Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Anisotropy in the South Atlantic Anomaly, Shaun M. Easley
Time Resolution of Collapse Events During the Progation of Ultraviolet Filaaments, Teresa J. Fondren
Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Beam Cleanup and Beam Phasing Through Two Passive Channels, Omar Gamboa
Phenomenological Model for Infrared Emissions from High-Explosive Detonation Fireballs, Kevin C. Gross
A Study of Bi-Directional Reflectance Distribution Functions and Their Effects on Infrared Signature Models, Samuel I. Harkiss
Precise Calculation of Complex Radioactive Decay Chains, Logan J. Harr
High Resolution Mesoscale Weather Data Improvement to Spatial Effects for Doserate Contour Plot Predictions, Christopher P. Jones
Portable Diode Pumped Femtosecond Laser, David A. Jones
Investigation of Radio Frequency Discharges and Langmuir Probe Diagnostic Methods in a Fast Flowing Electronegative Background Gas, Nathaniel P. Lockwood
Parallel Fast Multipole Method for Molecular Dynamics, Reid G. Ormseth
Collision Broadening Using Alkali-Filled, Hollow Core Fibers, Luke P. Rodgers
Optical Parametric Oscillation in Orientation-Patterned Gallium Arsenide, Scott A. Shell
Holes: Ionospheric Scintillation, GPS and Imputation, Robert A. Steenburgh
Raman Fiber Lasers and Amplifiers based on Multimode Fibers and their Applications to Beam Cleanup, Nathan B. Terry
Assessment of the Impact of Various Ionospheric Models on High Frequency Signal Raytracing, Joshua T. Werner
Assessment of Optical Turbulence Profiles Derived from Probabilistic Climatology, Brett W. Wisdom
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
The Simulation of Off-axis Laser Propagation Using HELEEOS, Scott L. Belton
Passive Multiple Beam Combination in Optical Fibers via Stimulated Brillouin Scattering, Kirk C. Brown
Computational Modeling of the Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Device for Aeronautical Applications, Christopher S. Charles
Characteristics of Two-Dimensional Triangular and Three-Dimensional Face-Centered-Cubic Photonic Crystals, Jeffery D. Clark
Carrier Lifetime Dynamics of Epitaxial Layer HVPE Gallium Arsenide Using Time-Resolved Experiments, Wayne E. Eikenberry
Development of a Multiple Beam Combiner Using Stimulated Raman Scattering in Multimode Fiber, Brian M. Flusche
Singlet Delta Oxygen: A Quantitative Analysis Using Off-Axis Integrated-Cavity-Output-Spectroscopy (ICOS), Jeffrey E. Gallagher
Comparison of Climatological Optical Turbulence Profiles to Standard, Statistical and Numerical Models Using Heleeos, Liesebet E. Gravley
Passive Ranging Using Atmospheric Oxygen Absorption Spectra, Michael R. Hawks
Efficient and Accurate Computation of Elastic Cross Sections in the Single-Level Breit-Wigner Resonance Region, Edward L. Hobbs
Macroscopic Computational Model of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators, Timothy R. Klein
Radiometric Analysis of Daytime Satellite Detection, Katherine B. Lilevjen
Development of a Three-Dimensional Air Blast Propagation Model Based Upon the Weighted Average Flux Method, Stephen R. McHale
Optical Characterization of Thick Growth Orientation-Patterned Gallium Arsenide, Joshua W. Meyer
Backward Amplification and Beam Cleanup of a Raman Fiber Laser Oscillator using a Multi-Mode Graded Index Fiber Amplifier, Jesse D. S. Morgan III
A Study of Collapse Events in Ultraviolet Light Filaments Due to Transient Edge Effects, Paul L. Muller
Characterization of Stress in GaN-on-Sapphire Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Structures Using Micro-Raman Spectroscopy, Francisco E. Parada
Modeling E & F Region Ionospheric Response to X-Ray Solar Flares, Annette M. Parsons
Spatially-Resolved Temperature Diagnostic for Supersonic Flow Using Cross-Beam Doppler-Limited Laser Saturation Spectroscopy, Grady T. Phillips
Prediction of Flight-Level Radiation Hazards Due To Solar Energetic Protons, Matthew P. Sattler
Type II Quantum Computing Algorithm for Computational Fluid Dynamics, James A. Scoville
Shockwave Interactions with Argon Glow Discharges, Nicholas S. Siefert
Reproducibility Distinguishability and Correlation of Fireball and Shockwave Dynamics in Explosive Munitions Detonations, Bryan J. Steward
Characterization of Passivated Indium Antimonide, Catherine Ann Taylor
Characterization of Detonation Phenomena Observed in High-Speed Visible Imagery, Trevor W. Warren
A Climatological Study of Equatorial GPS Data and the Effects on Ionospheric Scintillation, Katharine A. Wicker
Prediction of the Temporal Evolution of Solar X-Ray Flares, Aaron J. Williams
A New Application of the Channel Packet Method for Low Energy 1-D Elastic Scattering, Clint M. Zeringue
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Non-Adiabatic Energy Surfaces of the B+H2 Systems, Lachlan T. Belcher
Development of a Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) F-15 Disturbance Storm-time (Dst) Index, James M. Bono
Surface Oxidation Study of Uranium Dioxide under Wet and Dry Conditions, Gary T. Brett
A Comparison of Hazard Predication and Assessment Capability (HPAC) Software Dose-Rate Contour Plots to a Sample of Local Fallout Data from Test Detonations in the Continental United States, 1945-1962, Richard W. Chancellor
Electro-optic Beam Steering Using Domain Engineered Lithium Tantalate, Daren J. Chauvin
Classification of Battlespace Detonations from Temporally Resolved Mutli-Band Imagery and Mid-Infrared Spectra, Anthony N. Dills
In-line Particulate Transport and Dispersion Modeling Using the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS), John W. Englert
Optical Investigation of Transition Metal Implanted Wide Band Gap Semiconductors, Brian P. Feller
Lethality of Bacillus anthracis Spores Due to Short Duration Heating Measured Using Infrared Spectroscopy, Kristina M. Goetz
Multiple Channel Laser Beam Combination and Phasing Using Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in Optical Fibers, Brent W. Grime
Deep Level Defects in Electron-Irradiated Aluminum Gallium Nitride Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy, Michael R. Hogsed
Detection of Bacillus Spores by Aptamer Selectivity Using Atomic Force Microscopy, Nina M. Houtkooper
Capacitance-Voltage Study on the Effects of Low Energy Electron Radiation on Al0.27Ga0.73N/GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor, Thomas D. Jarzen
Limitations in Time Resolved Photoluminescence of Gallium Nitride Using a Streak Camera, Thomas R. Jost
Manufacture and Testing of an Activation Foil Package for Use in AFIDS, Warren E. Kimmel
Liquid Crystal on Silicon Non-Mechanical Steering of a Laser Vibrometer System, Kevin S. Kuciapinski
Insulator Charging in RF MEMS Capacitive Switches, Jay F. Kucko
Computational Model of One-Dimensional Dielectric Barrier Discharges, Krista G. Marchand
Modeling the Infrared Intensity of a Large Commercial Aircraft, Ruben Martinez
Timing of Increasing Electron Counts from Geosynchronous Orbit to Low Earth Orbit, Kirk M. Olson
High-Temperature Ferromagnetism in Transition Metal Implanted Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors, Jeremy A. Raley
Improved Multinuclide Imaging of Special Nuclear Material Using a High Purity Germanium Double Sided Strip Detector, Fred D. Rothenbush Jr.
Development of 2-Dimensional Cloud Rise Model to Analyze Initial Nuclear Cloud Rise, Karson A. Sandman
Feasibility Analysis of a Compton Spectrometer System for Identification of Special Nuclear Material, Chad C. Schools
Customization of Discriminant Function Analysis for Prediction of Solar Flares, Evelyn A. Schumer
A Comparison of the Heft Subsurface and Delfic Particle Size Distributions and Effects in HPAC, Eric T. Skaar
Characterizing a Neutron Energy Spectrum using a "Forward Edge" Neutron Time-of-Flight Spectroscopy Technique, Jeffrey S. Spear
Temperature Dependent Current-Voltage Measurements of Neutron Irradiated Al0.27Ga0.73N/GaN Modulation Doped Field Effect Transistors, Troy A. Uhlman
Electrical Activation Studies of Silicon Implanted AlxGa1-xN, Timothy W. Zens
Detection of Residual Stress in SiC MEMS Using µ-Raman Spectroscopy, John C. Zingarelli
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Derivation of a Self-Consistent Auroral Oval Model Using the Auroral Boundary Index, Keith A. Anderson
Dust Storm Forecasting for Al Udeid AB, Qatar: An Empirical Analysis, Kevin S. Bartlett
An Automated Method of Predicting Clear-Air Turbulence, Brian L. Belson
Low Temperature Hall Measurements of Neutron Irradiated Silicon Carbide, Angelo M. Bonavita
Excited States of Silicon Carbide Clusters by Time Dependent Density Functional Theory, John E. Boyd
Verification of Meteorological Data Reports from the RQ-4A Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Steven M. Callis
Using Time-Resolved Photoluminescence to Measure the Excitation and Temperature Dependence of Carrier Relaxation in Mid-Wave Infrared Semiconductors, Kevin Cumblidge
Developing a Forecast Tool for Cloud-to-Ground Lightning in the North Central and Northeastern United States, Manuel I. Folsom Jr.
Comparison of a Conceptual Model and Objective Indicators of Extratropical Transition in the Western North Pacific, Gregory D. Fox
Comparative Study on the Use of Coherent Radar-Derived Electric Fields vs. Statistical Electric Fields for the Initialization of a High-Latitude Ionospheric Model, Christopher M. Hogue
Deviation of Time-Resolved Luminescence Dynamics in MWIR Semiconductor Materials from Carrier Recombination Theory Predictions, Peter M. Johnson
Estimating Equatorial F-Region Daytime Vertical E X B Drift Velocities from Ground-Based Magnetometer Measurements in the Philippine Longitude Sector, Shauna M. Kinkela
Feasibility of Using Classification Analyses to Determine Tropical Cyclone Rapid Intensification, Jonathan W. Leffler
Design and Model Verification of an Infrared Chromotomographic Imaging System, Daniel A. LeMaster
Forecasting Advective Sea Fog with the Use of Classification and Regression Tree Analyses for Kunsan Air Base, Danielle M. Lewis
A Statistically-Based Method for Predicting Fog and Stratus Dissipation, Louis L. Lussier III
The Kinetics Following Photolysis of Nitrosyl Bromide, Lori A. Mahoney
Verification of the Mountain Wave Forecast Model's Stratospheric Turbulence Forecasts Using Sounding Data and Pilot Reports, Scott M. Miller
Analysis of Uncertainties in Infrared Camera Measurements of a Turbofan Engine in an Altitude Test Cell, Thomas A. Morris
Optical Characterization and Modeling of Compositionally Matched Indium Arsenide-Antimonide Bulk and Multiple Quantum Well Semiconductors, Scott C. Phillips
An Analysis of the Effects of Low Energy Electron Radiation of AlxGa1-xN/GaN Modulation-Doped Field-Effect Transistors, James M. Sattler
An Experimental Design for Measuring In Situ Radiation Damage to a Piezoelectric Transducer, Michael R. Severson
Special Nuclear Material Imaging Using a High Purity Germanium Double Sided Strip Detector, Clifford V. Sulham