Technical Papers, Presentations, and Patents in Fiscal Year 2000 Resulting From IR&D Projects
Presentations
D.D. Durda, “SWUIS-A Occultation Observations and Data Reduction,” 17th Annual International Occultation Timing Association, Denver, Colorado, April 1999 (15-9127).
C.R. Chapman, “History, Risks, and Consequences of Asteroid Impacts With the Earth,” High Consequence Systems Surety Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 15, 1999 (15-9130).
C.R. Chapman, “Impact Lethality and Risks,” Catastrophic Events and Mass Extinctions: Impacts and Beyond, University of Vienna, July 9-12, 2000 (15-9130).
G. Cremonese and W.F. Huebner, “Sources of Sodium Tails in Comet Hale-Bopp (1995 O1),” Asteroids, Comets, and Meteorites Meeting, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1999 (15-9140).
G. Cremonese, D.C. Boice, W.F. Huebner, H. Rauer, “Hale-Bopp and the Sodium Tails,” AAS Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting, Padua, Italy, 1999 (15-9140).
G. Cremonese, D.C. Boice, W.F. Huebner, H. Rauer, “Neutral Atom Tails in Comets,” COSPAR, Warsaw, Poland, 2000 (15-9140).
W.F. Huebner and R. Link, “Interactive Atomic and Molecular Database,” AAS Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting, Padua, Italy, 1999 (15-9140).
G. Crowley, J. Schoendorf, F. Marcos, and R.G. Roble, “Neutral Density Structures in the Lower Thermosphere at High Latitudes (Poster),” Space Weather Week, Boulder, Colorado, May 2-5, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, J. Schoendorf, F. Marcos, and R.G. Roble, “Neutral Density Structures in the Lower Thermosphere at High Latitudes (Poster),” NASA "Living With a Star" Workshop - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, May 10-12, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, “Thermospheric Dynamics Review,” Invited, Spring Meeting of the AGU, Washington, DC, May 29 - June 3, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, T.J. Immel, A. Ridley, D. Knipp, A.D. Richmond, B. Emery, D. Lummerzheim, and J. Thayer, “Global Conductances From AMIE Using POLAR Images (Poster),” NSF, Coupling of Energetics and Dynamics in Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, June 26-30, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, “Important Issues for Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling: Joule Heating,” NSF, Coupling of Energetics and Dynamics in Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, June 26-30, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, “Transformation of Patches into Blobs in the High Latitude Nightside F-region, Ionosphere,” NSF, Coupling of Energetics and Dynamics in Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, June 26-30, 2000 (15-9146).
G. Crowley, G. Thomas, R. Roble, J. Olivero, and H. Liu, “Modeling the Thermal Structure and Dynamics of the Mesopause at Solstice,” NSF, Coupling of Energetics and Dynamics in Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, June 26-30, 2000 (15-9146).
R. Link, “Energetic Electrons in the Ionosphere and Exosphere of Mars,” Fall Annual Meeting, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, California, December 1999; abstracted in EOS, Transactions of American Geophysical Union, 80, F874, 1999 (15-9147).
R. Link, “Photoelectron Model for Mars,” Mars Express-Aspera-3 Science Team Meeting, Kiruna, Sweden, February 2000 (15-9147).
R. Link, “Low-Energy Electrons in the Mars Plasma Environment,” Mars Express-Aspera-3 Science Team Meeting, Helsinki, Finland, August 2000 (15-9147).
Publications
C.J. Freitas and G. Crowley, “Space Weather Simulation on Networks of Workstations,” Proceedings, Forum on Parallel Computing Methods, 1999 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nashville, Tennessee, November 14-19, 1999, FED-Vol. 250, pp. 273-280, 1999 (15-9026).
G. Crowley, C. Freitas, A. Ridley, Roble, Richmond, Winningham, Murphy and Bust, “Next Generation Model for Space Weather Specification and Forecasting,” submitted to J. Atmos. Solar Terrestrial Physics, 1999 (15-9026).
G. Crowley, A.J. Ridley, D. Deist, S. Wing, D.J. Knipp, B.A. Emery, J. Foster, R. Heelis, M. Hairston and B.W. Reinisch, “The Transformation of High-Latitude Ionospheric F-Region Patches into Blobs During the March 21, 1990 Storm,” J. Geophys. Res., 105, pp. 5215-5230, 2000 (15-9026).
G. Cremonese, W.F. Huebner, H. Rauer, and D.C. Boice, “Neutral Sodium Tails in Comets,” submitted to Adv. Space Res., 2000 (15-9140).
Intelligent Systems,
Advanced Computer and Electronic Technology, and Automation
Patents
J. Mitchell and M. Wüest, "Thermally Actuated Spectroscopic Optical Switch," SwRI Docket No. 2816, Patent Pending, September 8, 2000 (15-9158).
H. Hanson and J. Mitchell, "Bidirectional, Single Material, Horizontal Thermal MEMS Actuator," SwRI Docket No. 2845, Invention Disclosure Submitted, August 9, 2000 (15-9158).
Measurement and
Nondestructive Evaluation of
Materials and Structures
Presentations
J. Ling, R.V. Moore, M. Miller, A.C. Bovik, S.D. Weitman, “Application of Raman Imaging Microscopy to Evaluate Drug Distribution Within Cancer Cells,” 91st Annual Meeting of American Association for Cancer Research, San Francisco, California, April 2000 (10-9110).
J. Ling and A.C. Bovik, “Modeling and Restoration of Raman Microscopic Images,” IEEE 2000, International Conference on Image Processing, Vancouver, Canada, September 2000 (10-9110).
G.L. Burkhardt and J.L. Fisher, “Eddy Current Meander Array Probe,” 26th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative NDE Conference, July 1999 (15-9067).
Patent
J. Ling, “Methodology of Using Raman Imaging Microscopy for Evaluation Drug Action Within Living Cells, Patent Submitted (10-9110).
Engines, Fuels,
Lubricants, and Vehicle Systems
Patents
A. Nedungadi, M. Walls, and D. Dardalis, “A Novel Parallel Hybrid Drivetrain,” Patent No. 6,110,066, Received on August 29, 2000 (03-9132).
M.A. Miller and C.M. Wall, “A Three-Electrode Fuel Cell,” SwRI Docket No. 2818, Patent Pending (03-9049).
Geology and Nuclear
Waste Management
Presentations
S. Painter, “Subsurface Applications of Scaling Models: Experiences and Challenges,” Invited, European Geophysical Society Annual Meeting, Nice, France, April 2000 (20-9117).
S. Painter and D.A. Farrell, “On the Characterization of Highly Heterogeneous Aquifers: Alternative Approaches Based on Non-Gaussian Random Fields,” Invited, Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Reno, Nevada, October 25, 1999 (20-9117).
K.A. Dannemann, J.A. Arps, and S. Zogbi, “Preparation and Hemocompatibility Evaluation of Vacuum Deposited Nb- and Zr-Doped Titanium Coatings (Poster),” Surfaces in Biomaterials 2000, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 30 - September 2, 2000 (18-9021).
Presentation
F.T. Dodge, J.F. Unruh, and S.T. Green, “A Boundary Layer Estimate of Viscous Energy Dissipation in Spinning Spacecraft Tanks,” AIAA 2000-5215, AIAA Space 2000 Conference and Exposition, Long Beach, California, September 19-21, 2000 (18-9946).
Publications.
J.F. Unruh, P.D. Till, and T.J. Farwell, “Interior Noise Source/Path Identification Technology,” Society of Automotive Engineers General Aviation Technology Conference and Exposition, Paper 2000-01-1709, Wichita, Kansas, May 9-11, 2000 (18-9050).
F.T. Dodge, J.F. Unruh, and S.T. Green, “A Boundary Layer Estimate of Viscous Energy Dissipation in Spinning Spacecraft Tanks,” Proceedings of AIAA Space 2000 Conference and Exposition, AIAA 2000-5215, Long Beach, California, September 19-21, 2000 (18-9946)
