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Publications

Anderson Jr., C.E., Th. Behner, T.J. Holmquist, M. Wickert, V. Hohler and D. Templeton. “Interface Defeat of Long Rods Impacting Borosilicate Glass.” Proceedings of the 23rd International Symposium Ballistics, 2, (2007): 1,049–1,056.

Balsigner, H., K. Altwegg, P. Bochsler, P. Eberhardt, J. Fischer, S. Graf, A. Jackel, E. Kopp, U. Langer, M. Mildner, J. Muller, T. Riesen, M. Rubin, S. Scherer, P. Wurz, S. Wuthrich, E. Arus, S. Delanoye, J. De Keyser, E. Neefs, D. Nevejans, H. Reme, C. Aoustin, C. Mazelle, J.L. Medale, J.A. Sauvaud, J.J. Berthelier, J.L. Bertaux, L. Duvet, J.M. Illiano, S.A. Fuselier, A.G. Ghielmetti, T. Magoncelli, E.G. Shelley, A. Korth, K. Heerlein, H. Lauche, S. Livi, A. Loose, U. Mall, B. Wilken, F. Gliem, B. Fiethe, T.I. Gombosi, B. Block, G.R. Carignan, L.A. Fisk, J.H. Waite Jr., D.T. Young and H. Wollnik. “Rosina-Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis.” Space Science Reviews, 128, (2007): 745–801: doi: 10.1007/s11214-006-8335-3.

Behner, Th., C.E. Anderson Jr., D.L. Orphal, M. Wickert, V. Hohler and D. Templeton. “Failure and Penetration Response of Borosilicate Glass During Short Rod Impact.” Proceedings at the 23rd International Symposium Ballistics, 2, (2007): 1,251–1,258.

Benke, R.R. and G.R. Adams. “Potential Indoor Worker Exposure from Handling Area Leakage: Example Event Sequence Frequency Analysis.” Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization. American Nuclear Society, (2007): 258–260.

Bhardwaj, A., R.F. Elsner, G.R. Gladstone, T.E. Cravens, C.M. Lisse, K. Dennerl, G. Branduardi-Raymont, B.J. Wargelin, J.H. Waite Jr., I. Robertson, N. Ostgaard, P. Beiersdorfer, S.L. Snowden and V. Kharchenko. “X-rays from Solar System Objects.” Planetary and Space Science, 55, (2007): 1,135–1,189: doi: 10.1016/j.pss.2006.11.009.

Boice, D.C. and C. Reylé. “The Nature of Diatomic Sulfur in Comets.” Highlights of Astronomy, 13, (2006): 501.

Boice, D.C. and R. Wegmann. “The Deep Space 1 Encounter with Comet 19P/Borrelly.” Advances in Space Research, 39, (2007): 407–412.

Branduardi-Raymont, G., A. Bhardwaj, R.F. Elsner, G.R. Gladstone, G. Ramsay, P. Rodriguez, R. Soria, J.H. Waite Jr. and T.E. Cravens. “Latest Results on Jovian Disk X-rays from XMM-Newton.” Planetary and Space Science, 55, (2007): 1,126–1,134: doi:101016/j.pss.2006.11.017.

Canaves, M.V., A.A. de Almeida, D.C. Boice and G.C. Sanzovo. “On the Chemistry of CS and NS in Cometary Comae.” Advances in Space Research, 39, (2007): 451–457.

Chocron, S., C.E. Anderson Jr. and A.E. Nicholls. “Constitutive Model for Borosilicate Glass and Application to Long-Rod Impact.” Proceedings at the 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics, 2, (2007): 1,073–1,081.

Chocron, S., K.A. Dannemann, J.D. Walker, A.E. Nicholls and C.E. Anderson Jr. “Constitutive Model for Damaged Borosilicate Glass Under Confinement.” Journal of American Ceramics Society, 90, (2007): 1,073–1,081.

de Almeida, A.A., G.C. Sanzovo, P.D. Singh, A. Misra, R.M. Torres, D.C. Boice and W.F. Huebner. “On the Relationship Between Visual Magnitudes and Gas and Dust Production Rates in Target Comets to Space Missions.” Advances in Space Research, 39, (2007): 432–445.

De La Haye, V., J.H. Waite Jr., R.E. Johnson, R.V. Yelle, T.E. Cravens, J.G. Luhmann, W.T. Kasprzak, D.A. Gell, B. Magee, F. Leblanc, M. Michael, S. Jurac and I.P. Robertson. “Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer Data in Titan’s Upper Atmosphere and Exosphere: Observation of a Suprathermal Corona.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, A07309, (2007): doi:10.1029/2006JA012222.

Garcia, D.B. and A.F. Grandt. “Application of a Total Life Prediction Model for Fretting Fatigue in Ti-6Al-4V.” International Journal of Fatigue, 29, (2007): 1,311–1,318.

Garcia, D.B., A.F. Grandt, P. Golden and B. Bartha. “Threshold Fatigue Measurements and Fractographic Examination of Fretting Induced Cracks in Ti-17.” Engineering Failure Analysis, 14, (2007): 529–540.

Gosling, J.T., S. Eriksson, D.J. McComas, T.D. Phan and R.M. Skoug. “Multiple Magnetic Reconnection Sites Associated with a Coronal Mass Ejection in the Solar Wind.” Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, A08106, (2007): doi: 10.1029/2007JA012418.

Ho, T.M., N. Thomas, D.C. Boice, M. Combi, L.A. Soderblom and V. Tenishev. “Comparison of the Dust Distributions in the Innermost Comae of Comets 1P/Halley and 19P/Borrelly Spacecraft Observations.” Planetary and Space Science, 55, (2007): 974–985.

Huebner, W.F., D.C. Boice and N.A. Schwadron. “Sun-Grazing Comets as Solar Probes.” Advances in Space Research, 39, (2007): 413–420.

Millwater, H.R., M.P. Enright and S.K. Fitch. “A Convergent Zone-Refinement Method for Risk Assessment of Gas Turbine Disks Subject to Low-Frequency Metallurgical Defects.” Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, ASME, 129, (2007): 827–835.

Neely, G.D., S. Sasaki and H. Sono. “Investigation of Alternative Combustion Crossing Stoichiometric Air Fuel Ratio for Clean Diesels.” SAE 2007-01-1840, JSAE 20077091, (2007): 708–718.

Nes, R. and R.R. Benke. “Potential Indoor Worker Exposure from Handling Area Leakage: Dose Calculation Methodology and Example Consequence Analysis.” Proceedings of the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination, and Reutilization, American Nuclear Society, (2007): 120–123.

Neugebauer, M., G. Gloeckler, J.T. Gosling, A. Rees, R. Skoug, B.E. Goldstein, T.P. Armstrong, M.R. Combi, T. Mäkinen, D.J. McComas, R. von Steiger, T.H. Zurbuchen, E.J. Smith, J. Geiss and L.J. Lanzerotti. “Encounter of the Ulysses Spacecraft with the Ion Tail of Comet McNaught.” The Astrophysical Journal, 667, (2007): 1,262–1,266.

Nielsen, E., M. Fraenz, H. Zou, J.S. Wang, D.A. Gurnett, D.L. Kirchner, D.D. Morgan, R. Huff, A. Safaeinili, J.J. Plaut, G. Picardi, J.D. Winningham, R.A. Frahm and R. Lundin. “Local Plasma Processes and Enhanced Electron Densities in the Lower Ionosphere in Magnetic Cusp Regions on Mars.” Planetary and Space Science, (2007): doi:10.1016/j.pss.2007.07.003.

Parra, J.O., P. Xu and C. Hackert. “A Borehole-Model-Derived Algorithm for Estimating Qp Logs from Full-Waveform Sonic Logs.” Geophysics, 72, (2007): 107–117.

Riha, D.S., B.H. Thacker, L. Huyse, M.P. Enright, C.J. Waldhart, W.L. Francis, D.P. Nicolella, S.J. Hudak and W. Liang. “Design Reliability Applications for the Aerospace, Automotive and Ship Industries.” Applications of Engineering Design Reliability, (2007): (in print).

Sanzovo, G.C., A.A. de Almeida, M.V. Canaves and D.C. Boice. “Photodissociation Lifetimes and Fluorescence Efficiency Factors of the Cometary Molecular Species 14N32S.” Advances in Space Research, 39, (2007): 458–461.

Sarlashkar, J., S. Sasaki, G.D. Neely, J. Wang and H. Sono. “An Airflow-Dominant Control Logic for Future Diesel Engines.” SAE 2007-01-2070, JSAE 20077092 (2007): 1,002–1,014.

Sasaki, S., J. Sarlashkar, G.D. Neely, J. Wang, Q. Lu. and H. Sono. “Investigation of Alternative Combustion, Airflow Dominant Control and Aftertreatment System for Clean Diesel Vehicles.” SAE 2007-01-1937, JSAE 20077094, (2007): 992–1,001.

Schwadron, N.A. and D.J. McComas. “Modulation of Anomalous and Galactic Cosmic Rays Beyond the Termination Shock.” Geophysical Research Letter, 34, L14105, (2007): doi:10.1029/2007GL029847.

Silvus, S. “Corrosion in Passive Electrical Components.” ASM Handbook, Corrosion: Environments and Industries, 13C, (2006): 634–642.

Silvus, S. “Wire Ends Yield Failure Clues.” Test and Measurement World, 27, 4, (2007): 45–48.

Silvus, S. and K. Cook. “Useful Technique for Analysis of Fluid-Filled Capacitors.” Electronic Device Failure Analysis, 9, 2, (2007): 6–12.

Waite Jr., J.H., D.T. Young, T.E. Cravens, A.J. Coates, F.J. Crary, B. Magee and J. Westlake. “The Process of Tholin Formation in Titan’s Upper Atmosphere.” Science, 316, (2007): 870.

Waite Jr., J.H., M. Combi, W.H. Ip, T.E. Cravens, R.L. McNutt Jr., W. Kasprzak, R. Yelle, J. Luhmann, H. Niemann, D. Gell, B. Magee, G. Fletcher, J. Lunine and W.L. Tseng. “Cassini Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer: Enceladus Plume Composition and Structure.” Science, 311, (2006): 1,419–1,422.

Whitman, Z. and V. La Saponara. “Bistable Structures for Energy Absorption I. Metallic Structures Under Tension.” Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2:2, (2007): 347–358.

Whitman, Z. and V. La Saponara. “Bistable Structures for Energy Absorption II. Composite Structures Under Tension.” Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2:2, (2007): 359–376.
 

Presentations

Adams, G.R. and F.J. Ferrante. “Markov Modeling Application to a Redundant Safety System.” Paper presented at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Power 2007 Conference, San Antonio, July 2007.

Allegrini, F., F.J. Crary, M.I. Desai, D. Demkee, R.W. Ebert, T. Finley, J.C. Kasper, S. Livi, D.J. McComas, C.J. Pollock, S. Weidner and D. White. “JADE-E: The Plasma Electron Sensor for the Juno Mission.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

Anderson Jr., C.E. “A Review and Status of Computational Ceramics Modeling.” Paper presented at Fraunhofer Institut für Kurzzeitdynamik Ernst-Mach-Institut, Freiburg, Germany, March 2007.

Anderson Jr., C.E. and D.L. Orphal. “An Examination of Deviations from Hydrodynamic Penetration Theory.” Paper presented at the 2007 Hypervelocity Impact Symposium, Williamsburg, Va., September 2007.

Anderson Jr., C.E., D.L. Orphal, Th. Behner, V. Hohler, M. Wickert and D.W. Templeton. “Failure and Penetration Response of Borosilicate Glass During Short-Rod Impact.” Paper presented at the 15th American Physical Society Topical Conference on Shock Compression in Condensed Matter, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, June 2007.

Anthony, J.W. and J.E. Kubesh. “The Potential for Achieving Low Hydrocarbon and NOx Exhaust Emissions from Large Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles.” SAE 2007-01-1261; Paper presented at the SAE 2007 World Congress, Detroit, April 2007.

Benke, R.R. and G.R. Adams. “Potential Indoor Worker Exposure from Handling Area Leakage: Example Event Sequence Frequency Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination and Reutilization. Chattanooga, Tenn., September 2007.

Boice, D.C. “Gas-Phase Chemistry in Cometary Atmospheres.” Paper presented at the 4th Annual Assembly of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), Bangkok, Thailand, July 2007.

Boice, D.C. “Water Chemistry in Comet 19P/Borrelly Observed by Deep Space 1.” Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2006.

Boice, D.C. and H.E. Asbell. “A Mentorship Program for Young Engineers and Scientists (YES 2K6).” Paper presented at the 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, Texas, March 2007.

Boice, D.C. and H.E. Asbell. “The Young Engineers and Scientists (YES 2K6): Independent and Group Mentorship Projects.” Paper presented at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, San Francisco, December 2006.

Boice, D.C. and R. Wegmann. “Cometary Water Chemistry in Support of Recent Spacecraft Missions.” Paper presented at the 38th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, League City, Texas, March 2007.

Brain, D.A., J.G. Luhmann, J.S. Halekas, D.L. Mitchell, R.P. Lin, S. Barabash, T. Zhang, R. Frahm and D. Winningham. “Angular Electron Distributions at Mars and Venus.” Paper presented at the EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88, No. 23, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract SA33C-08, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2007.

Brajanovski, M., T. Müller and J.O. Parra. “Strong Dispersion and Attenuation of P-Waves in a Partially Saturated Fractured Reservoir.” Paper presented at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 77th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, September 2007.

Breaux, P.J. “Managing Conflict in Engineering Organizations.” Paper presented at the 19th IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, Austin, Texas, July 2007.

Chiang, K.T.K., R. Wei and J.H. Arps. “Development of Nanostructured Cu-Cr Coatings for Liquid Rocket Engine Applications.” Paper AIAA 2007-5583 presented at the 43rd American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, and American Society for Engineering Education Joint Propulsion Conference, Cincinnati, July 2007.

Crary, F., F. Allegrini, C. Beebe, T. Finley, S. Livi, D.J. McComas, C.J. Pollock, S. Weidner and D. White. “JADE-I: The Plasma Ion Sensor for the Juno Mission.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

Dellenback, S.W. and R.W. Heller. “Implementing Event Management and Performance Measure Reporting in a Distributed TMC Environment Using Center-to-Center.” Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Beijing, October 2007.

Dellenback, S.W. and S.R. Johns. “Dynamically Synthesizing and Analyzing Data Gathered from Advanced Traffic Management Systems.” Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Beijing, October 2007.

Dellenback, S.W. and J.S. Johnson. “Approaches to the Problem of Predictive Travel Times.” Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Beijing, October 2007.

Dellenback, S.W. and R.D. Lamm. “Using ITS Technologies to Improve the State of the Art in Autonomous Vehicles.” Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Beijing, October 2007.

Dellenback, S.W., R.D. Lamm and S.J. Sprouffske. “Integrating Dynamic Vehicle Probe Data Into an Advanced Traffic Management System.” Paper presented at the ITS World Congress, Beijing, October 2007.

Desai, M.I. “Energetic Particles from Solar Explosions.” Presented at Living With a Star — International Heliophysical Year Summer School, Boulder, Colo., July 2007.

Desai, M.I. “Overview of the Living With a Star Solar Energetic Particle Focus Team Activities.” Presented at the Solar Heliospheric and Interplanetary Environment (SHINE) Workshop at Whistler, British Columbia, July 2007.

Dietrich, J.R.T. “Accelerate CMMi Level 3 Process Improvement.” Paper presented at the SerenaXchange, Chicago, October 2007.

Dinwiddie, C.L., R.E. Grimm, R.N. McGinnis and D.E. Stillman. “Moderately to Poorly Welded Tuff, Bishop, California: Geophysical and Geological Characterization to Determine the Source of Radar Scattering.” Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Mars, Pasadena, Calif., July 2007.

Dykes, S.G. “Autonomous System Traceback for Attribution and DDoS Mitigation.” Paper presented at the Air Force Office of Sponsored Research (AFOSR) Principal Investigator’s Meeting, Syracuse, N.Y., June 2007.

Elliott, H.A., D.J. McComas, P.W. Valek, F. Allegrini, F.J. Crary, F. Bagenal, G.R. Gladstone, S.A. Livi and J.T. Clarke. “Solar Wind Conditions Near Jupiter Measured with the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) Instrument on New Horizons.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

Feldman, P.D., H.A. Weaver, K.D. Retherford, G.R. Gladstone, S.A. Stern, D.F. Strobel and H.W. Moos. “FUSE Observations of the Jovian System at the Time of the New Horizons Flyby.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Meeting, San Antonio, June 2007.

Frahm, R.A., J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, S.J. Jeffers, A.J. Coates, D.R. Linder, S. Barabash, R. Lundin, H. Andersson, K. Brinkfeldt, A. Grigoriev, H. Gunell, M. Holmstrom, M. Yamauchi, K. Asamura, P. Bochsler, P. Wurz, R. Cerulli-Irelli, A. Mura, A. Milillo, M. Maggi, S. Orsini, D.O. Kataria, C.C. Curtis, K.C. Hsieh, B.R. Sandel, M. Grande, E. Kallio, H. Koskinen, P. Riihela, W. Schmidt, T. Sales, J.U. Kozyra, N. Krupp, J. Woch, S. Livi, J.G. Luhmann, S. McKenna-Lawlor, E.C. Roelof, D.J. Williams, J.A. Sauvaud, A. Fedorov and J.J. Thocaven. “Observations of Photoelectron Energy Peaks Below 400 km in the Dayside Ionosphere of Mars.” Paper presented at the EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88, No. 23, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract SM23B-07, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2007.

Garcia, D.B. and P.C. McKeighan. “Surface Crack Testing of Welded Titanium Sheet.” Presented at the ASTM Committee E08 Workshop on Fatigue of Surface Cracks, Norfolk, Va., May 2007.

Garcia, D.B., J.H. Feiger, P.C. McKeighan, J.W. Cardinal and D.Y. Jeong. “Fatigue Crack Growth Behavior of TC-128B Steel Under Variable Amplitude Loading.” Paper presented at the Rail Transportation Division Fall Technical Conference, Chicago, September 2007.

Gladstone, G.R., D.C. Slater, M. Versteeg, M.W. Davis, K.D. Retherford, A.J. Steffl, H. Throop, J.W. Parker, S.A. Stern, A.F. Cheng, H.A. Weaver, G.S. Orton, J.T. Clarke, J.D. Nichols, L. Young, F. Bagenal, R. Binzel, B. Buratti, D. Cruikshank, W. Grundy, D. Hinson, M. Horanyi, D. Jennings, I. Linscott, D.J. McComas, W. McKinnon, R. McNutt, J. Moore, S. Murchie, C. Porco, H. Reitsema, D. Reuter, J. Spencer, D. Strobel, M. Summers and L. Tyler. “Jupiter’s Airglow and Aurora as seen from New Horizons.” Paper presented at the AAS/DPS Meeting, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Gladstone, G.R., S.A. Stern, D.C. Slater, M.W. Davis, M.H. Versteeg, K.D. Retherford, A. Steffl, D.C. Reuter and A. Cheng. “Alice Observations of Jupiter’s UV Aurora and Airglow during the New Horizons Flyby.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Meeting, San Antonio, June 2007.

Gladstone, G.R., D.C. Slater, M.H. Versteeg, M. Davis, K.D. Retherford, L. Young, A.J. Steffl, H.B. Throop, J.W. Parker, A. Stern, H.A. Weaver, A. Cheng, G. Orton, J. Clarke and J. Nichols. “Jupiter’s Airglow and Aurora as Seen from New Horizons.” Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, Orlando, October 2007.

Grant, L.J. “Management Practices at SwRI.” Paper presented to the China Aviation Industry Corporation I at The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, October 2007.

Grim, E.T., H. Mach, O. Holmeide and C. Calley. “PTP Enabled Network for Flight Test Data Acquisition and Recording.” Presented at the 2007 International IEEE Symposium on Precision Clock Synchronization for Measurement, Control and Communication, Vienna, Austria, October 2007.

Grosch, D.J. “Launching Gap Filler Projectiles Using a Compressed Gas Gun.” Presented at the 58th Aeroballistics Range Association Meeting, Las Cruces, N.M., September 2007.

Haggerty, D.K., R.L. McNutt, D.J. McComas, S. Livi, M.E. Hill, F. Bagenal, H.A. Elliott, L. Brown, R.S. Gurnee, G.C. Ho, S.M. Krimigis, M. Kusterer, B.H. Mauk, D.G. Mitchell and J. Vandegriff. “Particle Composition and Dynamics During New Horizons’ Approach to the Jovian System: First Results from PEPSSI.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

He, X., R.T. Pabalan and L. Yang. “Effect of Capillary Retention by Dusts on the Corrosivity of Deliquescence Brines.” Paper presented at the Materials Research Society Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXXI, Sheffield, U.K., September 2007.

Holladay, K.L. and K.A. Robbins. “Evolution of Signal Processing Algorithms using Vector Based Genetic Programming.” Paper presented at the IEEE International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, Cardiff, Wales, July 2007.

Huyse, L., C.J. Waldhart, D.S. Riha, C.E. Larsen, R.J. Gomez and P.C. Stuart. “Probabilistic Modeling of Space Shuttle Debris Impact.” Paper presented at the 18th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Blacksburg, Va., June 2007.

Johnson, J.S. “Development of a Testing Program in Support of the National Interoperable Electronic Payment Services Network.” Paper presented at the I-95 Corridor Coalition Electronic Payment Services Summit, Boston, September 2007.

Kamat, G.U., M.S. Moore and E.T. Grim. “Network Topology and Device Discovery for Flight Test Systems.” Paper presented at the 26th Digital Avionics Systems Conference (DASC), Dallas, October 2007.

Kenney, J.D., B.A. Abbott and C.J. Cunningham. “Evaluation of Ubiquitous Use of Wireless Sensor Network Technology in Data Acquisition and Telemetry Applications.” Paper presented at the International Telemetering Conference (ITC), Las Vegas, October 2007.

Kilpatrick, S.A., G.A. Rasche, C.J. Cunningham, M.L. Moodie and B.A. Abbott. “Reordering Packet Based Data in Real-Time Data Acquisition Systems.” Paper presented at the International Telemetering Conference (ITC), Las Vegas, October 2007.

Klar, R.A., S.G. Dykes, A.R. Bertrand and C.C. Mangels. “Integration of Internet Protocols with SpaceWire Using an Efficient Network Broadcast.” Paper presented at the International SpaceWire Conference Dundee 2007, Dundee, Scotland, September 2007.

Lamm, R.D. “Update on the Southwest Research Institute Southwest Safe Transport Initiative (SSTI).” Paper published in the proceedings of the International Task Force for Vehicle Highway Automation 2007, Versailles, France, September 2007.

Lamm, R.D., G.T. McWilliams, M.A. Brown, P.A. Avery, C.J. Guerra, K.C. Kozak and B. Surampudi. “Evaluation of Autonomy in Recent Ground Vehicles Using the Autonomy Levels for Unmanned Systems (ALFUS) Framework.” Paper published in the proceedings of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems 2007 (PerMIS’07), Gaithersburg, Md., August 2007.

Liemohn, M.W., Y. Ma, J.U. Kozyra, A.F. Nagy, J.D. Winningham, R.A. Frahm, J.R. Sharber, S.V. Barabash and R. Lundin. “Numerical Simulations of the Magnetic Topology Near Mars Auroral Observations.” Paper presented at the EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88, No. 23, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract SM34A-03, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2007.

Mabey, G.W. “Use of Python as a Matlab Replacement for Algorithm Development and Execution in a Multi-Core Environment.” Paper presented at the High Performance Embedded Computing Conference (HPEC), Lexington, Mass., September 2007.

McComas, D.J., F. Allegrini, C. Beebe, F. Crary, D. Demkee, M.I. Desai, R.W. Ebert, T. Finley, S. Livi, C.J. Pollock, S. Weidner and D. White. “Exploring Jupiters’ Aurora Using the Jovian Auroral Distribution Experiment (JADE).” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

McComas, D.J., F. Allegrini, F. Crary, H.A. Elliott, S. Livi, P. Valek, F. Bagenal, P. Delamere and R. McNutt. “First Plasma Observations of Jupiters’ Deep Magnetotail.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Conference, San Antonio, June 2007.

McKeighan, P.C. and T.L. Anderson. “Development and Validation of an Inexpensive Puncture Test for Railroad Tank Car Steels.” Paper presented at the 4th International Symposium on Railroad Tank Cars, Materials Science and Technology Conference, Detroit, September 2007.

Moodie, M.L., T.A. Newton and B.A. Abbott. “Development of a Network-Centric Data Acquisition, Recording, and Telemetry System.” Paper presented at the ITC, Las Vegas, October 2007.

Moore, M.S., E.T. Grim, G.U. Kamat and M.L. Moodie. “Management of Network-Based Flight Test Systems.” Presented at the ITC, Las Vegas, October 2007.

Neely, G.D., S. Sasaki and H. Sono. ”Investigation of Alternative Combustion Crossing Stoichiometric Air Fuel Ratio for Clean Diesels.” Paper presented at the Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE) Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, July 2007.

Nes, R. and R.R. Benke. “Potential Indoor Worker Exposure from Handling Area Leakage: Dose Calculation Methodology and Example Consequence Analysis.” Paper presented at the American Nuclear Society Topical Meeting on Decommissioning, Decontamination, and Reutilization, Chattanooga, Tenn., September 2007.

Ni, Q.W. and Y. Qin. “Characterization of Functional Disuse on Cortical Bone by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance.” Paper presented at the 16th IAA Humans in Space Symposium, Beijing, May 2007.

Orphal, D.L., C.E. Anderson Jr., Th. Behner, V. Hohler, M. Wickert and D.W. Templeton. “Failure Kinetics in Borosilicate Glass During Rod Impact.” Paper presented at the 15th American Physical Society Topical Conference on Shock Compression in Condensed Matter, Kohala Coast, Hawaii, June 2007.

Oxorn, K., M.W. Cooper, W. Van Dam and S.M. Richards. “Monitoring of Ring Face, Ring Side and Liner Wear in a Mack T-10 Test, Using Surface Layer Activation.” Paper presented at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Powertrain and Fluid Systems Conference and Exhibition, Chicago, October 2007.

Parra, J.O., C.L. Hackert, E. Richardson and N. Clayton. “Analyses of Porosity and Permeability Variations Captured by Cross-Well Seismic Measurements and Geophysical Well Logs at Port Mayaca Aquifer, South Florida.” Paper presented at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 77th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, September 2007.

Pensado, O. and J. Mancillas. “Estimates of Mean Consequences and Confidence Bounds on the Mean Associated With Low-Probability Seismic Events in Total System Performance Assessments.” Paper presented at the 11th International Conference on Environmental Remediation and Radioactive Waste Management, Bruges, Belgium. September 2007.

Pevler, A.E. “Hazards for Managers Entering the SBIR Program.” Paper presented at the 19th IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, Austin, Texas, July 2007.

Polendo, J.E. and C. Qian. “A Dual Observer Method for the Global Stabilization of Nonlinear Systems with Limited and Uncertain Information.” Paper presented at the 2007 American Control Conference, New York, July 2007.

Polendo, J.E. and C. Qian. “Decentralized Output Feedback Control of Interconnected Systems with High-Order Nonlinearities.” Paper presented at the 2007 American Control Conference, New York, July 2007.

Price, J.C. and M.S. Moore. “NETGEN: A Model-Driven Tool for Rapid Prototyping and Simulation of Network-Based Flight Test Systems.” Paper presented at the ITC, Las Vegas, October 2007.

Redmond, P.E., G. Beck and S. Birnbaum. “An Investigation of Microbiologically Induced Corrosion of Hyper-Compressor Bearings.” Paper presented at the Materials Science & Technology Conference and Exhibit, Fundamental and Characterization Symposium: What We Can Learn from Failure Analysis, Detroit, September 2007.

Retherford, K.D., A. Cheng, H.A. Weaver, J.R. Spencer, D.F. Strobel and J. Saur. “New Horizons LORRI Observations of Io’s Visible Aurora in Eclipse.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets Meeting, San Antonio, June 2007.

Retherford, K.D., J.R. Spencer, S.A. Stern, A. Cheng, J. Saur, H.A. Weaver, D.F. Strobel, D.C. Reuter, A.J. Steffl, G.R. Gladstone, J.W. Parker, D.C. Slater, A. Lunsford, R.M.C. Lopes, H.B. Throop, L.A. Young, J. Moore, F. Bagenal, R. Binzel, B. Buratti, D. Cruikshank, W. Grundy, D. Hinson, M. Horanyi, D. Jennings, I. Linscott, D.J. McComas, et al. “Io Eclipse Observations During the New Horizons Flyby.” Paper presented at the AAS/DPS Meeting, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Sarlashkar, J., S. Sasaki, G.D. Neely, J. Wang and H. Sono. “An Airflow-Dominant Control Logic for Future Diesel Engines.” Paper presented at the Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE) Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, July 2007.

Sasaki, S., J. Sarlashkar, G.D. Neely, J.Wang, Q. Lu and H. Sono. “Investigation of Alternative Combustion, Airflow Dominant Control and Aftertreatment System for Clean Diesel Vehicles.” Paper presented at the Japan Society of Automotive Engineers (JSAE) Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, July 2007.

Simpkins, A.A., J.W. Mancillas, L.D. Howard, P.A. LaPlante, O. Pensado and A.T. Gray. “Development of a Biosphere Dose Model (BDOSE) for Waste Incidental-to-Reprocessing and Non-High-Level Waste Determination Consultations.” Paper presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Portland, Ore., July 2007.

Smith, C.B. “Steganalysis Using Noise Variance Estimation.” Paper presented at the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP), San Antonio, September 2007.

Smith, C.B. and S. Agaian. “Denoising and the Active Warden.” Paper presented at the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Montreal, October 2007.

Spencer, J.R., S.A. Stern, J. Moore, R.M.C. Lopes, K.D. Retherford, O. Abramov, M. Showalter, A.F. Cheng, H.A. Weaver, D.C. Reuter, A. Lunsford, C. Olkin, H. Throop and K.L. Jessup. “New Horizons Observations of Io’s Volcanism.” Paper presented at the Ices, Oceans, and Fire: Satellites of the Outer Solar System, Boulder, Colo., August 2007.

Spencer, J.R., S.A. Stern, K.D. Retherford, O. Abramov, D.C. Reuter, A.F. Cheng, H.A. Weaver, A. Lunsford, J. Moore, J. Perry, R.M.C. Lopes, L. Kamp, F. Bagenal, R. Binzel, B. Buratti, D. Cruikshank, W. Grundy, D. Hinson, M. Horanyi, D. Jennings, I. Linscott, D.J. McComas, W. McKinnon, R. McNutt, S. Murchie, C. Porco, H. Reitsema, D. Strobel, M. Summers and L. Tyler. “New Horizons Observes Io’s Volcanic Activity.” Paper presented at the AAS/DPS Meeting, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Srinivasan, S., D.B. Garcia, M.C. Gean, H. Murth and T.N. Farris. “Fretting Fatigue of Laser Shock Peened Ti-6Al-4V.” Paper presented at the 5th Fretting Fatigue Conference, Montreal, May 2007.

Steffl, A.J., P.D. Feldman, G.R. Gladstone, J.W. Parker, K.D. Retherford and S.A. Stern. “UV Observations of the Io Plasma Torus from New Horizons and Rosetta.” Paper presented at the Magnetospheres of the Outer Planets 2007 Meeting, San Antonio, June 2007.

Steffl, A.J., G.R. Gladstone, J.W. Parker, K.D. Retherford, D.C. Slater, M.H. Versteeg, S.A. Stern, M.F. A’Hearn, J.L. Bertaux, P.D. Feldman and H.A. Weaver. “UV Observations of the Io Plasma Torus from New Horizons and Rosetta.” Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Steffl, A.J., J.W. Parker, D.C. Slater, M.H. Versteeg, P.D. Feldman, S.A. Stern, M.F. A’Hearn, J.L. Bertaux and H.A. Weaver. “The Far-Ultraviolet Spectrum of Mars Observed during the Rosetta Swingby of Mars in February 2007.” Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Steffl, A.J., M.F. A’Hearn, J.L. Bertaux, P.D. Feldman, G.R. Gladstone, J.W. Parker, K.D. Retherford, D.C. Slater, S.A. Stern, M. Versteeg and H.A. Weaver. “UV Observations of the Io Plasma Torus from New Horizons and Rosetta.” Paper presented at the AAS/DPS Meeting, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Stewart, D., J.P. Chiu, J.D. Taylor, C. Tai, T. Reppert and L. Christensen. “US 2010 Emissions Capable Camless Heavy-Duty On-Highway Natural Gas Engine.” Paper presented at the JSAE Annual Congress, Kyoto, Japan, July 2007.

Wang, J., J.M. Solis and R.G. Longoria. “On the Control Allocation for Coordinated Ground Vehicle Dynamics Control Systems.” Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, New York, July 2007.

Wang, J. “Robust Nonlinear Control with Singularity Avoidance for Diesel Engines Having Multiple Combustion Modes.” Proceedings of the 2007 American Control Conference, New York, July 2007.

Weaver, H.A., K.H. Baines, A.A. Simon-Miller, A.F. Cheng, G.R. Gladstone, K.D. Retherford, H.B. Throop, J.Moore, J.R. Spencer, S.A. Stern, F. Bagenal, R. Binzel, B. Buratti, D. Cruikshank, W. Grundy, D. Hinson, M. Horanyi, D. Jennings, I. Linscott, D.J. McComas, W. McKinnon, R. McNutt, J. Moore, S. Murchie, C. Porco, H. Reitsema, D. Reuter, D. Strobel, M. Summers and L. Tyler. “New Horizons Observations of Polar Lightning on Jupiter.” Paper presented at the AAS/DPS Meeting, Orlando, Fla., October 2007.

Wieland, D.H. and J.O. Cronenberger. “F-5 Horizontal Stabilizer Honeycomb Core Mid-Plane Crack Repair.” Paper presented at the 2007 Proven Aircraft TCG Worldwide Review, Ogden, Utah, September 2007.

Wieland, D.H. “F-16 Bulkhead Bonded Repair.” Paper presented at the 2007 F-16 TCG Worldwide Review, Ogden, Utah, September 2007.

Winningham, J.D. and R.A. Frahm. “Observations of Solar Wind Interactions with Earth, Mars and Venus with Cluster, MEX and VEX.” Paper presented at the EOS Transactions of the American Geophysical Union, 88 No. 23, Joint Assembly Supplement, Abstract SA33C-06, Acapulco, Mexico, May 2007.

Xu, P. and J.O. Parra. “Synthetic Multipole Sonic Logs and Normal Modes for a Deviated Borehole in Anisotropic Formations.” Presented at the Society of Exploration Geophysicists International Exposition and 77th Annual Meeting, San Antonio, September 2007.

Zhan, R., S.T. Eakle, K.B. Spreen, C.G. Li and F.F. Mao. “Validation Method for Diesel Particulate Filter Durability.” SAE Paper 2007-01-4086, Paper presented at the 2007 Powertrain & Fluid Systems Conference, Chicago, October 2007.
 

Internal Research

Funded October 1, 2007

Barde, J. and B. Knight. “Multi-Purpose Measurement Value Storage, Conversion and Dynamic Display (Preference-Based) for User Interfaces.”

Cravens, J., K. Ogasawara, S. Livi and D. McComas. “Development of a Detection Technique for Medium-Energy Electrons.”

Fisher, J.B. “Concept Demonstrator for Combining Imagery from Multiple Sensors in a Correlated Display.”

Gingrich, J. “Flex Fuel Optimization for Toyota 3S-GTE.”

Kilpatrick, S. and J. Price. “Investigation into the Methods of Modeling and Testing Network-Based Data Acquisition Systems.”

Lewis, M. “Detection of Antarctic Sea Ice Surface Flooding Using Satellite-Borne AMSR-E Data and In Situ Measurements.”

Lillywhite, M. “Code Squelch for Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum Transceiver.”

Mabey, G. “The Use of Graphics Processor Units for Acceleration of Wideband Direction-Finding Capabilities.”

Mitchem, S., K. Jackson and N. Price. “Investigating Technology to Support Biometric Patient Identification and Medication Administration into the Correctional Environment.”

Moore, M. and G. Mabey. “Custom Wireless Networking Over Standard Physical Layers.”

Nance, B. and J. Polendo. “Design and Direction Finding Processing for Distributed UHF/VHF Subarrays.”

Reinhart, T. “Internal Exhaust Gas Recirculation for Low Cost Tier 3 Emissions.”

Rossini, G., D. Hanson and N. Vail. “Therapeutic Inhibition of Tissue Scarring.”

Shukla, P., T. Mintz, B. Dasgupta, D. Dunn and J. Fisher. “Development of Frequency-Dependent Electrochemical Method as a Survey Technique for Determining the Integrity of Buried Pipelines under Cathodic Protection.”

Spears, M., D. Tong and G. Ross. “Investigation into a Principal Components Methodology for Predicting Disease in Case-Based Decision Support.”

Wurpts, M., K. Saylor and C. Zalkin. “Designing and Evaluating Control Modes for a Wearable Workspace.”