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29-Day Analysis of Scale Heights and the Inference of the Topside Ionosphere over Millstone Hill during the 2002 Incoherent Scatter Radar Campaign, Jennifer L. Meehan

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A 2D Finite Element/1D Fourier Solution to the Fokker-Planck Equation, Joseph Andrew Spencer

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Absolute Neutral Densities and Temperatures and Their Climatologies in the Middle Atmosphere Using an Optimal Estimation Method With Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar Observations Obtained at Utah State University, Jonathan L. Price

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A Classification of Tensors in ECSK Theory, Joshua James Leiter

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Altitudinal Variability of Quiet-Time Plasma Drifts in the Equatorial Ionosphere, Debrup Hui

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A Monte Carlo Simulation of Coulomb Collisions and Wave-Particle Interactions in Space Plasma at High Latitudes, Imad Ahmad Barghouthi

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Analysis of Total Electron Content (TEC) Variations in the Low- and Middle-Latitude Ionosphere, Ja Soon Shim

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A Numerical Algorithm for Simulating Two Species Plasma, Richard F. Datwyler

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A Relativistic One Pion Exchange Model of Proton-Neutron Electron-Positron Pair Production, William A. Peterson

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A Study of the Dayside High-Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics During Extended Solar Minimum, Janelle V. Jenniges

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Asymmetric Adsorbate and Substrate Interactions in Physisorbed Systems: N2 on Graphite and Dipolar Molecules on Ionic Substrates, Teresa Ellen Burns

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A Theoretical Proton-Proton Pair Production Cross-Section Calculation, Jay W. Phippen

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Bifurcations and Hysteresis in the Dynamics of Small Populations of Spherical Magnets, Peter T. Haugen

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Carrier Dynamics in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Excited by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Kripa Nidhan Chauhan

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Climatology of Middle and Low-Latitude F-Region Plasma Drifts from Satellite Measurements, John W. Jensen

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Climatology of Upper Thermospheric Daytime Neutral Winds from Satellite Observations, John T. Emmert

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Computational Scattering Models for Elastic and Electromagnetic Waves in Particulate Media, Timothy Edwin Doyle

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Conformal Gravity and Time, Jeffrey Shafiq Hazboun

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Design and Characterization of a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Composition Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere, E. Addison Everett

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Differential Cross Section for Electron Positron Pair Production From Neutron Proton Scattering, Robert Dalton Wheeler

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Dynamics of Equatorial Spread F Using Ground-Based Optical and Radar Measurements, Narayan P. Chapagain

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(e,2e) Spectroscopic Investigations of the Spectral Momentum Densities of Thin Carbon Films, John Robert Dennison

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Effects of the Radiation Belt on the Plasmasphere Distribution, Stefan Thonnard

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Empirical Studies of Ionospheric Electric Fields, Ludger Scherliess

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Extending F10.7's Time Resolution to Capture Solar Flare Phenomena, Ariel O. Acebal

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Gravitational Wave Astrophysics with Compact Binary Systems, Eric Addison

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Graviweak Theory in Bicomformal Space, Mubarak Ukashat

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Hopping Conductivity and Charge Transport in Low Density Polyethylene, Jerilyn Brunson

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Investigating Atmospheric Gravity Waves Using 3-Dimensional Spectral Analysis, Kenneth I. Zia

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Investigating Characteristics of Lightning-Induced Transient Luminous Events Over South America, Matthew A. Bailey

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Investigating Small-Scale Dynamical Features in the Mesopause Region, Deepak B. Simkhada

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Investigating the Climatology of Mesospheric and Thermospheric Gravity Waves at High Northern Latitudes, Michael Negale

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Measurement of Angle-Resolved Secondary Electron Spectra, Robert Davies

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Measurements of the Secondary Electron Emission Properties of Insulators, Clint D. Thomson

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Mesospheric Gravity Wave Climatology and Variances over the Andes Mountains, Jonathan Rich Pugmire

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Model-Based Properties of Earth's Protective Shield: Relating UT-Based Dependencies of the Open/Closed Boundary, Cutoff Latitude, and L-Shell Parameter with Polar Cap Absorption Events, David A. Smith

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Modeling the Electrodynamics of the Low-Latitude Ionosphere, Christian Stephen Wohlwend

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Novel Growth of InGaAs/GaAs Nanostructures by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Dong Jun Kim

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On the Applicability of Genetic Algorithms to Fast Solar Spectropolarimetric Inversions for Vector Magnetography, Brian J. Harker

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On the Transport Equations for Anisotropic Plasmas, Abdallah R. Barakat

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Precise Determination of Charge Distributions in Electron Irradiated Polymers Via Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements With Applications to Spacecraft Charging, Zachary Gibson

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Rayleigh-Lidar Observations of Mesospheric Gravity Wave Activity above Logan, Utah, Durga N. Kafle

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Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar Measurements of the Mesosphere and Thermosphere and Their Connections to Sudden Stratospheric Warmings, Leda Sox

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Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar Observations at USU's Atmospheric Lidar Observatory (Logan,UT) - Temperature Climatology, Temperature Comparisons with MSIS, and Noctilucent Clouds, Joshua P. Herron

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Relativistic, Continuum Drift-Kinetic Capability in the NIMROD Plasma Fluid Code, Tyler Markham

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Secondary Electron Production and Transport Mechanisms By Measurement of Angle-Energy Resolved Cross Sections of Secondary and Backscattered Electron Emission from Gold, Jason T. Kite

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Serendipity Shape Function for Hybrid Fluid/Kinetic-PIC Simulations, Trevor V. Taylor

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Signatures of Black Holes, Alexandra B. Chanson

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Statistical Analysis of the USU Lidar Data Set with Reference to Mesospheric Solar Response and Cooling Rate Calculation, with Analysis of Statistical Issues Affecting the Regression Coefficients, Troy Alden Wynn

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Storm-Time Equatorial Thermospheric Dynamics and Electrodynamics, Luis A. Navarro Dominguez

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Studies of Mid-Latitude Mesospheric Temperature Variability and Its Relationship to Gravity Waves, Tides, and Planetary Waves, Kenneth C. Beissner

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Study of Geomagnetic Disturbances and Ring Current Variability During Storm and Quiet Times Using Wavelet Analysis and Ground-Based Magnetic Data from Multiple Stations, Zhonghua Xu

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Temperature Dependent Density of States Models and Compiled Data for Radiation Induced Conductivity, Jodie Gillespie

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The Application of Tomographic Reconstruction Techniques to Ill-Conditioned Inverse Problems in Atmospheric Science and Biomedical Imaging, Vern Philip Hart II

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The Development of Hydrodynamic and Kinetic Models for the Plasmasphere Refilling Problem Following a Geomagnetic Storm, Kausik Chatterjee

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The Internal Charge Evolution of Multilayered Materials Undergoing Mono-Energetic Electron Bombardment, Gregory Wilson

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The Investigation of Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere / Lower Thermosphere and Their Effect on Sporadic Sodium Layer, Xuguang Cai

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Theoretical Studies of Penetration of Magnetospheric Electric Fields to the Ionosphere, Stanislav Sazykin

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The Role of Bandgap in the Secondary Electron Emission of Small Bandgap Semiconductors: Studies of Graphitic Carbon, Neal E. Nickles

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The Role of Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Defects in DC Electrical Aging of Highly Disordered Insulating Materials, Allen Andersen

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The Role of Thermospheric Neutral Winds in the Mid-Latitude Ionospheric Evening Anomalies, Levan Lomidze

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Unified Model of Charge Transport in Insulating Polymeric Materials, Alec Sim

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Variability of Thermospheric Zonal Winds Near Dawn and Dusk, Ivana M. Molina

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Variational Principles of Fluid Mechanics and Electromagnetism: Imposition and Neglect of the Lin Constraint, Ross Roundy Allen Jr.

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Weyl Gravity as a Gauge Theory, Juan Teancum Trujillo

Reports

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Acoustic Waves in the Upper Atmosphere, Geoffrey Blayne Schulthess

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A Study of Electron Plasma Oscillations Using the NIMROD Code, McKay Murphy

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Compatibility of Conformal and Projective Structures, Eli Atkin

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Equivalence: A Covariantly Constant Problem in General Relativity, Jaren Hobbs

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Factors Affecting the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Forests by Chemical Vapor Deposition Methods, Jonh Mojica Decena

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Fundamental Aspects of Black Holes, Jacob Fisher Ciafre

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Investigating Mesospheric Mountain Waves and OH Temperature Dynamics Over Chile, David G. Soward

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Methods for Preparing and Characterizing Granular Materials for Electron Yield Measurements, Tom Keaton

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On the propagation of atmospheric gravity waves in a non-uniform wind field: Introducing a modified acoustic-gravity wave equation, Ahmad Talaei

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Snow and Avalanche Physics: Physical Analysis of Factors Affecting the Stability of a Seasonal Continental Snowpack, James Frankenfield

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The Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper: Remote Sensing of the Nighttime OH Layer During the DEEPWAVE Campaign, Pattilyn McLaughlin

Theses

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All-Sky Measurements of the Mesospheric "Frontal Events" From Bear Lake Observatory, Utah, Seon-Hee Seo

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A Matrix Formulation of the Least-Squares Method and its Application to Nuclear Decay Schemes, Otto Harry Otteson

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Analysis of a Rocket-Borne Resonant Scatter System for Measurement of Atomic Oxygen, Neil B. Myers

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An Embedded Atom Method Investigation Into the Lattice Dynamics of Metallic Surfaces, Richard B. Wilson

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An Embedded Ring Approach to the Vibrational Dynamics of Disordered Two-Dimensional Materials, Timothy Edwin Doyle

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An Instrument for Experimental Secondary Electron Emission Investigations, with Application to the Spacecraft Charging Problem, Robert Davies

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A Study of Magnetic Activity Effects on the Thermospheric Winds in the Low Latitude Ionosphere, Ricardo Cruz Davila

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A Study of the Gradient Drift Instability in the High-Latitude Ionosphere Using the Utah State University Time Dependent Ionospheric Model, Mahesh Subramanium

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Classical Foundations for a Quantum Theory of Time in a Two-Dimensional Spacetime, Nathan Thomas Carruth

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Classification of Isometry Algebras of Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations, Eugene Hwang

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Cryostat System for Spacecraft Materials Testing, Justin Dekany

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Divergence-Free Tensor Densities in Two Dimensions, Tyler Hansen

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Electron-Induced Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulating Materials, Ryan Carl Hoffmann

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Electron Yield Measurements of High-Yield, Low-Conductivity Dielectric Materials, Justin Christensen

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Embedded-Atom-Method Modeling of Alkali-Metal/Transition-Metal Interfaces, Jake D. Christensen

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Experimental Investigation of Snapover: The Sudden Increase of Plasma Current Drawn to a Positively Biased Conductor When Surrounded by a Dielectric, Clint D. Thomson

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Extension of the Metal Light Pipe Infrared Spectroscopy Technique: Applications to Surface Adsorption and High Tc Superconductors, Torsten Will

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Geometrization of Perfect Fluids, Scalar Fields, and (2+1)-Dimensional Electromagnetic Fields, Dionisios Sotirios Krongos

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In Situ Measurements of Electron-Beam-Induced Surface Voltage of Highly Resistive Materials, Joshua Hodges

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Intergranular Phases in Cyclically Annealed YBa2Cu3O7-x and Their Implications for Critical Current Densities, Andrew Peter Clarke

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Intrinsic Loss in Infrared Optical Fibers, Prapassorn Tantiphanwadi

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Juxtaposition at 45 km of Temperatures from Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar and Reanalysis Models, David K. Moser

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Lidar Observations of Oscillations in the Middle Atmosphere, Karen L. M. Nelson

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Lunar Tidal Effects in the Electrodynamics of the Low-Latitude Ionosphere, Brian David Tracy