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2010 HCLAS Science Research Symposium

Friday, April 09, 2010
Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library

Speaker Schedule

Session 1
Time Speaker Department Topic
8:30 – 9:00 a.m.     Gather for Continental breakfast
9:00 a.m. Harold Hastings Physics When does the tail wag the distribution?
9:30 a.m. Sabrina Sobel Chemistry Update on potential bioavailability studies of Zn and CU(II) in aqueous solutions for medical applications
10:00 a.m. Stephen Lawrence Physics

Supernova 1987A: The Best Bang Since the Big One!

Session 2
Time Speaker Department Topic
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.     Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. Ron Sarno Biology

Puma predation on sheep in the Torres del Paine region of Magallanes, Chile: Conserving top predators and local livelihoods

11:30 a.m.

Habib M. Ammari
WiSeMAN Research Lab

Computer Science

Forwarding via checkpoints: Geographic routing on
always-on sensors

12:00 a.m. Raymond Mulligan
WiSeMAN Research Lab
Computer Science

Ternary computing and wireless sensor networks

Session 3
Time Speaker Department Topic
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.     Lunch: Sandwiches and soda
1:30 p.m. Myla Aronson Biology

Using comparative studies to examine intercity versus intracity patterns of native species loss and biotic homogenization of urban floras

2:00 p.m.

Courtney Melrose
Matt Jensen

Geology

Paleotempestology: Studying the past hurricane record
and its impacts on Long Island

2:30 p.m.

Angel Ventrelli, Mickey Merguerian           
Courtney Melrose

Geology

NW-SE-directed glacial flow provenance of a 50 ka till
found at the World Trade Center Site, NYC

3:00 – 3:15 p.m.     Short Break
3:15 p.m. Charles Merguerian Geology

Former depth of burial implied by bedrock studies at the World Trade Center site, NYC

4:45 p.m. Bret Bennington Geology Reanalysis of footprints and trackways at the Dinosaur State Park megatracksite using basic statistical methods
4:15 - 5:00 p.m.     Reception: Wine and Cheese

To view schedule and abstracts in PDF format, click here.