Physics Student Research
2015
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
Dependence of Electrostatic Field Strength on Voltage Ramp Rates for Spacecraft Materials, Krysta Moser, Allen Andersen, and JR Dennison; Utah State University Physics Colloquium
The Online System for Lidar Data Handling and Real Time Monitoring of Lidar Operations at ALO-USU, Luis Navarro Dominguez, Vincent B. Wickwar, Jose Gamboa, and Marco Milla; 27th International Laser Radar Conference, New York, NY
Addressing Light Pollution at Utah State University, Rachel Nydegger; 6th Annual Intermountain Sustainability Summit at Weber State University
Observations of mesospheric gravity waves over the Andes, Jonathan Pugmire, Michael Taylor, and Yucheng Zhao
Satellite measurements of mesospheric gravity wave temperature variances over the Andes, Jonathan Pugmire, Michael Taylor, Yucheng Zhao, and James M. Russell III; 2015 CEDAR Workshop, University of Washington
Temperature Deviations in the Midlatitude Mesosphere During Stratospheric Warmings As Measured With Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar, Leda Sox, Vincent B. Wickwar, Chad Fish, and Joshua P. Herron; 27th International Laser Radar Conference
Horizontal Phase Speed Distribution of Gravity Waves Observed in Mesospheric Temperature Maps, Ahmad Talaei, Michael J. Taylor, Pierre-Dominique Pautet, Yucheng Zhao, Takashi S. Matsuda, and Takuji Nakamura; 2015 CEDAR Workshop
Early Temperatures Observed with the Extremely Sensitive Rayleigh Lidar at Utah State University, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, Matthew T. Emerick, Joshua P. Herron, and David L. Barton; 27th International Laser Radar Conference, New York, NY
Optical Characterization of Carbon Nanotube Forests, Brian D. Wood
2014
Gravitational Wave Astrophysics with Compact Binary Systems, Eric Addison
A Dual-defect Model for Predicting Lifetimes for Polymeric Discharges from Accelerated Testing, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting
Dual-defect Model of Electrostatic Discharge in Polymeric Dielectrics, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; Physics Colloquium
Pre-breakdown Arcing and Electrostatic Discharge in Dielectrics under High DC Electric Field Stress, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena
Electrostatic Discharge and Endurance Time Measurements of Spacecraft Materials: A Defect-Driven Dynamic Model, Allen Andersen, JR Dennison, Alec M. Sim, and Charles Sim; Proceedings of the 13th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Seasonal Variations of Relative Neutral Densities between 45 and 90 km Determined from USU Rayleigh Lidar Observations, David Barton, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, and Joshua P. Herron; 2014 CEDAR Workshop
Ultrahigh Vacuum Cryostat System for Extended Low Temperature Space Environment Testing, Justin Dekany, Robert H. Johnson, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans Jensen, and JR Dennison; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Synergistic Models of Electron Emission and Transport Measurements of Disordered SiO2, JR Dennison, Justin Dekany, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, Phil Lundgreen, Allen Andersen, Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory Wilson, Alec Sim, and Ryan Hoffmann; 13th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Charge Transport and Electron Emission of Disordered Materials: Extensions of the Walden-Wintle Model for Charge Injection with Electron Beams, JR Dennison, Alec Sim, Gregory Wilson, and Jodie C. Gillespie; 2014 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena
Low Temperature Cathodoluminescence in Disordered SiO2, Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, and Justin Dekany; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
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
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
Density of State Models and Temperature Dependence of Radiation Induced Conductivity, Jodie C. Gillespie, JR Dennison, and Alec Sim; 13th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference
Breakdown Analysis of Electrostatic Discharge, Sam Hansen, Allen Andersen, and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting
Conformal Gravity and Time, Jeffrey Shafiq Hazboun
Time and Dark Matter from the Conformal Symmetries of Euclidean Space, Jeffrey S. Hazboun and James Thomas Wheeler; Classical and Quantum Gravity
In Situ Surface Voltage Measurements of Dielectrics Under Electron Beam Irradiation, Joshua L. Hodges, John R. Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, and Alec Sim; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Altitudinal Gradients of Plasma Drifts in The Equatorial Ionosphere, Debrup Hui
Modeling the Defect Density of States of Disordered SiO2 Through Cathodoluminescence, Amberly Evans Jensen
Annual Solar Motion and Spy Satellites, Margaret Jensen and Shane L. Larson; 223rd American Astronomical Society Meeting, Washington, DC
Characterizing and Quantifying Time Dependent Night Sky Brightness in and around Tucson, Arizona, Rachel K. Nydegger and Constance E. Walker; 223rd AAS Meeting: 5-9 January 2014, Washington, DC
Two-Dimensional Electron Gases at the Surface of Potassium Tantalate, Ben Pound; National Institute of Standards and Technology, SURF Colloquium, Washington, D.C.
Shaping Carbon Nanotube Forests for Field Emission, Benjamin Pound; USU Student Showcase
Functionalizing Carbon Nanotube Forests with 1,5-diaminoaphthalene, Ben Pound and T. -C. Shen; Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research
Global Nightly OH and O2 Mesospheric Airglow: Examining a Decade of Measurements Using the NASA SABER Satellite Sensor, Jonathan Price, Jordan C. Rozum, Gene Ware, and Doran Baker; The Journal of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts, & Letters
Observations of Mesospheric Gravity Wave Dynamics in the Southern Hemisphere, Jonathan Pugmire and Michael Taylor
New measurements of McMurdo gravity wave parameters, Jonathan Pugmire and Michael J. Taylor; 2nd International ANGWIN Workshop: High-Latitude Wave Dynamics and Coupling
Investigating Mesospheric Gravity Wave Dynamics Over McMurdo Station, Antarctica (77° S), Jonathan Pugmire, Michael J. Taylor, Yucheng Zhao, and Dominique Pautet; American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting 2014
TIMED/SABER satellite investigations of mesospheric gravity wave variances over the Andes, Jonathan Pugmire, Michael J. Taylor, Yucheng Zhao, Dominique Pautet, and James Russell; Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS
Initial Measurements of Mesospheric Gravity Waves over McMurdo, Antarctica, Jonathan Pugmire, Michael J. Taylor, Yucheng Zhao, and P.Dominique Pautet; 2014 CEDAR Workshop
Modeling Spiral Galaxy Surface Luminosity to Explain Non-Uniform Inclination Distributions, Jordan C. Rozum and Shane L. Larson; 223rd American Astronomical Meeting, 5-9 January 2014, Washington, DC
The National Science Foundation's Coupling, Energetics and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Student Community, Leda Sox, Timothy Duly, and Barbara Emery; American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Effects of Major Sudden Stratospheric Warmings Identified in Midlatitude Mesospheric Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar Temperatures, Leda Sox, Vincent B. Wickwar, Chad Fish, and Josh Herron; American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting
Midlatitude Mesospheric Temperature Anomalies During Major SSW Events as Observed with Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar, Leda Sox, Vincent B. Wickwar, Chad Fish, and Joshua P. Herron; CEDAR Workshop. Seattle, WA, June 22-26, 2014
Rayleigh Scatter Lidar Observations of the Midlatitude Mesosphere’s Response to Sudden Stratospheric Warmings, Leda Sox, Vincent Wickwar, Chad Fish, and Joshua P. Herron
Stomatal Physics, Katie Sweet, Keith Mott, and David Peak; Annual Meeting of the Four Corners Section of the APS
Remediation Research in USU 1360 Intelligent Life in the Universe, Tony Triplett and Jared Butler
Interpretation (or is it Calibration?) of Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar Signals, Vincent B. Wickwar and Leda Sox; 2014 CEDAR Workshop
Extremely Sensitive Rayleigh-Scatter Lidar at USU, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, David Barton, and Matthew T. Emerick; 2014 CEDAR Workshop
The Effects of a Weak Alternating Magnetic Field on Glutamic Acid, Carston Work and Ben Pound; USU Student Showcase
Coordinated investigation of midlatitude upper mesospheric temperature inversion layers and the associated gravity wave forcing by Na lidar and Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper in Logan, Utah, Tao Yuan, Pierre-Dominique Pautet, Y. Zhao, Xuguang Cai, Michael J. Taylor, and Neal R. Criddle; Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
2013
Charge Transport and Electrical Degradation Research for Power Grid Applications, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; Utah State University Graduate Student Research Symposium
Electrostatic Discharge in Solids, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; USU Physics Colloquium
Pre-breakdown Arcing in Dielectrics under Electric Field Stress, Allen Andersen and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO, October 18-19, 2013
The Behavior of Neutral Densities Between 45 and 90 km Determined from Rayleigh Lidar Observations above Logan, Utah, David L. Barton, Vincent B. Wickwar, and Leda Sox; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Mesospheric Density Climatologies Determined at Midlatitudes Using Rayleigh Lidar, David L. Barton, Vincent B. Wickwar, Leda Sox, and Joshua P. Herron; International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy; Mexico; 2013
Progress Towards Real-Time Radiation Measurements on Aircraft, L. Duane Bell, W. Kent Tobiska, and Robert W. Schunk; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Carrier Dynamics in InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Excited by Femtosecond Laser Pulses, Kripa Nidhan Chauhan
Carrier capture dynamics of single InGaAs/GaAs quantum-dot layers, Kripa N. Chauhaun, D. Mark Riffe, Addison E. Everett, D. J. Kim, H Yang, and F. K. Shen; Journal of Applied Physics
Diverse Light Emissions from Epoxy Due to Energetic Electron Bombardment, Justin Christensen, Justin Dekany, and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
A Numerical Algorithm for Simulating Two Species Plasma, Richard F. Datwyler
Electron Transport Models and Precision Measurements with the Constant Voltage Conductivity Method, Justin Dekany, JR Dennison, Alec Sim, and Jerilyn Brunson; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Diverse electron-induced optical emissions from space observatory materials at low temperatures, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles W. Bowers, and Robert H. Meloy; Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments)
Evolution of Thermally Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon towards Graphene: Structure, Vibrational Dynamics, Electron Emission and Band Gap, JR Dennison, Jodie C. Gillespie, and Sterling Smith; American Physical Society March Meeting
Pulsed electro-acoustic (PEA) measurements of embedded charge distributions, JR Dennison and Lee H. Pearson; Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Nanophotonics and Macrophotonics for Space Environments VII)
Extensions of the Walden-Wintle Model of Charge Transport in Disordered Materials for Charge Injection with Electron Beams, JR Dennison, Greg Wilson, Alec Sim, and Jodie Corbridge Gillespie; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Seeing the Cosmos at 1440 MHz, Greg Erickson; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Nanodielectric Properties of High Conductivity Carbon-Loaded Polyimide Under Electron-Beam Irradiation, Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Justin Dekany, and Gregory Wilson; Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on Solid Dielectrics (ICSD), (Bologna, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2013)
Properties of Cathodoluminescence for Cryogenic Applications of SiO2-based Space Observatory Optics and Coatings, Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles Bpwers, Robert Meloy, and James B. Heaney; Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments)
On the Feasibility of Detecting Spacecraft Charging and Arcing by Remote Sensing, Dale C. Ferguson, Jeremy Murray-Krezan, David A. Barton, and JR Dennison; 5th AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, San Diego, CA
Multi-year Observations of Mid-latitude Middle Atmospheric Winds, Waves, and Temperature associated with SSW Events over Northern Utah, Chad Fish, Vincent B. Wickwar, B. Thurairajah, Jan J. Sojka, F. T. Berkey, S. Bailey, Titus Yuan, Michael J. Taylor, N. Mitchell, and W. Hocking; International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy,
Measurements of the Temperature Dependence of Radiation Induced Conductivity in Polymeric Dielectrics, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie
Emergent Error Correction in Distributed Controller Networks, David Griffin and David Peak; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Theoretical Study of the Endogenous Production of N-13 in 115 kJ Plasma Focus Device Using Methane Gas, Saeedeh Faghih Haghani, A. Sadighzadeh, Ahmad Talaei, A. A. Zeem, S.M. S. Kiai, A. Heydarnia, and V. Damideh; Journal of Fusion Energy
Overtone Analysis of a Holtkamp Organ Using Fourier Methods, Mario Harper and David Berg; USU Student Showcase; Logan, Utah; 2013
Resolving Ionospheric E-region Modeling Challenges: The Solar Photon Flux Dependence, Joseph B. Jensen, Jan J. Sojka, Michael David, Kent Tobiska, Robert W. Schunk, Tom Woods, and Frank Eparvier; USU Student Showcase; Logan, Utah; 2013
Simulation Chamber for Space Environment Survivability Testing, Robert H. Johnson and Lisa D. Montierth; USU Student Showcase; Logan, Utah; 2013
Small-Scale Simulation Chamber for Space Environment Survivability Testing, Robert H. Johnson, Lisa D. Montierth, JR Dennison, James S. Dyer, and Ethan R. Lindstrom; IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
Mother's Day Gift from the Sun: Modeling the Response of the Ionosphere to X-Class Solar Flares, Maggie Lewis, Jan J. Sojka, Michael David, Robert Schunk, and Joseph B. Jensen; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Time Dependent Conductivity of Low Density Polyethylene, Phillip Lundgreen, justin Dekany, and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Observing the Variations of Interacting Solar Winds in a Massive Binary Star System, Darren McKinnon and Theodore R. Gull; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Winter Climatology of Short-Period Mesospheric Gravity Waves Over Alaska, Michael Negale, Kim Nielsen, Michael J. Taylor, and Dominique Pautet; 2013 CEDAR Workshop
Winter Climatology of Short-Period Polar Mesospheric Gravity Waves Observed Over Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska (65 o N, 147 o W), Michael Negale, Kim Nielsen, Michael J. Taylor, and Dominique Pautet; APS 4CS Meeting
High-Latitude Short-Period Mesospheric Gravity Wave Dynamics and Winter Climatology, Michael Negale, Kim Nielsen, Michael J. Taylor, Dominique Pautet, and Margit Dyrland; Utah Valley University Physics Colloquium
Statistical Characteristics of Polar Mesospheric Gravity Waves Observed Over Alaska, Michael Negale, Kim Nielsen, Michael J. Taylor, Dominique Pautet, and Margit Dyrland; AGU Fall Meeting
Winter Climatology of Short-Period Polar Mesospheric Gravity Waves Observed Over Poker Flat Research Range Alaska (65º N, 147º W), M. R. Negale, K. Nielsen, M. J. Taylor, P. -D. Pautet, and M. Dyrland; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Characterizing Sky Variability for Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Rachel Nydegger; Utah Council for Undergraduate Research; Utah State University; February 22, 2013
Understanding Light Pollution In and around Tucson, Arizona, Rachel K. Nydegger; Colloquium for the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Tucson, AZ
Studying Light Pollution in and Around Tucson, AZ, Rachel K. Nydegger
Damaging Economies and Ecosystems: Light Pollution in Logan City, Rachel K. Nydegger and Shane L. Larson Ph.D.; USU Student Showcase; Logan, Utah; 2013
Quantifying Night Sky Fluctuations: Striving for a Multi-Messenger Astronomy, Rachel K. Nydegger and Shane L. Larson Ph.D.; Utah State University Physics Colloquium
Characterizing and Quantifying Night Sky Brightness in Utah and Arizona, Rachel K. Nydegger, Shane L. Larson, and Connie Walker; ALAN 2013 First International Conference on Artificial Light at Night, Berlin, Germany
Mapping Light Pollution at Utah State University, Rachel Nydegger and Shane L. Larson; Posters on the Hill; Salt Lake City; 2013
Atomic Oxygen Modification of the Nanodielectric Surface Composition of Carbon-Loaded Polyimide Composites, Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO
Simulation of UV Radiation Degradation of Polymers on MISSE-6 in the Low Earth Orbit Environment, Kelby T. Peterson and JR Dennison; Posters on the Hill; Salt Lake City; 2013
Functionalizing Carbon Nanotube Forests, Ben Pound and F. K. Shen; USU Student Showcase
Functionalizing Carbon Nanotube Forests with 1,5-diaminoaphthalene, Ben Pound and T. -C. Shen; Fall 2013 Meeting of the Four Corner Section of the American Physical Society
Investigating Mesospheric Gravity Wave Dynamics and Temperature Variability over the Andes, Jonathan Pugmire and Michael J. Taylor
Observations of Mesospheric Temperature Variability Over the Andes, Jonathan Pugmire, Michael J. Taylor, Yucheng Zhao, P. D. Paudet, and James M. Russell; CEDAR Workshop; Boulder, CO; 2013
