Physics Student Research
2024
Divergence-Free Tensor Densities in Two Dimensions, Tyler Hansen
MD Simulations of Collision Effects for a Strongly Coupled Plasma, Jawon Jo
Implementing General Moment Equations for Parallel Closures in NIMROD, Hankyu Lee
2023
Compatibility of Conformal and Projective Structures, Eli Atkin
Signatures of Black Holes, Alexandra B. Chanson
Methods for Preparing and Characterizing Granular Materials for Electron Yield Measurements, Tom Keaton
A Classification of Tensors in ECSK Theory, Joshua James Leiter
For the Dissertation: A Classification of Tensors in ECSK Theory, Joshua James Leiter and Charles G. Torre
The Time-Dependent Ionospheric Model Using a TEC-Driven Servo: An Investigation of the Capabilities and Limitations, Jenny Rebecca Whiteley
2022
Toward a Conceptual Approach to the Coriolis Force: Cataloging Intuitive Knowledge Elements in Intermediate Physics Learners, Jared B. Arnell
The Relevance of Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements for Spacecraft Charging, Zachary Gibson and J. R. Dennison; Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference (2022)
Uncertainties of the Pulsed Electroacoustic Method: Peak Positions of Embedded Charge Distributions, Zachary Gibson and J. R. Dennison; International Conference on Dielectrics
Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements of Polymers Irradiated With Low Energy Monoenergetic Electrons, Zachary Gibson and JR Dennison; ISMSE/ICPMSE (2022)
Round Robin Tests of Electron Irradiated Polymers via Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements, Zachary Gibson, J. R. Dennison, and Virginie Griseri; Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena
Temperature Dependent Density of States Models and Compiled Data for Radiation Induced Conductivity, Jodie Gillespie
Bifurcations and Hysteresis in the Dynamics of Small Populations of Spherical Magnets, Peter T. Haugen
Relativistic, Continuum Drift-Kinetic Capability in the NIMROD Plasma Fluid Code, Tyler Markham
Variability of Thermospheric Zonal Winds Near Dawn and Dusk, Ivana M. Molina
Yang-Mills Sources in Biconformal Double Field Theory, Davis W. Muhwezi
A Study of Electron Plasma Oscillations Using the NIMROD Code, McKay Murphy
Monthly Variation of Thermospheric Neutral Winds, Layne G. Pedersen
Acoustic Waves in the Upper Atmosphere, Geoffrey Blayne Schulthess
Serendipity Shape Function for Hybrid Fluid/Kinetic-PIC Simulations, Trevor V. Taylor
Graviweak Theory in Bicomformal Space, Mubarak Ukashat
Investigating Atmospheric Gravity Waves Using 3-Dimensional Spectral Analysis, Kenneth I. Zia
2021
Fundamental Aspects of Black Holes, Jacob Fisher Ciafre
Charge Transport in Dielectric: The Pulsed Electroacoustic Method, Zachary Gibson; Utah Valley University Physics Colloquium
Comparison of Charge Deposition Profiles in Polymers Irradiated With Monoenergetic Electrons: Pulsed Electroacoustic Measurements and AF-NUMIT3 Modeling, Zachary Gibson, JR Dennison, and Brian Beecken; Applied Space Environments Conference (2021)
Embedded Charge Distributions in Electron Irradiated Polymers – Pulsed Electroacoustic Method Reproducibility and Calibration, Zachary Gibson, JR Dennison, and Ryan Hoffmann; American Physical Society Four Corners Regional Meeting (2021)
Equivalence: A Covariantly Constant Problem in General Relativity, Jaren Hobbs
Geometrization of Perfect Fluids, Scalar Fields, and (2+1)-Dimensional Electromagnetic Fields, Dionisios Sotirios Krongos
The Internal Charge Evolution of Multilayered Materials Undergoing Mono-Energetic Electron Bombardment, Gregory Wilson
2020
Embedded-Atom-Method Modeling of Alkali-Metal/Transition-Metal Interfaces, Jake D. Christensen
Evidence for Horizontal Blocking and Reflection of a Small‐Scale Gravity Wave in the Mesosphere, Neal R. Criddle, Pierre-Dominique Pautet, Tao Yuan, C. Heale, J. Snively, Yucheng Zhao, and Michael J. Taylor; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Massive Graviton Spectra in Supergravity, Kevin Dimmitt
Periodic Bouncing Modes for Two Uniformly Magnetized Spheres. II. Scaling, Boyd F. Edwards, Bo A. Johnson, and John M. Edwards; Chaos
Periodic Bouncing Modes for Two Uniformly Magnetized Spheres. I. Trajectories, Boyd F. Edwards, Bo A. Johnson, and John M. Edwards; Chaos
Strategies for Determining Electron Yield Material Parameters for Spacecraft Charge Modeling, Phil Lundgreen and John R. Dennison; Space Weather
The Development and Use of a Secondary Electron Yield Database for Spacecraft Charge Modeling, Phillip Lundgreen
Factors Affecting the Synthesis of Carbon Nanotube Forests by Chemical Vapor Deposition Methods, Jonh Mojica Decena
Storm-Time Equatorial Thermospheric Dynamics and Electrodynamics, Luis A. Navarro Dominguez
Investigating Mesospheric Mountain Waves and OH Temperature Dynamics Over Chile, David G. Soward
Effects of the Radiation Belt on the Plasmasphere Distribution, Stefan Thonnard
2019
Large‐Amplitude Mountain Waves in the Mesosphere Observed on 21 June 2014 During DEEPWAVE: 2. Nonlinear Dynamics, Wave Breaking, and Instabilities, David C. Fritts, Ling Wang, Michael J. Taylor, Pierre-Dominique Pautet, Neal R. Criddle, Bernd Kaifler, Stephen D. Eckermann, and Ben Liley; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Charge Transport in Disordered Materials and the Dispersion Parameter, Zachary Gibson; Utah State University Colloquium
The Physical Significance of α for Electron Transport, Zachary Gibson
The Role of the Dispersion Parameter in Electrical Properties of Highly Disordered Insulating Materials, Zachary Gibson; Air Force Research Lab, Space Vehicles Directorate, Internal Meeting (2019)
A Unified Description of the Electrical Properties of Low-Density Polyethylene via the Dispersion Parameter, Zack Gibson, Megan Loveland, and JR Dennison; 2019 Four Corners Annual Meeting
Classification of Isometry Algebras of Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations, Eugene Hwang
Juxtaposition at 45 km of Temperatures from Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar and Reanalysis Models, David K. Moser
Large‐Amplitude Mountain Waves in the Mesosphere Observed on 21 June 2014 During DEEPWAVE: 1.Wave Development, Scales, Momentum Fluxes, and Environmental Sensitivity, Michael J. Taylor, Pierre-Dominique Pautet, David C. Fritts, Bernd Kaifler, Steven M. Smith, Yucheng Zhao, Neal R. Criddle, Pattilyn McLaughlin, William R. Pendleton Jr., Michael P. McCarthy, Gonzalo Hernandez, Stephen D. Eckermann, James Doyle, Markus Rapp, Ben Liley, and James M. Russell III; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
2018
The Role of Recoverable and Non-Recoverable Defects in DC Electrical Aging of Highly Disordered Insulating Materials, Allen Andersen
The Development of Hydrodynamic and Kinetic Models for the Plasmasphere Refilling Problem Following a Geomagnetic Storm, Kausik Chatterjee
The Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper: Remote Sensing of the Nighttime OH Layer During the DEEPWAVE Campaign, Pattilyn McLaughlin
Investigating the Climatology of Mesospheric and Thermospheric Gravity Waves at High Northern Latitudes, Michael Negale
Seasonal Propagation Characteristics of MSTIDs Observed at High Latitudes Over Central Alaska Using the Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar, Michael R. Negale, Michael J. Taylor, M. J. Nicolls, Sharon L. Vadas, Kim Nielsen, and Craig J. Heinselman; Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Mesospheric Gravity Wave Climatology and Variances over the Andes Mountains, Jonathan Rich Pugmire
Hybrid Iterative Approach for Simulation of Radio-frequency Fields in Plasma, Vladimir A. Svidzinski, Jin-Soo Kim, Liangji Zhao, S. A. Galkin, and Joseph Andrew Spencer; Physics of Plasmas
Sensitivity of the Opal Instrument for Gravity Wave Detection, Kenneth I. Zia
Investigating the OPAL Cubesat’s Ability to Measure Thermospheric Gravity Waves, Kenneth Zia, Michael J. Taylor, and Ludger Scherliess
2017
The Investigation of Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere / Lower Thermosphere and Their Effect on Sporadic Sodium Layer, Xuguang Cai
Large-Scale Gravity Wave Perturbations in the Mesopause Region Above Northern Hemisphere Midlatitudes During Autumnal Equinox: A Joint Study by the USU Na Lidar and Whole Atmosphere Community Climate Model, Xuguang Cai, Tao Yuan, and Han-Li Liu; Annales Geophysicae
Electron Yield Measurements of High-Yield, Low-Conductivity Dielectric Materials, Justin Christensen
Design and Characterization of a Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer for Composition Measurements in the Upper Atmosphere, E. Addison Everett
The Pulsed Electro-Acoustic Method, Zack Gibson; Utah State University Physics Colloquium
Measuring the Conductivity of Highly Insulating Materials with Constant Voltage Chamber Modifications, David King
Rainich Conditions in (2 + 1)- Dimensional Gravity, D. S. Krongos and Charles G. Torre; Journal of Mathematical Physics
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
Microcontroller and Memory Card Survivability in Space Conditions, Windy Olsen and Brian Wood
OPAL CubeSat Data Analysis Model, Kenneth Zia, Ludger Scherliess, and Michael J. Taylor; 2017 CEDAR Workshop
2016
Perspectives on the Distributions of ESD Breakdowns for Spacecraft Charging Applications, Allen Andersen, Krysta Moser, and JR Dennison; 14th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Cryostat System for Spacecraft Materials Testing, Justin Dekany
Synergistic Models of Electron Emission and Transport Measurements of Disordered SiO2, JR Dennison, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, Allen Andersen, Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim, and Ryan Hoffmann; 14th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Reestablishing Observations throughout the Mesosphere with the ALO-USU Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar, Shayli Elliott, Bryant Ward, Benjamin Lovelady, Jessica Gardiner, Lucas Priskos, Matthew T. Emerick, and Vincent B. Wickwar; 2016 Joint CEDAR-GEM Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
Probing Stellar Populations in the Virgo and Fornax Clusters with Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations, Zachary Gibson, Joseph B. Jensen, Hyun-chul Lee, and John Blakeslee
Using the WSA Model to Test the Parker Spiral Approximation for SEP Event Magnetic Connections, S. W. Kahler, C. N. Arge, and David Alan Smith; Solar Physics
Dynamical spacetime symmetry, Benjamin Lovelady and James Thomas Wheeler; Physical Review D
Searching for Troposphere-Mesosphere Connections Using the ALO-USU Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar, David K. Moser, Vincent B. Wickwar, and Joshua P. Herron; 2016 Joint CEDAR-GEM Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
Dependence of Electrostatic Field Strength on Voltage Ramp Rate for Spacecraft Materials, Krysta Moser, Allen Andersen, and JR Dennison; 14th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Obtaining Continuous Observations from the Upper Stratosphere to the Lower Thermosphere Using the ALO-USU Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar., Jonathan L. Price, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, Matthew T. Emerick, Joshua P. Herron, Shayli Elliott, Bryant Ward, and Benjamin Lovelady; 2016 Joint CEDAR-GEM Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
Connection between the midlatitude mesosphere and sudden stratospheric warmings as measured by Rayleigh-scatter lidar, Leda Sox, Vincent B. Wickwar, Chad Fish, and Joshua P. Herron; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Simultaneous, Collocated Rayleigh And Sodium Lidar Temperature Comparison, Leda Sox, Vincent B. Wickwar, Tao Yuan, and Neal Criddle; 2016 Joint CEDAR-GEM Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
Seasonal Temperatures From The Upper Mesosphere To The Lower Thermosphere Obtained With The Large, Alo-usu, Rayleigh Lidar, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, Matthew T. Emerick, and Joshua P. Herron; 2016 Joint CEDAR-GEM Workshop, Santa Fe, NM
2015
Comparing Experimental Apples and Oranges with Quantile-Quantile Plots, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting
Mixed Weibull Distribution Model of DC Dielectric Breakdowns with Dual Defect Modes, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; 2015 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena
Pre-breakdown Arcing as a Proxy for DC Dielectric Breakdown Testing of Polymeric Insulators, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena—(CEIDP 2015)
Variations in Mesospheric Neutral Densities from Rayleigh Lidar Observations at Utah State University, David L. Barton, Vincent B. Wickwar, Joshua P. Herron, Leda Sox, and Luis A. Navarro; 27th International Laser Radar Conference, New York, NY
Probing Stellar Populations in the Virgo and Fornax Clusters with Infrared Surface Brightness Fluctuations, Zachary Gibson, Joseph B. Jensen, Hyun-chul Lee, and John Blakeslee
Altitudinal Variability of Quiet-Time Plasma Drifts in the Equatorial Ionosphere, Debrup Hui
A Study of the Dayside High-Latitude Ionospheric Electrodynamics During Extended Solar Minimum, Janelle V. Jenniges
The Surface Brightness Fluctuation Distance to the Coma Cluster, Joseph B. Jensen, Crystal-Lynn Bartier, Zachary Gibson, John Blakeslee, Hyejeon Cho, and Hyun-chul Lee
Measuring Infrared SurfaceBrightness Fluctuation Distances with HST WFC3: Calibration and Advice, Joseph B. Jensen, John P. Blakeslee, Zachary Gibson, Hyun-chul Lee, Michele Cantiello, Gabriella Raimondo, Nathan Boyer, and Hyejeon Cho; The AstrophysicalJournal
The Role of Thermospheric Neutral Winds in the Mid-Latitude Ionospheric Evening Anomalies, Levan Lomidze
Dependence of Electrostatic Field Strength on Voltage Ramp Rates for Spacecraft Material, Krysta Moser, Allen Andersen, and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting
