Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Identifying Four Year Average Cloud Field Regimes from World Wide Merged Cloud Analysis Dataset By Way of K-Means Clustering, Stewart G. Almeida
Nonlinear Solution of the Time Eigenvalue of a Fast Burst Reactor Using the Finite Volume Method, Stephen H. Baxter
A Comparative Evaluation of the Fast Optical Pulse Response of Event-based Cameras, Tyler J. Brewer
One Dimensional Study of Magnetoplasmadynamic Thrusters for a Potential New Class of Heavy Ion Drivers for Plasma Jet Driven Magnetoinertial Fusion, Patrick M. Brown
A Comparison of Sporadic-E Occurrence Rates Using Ionosondes and GPS Radio Occultation Measurements, Rodney A. Carmona Jr.
Computational Electromagnetic Modeling of Metasurface Optical Devices with Defect Study, Carlos D. Diaz
Error Reduction for the Determination of Transverse Moduli of Single-Strand Carbon Fibers via Atomic Force Microscopy, Joshua D. Frey
Studying the Conditions for Magnetic Reconnection in Solar Flares with and without Precursor Flares, Seth H. Garland
Correction of Back Trajectories Utilizing Machine Learning, Britta F. Gjermo Morrison
Error Detection in Quantum Algorithms, Simeon R. Hanks
Characterization and Analysis of BOMARC Accident Debris, Aaron J. Heffelfinger
Ab Initio Spectroscopy of Natural and Artificial Fire Contaminants for V/W Band Frequency Signal Absorbance, Matthew B. Husk
Impendance Probe Payload Development for Space-based Joint Service Collaboration, Brian T. Kay
Space to High-Altitude Region Adjoint Neutron Transport, Zachary W. LaMere
Neutron Pulse-Time Extension through Conversion to Positronium, Shawn T. McTaggart
Examination of a Lenseless Setup for Reflective Inverse Diffusion of Light, John Nguyen
Synthetic Lightning Generation Employing Autoregressive-Moving-Average (ARMA) Models, Seth R. Powers
Characterization of the Spatial Distribution and Evolution of Cerium and Calcium in Laser Produced Plasma, Michael G. Rynders
Topological Realizations of Entangling Quantum Gates, Adrian D. Scheppe
Application of Artificial Neural Networks to Elemental Assay Data for Nuclear Forensics Analysis, Jason G. Seik
Dynamic Holography in Resonant Nonlinear Media: Theory and Application, Jonathan E. Slagle
Lithium Compound Characterization via Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy and Raman Spectroscopy, James T. Stofel
Data Driven Investigation into the Off-Axis BRDF to Develop an Algorithm to Classify Anisotropicity, Anne W. Werkley
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Next-Generation Air Force Weather Metrics via Bayes Cost Analysis, Brandon M. Bailey
The Design of a Continuous Wave Molecular Nitrogen Stimulated Raman Laser in the Visible Spectrum, Timothy J. Bate
Modulation of Lightning Occurrence by the Solar Wind, Adam L. Baxter
Conduction Mapping for Quality Control of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Additive Manufacturing, Chance M. Baxter
Enhanced BRDF Modeling Using Directional Volume Scatter Terms, Michael W. Bishop
Validation of HTS Optical Turbulence Profiling via Sonic Anemometry, Alexander S. Boeckenstedt
Validation Technique for Modeled Bottomside Ionospheres via Ray Tracing, Kevin S. Burg
An Assessment of the Spatial Variation of Isotopic Ratios in a CANDU-6 Reactor for Nuclear Treaty Monitoring, Aaron W. Burkhardt
Spectroscopic Diagnostics for Supersonic Air Microwave Discharges, James E. Caplinger
Measurement of the 160Gd(p,n)160Tb excitation function from 4 18 MeV, using a stacked foil technique, Ryan K. Chapman
Characterizing Regime-Based Flow Uncertainty, John L. Fioretti
Neutron Displacement Damage in Germanium Tin Photodiodes, Nathan J. Gale
Determining Bulk Aerosol Absorption from Off Axis Backscattering using Rayleigh Beacon Laser Pulses, Julie C. Grossnickle
Solving Combinatorial Optimization Problems using the Quantum Approximation Optimization Algorithm, Nicholas J. Guerrero
A Machine Learning Approach to Characterizing Particle Morphology in Nuclear Forensics, Daniel A. Gum
Neutron Energy Effects on Asteroid Deflection, Lansing S. Horan IV
A Method for Routine PM2.5 Obsercation and Incorporation into Numerical Weather Prediction, Daniel B. Jagoda
Laser Induced Thermal Degradation of Carbon Fiber-Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Laminates, Joshua A. Key
Analysis of the Correlation between Re Filament Surface Features and TIMS Performance, Christopher J. Mihal
Mult-Spectral Imaging of Vegetation with a Diffractive Plenoptic Camera, Tristan R. Naranjo
Determination and Simulation of the Neutron Spectrum of Nuclear Detonations and Surrogate Sources, Taylor M. Nichols
Low-Information Radiation Imaging using Rotating Scatter Mask Systems and Neural Network Algorithms, Robert J. Olesen
The Effect of Aeration Rate and Free-Floating Carrier Media on the Emission of Bacillus globigii in Bioaerosols, Andrew J. Owens
CN and C2 Spectroscopy on the Pulsed Ablation of Graphite in the Visible Spectrum, Brandon A. Pierce
Rapid Analysis of Plutonium Surrogate Material via Hand-Held Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy, Ashwin P. Rao
Simulation of Sporadic-E Parameters Using Phase Screen Method, Daniel W. Stambovsky
Detection of Reconnection Signatures in Solar Flares, Taylor R. Whitney
Localized Effects of Hurricane Michael (2018) on Total Electron Content, Joanna E.S. Williams
Comparison of the Accuracy of Rayleigh-Rice Polarization Factors to Improve Microfacet BRDF Models, Rachel L. Wolfgang
Determination of Lithium Isotope Concentration by Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Using Chemometrics, Jason C. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Quantifying Uncertainty of Ensemble Transport and Dispersion Simulations Using HYSPLIT, Daniel W. Bazemore
Displacement Damage Effects in GeSn Light Emitting Diodes, Kevin K. Choe
Nonlinear Characterizing of a New Titanium Nitride on Aluminum Oxide Metalens, Michael A. Cumming
Investigations of Point Defects in KH2PO4 Crystals Using Ab Initio Quantum Methods, Tabitha E. R. Dodson
Development of a Mixed-Radiation Directional Rotating Scatter Mask Detection System, Bryan V. Egner
Computational and Experimental Development of 2D Anisotropic Photonic Crystal Metamaterials, James A. Ethridge
Global Ionosonde and GPS Radio Occultation Sporadic-E Intensity and Height Comparison, Joshua Y. Gooch
Development of a Model for 11C Production via the 14N(p,α) Reaction Using a GE Pettrace Cyclotron, Amy C. Hall
Analysis of the Gálvez-Davison Index for Convective Forecasting Over Africa Using the GALWEM, William A. Hanson
Comparing Dual-Polarization Radar Lightning Forecast Methods across Southwest Utah, Daniel O. Katuzienski
Point Defects in Lithium Gallate and Gallium Oxide, Christopher A. Lenyk
Numerical Simulation of Unstable Laser Resonators with a High Gain Medium, Robert L. Lloyd
Targeted Germanium Ion Irradiation of Aluminum Gallium Nitride/Gallium Nitride High Electron Mobility Transistors, Melanie E. Mace
Effects of Sinusoidal Phase Modulation on Signal-to-Noise Ratio in a Digital Holography System, Davin Mao
The Non-Mechanical Beam Steering of Light in Reflective Inverse Diffusion, Eric K. Nagamine
Characterization of Tropical Cyclone Intensity Using Microwave Imagery, Amanda M. Nelson
Nuclear Data Covariance Analysis of an Energy Tuning Assembly for Simulating Nuclear Weapon Environments, Nicholas J. Quartemont
Enabling Mobile Neutron Detection Systems with CLYC, Matthew C. Recker
Variations of Heavy Ion Abundances Relative to Proton Abundances in Large Solar Energetic Particle Events, Joseph F. Round
Optical and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Characterization of Point Defects in Semiconductors, Elizabeth M. Scherrer
Modeling High-Altitude Nuclear Detonations using Existing Ionospheric Models, Sophia G. Schwalbe
Digital Holography Efficiency Experiments for Tactical Applications, Douglas E. Thornton
On the Pulsed Laser Ablation of Metals and Semiconductors, Todd A. Van Woerkom
Coupled Atmospheric Surface Observations with Surface Aerosol Particle Counts for Daytime Sky Radiance Quantification, Scott S. Wolfmeyer
Source Term Estimation of Atmospheric Pollutants Using an Ensemble of HYSPLIT Concentration Simulations, Casey L. Zoellick
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Design and Optimization of a 3-D Plasmonic Huygens Metasurface for Highly-Efficient Flat Optics, Bryan M. Adomanis
Characterization of the Effects of Heavy Charged Particle Exposure on the Radiation Resistant Bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans, Todd A. Bryant
Characterization of Silicon Ion Exposure on Deinococcus radiodurans, Richard F. Daughtry
Two-Photon Excitation of Cesium Alkali Metal Vapor 72D, 82D Kinetics and Spectroscopy, Ricardo C. Davila
Spatial Resolution and Contrast of a Focused Diffractive Plenoptic Camera, Carlos D. Diaz
A New Analysis of the Gálvez-Davison Index for Convective Forecasts in Northern Africa, Gabriel D. Donndelinger
Electrical Characterization of Crystalline UO2, ThO2 AND U0.71Th0.29O2, Christina L. Dugan
Using an Astrophysical Model to Characterize Nuclear Dust, Anita N. Dunsmore
Neutron Spectroscopy Using Rubberized Eu:LiCAF Wafers, Michael A. Ford
The Geographic Distribution of Downburst Frequency across Spaceport Florida, Tania M. Garza
Evaluation of a Cloud Detection Technique Using Spatial and Radiometric Thresholds For Near Infrared Satellite Imagery, William J. Graff
Forecasting Lightning Cessation Using Dual-Polarization Radar and Lightning Mapping Array near Washington, D.C., Nancy M. Holden
Investigation of Scramjet Flowfield Temperatures at the Boundary Layer with Hyperspectral Imaging, Amy M. Kerst
A Comparison of High Frequency Angle of Arrival and Ionosonde Data during a Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance, Kalen L. Knippling
Forecasting Lightning Initiation Utilizing Dual-Polarization Radar Parameters over Washington, D.C., Sarah A. Olsen
Methodology to Analyze Tropical Cyclone Intensity from Microwave Imagery, Matthew W. Perkins
Excited Argon 1s5 Production in Microhollow Cathode Discharges, Richard D. Peterson
Improving Fallout Characterization by Using Multivariate Techniques to Determine Composition, Christopher R. Pitkins
Evaluation and Quantification of Diffractive Plenoptic Camera Algorithm Performance, Jack A. Shepherd III
Impacts of Sub-Auroral Polarization Streams on High Frequency Operations as a Function of Modeled Particle Energy Flux, Nathan D. Smith
Pulse Height Spectra Analysis of a Neutron Energy Tuning Assembly, Jason R. Stickney