Technical Staff Activities

Anderson Jr., C.E., D.L. Orphal and D.W. Templeton. "Reexamination of the Requirements to Detect the Failure Wave Velocity in SiC Using Penetration Experiments." Edited by M.D. Furnish, Y.M. Gupta and J.W. Forbes. Proceedings of the American Institute of Physics (AIP), Shock Compression of Condensed Matter 2003 706, no. 1 (July 2004): 707-710.

Augustyniak, B., L. Piotrowski, M. Augustyniak, M. Chmielewski and M.J. Sablik. "Impact of Eddy Currents on Barkhausen and Magnetoacoustic Emission Intensity in a Steel Plate Magnetized by a C-Core Electromagnet." Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 272-276 (May 2004): E543-E545.

Bartley, G.J.J. "Alternative Catalytic Approach for Reduction of Cold-Start Hydrocarbon Emissions." Topics in Catalysis 30-31 (July 2004): 383-388. Paper presented at the 6th Congress on Catalysis and Automotive Pollution Control, Brussels, Belgium, October 2003.

Behner, T., V. Hohler, C.E. Anderson Jr. and D.L. Orphal. "Accuracy and Position Requirements for Penetration Experiments to Detect the Effect of Failure Kinetics in Ceramics." Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Ballistics, Adelaide, Australia (April 2004): 118-125.

Benke, R.R. and B. Dasgupta. "Probabilistic Risk Analysis Methodology for Preclosure Operations at a Geological Nuclear Waste Repository." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, June 2004.

Brossia, C.S. and G.A. Cragnolino. "Effect of Palladium on the Corrosion Behavior of Titanium." Corrosion Science 46, no. 7 (July 2004): 1,693-1,711.

Buratti, B., D.T. Britt, L.A. Soderblom, M.D. Hicks, R.M. Nelson, J. Oberst, T. Owen, R. Meier, S.A. Stern and N. Thomas. "9969 Braille: Deep Space 1 Infrared Spectroscopy, Geometric Albedo, Classification." Icarus 167, no. 1 (January 2004): 129-135.

Canup, R.M. "Dynamics of Lunar Origin." Annual Reviews in Astronomy and Astrophysics 42 (September 2004): 441-475. "Simulations of a Late Lunar-Forming Impact." Icarus 168, no. 2 (April 2004): 433-456.

Chiu, J.P., J. Wegrzyn and K.E. Murphy. "Low Emissions Class 8 Heavy-Duty On-Highway Natural Gas and Gasoline Engines." Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Paper No. 2004-01-2982. Paper presented at the SAE International Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, Tampa, Fla., October 2004.

Cvetkovic, V., S.L. Painter, D.R. Turner, D.A. Pickett and F.P. Bertetti. "Parameter and Model Sensitivities for Colloid-Facilitated Transport on the Field Scale." Water Resources Research 40, no. 6 (June 2004): W06504, doi: 10.1029/2004WR003048.

Dannemann, K.A., J. Lankford, A.E. Nicholls, R. Vaidyanathan and C. Green. "Dynamic Compression of Aluminum Foam Processed by a Freeform Fabrication Technique." Edited by M.D. Furnish, Y.M. Gupta and J.W. Forbes. Proceedings of the AIP, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter 2003 706, no. 1 (July 2004): 549-552.

Dinwiddie, C.L., J.A. Stamatakos, S.H. Gonzalez, R.E. Grimm, H.L. McKague, L.B. Browing and D.A. Ferrill. "Selection and Characterization of Terrestrial Analogs to the Martian Crust: Field Sites in the U.S. Desert Southwest for Testing Radar Sounders." Abstract No. P53A-03. Joint Assembly Supplement 85, no. 17 (May 2004). Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Drumright-Clarke, M.A. and C.J. Freitas. "N-Phase Interface Tracking Method Based on Prime Enumeration of Microcells." Paper No. HT-FED2004-56136. Proceedings of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Heat Transfer/Fluids Engineering Summer Conference, Charlotte, N.C., July 2004.

Eubanks, J.D., D.P. Branyon and J.A. Smith. "Reducing Cylinder-to-Cylinder Variation in a V-8 Natural Gas Engine with Cycle Simulation Techniques." Paper No. ICEF2004-823. Paper presented at the ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, Long Beach, Calif., October 2004.

Frost, P.A., G.B. Hubbard, M.J. Dammann, C.L. Snider, C.M. Moore, V.L. Hodara, L.D. Giavedoni, R. Rohwer, M.C. Mahaney, T.M. Butler, et al. "White Monkey Syndrome in Infant Baboons (Papio Species)." Journal of Medical Primatology 33, no. 4 (August 2004): 197-213.

Fujiki, K., M. Kojima, M. Tokumaru, T. Ohmi, A. Yokobe, K. Hayashi, D.J. McComas and H.A. Elliott. "How Did the Solar Wind Structure Change Around the Solar Maximum? - From Interplanetary Scintillation Observation." Annales Geophysicae 21, no. 6 (2003): 1,257-1,261.

Geissler, P., A. McEwen, C. Phillips, L. Keszthelyi and J.R. Spencer. "Surface Changes on Io During the Galileo Mission." Icarus 169, no. 1 (May 2004): 29-64.

Gladstone, G.R., W.R. Pryor, W.K. Tobiska, A.I.F. Stewart, K.E. Simmons and J.M. Ajello. "Constraints on Jupiter's Hydrogen Corona From Galileo UVS Observations." Planetary and Space Science 52, nos. 5-6 (April-May 2004): 415-421.

Golas, K.C., W.W. Wager, R.M. Gagne and J.M. Keller. Principles of Instructional Design. New York: Thomson Wadsworth Publishing Company, June 2004.

Gosling, J.T., R.M. Skoug and D.J. McComas. "Low-Energy Solar Electron Bursts and Solar Wind Stream Structure at 1 AU." Journal of Geophysical Research 109 (April 2004): A04104, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010309.

Grodent, D., J.-C. Gérard, J.T. Clarke, G.R. Gladstone and J.H. Waite Jr. "A Possible Auroral Signature of a Magnetotail Reconnection Process on Jupiter." Journal of Geophysical Research 109 (May 2004): A05201, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010341.

Harrison, K.P. and R.E. Grimm. "Tharsis Recharge: A Source of Groundwater for Martian Outflow Channels." Geophysical Research Letters 31 (2004): L14703.

Heggy, E., S. Clifford, R.E. Grimm and C.L. Dinwiddie. "The Potential of Low-Frequency (16-80 MHz) Ground Penetrating Radar to Investigate the Shallow Subsurface in the Arid, Volcanic, and Conductive Soils Near Yucca Mountain: Implications for MARSIS and SHARAD." Abstract No. P51A-05. Joint Assembly Supplement 85, no. 17 (May 2004). Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Hiller, M.E., W. Osborn and D.C. Terrell. "New Light Curves and Orbital Solutions for AM Leonis." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 116, no. 818 (April 2004): 337-344.

Hudak Jr., S.J., B.R. Lanning, G.M. Light, J.M. Major, M.P. Enright, R.C. McClung and H.R. Millwater. "The Influence of Uncertainty in Usage and Sensor Feedback on Fatigue Damage Prognosis." Proceedings of the Prognosis Symposium - The Metallurgical Society Meeting, New Orleans, September 2004.

Janssens, M.L. "Modeling of the Thermal Degradation of Structural Wood Members Exposed to Fire." Journal of Fire and Materials 28, nos. 2-4 (March-August 2004): 199-207.

Jessup, K.L., J.R. Spencer, G.E. Ballester, R.R. Howell, F. Roesler, M. Vigil and R. Yelle. "The Atmospheric Signature of Io's Prometheus Plume and Anti-Jovian Hemisphere: Evidence for a Sublimation Atmosphere." Icarus 169, no. 1 (May 2004): 197-215.

Leet, J.A., S. Sasaki and G.D. Neely. "Experimental Investigation of PCCI-DI Combustion on Emissions in a Light-Duty Diesel Engine. "SAE Paper No. 2004-01-0121. Paper presented at the SAE World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, March 2004.

Leet, J.A., S. Simescu, K. Froelund, L.G. Dodge and C.E. Roberts. "Emissions Solutions for 2007 and 2010 Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines." SAE Paper No. 2004-01-0124. Paper presented at the SAE World Congress and Exhibition, Detroit, March 2004.

Lin, N. P.J. Kellogg, R.J. MacDowall, D.J. McComas and A. Balogh. "VLF Wave Activity in the Solar Wind and the Photoelectron Effect in Electric Field Measurements: Ulysses Observations." Geophysical Research Letters 30, no. 19 (October 2003): 8,029, doi:10.1029/2003GL017244.

Massey, P., K.A.G. Olsen and J.W. Parker. "The Discovery of a Twelfth Wolf-Rayet Star in the Small Magellanic Cloud." Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 115, no. 813 (November 2003): 1,265-1,268.

McComas, D.J., N.A. Schwadron, F.J. Crary, H.A. Elliott, D.T. Young, J.T. Gosling, M.F. Thomsen, E. Sittler, J.-J. Berthelier, K. Szego and A.J. Coates. "The Interstellar Hydrogen Shadow: Observations of Interstellar Pickup Ions Beyond Jupiter." Journal of Geophysical Research 109 (February 2004): A02104, doi: 10.1029/2003JA010217.

Mendillo, M., J. Wilson, J.R. Spencer and J. Stansberry. "Io's Volcanic Control of Jupiter's Extended Neutral Clouds." Icarus 170, no. 2 (August 2004): 430-442.

Mohanty, S., B. Sagar, R.W. Janetzke, G.W. Wittmeyer and W.C. Patrick. "Role of Component Sensitivity Analysis in the Risk Assessment of a Large and Complex System." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, June 2004. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, June 2004.

Necsoiu, D.M., C.L. Dinwiddie, S.L. Colton and N.M. Coleman. "Web-Based Data Information and Sharing System Using Mars Remotely Sensed Datasets." Abstract No. P33D-18. Joint Assembly Supplement 85, no. 17 (May 2004). Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Nelson, R.H. and D.C. Terrell. "CX CMa - An Early-Type Detached Eclipsing Binary." Information Bulletin on Variable Stars no. 5,545 (July 2004).

Oey, M.S., N.L. King and J.W. Parker. "Massive Field Stars and the Stellar Clustering Law." The Astronomical Journal 127, no. 3 (March 2004): 1,632-1,643.

Orphal, D.L. and C.E. Anderson Jr. "Crater Diameter for L/D = 1 Like-Material Impacts on Semi-Infinite Targets." Edited by M.D. Furnish, Y.M. Gupta and J.W. Forbes. Proceedings of the AIP, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter 2003 706, no. 1 (July 2004): 1,347-1,350.

Orphal, D.L., C.E. Anderson Jr., D.W. Templeton, T. Behner and V. Hohler. "An Experimental Methodology to Detect the Effect of Failure Kinetics in Ceramics." Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Ballistics, Adelaide, Australia (April 2004): 744-751.

Pensado, O. and B. Sagar. "Sensitivity Analysis of an Engineered Barrier System Model for the Potential Repository System in the United States." Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, June 2004. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management, Berlin, June 2004.

Pickett, D.A. and W.M. Murphy. "Preferential Radionuclide Release Due to Alpha Decay: Effects on Repository Performance." Edited by J. Hanchar, S. Stroes-Gascoyne and L. Browning. Paper No. CC3.7. Proceedings of the Materials Research Society (MRS) Spring Meeting, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII 824 (April 2004).

Pollock, C.J., P.C. Brandt, J.L. Burch, M.G. Henderson, J.-M. Jahn, D.J. McComas, S.B. Mende, D.G. Mitchell, G.D. Reeves, E.E. Scime, R.M. Skoug, M. Thomsen and P.W. Valek. "The Role and Contributions of Energetic Neutral Atom (ENA) Imaging in Magnetospheric Substorm Research." Space Science Reviews 109, nos. 1-4 (2003): 155-182.

Rathbun, J.A., J.R. Spencer, L.K. Tamppari, T.Z. Martin, L. Barnard and L.D. Travis. "Mapping of Io's Thermal Radiation by the Galileo Photopolarimeter-Radiometer (PPR) Instrument." Icarus 169, no. 1 (May 2004): 127-139.

Reeves, G.D., M.G. Henderson, R.M. Skoug, M.F. Thomsen, J.E. Borovsky, H.O. Funsten, P.C. Brandt, D.J. Mitchell, J.-M. Jahn, C.J. Pollock, D.J. McComas and S.B. Mende. "IMAGE, POLAR, and Geosynchronous Observations of Substorm and Ring Current Ion Injection." Disturbances in Geospace: The Storm-Substorm Relationship, Geophysical Monograph Series 142 (2004): doi: 10.1029/142GM09.

Robbins, K.A., I. Grinshpan, K.E. Allen and D.M. Senseman. "Synchronized Views for Exploring Populations of Neurons." Proceedings of the International Society of Optical Engineering, Visualization and Data Analysis 5,295 (June 2004): 235-245.

Rogers, W.R., J.H. Merritt, J.A. Comeaux Jr., C.T. Kuhnel, D.F. Moreland, D.G. Teltschik, J.H. Lucas and M.R. Murphy. "Strength-Duration Curve for an Electrically Excitable Tissue Extended Down to Near 1 Nanosecond." Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Plasma Science 32, no. 4 (August 2004): 1,587-1,599.

Sablik, M.J., B. Augustyniak and L. Piotrowski. "Modeling Incipient Creep Damage Effects on Barkhausen Noise and Magnetoacoustic Emission." Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 272-276 (May 2004): E523-E525.

Schwadron, N.A. and D.J. McComas. "The Dynamic 3D Heliosphere: Implications for and New Sources of its Energetic Particles." Advanced Space Research 32, no. 4 (August 2003): 531-542. "Solar Wind Scaling Law." The Astrophysical Journal 599 (December 2003): 1,395-1,403.

Shust, W.C. and K.B. Smith. "Bounding Natural Frequencies in Structures II: Local Geometry, Manufacturing and Preload Effects." Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) International Modal Analysis Conference XXII: Linking Test to Design, Bethel, Conn., January 2004.

Smith, K.B. and W.C. Shust. "Bounding Natural Frequencies in Structures I: Gross Geometry, Material and Boundary Conditions." Proceedings of the SEM International Modal Analysis Conference XXII: Linking Test to Design, Bethel, Conn., January 2004.

Song, F.M., D.W. Kirk and D.E. Cormack. "Determination of Precipitates for CO₂ Corrosion of Steel Under an Aqueous Boundary Layer." Journal of Corrosion Science and Engineering 3, paper no. 24 (2004).

Song, F.M., C.G. Liu, J.S. Zhou and G.J. Yang. "Thermal Hydrocracking of Chinese Gudao Vacuum Residue." Petroleum Science and Technology 22, nos. 5-6 (June 2004): 689-708.

Song, F.M. and N. Sridhar. "Application of a Reactive Transport Model to Corrosion in Occluded Environments." Paper presented at the 205th Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Antonio, May 2004.

Soto, A.M., J.M. Calabro, N.V. Prechtl, A.Y. Yau, E.F. Orlando, A. Daxenberger, A.S. Kolok, L.J. Guillette Jr., B. le Bizec, I.G. Lange and C. Sonnenschein. "Androgenic and Estrogenic Activity in Cattle Feedlot Effluent Receiving Water Bodies of Eastern Nebraska, USA." Environmental Health Perspectives 112, no. 3 (March 2004): 346-352.

Spencer, J.R., M.W. Buie, L.A. Young, Y. Guo and S.A. Stern. "Finding KBO Flyby Targets for New Horizons." Earth, Moon, & Planets 92, nos. 1-4 (June 2003): 483-491.

Stern, S.A. and J.R. Spencer. "New Horizons: The First Reconnaissance Mission to Bodies in the Kuiper Belt." Earth, Moon, & Planets 92, nos. 1-4 (June 2003): 477-482.

Sun, A.Y. and D. Zhang. "A Solute Flux Approach to Transport through Bounded, Unsaturated Heterogeneous Porous Media." Vadose Zone Journal 3, no. 2 (May 2004): 513-526.

Walker, J.D. "Modeling Foam Insulation Impacts on the Space Shuttle Leading Edge." Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Ballistics, Adelaide, Australia 1 (April 2004): 12-19. "Modeling Foam Insulation Impacts on Space Shuttle Thermal Tiles." Proceedings of the 21st International Symposium on Ballistics, Adelaide, Australia 2 (April 2004): 907-913.

Walker, J.D., C.J. Freitas and M.B. Tapley. "Rapid Impactor Sample Return (RISR) Mission Scenario." Advances in Space Research 33, no. 12 (2004): 2,270-2,275.

Walker, J.D. and W.F. Huebner. "Loading Sources for Seismological Investigations of Near-Earth Objects." Advances in Space Research 33, no. 9 (2004): 1,564-1,569.

Wang, J. and R. Rajamani. "The Impact of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) Systems on Highway Safety and Traffic Flow." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part D Journal of Automobile Engineering 218, no. 2 (February 2004): 111-130.

Young, D.T., F.J. Crary, J.E. Nordholt, F. Bagenal, D.C. Boice, J.L. Burch, A. Eviatar, R. Goldstein, J.J. Hanley, D.R. Lawrence, D.J. McComas, R. Meier, D. Reisenfeld, K. Sauer and R.C. Wiens. "Solar Wind Interactions with Comet19P/Borrelly." Icarus 167, no. 1 (January 2004): 80-88.

Presentations

Arps, J.H., R. Wei, C. Rincon and T.L. Booker. "High Intensity Plasma Ion Nitriding of Orthopedic Materials." Paper presented at the ASM International Conference on Materials and Processes for Medical Devices, St. Paul, Minn., August 2004.

Battipaglia, K.C., J.P. Huczek, M.L. Janssens, M.A. Miller and K.R. Willson. "Comparison of Fire Properties of Automotive Materials and Evaluation of Performance Levels." Paper presented at the National Fire Protection Agency World Safety Conference and Exposition, Salt Lake City, May 2004. "Fire Properties of Exterior Automotive Materials." Paper presented at the Eleventh International Conference on Flame Retardants, London, January 2004.

Battipaglia, K.C., J.P. Huczek, M.L. Janssens and M.A. Miller. "Development of a Method to Assess the Fire Hazard of Automotive Materials." Paper presented at the Tenth International Interflam Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2004.

Battipaglia, K.C., J.P. Huczek, M.L. Janssens and A.L. Sauceda. "Using the Cone Calorimeter to Predict FMVSS 302 Performance of Automotive Materials." Paper presented at the 15th Annual Business Communications Company (BCC) Conference on Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Stanford, Conn., June 2004.

Bronn, J., G. Crowley, B.W. Fessler and G. Wene. "Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance Characteristics Over Texas Using the TIDDBIT HF Doppler Radar." Paper presented at Space Weather Week, Boulder, Colo., April 2004 and at the CEDAR Working Group, Santa Fe, N.M., June 2004.

Bronn, J., G. Crowley, C.L. Hackert, R. Meier, L. Paxton, D. Strickland, A. Christensen, D. Morrison, Y. Zhang, P. Strauss, R. Walterscheid, J. Craven, C. Meng and S. Avery. "Global Thermosphere-Ionosphere Response to the October-November 2003 Storms." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Bust, G.S., G. Crowley, B.W. Reinisch and M.R. Hairston. "Tracking of Polar Cap Ionospheric Patches." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Callahan, T.J., L.G. Dodge, G.D. Bourn and C.H. Stovell. "Pilot Ignition of Stoichiometric Natural Gas Mixtures with Exhaust Gas Recirculation." Paper presented at the 24th International Council on Combustion Engines Congress, Kyoto, Japan, June 2004.

Canup, R.M. "An Impact Formation of Pluto-Charon." Paper presented at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division of Dynamical Astronomy Meeting, Cannes, France, April 2004.

Cardinal, J.W. and O.H. Burnside. "SwRI Experience with ASIP Risk Assessment Methods." Paper presented at the Risk-Based Force Structural Management Workshop, Dayton, Ohio, June-July 2004.

Carroll, J.N. "Carbon Monoxide Reduction from Small Off-Road Engines." Paper presented to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, Md., April 2004.

Cragnolino, G.A. "Developments in High-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Container Materials through 25 Years of MRS Symposia." Paper presented at the MRS Spring Meeting, Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXVIII, San Francisco, April 2004.

Crary, F.J., D.T. Young, B. Barraclough, S. Bolton, A. Coates, T. Hill, D.J. McComas, D. Reisenfeld, A. Rymer, E. Sittler, J. Vilppola, J. Clarke, J. Gerard, D. Grodent, H. Waite, G.R. Gladstone, et al. "The Solar Wind Upstream of Saturn: Cassini Plasma Measurements and Saturn's Aurora." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Crowley, G., T. Immel, C.L. Hackert, J. Craven and R. Roble. "Response of High Latitude Thermosphere Density and Composition to Magnetic Activity and IMF-By Effects." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Curtis, N., G. Crowley, C.L. Hackert, D. Hinson, G. Wene, C.J. Freitas, I.S. Chocron, M.A. Bullock, R.G. Roble, D.C. Boice, L.A. Young, D.H. Grinspoon and W.F. Huebner. "Modeling Space Weather Effects on the Middle and Upper Atmosphere of Mars." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Curtis, N., G. Crowley, C.L. Hackert,J. Kozyra and R.G. Roble. "Quantifying the Periodic Thermospheric Response for the April 14-24, 2002 Storm Period." Paper presented at Space Weather Week, Boulder, Colo., April 2004 and the CEDAR Working Group, Santa Fe, N.M., June 2004.

DeForest, C.E. "How a Million Magnets Heat the Sun's Atmosphere." Seminar presented to the Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department of the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo., September 2004.

DeForest, C.E. and D.M. Hassler. "Guiding Solar Probe: Imprint of Surface Features in the Extended Solar Corona." Paper presented at the Solar Probe Science Definition Team Meeting, Boulder, Colo., September 2004.

DeForest, C.E. and D. Lamb. "Clustering of the Small-Scale Field." Paper presented at the AAS Solar Physics Division Meeting, Denver, June 2004.

DeLa Beaujardiere, O., D.L. Cooke, J.M. Retterer, G. Crowley, G.J. Bishop, J.A. Welsh and P.H. Doherty. "Electrons Density Profiles and Total Electron Content at Low Latitudes During Magnetic Storms." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Dinwiddie, C.L., N.M. Coleman and D.M. Necsoiu. "Walla Walla Vallis and Wallulla Crater: Two Recently Discovered Martian Features Record Aqueous History." Paper presented at the 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2004.

Frahm, R.A., J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, S. Barabash, R. Lundin, D.R. Linder and J.A. Coates. "First Observations from the ASPERA-3 ELS in the Mars Ionosphere." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Gladstone, G.R. "Photochemistry in Planetary Upper Atmospheres." Paper presented at the Joint Asia-Oceania Geosciences Society 1st Annual Meeting, Singapore, July 2004.

Gladstone, G.R., K.D. Retherford, S.A. Stern, R. Link and S.W. Bougher. "An Analysis of the Martian FUV Dayglow Observed by the Far-Ultraviolet Spectrographic Explorer (FUSE)." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Gosling, J.T., R.M. Skoug, D.J. McComas and J.E Mazur. "Correlated Dispersionless Modulations in Suprathermal Electron and Impulsive Energetic Ion Events in the Solar Wind." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004, and at the 35th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

Gosling, J.T., R.M. Skoug, J.T. Steinberg and D.J. McComas. "Magnetic Loop Topologies in the Vicinity of the Heliospheric Current Sheet." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004, and the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

Huczek, J.P. and M.L. Janssens. "Application of a Methodology to Predict Room-Scale Fire Performance from Bench-Scale Testing." Paper presented at the Tenth International Interflam Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2004.

Hudak Jr., S.J., B.R. Lanning, G.M. Light and J.M. Major. "A Thin-Film Sensor for Direct Monitoring of Materials' Damage State." Paper presented at the Turbine Engine Technology Workshop, Dayton, Ohio, September 2004.

Immel, T.J., G. Crowley and J. Craven. "Terrestrial Thermospheric Storm Effects During the First Weeks of the Dynamics Explorer 2 Mission." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Janssens, M.L. "Fire Testing of FR Polymers." Intensive Short Course in Research, Production and Marketing of Flame Retardancy of Polymer Materials, 15th Annual BCC Conference on Flame Retardancy of Polymeric Materials, Stanford, Conn., June 2004.

Johannesson, R.E. "Automated Depaint System for Off Airframe Components (ADSOC)." Paper presented at the Aerospace Coatings Removal Coatings Forum, Charlotte, N.C., May 2004.

Livi, S., D.J. McComas, P. Wurz, H. Funsten, S. Fuselier and E. Möbius. "Remote Sensing of Boundaries Via Energetic Neutral Atoms Measurements." Paper presented at the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

Lundin, R., J.R. Sharber, S. Barabash, J.D. Winningham and R.A. Frahm. "Initial Results from the Mars Express ASPERA-3 Experiment." Paper presented at the 35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 2004.

MacDowall, R.J., M.D. Desch, M.L. Kaiser, M.J. Reiner, R.J. Forsyth and D.J. McComas. "Recurring Episodes of Jovian Radio Emission Driven by Magnetospheric Interaction with Corotating Solar Wind Density Structures and Sector Boundaries." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Maksimovic, M., I. Zouganelis, J.-Y. Chaufray, K. Issautier, E.E. Scime, J. Littleton, C. Salem, E. Marsch, H.A. Elliott and D.J. McComas. "Radial Evolution of the Electron Distribution Functions in the Faster Solar Wind Between 0.3 and 2 AU." Paper presented at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) 1st General Assembly, Nice, France, April 2004.

Mason, R.L., J.H. Sullivan, Z.G. Stoumbis and J.C. Young. "Monitoring the Industrial Generation of Electricity Using Multivariate Statistical Procedures." Paper presented at the 164th Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Toronto, August 2004.

McClung, R.C., B.M. Gardner and F.J. McMaster. "A New Spectrum Editing Methodology Based on Crack Closure Modeling." Paper presented at the United States Air Force Aircraft Structural Integrity Program (ASIP) Conference, Memphis, Tenn., November-December 2004.

McClung, R.C., B.M. Gardner, F.J. McMaster, J.H. Feiger and D. Ball. "Advanced Fracture Analysis Technology for the F-16." Paper presented at the F-16 ASIP Program Review, Open Technical Session, Fort Worth, Texas, June 2004.

McComas, D.J. "The Solar Probe Mission Study: 2004." Paper presented at the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

McComas, D.J., F. Allegrini, P. Bochsler, M. Bzowski, M.R. Collier, H. Fahr, H. Fichtner, P. Frisch, H. Funsten, S. Fuselier, G. Gloeckler, M. Gruntman, V. Izmodenov, P. Knappenberger, M. Lee, S. Livi, D. Mitchell, E. Möbius, T. Moore, D. Reisenfeld, E. Roelof, N.A. Schwadron, et al. "The Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX)." Paper presented at the Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics-University of California, Riverside 3rd Annual International Astrophysics Conference (Physics of the Outer Heliosphere), Riverside, Calif., February 2004, the EGU 1st General Assembly, Nice, France, April 2004, the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004 and the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

Pan, Y.-M., D.S. Dunn and G.A. Cragnolino. "Phase Stability of Alloy 22 High-Level Waste Container Weldments: Experiments and Thermodynamic Calculations." Paper presented at the Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry XXXIII Conference, Krakow, Poland, June 2004.

Paxton, L., G. Crowley, Y. Zhang, R. DeMajistre, H. Kil, D. Morrison, B. Wolven, P. Straus and A. Christensen. "Observations of the Ionospheric and Thermospheric Response During the October and November 2003 Storms." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Paxton, L., H. Kil, R. DeMajistre, D. Morrison, P. Straus, E. Talaat, A. Christensen, B. Wolven, Y. Zhang, G. Crowley and M.-I. Meng. "Far Ultraviolet Imaging of the Low-Latitude Nightside Ionosphere with the GUVI Instrument on TIMED." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Pickett, D.A. "Natural Analogs and the Yucca Mountain Review Plan: NRC Perspective. Presented at the NAnet International Workshop on Natural Analogs: Their Application to Repository Safety Assessment and Stakeholder Communication." Paper presented at the Château de Cadarache, France, May 2004.

Pickett, D.A. and W.L. Dam. "Assessment of the Potential Effects of Colloidal Radionuclide Transport on Nuclear Waste Repository Performance." Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Chemistry and Migration Behavior of Actinides and Fission Products in the Geosphere, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea, September 2003.

Posner, A., N.A. Schwadron, D.J. McComas, A.B. Galvin and E.C. Roelof. "Essentials for In Situ Space Weather Monitoring in the Future." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Posner, A., R.F. Wimmer-Schweingruber, S. Boettcher, E. Boehm, S. Burmeister, W. Droege, B. Heber and D.J. McComas. "A High Energy Telescope for the Solar Orbiter." Poster presented at the 35th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, Paris, July 2004.

Prikryl, J.D. and W.M. Murphy. "The Dissolution of Uranophane in CaCI₂-SiO₂(aq) Test Solutions." Paper presented at the MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, April 2004.

Retherford, K.D., G.R. Gladstone, S.A. Stern, G.P. Miller, D.C. Slater, D.T. Young, J.H. Waite, S.W. Bougher, A.F. Nagy, M.W. Davis, D.M. Hassler and G.A. Crowley. "Concepts for a Mars Upper Atmosphere Orbiter Mission to Study Atmospheric Escape." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Sablik, M.J. "Presentation on Southwest Research Institute." Paper presented at the Conference on New Materials in Energy Power Industry: Properties and Assessment, Gdansk, Poland, June 2004.

Sablik, M.J. and M. Augustyniak. "Non-Linear Harmonic Amplitudes in Air Coils Above and Below a Steel Plate as a Function of Tensile Strength via Finite Element Simulation." Paper presented at the Conference on New Materials in Energy Power Industry: Properties and Assessment, Gdansk, Poland, June 2004.

Sablik, M.J., G.L. Burkhardt and G.M. Light. "Modeling the Perturbation Flux Density of Current Flowing Around a Small Surface Crack as Detected by a GMR Probe." Paper presented at the 31st Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo., July 2004.

Sablik, M.J., A.E. Crouch and T.E. Beuker. "Finite Element Simulation of Magnetic Barkhausen Noise Amplitudes Near the Magnetic Pole Pieces of a Moving Pipeline Pig." Paper presented at the Conference on New Materials in Energy Power Industry: Properties and Assessment, Gdansk, Poland, June 2004.

Sablik, M.J., T. Yonamine and F.J.G. Landgraf. "Modeling Plastic Deformation Effects on Magnetic Hysteresis in Steels." Paper presented at the Conference on New Materials in Energy Power Industry: Properties and Assessment, Gdansk, Poland, June 2004.

Schwadron, N.A. and D.J. McComas. "Constant Energy Source for Solar Wind: Observations and Theory." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Scrivner, C.M. and R.E. Harris. "Effect of Pulsation Bottle Design on the Performance of a Modern Low-Speed Gas Transmission Compressor." Paper presented at the Gas Machinery Conference, Salt Lake City, October 2003.

Skoug, R.M. J.T. Steinberg, J.T. Gosling, D.J. McComas, C.W. Smith, N.F. Ness, Q. Hu and L.F. Burlaga. "Extremely Fast Solar Wind Observations During October-November 2003." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Smith, E.J., X. Zhou, A. Balogh and D.J. McComas. "Ulysses Magnetic Field Observations During the Jupiter Distant Encounter." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Spencer, J.R. "Recent Results on Io's Hyperactive Volcanism and Heat Flow." Colloquium presented at the University of Wyoming Department of Geology, Laramie, Wyo., April 2004.

Spencer, J.R. and K.L. Jessup. "Io's Lopsided Atmosphere." Paper presented at the SwRI Space Science Division 10th Anniversary Celebration, Boulder, Colo., September 2004.

Spencer, J.R., E. Lellouch, M. Richter, M. Lopes Valverde, K.L. Jessup, T. Greathouse and J.-M. Flaud. "Large Longitudinal Variations in Io's Atmosphere." Paper presented at the Io Workshop, Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., August 2004.

Spencer, J.R., J.C. Pearl, M. Segura and the CIRS Science Team. "CIRS at Phoebe: Preliminary Results." Colloquium presented at the Cassini Phoebe Workshop, Tucson, Ariz., the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. and the SwRI Department of Space Studies, Boulder, Colo., June 2004.

Stern, S.A. "Detecting Exposed Water-Frost in Permanently Shadowed Areas of the Moon." Paper presented to the AAS, Denver, May 2004. "New Horizons: First Mission to the Last Planet." Paper presented at the Lockheed-Martin Valley Forge RTG Fabrication Facility, Valley Forge, Pa., February 2004. "New Horizons: First Mission to the Last Planet and Beyond." Paper presented at the International Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, Valley Forge, Pa., July 2004. "New Horizons Mission Overview." Paper presented at the NASA Planetary Astronomy MOWG, Boulder, Colo., April 2004. "New Horizons Overview." Paper presented at the NASA Outer Planets Forum, Pasadena, Calif., June 2004. "New Horizons II Overview." Paper presented at the New Horizons II Uranus Community Workshop, Pasadena, Calif., June 2004. "The Rosetta Mission and the SwRI Alice Spectrometer." Seminar presented to the SwRI Department of Space Studies, Boulder, Colo., August 2004.

Straus, P., G. Crowley and P.C. Anderson. "GPS Occultation Sensor Contributions to Studies of the Equatorial." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Talaat, E.R., R. Demajistre, J. Lee, L.J. Paxton, G. Crowley, S. Palo, A.B. Christensen, I. Azeem, R. Roble, H. Kil and C.L. Hackert. "Observational and Modeling Analysis of the Coupling Between Neutral Winds and the Low-Latitude Ionosphere." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Terrell, D.C. "Photometric Mass Ratios and Parameter Recovery from Binary Star Data." Invited talk presented at the Kopal Memorial Conference, Litomysl, Czech Republic, April 2004. "Pro-Am Collaborations on Eclipsing Binary Star Problems." Paper presented at the AAS Meeting, Denver, June 2004.

Wei, R. "Metal Plasma Immersion Ion Implantation & Deposition (MPII&D) Using a Metal Plasma Electron Evaporation Source (MPEES)." Paper presented at the International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, September 2004.

Wene, G., G. Crowley, B.W. Fessler and J. Bronn. "Traveling Ionospheric Disturbance Characteristics Over Texas Using the TIDDBIT HF Doppler Radar." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Weyandt, N.C. "Analysis of Induced Catastrophic Failure of a 5,000 psig Type IV Hydrogen Cylinder." Paper presented at the Fire Risk and Hazard Assessment Research Application Symposium, Annapolis, Md., June 2004.

Willson, K.R., M.L. Janssens, A.L. Griffith, K.C. Carpenter and J.P. Huczek. "Smoke Toxicity Measurements of Automotive Materials." Paper presented at the 228th ACS National Meeting, Division of Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Fire & Polymers Symposium, Philadelphia, August 2004.

Worsham, W.L. "Reengineering the VHA's Appointment Scheduling Process: Mining and Refining a Large Bureaucracy's Business Rules." Abstract presented at the Business Process Management Summit, Las Vegas, May 2004.

Yee, J.H., E.R. Talaat, J.U. Kozyra, L.J. Paxton, A. Christensen, J.M. Russell, M.G. Mlynczak, S. Sololman, T. Killeen, G. Crowley, R. Heelis, C.H. Jackman, T. Woods, R. Roble, Q. Wu, J. Thayer, J. Foster and C.L. Hackert. "Atmospheric Effects of the October-November 2003 Storms." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Zouganelis, I., M. Maksimovic, K. Issautier, J.-Y. Chaufray, E.E. Scime, J. Littleton, C. Salem, E. Marsch, H.A. Elliott and D.J. McComas. "Radial Evolution of the Electron Distribution Functions of the Fast Solar Wind Combining Measurements from the Helios, Wind, and Ulysses Spacecraft." Paper presented at the AGU Joint Assembly, Montreal, May 2004.

Internal Research

Funded July 1, 2004

Amann, M. and C.E. Roberts Jr. "Demonstration of a Benchtop Method for Quantification of a Fuel's Charge Cooling Effectiveness."

Bessee, G.B., S.A. Hutzler and N.K. Vail. "Fundamental Mechanisms of Fuel and Water Separator."

Bourn, G.D. "Evaluation of Universal Exhaust Gas Oxygen Sensor for Trapped Equivalence Ratio in Large-Bore, Two-Stroke Gas Engines."

Brun, K., and J.C. Simonis. "Particle Transport Analysis of Sand Ingestion in Gas Turbine Jet Engines."

Catterson, C.B. "Zigbee Wireless Investigation and Demonstration."

Crowley, G., R. Goldstein and D.C. Slater. "Capability Development for Future Ultraviolet and Particle Imaging Instruments."

Earl, J.W. and D.E. Gordon. "Development and Demonstration of a Structured On-The-Job Training Kit Using a Blended Paradigm."

Hipp, J.E. "Development of an Informed Phase Shift Modulation Equalization Capability for Ionospherically Propagated Signals."

Huczek, J.P., K.C. Carpenter and M.L. Janssens. "Development of Physics-Based Models and Software Toolkit to Predict Large-Scale Fire Test Performance from Small-Scale Cone Calorimeter Data."

Kaufmann, D.E. and H.F. Levison. "Capability Development for Modeling the Early Galactic Environment of the Solar System."

Moryl, J.A. and J.R. Pruitt. "Investigation of Radio-Frequency Repeater Design Elements for Spread Spectrum Signals."

Ni, Q. "Characterization of Structural Changes on Age-Related Human Tooth."

Pan, J.C. and E.R. Fanick. "A Novel Approach to the Collection, Speciation and Quantification of Semivolatile Hydrocarbons in Diesel Engine Emissions."

Ragsdale, G.L. "Research into Memory Effects Compensation for Multicarrier Microwave Power Amplifiers."

Retherford, K.D. and G.R. Gladstone. "Extrasolar Planet HD209458B Upper-Atmosphere Model and Ultraviolet Observation Techniques."

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

Sarlashkar, J.V., R. Meldolesi and G.R. Wendel. "Development of Algorithms for the Control of the Camless Valvetrains of a Single-Cylinder, Four-Valve Engine."

Shin, D. and J.H. Arps. "Effects of Titanium Oxide Crystal Phase and Orientation on Biochemical and Biomechanical Response of Osteoblast."

Smalley, A.J., J.R. Hollingsworth and K. Brun. "Enhanced Assessment of Compressor Rotor Stability: Using Computational Fluid Dynamics to Predict Impeller Destabilizing Forces."

Steiber, J. and B.A. Treichel. "Development of Algorithms for In-Vehicle Autocalibration of Transmission Control Parameters."

Stern, S.A. "Project Support for Manned Suborbital Space Research."

Wallis, M.M. "Evaluation of Viability of Porting Existing Direction-Finding Systems to Cryptologic Unified Build."

Walls, B.J. "Development of a Reusable Compact Peripheral Component Interconnect to Local Bus Core."

Wang, J., G.D. Neely, S. Sasaki and T.W. Ryan III. "Feasibility Investigation of the On-Board Fuel Property Classifier for Internal Combustion Engine Control Systems."

Funded October 1, 2004

Dones, H.C., D.C. Boice and H.F. Levison. "Capability Development for Small Body Evolution in the Solar System."

Epperly, M.E. "Feasibility Study for the Vision Data Formatter to Support the Hubble Robotic Servicing Mission Ejection Module Spacecraft."

Fisher, J.B. "Investigation of a Generic Software Interface for the Pressure Mat Natural Locomotion Device." and "Real-Time GPU-Based Video Blending for Mixed Reality Training Systems."

Gordon, D.E. "Expert Knowledge Capture 'State-of-the-Practice' Review."

Grimm, R.E. "Capability Development for High-Frequency Electromagnetic Subsurface Investigations of Mars and Other Planets."

Hill, R.H. and C.J. Scribner. "Quantum Dots/Semiconducting Nanocrystals Optical Applications."

Merritt, P.M., Y. Huang and S. Simescu. "Investigation of Unregulated Exhaust Emissions from Diesel Engines Operating Under Alternate Combustion Modes and with Advanced Aftertreatment Schemes."

Moryl, J.A. and B.J. Neth. "Experimental Evaluation of a Luneberg Lens Antenna for Battlefield Combat Identification."

Oxley, J.D., N. Vasisht and H.W. Schlameus. "Electro-hydrodynamic Microencapsulation."

Rafkin, S.C. "Mars Atmospheric Model Capabilities and the Proper Use of Model Data: A Two-Day Short Course for End-Users of Mars."

Simescu, S. and L.G. Dodge. "In-Cylinder Combustion Modeling."

Smith, I.S. "First-Order Sizing Study to Support the DARPA Proposal for a High-Altitude, Large Aperture Antenna Vehicle."

Suzuki, R.K. and N.K. Vail. "Development of Reversible Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic Surfaces."

Ward, W.R. and R.M. Canup. "Streamline Code Development for Ring-Planet Evolution."

Zhan, R. and Y. Huang. "Development of an EGR and Post-Injection Control System for Accelerated DPF Loading and Regeneration on Both Heavy-Duty and Light-Duty Diesel Engines."

SwRI Patents

Abdul-Khalek, I.S. "Apparatus and Method for Real-Time Measurement of Mass, Size and Number of Solid Particles of Particulate Matter in Engine Exhaust." U.S. Patent No. 6,796,165. September 2004.

Burkhardt, G.L., J.L. Fisher and E.C. Peterson. "System and Method for Nondestructive Testing Simulation." U.S. Patent No. 6,775,625. August 2004.

Fleming-Dahl, A. "Receiver Estimation Engine for a Chaotic System." U.S. Patent No. 6,744,893. June 2004.

Hartman, W.L., D.L. McCaw, D.J. Podnar and J.T. Kubesh. "Control System and Method for Turbocharged Throttled Engine." U.S. Patent No. 6,779,344. August 2004.

Kwun, H., G.L. Burkhardt and C.M. Teller. "Measurement of Torsional Dynamics of Rotating Shafts Using Magnetostrictive Sensors." U.S. Patent No. 6,779,409. August 2004.

Light, G.M., A. Minachi and K.M. Carpenter. "Averaged Guided Wave Inspection Technology For Ribbon Cable." U.S. Patent No. 6,766,693. July 2004.

Mallow, W.A. "Reversible Detector for Gaseous Carbon Dioxide." U.S. Patent No. 6,677,159. January 2004.

Miller, M.A. and C.M. Wall. "Three-Electrode Fuel Cell." U.S. Patent No. 6,756,141. June 2004.

Moghissi, O.C., D.S. Dunn and N. Sridhar. "Disbonded Coating Cathodic Protection Monitoring Coupon." U.S. Patent No. 6,772,622. August 2004.

Morrow, T.B. and K.A. Behring II. "Indirect Measurement of Nitrogen in a Multi-Component Natural Gas by Heating the Gas." U.S. Patent No. 6,754,592. June 2004.

Ryan III, T.W. "Methods and Apparatuses for Laser Ignited Engines." U.S. Patent No. 6,796,278. September 2004.

Warnagiris, T.J. and D.L. Goodlin. "Tetherless Neuromuscular Disrupter Gun with Liquid-Based Capacitor (Spray Discharge)." U.S. Patent No. 6,802,261. October 2004.

Webb, C.C., P.A. Weber and M.K. Khair. "Systems and Methods for Controlling Diesel Engine Emissions." U.S. Patent No. 6,742,328. June 2004.

Wei, R., C. Rincon and J. Arps. "Method for Depositing Coatings on the Interior Surfaces of Tubular Walls." U.S. Patent No. 6,764,714. July 2004.

Wellinghoff, S.T., H. Dixon, H.R. Rawls and B.K. Norling. "Composites Made Using Functionalized Nanoparticles." U.S. Patent No. 6,743,936. June 2004.

Published in the Winter 2004 issue of Technology Today®, published by Southwest Research Institute. For more information, contact Joe Fohn.

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