New Mexico Tech Physics

Student Research

Recent Graduate Theses

Below is a list of recent theses by New Mexico Tech graduate students. NMT Library has copies of all these thesis. See their LIBROS web site.

Year
Degree
Dissertation Title Student Supervising Professor(s)
2004
M.S.
Time Evolution of the Fractal Dimension of Turbulent Flows James W. Caruthers Dr. David Westpfahl
2004
Ph.D.
Dispersion, Scatter Broadening, And The Intrinsic Structure Of Crab Giant Pulses Jeff Kern Dr. Tim Hankins
2004
M.S.
Reynolds Number Dependence of the Fractal Dimension of Turbulent Plumes Craig Miller Dr. David Westpfahl
2004
M.S.
Radio Continuum and Star Formation in Elliptical galaxies Danielle Lucero Dr. Lisa Young
2003
Ph.D.
Magnetospheres Of Isolated Radio Pulsars Paul Arendt Dr. Jean Eilek
2003
M.S.
An Anomalous Dispersion Event from the Crab Pulsar Joe Dickerson Dr. Timothy Hankins
2003
M.S.
The Inversion of Solar Stokes Profiels using Principal Component Analysis Mike Eydenberg Dr. K.S. Balasubramaniam (NSO) and Dr. Ken Minschwaner
2003
M.S.
Optical Strength of Atmospheric Turbulence Dale James Neimeier Dr. Scott Teare (NMT Electrical Engineering)
2002
M.S.
Measurements of annular Couette flow stability at the fluid Reynolds number Re=4.4x10^6: The fluid dynamic precursor to a liquid sodium αω dynamo Howard Beckley Dr. Stirling Colgate
2003
Ph.D.
Measurements of the Surface Flux Velocity of Nanometer-size Particles Over the High Desert Terrain of New Mexico Fred Yarger Dr. Stephen Schery
2002
Ph.D.
Moisture interchange between clouds and environment in a tropical atmosphere Carlos Lopez Carrillo Dr. David J. Raymond
2001
M.S.
Linear Modes of Raymond's Model of a Moist Atmosphere Zeljka Fuchs Dr. David J. Raymond
2001
M.S.
Dipolar and Quadrupolar Interferences in the 13CD2 Spin Grouping Luis A. Velarde Dr. Larry Werbelow
2002
Ph.D.
Ensemble Simulation of Tropical Covection Xiping Zeng Dr. David J. Raymond
1998
M.S.
Pulsars and Chaos Tracey DeLaney Dr. Jim Weatherall
2000
M.S.
Effect of Cloud Fraction on Surface UV from Simultaneous UV Radiometer Measurements and All-sky Visible Images Dongqi Liu Dr. Ken Minschwaner
2000
M.S.
Studies of the Effect of Dust Loading on the Alpha-Particle Energy Spectrum for Radioactive Aerosol Particles Deposited on Filters Raúl E. Alcántara Aragón Dr. Stephen Schery
1999
Evidence For A Circumnuclear Torusin Edge-On Radio Galaxies Alison Peck Dr. Greg Taylor (NRAO) and Dr. David Westpfahl
1999
Dual-Polarization Radar Meteorology: A geometrical approach Richard David Scott Dr. Paul Krehbiel
1999
M.S.
Blast Wave Attenuation of Octol 70/30 Charges in Cloth Filled Cases Joseph A. Gatto Dr. David Westpfahl and Dr. Van Romero
1998
Radio Observational Studies Of M87 Fang Zhou Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) and Dr. Jean Eilek
1997
Ph.D.
High Frequency Radio Properties Of The Crab Nebula Pulsar David Moffett Dr. Timothy Hankins
1995
M.S.
A New Parallelized Cosmological Particle-Mesh Code and Tests of an Improved ΛCDM Model Clay C. Smith
1993
M.S.
Faraday Rotation of M87 Fang Zhou Dr. Frazer N. Owen and Dr. Jean A. Eilek
1993
M.S.
The Structure of Solar Active Regions as Inferred from Multifrequency VLA Observations Angelos Vourlidas Dr. Tim Bastian and Dr. Jean Eilek
1992
M.S.
The Effect of Environment on the Radio/Far Infrared Correlation in Spiral Galaxies Victor Anderson Dr. Frazer Owen
1990
M.S.
The Role of Muscle Tension Receptors in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness Bradley R. Berg
1989
M.S.
The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect as an Indicator for Hydrodynamically Confined Radio Jets Mark M. McKinnon
1988
M.S.
On Finding Charges in Thunderclouds From Aircraft Measurements of Electric Vector Feng Han
1988
M.S.
The Small Scale Structure of the Interstellar Medium in the Direction of the Orion OB1 Association Eftyhia Zesta
1987
M.S.
A High Resolution Study of the Inner Two Kiloparsecs of M87 at 6cm Dean Carter Hines Dr. Frazer Owen and Dr. Jean Eilek
1982
M.S.
VLA Observations of Quiescent and Flaring Emission from dMe Stars Paul L. Fisher
1982
M.S.
A Vertical Scanning 11-cm Radar for Investigating Lightning/Precipitation Relationships Anthony Armstrong Atchley
1981
M.S.
VLA Observations of Extragalactic X-ray Sources and a Galactic Gamma-Ray Source Shawn P. Ewald
1980
M.S.
Dispersion and Wave Coalescence in a Relativistic Plasma Barry A. Sabol Dr. Albert Petschek
1979
M.S.
Atmospheric Electrical Parameters in the Carlsbad Caverns Dr Van Romero
1977
Ph.D.
The Effect of Corona Discharge on Electric Fields Beneath Thunderstorms Ronald B. Standler
1976
M.S.
The behavior of the Evaporation Rate of a Water Drop Under the Influence of an Electric Field William M. Cambier Dr. Marx Brooks
1975
M.S.
Search for Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays Aka G. Finci
1975
M.S.
The Response of Elevated Conductors to Lightning Ronald B. Standler
1974
Ph.D.
Convective Electrification of Clouds Chin-Shan Chiu
1973
M.S.
A Numerical Study of Wind Flows Over a Mountain Ridge Stephen C. Roehrig Dr. Marvin Wilkening
1973
M.S.
Electric Field Meters for Measurement of the Horizontal Field Components Beneath Electrified Thunderstorms Roger A. Nelson
1972
M.S.
The Effect of an Electric Field on the Evaporation Rates of Water Drops Elena S. Lobl
1972
M.S.
A High Resolution Radar for Studies of Precipitation Associated with Lightning Edwin Szymanski Dr. Charles R. Holmes
1972
Ph.D.
Investigation into the Production and Distribution of Atmospheric Ozone Beneath Thunderclouds Alexis Shlanta
1971
M.S.
Balloon-Bourne Electric Field Mills for use in Thunderclouds David Clark
1968
M.S.
A Study of Recoiling Atom Electronic Interactions Joseph F. Skovron
1968
M.S.
Energy Exchange Between the Interplanetary Magnetic Field and the Magnetosphere David J. Mendez Dr. Ross Lomanitz
1967
M.S.
Luminosity of Supernova up to Maximum Chester R. McKee Dr. Stirling A. Colgate
1965
M.S.
A Study of the Conductivity of Ice in the Basal Plane Gary N. Jarvela Dr. Gerardo Wolfgang Gross
1965
M.S.
Perturbations in Velocities and Magnetic Fields Due to Flow of a Perfectly Conducting, Inviscid, Incompressible Fluid Past a Non-Magnetic Thin Body Vivian L. Kan Dr. Ross Lomanitz
1965
M.S.
Analysis of the Operation of the Gerdien Conductivity Apparatus Earl V. Long III Dr. M. H. Wilkening and Dr. W. D. Crozier
1964
M.S.
A Study of Thunder from Close Lightning Discharges Don J. Latham Dr. Marx Brook
1964
M.S.
Microbarometric Oscillations in a Calm Atmosphere Charles M. Fullerton Dr. Charles R. Holmes
1964
M.S.
Mobility Distribution of Radon-Daughter Ions Ronald D. Stanley
1964
M.S.
A Study of Ground Motion Caused By Air Explosions, Sonic Booms, and Thunder Donald D. Thayer Dr. Charles R. Holmes
1962
M.S.
The Relationship Between Atmospheric Electrical Variables and the Wind Mitchel F. Bloom
1958
M.S.
A Study of Atmospheric Space-Charge Density Near the Surface of the Earth Duane H. Williams
1956
M.S.
Investigation of the Cation Exchange Theory of Induced Electrical Polarization by Means of a Radioactive Tracer Michel La Vergne
1956
M.S.
A Theoretical Study of Induced Electrical Polarization Richard H. Frische Dr. Haro von Buttlar
Maintained by Gina Chavez (e-mail: rchavez@kestrel.nmt.edu).
Modified: July 12, 2005