Hongxing Liu, Ekaterina Miliutina, University of Alabama, United States; Haibin Su, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, United States; Richard Beck, University of Cincinnati, United States; Song Shu, Appalachian State University, United States; Yuehan Lu, University of Alabama, United States; Min Xu, Troy University, United States; Javar Henry, University of Alabama, United States; Lei Wang, Louisiana State University, United States; Sagy Cohen, University of Alabama, United States