Technical Staff Activities
Publications
Presentations
Internal Research
Projects
Patents
Publications
B.J. Anderson, J.B. Gary, T.A. Potemra, R.A. Frahm, J.R. Sharber, J.D. Winningham, "UARS Observations of Birkeland Currents and Joule Heating Rates for the November 4, 1993, Storm," Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 103, No. A11, 26,323-26,335, 1998.
C.E. Anderson Jr., D.L. Orphal, R.R. Franzen, J.D. Walker, "On the Hydrodynamic Approximation for Long-Rod Penetration," International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 1, 23-42, 1999.
D.J. Ball, G.E. Trip, L.S. Socha, A. Heibel, M. Kulkarni, P.A. Weber, "A Comparison of Emissions and Flow Restriction of Thinwall Ceramic Substrates for Low Emission Vehicles," Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Paper No. 1999-01-0271, 1999.
G.B. Bessee, "Determination of Wear Index to Predict Fuel Filtration Performance," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0003, 1999.
L. Best, M.J. Magee, "Autonomous Construction of Three-Dimensional Models from Range Data," Pattern Recognition, Vol. 31, No. 2, 121-136, February 1998.
C.R. Blanchard, R.A. Page, "The Measurement of Compressive Creep Deformation and Damage Mechanisms in a Single-Phase Alumina; Part I - Grain Boundary Sliding," Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 33, 5,037-5,047, 1998.
C.R. Blanchard, R.A. Page, S. Spooner, "The Measurement of Compressive Creep Deformation and Damage Mechanisms in a Single-Phase Alumina; Part II - Correlation of Creep Cavitation and Grain Boundary Sliding," Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 33, 5,049-5,058, 1998.
C.R. Blanchard, S.T. Schwab, R.C. Graef, S.F. Dec, G.E. Maciel, "The Pyrolytic Conversion of Perhydropolysilazane into Silicon Nitride," Ceramics International, Vol. 24, No. 6, 411-414, 1998.
S.H. Cadle, P. Mulawa, R.A. Ragazzi, K.T. Knapp, J.M. Norbeck, T.D. Durbin, T.J. Truex, K.A. Whitney, "Exhaust Particulate Matter Emissions from In-Use Passenger Vehicles Recruited in Three Locations: CRC Project E-24," SAE Paper 1999-01-1545, 1999.
R.M. Canup, H.F. Levison, G.R. Stewart, "Evolution of a Terrestrial Multiple-Moon System," Astronomical Journal, Vol. 117, 603-620, 1999.
C.R. Chapman, "Probing Europa's Third Dimension," Science, Vol. 283, 338-339, 1999.
Y.M. Chou, A. Polansky, R.L. Mason, "Estimating Process Capability Indices for a Truncated Distribution," Quality Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 2, 259-265, 1998.
C.B. Connor, J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, B.E. Hill, "Detecting Strain in the Yucca Mountain Area, Nevada," Science, Vol. 282, 1,007b, 1998.
L.G. Dodge, J.T. Kubesh, D.W. Naegeli, P.F. Campbell, "Modeling NOx Emissions from Lean-Burn Natural Gas Engines," SAE Paper No. 981389, 1998.
M.J. Duncan, H.F. Levison, M.H. Lee, "A Multiple Time Step Symplectic Algorithm for Integrating Close Encounters," Astronomical Journal Letters, Vol. 116, 2,067-2,077, 1998.
D.S. Dunn, C.S. Brossia, G.A. Cragnolino, N. Sridhar, "Methodologies for Predicting the Performance of Ni-Cr-Mo Alloys Proposed for High Level Nuclear Waste Containers," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 746, 1998.
D.A. Ferrill, L.M. Connor, P. La Femina, D. Sims, J.A. Stamatakos, A.P. Morris, "Normal Fault Growth Processes and Implications for Exploration: Examples from the Fish Slough Fault System, Volcanic Tableland, Owens Valley, California," American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Official Program, Vol. 8, A41, April 1999.
D.A. Ferrill, J.A. Stamatakos, A.P. Morris, D.W. Sims, "Anisotropic Permeability from Crossing Conjugate Normal Faults," EOS, Transactions of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 79, No. 45, F812, 1998.
E.A. Frame, D.M. Yost, L.A. Villahermosa, T.C. Bowen, "Development of Improved Arctic Engine Oil (OEA-30)," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-1523, 1999.
A.W. Gorody, J.O. Parra, "Continuity Logging for Mapping Low Velocity Geological Markers," Gas Tips, Vol. 5, No. 1, 4-10, 1999.
M.B. Gray, J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, "Microstructural and Microtextural Analysis of Faulting at Yucca Mountain, Nevada," EOS Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 45, F823, 1998.
D.M. Hassler, I.E. Dammasch, P. Lemaire, P. Brekke, W. Curdt, H.E. Mason, J. Vial, K. Wilhelm, "Solar Wind Outflow and the Chromospheric Magnetic Network," Science, Vol. 283, 810-813, 1999.
S.J. Hudak Jr., G.G. Chell, T.S. Rennick, R.C. McClung, D.L. Davidson, "A Damage Tolerance Approach to Foreign Object Damage Based on the Worst Case Notch Concept," Proceedings of the 4th National Turbine Engine High Cycle Fatigue Conference, 1999.
M.S. Jarzemba, J.R. Weldy, E.C. Pearcy, "Design of a Subcritical Assembly for Conducting Neutron Activation Analyses in the Field," Nuclear Science and Engineering, Vol. 131, 275-281, February 1999.
D.J. Knipp, B.A. Emery, M. Engebretson, X. Li, A.H. McAllister, T. Mukai, S. Kokubun, G.D. Reeves, D. Evans, T. Obara, X. Pi, T. Rosenberg, A. Westherwax, M.G. McHarg, F. Chun, K. Mosely, M. Codrescu, L. Lanzerotti, F.J. Rich, J. Sharber, P. Wilkinson, "An Overview of the Early November 1993 Geomagnetic Storm," Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 103, No. A11, 26,197-26,220, 1998.
P.I. Lacey, S. Howell, "Fuel Lubricity Reviewed," SAE Paper No. 982567, 1998.
P.I. Lacey, D.W. Naegeli, "Design of a High Vacuum Wear Test Apparatus Mounted in a Scanning Electron Microscope," Tribotest, Leaf Coppin Publishing, 1999.
P.I. Lacey, B.D. Shaver, "Evaluation of the Wear Mechanisms Present in the High Frequency Reciprocating Rig (HFRR) Fuel Lubricity Test," Proceedings of the 2nd International Colloquium on Fuels, Ostfildern, Germany, 199-210, January 1999.
J. Lankford, C.E. Anderson Jr., A.J. Nagy, J.D. Walker, A.E. Nicholls, R.A. Page, "Inelastic Response of Confined Aluminum Oxide Under Dynamic Loading Conditions," Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 33, No. 6, 1,619-1,625, 1998.
J. Lankford, W.W. Predebon, J.M. Staehler, G. Subhash, B.J. Pletka, C.E. Anderson Jr., "The Role of Plasticity as a Limiting Factor in the Compressive Failure of High Strength Ceramics," Mechanics of Materials, Vol. 29, 205-218, 1998.
B.W. Leslie, D.A. Pickett, E.C. Pearcy, "Vegetation Derived Constraints on the Mobilization and Potential Transport of Radionuclides from the Nopal I Natural Analog Site, Mexico," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 728, 1998.
H.F. Levison, P.R. Weissman, "The Kuiper Belt," Encyclopedia of the Solar System, P.R. Weissman, L.A. McFadden, T.V. Torrence Johnson (eds.), Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, California, 557-584, 1999.
A. Lobel, G. Israelian, C. DeJager, F. Musaev, J.W. Parker, A. Mavrogiorgu, "The Spectral Variability of the Cool Hypergiant r Cassiopeiae," Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 330, 659-675, 1998.
M.J. Magee, M. Collier, D. Cornell, J. Leal, "A System for the Generation of Digital Terrain Elevation Data from Compressed Arc Digitized Raster Graphics Images," Proceedings of Vision Geometry VII, International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Vol. 3,454, 293-304, 1998.
R. Marrett, J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, C.B. Connor, B.E. Hill, "Extension Rate Estimates from Faults, Fracture Openings, and Earthquakes Near Yucca Mountain, Nevada," EOS Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 45, F203, 1998.
H.R. Martin, A.B. Cox, R.D. Cox, G.B. Bessee, "A Comparison of Accelerated Coolant Aging Laboratory Tests and Field Test Results," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0130, 1999.
R.L. Mason, J.C. Young, "Why Multivariate Statistical Process Control?" Quality Progress, Vol. 31, 88-93, 1998.
R.C. McClung, B.S. Spigel, "Physical Interpretation and Methods Evaluation of Mechanical and Damage Assessment Testing Used for Coatings Removal," Proceedings of the Department of Defense (DOD)/Industry Aerospace Coatings Conference, May 1999.
A.P. Morris, D.A. Ferrill, "Constant Thickness Deformation Above Curved Normal Faults," Journal of Structural Geology, Vol. 21, 67-83, 1999.
W.M. Murphy, R.B. Codel, "Yucca Mountain Performance Assessment Sensitivity Study Using a Release Rate Based on Natural Analog Data from Pe–a Blanca," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 744, 1998.
C.Y. Na, L.M. Trafton, E.S. Barker, S.A. Stern, "A Search for New Species in Io's Extended Atmosphere," Icarus, Vol. 131, 449-453, 1998.
D.W. Naegeli, K.H. Childress, "Lower Explosion Limits and Compositions of Middle Distillate Fuel Vapors," SAE Paper No. 982485, 1998.
D.W. Naegeli, M.B. Sirman, C.A. Moses, R.H. Hill, "Kinetics of Deposit Precursors in Jet Fuels," American Chemical Society Preprints, Vol. 43, No. 3, 394, 1998.
J.W. Parker, J.K. Hill, R.H. Cornett, J. Hollis, E. Zamkoff, R.C. Bohlin, R.W. O'Connell, S.G. Neff, M.S. Roberts, A.M. Smith, T.P. Stecher, "Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope Observations of the Magellanic Clouds," The Astronomical Journal, Vol. 116, 180-208, 1998.
J.O. Parra, V. Price, C. Addington, B.J. Zook, R.J. Cumbest, "Interwell Seismic Imaging at the Savannah River Site," Geophysics, Vol. 63, No. 6, 1,858-1,865, November-December 1998.
J.W. Parker, S.A. Stern, G.R. Gladstone, J.M. Shull, "The Spectroscopic Detectability of Argon in the Lunar Atmosphere," Astrophysical Journal Letters, Vol. 509, L61, 1998.
D.A. Pickett, "Protactinium," Encyclopedia of Geochemistry, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, April 1999.
D.A. Pickett, W.M. Murphy, "Unsaturated Zone Waters from the Nopal I Natural Analog, Chihuahua, Mexico - Implications for Radionuclide Mobility at Yucca Mountain," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 743, 1998.
J.D. Prikryl, R.T. Pabalan, "Sorption of Uranium (VI) and Neptunium (V) by Surfactant-Modified Natural Zeolites," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 751, 1998.
M.J. Sablik, D.C. Jiles, "Modeling the Effects of Torsional Stress on Hysteretic Magnetization," Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 35, No. 1, 498-504, 1999.
J.R. Sharber, R.A. Frahm, R. Link, G. Crowley, J.D. Winningham, E.E. Gaines, R.W. Nightingale, D.L. Chenette, B.J. Anderson, C.A. Gurgiolo, "UARS Particle Environment Monitor Observations During the November 1993 Storm: Auroral Morphology, Spectral Characterization, and Energy Deposition," Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 103, No. A11, 26,307-26,322, 1998.
B.D. Shaver, R.M. Giannini, P.I. Lacey, J. Erwin, "Effects of Moisture on Distillate Fuel Lubricity," SAE Paper No. 982568, 1998.
D. Sims, D.A. Ferrill, J.A. Stamatakos, "Pull-Apart Basin Development Controlled by Rheology and Thickness of Detachment Zone," American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting Official Program, Vol. 8, A131, 1999.
B.S. Spigel, J.P. Buckingham, "Assessing the Effects of Dry Media Blasting Processes on Thin Aluminum Substrates," Proceedings of the DOD/Industry Aerospace Coatings Conference, May 1999.
J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, "Strike-Slip Fault System in Amargosa Valley and Yucca Mountain, Nevada," Tectonophysics, Vol. 294, 151-160, 1998.
J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, "Vertical-Axis Rotation From Normal Faulting," EOS Transactions, Vol. 79, No. 45, F221, 1998.
J.A. Stamatakos, D.A. Ferrill, K.A. Spivey, "Paleomagnetic Constraints on the Tectonic History of Bare Mountain, Nevada," Geological Society of America Bulletin, Vol. 110, 1,530-1,546, 1998.
S.A. Stern, "Forging a New Solar System," Astronomy, 40-45, 1999.
S.A. Stern, "Pluto and the Kuiper Disk," ICES in the Solar System, B. Schmitt, D. Debergh, M. Festou (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1,213-1,214, 1998.
S.A. Stern, R.M. Canup, D.D. Durda, "Pluto's Family: Debris from the Binary-Forming Collision in the 2:3 Resonance," Proceedings of the 30th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Vol. 30, 1,213, 1999.
S.A. Stern, J.W. Parker, M.C. Festou, M.F. A' Hearn, P.D. Feldman, G. Schwehm, R. Schulz, J. Bertaux, D.C. Slater, "Hubble Space Telescope Mid-Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of 46P/Wirtanen During Its Approach to Perihelion in 1996-1997," Astronomy & Astrophysics, Vol. 335, L30-L36, 1998.
B.H. Thacker, "Uncertainty Analysis Methodology for Internally Coupled Systems with Many Random Variables," Proceedings of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)/American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)/American Society of Civil Engineers/American Helicopter Society/American Society for Composites 40th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, AIAA-99-1583, 2,896-2,904, April 1999.
B.H. Thacker, B.C. Patterson, "Application of Probabilistic Analysis Methods to Vulnerability Assessment of Aboveground and Hardened Targets," Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures, 2,896-2,904, May 1999.
B.H. Thacker, Y.-T. Wu, D.P. Nicolella, "Probabilistic Model of Neck Injury," Frontiers in Head and Neck Trauma: Clinical and Biomechanical. Probabilistic Model of Neck Injury, N. Yoganandan, F.A. Pintar, S.J. Larson, A. Sances Jr. (eds.), IOS Press, Harvard, Massachusetts, 409-424, 1998.
D.R. Turner, R.T. Pabalan, J.D. Prikryl, "Radionuclide Sorption at Yucca Mountain, Nevada - Demonstration of an Alternative Approach for Performance Assessment," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 745, 1998.
W. Wang, P. Sui, Y.-T. Wu, "A G-Function-Based Reliability-Based Design Methodology Applied to a Cam Roller System," Journal of Integrated Design and Process Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 3, 49-54, September 1998.
W.R. Ward, J.M. Hahn, "Dynamics of the Trans-Neptune Region: Apsidal Waves in the Kuiper Belt," Astronomical Journal, Vol. 116, 489-498, 1998.
W.R. Ward, J.M. Hahn, "Neptune's Eccentricity and the Nature of the Kuiper Belt," Science, Vol. 280, 2,104-2,106, 1998.
C.C. Webb, B.B. Bykowski, P.A. Weber, D.L. McKinnon, "Using Advanced Emission Control Systems to Demonstrate Level II Ultra-Low Emission Vehicle on Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles," SAE Paper No. 1999-01-0774, 1999.
S.R. Westbrook, G.B. Bessee, "Cleanliness Tests for Automotive Diesel Fuel," Fluid/Particle Separation Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 27, December 1998.
J.R. Winterle, W.M. Murphy, "Time Scales for Dissolution of Calcite Fracture Fillings and Implications for Saturated Zone Radionuclide Transport at Yucca Mountain," Materials Research Society Fall Meeting Program, 721, 1998.
Y.-T. Wu, "Characterization of Input Uncertainties Using Random Variables for Reliability Analysis," Proceedings of the 40th Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Paper 99-1606, April 1999.
Y.-T. Wu, W. Wang, "Efficient Probabilistic Design by Converting Reliability Constraints to Approximately Equivalent Deterministic Constraints," Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science, Vol. 2, No. 4, 13-21, December 1998.
Presentations
C.E. Anderson Jr., J.D. Walker, "Ceramic Dwell and Defeat of the 0.30-Caliber Armor Piercing Projectile," 15th U.S. Army Solid Mechanics Conference, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, April 1999.
S.R. Bounds, R.F. Pfaff Jr., K. Maeseide, N.C. Maynard, J.R. Sharber, et al., "Thermal Ionization Observed by Instruments on Two Sounding Rockets Launched in the Dark, Dayside Cusp," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
R.M. Canup, C.B. Agnor, "Accretion of the Terrestrial Planets and the Earth/Moon System," The Origin of the Earth and Moon Conference, Monterey, California, December 1998.
K.S. Chan, N.S. Cheruvu, G.R. Leverant, "Predicting Coating Degradation Under Variable Peak Temperatures," 44th ASME Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Technical Congress, Exposition, and Users Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 1999.
N.S. Cheruvu, "Oxidation and Gamma Prime Particle Coarsening Behavior of IN-738 and GTD-111," 44th ASME Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Technical Congress, Exposition, and Users Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 1999.
N.S. Cheruvu, V.P. Swaminathan, C.D. Kinney, "Recovery of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Service Run GTD-111 DS Buckets," 44th ASME Gas Turbine and Aeroengine Technical Congress, Exposition, and Users Symposium, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 1999.
C.B. Connor, B.E. Hill, "Guidelines for Probabilistic Volcanic Hazard and Risk Assessments for Nuclear Facilities," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
M.A. Coplan, J.H. Moore, N. Zuckerman, J.H. Clemmons, J.R. Sharber, R.F. Pfaff, "Ion Fluxes in the Region of the Polar Cusp," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
P.A. Cox, K.A. Marchand, M.A. Polcyn, B.T. Plenge, "Soft Target Wall Damage Mechanisms for Conventional Munitions," Twenty-Eighth U.S. DOD Explosives Safety Seminar, Orlando, Florida, August 1998.
G. Crowley, T. Immel, A. Ridley, C. Fesen, O. Kivanc, R.G. Roble, A.D. Richmond, B.A. Emery, "Global Joule Heating and the Thermosphere/Ionosphere Response," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
G. Crowley, U.B. Makhlouf, M. Conde, M. Kendra, "MSX/Spirit III Infrared Measurements of the Polar Atmosphere, January 9-10, 1997," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
G. Crowley, A. Ridley, J.D. Winningham, R.A. Frahm, J.R. Sharber, R.G. Noble, J.M. Russell III, "Modeling the Nitric Oxide Response to Particle Precipitation," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
D.S. Dunn, "In Situ Analysis of Corrosion Under Alternate Wet and Dry Conditions," South Texas Chapter Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Round Top, Texas, January 1999.
D.A. Ferrill, "Normal Fault Growth Processes and Implications for Fluid Flow and Seismicity," Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, February 1999.
C.G. Fesen, R.G. Roble, A.D. Richmond, G. Crowley, "Investigation of the Pre-Reversal Enhancement of the National Center for Atmospheric Research Thermosphere Ionosphere Electrodynamics General Circulation Model," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
R.A. Frahm, R. Link, J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, G. Crowley, A.J. Ridley, E.E. Gaines, D.L. Chenette, W.R. Keith, "Atmospheric Ionization Rates from PEM Electron Data: Differential and Integral Differences - Method 2," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
C.J. Freitas, G. Crowley, A.J. Ridley, J.D. Winningham, R.L. Murphy, R.G. Roble, A.D. Richmond, "Next-Generation Model for Space Weather Specification and Forecasting," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
A. Ghosh, J.A. Stamatakos, "Modeling of Waste Package Disruption from Faulting at the Proposed High-Level Radioactive Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada," Fifth Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, San Antonio, Texas, March 1999.
G.R. Gladstone, R. Link, W. Van Dixon, M. Hurwitz, "High Spectral Resolution Observations of EUV Airglow Emissions from ORFEUS-II," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
C.L. Hackert, J.O. Parra, "Effective Medium Wave Propagation in a Stochastic Earth with Intrinsic Attenuation," 5th SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences, San Antonio, Texas, March 1999.
B.E. Hill, P.Y. Doubik, C.B. Connor, "Shallow Subsurface Disruption Associated with Basaltic Cinder Cone Eruptions: Application to Yucca Mountain Volcanic Risk Analyses," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
T.J. Immel, J.D. Craven, G.W. Pršlss, "Correlation Between the Far Ultraviolet O1 Dayglow and Peak Ionospheric Electron Density," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
A. Jain, J.D. Prikryl, R.T. Pabalan, D.R. Turner, "Experimental and Modeling Studies of Uranyl Adsorption Onto Binary Mixtures of Silicate Minerals," 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 1999.
G.R. Leverant, "Status of the Federal Aviation Administration Program on Turbine Rotor Material Design," Rotor Integrity Subcommittee of the Aerospace Industries Association Meeting, West Palm Beach, Florida, December 1998, and San Diego, California, March 1999.
R.L. Mason, "Why Use Multivariate Quality Control Charts?" San Antonio Chapter of the American Statistical Association and San Antonio Section of the American Society for Quality, San Antonio, Texas, February 1999.
S. Mohanty, T. McCartin, "Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Total-System Performance Assessment Methodology," Spring National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Houston, Texas, March 1999.
W.M. Murphy, "Peņa Blanca and Yucca Mountain: An Introduction," European Commission Natural Analog Working Group Workshop, Strasbourg, France, March 1999.
W.M. Murphy, R.B. Codell, "Yucca Mountain Performance Assessment Sensitivity Study Using a Release Rate Based on Natural Analog Data from Pe–a Blanca," Materials Research Society Symposium on the Scientific Basis for Nuclear Waste Management XXII, Boston, Massachusetts, November-December 1998.
W.M. Murphy, D.A. Pickett, E.C. Pearcy, "Pe–a Blanca Data in Source Term and Performance Assessment Models for Yucca Mountain," European Commission Natural Analog Working Group Workshop, Strasbourg, France, March 1999.
D.W. Naegeli, K.H. Childress, "Lower Explosion Limits and Compositions of Jet Fuel Vapors," Western States Section of the Combustion Institute, Paper No. WSS/CI 98S-66, Berkeley, California, March 1998.
S. Orsini, F. De Venuto, F. Mariani, M. Candidi, R.A. Frahm, J.D. Winningham, N.H. Stone, "Unexpected Correlated Signatures of Magnetic Field and High-Energy Ions Observed During the TSS-1R Missions," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
R.T. Pabalan, M.A. Miller, M. Lupkowski, "Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Uranyl Adsorption on Quartz Surfaces," 217th American Chemical Society National Meeting, Anaheim, California, March 1999.
S.L. Painter, "Long-Range Dependence in the Subsurface: Conditional Stochastic Simulation and Consequences for Transport Prediction," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
S.L. Painter, "Stochastic Analysis of Contaminant Transport and Retention in Fractured Rock," Seminar Series: Department of Petroleum and Systems Engineering, Austin, Texas, February 1999.
S.L. Painter, V. Cvetkovic, J.-O. Selroos, "Stochastic Analysis of Transport and Retention in a Multiple Fracture Pathway," International Symposium on the Dynamics of Fluids in Fractured Rock, Berkeley, California, February 1999.
J.O. Parra, "How to Relate P-Wave Attenuation with Permeability Anisotropy Using High Resolution Multiple Offset Interwell Seismic Measurements," University of Chile, Santiago, December 1998.
J.O. Parra, "Integration of Static and Dynamic Data for Hydrocarbon Reservoir Characterization," Sociedad Internacional Petrolera, Santiago, Chile December 1998.
J.O. Parra, C.L. Hackert, "Seismic Analysis of Attenuation in a California Turbidite Field," San Antonio Geophysical Society, San Antonio, Texas, March 1999.
J.O. Parra, C.L. Hackert, R.L. Brown, H.A. Collier, "An Approach to Predict Elastic Scattering and Intrinsic Attenuation in Turbidites at the Buena Vista Hills Field, California," American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, April 1999.
R.F. Phaff Jr., N. Maynard, S. Bounds, M. Acuna, J. Moen, A. Egeland, J.R. Sharber, et al., "DC and Wave Electric Fields and Other Plasma Parameters Observed on Two Sounding Rockets in the Dark Cusp During Interplanetary Magnetic Field Bz North and South Conditions," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
D.A. Pickett, W.M. Murphy, "Uranium Chemistry and Isotopy in Waters and Rocks at Pe–a Blanca," European Commission Natural Analog Working Group Workshop, Strasbourg, France, March 1999.
S.E. Pope, J.R. Sharber, R.A. Frahm, M. Grande, A. Preece, M.A. Coplan, J.H. Clemmons, P.E. Sandholt, P. Ning, E.J. Weber, R. Pfaff, "Rocket Measurements of Electron and Positive Ions During the Svalbard Cusp Campaign," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
A.J. Ridley, G. Crowley, "A Time Dependent Near-Real-Time Assimilative Mapping of Ionospheric Thermodynamics Technique," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
B.S. Spigel, R.C. McClung, J.P. Buckingham, "Physical Interpretation and Methods Evaluation of Mechanical and Damage Assessment Testing Used for Coatings Removal," DOD/Industry Aerospace Coatings Conference, Monterey, California, May 1999.
N. Sridhar, "Approaches to Prediction of Uniform and Localized Corrosion Using Corrosion Simulation Program," 21st OLI Users Conference, Newark, New Jersey, April 1999.
N. Sridhar, "Prediction of Conditions Leading to Corrosion and Stress Corrosion Cracking of Pipelines Under Disbonded Coating," NACE International Northern Area Western Conference, Calgary, Canada, March 1999.
M.E. Starr, J.P. Buckingham, C.C. Jackson Jr., "Development of Transient Test Cycles for Nonroad Diesel Engines," ASME Internal Combustion Engine Division Spring Technical Conference, Columbus, Indiana, April 1999.
J.R. Weldy, D. Codell, M.S. Jarzemba, J.R. Firth, C. Lui, K. Poor, S. Mohanty, L.M. Deere, "Important Input Parameters in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Performance Assessment Code for Yucca Mountain," Spring National Meeting of the AIChE, Houston, Texas, March 1999.
J.D. Winningham, J.R. Sharber, R.A. Frahm, G. Crowley, A.J. Ridley, R. Link, "A Particle Climatology for the Study of the Effects of Solar Particle Fluxes on the Atmosphere," Fall Meeting of the AGU, San Francisco, California, December 1998.
Funded April 1, 1999
G.J. Bartley, "Diesel Exhaust Sulfur Trap Test Development."
C.R. Chapman, "Evaluation of the Asteroid Impact Hazard."
K.S. Chan, "The Development of a Computational Material Science-Based Methodology for Alloy/Composite Design."
P.A. Cox, W.M. Gray, M.D. Ladika, "Develop a Methodology for Designing Gas Generator Systems for the Instantaneous Personal Protection System."
L.G. Dodge, "Modeling Combustion and Emissions in Diesel and Spark-Ignition Engines."
D.D. Durda, "Planning and Analysis Capability Development for Asteroidal and Planetary Occultation Observations."
A. Fleming-Dahl, "Design and Implementation of a Communications System Using Chaotic Transmissions that Operate Over a Noisy Channel at Significant Distances."
M. Koets, L. Bushman, "Development of Inverse Doppler Processing for Low-Earth-Orbit Satellite Tracking Capability."
T. Majeed, "Vibrationally Excited N2 Molecules in Triton's Thermosphere."
H.R. Millwater Jr., R.W. Janetzke, "Development of Probabilistic Parallel Processing Software for Heterogeneous UNIX-PC Networks."
A. Nedungadi, "An Adaptive, Fuzzy Logic Based Parallel Hybrid Drivetrain Controller."
Q. Ni, J.D. King, "Material and Flow Measurements Using New Magnetic Resonance Analytical Technical Concept."
J.H. Nixon, K. Haji-Aghajani, "Development of a Universal Wideband Data Interface."
J.H. Nixon, W.M. Sherrill, "U.S. Coast Guard Deployment Analyses."
B.M. Nowak, "State-of-the-Art Robotics: Membership Function Development for the Advancement of Complex Assembly Tasks."
S.L. Painter, A. Armstrong, A. Ghosh, "Non-Classical Stochastic Methods in Sub-surface Modeling."
J.O. Parra, A. Ghosh, C.L. Hackert, "Dynamic Response of a Fractured Tunnel to Seismic Waves."
D.J. Pomerening, A.H. Chowdhury, "Characterizing the Dynamic Response of Dry Storage Cask Systems Under High Seismic Input."
T. Rennick, M.A. Smith, B.H. Thacker, "Development of an Analytical Procedure for Shallow Buried Pipe Modeling."
R.F. Solberg Jr., "A Conformal High Frequency Antenna for Modern Naval Requirements."
H.A. Thomas, S. Mohanty, "Distributed System Data Visualization."
M.B. Treuhaft, "Engine Wear Trending Using Radioactive Tracer Technology."
C.C. Webb, "Phased A/F Perturbation - A Fuel Control Technique for NOx Reduction."
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J.L. Fisher, K.S. Pickens, "Method for Generating and Displaying Complex Data for Non-Destructive Evaluation Scanning," U.S. Patent No. 5,895,439, April 1999.
J.C. Hedrick, G. Bourn, "System and Method for a Dual Fuel Direct Injection Combustion Engine," U.S. Patent No. 5,890,459, April 1999.
H.H. Peel III, "System and Method for Correcting a Living Subject's Measured Blood Pressure," U.S. Patent No. 5,895,359, April 1999.
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Published in the Summer 1999 issue of Technology Today®, published by Southwest Research Institute. For more information, contact Maria Martinez.
