Session O.  Environmental and Engineering Geosciences

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3:00-3:10 PM                     Introduction

3:10-3:35 PM                     OO-01 
Acoustic Determination of Near-surface Soil Properties
M. R. Albert, D. G. Albert and F. E. Perron, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; I. Ramos, University of Puerto Rico

3:35-4:00 PM                     OO-02 
Physics of Particle Entrainment Under the Influence of an Impinging Jet
Robert Haehnel, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; W. Brian Dade, Dartmouth College

4:00-4:25 PM                     OO-03 
Common Trends in the Relationship Between Chemical and Physical Properties and Molecular Structure of Nitramine, Cage Nitramine and Nitroaromatic Energetics
Mohammad (Mo) Qasim, Minori Uchimiya, Leonid Gorb, Jerzy Leszczynski, Brett Moore, Lyssa Taylor and Matthew Middleton, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

4:25-4:50 PM                     OO-04 
Utilizing Seismic/Acoustic Sensors to Protect Secure Facilities from Underground Intrusion
Jason R. McKenna, Julie R. Kelley, Thomas E. Berry, James R. Rowan and Lillian D. Wakeley, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

4:50-5:15 PM                     OO-05 
Hybrid Adsorption-membrane Biological Reactors for Improved Performance and Reliability of Perchlorate Removal Processes
L. C. Schideman, K. J. Hegger and E. Morgenroth, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; B. J. Kim, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

5:15-5:40 PM                     O-JSHS-1
Quantification, Removal and Recovery of the Teflon® Surfactant APFO
Kelydra E. Welcker, Parkersburg South High School, Parkersburg, WV

5:40-6:05 PM                     O-JSHS-2
Biological Control of a Common Corn Criminal: The Effects of Heterorhabditis Nematode on the Dusky Sap Beetle
Douglas R. Horton, Hotchkiss High, Hotchkiss, Colorado, Hotchkiss, CO

POSTERS

OP-01
Discovering Patterns of Insurgency via Spatio-temporal Data Mining
James P. Rogers and James A. Shine, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Shashi Shekhar and Mete Celik, University of Minnesota

OP-02
Estimating High-resolution Directional Clutter Maps in Forested Terrain Using Airborne Lidar Data
K. Clint Slatton, Pang-Wei Liu and Heezin Lee, University of Florida; Mike Campbell, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

OP-03
Development of Ultrasonically Levitated Drops as Microreactors for Study of Enzyme Kinetics and Potential as a Universal Portable Analysis System
A. Scheeline, Z. Pierre and C. R. Field, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M. D. Ginsberg, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

OP-04
The Use of Field Deployable Instrumentation for the Monitoring of Explosives in Ground Water
R. A. Kirgan and A. J. Bednar, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; A. L. Russell and C. A. Hayes, SpecPro, Inc.

OP-05
Reversible Polymer Hydrogels
V. M. Boddu, N. Naismith, H. Patel and R. C. Flowers, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

OP-06
LanDPro: Landscape Dynamics Program in Support of Natural and Cultural Resources Management and Range Maintenance
T. F. Bullard and E. V. McDonald, Desert Research Institute

OP-07
Preparation of Insensitive RDX from Crude RDX Using an Antisolvent Phase Separation Process
Veera M. Boddu and Abburi Krishnaiah, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; Reddy Damavarapu, U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

OP-08
Soil Microbial Activity Benchmarks (Provisional) for Ecological Risk Assessments at Explosives-contaminated Sites: Promoting Range Sustainability
R. G. Kuperman, R. T. Checkai, C. T. Phillips and M. Simini, U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center; S. Dodard, J. Hawari, S. Rocheleau, M. Joly and G. I. Sunahara, Biotechnology Research Institute

OP-09
Thermodynamic Control on the Redox Fate of Nitroaromatic and Cylic Nitramine Explosives
M. Uchimiya, L. Gorb and M. Qasim, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

OP-10
Controlling Ethylene for Extended Preservation of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
Peter Lavigne, Zach Patterson and Shubham Chandra, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center; Derek Affonce, Karen Benedek and Phil Carbone, Primaira, LLC

OP-11
Mobility, Geochemistry and Speciation of Tungsten
A. J. Bednar, W. T. Jones, R. E. Boyd, R. A. Kirgan, M. A. Chappell and J. L. Clausen, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center

OP-12 - Withdrawn

OP-13 - Withdrawn

OP-14
The Fate of Nitroaromatic (TNT) and Nitramine (RDX and HMX) Explosives in Fractured and Weathered Soils
T. A. Douglas, M. E. Walsh, C. J. McGrath and C. A. Weiss, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center; A. M. Jones and T. P. Trainor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks