed presented The NCAA Basketball Tournament Success and the RPI at the 2007 NSC Poster Session.

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NUTRTION & FOOD SCIENCES

Wolff C, Carter S , Goto K. Barriers to adoption of dietary and activity recommendations in middle school students. Network for a Healthy California Annual Conference, Jan 2008.

Ware K , Bianco-Simeral S, Goto K, Wolff, C. Examining food beliefs and preferences as a means for promoting healthful choices on high school campuses. Network for a Healthy California Annual Conference, Jan 2008.

Troester M, Wolff C, Bressette K, Bianco-Simeral S. School and community partnerships to promote healthy food choices among high school students. Network for a Healthy California Annual Conference, Jan 2008.

Cahill A , Cindy Wolff, Stephanie Bianco-Simeral. Family based nutrition education as a component of a university-community partnership April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Byrd K, Michelle Morris, Kathryn Silliman . Evaluation of a three-year worksite wellness program including a brief nutrition education component. April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Carter S , Cindy Wolff, Jean Schuldberg , Keiko Goto. Perceived barriers to dietary and physical activity changes in ethnically diverse low income 6 th and 8 th grade students. April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Murphy J , Cindy Wolff, Catherine Himberg. Need for nutrition education and physical activity promotion among high school students. April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Schaarschmidt B , Kathryn Silliman, Larry Kirk. An analysis of vitamin C and simple carbohydrates in organically and conventionally grown navel oranges. April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Allen A, Kathryn Silliman, Michelle Morris . The association of health beliefs, knowledge and dietary and medication adherence among hemodialysis patients. April 20, 2007 . California Dietetic Association Meeting. Oakland , CA

Voorhees J , Wolff C, Schuldberg J, Goto K Impact of the Harvest of the Month Program on Hmong and Caucasian Students. Poster presented at the 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

Byrd K, Michelle Morris, Kathryn Silliman . Evaluation of a three-year worksite wellness program including a brief nutrition education component. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

Cahill A , Cindy Wolff, Stephanie Bianco-Simeral. Family based nutrition education as a component of a university-community partnership. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

Kopping D , Cindy Wolff, Irene Morgan, Nancy Weinziner. Underage, overweight, and at risk: A longitudinal study of weight related risk factors in low-income middle school students. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

Schaarschmidt B , Kathryn Silliman, Larry Kirk. An analysis of vitamin C and simple carbohydrates in organically and conventionally grown navel oranges. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

Allen A, Kathryn Silliman, Michelle Morris . The association of health beliefs, knowledge and dietary and medication adherence among hemodialysis patients. 3 rd Annual Poster Session, College of Natural Science , CSU, Chico . April 2007. Chico , CA .

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NURSING

Damazo, B. 2007. Gold Mining's Toxic Legacy. Kappa Omicron Research Day, Poster. Chico .

Garza, Kelly . Honors project poster, Natural Sciences Poster Session. Chart Smart.

Huston. 2008. Co-presenter (with Dr. M. Rowberg and Dr. J. Lillibridge), poster. Mosby's Faculty development Institute.  San Francisco , CA. Jan. 6-8, 2008.  Topic- Improving Advanced Leadership and Management Knowledge and Skills for BSN Students.

Pirruccello, L. and Morgan, I. 2007. Adolescent Suicide Prevention Strategies: A Local Community Collaboration. Poster . Western Institute of Nursing 2007 Conference, Portland , Oregon

Pirruccello, L. 2006. Perceptions of Older Adults Learning Diabetes Self-Management Skills Poster . Western Institute of Nursing 2006 Conference.

PHYSICS

Bowen, Daniel and Ayars, Eric. 2007 Quantitative Measurements on Non-Newtonian Fluid Viscosity. College of Natural Sciences Poster Session, April 2007

Bowen, Daniel and Ayars, Eric. 2007 Quantitative Measurements on Non-Newtonian Fluid Viscosity. American Association of Physics Teachers, Greeneville NC . April 2007