CONWAY, Ark. (April 13, 2018) – Students and
faculty from the Hendrix College Biology and Chemistry Departments recently
attended the 102nd annual Arkansas Academy of Science (AAS)
conference at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Several students earned
awards for presenting their research:
- Margaret
Young ’19 earned a First Place award for oral presentation in Ecology;
- Claire
Turkal ’18 and Taylor Stone ’18 tied for a First Place award for oral
presentation in Biology;
- Emily
Seminara ’18 earned a Second Place award for Undergraduate Chemistry Posters.
Dr. Matthew Moran, professor of biology and area
chair of the natural sciences at Hendrix, was among the faculty accompanying
the group to AAS.
“It was wonderful to see all these talented
Hendrix students present their work to other Arkansas scientists,” he said. “Their
professionalism and obvious love of science really shows. They are great
representatives of the Hendrix learning environment.”
The 18 presentations involving Hendrix students
are listed below. Some projects involved authors not affiliated with the
College; their organizations are included in parentheses.
2018 AAS
Hendrix College Biology Presentations
- Terrestrial mammal and bird survey results in the Arenal –
Tilarán Conservation Area of Costa Rica; Sarah
J. Nieman ’18 and Benjamin K. Zamzow ’18, and Lindsay Stallcup (Children’s
Eternal Rainforest), and Matthew D. Moran
- Patterns of Lespedeza cuneata invasion in
tallgrass prairies and arthropod community structure; Carolina M. Kirksey ’18, Sofia
Varriano ’19, Adam C. Turner ’18, and
Matthew D. Moran
- Impact of Lespedeza cuneata invasion on
arthropod abundance in a tallgrass prairie; Adam
C. Turner ’18,
Sofia A. Varriano ’19,
Carolina M. Kirksey ’18,
and Matthew D. Moran
- Wild game harvest and effects on diet-related CO2 emissions
in the U.S.; Nathan T. Taylor ’18, Benjamin K. Zamzow ’18, and
Jamie L. Johnson ’19, and Matthew D. Moran
- Unconventional gas development effects on ecosystem services in
the Fayetteville Shale of Arkansas; Varenya
Nallur ’19, Sarah J. Nieman ’18, Maureen
R. McClung ’01, and Matthew D. Moran
- Current and future threats to the Chihuahuan Desert bioregion: a
landscape-level analysis; Helena Abad ’18, Benjamin K. Zamzow ’18, Nathan
T. Taylor ’18,
E. Taylor Stone ’18, Maureen
R. McClung, and Matthew D. Moran
- Terrestrial mammal and bird communities in protected and
unprotected lands in Costa Rica; Benjamin
K. Zamzow ’18,
Sarah J. Nieman ’18, Lindsay
Stallcup (Children’s Eternal Rainforest), and Matthew D. Moran
- Valuation
of ecosystem services of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge; Margaret A. Young ’19, Adam
C. Turner ’18,
Matthew D. Moran, and Maureen R. McClung
- Migratory
birds and nutrient transfer across continents
Sofia A. Varriano ’19, Kevin J. Krajcir ’17, Maureen R. McClung, and Matthew D. Moran
- Biodiversity of Hymneoptera across sky islands of Arkansas; Sierra C. Hubbard ’20, Allison F. Monroe ’19, Reynol Rodriguez ’19,
Oliver J. Kuhns ’21, Maureen R. McClung, Matthew D. Moran, and Michael W. Gates
(Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History)
- Effects of recreational boat noise on avoidance and feeding
behaviors in an important freshwater stream fish; Claire E. Turkal ’18, Trystin
F. Anderson ’20, and Maureen R. McClung
- Disturbance of wintering waterfowl by traffic noise; John C. Veon ’18 and Maureen R.
McClung
- A proposal for practical and effective biological corridors in
northwest Costa Rica; Allison F. Monroe ’18 and Matthew D. Moran
- Culture-independent
analysis of Hot Springs National Park thermophiles; E. Taylor Stone ’18, Richard
C. Murray, and Matthew D. Moran
2018 AAS Hendrix College Chemistry Presentations
- Quantification of Soluble Ions in Atmospheric Particulate Matter
Using Ion Chromatography; Ryan Tumminello ’18 (Courtney Hatch ’00, mentor, Hendrix College Chemistry
Department)
- Qualitative Analysis of PM2.5 Organic Compounds
in Conway, Arkansas; Megan Cassingham ’19, (Courtney
Hatch, mentor Hendrix College Chemistry Department)
- Iron reduces mitochondrial DNA damage induced by mitochondrial
reactive oxygen species in HepG2 cells; poster,
Conner Breen ’17 (Andres Caro, mentor)
- Mitochondrial CYP2E1 activates antioxidant and mitochondrial biogenesis
signaling in hepatocytes; poster, Trevor Loew
’18, (Andres Caro, mentor)
- Extraction and quantitation of heterocyclic aromatic amines from
cooked bacon using solid phase extraction and liquid chromatography/tandem mass
spectrometry; poster, Emily Seminara ’18 (Howard Hendrickson, mentor, UAMS College of Pharmacy)
About
Hendrix College
A private liberal arts
college in Conway, Arkansas, Hendrix College consistently earns recognition as
one of the country’s leading liberal arts institutions, and is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think About Colleges. Its academic quality and
rigor, innovation, and value have established Hendrix as a fixture in numerous
college guides, lists, and rankings. Founded in 1876, Hendrix has been
affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884. To learn more, visit www.hendrix.edu.