Technical Staff Activities

Ababou, R., J.O. Parra, C.L. Hackert, M.J. Sablik and B.J. Zook. "Seismic Waves in Randomly Heterogeneous Media: Multiple Scattering Dispersion and Attenuation." Proceedings of the Second Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Grenoble, France. Poromechanics II: 599-605. Lisse, The Netherlands: Balkema, 2002.

Augustyniak, B., L. Piotrowski, M. Chmielewski and M.J. Sablik. "Nondestructive Characterization of 2Cr-1Mo Steel Quality Using Magnetoacoustic Emission." IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 35, no. 5 (2002): 3,207-3,209.

Bartley, G.J., A.M. Anderson and K.B. Jones. "Method for Analyzing Lubricating Oil Contamination of Aircraft Systems." Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Paper No. 2002-01-2942. Paper presented at the SAE World Aviation Congress and Display, Phoenix, November 2002.

Bartley, G.J. and T.R. Gabehart. "Evaluation of NOx Emission Control Technologies for SIDI Engines." SAE Paper No. 2002-01-1674. Paper presented at the SAE International Spring Fuels and Lubricants Meeting and Exposition, Reno, Nev., May 2002.

Benke, R.R. and K.J. Kearfott. "Demonstration of a Collimated In Situ Method for Determining Depth Distributions Using Gamma-Ray Spectrometry." Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research 482, no. 3 (2002): 814-831. "

Bowles Jr., E.B. "Metering Matters - Inaccurate Gas Measurement Can Cost Thousands." Power Engineering (April 2002): 32-36.

Braun, A.A., P.C. McKeighan, A.M. Nicolson and R.D. Lohr, eds. ASTM STP 1411 - Applications of Automation Technology in Fatigue and Fracture Testing and Analysis: Fourth Volume. West Conshohocken, Pa.: American Society for Testing and Materials(ASTM) International, 2002.

Castle, J.W., F.J. Molz, S. Lu and C.L. Dinwiddie. "Sedimentology and Permeability Variation of Shallow-Marine Sandstones, Straight Cliffs Formation (Upper Cretaceous), Southern Utah: The Fractal/Facies Concept for Representing Natural Heterogeneity." Abstracts with Programs 34, no. 6 (2002): 24.

Chan, K.S. "A Microstructure-Based Fatigue Crack Initiation Model for Structural Alloys." Proceedings of the Fatigue Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. West Midlands, United Kingdom: Engineering Materials Advisory Service, Vol. 1 (2002): 347-354.

Chan, K.S. "Alloying Effects on Fracture Mechanisms in Nb-Based Intermetallic In-Situ Composites." Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. A329-331 (2002): 513-522.

Chan, K.S. "Brittle-to-Ductile Fracture Transition in Nb-Based Alloys and Intermetallics." Proceedings of Mechanisms and Mechanics of Fracture: The John Knott Symposium. Warrendale, Pa.: The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS), (2002): 143-148.

Chan, K.S. "Modeling Creep Behavior of Niobium Silicide In-Situ Composites." Materials Sciences and Engineering, 337 (2002): 59-66.

Chan, K.S. and M.P. Enright. "Physically Based Models for Predicting Fatigue Life Variability in Ni-Based Superalloys." Modeling the Performance of Engineering Structure Materials III, TMS, Warrendale, Pa. (2002): 135-142.

Chan, K.S., J.H. Feiger, Y.-D. Lee and S.J. Hudak Jr. "Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth Thresholds of a Ni-Based Single Crystal Alloy." Proceedings of David L. Davidson Symposium on Fatigue, TMS, Warrendale, Pa. (2002): 135-149.

Chan, K.S., P. Jones and Q. Wang. "Fatigue Crack Growth and Fracture Paths in Sand Cast B319 and A356 Aluminum Alloys." Materials Sciences and Engineering A341, no. 1 and 2 (2002): 18-34.

Clarson, S.J., S.D. Smith and M.E. Van Dyke. Synthesis and Properties of Silicones and Silicone-Modified Materials. Oxford University Press, Cary, N.C., 2003.

Coleman, N., J.R. Winterle, H. Arlt, C.L. Dinwiddie and R.W. Fedors. "Moisture Observations in Sealed Tunnels at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Paper presented at the Geological Society of America Annual Meeting and Exposition, Abstracts with Programs 34, no. 6 (2002), Denver, October 2002.

Cragnolino, G.A., D.S. Dunn and Y.-M. Pan. "Localized Corrosion Susceptibility of Alloy 22 As a Waste Package Container Material." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV. Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposium, Warrendale, Pa., 2002.

Crouch, A.E. and M.Q. Smith. "Resolution Impacts Accuracy: Part One." Pipeline and Gas Technology 1, no. 5 (August 2002): 26-30. "Resolution Impacts Accuracy: Part Two." Pipeline and Gas Technology 1, no. 6 (September 2002): 35-42.

Davidson, D.L. and K.S. Chan. "Microstructural and Fracture Characterization of Nb-Cr-Ti Mechanically Alloyed Materials." Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 33A (2002): 401-416.

Dinwiddie, C.L., R.W. Fedors, D.A. Ferrill and K.K. Bradbury. "Matrix Permeabilities of Faulted Nonwelded Tuffs." Abstracts with Programs, 34, no. 6 (2002), Paper presented at the GSA Annual Meeting and Exposition, Denver, October 2002.

Dupre, L., M.J. Sablik, R. Van Keer and J. Melkebeek. "Modeling of Microstructural Effects on Hysteresis Properties." Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35, no. 17 (2002): 2,086-2,090.

Enright, M.P. and H.R. Millwater. "Optimal Sampling Techniques for Zone-Based Probabilistic Fatigue Life Prediction." Proceedings of the 43rd AIAA/ASME/
ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Non-Deterministic Approaches Forum, Denver (April 2002): 1-9.

Farrugia, C.J., M. Popecki, E. Möbius, V.K. Joranova, M.I. Desai, R.J. Fitzenreiter, K.W. Ogilvie, H. Matsui, S. Lepri, T. Zurbuchen, G.M. Mason, G.R. Lawrence, L.F. Berlaga, R.P. Lepping, J.R. Dwyer and D.J. McComas. "Wind and ACE Observations during the Great Flow of 1-4 May 1998: Relation to Solar Activity and Implications for the Magnetosphere." Journal of Geophysical Research 107 (A9), 1,240, doi: 10.1029/2001JA000188, 2002.

Ghosh, A. and B. Sagar. "Assessment of Aircraft Crash Frequency during Takeoff and Landing at an Airport." Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002. Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science Ltd. 1 (2002): 827-833.

Gosling, J.T., R.M. Skoug, W.C. Feldman and D.J. McComas. "Symmetric Suprathermal Electron Depletions on Closed Field Lines in the Solar Wind." Geophysical Research Letters 29 (12) doi: 10.1029/2001GL013949, 2002.

Grothaus, M.G., E.A. Franke and R.D. Lamm. "Advancements in Photonic Network Architecture Migration: Physical Threats to Fiber Optic Communication." National Communications Systems, Technical Information Bulletin, 02-5 (August 2002).

Hackert, C.L. and J.O. Parra. "Simulating NMR Magnetization Diffusion in a Real Carbonate Pore System." Petrophysics 43, no. 5 (2002): 425-433.

Harrell Jr., J.P., R.E. Harris and A.J. Smalley. "Compressor Health Monitoring Toolkit." Hydrocarbon Engineering (2002): 63-66.

Hudak Jr., S.J., K.S. Chan, G.G. Chell, Y.-D. Lee and R.C. McClung. "A Damage Tolerance Approach for Predicting the Threshold Stresses for High Cycle Fatigue in the Presence of Supplemental Damage." Proceedings of David L. Davidson Symposium on Fatigue, TMS, Warrendale, Pa. (2002): 107-120.

Huyse, L.J., S.L. Padula, R.M. Lewis and W. Li. "Probabilistic Approach To Free-Form Airfoil Shape Optimization under Uncertainty." American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) Journal 40, no. 9 (2002): 1,764-1,772.

Huyse, L.J. and R.W. Walters. "Uncertainty Analysis for the Steady-State Generalized Burgers Equation." AIAA Paper 2002-1712. Paperpresentedatthe43rdAIAA/ASME/
ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Denver, April 2002.

Jones, G.H., E.A. Lucek, A. Balogh, R.J. MacDowall, D.J. McComas and E.J. Smith. "A High-Latitude Interplanetary Magnetic Field Enhancement at Ulysses." Journal of Geophysical Research 107, (A5) doi: 10.1029/2001JA000098, 2002.

Khalek, I.A., T.L. Ullman, S.A. Shimpi, C. Jackson, B. Dharmawardhana, B. Silvas, N. Kreft, N. Harvey, D. Munday, Y. Yamagishi, et al. "Performance of Partial Flow Sampling Systems Relative To Full Flow CVS for Determination of Particulate Emissions under Steady-State and Transient Diesel Engine Operation." SAE Paper No. 2002-01-1718. Paper presented at the SAE Spring Fuels and Lubricants Conference, Reno, Nev., May 2002.

Lamm, R.D. and G.L. Ragsdale. "Advancements in Photonic Network Architecture Migration: The Evolution and Deployment of Multiprotocol Label Switching, Generalized Multiprotocol Label Switching and Advanced Optical Switching." National Communications System Technical Information Bulletin 2002-4 (May 2002).

Leverant, G.R., R.C. McClung, H.R. Millwater and M.P. Enright. "A New Tool for Design and Certification of Aircraft Turbine Titanium Rotors." Proceedings of the 47th American Society of Mechanical Engineer (ASME) International Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Technical Congress, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, June 2002.

Li, W., L.J. Huyse and S.L. Padula. "Robust Airfoil Optimization To Achieve Drag Reduction over a Range of Mach Numbers." Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 24, no. 1 (2002): 38-50.

Ling, J. and A.C. Bovik. "Smoothing Low SNR Molecular Images Via Anisotropic Median-Diffusion." Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Transaction on Medical Imaging 21 (2002): 377-384.

Ling, J., S.D. Weitman, M.A. Miller, R.V. Moore and A.C. Bovik. "Direct Raman Imaging Techniques for Study of the Subcellular Distribution of a Drug." Applied Optics 41, no. 28 (October 2002): 6,006-6,017.

Marty, S.D., C. Morgan and R. Fewkes. "Development of a Belt CVT Fluid Test Procedure Using the VT20/25E Belt Box for the DEX-CVT® Specification." SAE Paper No. 2002-01-2819. Paper presented at the SAE International Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, October 2002.

McComas, D.J., H.A. Elliott, J.T. Gosling, D.B. Reisenfeld, R.M. Skoug, B.E. Goldstein, M. Neugebauer and A. Balogh. "Ulysses' Second Fast-Latitude Scan: Complexity Near Solar Maximum and the Reformation of Polar Coronal Holes." Geophysical Research Letters 29 (9) doi: 10.1029/2001GL014164, 2002.

McComas, D.J., H.A. Elliott and R. Von Steiger. "Solar Wind from High Latitude Coronal Holes at Solar Maximum." Geophysical Research Letters 29 (9) doi: 10.1029/2001GL013940, 2002.

McComas, D.J., P.W. Valek, J.L. Burch, C.J. Pollock, R.M. Skoug and M.F. Thomsen. "Filling and Emptying of the Plasma Sheet: Remote Observations with 1-70 keV Energetic Neutral Atoms." Geophysical Research Letters 29(22), 2,052, doi: 10.10129/2002GL016153, 2002.

McKeighan, P.C. "Chapter 19. Testing of Metallic Materials." Handbook of Materials Selection. Edited by Myer Kutz. New York: John Wiley and Sons Inc. (2002): 519-543.

McKeighan, P.C., J.H. Feiger and W.T. Riddell. "Fatigue Crack Growth Rate Behavior of Tank Car Steel TC-128B." Iron & Steelmaker 29, no. 5 (May 2002): 73-78.

Miller, G.R. "Polyvinylalcohol Procedures Simplify Standards Preparation and Chlorine Tests." Water Environment Laboratory Solutions 9, no. 1 (2002): 5-7.

Millwater, H.R., M.P. Enright and S.K. Fitch. "A Convergent Probabilistic Technique for Risk Assessment of Gas Turbine Disks Subject To Metallurgical Defects." Proceedings of the 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Non-Deterministic Approaches Forum, Denver (April 2002): 1-10.

Mohanty, S. and Y.-T. Wu. "Mean-Based Sensitivity or Uncertainty Importance Measures for Identifying Influential Parameters." Proceedings of the PSAM6, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002.

Mukherjee, J., S.J. Jeffers, C.A. Gonzalez and A. Galus. "Value Added Services with the SwRI Data System." Proceedings of the Ensuring Long-Term Preservation and Adding Value to Scientific and Technical Data Conference, Toulouse, France, November 2002.

Painter, S.L. "Statistical Analysis of Spatial Variability in Sedimentary Rock." Heterogeneity in the Crust and Upper Mantle: Nature, Scaling and Seismic Properties. New York: Kluwer Academic (2002): 187-206.

Pan, Y.-M., C.S. Brossia, G.A. Cragnolino, D.S. Dunn, V. Jain and N. Sridhar. "Evolution of Solution Chemistry through Interactions with Waste Package Internal Structural Components." Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXV. Proceedings of the Materials Research Society Symposium, Warrendale, Pa., 2002.

Parra, J.O. and C.L. Hackert. "Dynamic Fluid Pressure in Vuggy Carbonate Rock." Proceedings of the Second Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Grenoble, France and Balkema, Lisse, The Netherlands, August 2002. Poromechanics II, 739-744.

Parra, J.O. and C.L. Hackert. "Wave Attenuation Attributes as Flow Unit Indicators." The Leading Edge 21 (June 2002): 564-572.

Parra, J.O., C.L. Hackert and P.-C. Xu. "Characterization of Fractured Low Q Zones at the Buena Vista Hills Reservoir, Calif." Geophysics, 67, no. 4 (2002): 1,061-1,070.

Pensado, O., V. Troshanov, B. Sagar and G.W. Wittmeyer. "A Partitioning Method for Identifying Model Parameters." Proceedings of the PSAM6, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002. Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, United Kingdom: Elsevier Science Ltd. 1 (2002): 827-833.

Ragsdale, G.L. and R.D. Lamm. "Advancements in Photonic Network Architecture Migration: Advances in Light Buffering for Photonic Switched Networks." National Communications Systems, Technical Information Bulletin, 02-6 (August 2002).

Ragsdale, G.L., T.J. Warnagiris and D.B. Koch. "Wireless Modem Synchronization Using an External Reference." Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon, Columbia, S.C., April 2002: 326-332.

Riha, D.S., B.H. Thacker, M.P. Enright, L.J. Huyse and S.K. Fitch. "Recent Advances of the NESSUS Probabilistic Software for Engineering Applications." Proceedings of the 43rd AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Non-Deterministic Approaches Forum, Denver, April 2002.

Runnels, S.R., R.A. Page, M.P. Enright and H.R. Millwater. "Advanced Experimental and Computational Tools for Robust Evaluation of On-Chip Interconnect Reliability." IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing 15, no. 3 (2002): 355-365.

Schwadron, N.A., M. Combi, W. Huebner and D.J. McComas. "The Outer Source of Pickup Ions and Anomalous Cosmic Rays." Geophysical Research Letters 29 (20), 1,993, doi:10.1029/2002GL015829, 2002.

Skalny, P., D. Powell and S.T. McBroom. "Roadmap for Hybridization of Military Tactical Vehicles: How Can We Get There?" SAE Paper No. 2002-01-3048. Paper presented at the SAE International Truck and Bus Meeting and Exhibition, Detroit,
November 2002.

Turner, D.R., F.P. Bertetti and R.T. Pabalan. "Chapter 10: Role of Radionuclide Sorption in High-Level Waste Performance Assessment: Approaches for the Abstraction of Detailed Models." Geochemistry of Soil Radionuclides, Soil Science Society of America Special Publication, 59 (2002): 211-252.

Van Dyke, M.E., S.J. Clarson and R. Arshady. "Chapter 3: Silicone Biomaterials." Polymers in Biology and Medicine, London: Citrus Reference Books, 2003.

Warnagiris, T.J. "Signal Reuse for Wireless Applications." Applied Microwave & Wireless, 14, no. 9 (September 2002): 26-34.

Webb, C.C. "Advanced Performance of Metallic Converter Systems Demonstrated on a Production V8 Engine." SAE Paper No. 2002-01-0347. Paper presented at the SAE World Congress, Detroit, March 2002.

Weimer, D.R., D.M. Ober, N.C. Maynard, W.J. Burke, M.R. Collier, D.J. McComas, N.F. Ness and C.W. Smith. "Variable Time Delays in the Propagation of the Interplanetary Magnetic Field." Journal of Geophysical Research 107 (A8), doi: 10.1029/2001JA009102, 2002.

Wellinghoff, S.T., D.P. Nicolella, D.P. Hanson, H.R. Rawls, B.K. Norling. "Photopolymerizable Liquid Crystal Monomer-Oxide Nanoparticle Composites." Proceedings of the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exhibition, New Orleans, November 2002.

Wu, Y.T., M.P. Enright and H.R. Millwater. "Probabilistic Methods for Design Assessment of Reliability with Inspection." AIAA Journal 40, no. 5 (2002): 937-946.

Yost, D.M., E.A. Frame and R.E. Grinstead. "Operability and Compatibility Characteristics of Advanced Technology Diesel Fuels: Pump Evaluations." SAE Paper No. 2002-01-1675. Paper presented at the SAE Spring Fuels and Lubricants Meeting, Reno, Nev., May 2002.

Presentations

Alvarez, J.L. and M.A. Koets. "Parallel FPGA-DSP Waveform Server Architecture." Paper presented at the International Signal Processing Conference and Global DSP Expo, Dallas, April 2003.

Balogh, A., E.J. Smith, R.J. Forsyth, G.H. Jones and D.J. McComas. "Heliospheric Magnetic Field Structure at Solar Maximum." Paper presented at the 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, France, April 2002.

Bartlett, G.R. "Performance Enhancement of Flat Nozzles on a Robotic Depaint System." Paper presented at Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference, Daytona Beach, Fla., May 2002.

Bendele, L.M. "Automotive Lubrication Changes." Paper presented at the First Automobile Works Academic Symposium, R&D Center, ChangChun, China, November 2002.

Bendele, L.M. "Gasoline Engine Lubricant Specification Update." Paper presented at the Chinese Lubricant Congress, GuiLin, China, October 2002.

Bendele, L.M. "Updating China's Gasoline Specifications for Reduced Automotive Emissions." Paper presented at the China SAE Fuels and Lubricants Conference, JingGhanShan, China, October 2002.

Benke, R.R. "A Methodology for Preclosure Risk Assessment for a Geologic Nuclear Waste Repository." Paper presented at the PSAM6 Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002.

Boice, D.C., M.P. Wüest and M.B. Koch. "Young Engineers and Scientists: An Educational Outreach Program." Paper presented at the 53rd International Aeronautical Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Bowles Jr., E.B. "GTI Metering Research Facility Status Report." Paper presented at the American School of Gas Measurement Technology, Houston, September 2002.

Bowles Jr., E.B. "Overview of GTI Metering Research Facility R&D Program." Paper presented at the Advanced Energy Measurement and Plant Fuel Economy Forum, Corpus Christi, Texas, August 2002.

Boyd, J. "Defensibility and Ethics in the Laboratory." Paper presented at the Society for Quality Assurance Annual Conference, Albuquerque, N.M., October 2002.

Brossia, C.S., G.A. Cragnolino and D.S. Dunn. "Effect of Oxide Thickness on the Localized and Passive Corrosion of Zircaloy-4." Paper No. 02549. Paper presented at the CORROSION National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) International Annual Conference, Denver, April 2002.

Brossia, C.S. and D.S. Dunn. "Condition Based Coating Degradation Sensor." Paper No. 02161. Paper presented at the CORROSION NACE International Annual Conference, Denver, April 2002.

Brossia, C.S., N. Sridhar and M. Dammann. "Aircraft Corrosion During Depaint Operations." Paper presented at the CORROSION NACE International Annual Conference, Denver, April 2002.

Brossia, C.S., L. Yang, D.S. Dunn and N. Sridhar. "Corrosion Sensing and Monitoring." Paper presented at the CORROSION NACE International Annual Conference, Denver, April 2002.

Burket, D., B. Carruth and R.L. Thorpe. "Web Systems for Collaboration and Information Management." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Burkhardt, G.L. and J.L. Fisher. "Eddy Current Inspection Simulator." Poster presented at the 6th Joint FAA/DoD/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, San Francisco, September 2002.

Burnside, O.H. "Applications of Non-Deterministic Approaches." Paper presented at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn., October 2002.

Cardinal, J.W. "NASGRO Development Status." Paper presented at the Air Force Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference, Savannah, Ga., December 2002.

Collier, M.R., T.E. Moore, P. Wurz, J.L. Burch, M.-C. Fok, S. Fuselier, D.J. McComas and T.I. Gombosi. "Observations of Neutral Atoms from the Solar Wind and Magnetosheath." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Cragnolino, G.A., O. Pensado, D.S. Dunn, C.S. Brossia and N. Sridhar. "Lifetime Prediction of High-Level Radioactive Waste Containers Affected by Corrosion." Paper presented at the 15th International Corrosion Congress, Granada, Spain, September 2002.

Crouch, A.E. "Application of Non-Linear Harmonic Sensors for Detection of Mechanical Damage" and "Conformable Array for Mapping Pipeline Corrosion." Papers presented at the DOE National Energy Technology Laboratory Natural Gas Infrastructure Reliability Industry Forum, Morgantown, W. Va., September 2002.

Crouch, A.E. "Critical Assessment of the Remaining Strength of Corroded Pipe using Magnetic Flux Leakage Signals." Paper presented at the Corrosion and Inspection Committee of Pipeline Research Council International (PRCI), Calgary, Canada, October 2002.

Crouch, A.E., G.L. Burkhardt and P. Porter. "Conformable Eddy Current Array for Mapping External Pipeline Corrosion." Paper presented at the International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, Canada, October 2002.

DeKruif, D.W. "Blast Facility Design." Paper presented at Aerospace Coatings Removal and Coatings Conference, Daytona Beach, Fla., May 2002.

Dellenback, S.W. "Statewide ITS Perspective and Update." Paper presented at the Intelligent Transporation Systems (ITS) Texas Annual Conference, San Antonio, November 2002.

Dellenback, S.W. "Techniques for Comparing ITS Software Systems." Paper presented at ITS America, Long Beach, Calif., April-May 2002.

Dellenback, S.W. "Texas Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Efforts: Statewide Perspective." Paper presented at the Texas Transportation Summit Conference, Dallas, August 2002.

Dellenback, S.W., M.A. Brown and R.L. Strain. "Center-to-Center Communications Using XML." Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Chicago, October 2002.

Dellenback, S.W. and M.J. Magee. "Data Mining and Data Visualization for ITS Applications." Paper presented at ITS America, Long Beach, Calif., April-May 2002.

Elliott, H.A., D.J. McComas and P. Riley. "Latitudinal Extent of Large Scale Solar Wind Structures." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Fanick, E.R. "Impact of Ultra-Clean Fischer-Tropsch Diesel Fuel on Emissions in a Light-Duty Passenger Car Diesel Engine." Paper presented at the SAE International Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, San Diego, October 2002.

Fanick, E.R. and I. Williamson. "Comparison of Emission and Fuel Economy Characteristics of Ethanol and Diesel Blends in a Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine." Paper presented at the International Symposium on Alcohol Fuels, Phuket, Thailand, November 2002.

Fisher, J.L. and G.L. Burkhardt. "Eddy Current Inspection Simulator." Paper presented at the 3rd European-American Workshop on Reliability of NDE and Demining, Berlin, September 2002.

Frahm, R.A., M.P. Wüest, J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, J.K. Jennings, G. Crowley, R. Link and A. Hudson. "Comparison of Common Climatology Data." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Fritz, S.G. "Locomotive Exhaust Emissions." Paper presented at the Windsor Workshop, Windsor, Canada, May 2002.

Fujiki, K., A. Yokobe, T. Ohmi, M. Kojima, M. Tokumaru, D.J. McComas and H.A. Elliot. "Solar Wind Velocity Structure around Solar Maximum." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

George, D.L. "Turbine Flow Meter Research Program Status Report" and "Turbine Meter Research in Support of the Revision of AGA Report No. 7." Paper presented at the CIATEQ Third Advanced Seminar on Fluid Flow Measurement, Queretaro, Mexico, October 2002.

George, D.L. and M.G. Nored. "Effects of Line Pressure on Turbine Meter Calibration and Accuracy." Paper presented at the GTI Conference on Natural Gas Technologies, Orlando, Fla., September 2002.

Gloeckler, G., S. Livi, P. Bochsler, L. Fisk, H. Funsten, J. Geiss, M. Gruntman, D. Judge, S. Krimigis, R. Lin, D.J. McComas, D. Mitchell, E. Moebius, E. Roelof, N.A. Schwadron, et al. "Interstellar Pathfinder: A Mission To Explore the Inner Edge of the Interstellar Medium." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Gosling, J.T., R.M. Skoug and D.J. McComas. "An Overview of Suprathermal Electron Variability in the Solar Wind at Energies Less Than 1.4 keV." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Grant, L.J. "CAFE and Fuel Economy in the U.S." Paper presented at the 9th Annual Fuels and Lubricants Asia Conference and Exhibition, Singapore, January 2003.

Grimley, T.A. "Gas Technology Institute Metering Research Facility." Paper presented at the Natural Gas Ultrasonic Measurement Seminar, Clear Lake, Iowa, June 2002.

Grimley, T.A. and D.L. George. "Tests of Installation Effects in Coriolis Flow Meters for Natural Gas Measurement." Paper presented at the CIATEQ Third Advanced Seminar on Fluid Flow Measurement, Queretaro, Mexico, October 2002.

Harris, R.E. and A.J. Smalley. "Proposed Consensus Document for Torsional Vibration Analysis of High-Speed Reciprocating Compressor Installations." Paper presented at the GMRC Gas Machinery Conference, Nashville, Tenn., October 2002.

Hill, B.E. "A Fundamental Role for Process Models in Volcanic Hazard Assessments." Paper presented at the Geological Society of America Cordilleran Meeting, Corvallis, Ore., May 2002.

Hill, B.E. "Update on the Probability of Igneous Disruption Meeting." Paper presented at the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 138th Meeting, Rockville, Md., November 2002.

Hill, B.E., P. La Femina, C. Connor and J.A. Stamatakos. "Preliminary Evaluation of the Effects of Buried Volcanoes on Estimates of Volcano Probability for the Proposed Repository Site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada." Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2002.

Holladay, K.L., D.C. Varner and K. Robbins. "An XML Schema for Digital Communication Signal Research." Paper presented at the XML Conference and Exhibition, Baltimore, December 2002.

Horbury, T.S., A. Balogh and D.J. McComas. "Stream Structure Dependence of High Latitude Waves and Turbulence: Solar Cycle Variations." Paper presented at the 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, France, April 2002.

Huyse, L.J. and R.W. Walters. "A Probabilistic Treatment of Boundary Condition Uncertainty in CFD Applications." Paper presented at the 15th American Society of Civil Engineers Engineering Mechanics Division Conference, New York, June 2002.

Jain, V., C.S. Brossia, D.S. Dunn and L. Yang. "Development of Sensors for Waste Package Testing and Monitoring in the Long-Term Repository Environments." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, St. Louis, April-May 2002.

Jain, V. and N. Sridhar. "Modeling of the Fluid Chemistry inside the Waste Package Due to Waste Form and Waste Package Corrosion." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, St. Louis, April-May 2002.

Kelner, E. "Review of API Chapter 14.1." Paper presented at the American School of Gas Measurement Technology, Houston, September 2002.

Kelner, E. "Status Report on Development of a Low-Cost Inferential Natural Gas Energy Flow Rate Meter." Paper presented at the GTI Measurement Technical Committee Meeting, San Antonio, October 2002.

Kelner, E. and D.L. George. "The Development of an Inferential Approach to Natural Gas Energy Measurement" and "Natural Gas Sampling Research Project Update." Papers presented at the GTI Conference on Natural Gas Technologies, Orlando, Fla., October 2002.

Kim, S.-Y., H. Kwun and G.M. Light. "Magnetostrictive Sensor (MsS) Technology for Long-Range Guided-Wave Inspection and Monitoring of Pipe and Plate." Paper presented at the Amercian Society for Nondestructive Testing Fall Conference
and Quality Testing Show, San Diego, November 2002.

Kwun, H., G.M. Light, S.-Y. Kim, R.H. Peterson and R.L. Spinks Jr. "Permanently Installable, Active Guided-Wave Sensor for Structural Health Monitoring." Paper presented at the Structural Health Monitoring Conference, Paris, July 2002.

Lamm, R.D. "Recent Advances in Spread Spectrum Technology and Wireless Ethernet." Paper presented at the ITS Texas Annual Meeting, San Antonio, November 2002.

Light, G.M. "Application of Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology for Petrochemical Applications." Paper presented at the American Petroleum Institute 67th Fall Refining Meeting, Dallas, October 2002.

Light, G.M. "Monitoring Technology for Early Detection of Internal Corrosion for Pipeline Integrity." Paper presented at the DOE NETL Natural Gas Infrastructure Reliability Industry Forum, Morgantown, W. Va., September 2002.

Light, G.M. and S.-Y. Kim. "Use of Magnetostrictive Sensor Technology to Inspect Anchor Rods and Stub Angles for Corrosion Wastage." Paper presented at the Sixth EPRI Piping and Bolting Inspection Conference, Point Clear, Ala., July-August 2002.

Light, G.M., H. Kwun, S.-Y. Kim and R.L. Spinks Jr. "MsS Technology for Monitoring Bondline Quality of and Defect Growth under Adhesively Bonded Patches." Paper presented at the 6th JointFAA/DOD/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, San Francisco, September 2002.

Lysiak, K.A., J.H. Lucas and N. Saucier. "NEC Calibration Performance on DDG-79 Combat DF Antenna Array." Paper presented at the Applied Computational Electromagnetic Society (ACES), Monterey, Calif., March 2003.

Mackin, P.C. "Yucca Mountain Review Plan - Assessing Safety During Operations" and "Yucca Mountain Review Plan - Assessing by the Adequacy of Monitoring." Papers presented at the Yucca Mountain Public Meetings, Las Vegas, May 2002.

Magee, M.J., R.W. Heller, H.L. Grothues and S. Wegmann. "Evaluation of User Data Needs for the TranStar Data Warehouse." Paper presented at ITS America, Long Beach, Calif., April-May 2002.

Mason, R.L. "Industrial Applications in Statistics." Paper presented at the ASA, Cleveland, November 2002.

Mason, R.L. "Modern Statistical Process Control." Paper presented at the Northern Illinois University Lecture Series, DeKalb, Ill., April 2002.

Mason, R.L. and J.C. Young. "An Approximation to the Sampling Distribution of the T-Square Statistic." Paper presented at the 162nd Annual Meeting of the ASA, New York, August 2002.

McBroom, S.T., D. Powell and R.F.D. Piacesi. "Roadmap for Hybridization of Military Tactical Vehicles, Emerging Results from the Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles Study." Paper presented at the Hybrid Truck Users Forum, Chattanooga, Tenn., October 2002.

McClung, R.C., M.P. Enright, H.R. Millwater, G.R. Leverant and S.J. Hudak Jr. "A Software Framework for Probabilistic Fatigue Life Assessment." Paper presented at the ASTM Symposium on Probabilistic Aspects of Life Prediction, Miami, November 2002.

McComas, D.J. "The Three-Dimensional Structure of the Solar Wind Over the Solar Cycle." Paper presented at the 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, France, April 2002 and the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

McKeighan, P.C. and F.J. McMaster. "A Framework for a Standardization Effort for Fatigue Crack Growth Testing under Variable Amplitude Spectrum Loading." Paper presented at the Symposium on Fatigue Testing and Analysis under Variable Amplitude Loading Conditions, Tours, France, May 2002.

McKeighan, P.C., F.J. McMaster and J.E. Gordon. "Fatigue Performance of AAR Class B Railroad Wheel Steel at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures." Paper presented at the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New Orleans, November 2002.

McKenzie, D.L., M.W. Chen, M. Schulz, P.C. Anderson, G. Lu and M.P. Wüest. "Simulation of Stormtime Diffuse Aurora Using AMIE Electric Field and Flux-Dependent Electron Scattering Model." Paper presented at the Fall AGU, San Francisco, December 2002.

McMaster, F.J. and P.C. McKeighan. "Spectrum Coupon Testing of Fatigue-Resistant Fasteners for an Aging Military Aircraft." Paper presented at the Symposium on Fatigue Testing and Analysis under Variable Amplitude Loading Conditions, Tours, France, May 2002.

McMaster, F.J., P.C. McKeighan and J.W. Cardinal. "Analysis of Crack Length Measurements Utilizing In-Direct PD and Markerband Techniques under a Civil Aircraft Spectrum." Paper presented at the Symposium on Fatigue Testing and Analysis under Variable Amplitude Loading Conditions, Tours, France, May 2002.

Mohanty, S. "Mean-based Sensitivity or Uncertainty Importance Measures for Identifying Influential Parameters." Paper presented at the PSAM6 Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002.

Mohanty, S. "Sensitivity Analyses for Identifying Influential Parameters in a High-Level Waste Disposal Problem." Paper presented at the Risk Analysis - Computer Simulation in Risk Analysis and Hazard Mitigation Conference, Sintra, Portugal, June 2002.

Mukherjee, J. "Value Added Services with the SwRI Data System." Paper presented at the Ensuring Long-Term Preservation and Adding Value to Scientific and Technical Data Conference, Toulouse, France, November 2002.

Owens, E.C., E.A. Frame, D.M. Yost and D.W. Naegeli. "Oxygenates for Diesel Emissions Reduction-A Review." Paper presented at the SAE Future Car Congress, Washington, June 2002.

Pabalan, R.T. "Natural Zeolites in Nuclear Waste Management." Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties and Utilization of Natural Zeolites,Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2002.

Pabalan, R.T., L. Yang, L. Browning. "Effects of Salt Formation on the Chemical Environment of a High-Level Nuclear Waste Repository." Paper presented at the 12th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Davos, Switzerland, August 2002.

Parra, J.O. and C.L. Hackert. "Permeability and Porosity Images Based on Crosswell Reflection Seismic Measurements of a Vuggy Carbonate Aquifer at the Hillsboro Site, South Florida." Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Salt Lake City, October 2002.

Pensado, O., V.N. Troshanov, G.W. Wittmeyer and B. Sagar. "A Partitioning Method for Identifying Important Model Parameters." Paper presented at the PSAM6 Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 2002.

Pollock, C.J., J.-M. Jahn, D.J. McComas, J. Perez, R.M. Skoug and P.W. Valek. "Morphology of Magnetospheric Storm-Time Medium Energy Neutral Atom Emissions." Paper presented at the 27th General Assembly of the European Geophysical Society, Nice, France, April 2002.

Reeder, R., R.T. Pabalan and M. Nugent. "XAFS Study of Uranium(VI) Sorbed on Clinoptilolite and Montmorillonite." Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on the Occurrence, Properties and Utilization of Natural Zeolites, Thessaloniki, Greece, June 2002.

Sablik, M.J., B. Augustyniak, M. Chmieliewski and L. Piotrowski. "Magnetoacoustic Emission as a Technique for Detecting Creep Damage in Power Plant Boiler Tubes." Paper presented at the ASNT Spring Conference and 12th Annual Research Symposium, Orlando, Fla., March 2003.

Shin, D. "Effects of Implant Surface Roughness on Biomechanical Properties of Bone-Forming Cells." Paper presented at the American Association for Dental Research Annual Meeting, San Antonio, March 2003.

Skoug, R.M., J.T. Gosling and D.J. McComas. "Characterization of 90 Degree Depletions in Solar Wind Suprathermal Electrons." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Smalley, A.J., R.E. Harris, C.E. Edlund and S. Gomez-Leon. "Measurements and Predictions of Valve Plate Motion and Strain in a High-Speed Compressor." Paper presented at the GMRC Gas Machinery Conference, Nashville, Tenn., October 2002.

Smalley, A.J., J.P. Pantermuehl, J.R. Hollingsworth and M. Camatti. "How Interference Fits Stiffen the Flexible Rotors of Centrifugal Compressors." Paper presented at the International Federation for the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms Sixth International Conference on Rotor Dynamics, Sydney, Australia, September-October 2002.

Smith, C.B. "A 'Cycle-Harvesting' Framework for Problems in Computational Electromagnetics." Paper presented at the ACES, Monterey, Calif., March 2003.

Smith, C.W., N.F. Ness, L.F. Burlaga, R.M. Skoug, D.J. McComas, T.H. Zurbuchen, G. Gloeckler, D.K. Haggerty, R.E. Gold, M.I. Desai, et al. "Advanced Composition Explorer (ACE) Observations of the Bastille Day 2000 Interplanetary Disturbances" and "Comparison of ACE Observations for the Big IMCEs in Recent Years." Posters presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Smith, E.J., A. Balogh, R.J. Forsyth and D.J. McComas. "Ulysses Observations of Polar Cap Magnetic Fields in the Maximum and Descending Phases of the Solar Cycle." Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Thorpe, R.L. and C.J. Zinsmeyer. "Ground Support Systems Using Web-Java-Database Technologies." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Von Steiger, R., T.H. Zurbuchen, J. Geiss, G. Gloeckler, D.J. McComas, S.K. Solanki, J. Woch and J. Zhang. "Fast Solar Wind Streams Around the Solar Cycle - Are They All the Same?" Poster presented at the 10th International Solar Wind Conference, Pisa, Italy, June 2002.

Webb, C.C. and P.A. Weber. "Advanced Petroleum-Based Fuels - Diesel Emissions Control (APBF-DEC) Program - Diesel SUV Program Status." Paper presented at the SAE Future Car Congress, Washington, June 2002.

Weilbacher, G.W., C.M. Gehri, R.E. Harris, B.A. White, C.R. Sparks, P.J. Pantermuehl, A.J. Smalley and R. Goodenough. "Acoustic and Mechanical Dynamics Issues for High Horsepower, High-Speed Compressors in Gas Transmission Service." Paper presented at the GMRC Gas Machinery Conference, Nashville, Tenn., October 2002.

White, J.J. "Catalytic Reduction of Marine Sterndrive Engine Emissions." Paper presented at the Small Engine Technology Conference, Kyoto, Japan, October 2002.

Wieland, D.H. "Effect of Parameter Variation on Damage Tolerance Life Estimates." Paper presented at the Air Force ASIP Conference, Savannah, Ga., December 2002.

Wüest, M.P. "A Particle Sensor for a Solar Sail Mission" and "Calibration of In-Situ Plasma Instruments." Papers presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Wüest, M.P., A. Balogh, I. Dandouras, A. Fazakerley, R. Gladstone, H. Rème and M. Thomsen. "Investigations of a Substorm on September 12, 2001." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Wüest, M.P., R.A. Frahm, J.K. Jennings and J.R. Sharber. "Predicting Electron Precipitation Based on Geomagnetic Conditions." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Wüest, M.P., R.A. Frahm and J.D. Winnigham. "A Tophat Ring Current Sensor." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Wüest, M.P., G.G. Managadze and N. Managadze. "A Combined Raman/Laser Ablation Mass Spectrometer Instrument for Exploration of Small Solar System Objects." Paper presented at the World Space Congress, Houston, October 2002.

Xu, P.-C. and J.O. Parra. "Estimation and Interpretation of Depth-Dependent Q from Observed Sonic Logs." Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Salt Lake City, October 2002.

Yost, D.M. "Particulate Matter Analysis from an Advanced Diesel Engine." Paper presented at the U.S. DOE National Laboratory Compression Ignition Direct Injection and Fuels R&D Merit Review and Peer Evaluation, Argonne, Ill., May 2002.

Yost, D.M., E.A. Frame, M.A. Gonzalez, M. Natarajan, W. Clark, T. Kenney, J. Ball, L. Wolf, J. Garbak, J. Wallace, et al. "Impact of Engine Operating Conditions on Low-NOX Emissions in a Light-Duty CIDI Engine Using Advanced Fuels." Paper presented at SAE Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference, San Diego, October 2002.

Zaidan, O.F., J.A. Greathouse, R.T. Pabalan. "Computer Simulation of Uranyl Adsorption on Montmorillonite Clay." Paper presented at the 12th Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Davos, Switzerland, August 2002.

Internal Research

Funded January 1, 2003

Bennett, K.E. and R.D. Knuppel. "Optical Tracking Auto-Land for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles."

Bottke, W.F. "Code Development to Model Collisional and Dynamical Evolution of the Main Asteroid Belt."

Brown, B.C. and B.A. Abbott. "Concepts for Automatic Positioning of UAVs to Optimize TDOA (Time Distance of Arrival) Geolocation Performance."

Camann, D.E. and A.Y. Yau. "Development and Comparison of Analytical Methods for Acidic Herbicides in Dust."

Dykes, S.G. "An Adaptive Ad Hoc Routing Network for Mobile Wireless Devices."

Hassler, D.M., D.H. Grinspoon, D.C. Slater and G.R. Gladstone. "The Mars-Sun Connection and the Impact of Solar Variability on Mars Weather and Climate: An Experiment Concept Study."

Gladstone, G.R., K.D. Retherford, D.T. Young, G.P. Miller, D.C. Slater, M.B. Tapley, W.S. Lewis and S.A. Stern. "Mars Upper-Atmosphere Orbiter Mission to Study Atmospheric Escape."

Nesvorny, D. "Capability Development for Data Analysis Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Moving Object Catalog."

Porco, C.C. "Capability Development of a Self-Consistent Semi-Analytical Dynamical Model of Dense Particle Disks and Application to Saturn's Rings."

Rafkin, S. "SwRI Mars Mesoscale Meteorological Modeling Capability Development."

Robison, B. and J.H. Nixon. "Signal Exploitation Processing Using Distributed Generic Computers."

Saylor, K.J. "An Investigation of Audio Communication Channel Propagation Models and Their Use in Distributed Simulation-Based Training Systems."

Thwing, C. and J.A. Helffrich. "Electrostatic Dust Abatement for Mars Lander Solar Panels and Optics."

Tong, D.A. "Development of a Networked Blood Pressure Monitoring System."

Waynick, J.A. "Improved Vacuum Pump Lubricating Oils for Systems Contaminated with Catalytically Active d-block Transition Metals."

Young, D.T., G.P. Miller, G.R. Gladstone, K.D. Retherford, S.T. Wellinghoff, and J.H. Waite. "A Search for Molecular and Isotopic Biomarkers on the Surface of Mars Using High Resolution Mass Spectrometry."

Young, D.T. and C.J. Pollock. "Development of Advanced Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Future Space Missions."

Zhan, R. "Development of a Universal Synthetic Gas Reactor System for Both Gasoline and Diesel Exhaust Catalyst Evaluation."

Funded October 1, 2002

Ashe, N.P. and K.L. Holladay, "Middleware Performance over a Wide Area Network."

Bartley, G.J. and M.K. Khair. "Protection of Aftertreatment Systems from Sulfur, Pass 2-Advanced System Design Evaluation."

Bourn, G.D. "Identification of Compressor Load Step Effects on NOX Emissions and Fuel Efficiency."

Brossia, C.S. and H.S. Hanson. "Use of MEMS Technologies to Sensitively Measure and Monitor Stress Corrosion Crack Propagation."

Cox, P.A. and A.H. Chowdhury. "An Investigation of the Vulnerability of Above-Ground Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry Storage Casks to Shape Charge Attack."

Dannemann, K.A., J.D. Walker, A. Ghosh, D.P. Nicolella and A. Minachi. "Characterization of Porous Rock at High Strain Rates."

Davidson, B.C. "Classification of Analog Modulated Signals in a High Frequency Environment."

Dollarhide, R.L. and K.L. Holladay, "Innovative Software Architecture for a Signal Recognizer."

Fiedler, K.K. and A. Hamilton. "Investigation of the Effectiveness of Internet-Based Awareness Training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Threats."

Hipp, J.E. and D.R. Van Rheeden. "Characterizing the Multipolarization Array Manifold of a Cluttered Rooftop in a Dense Signal Environment."

Hottenstein Jr., P.D. and T.G. Glass III. "Using 'Pebble' Decision Models for Speech Recognition/Parsing and for Replacement of Human Operators in Training and Simulation Platforms."

Huyse, L., D. Riha, B.H. Thacker, J.A. Stamatakos and G.D. Gute. "Uncertainty Quantification and Analysis Methods for Complex Problems."

Ling, J. and M.A. Miller. "Toward Raman Spectroscopy of Biological Tissue for Cancer Diagnosis."

Magee, M.J. and M.P. Rigney. "Automated Monitoring of Critical Transportation Infrastructure."

McDonough, J.A., W. Schlameus, S.P. Petullo and E. Boland. "Stealth Targeted Nanocapsule Treatment of Thrombosis-Based Pathologies."

Nixon, J.H. "Evaluation of Very High Performance Signal Processing Applications on Field Programmable Gate Arrays."

Oviatt, H.W. "Anti-Calcification Technology for Xenograft Tissue Heart Valve Materials."

Parra, J.O., C.L. Hackert and R.T. Green, "An Inversion Technique to Estimate P-Wave and S-Wave Q from Full-Waveform Sonic Logs, with Application to Acoustic/Seismic Data from a South Florida Aquifer."

Roecker, R.C., G.J. Bartley and R.H. Stanglmaier. "Feasibility Investigation of a High-Efficiency NOX Aftertreatment System for Diesel Engines."

Ryan III, T.W. and Darius Mehta. "Laser Ignition in Gasoline Direct Injection Engines."

Schwadron, N.A. "The Sources, Acceleration, and Implications of Pickup Ions in the Heliosphere."

Sun, G. "Analytical Testing Method Development for Trace Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers."

Thomassy, F.A. "Development of a Methodology for a Hysteretic Non-Linear Simulation of a Cylinder Head Gasket Joint."

Vasishtha, N., W. Schlameus and M.P. Wüest. "Development of Micro-coextrusion Process."

Young, E.F., L.A. Young and D.C. Slater. "Design Study for Development of the Southwest Occultation Roaming Detector (SWORD)."

Funded July 1, 2002

Anderson, A.M. "Further Development of a Non-Thermal Plasma Reactor System for Use in Conjunction with Synthetic Gas Reactor (SGR) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy Equipment."

Arps, J.H. "Development and Fabrication of High-Precision Dichroic Filters."

Black, Q.R. "Digital Signal Recognition from Very Short Signal Observations."

Chiu, J.P. "Preliminary EGR Tests on a Mack E7G Natural Gas Engine."

Dannemann, K.A. "Investigation of the SwRI SHPB System for Testing Polymers and Other Novel Low-Strength Materials."

Durda, D.D. "Capability Development for Assessing Perturbations to the Global Carbon Cycle Due to Impact-Generated Wildfires."

Franke, E.A. and J.N. Mitchell. "Three-Dimensional Surface Profiling of Microstructures."

Gauss Jr., R.P. "Developing Techniques for Complete Automation of Engine/Dynamometer Test Stands."

Leet, J.A. "Emissions Benefits of Ultra-High Injection Pressure: Stage 1 - Injection System Configuration."

Major, J.M. "RF Tuner Design Advancement."

Marshall, M.C., N. Vasishtha and J.E. Johnson. "Micro-PCMS for Super-Efficient Vehicular Cooling Liquid."

Matheaus, A.C. and T.W. Ryan III. "Deposit Formation Investigation in IQT (Ignition Quality Tester)."

Nicolella, D.P. and B.H. Thacker. "Probabilistic Damage Modeling to Predict the Risk of Bone Fracture."

Parker, J. "Pixon Proof-of-Concept and Publication for Support of External Proposals."

Oviatt, H.W. "Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Fillers as Refractive Index Enhancers for Silicone Intraocular Lenses."

Ray, G.J., J. Redfield and A.F. Montemayor. "Thermoelectric Recovery of Exhaust Waste Energy."

Rogers, R.L. "Wireless Embedded Data Acquisition Controller for Simulation-Based Training Systems."

Sarlashkar, J.V. and C.E. Roberts Jr. "Development of Automated Mapping/Calibration Techniques for Complex Engine Control Systems."

Tanner, D.R. and K.A. Lysiak. "Innovative Antennas for Wrap-Around Direction Finding Arrays from 400 to 4,000 MHz."

Ward, W.R. "Capability Development for Modeling the Spin Axis Evolution of the Giant Planets."

SwRI Patents

Bartley, G.J. and M.K. Khair. "Method for Bypassing Sulfur Dioxide Around an Aftertreatment Device in an Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment System." U.S. Patent No. 6,482,377. November 2002.

Blanchard, C., G. Dearnaley and J. Lankford Jr. "Ion Beam Modification of Bioactive Ceramics to Accelerate Biointegration of Said Ceramics." U.S. Patent No. RE37,718. May 2002.

Canady, L.D., K.S. Honeyager, J.A. Helffrich and D.A. Tong. "Motion Detection for Physiological Applications." U.S. Patent No. 6,480,111. November 2002.

Capshaw, W.K., J.C. Hedrick, D.W. Naegeli and M.G. Ross. "On-Board Fuel Vapor Collection, Condensation, Storage and Distribution System for a Vehicle." U.S. Patent No. 6,494,192. December 2002.

Cerwin, S.A. and D.B. Chang. "Optimization of Curved Waveguide Design to Reduce Transmission Losses." U.S. Patent No. 6,463,202. October 2002.

Dearnaley, G. and M. E. Van Dyke. "Lubricious Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings." U.S. Patent No. 6,410,144. June 2002.

Devlin, P.H., R.M. Cordero, N.G. Chamoun, J.R. Shambroom, C. Fendrock and T.L. McDaniel. "Electrode Array System for Measuring Electrophysiological Signals." U.S. Patent No. 6,394,953. May 2002.

Edgar Jr., R.W., A.J. Allo Jr., J.D. Martin, J.R. DelFavero and M.B. Jaffe. "Method, Apparatus and System for Removing Motion Artifacts from Measurements of Bodily Parameters." U.S. Patent No. 6,393,311. May 2002.

Fleming-Dahl, A. "Average Signal to Noise Ratio Estimator." U.S. Patent No. 6,442,495. August 2002.

Franke, E.A., E.S. Kinkler, M.J. Magee and S.B. Seida. "Method and Apparatus for Traffic Incident Detection." U.S. Patent No. 6,411,328. June 2002.

Khair, M.K., W.D. DiSilverio and J.E. Dittmar. "System for Reducing the Nitrogen Oxide (NO_x) and Particulate Matter (PM) Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines." U.S. Patent No. 6,467,257. October 2002.

Kwun, H. and S.-Y. Kim. "Method and Apparatus for Inspecting Pipelines from an In-Line Inspection Vehicle Using Magnetostrictive Probes." U.S. Patent No. 6,404,189. June 2002.

Kwun, H., S.-Y. Kim and J.F. Crane. "Method and Apparatus Generating and Detecting Torsional Wave Inspection of Pipes or Tubes." U.S. Patent No. 6,429,650. August 2002.

Kwun, H. and G.M. Light. "Magnetostrictive Sensor Rail Inspection System." U.S. Patent No. 6,424,150. July 2002.

Lacey, P., J. De La Cruz, E.H. Saucedo and J.R. Compton. "High Temperature Diesel Deposit Tester." U.S. Patent No. 6,370,946. April 2002.

Light, G.M., H. Kwun, S.-Y. Kim and R.L. Spinks Jr. "Method and Apparatus for Short Term Inspection or Long Term Structural Health Monitoring." U.S. Patent No. 6,396,262. May 2002.

Maguire, J.F., J.D. Busbee and S.R. LeClair. "Surface Flaw Detection Using Spatial Raman-Based Imaging." U.S. Patent No. 6,453,264. September 2002.

Naegeli, D.W., K.H. Childress, D.S. Moulton and P. Lacey. "Method for Producing Oxygenated Fuels." U.S. Patent No. 6,488,727. December 2002.

Paul, P.P. and S.T. Schwab. "Methods for Making High Temperature Coatings from Precursor Polymers to Refractory Metal Carbides and Metal Borides." U.S. Patent No. 6,451,377. September 2002.

Paul, P.P. and S.T. Schwab. "Precursor Polymers to Refractory Metal Carbides and Metal Borides." U.S. Patent No. 6,395,840. May 2002.

Perry, W.D., T.H. Jaeckle, L.E. Epley and A.B. Black. "Autonomous Stratospheric Airship." U.S. Patent No. 6,386,480. May 2002.

Simescu, S., T.W. Ryan III and D.W. Stewart. "Engine and Method for Controlling Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition Combustion in a Diesel Engine." U.S. Patent No. 6,443,104. September 2002.

Stanglmaier, R.H. and D.W. Stewart. "Method of Water/Fuel Co-Injection for Emissions Control During Transient Operating Conditions of a Diesel Engine." U.S. Patent No. 6,460,491. October 2002.

Stevens, D.J., K.A. Marchand and T.J. Warnagiris. "Reactive Personnel Protection System and Method." U.S. Patent No. 6,412,391. July 2002.

Wellinghoff, S.T., H. Dixon, H.R. Rawls and B.K. Norling. "Metal Oxide Compositions and Methods." U.S. Patent No. 6,417,244. July 2002.

Wellinghoff, S.T., H. Dixon, H.R. Rawls and B.K. Norling. "Methods of Making Functionalized Nanoparticles." U.S. Patent No. 6,410,765. June 2002.

Wüest, M.P. "Opto-Electronic Ultra-Violet Radiation Dosimeter." U.S. Patent No. 6,426,503. July 2002.

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