NEWSLETTER
OF THE ARIZONA-NEVADA
ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Department of Geosciences
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0077
(520) 621 7953, (520) 621 7953
anas@geo.arizona.edu
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/anas

May, 2001

Editor, Stephen Williams
Glendale Community College
 swilliams@gc.maricopa.edu

The 45th Annual meeting of the Arizona- Nevada Academy of Science was held at The University of Nevada, Las Vegas, April 14, 2001. Here is the new Slate of officers for the Academy.

PRESIDENT
    James de Vos
    Arizona Game and Fish Dept.
    2222 W Greenway Rd.
    Phoenix, AZ 85023
    (602) 789-3247
    Email: jdevos@gf.state.az.us

PAST PRESIDENT
    Owen Davis
    Dept. Of Geosciences
    The University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85721-0077
    (520) 621-7953, FAX (520) 621-2672
    Email: palynolo@geo.arizona.edu


PRESIDENT-ELECT
    Aregai Tecle
    School of Forestry
    Bldg 082, Box 15018
    Northern Arizona University
    Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5018
    (520) 523-6642 dpt. -3031
    Aregai.Tecle@nau.edu

Membership Secretary
    Ingrid Novodvorsky
    Department of Physics1118 E. 4th St.
    University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85721
    (520) 626-4187
    Email: novod@physics.arizona.edu

Recording Secretary
    Betsy Cooper
    Department of Biology
    Glendale Community College
    6000 W. Olive Ave
    Glendale, AZ 85302
    (623) 845-3613, FAX (623) 845-3689
    Email: b.cooper@gcmail.maricopa.edu

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Treasurer Proceedings Editor
    Florence Slater
    Department of Biology
    Glendale Community College
    6000 W. Olive Avenue
    Glendale, AZ 85302
    623 845 3619
    f.slater@gcmail.maricopa.edu

Directors, Southern Arizona
    Owen Davis
    Dept. Of Geosciences
    The University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85721-0077
    (520) 621-7953, FAX (520) 621-2672
    Email: palynolo@geo.arizona.edu

    Robert Scarborough
    Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum
    2021 N. Kinney Rd
    Tucson, AZ, 85743-8918
    (520) 883-3031
    Email: bscarborough@desertmuseum.org

Directors, Central Arizona
    Robert Reavis
    Department Biology
    Glendale Community College
    6000 W Olive Ave.
    Glendale, AZ 85302
    (623) 845-3277, FAX (623) 845-3689
    Email: robert.reavis@gcmail.maricopa.edu
Directors, Central Arizona
    William Perry Baker
    Biomedical Sciences Coordinator
    Midwestern University
    19555 N 59th Ave
    Glendale, AZ 85308
    (623) 572-3666, FAX (623) 572-3673
    Email: wpbaker@arizona.midwestern.edu

Directors, Northern Arizona
    Malchus B. Baker
    Rocky Mountain Research Station
    Southwest Forest Science Complex
    2500 South Pine Knoll Drive
    Flagstaff, AZ 86001
    520 556-2154
    FAX 520 556-2131
    mbbaker@fs.fed.us

    Norman Thomas
    3218 N Schevene Blvd
    Flagstaff AZ 86004
    (520) 526-1302
    nthomas@iopener.net

Directors, Nevada
    Kathy Lauckner
    Harry Reid Center Environmental Studies
    University of Nevada
    4505 Maryland Parkway
    Las Vegas, NV 89154-4009
    (702) 895-1423
    lauckner@unlv.nevada.edu

    Carl L. Reiber
    Department of Biological Sciences Whi-101
    University of Nevada
    4505 Maryland Parkway
    Las Vegas, NV 89154-4004
    702 895-1549
    reiber@ccmail.nevada.edu

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Permanent Secretary
    Owen Davis
    Dept. Of Geosciences
    The University of Arizona
    Tucson, AZ 85721-0077
    (520) 621-7953, FAX (520) 621-2672
    Email: palynolo@geo.arizona.edu

Editor of the Journal
    Anthony Brazel
    Department of Geography
    SCOB Building Room 330
    Arizona State University
    Tempe, AZ 85287-0104
    (480) 965-6436, FAX (602) 965-8313
    Email: abrazel@asu.edu

Newsletter Editor

PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

For those of you who were not able to attend our annual meeting in Las Vegas, you missed one of the nicest meetings that I have attended. The University of Las Vegas has done a tremendous job of building a beautiful campus. While walking back from lunch, I discovered the desert garden, which was in bloom. What a marvelous spot to spend a few minutes in a desert oasis surrounded by the University structures. I would be remiss if I didn't thank the meeting organizer. Kathy Lauchner did a tremendous job of organizing the meeting. Thanks Kathy for a job well done! One of the reasons that I have been interested in the Arizona-Nevada Academy
of Science is that it is the one organization that really blends science disciplines. Each of us has professional organizations that focus on what we do. Wildlife managers have The Wildlife Society that serves as our professional association and no doubt you also have a similar group, but each of these organizations is fairly narrowly focused. While listening to one of the presentations at the ANAS Annual meeting, the speaker tied streambed sediments to geology and hydrology, and all of this was tied to the affect on native fish. The natural world is a marvelous place, shaped by countless time and interactions among factors too complex for me to imagine. If we recognize that these interactions occur and share our inf ormation with other science disciplines, we in turn can better understand why something we observe has happened. ANAS is the platform for this interaction; please take advantage of this opportunity and become involved in your organization.

One place to be involved is to use the Journal as a forum to publish your research findings. Under the guidance of Owen Davis, the Journal has been changing. We have changed the format to one that is a little more modern and in keeping with most journals. My goal for the coming year is to continue to make improvements to our Journal and make it a place where you will be proud to publish your work. To make this happen though will require participation from you. Reviewers can't review and editors can't publish what isn't submitted. Think about the manuscripts you have and get them to the Editor soon. In turn, the commitment that I make to you is that these articles will be dealt with quickly and published in a journal that is improving.

May your experiments work, the weather be mild, and the summer pleasant.

Jim deVos
President

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REPORT OF THE ANNUAL MEETING

The 45th Annual Meeting of ANAS convened on Saturday April 14, 2001. One hundred and forty-six people registered for the meetings. There were 103 paper presentations: 7 papers were presented in Anthropology, 22in Biology, 15 in Chemistry, 10 in Conservation, 8 in Geology, 19 in Hydrology, and 7 in Science Education. Students competing for the Best Student Paper Award gave eighteen presentations. In addition there were 15 poster sessions of which 6 were presented by students competing for the Best Student Poster.

OUTSTANDING SERVICE AWARD

Edwin Kurtz was honored at the Annual Luncheon with a plaque and check for $50 for this year's Outstanding Service Award. Ed who is a life member of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science is a past President of the academy and was instrumental in the development of the Visiting Scientist Program, one of the early Academy programs sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Dr. Kurtz left Arizona in the early 1960s to become Director of Education for AAAS and currently lives in Arizona.

FELLOWS OF THE ACADEMY

Based on their standing in the scientific community and service to the Academy, the following members were named Fellows of ANAS:
    Jeffrey S. Dean, Anthropology, U of A

    William A. Longacre, Anthropology, U of A

    Laurence E. Stevens, Biology, NAU

HIGH SCHOOL GRANTS-IN-AID

Awards of $100 were given to each of the following high school students:
    Laura Ekholm of Mingus Union High School, Arizona, is conducting an analysis of soils contaminated by allegedly illegal dumping.

    Kris Garcia and Daniel Marshek of Smith Valley High School, Nevada are working to investigate how color influences the feeding behavior of mice.

    Samantha Shields of Holbrook High School, Arizona is studying the pH and fertility differences between Mount Redoubt volcanic ash and generic potting soil.

BEST STUDENT PAPERS

The best student papers were awarded to two students. Both winners received checks for $50.
    Melissa Hicks from UNLV presented "Paleoecology of Lower Cambrian Reefs in Esmeralda County, Nevada."

    Marianne E. Porter from NAU presented "The Response of Tamarisk to Experimental Flows in Grand Canyon."

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BEST POSTER SESSION

The best poster award with its $50 check was presented to Amy Brock from UNLV for her poster entitled "Preliminary Assessment of Quaternary Geomorphic Landforms in the Northern Section of the Pahranagat Valley, Lincoln County, Nevada."

BUD ELLIS SCHOLARSHIP

Eric C. Wu who is graduating from Ironwood High School in Glendale, Arizona, was the winner of the 2001 Bud Ellis Scholarship. This $800 Scholarship will help Eric pursue his studies in molecular approaches to cellular biology combined with a premedical curriculum at the University of Arizona.

GRADUATE GRANTS-IN-AID

Raul Puente-Martinez of the Department of Plant Biology at Arizona State University was awarded $250 to support his research on a "Taxonomic Revision and Phylogeny of Nopalea sp. (Cactaceae)."

OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD

The two outstanding science teachers were honored at the Annual Meeting Luncheon with plaques and checks for $50.

Middle School
    Bonnie Phillips
    Cortney Junior High School
    Las Vegas, NV

OUTSTANDING SCIENCE TEACHER AWARD

High School
    Megan Chandler
    Desert Christian High School
    Tucson, AZ

ARIZONA-NEVADA JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE MEETING

Glendale Community College hosted the Junior Academy meeting on April 21. Dr. John Burdick, Dean from Midwestern Medical School, was the luncheon speaker. Thirty-hve students gave twenty presentations in Biological Science, Environmental Science, and Ecological Science. First place trophies were awarded to the following students:

Environmental Science
    Tom Melnick and Jacob Starkey
    Corona del Sol High School
    Tempe, AZ
Ecological Science
    Juliana Norvell and Stephanie Hansen
    Corona del Sol High School
    Tempe, AZ
Biological Science
    Rachel Castellanos
    St. Mary's High School
    Phoenix, AZ

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