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2010

Electron Beam Induced Electroluminescence in SpaceBased CarbonFiber Composite Materials, Ryan Hoffman, John R. Dennison, and Todd Schneider; Electron Beam Induced Electroluminescence in SpaceBased CarbonFiber Composite Materials

A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling, Justin Koeln, Heng Ben, and John R. Dennison; A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling

A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity, Justin Koeln, Heng Ben, and John R. Dennison; A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity

Electron Beam Induced Electroluminescence in SpaceBased Carbon Fiber Composite Materials, Justin Koeln, Heng Ben, and John R. Dennison; Electron Beam Induced Electroluminescence in SpaceBased Carbon Fiber Composite Materials

Smartphones as Integrated Kinematic and Dynamic Sensors for Amusement Park Physics Applications, Stephanie Peterson and John R. Dennison; Smartphones as Integrated Kinematic and Dynamic Sensors for Amusement Park Physics Applications

A Unified Model of Charge Transport in Highly Insulating Materials, Alec Sim and John R. Dennison; A Unified Model of Charge Transport in Highly Insulating Materials

Parameterization of Temperature, Electric Field, Dose Rate and Time Dependence of Low Conductivity Spacecraft Materials Using a Unified Electron Transport Model, Alec Sim and John R. Dennison; Parameterization of Temperature, Electric Field, Dose Rate and Time Dependence of Low Conductivity Spacecraft Materials Using a Unified Electron Transport Model

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Unified Model of Charge Transport in Insulating Polymeric Materials, Alec Sim and John R. Dennison; proceedings of the 15th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium

Temperature and Endurance Time of Electrostatic Field Strengths of Polymeric Spacecraft Insulators, Charles Sim, Alec Sim, Douglas Ball, and John R. Dennison; Temperature and Endurance Time of Electrostatic Field Strengths of Polymeric Spacecraft Insulators

Understanding Airglow Signatures of Short-period Gravity Waves, J. Snively, Michael J. Taylor, W. R. Pendleton Jr., and P. D. Pautet; 38th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

Imaging Atmospheric Phenomena All Over the World, Michael J. Taylor; “Star Gazing” lecture

Investigating Mesospheric Phenomena and Dynamics Using Imaging Techniques, Michael J. Taylor; PASI school/workshop

Investigating Upper Atmospheric Optical Phenomena Using Imaging Techniques, Michael J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet, Y. Zhao, and J. Snively; South Pole Sunday Science Lecture

Characteristics of Gravity Waves in the Summer Polar Mesosphere and Their Dynamical Effects on Polar Mesospheric Clouds, Michael J. Taylor, Y. Zhao, P. D. Pautet, C. E. Randall, A. Chandran, S. M. Bailey, and J. Russell III; Fall AGU Meeting

2009

Steady-state Non-equilibrium Simulations of a Symmetric Electrolyte Solution at a Micro-Nano-Micro Fluidic Interface, W. Booth, J. Schiffbauer, K. Kelly, Boyd F. Edwards, and A. Timperman; Steady-state Non-equilibrium Simulations of a Symmetric Electrolyte Solution at a Micro-Nano-Micro Fluidic Interface

Time Dependent Conductivity of Spacecraft Materials, Justin Dekany and John R. Dennison; Time Dependent Conductivity of Spacecraft Materials

Reduction and Characterization of Error in Low Current Measurements, Justin Dekany, John R. Dennison, and Alec Sim; Reduction and Characterization of Error in Low Current Measurements

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Characterization of Electrical Materials Properties Related to Spacecraft Charging, John R. Dennison; Radiation capabilities for the Europa Jupiter System Missions Instrument Workshop

Testing of Materials Electrical Properties and Radiation Effects at Utah State University, John R. Dennison; Testing of Materials Electrical Properties and Radiation Effects at Utah State University

The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials, Amberly Evans and John R. Dennison; The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials

The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials, Amberly Evans and John R. Dennison; The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials

Space Research Projects for the International Space Station, Kyle Hodgson and John R. Dennison; Space Research Projects for the International Space Station

Flux and Fluence Dependence of Electron Emission for High-yield, High-resistivity Materials: Implications for Spacecraft Charging, Ryan Hoffmann, John R. Dennison, and Jennifer Albretsen; Proceedings of the 47th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences

Microgravity Experiments for the ISS, Justin Koeln, Jan Sojka, and John R. Dennison; Microgravity Experiments for the ISS

Space Charging of JWST Composites, Bob Meloy and John R. Dennison; Space Charging of JWST Composites

Photoelectric Charging by Ultraviolet Light of a Lunar Dust Simulant in a Microgravity Environment, Troy Munro and John R. Dennison; Photoelectric Charging by Ultraviolet Light of a Lunar Dust Simulant in a Microgravity Environment

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Relevance of Ground-based Electron-Induced Electrostatic Discharge Measurements to Space Plasma Environments, Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffmann, John R. Dennison, and Jonathon R. Tippetts; 1st AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference

Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Electrostatic Dischargein Insulating Materials, Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffman, and John R. Dennison; Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Electrostatic Dischargein Insulating Materials

Anomalous analyte dispersion at microchannel-nanocapillary membrane interfaces, J. Schiffbauer, K. Kelly, W. Booth, J. Fernandez, A. Timperman, and Boyd F. Edwards; Anomalous analyte dispersion at microchannel-nanocapillary membrane interfaces

Charge Dynamics in Disordered Insulating Materials, Alec Sim and John R. Dennison; Charge Dynamics in Disordered Insulating Materials

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Rayleigh-Lidar Determinations of the Vertical Wavelength of Mesospheric Gravity Wave, Joe R. Slansky, Durga N. Kafle, and Vincent B. Wickwar; SPS Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah, April 2009

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Rayleigh-Lidar Observations of Mesospheric Instabilities, Gabriel C. Taylor, Durga N. Kafle, and Vincent B. Wickwar; SPS Meeting

Investigating Upper Atmospheric Optical Phenomena Using Imaging Techniques, Michael J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet, Y. Zhao, J. Snively, D. Simkhada, and N. Chapagain; 36th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods

Near Infrared Imaging of the Destructive Re-entry of the ESA “Juels Verne” Automated Transfer Vehicle, Michael J. Taylor, J. Snively, P. D. Pautet, and P. Jenniskens; ATV Re-entry Workshop

Investigating gravity wave properties in the summer polar regions, Michael J. Taylor, Y. Zhao, P. D. Pautet, C. Randall, S. Bailey, and J. M. Russell III; IAGA Symposium

2008

Adsorption Isotherms for Nitrogen (N2) on Graphite, Jennifer Albretsen, Ethan Lindstrom, and John R. Dennison; Adsorption Isotherms for Nitrogen (N2) on Graphite

Temperature Dependence of Kapton HN Breakdown Voltages, Dan Arnfield and John R. Dennison; Temperature Dependence of Kapton HN Breakdown Voltages

Measuring Thermal Emissivity with Specific Application to Spacecraft Design, Alex Chanson and John R. Dennison; Measuring Thermal Emissivity with Specific Application to Spacecraft Design

Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials at Low Temperatures, Jodie Corbridge, John R. Dennison, and A. Hunt; Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials at Low Temperatures

Transient Conductivity of Kapton HN, Justin Dekany, John R. Dennison, and Steven Hart; Transient Conductivity of Kapton HN

Temperature, Electric Field and Dose Rate Dependence of the Conductivity of Highly Resistive Materials for Use on the James Webb Space Telescope, John R. Dennison; Temperature, Electric Field and Dose Rate Dependence of the Conductivity of Highly Resistive Materials for Use on the James Webb Space Telescope

The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring Electron Yields of Extreme Insulators, John R. Dennison; The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring Electron Yields of Extreme Insulators

USU JWST Induced Electrostatic Breakdown ICIM Samples, John R. Dennison; USU JWST Induced Electrostatic Breakdown ICIM Samples

Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials Under Varying Electron Fluence, John R. Dennison and R. C. Hoffmannn; Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials Under Varying Electron Fluence

Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Samples Charged by Particle Beams, John R. Dennison, Ryan Hoffmannn, Jennifer A. Roth, and Alec Sim; Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Samples Charged by Particle Beams

Wave Electrophoresis Trapping and Chaos, Boyd F. Edwards, L. Carroll, A. Timperman, J. Schiffbauer, and J. Mease; Wave Electrophoresis Trapping and Chaos

Measuring the Surface Charge on an Insulated Sample in Vacuum, Jesse Hayes, Joshua Hodges, Ryan Hoffmann, and John R. Dennison; Measuring the Surface Charge on an Insulated Sample in Vacuum

Launch and Deployment of the Misse-6 Payload: State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS), Joshua Hodges, Jeff Duce, and John R. Dennison; Launch and Deployment of the Misse-6 Payload: State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS)

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Critical Electron Dose Threshold for Measuring the Electron Yield of Unbiased Highly Insulating Materials, Ryan Hoffmann, Jonathon Abbott, and John R. Dennison; Bulletin of the American Physical Society

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Low-Fluence Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials, Ryan Hoffmann and John R. Dennison; Proceedings of the 22nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites

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Large-Amplitude Temperature Waves in the Upper Atmosphere, Jarron Lembke and Vincent B. Wickwar; Student Showcase, Utah State University, Logan, UT.

Observation and Characterization of Electrostatic Discharge in Insulating Materials Induced by Electron Beam Bombardment, Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffmannn, and John R. Dennison; Observation and Characterization of Electrostatic Discharge in Insulating Materials Induced by Electron Beam Bombardment

Dependence of Potential and Ion Distribution on Electrokinetic Radius in Infinite and Finite-length Nano-channels, J. Schiffbauer, J. Fernandez, W. Booth, K. Kelly, A. Timperman, and Boyd F. Edwards; Dependence of Potential and Ion Distribution on Electrokinetic Radius in Infinite and Finite-length Nano-channels

Seasonal Variability in OH Mesospheric Temperatures at Low-latitudes and Comparison with TIMED/SABER Temperatures, Michael J. Taylor, J. M. Russell III, and J. Oberheide; 35th Annual European Meeting on Atmospheric Studies by Optical Methods

Tides (tidal period perturbations) observed by CSU Na lidar, Tao Yuan; Tides (tidal period perturbations) observed by CSU Na lidar

2007

Investigating the Photoyield of Spacecraft Materials, Jennifer Albretsen, Ryan Hoffmann, and John R. Dennison; Investigating the Photoyield of Spacecraft Materials

Electric-Field-Induced Hopping Conductivity in Polymers, Jerilyn Brunson and John R. Dennison; Bulletin of the American Physical Society

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Hopping Conductivity in Low-Density Polyethylene, Jerilyn Brunson and John R. Dennison; Proceedings of the 12th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium

Charging and Discharging of Highly Resistive Spacecraft Materials, John R. Dennison; Charging and Discharging of Highly Resistive Spacecraft Materials

Resistivity of Kapton E at Intermediate Time Scales Following High-Energy Electron Irradiation, John R. Dennison and Jerilyn Brunson; American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ

Electronic property measurements and charging modeling of a ceramic-coated heat shield, M. M. Donegan, J. L. Sample, D. E. King, K. Caruso, D. Drewry, and John R. Dennison; Electronic property measurements and charging modeling of a ceramic-coated heat shield

Mass Transport at Nano/Microfluidic Interfaces in Electrokinetically Driven Systems, Boyd F. Edwards, J. Schiffbauer, A. Timperman, S. Miller, and K. Kelly; "Mass Transport at Nano/Microfluidic Interfaces in Electrokinetically Driven Systems"

Ground Based Imaging Opportunities in Africa, Michael J. Taylor; International Heliospheric Year (IHY) Meeting

Utilizing Airglow Measurements to Investigate Short-Period Gravity Wave Coupling at Mesospheric Heights, Michael J. Taylor, M. Ejiri, and Y. Zhao; CAWSES Conference

2006

From Whence Come the Electrons?, Jonathan Abbott, John R. Dennison, Jason Kite, Ryan Hoffmann, and R. E. Davies; From Whence Come the Electrons?

E-Field Conditioning and Charging Memory in Low Density Polyethylene, Jerilyn Brunson and John R. Dennison; E-Field Conditioning and Charging Memory in Low Density Polyethylene

Resistivity Measurement Methods of Extreme Insulators, Jerilyn Brunson and John R. Dennison; Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Measurements of the Radiation Induced Conductivity of Insulating Polymeric Materials for the James Webb Space Telescope, Jodie Corbridge, John R. Dennison, J. Hodges, R. C. Hoffmann, J. Abbott, A. Hunt, and R. Spaulding; Measurements of the Radiation Induced Conductivity of Insulating Polymeric Materials for the James Webb Space Telescope

Instrumentation for Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials, Jodie Corbridge, J. Hodges, John R. Dennison, R. C. Hoffmann, J. Abbott, S. Hart, A. Thomas, J. Brunson, A. Hunt, and R. Spaulding; Instrumentation for Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials

Amusement Park Physics, Ashley Crookston and John R. Dennison; Amusement Park Physics

Electron emission and resistivity of Materials for the NASA Solar Probe Mission in Extreme Thermal and Radiation Environments, John R. Dennison; Electron emission and resistivity of Materials for the NASA Solar Probe Mission in Extreme Thermal and Radiation Environments

Study of High Resistivity Materials Used for JWST at Low Temperature, John R. Dennison; Study of High Resistivity Materials Used for JWST at Low Temperature

The Charge Collector: Just a Drop in the Bucket, John R. Dennison; The Charge Collector: Just a Drop in the Bucket

Electron Emission Testing of Solar Sail Nanocomposite Materials, John R. Dennison, Jonathan Abbott, Ryan Hoffmann, and Jodie Corbridge; Electron Emission Testing of Solar Sail Nanocomposite Materials

Design and Pre-Flight Testing of the State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Experiment, John R. Dennison, J. W. Burns, C. D. Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Davis, R. S. Hyde, James S. Dyer, J. Duce, J. Hodges, and J. Geddes; Design and Pre-Flight Testing of the State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Experiment

The State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Experiment, John R. Dennison, James S. Dyer, J. Duce, J. Hodges, J. W. Burns, C. D. Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Pearson, L. Davis, and R. S. Hyde; The State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Experiment

Recent Advances in Measurements Related to the Charging and Discharging of Spacecraft Materials, John R. Dennison and Nelson Green; Recent Advances in Measurements Related to the Charging and Discharging of Spacecraft Materials

Measurement of the Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials, John R. Dennison, R. C. Hoffmann, and J. Abbott; Measurement of the Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials

The Emission Angle and Incident Energy Dependence of the Boundary between Secondary and Backscattered Electrons, John R. Dennison and Jason Kite; The Emission Angle and Incident Energy Dependence of the Boundary between Secondary and Backscattered Electrons

Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity: An Investigation of Electric Field-Dependent Resistivity in Polymers, S. R. Hart, J. Brunson, and John R. Dennison; Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity: An Investigation of Electric Field-Dependent Resistivity in Polymers

Instrumentation for Measuring Radiation Induced Conductivity of Insulating Materials, J. Hodges, Jodie Corbridge, John R. Dennison, R. C. Hoffmann, J. Abbott, A. Hunt, and R. Spaulding; Instrumentation for Measuring Radiation Induced Conductivity of Insulating Materials

Determination of Electron Emission Crossover Energies in Insulators, Ryan Hoffmann, Jonathon Abbott, and John R. Dennison; Bulletin of the American Physical Society

Effects of Fluence and Charge Density for Pulsed, Low-Fluence Measurements ofElectron Emission in Highly Insulating Materials, Ryan Hoffman and John R. Dennison; Effects of Fluence and Charge Density for Pulsed, Low-Fluence Measurements ofElectron Emission in Highly Insulating Materials

Measuring Auger Signatures Using a Rotatable, High-Resolution Retarding Field Analyzer Faraday Cup Detector, Jason Kite and John R. Dennison; Measuring Auger Signatures Using a Rotatable, High-Resolution Retarding Field Analyzer Faraday Cup Detector

Electrophoretic Extraction of Ions from a Pressure-Driven Flow, H. Luo, Boyd F. Edwards, S. Miller, B. Reschke, and A. Timperman; Electrophoretic Extraction of Ions from a Pressure-Driven Flow

Ground-based Observations of Polar Mesospheric Clouds: Structure, Radiance and Gravity Wave Effects, Michael J. Taylor; Spring AGU Meeting

Utilizing Simultaneous OH and O2 Data to Investigate Vertical Wave Coupling Over a Broad Spectral Range, Michael J. Taylor; 3rd IAGA/ICMA Workshop

Utilization of Airglow Imaging to Investigate Gravity Wave Instability Dynamics in the MLT Region: Overview and New Results, Michael J. Taylor, P. D. Pautet, Y. Zhao, M. Ejiri, A. Z. Liu, and D. C. Fritts; 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

The Effect of Voltage Ramp Rate on Dielectric Breakdown of Thin Film Polymers, Anthony Thomas, John R. Dennison, Steve Hart, and R. C. Hoffmann; The Effect of Voltage Ramp Rate on Dielectric Breakdown of Thin Film Polymers

The CSU sodium lidar facility:Current observation capability and science, Tao Yuan, T. Li, P. Acott, J. Yue, S. Harrell, D. A. Krueger, and C. Y. She; The CSU sodium lidar facility:Current observation capability and science.

Climatology Of Mesopause RegionTemperature, Zonal Wind And Meridional Wind Over Fort Collins, CO (41°N, 105°W), Tao Yuan, C. Y. She, D. A. Krueger, F. Sassi, R. Garcia, and R. Roble; Climatology Of Mesopause RegionTemperature, Zonal Wind And Meridional Wind Over Fort Collins, CO (41°N, 105°W)

Investigating Planetary Wave and Seasonal Variability in Mesospheric Temperature at Mid-and Low-latitudes, Y. Zhao, Michael J. Taylor, C. S. Gardner, and A. Liu; 36th COSPAR Scientific Assembly

2005

Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulating Materials, Jonathan Abbott and John R. Dennison; Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulating Materials

Comparison of Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulators, Jonathan Abbott, Ryan Hoffmann, John R. Dennison, and Sarah Barton; Comparison of Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulators

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Wavelength Control for a Potassium Resonance Lidar, Everett E. A. and Vincent B. Wickwar; Utah State University Student Showcase for Undergraduate Research

Measuring Resistivity of Extreme Insulators, Jerilyn Brunson and John R. Dennison; Measuring Resistivity of Extreme Insulators

Validation of daylight charging capabilities of the SPARCS code, Sebastien Clerc, Sylvie Brosse, and John R. Dennison; Validation of daylight charging capabilities of the SPARCS code

Measurements of Electricaland Electron Emission Properties of Highly Insulating Materials, John R. Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Ryan Hoffman, Jonathon Abbott, Clint Thomson, and Alec Sim; Measurements of Electricaland Electron Emission Properties of Highly Insulating Materials

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Studies of Thermally Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon Resulting in a Decrease Of Quasi-Stone-Wales Defects and Increase In Bandgap, John R. Dennison, tim doyle, Jodie Corbridge, Sterling Smith, and Neal Nickles; 2005 APS March Meeting, Bulletin of the American Physical Society

SUSpECS—State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study—MISSE-6, Jeff Duce, Joshua Hodge, Jacob Geddes, Andrew Auman, Sarah Barton, John R. Dennison, Clint Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Davis, J. W. Burns, R. S. Hyde, and James Dyer; SUSpECS—State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study—MISSE-6