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 |
Computer Science |
Forwarding via checkpoints: Geographic routing on |
| 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 |
Geology |
Paleotempestology: Studying the past hurricane record |
| 2:30 p.m. |
Angel Ventrelli, Mickey Merguerian |
Geology |
NW-SE-directed glacial flow provenance of a 50 ka till |
| 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.



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