Dissertations
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
A 2D Finite Element/1D Fourier Solution to the Fokker-Planck Equation, Joseph Andrew Spencer
A Classification of Tensors in ECSK Theory, Joshua James Leiter
Altitudinal Variability of Quiet-Time Plasma Drifts in the Equatorial Ionosphere, Debrup Hui
A Monte Carlo Simulation of Coulomb Collisions and Wave-Particle Interactions in Space Plasma at High Latitudes, Imad Ahmad Barghouthi
Analysis and Interpretation of Total Electron Content Measurements, Geonhwa Jee
Analysis of Total Electron Content (TEC) Variations in the Low- and Middle-Latitude Ionosphere, Ja Soon Shim
A Numerical Algorithm for Simulating Two Species Plasma, Richard F. Datwyler
A Relativistic One Pion Exchange Model of Proton-Neutron Electron-Positron Pair Production, William A. Peterson
A Study of the Dayside High-Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics During Extended Solar Minimum, Janelle V. Jenniges
Asymmetric Adsorbate and Substrate Interactions in Physisorbed Systems: N2 on Graphite and Dipolar Molecules on Ionic Substrates, Teresa Ellen Burns
A Theoretical Proton-Proton Pair Production Cross-Section Calculation, Jay W. Phippen
Bifurcations and Hysteresis in the Dynamics of Small Populations of Spherical Magnets, Peter T. Haugen
Carrier Dynamics in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Excited by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Kripa Nidhan Chauhan
Climatology of Middle and Low-Latitude F-Region Plasma Drifts from Satellite Measurements, John W. Jensen
Climatology of Upper Thermospheric Daytime Neutral Winds from Satellite Observations, John T. Emmert
Computational Scattering Models for Elastic and Electromagnetic Waves in Particulate Media, Timothy Edwin Doyle
Conformal Gravity and Time, Jeffrey Shafiq Hazboun
Design and Characterization of a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Composition Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere, E. Addison Everett
Differential Cross Section for Electron Positron Pair Production From Neutron Proton Scattering, Robert Dalton Wheeler
Dynamics of Equatorial Spread F Using Ground-Based Optical and Radar Measurements, Narayan P. Chapagain
(e,2e) Spectroscopic Investigations of the Spectral Momentum Densities of Thin Carbon Films, John Robert Dennison
Effects of the Radiation Belt on the Plasmasphere Distribution, Stefan Thonnard
Empirical Studies of Ionospheric Electric Fields, Ludger Scherliess
Extending F10.7's Time Resolution to Capture Solar Flare Phenomena, Ariel O. Acebal
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics with Compact Binary Systems, Eric Addison
Graviweak Theory in Bicomformal Space, Mubarak Ukashat
Hopping Conductivity and Charge Transport in Low Density Polyethylene, Jerilyn Brunson
Implementing General Moment Equations for Parallel Closures in NIMROD, Hankyu Lee
Investigating Atmospheric Gravity Waves Using 3-Dimensional Spectral Analysis, Kenneth I. Zia
Investigating Characteristics of Lightning-Induced Transient Luminous Events Over South America, Matthew A. Bailey
Investigating Small-Scale Dynamical Features in the Mesopause Region, Deepak B. Simkhada
Investigating the Climatology of Mesospheric and Thermospheric Gravity Waves at High Northern Latitudes, Michael Negale
MD Simulations of Collision Effects for a Strongly Coupled Plasma, Jawon Jo
Measurement of Angle-Resolved Secondary Electron Spectra, Robert Davies
Measurements of the Secondary Electron Emission Properties of Insulators, Clint D. Thomson
Mesospheric Gravity Wave Climatology and Variances over the Andes Mountains, Jonathan Rich Pugmire
Modeling the Electrodynamics of the Low-Latitude Ionosphere, Christian Stephen Wohlwend
Novel Growth of InGaAs/GaAs Nanostructures by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Dong Jun Kim
On the Applicability of Genetic Algorithms to Fast Solar Spectropolarimetric Inversions for Vector Magnetography, Brian J. Harker
On the Transport Equations for Anisotropic Plasmas, Abdallah R. Barakat
Rayleigh-Lidar Observations of Mesospheric Gravity Wave Activity above Logan, Utah, Durga N. Kafle
Relativistic, Continuum Drift-Kinetic Capability in the NIMROD Plasma Fluid Code, Tyler Markham
Serendipity Shape Function for Hybrid Fluid/Kinetic-PIC Simulations, Trevor V. Taylor
Signatures of Black Holes, Alexandra B. Chanson
Storm-Time Equatorial Thermospheric Dynamics and Electrodynamics, Luis A. Navarro Dominguez
Studies of Mid-Latitude Mesospheric Temperature Variability and Its Relationship to Gravity Waves, Tides, and Planetary Waves, Kenneth C. Beissner
Temperature Dependent Density of States Models and Compiled Data for Radiation Induced Conductivity, Jodie Gillespie
The Application of Tomographic Reconstruction Techniques to Ill-Conditioned Inverse Problems in Atmospheric Science and Biomedical Imaging, Vern Philip Hart II
The Development of Hydrodynamic and Kinetic Models for the Plasmasphere Refilling Problem Following a Geomagnetic Storm, Kausik Chatterjee
The Internal Charge Evolution of Multilayered Materials Undergoing Mono-Energetic Electron Bombardment, Gregory Wilson
The Investigation of Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere / Lower Thermosphere and Their Effect on Sporadic Sodium Layer, Xuguang Cai
Theoretical Studies of Penetration of Magnetospheric Electric Fields to the Ionosphere, Stanislav Sazykin
The Role of Bandgap in the Secondary Electron Emission of Small Bandgap Semiconductors: Studies of Graphitic Carbon, Neal E. Nickles
The Role of Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Defects in DC Electrical Aging of Highly Disordered Insulating Materials, Allen Andersen
The Role of Thermospheric Neutral Winds in the Mid-Latitude Ionospheric Evening Anomalies, Levan Lomidze
Unified Model of Charge Transport in Insulating Polymeric Materials, Alec Sim
Variability of Thermospheric Zonal Winds Near Dawn and Dusk, Ivana M. Molina
Variational Principles of Fluid Mechanics and Electromagnetism: Imposition and Neglect of the Lin Constraint, Ross Roundy Allen Jr.
Weyl Gravity as a Gauge Theory, Juan Teancum Trujillo
Reports
Acoustic Waves in the Upper Atmosphere, Geoffrey Blayne Schulthess
A Study of Electron Plasma Oscillations Using the NIMROD Code, McKay Murphy
Compatibility of Conformal and Projective Structures, Eli Atkin
Equivalence: A Covariantly Constant Problem in General Relativity, Jaren Hobbs
Factors Affecting the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Forests by Chemical Vapor Deposition Methods, Jonh Mojica Decena
Fundamental Aspects of Black Holes, Jacob Fisher Ciafre
Investigating Mesospheric Mountain Waves and OH Temperature Dynamics Over Chile, David G. Soward
Methods for Preparing and Characterizing Granular Materials for Electron Yield Measurements, Tom Keaton
Snow and Avalanche Physics: Physical Analysis of Factors Affecting the Stability of a Seasonal Continental Snowpack, James Frankenfield
The Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper: Remote Sensing of the Nighttime OH Layer During the DEEPWAVE Campaign, Pattilyn McLaughlin
Theses
All-Sky Measurements of the Mesospheric "Frontal Events" From Bear Lake Observatory, Utah, Seon-Hee Seo
A Matrix Formulation of the Least-Squares Method and its Application to Nuclear Decay Schemes, Otto Harry Otteson
Analysis of a Rocket-Borne Resonant Scatter System for Measurement of Atomic Oxygen, Neil B. Myers
An Embedded Atom Method Investigation Into the Lattice Dynamics of Metallic Surfaces, Richard B. Wilson
An Embedded Ring Approach to the Vibrational Dynamics of Disordered Two-Dimensional Materials, Timothy Edwin Doyle
An Instrument for Experimental Secondary Electron Emission Investigations, with Application to the Spacecraft Charging Problem, Robert Davies
A Study of Magnetic Activity Effects on the Thermospheric Winds in the Low Latitude Ionosphere, Ricardo Cruz Davila
A Study of the Gradient Drift Instability in the High-Latitude Ionosphere Using the Utah State University Time Dependent Ionospheric Model, Mahesh Subramanium
Classical Foundations for a Quantum Theory of Time in a Two-Dimensional Spacetime, Nathan Thomas Carruth
Classification of Isometry Algebras of Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations, Eugene Hwang
Cryostat System for Spacecraft Materials Testing, Justin Dekany
Divergence-Free Tensor Densities in Two Dimensions, Tyler Hansen
Electron-Induced Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulating Materials, Ryan Carl Hoffmann
Electron Yield Measurements of High-Yield, Low-Conductivity Dielectric Materials, Justin Christensen
Embedded-Atom-Method Modeling of Alkali-Metal/Transition-Metal Interfaces, Jake D. Christensen
Experimental Investigation of Snapover: The Sudden Increase of Plasma Current Drawn to a Positively Biased Conductor When Surrounded by a Dielectric, Clint D. Thomson
Geometrization of Perfect Fluids, Scalar Fields, and (2+1)-Dimensional Electromagnetic Fields, Dionisios Sotirios Krongos
In Situ Measurements of Electron-Beam-Induced Surface Voltage of Highly Resistive Materials, Joshua Hodges
Intergranular Phases in Cyclically Annealed YBa2Cu3O7-x and Their Implications for Critical Current Densities, Andrew Peter Clarke
Intrinsic Loss in Infrared Optical Fibers, Prapassorn Tantiphanwadi