JOHN ROBERT DENNISON · Science and Engineering Fair Judge (2013, 2014); Bridgerland Science and Engineering Fair Executive Committee (2014). Department: USU Physics Day at Lagoon

JOHN ROBERT DENNISON -1- JANUARY 2015

JOHN ROBERT DENNISON

Physics Department, UMC 4415 (435)797-2936 (Office) /(435)363-4704 (Lab)

Utah State University [email protected]

Logan, UT 84322-4415 http://www.physics.usu.edu/

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. in Physics. December, 1985; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. A.L. Ritter, Advisor.

Dissertation: (e,2e) Spectroscopic Investigations of the Spectral Momentum Densities of Thin Carbon Films

M.S. in Physics. 1983; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

B.S. in Physics with Concentration in Math (Magna Cum Laude), 1979; Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Solid State Research:

Diverse background in experimental solid state physics. Pursuing research at Utah State University (USU) focusing on

amorphous, polymeric, composite and carbon materials. Studying charging and discharging of materials physics with

particular application to space environment effects and spacecraft charging. Research in electron emission,

conductivity, electrostatic discharge and dielectric properties of highly insulating materials, including polymers, glasses,

and ceramics. Emphasis in electron scattering techniques including secondary and backscattered electron energy- and

angle-resolved spectroscopy, photoyield and ion yield electron emission spectroscopy, Auger electron spectroscopy

(AES), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), (e,2e) spectroscopy, low-energy electron diffraction (LEED),

reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED), electron stimulated desorption and adsorption, and electron

microscopy. Theoretical modeling of dynamical probes (Raman, IR, INS) of vibrations in continuous random network

amorphous materials. Research on structure, phase transitions, and dynamics of adsorbed layers and physisorption using

x-ray and neutron scattering and vapor pressure adsorption isotherms.

Physics Education: Extensive development of college level curricula (Physics of Materials, Introduction to Scientific Computing, Waves and

Oscillations, Introductory Calculus-based Laboratories, Intermediate Physics Laboratories, Advanced Physics

Laboratory, Electronics Laboratory, Computer Interfacing Laboratory) with emphasis on computer-assisted analysis and

data acquisition, using Mathcad and LabVIEW in particular. Strong interest in physics education with particular emphasis

on secondary school interactions. Organizer of seven summer workshops (Introduction to Scientific Computing,

Computer Interfacing with LabVIEW, Amusement Park Physics, Demonstration Physics) and a series of inservice

training sessions for secondary teachers. Chair of 25 Amusement Park Physics Days at Lagoon activities for ~7000

students annually (1989-2014). Board of Governors of InTech Collegiate High School (2008-10).

Teaching: Utah State University: Physics of Materials I PHYS 6550 (1992, 1996); Physics of Materials II PHYS 6560 (1993,

1997); Statistical Mechanics I PHYS 6410 (1995); Statistical Mechanics II PHYS 6420 (1996); Thermal Physics PHYS

3710-20-30 (1990-1992; 1993-1994; 1994-1995, 1998); Solid State Physics I PHYS 6530 (2007, 2015); Solid State

Physics II PHYS 6540 (2006, 2013); Advanced Laboratory PHYS 3880 (1988-1990, 1999-2007, 2009-2011, 2013);

Intermediate Laboratory PHYS 3870 (1988-1990, 1998-2006, 2009-2014); Electronics for Physicists PHYS 3500

(2002, 2003); Introduction to Waves PHYS 3750 (1997, 2002, 2003); Introductory Modern Physics PHYS 2750

(1989-1990, 2004, 2005); Introduction to Scientific Computing PHYS 2500 (1996, 1997, 1999, 2003-2012); Physics of

Technology PHYS 1800 (1999, 2000, 2009); Undergraduate Research PHYS 4900 (1999-2015); Senior Projects

(1988-2015); Summer Workshop on Computer Interfacing with Labview PHYS 3500/5500 (2004, 2005); Summer

Workshops for High School Teachers (Director 1990, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000; Presenter 1992; 1999, 2009, 2010,

2011).

Virginia Tech: Introductory and Advanced Labs (1980-1981, 1985).

Appalachian State University: Introductory Labs (1977-1979); Student Study Skills (1977-1978).

HONORS:

National:

National Research Council Senior Fellowship (2012)

NASA Group Achievement Award by NASA Space Environment and Effects Branch (2003)

Nomination for NASA Award for Research Excellence by NASA Space Environment and Effects Branch (1999)


NASA Software Author Award by NASA Inventions and Contributions Board (2003)

American Physical Society Department of Distinction for Improving Undergraduate Education (2012)

Certificate of Merit by the AIAA Plasmadynamics and Laser Technical Committee for Best Paper of 2000

AIAA Senior Member (2007)

University:

College of Science Researcher of the Year (2015)

College of Science Teacher of the Year (1999)

College of Science Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year (2009)

Alumni Professorship Award (1999)

Utah State University Department Teaching Excellence Award (2005)

Department of Physics Nominee for Graduate Research Mentor of the Year (2003, 2004)

Department of Physics Nominee for College of Science Researcher of the Year (2006, 2007)

FACT Center Associate (1996).

Student:

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1979), Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society (1978), Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society

(1977), Pi Mu Epsilon Math Honor Society (1978), Appalachian State University Superior Student Scholarship (1975,

1976), National Honor Society (1975), National Merit Semifinalist (1974).

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:

Professor, August 2000 to present. Research in solid state and surface physics. Supervision of graduate and undergraduate

students and teaching at graduate and undergraduate levels. Physics Department, Utah State University; Logan, UT.

National Academies Senior Research Fellow, January 2012 to December 2012. Sabbatical research leave with the Spacecraft

Charging and Instrumentation Calibration Laboratory at the Phillips Laboratory of the Air Force Research Laboratory

Space Vehicles Directorate through funding from a National Research Council Senior Research Fellowship. Kirtland Air

Force Base; Albuquerque, NM.

Associate Professor, August 1994 to August 2000. Physics Department, Utah State University; Logan, UT.

Assistant Professor. August 1988 to August 1994. Physics Department, Utah State University; Logan, UT.

Research Associate, September 1985 to August 1988. Conducted research in x ray and neutron scattering from adsorbed films.

Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Missouri; Columbia, M0.

ORGANIZATIONS:

Memberships: American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers, American Institute of Aeronautics and

Astronautics (Senior Member), American Ceramic Society, American Physical Society Four Corners Region, Advanced

Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA) of the American Association of Physics Teachers, Institute for Electrical and

Electronics Engineers, Northern Utah Physics Alliance, Research Collaborator at Brookhaven National Lab, Sigma Xi.

Boards: InTech Collegiate High School Board of Trustees (2008-2010), NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium

Board of Trustees (2008-present); USU Honors Advisory Board (2003-2005, 2007-8); USU Undergraduate Research

Advisory Board (2009-2013).

University: Faculty Senate (Member, 1999-2006; Alternate, 1997-1999); USU University Calendar Committee (2004-6),

USU Radiation Safety Committee (2007-present), University Undergraduate Research Fellowship Review Panel (2011),

Undergraduate Researcher of the Year Review Panel (2011), USU Undergraduate Research URCO Reviewer (Spring,

2000; Fall 2002; Spring 2003; Fall 2013; Spring 2104); USU Student Showcase Judge (2005-2014); Intel International

Science and Engineering Fair Judge (2013, 2014); Bridgerland Science and Engineering Fair Executive Committee (2014).

Department: USU Physics Day at Lagoon (chair, 1989-present), Applied Physics Program (1989-1996), Goals (1989-1998),

Graduate Examination (1989-1994), Library (1990-1996), Machine Shop (chair, 1988-present), Publicity (1991-1993),

Scientific Computing Curriculum (chair, 2013, 1994-1997), Undergraduate Affairs (1989-1992), More than 30

promotion, tenure and post-tenure review committees and search committees in Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry,

Geology, Secondary Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of

Science, and Vice President for Research Office.

Peer Review Activities: Program Reviews: Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate Battleship

Environment Division Deep Dive Review Board (2012). Journals: Advanced Space Research (2013-present); Applied

Surface Science (2014-present); Electrochemistry Communications (2005-present); IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

(2005-present); IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation (2004-present); IEEE Transactions on

Electronics Packaging Manufacturing (2008-present); Journal of Applied Physics (2006-present); Journal of Physics and

Chemistry of Solids (2011-present); Journal of Physics D—Applied Physics (2005-present); Langmuir (1998-present);


Measurement Science and Technology (2014-present); Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B

(2006-present); Physical Review (1987-present); Physical Review Letters (1989-present); Review of Scientific

Instruments (1988-present); Surface Science (1999-present). Publishers: W.H. Freeman (2005-present); Mathsoft

(2000-2008); John Wiley-Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2006). Funding Agencies: Australian

Research Council (1993); NASA/ACETS Review Panel (2000); Petroleum Research Fund (1992-present); Research

Corporation (2000-present); Science Foundation of Ireland (2001); US Civilian Research & Development Fund (1999,

2002); US Army Research Office (2013). Personnel: Tenure reviewer for Texas Tech 1997, numerous USU faculty and

staff search committees.

PERSONAL DATA:

Born: Madison, WI; October 22, 1957 Health: Excellent

Citizenship: U.S. Marital Status: Married, three children

GRANTS & AWARDS:

Current Funding

Subcontract for NASA / SBIR Phase II Grant by Sienna Technologies, “Improved Ceramic Materials for Hall Thruster

Propulsion Devices,” JR Dennison, “Hall Thruster Secondary Electron Emission Tests,” ($34,992, October, 2014 to

December, 2015).

Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR), Air Force Research Laboratory, “Volume Charge Distribution

Measurement in Thin Dielectrics: Phase II,” Lee Pearson and JR Dennison ($750,000, June 2013 to May 2015).

USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Enabling Technologies Program Grant, “Intermediate-Scale Space Survivability Test

Facility: Expanded SDL Capabilities for Environment Effects Testing of Space Materials, Components, Sensors and

Cubesats,” ($32,000, July 2013, December 2014) [with Jim Dyer].

Education Partnership Agreement Between the Department of The Air Force (AFRL/RVBXR Space Vehicles Directorate,

Battle Space Environments Division, Space Particles Section) and Utah State University, 2014-AFRL/RV-EPA-01, JR

Dennison, ($0, December 2014 to November 2019).

Past Funding

Subcontract for NSF / SBIR Phase I Grant by Sommer Materials Research, “Electrochromic Ceramic Materials for Roof Tiles,”

JR Dennison, “UV Materials Degradation Tests,” ($1,500, April, 2014 to June, 2014).

Subcontract for NASA / SBIR Phase I Grant by Sienna Technologies, “Improved Ceramic Materials for Hall Thruster

Propulsion Devices,” JR Dennison, “Hall Thruster Secondary Electron Emission Tests,” ($10,000, September, 2013 to

December, 2013).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “MSFC Followup Black Kapton

Arc/Glow Tests—Phase VIIIA of Materials Testing of highly insulating materials for the James Webb Space Telescope,”

JR Dennison, ($14,879, July 2013 to October, 2013).

SpaceMasters Program, “Collaborations with Spacecraft Charging Researchers in Toulouse France,” JR Dennison, ($4,500,

June 2013 to July 2013).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “Spacecraft Charging Materials

Testing of Silicon Carbide at USU/AFRL—Phase VII of Materials Testing of highly insulating materials for the James

Webb Space Telescope,” JR Dennison, ($15,954, November 2012 to January, 2013).

Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR), Air Force Research Laboratory, “Volume Charge Distribution

Measurement in Thin Dielectrics: Phase I,” Lee Pearson, JR Dennison and Tim Doyle ($100,000, June 2012 to May 2013).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “James Webb Space Telescope

Electron- Fused Silica RIC Tests—Phase VI of Materials Testing of highly insulating materials for the James Webb Space

Telescope,” JR Dennison and Ryan Hoffmann (AFRL), ($69,410, April 2012 to January, 2013).

National Academies Research Fellowship, Air Force Research Laboratory, “Advanced Modeling and Measurements of

Spacecraft Materials Properties for Spacecraft Charging, JR Dennison, ($122,000, January 2012 to December 2012).


Electron- POM Charging Studies—Phase V-B3 of Materials Testing of highly insulating materials for the James Webb

Space Telescope,” JR Dennison, ($53,250, August 2011 to May, 2012).

Mathematics and Science Partnership Program, “Northern Utah Science Teaching and Laboratory Initiative Summer

Workshop,” Utah State Office of Education, ($22,500, August 2009 to July 2012) [Todd Campbell with JR Dennison].

Orbital Sciences Corporation, “Radiation Effects on Flight Materials,” JR Dennison, ($7,644, October 2011 to February 2012).


Electron- Low Temperature Induced Glow Risk and POM Charging Studies—Phase V-B1/D of Materials Testing of


highly insulating materials for the James Webb Space Telescope,” JR Dennison, ($331,020, February 2011 to October,

2011).

Ball Aerospace Technology Corporation, “OTE Mirror Resistivity Test Plan—JWST,” JR Dennison, ($49,937, June 2011 to

November 2011).

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, “Investigations of Space Environment Induced Materials Modifications

of SUSpECS Samples,” JR Dennison, ($7,000, September 2010 to June 2011).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “Quantitative Assessment of

James Webb Space Telescope Electron-Induced Glow Risk—Phase V: Materials Testing of highly insulating materials for

the James Webb Space Telescope,” JR Dennison, ($170,451, February 2010 to December, 2010).

Subcontract for NASA / SBIR Phase II Grant by Ashwin-Ushas Corporation, “Development of Electrochromic Materials for

Spacecraft Thermal Control,” JR Dennison, “Spacecraft Charging and Electrostatic Materials Testing for Ashwin

Electrochomic Materials,” ($16,639, September, 2009 to December, 2009).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “Materials Testing of highly

insulating materials for the James Webb Space Telescope-Phase IV,” JR Dennison, ($56,459 February 2009 to December,

2009).


insulating materials for the James Webb Space Telescope-Phases II and III,” JR Dennison, ($195,187 October, 2007 to

April, 2009).


insulating materials for the James Webb Space Telescope Sunshield,” JR Dennison, ($253,444 March, 2007 to September,

2008).

USU Innovation Funds, “Utah State University Nanoprocessing and Analysis User Facility,” ($26,000, February 2007 to June

2007) [T.C. Shen with D. Mark Riffe, Haeyoeon Yang, and J.R. Dennison].

Boeing Corporation, “Testing of Highly Resistive Satellite Materials for Spacecraft Anomaly Determination,” JR Dennison,

($23,000 March, 2006 to September, 2006).

Subcontract for NASA Radiation Belt Space Probe Project by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, “Resistivity and

Electron Emission Studies of Materials for the NASA Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RBSP) Mission in Extreme Radiation

Environments,” JR Dennison, ($195,187, September 2006 to December, 2007).

Subcontract for NASA Solar Probe Project by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab, “Electron emission and

resistivity of Materials for the NASA Solar Probe Mission in Extreme Thermal and Radiation Environments,” JR

Dennison, ($112,000, March 2006 to September, 2007).

Subcontract for NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project by Goddard Space Flight Center, “Effects of cryogenic

temperatures, high electrostatic fields and radiation on the resistivity of highly insulating materials for the James Webb

Space Telescope,” JR Dennison, ($315,903 March, 2006 to September, 2007).

Subcontract for NASA Grant by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, “Solar Sail Propulsion Testing,” JR Dennison, “Electron Emission

Testing of Solar Sail Nanocomposite Materials,” ($50,000, June, 2005 to January, 2006).

USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Enabling Technologies Program Grant, “Development Support and Pre-Flight Analysis for

SUSpECS (State of Utah Environment and Contamination Study),” ($39,500, July 2005, June 2006) [with Jim Dyer,

Lee, Pearson, Lee Davis, James Burns, Scott Hyde, Tina Andrus, Andrew Auman, Jeff Duce, Tim Nielson, and Rob

Lieshman].

USU Conferences and Institutes and USU College of Science, "Introduction to Computer Interfacing and Control with

LABVIEW," ($3,452 Conferences and Institutes, $3,000, College of Science, December 2004 to July 2005).

Subcontract for AFOSR / SBIR Phase I Grant by Applied Sciences, “Satellite Charge Suppression with Carbon Nanofibers,” JR

Dennison, “Electron Emission Properties of Dielectric Materials for Satellites Containing Carbon Nanofibers,” ($19,500,

January, 2004 to July, 2004).

USU Conferences and Institutes, "Introduction to Computer Interfacing and Control with LABVIEW," ($3,452, December

2003 to July 2004) [with Alec Sim].

USU Space Dynamics Laboratory Enabling Technologies Program Grant, “Investigation of Contamination, Charge Storage,

and Charge-Enhanced Contamination of Spacecraft Optical Components,” ($25,000, July 2003, June 2004) [with Randy

Jost and Jim Dyer].

NASA Space Environments and Effects Program Grant, “Materials Database of Electronic Properties with Application to

Spacecraft Charging” ($55,702, September 2003 to August 2004, $80,702, September 2004 to August 2005.)

Thiokol Corporation, “Service Life Prediction Technology Program,” ($10,292 December 2002 to January 2003) [with Tim

Doyle].

Boeing Corporation, “Electronic Properties of ISS Materials,” ($11,000, September 2001, June 2003).

NASA Space Environments and Effects Program Grant, “Electronic Properties of Materials with Application to Spacecraft

Charging—Extension of Materials Database,” ($55,702, September 2001 to December 2003).

NASA Space Environments and Effects Program Grant, “Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of

Spacecraft Insulators,” ($322,500, April 2001 to March 2003) [with A. Robb Frederickson].


NSF Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement Program Grant, “Components for a Computer-Assisted Laboratory

Physics Program,” ($120,063, July 1999 to June 2001) [with D. Mark Riffe and David Peak].

NASA Space Environments and Effects Program Grant, “Electronic Properties of Materials with Application to Spacecraft

Charging,” ($276,496, June 1998 to September 2001).

USU College of Science, “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy for Advanced Laboratory,” ($14,000, July 1996 to January 1997)

[with D. Mark Riffe].

USU FACT Associate Award, “Multimedia Instruction Modules for General Physics Laboratories,” ($10,000, July 1996 to

December 1998) [with David Peak].

Utah State Science Initiative Equipment Funds, “Surface Analysis Chamber Equipment,” ($11,000, July 1996) [with D. Mark

Riffe].

K'Nex Corporation, "Roller Coaster Physics with K'Nex: Curriculum Support Development” ($1,150, December 1995 to

February 1996) [with Jill Marshall]; ($9,356, February 1996 to August 1997).

USU Conferences and Institutes, "Scientific Computing with MathCad for Introducing Science and Mathematics," ($2,861,

December 1995 to August 1996), ($2,861, December 1996 to July 1997), ($3,146, December 1998 to June 1999) ($3,146,

December 1999 to June 2000) [with D. Mark Riffe].

DURIP Defense University Research Instrumentation Program (AFOSR), "Ultra-high Vacuum Electron Scattering Chamber

for the Characterization of Materials in Severe Environments, Surfaces and Nanocrystalline Solids," ($217,269, August

1995 to July 1996) [with D. Mark Riffe].

DoEd Eisenhower Program, "Curriculum Development for Applications of Amusement Park Physics Concepts," ($22,000,

August 1995 to July 1996) [with Jill Marshall].

Utah Higher Education Technology Initiative, "Development of a CD-ROM Based Course in Introduction to Scientific

Computing," ($88,385, July 1995 to June 1997) [with D. Mark Riffe].

McGraw-Hill, "MathCad Version of Schaum's Outline in College Physics," ($3,000, May 1995 to August 1995) [with D. Mark

Riffe].

Utah State University Faculty Research Council Grant, "Structure and Vibrational Dynamics of Amorphous Carbon: Analysis

of the Warped-planar Continuous Random Network Model," $14,889, June 1992 to June 1993).

Utah State University College of Science and Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, "Amusement Park Physics

Curriculum Development for Physics Day," ($7,775, Summer 1992).

Thiokol Corporation, “Materials for Lightweight Structures in Space, ”($50,000, July 1991 to June 1992; $25,000, July 1992 to

December 1992) [with Jan Sojka and Tom Fronk].

American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund, “Adsorption on Square-symmetry Substrates: Structure, Phase

Transitions and Dynamics of CO Adsorbed on MgO,” ($23,693, September 1991 to August 1993).

National Science Foundation Chemical Instrumentation Grant, "Purchase of Single-Crystal X-ray Diffractometer" ($165,500,

August 1990) [one of seven co-investigators].

Utah State University Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship, "Physics Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory Curriculum and

Resource Development," ($3,000, August 1989 to July 1990).

Varian/Eimac Research Grant: "Investigation of the Ball/Ag Surface Interface of X Ray Rotating Anode Ball Bearings"

($18,012, June 1989 to December 1989).

Utah State University Faculty Research Council Grant, "Studies of Surface Adsorption by Applications of Fourier Transform

Infrared Spectroscopy Using a Metal Light Pipe" ($12,657, 1989-1990).

National Synchrotron Light Source/High Flux Beam Reactor Faculty-Student Support Program, "X ray diffraction experiments

of Xe physisorbed on Ag (111) Single Crystal Surfaces," ($6,000, September 1988 to September 1989).

Utah State University Start-up Funds ($35,000 in 1988-1989; $35,000 in 1989-1990).

STUDENT FUNDING:

SDL Undergraduate Research Equipment Funds, “Cathodoluminescence Events Coincident with Muon Detection,” ($700,

September 2014 to June 2015) [for Kenneth Zia with JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”Cathodoluminescence Events Coincident with Muon

Detection,” ($2,000, January 2014 to December 2015) [for Kenneth Zia with J.R. Dennison].

USU Physics Department Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, “Electrostatic Breakdown and Pre-acing of Highly

Disordered Insulating Materials,” ($5,000, May 2014 to August 2014) [for Allen Andersen with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF), “Enhanced Predictions of Time to Critical Dielectric Breakdown of

Materials under Prolonged Exposure to Space Plasma Environments,” JR Dennison for Allen Andersen, ($261,400,

August 2014, to July 2018).

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”Electrostatic Discharge Breakdown Analyses,” ($1,000,

March 2014 to September 2014) [for Sam Hansen with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF), “Space Plasma Environment Induced Luminescence of Materials

on Space Based Observatories,” JR Dennison for Amberly Evans, ($69,375, August 2013, July 2014).


USU Physics Department Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship, “Electrostatic Breakdown and Charge Transport of

Highly Disordered Insulating Materials,” ($5,000, May 2013 to August 2013) [for Allen Andersen with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”Faraday Cup Designs for High Efficiency Determination

of Energy- and Angular-Resolved Charged Particle Fluxes,” ($1,515, May 2013 to September 2013) [for Kent Hartley

with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Summer Research Minigrant, “Simulation of the Degradation Affects of UV Exposure in the ISS Low

Earth Orbit Environment,” ($1,000, May 2013 to August 2013) [for Kelby Peterson with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “MACS & FUNBOE: Microheater Array Cooling System and

Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Ryan Martineau, Eric Torres, Jacob

Kullberg, Dayne Howard, Landon Nielsen, Ivana Budilo, Alternate Flyer, Mark O’Donnell.). Faculty Advisors: Heng Ban

and JR Dennison, (March, 2012 to July 2012).

NASA Space Technology Research Fellowships (NSTRF), “Space Plasma Environment Induced Luminescence of Materials

on Space Based Observatories,” JR Dennison for Amberly Evans, ($68,540, August 2012, July 2013).

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”The Effect of the Space Environment on Bluetooth

Protocol Communication Hardware,” ($500, November 2011 to August 2012) [for Landon Hillyard with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Ecceles Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, ”Temperature and Endurance Time

Dependence of Electrostatic Breakdown of Kapton,” ($4,000, April 2011 to September 2011) [for Charles Sim with J.R.

Dennison].

SDL Undergraduate Research Equipment Funds, “Spectrometer for Astronomical Studies,” ($3835, January 2011 to June

2011) [for Katie Breivik and Charles Sim with JR Dennison].

NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “FUNBOE II: Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight

Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Jeffrey Taylor, Iggy Matheson, Ryan Martineau, Stephanie Peterson,

Landon Hillyard, Nathaniel Lovelady, Troy Munro, Robert Barnett). Faculty Advisors: JR Dennison and Heng Ban,

(December, 2010 to June 2011).

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”Development of Optimal Bubble-Seeding Microheaters

to Study Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer in Microgravity,” ($500, February 2010 to September 2010) [for Ryan Martineau

with J.R. Dennison and Heng Ban].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ”The Effect of Acceleration on Nucleate Boiling and

Bubble Departure Dynamics in Microgravity,” ($500, February 2010 to September 2010) [for Jenica Sparrow with J.R.

Dennison and Heng Ban].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), ” Video measurements of micrometer-scale vapor bubble

jets in microgravity,” ($500, February 2010 to September 2010) [for Ian Matheson and Tarissa Warr with J.R. Dennison

and Heng Ban].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Research Minigrant, “Absolute Calibration of Light Detector to Determine

Electron-Induced Photoelectric Yield,” ($1000, April 2010 to August 2010) [for Greg Wilson with JR Dennison].

Goldwater Fellowship, ”Nucleate Boiling for Space Applications,” (April 2010 to April 2011) [for Justin Koeln with Heng Ban

and J.R. Dennison].

NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “FUNBOE: Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight

Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Troy Munro, Robert Barnett, Andrew Fassmann, Justin Koeln, Frank

McCown, Sara Scott, Landry Heaton, Phillip C. Anderson, Jeffrey C. Boulware). Faculty Advisors: Heng Ban and JR

Dennison, (December, 2009 to June 2010).

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Follow Up Nucleate Boiling Experiment

(FUNBOE),” ($500, February 2010 to September 2010) [for Troy Munro with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Comparison of Electrometer and Illuminance

Signatures from the Electroluminescence of Graphite/Epoxy Composite Materials for Use in the James Webb Space

Telescope,” ($350, February 2010 to September 2010) [for Doug Ball with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Conductivity of Extreme Insulating Materials with

Applications to Spacecraft Charging,” ($12,750, July 2009 to December 2010) [for Alec Sim with JR Dennison].

USU College of Science Ecceles Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, ”The Effects of Surface Contamination on

Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields of Spacecraft Materials,” ($4,000, April 2009 to April 2010) [for Amberly

Evans with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Evaluation of the Temperature Dependence of

Endurance Models of Electrostatic Breakdown,” ($500, February 2009 to September 2009) [for Charlie Sim with J.R.

Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”The Effects of Surface Roughness on Diffuse

Optical Reflection and Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials,” ($500, February 2009 to September 2009) [for Amberly

Evans with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Operation and Calibration of an In Situ

Electrostatic Field Probe,” ($500, April 2008 to April 2009) [for Jessie Hayes with J.R. Dennison].


USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Diffusion Model of the Time Dependence of

Hopping Conductivity in Kapton HN,” ($500, April 2008 to April 2009) [for Justin Dekany with J.R. Dennison].

Goldwater Fellowship, ”Investigating the Photoyield of Insulators for Space and Terrestrial Applications,” (April 2007 to April

2009) [for Jennifer Albertsen with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Ecceles Undergraduate Research Fellowship, ” Investigating the Photoyield of Insulators for Space

and Terrestrial Applications,” ($7,500, April 2007 to April 2008) [for Jennifer Albertsen with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity,”

($500, March 2007 to September 2007) [for Steve Hart with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Investigating the Photoyield of Insulators for

Space and Terrestrial Applications,” ($500, March 2007 to September 2007) [for Jennifer Albertsen with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Minigrant, “Electrical Resistivity of Hytrel Polymer Materials,”

($1,000, May 2006 to August 2006) for [Steven Hart with JR Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Optically Induced Electron Emission Measurements,”

($1,500, May 2005 to December 2005) for [Sarah Barton with JR Dennison].

Ecceles Undergraduate Research Fellowship, USU College of Science, “Electron Emission Measurements of Insulators,”

($7,500, May 2005 to April 2006) for [John Abbott with JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ” Electron Emission Measurements of Insulators,”

($500, December 2004 to May 2005) [for Jon Abbott with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Charge Storage and Decay Properties of Insulating

Materials Applicable to Spacecraft Charging,” ($27,000, September 2004 to August 2007) [for Jerilyn Brunson with JR

Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Electron Emission Measurements of Insulators,”

($1,500, April 2004 to December 2004) for [John Abbott with JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”The Embedded Ring Approach Applied to

Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” ($395, December 2003 to May 2004) [for Sterling Smith with J.R. Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and

Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” ($500, December 2003 to May 2004) [for Gregory Nath with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Calculation of Out-of-Plane Vibrational Modes of

Graphitic Carbon with Applications to the Embedded Ring Approach,” ($1,500, April 2003 to December 2003) [for

Sterling Smith with JR Dennison and Tim Doyle].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Secondary Electron Production and Transport

Mechanisms by Measurement of Angle-Energy Resolved Cross Sections of Secondary and Backscattered Electrons,”

($19,200, September 2002 to August 2004) [for Jason Kite with JR Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Spacecraft Materials Charging Research,” ($1,000, May

2002 to August 2002) [for Eric Crapo and Jerilyn Brunson with JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, ”Secondary Electron Emission of Annealed

Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” ($500, December 2001 to May 2002) [for Jodie Corbridge with J.R. Dennison].

USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Spacecraft Materials Charging Research,” ($1,500, May

2001 to August 2001) [for Robert Berry with JR Dennison].

NASA Graduate Researcher Fellowship Program, "Experimental Study of the Secondary Electron Emission Properties of

Dielectrics," ($68,000, September 2000 to August 2003) [with Clint Thomson].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Development of Improved Faraday Cup for

Measurements of Charged Particle Energy and Angle-Resolved Cross Sections,” ($500, December 1999 to May 2000) [for

Kendall Ford with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Secondary Electron Emission from Insulators and

the Snapover Effect,” ($7,200, September 1999 to August 2000) [for Clint Thomson with JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Procurement and characterization of high purity

materials for measurement in UHV,” ($500, December 1998 to June 1999) [for Parker Judd with J.R. Dennison].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Characterization of Electron and Ion Emission of

Advanced Materials with Applications to Spacecraft Charging,” ($32,400, June 1997 to May 2000) [for Neal Nickles with

JR Dennison].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “High Energy Electron Diffraction Optics and

Computer Interface,” ($350, December 1996 to June 1997) [for Kirsten Reynolds with D. Mark Riffe].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Secondary Electron Detector Translation and

Signal Acquisition,” ($350, December 1996 to June 1997) [for Trevor Willey with D. Mark Riffe].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Effectiveness of Amusement Park Physics for

Elementary Schools,” ($500, December 1995 to June 1996) [for Jessica Tams with Jill Marshall].

USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Computer Interfacing of Components in a New

Ultra-high Vacuum Surface Analysis Chamber,” ($500, December 1995 to June 1996) [for Trevor Willey with D. Mark


Riffe].

NASA Graduate Researcher Fellowship Program, "Experimental and Theoretical Examination of Secondary and Backscattered

Electron Emission," ($66,000, July 1995 to June 1998) [for Robert Davies].

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium Graduate Fellowship, “Secondary Electron Emission and Spacecraft

Charging,” ($31,000, January 1993 to August 1995) [for Rob Davies with JR Dennison].

OTHER FUNDING: USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2014, USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $1500; Idaho National Laboratory, $750; Lagoon, $5,000

and $9,200 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $6,000 (scholarships);

USU College of Science, $750; ATK $1,000; USU College of Education, $750; Utah Virtual Academy, $500; Private

donors, $3,500.

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2013, USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $1500; Idaho National Laboratory, $750; Lagoon, $5,000

and $9,200 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $6,000 (scholarships);

USU College of Science, $750; ATK, USU College of Education, $750; Private donors, $3,500.

Support for NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “MACS & FUNBOE: Microheater Array Cooling

System and Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Ryan Martineau, Eric

Torres, Jacob Kullberg, Dayne Howard, Landon Nielsen, Ivana Budilo, Alternate Flyer, Mark O’Donnell.). Faculty

Advisors: Heng Ban and JR Dennison, (March, 2012 to July 2012). SpaceX Corporation, $3,900; USU Space Dynamic

Laboratory, $5000; NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $5000.

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2012, Idaho National Laboratory, $750; Lagoon, $5,000 and $9,200 (in kind); NASA Rocky

Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $16,000 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $750; USU

Space Dynamic Laboratory, $750.

Support for NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “FUNBOE 2: Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling

On-flight Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Landon Hillyard, Andrew Fasserman, Ryan Martineau, Ian (Iggy)

Matheson, Troy Munro, Jenica Sparrow.). Faculty Advisors: Heng Ban and JR Dennison, (December, 2010 to June 2011).

SpaceX Corporation, $3,900; USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $5000; NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant

Consortium, $5000; National Instruments, $700 (in kind).

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2011, ATK, $500; Boeing, $2,500; EIRMC, $500; Idaho National Laboratory, $750; Lagoon,

$10,500 and $9,200 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Portage, $500; USU Admissions,

$115,270 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $750; USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $500.


$10,500 and $13,290 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Pasco Scientific, $1,000 (in kind);

Portage, $500; PTC, $7,000 (in kind); USU Admissions, $115,270 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $750; USU

Space Dynamic Laboratory, $500.

Support for NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, “FUNBOE: Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight

Experiment,” Get Away Special (GAS) Team (Troy Munro, Robert Barnett, Andrew Fassmann, Justin Koeln, Frank

McCown, Sara Scott, Landry Heaton, Phillip C. Anderson, Jeffrey C. Boulware). Faculty Advisors: Heng Ban and JR

Dennison, (December, 2009 to June 2010). SpaceX Corporation, $3,900; USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $5000;

NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $5000; National Instruments, $9,300 (in kind); Alumni and Emeriti,

$2,500; USUASA Travel Funds, $2,000.

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2009, ATK, $500; Boeing, $2,000; EIRMC, $100; Idaho National Laboratory, $1,250; Lagoon,

$13,290 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Pasco Scientific, $1,000 (in kind); Portage,

$500; PTC, $7,000 (in kind); USU Admissions, $115,270 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $1,500; USU College

of Education, $750; USU Space Dynamic Laboratory, $500.

ATK Space Systems, $125,000 (in kind donation of UHV surface analysis chamber).


$12,500 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Portage, $500; PTC, $7,000 (in kind); USU

Admissions, $115,270 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $1,500.


$11,950 (in kind); Mathsoft, $7,000 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Portage, $500;

USU Admissions, $105,000 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $750.


$10,750 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $99,800 (scholarships);

USU College of Science, $750.


$10,250 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $98,500 (scholarships);

USU College of Science, $750.

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2004, ATK, $500; Boeing, $1,500; Idaho National Laboratory, $500; Lagoon, $9,750 (in kind);


NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; Portage, $500; USU Admissions, $97,750 (scholarships); USU

College of Science, $500.

USU Physics Day at Lagoon 2003, ATK, $500; Boeing, $1,500;Idaho Space Grant Consortium, $500; Idaho National

Laboratory, $500; Lagoon, $9,600 (in kind); NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions,

$95,000 (scholarships); USU College of Science, $500.


NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500;; USU Admissions, $93,000 (scholarships); USU College of

Science, $500.


NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $91,000 (scholarships); USU College of

Science, $500.


NASA Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, $500; USU Admissions, $90,000 (scholarships); USU College of

Science, $500.

Mathcad Site License, Mathsoft; 2007, $1,500; 2006, $1,500; 2005, $1,500; 2004, $1,500; 2003, $1,350; 2002, $1,350;

2001, $1,350; 2000, $1,350; 1999, $1,350; 1998, $1,350; 1997, $1,200; 1996, $1,200; 1995, $1,200.

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, JR Dennison and Alec M. Sim, “Density of State Models and Temperature Dependence of Radiation

Induced Conductivity,” submitted to IEEE Tran. Plasma Science, 2014, 8 pp.

Justin Dekany, Justin Christensen, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory Wilson, Todd Schneider, Charles W. Bowers

and Robert Meloy, “Variations in Cathodoluminescent Intensity of Spacecraft Materials Exposed to Energetic Electron

Bombardment,” submitted to IEEE Tran. Plasma Science, 2014, 7 pp.

JR Dennison, “The Dynamic Interplay Between Spacecraft Charging, Space Environment Interactions and Evolving

Materials,” accepted for IEEE Tran. Plasma Science, 2014, 8 pp.

Amberly Evans Jensen and JR Dennison, ”Defects Density of States Model of Cathodoluminescent Intensity and Spectra of

Disordered SiO2,” accepted for IEEE Tran. Plasma Science, 2014, 7 pp.

Allen Andersen, JR Dennison, Alec M. Sim and Charles Sim, “Electrostatic Discharge and Endurance Time Measurements of

Spacecraft Materials: A Defect-Driven Dynamic Model,” accepted for IEEE Tran. Plasma Science, 2014, 11 pp..

Dale C. Ferguson, Jeremy-Murray Krezan, David A. Barton JR Dennison, and Stephen Gregory, “Feasibility of Detecting

Spacecraft Charging and Arcing by Remote Sensing,” J. Spacecraft and Rockets, 51(6), 2014, 1907-1913. DOI:

10.2514/1.A32958.

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Pre-breakdown Arcing and Electrostatic Discharge in Dielectrics under High DC Electric

Field Stress,” Proceedings of the 2014 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena—(CEIDP

2014), (Des Moines, IO, October 19-22, 2014), 4 pp.

Justin Dekany, Robert H. Johnson, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “Ultrahigh Vacuum Cryostat System for

Extended Low Temperature Space Environment Testing,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 42(1), 2014, 266-271. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2290716

Joshua L. Hodges, Alec M. Sim, Justin Dekany, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, and JR Dennison “In Situ Surface Voltage

Measurements of Layered Dielectrics,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 42(1), 2014, 255-265. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2291862

Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim and JR Dennison “Low Temperature

Cathodoluminescence of Space Observatory Materials,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 42(1), 2014, 305-310. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2291873

Gregory Wilson, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans Jensen, and Justin Dekany, “Electron Energy-Dependent Charging Effects of

Multilayered Dielectric Materials,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 41(12), 2013, 3536-3544. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2288356

Robert H. Johnson, Lisa D. Montierth, JR Dennison, James S. Dyer, and Ethan Lindstrom, “Small Scale Simulation Chamber

for Space Environment Survivability Testing,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 41(12), 2013, 3453-3458. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2281399

Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim, Jerilyn Brunson, and JR Dennison, “Electron Transport Models and Precision Measurements with

the Constant Voltage Conductivity Method,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 41(12), 2013, 3565-3576. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2013.2288366

JR Dennison, Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles W. Bowers and Robert Meloy, “Electron Beam

Induced Luminescence of SiO2 Optical Coatings,” Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena

(CEIDP) 2012 Annual Report, IEEE-CEIDP, 479-482. DOI: 10.1109/CEIDP.2012.6378824


JR Dennison, Amberly Evans, Danielle Fullmer, and Joshua L. Hodges, “Charge Enhanced Contamination and Environmental

Degradation of MISSE-6 SUSpECS Materials,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 40(2), 254-261 (2012). DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2011.2178104

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Modification on Spacecraft Charging Parameters,” IEEE Trans. on

Plasma Sci., 40(2), 291-297 (2012). DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2011.2179676

RC Hoffmann and JR Dennison, “Methods to Determine Total Electron-Induced Electron Yields Over Broad Range of

Conductive and Nonconductive Materials,” IEEE Trans. on Plasma Sci., 40(2), 298-304 (2012). DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2011.2178251

Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison, “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,” IEEE

Trans. on Plasma Sci., 40(2), 305-310 (2012). DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2011.2176515

Justin P. Koeln, Jeffrey C. Boulware, Heng Ban, and JR Dennison, “Observations on Braided Thin Wire Nucleate Boiling in

Microgravity,” International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 32(5), 973-981, 2011.

DOI:10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2011.05.005

Michelle M. Donegan, Jennifer L. Sample, JR Dennison and Ryan Hoffmann, “Coating-Induced Charging of the Solar Probe

Spacecraft: A Materials and Modeling Study of Environmental Extremes,” Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets, 47(1),

134-146, (2010). DOI: 10.2514/1.40882

JR Dennison, Jodie Gillespie, Joshua Hodges, RC Hoffmann, J Abbott, Alan W. Hunt and Randy Spalding, “Radiation Induced

Conductivity of Highly-Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” in Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry,

American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings Series, Vol. 1099, ed. Floyd D. McDaniel and Barney L. Doyle,

(American Institute of Physics, Melveille, NY, 2009), pp. 203-208.

JR Dennison and Jerilyn Brunson, “Temperature and Electric Field Dependence of Conduction in Low-Density Polyethylene,”

IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 36(5) October 2008, 2246-2252. DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2003443

Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison Clint D. Thomson and Jennifer Albresten, “Low-fluence Electron Yields of Highly Insulating

Materials” IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 36(5) October 2008, 2238-2245. DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2004226

Nelson W. Green and JR Dennison, “Deep Dielectric Charging of Spacecraft Polymers by Energetic Protons,” IEEE

Transaction on Plasma Science, 36(5) October 2008, 2482-2490. DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2008.2003442

J.R. Dennison, Alec Sim and Clint Thomson, “Evolution of the Electron Yield Curves of Insulators as a Function of Impinging

Electron Fluence and Energy,” IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 34(5) October 2006, 2204-2218. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2006.883398

Nelson W. Green, A. Robb Frederickson and J.R. Dennison, “Experimentally Derived Resistivity for Dielectric Samples from

the CRRES Internal Discharge Monitor,” IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 34(5) October 2006, 1973-1978. DOI:

10.1109/TPS.2006.883372

J.R. Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Prasanna Swaminathan, Nelson Green and A. Robb Frederickson, “Methods for Resistivity

Measurements Related to Spacecraft Charging,” IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 34(5) October 2006, 2191-2203.

DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.883400

Sébastien Clerc J.R. Dennison, Ryan Hoffman and Jonathon Abbott, “On the Computation of Secondary Electron Emission

Models,” IEEE Transaction on Plasma Science, 34(5) October 2006, 2219-2225. DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2006.883379

JR Dennison, C. D. Thomson, and Alec Sim, “The effect of low energy electron and UV/VIS radiation aging on the electron

emission properties and breakdown of thin-film dielectrics,” Proceedings of the 8th IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical

Insulation Society (DEIS) International Conference on Solid Dielectrics (ICSD), Vol. 2, 967-971, (IEEE, Piscataway, NJ,

2004). DOI: 10.1109/ICSD.2004.1350593

T.E. Burns, JR Dennison and Jason Kite, “Extended BEG Model of Monhalogenated Methanes Physisorbed on Ionic Crystals,”

Surface Science, 554, 211-221 (2004). DOI: 10.1016/j.susc.2004.02.010

A.R. Frederickson and J.R. Dennison, “Measurement of Conductivity and Charge Storage in Insulators Related to Spacecraft

Charging,” IEEE Transaction on Nuclear Science, 50(6), 2284-2291 (December 2003). DOI: 10.1109/TNS.2003.821397;

IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Annual Report, 2003, 24-27 (2003). DOI.

10.1109/CEIDP.2003.1254785.

Neal Nickles, R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Applications of Secondary Electron Energy- and Angular-Distributions to

Spacecraft Charging,” Proceedings of the 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Air Force Research

Laboratory Science Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, 2000).

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennison, Neal Nickles and R.E. Davies, “Utah State University Ground-based Test Facility for Study of

Electronic Properties of Spacecraft Materials,” Proceedings of the 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Air

Force Research Laboratory Science Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, 2000).

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft Surfaces: Importance

to Spacecraft Charging,” Proceedings of the 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Air Force Research

Laboratory Science Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, 2000).

T. E. Burns, J. R. Dennison and S. N. Ehrlich, "Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction of Layering Transitions of Multilayer Nitrogen

Physisorbed on Graphite," Langmuir, 15, 1423-1428 (1999). DOI: 10.1021/la9807560

T. E. Burns and J. R. Dennison, "CO Physisorbed on Ionic Crystals: An Extended BEG Spin-lattice Model of Adsorbed Dipolar

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.susc.2004.02.010


Molecules," Surface Science, 395, 46-59 (1998). DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6028(97)00603-1

J. R. Dennison and T. E. Doyle, "An Embedded Ring Approach to the Vibrational Dynamics of Amorphous Materials,"

Carbon, 35(10-11) 1465-1477 (1997). DOI: 10.1016/S0008-6223(97)00085-7

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft Surfaces, “J.

Spacecraft and Rockets, 34, 571-574 (1997). DOI: 10.2514/2.3252

J. R. Dennison and Richard Davis, "Building a Competition Buzzer Set," The Physics Teacher, 34, 565-568 (1996). DOI:

10.1119/1.2344570

J. R. Dennison, M. Holtz and G. Swain, "Raman Spectroscopy of Carbon Materials," Spectroscopy, 11(8), 38-45 (1996).

J. R. Dennison and A. L. Ritter, "Application of (e,2e) Spectroscopy to the Electronic Structure of Valence Electrons in

Crystalline and Amorphous Solids, J. Electron Spec. Rel. Phenom., 77, 99-142 (1996). DOI:

10.1016/0368-2048(95)02496-4

T. E. Doyle and J. R. Dennison, "Vibrational Dynamics and Structure of Amorphous Carbon Modeled Using the Embedded

Ring Approach," Phys. Rev. B 51(1), 196-200 (1995). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.51.196

J. R. Dennison, S.-K. Wang, P. Dai, T. Angot, H. Taub, S. N. Ehrlich, "Ultrahigh Vacuum Chamber for Synchrotron X-ray

Diffraction from Films Adsorbed on Single-crystal Surfaces," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 63, 3835-3841 (1992). DOI:

10.1063/1.1143279

F. Y. Hansen, L. W. Bruch, H. Taub, V. L. P. Frank, H. J. Lauter, and J. R. Dennison, "Corrugation in the Nitrogen-graphite

Holding Potential Determined from Analysis of Inelastic Neutron Scattering Data," Phys. Rev. Lett. 64, 764-767 (1990).

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.64.764

J. Z. Larese, Q. M. Zhang, L. Passell, J. M. Hastings, J. R. Dennison, and H. Taub, "Layer-by-layer Growth of Solid Argon

Films on Graphite as Studied by Neutron Diffraction," Phys. Rev. B 40, 4271-4277 (1989). DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevB.40.4271

V. L. P. Frank, H. J. Lauter, F. Y. Hansen, H. Taub, L. W. Bruch, and J. R. Dennison, "Lattice Dynamics of Nitrogen on

Graphite Investigated by Inelastic Neutron Scattering," Proceedings of the Conference PHONONS 89, 21-25 August 1989,

Heidelberg, FRG.

S.- K. Wang, J. C. Newton, R. Wang, H. Taub, J. R. Dennison and H. Shechter,"Multilayer Structure of Nitrogen Adsorbed on

Graphite," Phys. Rev. B 39, 10331 (1989). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.39.10331

Chao Gao, Yun Yu Wang, A. L. Ritter, and J. R. Dennison, "Nature of Carbon-Carbon Bonding in Evaporated and Ion

Sputtered ("Diamond-like") Amorphous Carbon Films from (e,2e) Spectroscopy," Phys. Rev. Lett., 62, 945 - 948 (1989).

DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.62.945

Chao Gao, A. L. Ritter, J. R. Dennison and N. A. W. Holzwarth, "Spectral Momentum Density from Graphite from (e,2e)

Spectroscopy: Comparison with First Principles Calculations," Phys. Rev. B, 37, 3914-3923 (1988). DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevB.37.3914

J. R. Dennison, H. Taub, F. Y. Hansen, H. Shechter, and R. Brener, "Anomalous Layering of Fe(C0)5 Adsorbed on Graphite,"

Phys. Rev. B, 37, 2266-2269 (1988). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.37.2266

A. L. Ritter, J. R. Dennison, and R. Jones, "The Spectral Momentum Density of Amorphous Carbon from (e,2e) Spectroscopy,"

Phys. Rev. Lett. 53, 2054-2057 (1984). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.53.2054

A. L. Ritter, J. R. Dennison, and J. Dunn, "An (e,2e) Spectrometer for Investigating the Spectral Momentum Density of Thin

Films," Rev. Sci. Instrum. 55(8), 1280-1286 (1984). DOI: 10.1063/1.1137916

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

JR Dennison, Kent Hartley, Lisa Montierth Phillipps, Justin Dekany, James S. Dyer, and Robert H. Johnson, “Small Satellite

Space Environments Effects Test Facility,” Proceedings of the 28th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites,

(Logan, UT, August 2-7, 2014).


Materials,” Abstract 125, Proceedings of the 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Pasadena, CA, June

25-29, 2014), 8 pp.


Induced Conductivity,” Abstract 113, Proceedings of the 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Pasadena,

CA, June 25-29, 2014), 8 pp.


Spacecraft Materials: A Defect-Driven Dynamic Model,” Abstract 127, Proceedings of the 13th

Spacecraft Charging

Technology Conference, (Pasadena, CA, June 25-29, 2014), 11 pp..


Disordered SiO2,” Abstract 144, Proceedings of the 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Pasadena, CA,

June 25-29, 2014), 7 pp.



http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0008-6223(97)00085-7

http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.2344570


Bombardment,” Abstract 179, Proceedings of the 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Pasadena, CA, June

25-29, 2014), 7 pp.

Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles W. Bowers, Robert Meloy and James B.

Heaney, “Properties of Cathodoluminescence for Cryogenic Applications of SiO2-based Space Observatory Optics and

Coatings,” Proceedings of the Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Cryogenic Optical Systems and

Instruments Conference, Vol. 8863, 2013, pp. 88630A1-88630A10. DOI: 10.1117/12.2030231

JR Dennison, Amberly Evans Jensen, Justin Dekany, Gregory Wilson, Charles W. Bowers and Robert Meloy, “Diverse

Electron-induced Optical Emissions from Space Observatory Materials at Low Temperatures,” Proceedings of the Society

of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments Conference, Vol. 8863, 2013, pp.

88630B1-88630B15. DOI: 10.1117/12.2030232

JR Dennison and Lee H. Pearson, “Pulse Electro-Acoustic (PEA) Measurements of Embedded Charge Distributions,”

Proceedings of the SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Vol. 8876, 2013, pp. 887612-1-887612-11. doi:

10.1117/12.2025667

Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, and Justin Dekany, “Nanodielectric Properties of High Conductivity

Carbon-Loaded Polyimide Under Electron-Beam Irradiation,” Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE International Conference on

Solid Dielectrics (ICSD), (Bologna, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2013), pp.730-735. DOI: 10.1109/ICSD.2013.6619849

Dale C. Ferguson, Jeremy-Murray Krezan, David A. Barton JR Dennison, and Stephen Gregory, “On the Feasibility of

Detecting Spacecraft Charging and Arcing by Remote Sensing,” Paper Number, AIAA-2013-2828, 5th

AIAA Atmospheric

and Space Environments Conference, San Diego, CA, June 24-27, 2013, 11 pp. DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-2828

Alec M. Sim and JR Dennison, “Comprehensive Theoretical Framework for Modeling Diverse Electron Transport

Experiments in Parallel Plate Geometries,” Paper Number, AIAA-2013-2827, 5th

AIAA Atmospheric and Space

Environments Conference, San Diego, CA, June 24-27, 2013, 31 pp. DOI: 10.2514/6.2013-2827

Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim, Jerilyn Brunson, and JR Dennison, “Electron Transport Models and Precision Measurements in a

Constant Voltage Chamber,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan,

May 14-18, 2012), 12 pp.

Robert H. Johnson, Lisa D. Montierth, JR Dennison, James S. Dyer, and Ethan Lindstrom, “Small Scale Simulation Chamber

for Space Environment Survivability Testing,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), 6 pp.


Measurements of Layered Dielectrics,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,


Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim and JR Dennison “Low Temperature Cathodoluminescence of

Space Observatory Materials,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan,

May 14-18, 2012), 8 pp.

Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, Justin Dekany and JR Dennison, “Charging Effects of Multilayered Dielectric Spacecraft

Materials: Surface Voltage, Discharge and Arcing,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,



Extended Low Temperature Space Environment Testing,” Proceedings of the 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology

Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), 6 pp. Presentation received award as Second Place Student Talk.

Troy Munro and Andrew Fassmann (with Heng Ban and JR Dennison), “Surface Geometry and Heat Flux Effects on Nucleate

Pool Boiling of Subcooled Water in Microgravity,” AIAA Region VI Student Conference, San Diego State University San

Diego, California, March 24-26, 2011. Presentation received award as Second Place Undergraduate Talk.

JR Dennison, John Prebola, Amberly Evans, Danielle Fullmer, Joshua L. Hodges, Dustin H. Crider and Daniel S. Crews,

“Comparison of Flight and Ground Tests of Environmental Degradation of MISSE-6 SUSpECS Materials,” Proceedings

of the 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010), 12 pp.

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Modification on Spacecraft Charging Parameters,” Proceedings of

the 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010), 5 pp.


Conductive and Nonconductive Materials,” Proceedings of the 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010), 7 pp.

Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison, “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,”

Proceedings of the 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010), 6 pp.

Alec Sim and J.R Dennison, “Unified Model of Charge Transport in Insulating Polymeric Materials,” Proceedings of the 15th

Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Logan, UT, May 1 2010), 10 pp.

Justin P. Koeln (with Heng Ban and JR Dennison), “Thin Wire Nucleate Boiling of Water in Sustained Microgravity,” Student

Competition Paper Number: SSC09-VIII-6, Proceedings of the 23nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites,

Logan, UT, August 11-14, 2009. Paper received Honorable Mentioned Award for the 16th Annual Frank J. Redd Student

Scholarship.


JR Dennison, “Characterization of Electrical Materials Properties Related to Spacecraft Charging,” Radiation Capabilities for

the Europa Jupiter System Missions Instrument Workshop, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD, July

2009, 13 pp.

Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffmann, J.R. Dennison, and Jonathan R. Tippetts, “Relevance of Ground-based Electron Induced

Electrostatic Discharge Measurements to Space Plasma Environments,” Paper Number, AIAA-2009- 3527, 1st AIAA

Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 22-25, 2009. DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-3527

J.R. Dennison, Joshua L. Hodges, J. Duce, and Amberly Evans, “Flight Experiments on the Effects of Contamination on

Electron Emission of Materials,” Paper Number: AIAA-2009-3641, Proceedings of the 1st AIAA Atmospheric and Space

Environments Conference, 2009. DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-3641

JR Dennison, Alec Sim, Jerilyn Brunson, Steven Hart, Jodie Gillespie, Justin Dekany, Charles Sim and Dan Arnfield,

“Engineering Tool for Temperature, Electric Field and Dose Rate Dependence of High Resistivity Spacecraft Materials,”

Paper Number AIAA-2009-0562, Proceedings of the 47th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on

Aerospace Sciences, 2009. DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-562

Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison and Jennifer Albretsen, “Flux and Fluence Dependence of Electron Emission for High-yield,

High-resistivity Materials: Implications for Spacecraft Charging,” Paper Number AIAA-2009-0348, Proceedings of the

47th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, 2009.

Ryan Hoffmann, Joshua L. Hodges, Jesse Hayes and JR Dennison, “Measurement of Charging and Discharging of High

Resistivity Materials Spacecraft Materials by Electron Beams,” Paper Number : AIAA-2009-0561, Proceedings of the

47th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, 2009. DOI: 10.2514/6.2009-561

Ryan Hoffmann (with JR Dennison), “Low-Fluence Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials,” Proceedings of the 22nd

Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 11-14, 2008. Paper received first place Award for

the 16th Annual Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Temperature Dependent Hopping Conductivity Models of Low-Density Polyethylene,”

Proceedings of the 13th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City,

UT, May 4 2008), 4 pp.

Nelson W. Green and JR Dennison, “Deep Dielectric Charging of Spacecraft Polymers by Energetic Protons,” Proceedings of

the 10th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21, 2007). 13 pp.

Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison, “Electron-Induced Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulating Materials” Proceedings of the

10th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21, 2007). 14 pp.

Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “Dependence of Resistivity in Low-Density Polyethylene on Space Environment

Parameters,” Proceedings of the 10th Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21,

2007). 9 pp.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Hopping Conductivity in Low-Density Polyethylene,” Proceedings of the 12th Rocky

Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 8 2007), 4 pp.

JR Dennison, R.C. Hoffmann, and J. Abbott, “Triggering Threshold Spacecraft Charging with Changes in Electron Emission

from Materials,” Paper AIAA-2007-1098, Proceedings of the 45th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, 16 pages, Reno, NV, January, 10, 2007. DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-1098

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “E-Field Dependent Conduction in Low-Density Polyethylene,” Proceedings of the 11th

Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 8 2006), 3 pp.

Joshua Hodges, Jeff Duce and J.R. Dennison, “Design And Construction Of A Misse-6 Payload: State Of Utah Space

Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS):,” Proceedings of the 11th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant

Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 8 2006), 4 pp.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Comparison of Methods for Resistivity Measurements of Insulators,” Proceedings of the

10th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 2005), 8 pp.

Alec Sim, J.R. Dennison and Clint Thomson, “Evolution of the Electron Yield Curves of Insulators as a Function of Impinging

Electron Fluence and Energy,” Proceedings of the 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba,

Tsukuba, April 4-8, 2005), 19 pp.

Nelson W. Green, A. Robb Frederickson and J.R. Dennison, “Charge Storage Measurements of Resistivity for Dielectric

Samples from the CRRES Internal Discharge Monitor,” Proceedings of the 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology

Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, April 4-8, 2005), 7 pp.

J.R. Dennison, Prasanna Swaminathan, Randy Jost, Jerilyn Brunson, Nelson Green and A. Robb Frederickson, “Proposed

Modifications to Engineering Design Guidelines Related to Resistivity Measurements and Spacecraft Charging,”

Proceedings of the 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, April 4-8,

2005), 16 pp.

Sébastien Clerc and J.R. Dennison, “Importance of Accurate Computation of Secondary Electron Emission for Modeling

Spacecraft Charging,” Proceedings of the 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba,

April 4-8, 2005), 8 pp.

J.R. Dennison, L. Pearson, L. Davis, J.W. Burns, R.S. Hyde, James S. Dyer, Tina Andrus, Andrew Auman, Jeff Duce, Tim

Neilsen, Rob Leishman “State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Payload to


Investigate Their Effects on Electron Emission and Resistivity of Spacecraft Materials, “Proceedings of the 9th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan, April 4-8, 2005), 7 pp.

C.D. Thomson, V. Zavyalov, and J.R. Dennison, “Instrumentation for Studies of Electron Emission and Charging from

Insulators,” Proceedings of the 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center,

Huntsville, Al, October 2003), 15 pp.

J.R. Dennison, C.D. Thomson, J. Kite, V. Zavyalov and, Jodie Corbridge, “Materials Characterization at Utah State University:

Facilities and Knowledgebase of Electronic Properties of Materials Applicable to Spacecraft Charging,” Proceedings of

the 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al, October

2003), 15 pp.

C.D. Thomson, V. Zavyalov, J.R. Dennison and Jodie Corbridge, “Electron Emission Properties of Insulator Materials

Pertinent to the International Space Station,” Proceedings of the 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al, October 2003), 14 pp.

J.R. Dennison, A.R. Frederickson and Prasanna Swaminathan, “Charge Storage, Conductivity and Charge Profiles of Insulators

As Related to Spacecraft Charging,” Proceedings of the 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (NASA

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al, October 2003), 15 pp.

Prasanna Swaminathan, A.R. Frederickson, J.R. Dennison, Alec Sim, Jerilyn Brunson and Eric Crapo, “Comparison of

Classical and Charge Storage Methods for Determining Conductivity of Thin Film Insulators,” Proceedings of the 8th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Al, October 2003), 15 pp.

Jason Kite with J.R Dennison, “Secondary Electron Production and Transport Mechanisms by Measurement of Angle-Energy

Resolved Cross Sections of Secondary and Backscattered Electrons,” 9th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium

Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2003.

L. Gamble, J. R. Dennison, B. Wood, J. Herrick, and J. S. Dyer; “Calculation of Spectral Degradation due to Contaminant

Films on Infrared and Optical Sensors,” Proc. SPIE—The International Society of Optical Engineering, 4774, pp.

111-118, Optical System Contamination: Effects, Measurements, and Control VII, Philip T. Chen; O. Manuel Uy; Eds.

(2002). DOI:10.1117/12.481667

J. T. Galofaro, B.V. Vayner, D. C. Ferguson, W.A. Degroot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “Inception of

Snapover and Gas Induced Glow Discharges,” ASA Technical Memorandum 2000-209645 (Glenn Research Center,

Cleveland, OH, 2000).

W.Y. Chang, Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison and C.D. Thomson, “An Improved Database of Electronic Properties of

Spacecraft Materials for Modeling of Spacecraft Charging,” 7th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 23-27 April

2000, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite, W.Y. Chang, and R.E. Davies, “Absolute and Differential Spacecraft Charging as a Result of

Evolving Surface Contamination,” 7th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 23-27 April 2000, Noordwijk, The

Netherlands.

Neal Nickles and J.R Dennison, “Instrumentation and Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission for Spacecraft Charging,”


UT, May 2000), 8 pp.

Clint Thomson and J.R Dennison, “Snapover: Anomalous Plasma Current Collection by Positively Biased Conductors when

Surrounded by a Dielectric,” Proceedings of the 6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium, (Salt

Lake City, UT, May 2000), 8 pp.

B.V. Vayner, J. T. Galofaro, D. C. Ferguson, W.A. De Groot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “A

Comprehensive Study of Dielectric-Conductor Junctions in Low Density Plasmas,” Paper AIAA-2000-0871, Proceedings

of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000).

J. T. Galofaro, D. C. Ferguson, B.V. Vayner, W.A. De Groot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “Inception of

Snapover and Gas Induced Glow Discharges, Paper AIAA-2000-0245, Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of

Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000). DOI: DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-245

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennsion and Parker Judd, “Measurements of Electronic Properties of Conducting Spacecraft Materials with

Application to the Modeling of Spacecraft Charging,” Paper AIAA-2000-0870, Proceedings of the 38th American Institute

of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000). DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-870

C.D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison, R.E. Davies, D.C. Ferguson, J.T. Galafaro and B.V. Vayner, “Investigation of the First

Snapover of Positively Biased Conductors in a Plasma, “Paper AIAA-2000-0869, Proceedings of the 38th American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000). DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-869

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite and R.E. Davies, “Effects of Evolving Surface Contamination on Spacecraft

Charging,” Paper AIAA-2000-0868, Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting

on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000). DOI: 10.2514/6.2000-868 Paper received Certificate of Merit by the AIAA

Plasmadynamics and Lasers Technical Committee for Best Paper of 2000.

B.V. Vayner, J. T. Galofaro, D. C. Ferguson, W.A. De Groot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, :The

Conductor-Dielectric Junction in a Low Density Plasma,” NASA Technical Memorandum 1999-209408 (Glenn Research

Center, Cleveland, OH, 1999).


Neal Nickles and J.R Dennison, “Effects of Spacecraft Potential on Secondary Electron Yields in Geosynchronous Orbit,”


UT, May 1999), 8 pp.

Neal Nickles and J.R. Dennison, “Secondary Electron Emission and Spacecraft Charging”, Proceedings of the 4th Rocky

Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 1998), 8 pp.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft Surfaces,” 36th

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomic on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 1998. DOI:

10.2514/6.1998-1044

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, D.C. Ferguson, J.T. Galofaro, G.B. Hillard, and D.M. Wilt, “Snapover of Dielectric Surfaces

Surrounding Biased Conductors in a Plasma,” 34th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics on Aerospace

Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 1996.

BOOKS AND CHAPTERS:

J. R. Dennison, D. M. Riffe, Robert Call, Addison Everett, Jenette Briggs, Tony Pearson, Neal Nickles, and Teresa Burns,

Introduction to Scientific Computing: Modern Physics Handbook, Ver. 3.4, (Utah State University Physics Department,

Logan, UT, 2010). Refer to http://education.mathsoft.com/learning/0,,0,00.html .

Mark de Payrebrune and Elise Lin with Jody Minor and JR Dennison, “Introduction to Spacecraft Charging”, Multimedia video

at http://www.dplscience.com/education.html. Version 2.0, 77 minutes, (DPL Science, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, August

2006).

Jenette Briggs, J. R. Dennison, D. M. Riffe, N. Nickels, and T.E. Burns, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Modern

Physics Handbook, Ver. 2.1, (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 2004). Refer to

http://education.mathsoft.com/learning/0,,0,00.html .

Jenette Briggs, J. R. Dennison, N. Nickels, and D. M. Riffe, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Introductory Physics

Handbook, Ver. 2.1, (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 2004). Refer to

http://education.mathsoft.com/learning/0,,0,00.html .

Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison, D. Mark Riffe and Beth Porter, 2000, “Solving Problems with Study Works,” part of Study Works

2001 software package (Mathsoft, Cambridge, MA, 2000).

Refer to http://www.studyworksonline.com./cda/content/article/0,1034,NAV5-46_SAR291,00.html Frederick J. Bueche, J.R. Dennison and D. Mark Riffe with John Howell, Schaum’s Electronic Tutor: College Physics,

published as part of Mathcad 8.0 Professional and Mathcad 2000 Professional software packages (Mathsoft, Cambridge,

MA, 1998, 2000).

Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison, D. Mark Riffe and Beth Porter, 1998, “Advanced Problem Solving Tutorial,” part of Mathcad 8.0

Professional and Mathcad 2000 Professional software packages (Mathsoft, Cambridge, MA, 1998, 2000).

Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison, D. Mark Riffe and Beth Porter, 1998, “Problem Solving Tutorial,” part of Study Works 3.0

software package (Mathsoft, Cambridge, MA, 1998).

D. M. Riffe, J. R. Dennison N. Nickels and T.E. Burns, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Modern Physics Handbook, Ver.

1.2, (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 1997).

N. Nickels, J. R. Dennison and D. M. Riffe, Introduction to Scientific Computing: Introductory Physics Handbook, Ver. 1.2,

(Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 1997).

link to http://education.mathsoft.com/learning/0,,0,00.html

J.R. Dennison and Lucinda Bingham, Roller Coaster Physics with K’NEX: Student Workbook, (K’NEX, Boston, MA, 1997).

Refer to http://www.knex.com/Educators/roller_coaster_physics.php

Amusement Park Physics Curriculum Manual, 2nd Edition, edited by J.R. Dennison (Utah State University Physics

Department, Logan, UT, 1996).

Frederick J. Bueche, John R. Dennison, Mark Riffe, Schaum's Outline of Theory and Problems of College Physics--Schaum's

electronic tutor, Schaum's outline series, 8th

Ed., (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997). ISBN: 0078442680, 9780078442681

REPORTS: JR Dennison, Ryan Hoffmann, Jonathan Abbott, Jodie Corbridge, “Electron Emission Testing of Solar Sail Nanocomposite

Materials,” Final Report, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, January, 2006, 355 pages.

J.R. Dennison and A. Robb Frederickson, “Comments on Engineering Design Guidelines: Resistivity Measurements Related to

Spacecraft Charging,” Final Report, NASA Space Environments and Effects Program, Contract No. NAS8-02031,

“Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” 60 pages, 2005, Published

electronically by NASA Space Environments and Effects Program as part of the Charge Collector Knowledgebase 3rd Ed.

http://education.mathsoft.com/learning/0,,0,00.html

http://www.dplscience.com/education.html




http://www.knex.com/Educators/roller_coaster_physics.php

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Frederick+J.+Bueche%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22John+R.+Dennison%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=inauthor:%22Mark+Riffe%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22Schaum's+electronic+tutor%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22Schaum's+electronic+tutor%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4

http://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=bibliogroup:%22Schaum's+outline+series%22&source=gbs_metadata_r&cad=4


at http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/ee/db_chargecollector.htm

J.R. Dennison, A. Robb Frederickson, Nelson W. Green, Prasanna Swaminanthan and Jerilyn Brunson, “Test Protocol for

Charge Storage Methods,” Final Report, NASA Space Environments and Effects Program, Contract No. NAS8-02031,

“Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” 116 pages, 2005, Published

electronically by NASA Space Environments and Effects Program as part of the Charge Collector Knowledgebase 3rd Ed.

at http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/ee/db_chargecollector.htm

J.R. Dennison, A. Robb Frederickson, Nelson W. Green, C.E. Benson, Jerilyn Brunson and Prasanna Swaminanthan,

“Materials Database of Resistivities of Spacecraft Materials.,” Final Report, NASA Space Environments and Effects

Program, Contract No. NAS8-02031, “Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft

Insulators,”739 pages, 2005, Published electronically by NASA Space Environments and Effects Program as part of the

Charge Collector Knowledgebase 3rd Ed. at http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/ee/db_chargecollector.htm

J.R. Dennison, Jodie Corbridge and Jonathan Abbott, “Final Report: Electron Emission Properties of Dielectric Materials for

Satellites Containing Carbon Nanofibers,” 73 pages, (Subcontract for AFOSR / SBIR Phase II Grant by Applied Sciences,

June, 2004).

J.R. Dennison, C.D. Thomson, Jodie Corbridge, Alec Sim and Jonathan Abbott, “Final Report: Electronic Properties

International Space Station Materials,” 100 pages, (Boeing Corporation, Houston, TX, June, 2004).

J.R. Dennison, Jodie Corbridge and Jonathan Abbott, “Final Report: Electron Emission Properties of Dielectric Materials for

Satellites Containing Carbon Nanofibers,” 73 pages, (Subcontract for AFOSR / SBIR Phase II Grant by Applied Sciences,

June, 2004).

JR Dennison, Jason Kite, C.D. Thomson, Jodie Corbridge, Robert Berry, and Carl Ellsworth, Final Report Part IV: Additional

Materials Reports, NASA Space Environments and Effects Program Grant, “Electronic Properties of Materials with

Application to Spacecraft Charging,” May 2003. Published by NASA electronically at

http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/ee/db_chargecollector.htm, the work is comprised of 6 individual Materials Reports with a

combined length of ~250 pages.

D.G. Nichols, D.A. Green, J.R. Dennison, and J.L. Pierce, Environmental Hazard Ranking of Pollutants Generated in Synthetic

Fuels Processes: Volume 2. Appendices, EPA Report RTI/1914/13-014, (Research Triangle Park, NC, 1980).

D.G. Nichols, D.A. Green, J.R. Dennison, and J.L. Pierce, Environmental Hazard Ranking of Pollutants Generated in Synthetic

Fuels Processes: Volume 1, EPA Report RTI/1914/13-013, (Research Triangle Park, NC, 1980).

D.G. Nichols, D.A. Green, J.R. Dennison, and J.L. Pierce, Environmental Hazard Analysis for Coal Gasification Processes

Using the U.S. EPA Environmental Assessment Program Data, EPA Report RTI/1914/13-010, (Research Triangle Park,

NC, 1980).

C.C. Allen, S.K. Gangwal and J.R. Dennison, Irradiation of Polycyclic Organic Materials, EPA Report 68-02-3170-3,

(Research Triangle Park, NC, 1980).

PRESENTATIONS AND ABSTRACTS:

JR Dennison, “An Overview of the Dynamic Interplay between the Space Environment and Spacecraft Materials,” Invited talk,

Laboratory of Spacecraft Environment Interaction Engineering, Kyutech Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan,

November 12, 2015, accepted.

JR Dennison, “The Role of Space Materials Research in Spacecraft Charging and Satellite Survivability,” Keynote address,

JAXA Space Environment Symposium, Laboratory of Spacecraft Environment Interaction Engineering, Kitakyushu,

Japan, November 16, 2015, accepted.

K. Guerch, T. Paulmier, J. Dekany, JR Dennison, S. Guillemet-Fritsch, and P. Lenormand, , “Influence of Thermal Treatment

on Electrical and Physical Properties of Coated Ceramics,” ISMSE 13, 22 – 26 June 2015, Pau, France, accepted.

JR Dennison, Alec M. Sim, and Greg Wilson, “Model for Charge Injection with Electron Beams into Highly Disordered

Insulating Materials,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 59(1) Part II, (2015). American Physical Society March Meeting 2015, March

2-6, 2015, San Antonio, TX, accepted.

K. Guerch, T. Paulmier, S. Guillemet-Fritsch, P. Lenormand, J. Dekany, and JR Dennison, “ Etude sous irradiation électronique

des propriétés physiques et électriques de céramiques pour application spatiale,” Invited Talk, Conférence CARMA, à

Vallauris Golfe-Juan, 4 Novembre 2014

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Pre-breakdown Arcing and Electrostatic Discharge in Dielectrics under High DC Electric

Field Stress,” 2014 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena—(CEIDP 2014), (Des Moines,

IO, October 19-22, 2014).

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Predicting Lifetimes of Polymeric Dielectrics: a Dual-defect Model,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, October 17-18, 2014.

Lisa Phillipps, JR Dennison, Kent Hartley, Robert H. Johnson, Justin Dekany and James S. Dyer, “Space Effects Survivability

Testing,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, October 17-18,

http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/ee/db_chargecollector.htm





2014.

Sam Hansen, JR Dennison and Allen Andersen, “Electrostatic Discharge Breakdown Analyses,” American Physical Society

Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, October 17-18, 2014. Presentation received award for

Undergraduate Poster.

Kenneth Zia, Justin Dekany and JR Dennison, “Cathodoluminescence Events Coincident with Muon Detection,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, October 17-18, 2014.

JR Dennison and Amberly Evans Jensen, “Cathodolumiescence Studies of the Density of States of Disordered Silicon

Dioxide,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, October 17-18,

2014.

Justin Christensen, Kelby Peterson, Justin Dekany and JR. Dennison, “Modeling the Energy Dependent Cathodoluminescent

Intensity of a Carbon Composite Material,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah Valley

University, Orem, UT, October 17-18, 2014.

JR Dennison, “Guesstimation: The Art of Getting About the Right Answer,” Gray Matters Seminar Series, Logan, UT, October

7, 2014.

Kévin Guerch and JR Dennison, “Investigations of Electrical and Physical Properties of Ceramic Materials for Spacecraft

Applications,” Invited Seminar, Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, September 9, 2014.

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Dual-defect Model of Electrostatic Discharge in Polymeric Dielectrics,” Invited Seminar,

Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, September 2, 2014.

JR Dennison, Kent Hartley, Lisa Montierth Phillipps, Justin Dekany, James S. Dyer, and Robert H. Johnson, “Small Satellite

Space Environments Effects Test Facility,” 28th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, (Logan, UT, August

2-7, 2014).

JR Dennison, Kent Hartley, Lisa Montierth Phillipps, Robert H. Johnson, Justin Dekany, and James S. Dyer, “Small Satellite

Space Environments Effects Test Facility,” 8th Annual USU Space Dynamics Laboratory IR&D Enabling Technologies

Demonstration Day, Logan, UT, June25, 2014.


Materials,” 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Pasadena, CA, June 25-29, 2014).



Bombardment,” 13th



Disordered SiO2,” 13th



Spacecraft Materials: A Defect-Driven Dynamic Model,” Invited Seminar, 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology

Conference, (Pasadena, CA, June 25-29, 2014).


Induced Conductivity,” 13th


JR Dennison, Justin Dekany, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, Phil Lundgreen, Allen Andersen, Amberly Evans Jensen, Gregory

Wilson, Alec M. Sim, and Ryan Hoffmann, “Synergistic Models of Electron Emission and Transport Measurements of

Disordered SiO2,” Invited Seminar, 13th


Justin Christensen, Justin Dekany, and JR Dennison, “Lessons Learned from the Statistical Analysis of Measurements of the

Energetic Electron Bombardment of Epoxy ‘Glue Dots’,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Electrical Associated

Working Group, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, April 29, 2014.

Phillip Lundgreen, Justin Dekany and, JR Dennison,, “Improved Conductivity Measurements of Highly Disordered Insulating

Materials,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 11, 2014.

Justin Christensen, Justin Dekany and, JR Dennison, “Stochastic Variations of Cathodoluminescent Intensity of

Bisphenol/Amine Epoxy Exposed to Energetic Electron Bombardment,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan,

UT, April 11, 2014.

Sam Hansen, JR Dennison, and Allen Andersen, “Electrostatic Discharge Breakdown Analyses,” Utah State University

Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 11, 2014.

Charles Bowers, Bob Meloy, Malcolm Niedner, Jim Heaney, Rudy Ivancic, Dennis Skelton, J.R. Dennison, Justin Dekany,

Amberly Evans Jensen, Greg Wilson, Todd Schneider, “Marshall Space Flight Center Arc/flare Test Analysis,” James

Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Architectural Working Group, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, March 10,

2014.

Phillip Lundgreen, Justin Dekany and, JR Dennison, “Improved Conductivity Measurements of Highly Disordered Insulating

Materials,” Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) Meeting, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT,

February, 28, 2014.

JR Dennison, Greg Wilson, Alec Sim and Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, “Extensions of the Walden-Wintle Model of Charge

Transport in Disordered Materials for Charge Injection with Electron Beams,” American Physical Society Four Corner

Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO, October 18-19, 2013.


Justin Christensen, Justin Dekany, J.R. Dennison, “Diverse Light Emissions from Epoxy Due to Energetic Electron

Bombardment,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO, October

18-19, 2013.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Atomic Oxygen Modification of the Nanodielectric Surface Composition of Carbon-Loaded

Polyimide Composites,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO,

October 18-19, 2013.

Phillip Lundgreen, Justin Dekany and, JR Dennison, “Time Dependant Conductivity of Low Density Polyethylene,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO, October 18-19, 2013.

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Pre-breakdown Arcing in Dielectrics under Electric Field Stress,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Denver, Denver, CO, October 18-19, 2013.

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Pre-breakdown Arcing in Dielectrics under Electric Field Stress,” Invited Seminar, Physics

Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, October 8, 2013.

JR Dennison, “Radiation Induced Conductivity and Cathodoluminescence of Disordered SiO2,” Invited Seminar, Physics

Colloquium, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, October 7, 2013.

JR Dennison and Lee H. Pearson, “Pulse Electro-Acoustic (PEA) Measurements of Embedded Charge Distributions,” Invited

Talk, SPIE Optics and Photonics Conference, Paper No. 8876-35, (San Diego, CA, August 25-29, 2013).

Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles W. Bowers, Robert Meloy and James Heaney,

“Consequences of Cathodoluminescence for Cryogenic Applications of SiO2-based Space Observatory Optics and

Coatings,” Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments Conference,

Paper No. 8863-11, (San Diego, CA, August 25-29, 2013).

JR Dennison, Amberly Evans Jensen, Justin Dekany, Gregory Wilson, Charles W. Bowers and Robert Meloy, “Diverse

Electron-induced Optical Emissions from Space Observatory Materials at Low Temperatures,” Society of Photo-Optical

Instrumentation Engineers Cryogenic Optical Systems and Instruments Conference, Paper No. 8863-12, (San Diego, CA,

August 25-29, 2013).

Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, “The Correlation Between Radiation Induced Conductivity

(RIC) and Electron Beam Induced Luminescence in Disordered SiO2,” 2013 IEEE International Conference on Solid

Dielectrics (ICSD), (Bologna, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2013).

Amberly Evans Jensen, JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, and Justin Dekany, “Nanodielectric Properties of High Conductivity

Carbon-Loaded Polyimide Under Electron-Beam Irradiation,” 2013 IEEE International Conference on Solid Dielectrics

(ICSD), (Bologna, Italy, June 30-July 4, 2013).

Dale C. Ferguson, Jeremy-Murray Krezan, David A. Barton JR Dennison, Stephen Gregory,, and Alec M. Sim, “On the

Feasibility of Detecting Spacecraft Charging and Arcing by Remote Sensing,” Paper Number, AIAA-2013-2828, 5th

AIAA

Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference, San Diego, CA, June 24-27, 2013.

Alec M. Sim and JR Dennison, “Comprehensive Theoretical Framework for Modeling Diverse Electron Transport

Experiments in Parallel Plate Geometries,” Paper Number, AIAA-2013-2827, 5th

AIAA Atmospheric and Space

Environments Conference, San Diego, CA, June 24-27, 2013.

JR Dennison, “Evolution of Materials Properties and the Space Environment through Interactions and the Dynamics of

Spacecraft Charging,” Invited Seminar, Laplace Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion D’Energie, Université Paul Sabatier,

Toulouse, France, June 27, 2013.

JR Dennison,”Observations on Electron Transport in Thin Films of Disordered SiO2,” Invited Seminar, Office National

d’Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA), Département Environnement Spatial (DESP) Toulouse, France, June 25,

2013.

JR Dennison ,”An Overview of the USU Materials Physics Group and Potential Collaborations with LAPLACE,” Seminar,

Laplace Laboratoire Plasma et Conversion D’Energie, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, June 19, 2013.

Allen Andersen and JR Dennison, “Charge Transport and Dielectric Degradation Research for Power Grid Applications,”

Intermountain Graduate Research Symposium, April 12, 2013, Logan, UT.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Simulation of UV Radiation Degradation of Polymers on MISSE-6 in the Low Earth Orbit

Environment,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2013.

Kent Hartley and JR Dennison, “Faraday Cup Designs for High Efficiency Determination of Energy- and Angular-Resolved

Charged Particle Fluxes,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2013.

Teancum Quist, Blake Moore, Greg Wilson and JR Dennison, “Electron Penetration Ranges as a Function of Effective Number

of Valence Electrons,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2013.

JR Dennison, Jodie Corbridge Gillespie and Sterling Smith, “Evolution of Thermally Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon

toward Graphene: Structure, Vibrational Dynamics, Electron Emission and Band Gap,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57(1) Part II,

(2013). American Physical Society March Meeting 2013, March 13-17, 2013, Baltimore, MD.

JR Dennison, Greg Wilson, Ryan Hoffmann and Amberly Evans “Comparison of Radiation Induced Conductivities at Low

Temperature,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57(1) Part II, (2013). American Physical Society March Meeting 2013, March 13-17,

2013, Baltimore, MD.

Teresa Burns and JR Dennison “Electric Multipole Interactions in an Extended BEG Model,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57(1) Part II,


(2013). American Physical Society March Meeting 2013, March 13-17, 2013, Baltimore, MD.

Amberly Evans, Greg Wilson, Justin Dekany and JR Dennison, “Dependence of Electron Beam Induced Luminescence of SiO2

Optical Coatings on Energy, Flux, Temperature and Thickness,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57(1) Part II, (2013). American

Physical Society March Meeting 2013, March 13-17, 2013, Baltimore, MD.

Greg Wilson, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans and Justin Dekany “Power and Charge Deposition in Multilayer Dielectrics

undergoing Monoenergetic Electron Bombardment,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 57(1) Part II, (2013). American Physical

Society March Meeting 2013, March 13-17, 2013, Baltimore, MD.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Simulation of UV Discoloration of Space Polymers,” Spring 2013 Meeting of the Society of

Physics Students Zone 15 Conference, Utah Valley University, Orem, UT, March 15-16, 2013.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Analysis of Degradation of Space Polymers Due to UV Radiation,” Invited Seminar,

Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, March 5, 2013.


Environment,” Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, Logan, UT, February 22, 2013.


Charged Particle Fluxes,” Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, Logan, UT, February 22, 2013.


Environment,” Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, January 26, 2013.


Charged Particle Fluxes,” Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, January 26, 2013.

Bob Meloy, Charles Bowers, Malcolm Niedner, Jim Heaney, Rudy Ivancic, J.R. Dennison, Justin Dekany, Greg Wilson,

Amberly Evans Jensen, Allen Andersen, Charlie Sim, Kelby Peterson, Bobby Johnson, Ryan Hoffman, Joe Minnow,

“JWST Architecture Working Group: NIRCam Pickoff Mirror Deep Charging,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft

Architectural Working Group Risk Assessment Board, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, November 26, 2012.

Charles Bowers, Bob Meloy, Malcolm Niedner, Jim Heaney, Rudy Ivancic, Dennis Skelton, J.R. Dennison, Justin Dekany,

Amberly Evans Jensen, Greg Wilson, Joe Minnow “JWST Architecture Working Group: Material Glow Update,” James

Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Architectural Working Group Risk Assessment Board, Goddard Space Flight Center,

Greenbelt, MD, November 26, 2012.

Charles Sim, Alec Sim, JR Dennison, Matthew Stormo, “Defect-Driven Dynamic Model of Electrostatic Discharge and

Endurance Time Measurements of Polymeric Spacecraft Materials,” 2012 Sigma Pi Sigma Quadrennial Congress,

Orlando, FL, November 8-10, 2012.

Allen Andersen, Charles Sim and JR Dennison, “Electrostatic Discharge Properties of Fused Silica Coatings,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October

26-27, 2012. Presentation received award for Graduate Poster.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Space Impact Ejecta Model of Micrometeoroid Collision on MISSE-6,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27,

2012.

Kristina M. Sorensen, Lee H. Pearson, JR Dennison, Timothy E. Doyle and Kent L. Hartley, “High-Frequency Pulse

Electro-Acoustic (PEA) Measurements for Mapping Charge Distribution,” American Physical Society Four Corner

Section Meeting, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27, 2012.

JR Dennison, Greg Wilson and Jodie Corbridge Gillespie “Comparison of Radiation Induced Conductivities at Low

Temperature,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, New Mexico Institute of Mining and

Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27, 2012.


Optical Coatings on Energy, Flux, Temperature and Thickness,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting,

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27, 2012.

Greg Wilson, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans and Justin Dekany “Power and Charge Deposition in Multilayer Dielectrics

undergoing Monoenergetic Electron Bombardment,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, New

Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27, 2012.

Justin Dekany, Allen Andersen, and JR Dennison, “Muon Contribution to Cathodoluminescence Tests?,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM, October 26-27,

2012.

Allen Andersen, Charles Sim and JR Dennison, “Electrostatic Discharge Properties of Fused Silica Coatings,” Phillips Air

Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, October 25, 2012.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Space Impact Ejecta Model of Micrometeoroid Collision on MISSE-6,” Phillips Air Force

Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, October 25, 2012.


Optical Coatings on Energy, Flux, Temperature and Thickness” Phillips Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque,

NM, October 25, 2012.

Greg Wilson, JR Dennison, Amberly Evans and Justin Dekany, “Power and Charge Deposition in Multilayer Dielectrics


undergoing Monoenergetic Electron Bombardment,” Phillips Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, October

25, 2012.

JR Dennison, Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Charles W. Bowers and Robert Meloy, “Electron Beam

Induced Luminescence of SiO2 Optical Coatings,” 2012 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric

Phenomena (CEIDP), (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 14-17, 2012).

JR Dennison and Alec M. Sim, “Comprehensive Theoretical Framework for Modeling Diverse Electron Transport

Experiments in Parallel Plate Geometries,” 2012 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena

(CEIDP), (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, October 14-17, 2012).

JR Dennison, Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, and Justin Dekany, “Electron Induced Charging and Arcing of Multilayered

Dielectric Materials,” 3rd

International Workshop on Mechanisms of Vacuum Arcs (MeVArc 2012), (Albuquerque, NM,

October 3, 2012), poster presentation.


Materials,” Invited Seminar, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, September 24, 2012.

Charles Bowers, Bob Meloy, Malcolm Niedner, Jim Heaney, Rudy Ivancic, Dennis Skelton, JR Dennison, Justin Dekany,

Amberly Evans, Greg Wilson, and Joe Minnow, “JWST Material Glow: Protected Au Coatings,” James Webb Space

Telescope Spacecraft Science Working Group, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, July 23, 2012.

Charles Bowers, Bob Meloy, Malcolm Niedner, Jim Heaney, Rudy Ivancic, Dennis Skelton, JR Dennison, Justin Dekany,

Amberly Evans, Greg Wilson, and Joe Minnow, “Material Glow Update,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft

Architectural Working Group, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, July 9, 2012.

Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson, Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim and JR Dennison “Low Temperature Cathodoluminescence of

Space Observatory Materials,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012),

poster presentation.

Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans, Justin Dekany and JR Dennison, “Charging Effects of Multilayered Dielectric Spacecraft

Materials: Surface Voltage, Discharge and Arcing,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu,

Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster presentation.


Extended Low Temperature Space Environment Testing,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster presentation. Presentation received award as Second Place Undergraduate

Talk.

Justin Dekany, Alec M. Sim, Jerilyn Brunson, and JR Dennison, “Electron Transport Models and Precision Measurements in a

Constant Voltage Chamber,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012),

poster presentation.

Robert H. Johnson, Lisa D. Montierth, JR Dennison, James S. Dyer, Ethan Lindstrom and Alex Chanson, “Small Scale

Simulation Chamber for Space Environment Survivability Testing,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster presentation.

JR Dennison, “The Dynamic Interplay between Spacecraft Charging, Space Environment Interactions and Evolving

Materials,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster presentation.

JR Dennison and Alec M. Sim, “Unified Density of States Based Model of Electron Transport and Emission of Spacecraft

Materials,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster

presentation.

Charles Sim, Alec M. Sim, JR Dennison and Matthew Stromo, “Defect-Driven Dynamic Model of Electrostatic Discharge and

Endurance Time Measurements of Polymeric Spacecraft Materials,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference,

(Kitakyushu, Japan, May 14-18, 2012), poster presentation.


Measurements of Layered Dielectrics,” 12th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Kitakyushu, Japan, May

14-18, 2012), poster presentation.

Gregory Wilson, Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “Electron Energy Dependent Charging Effects of Multilayered Dielectric

Materials,” 9th

Intermountain Graduate Research Symposium, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 5, 2012.

Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Meteoroids from MISSE Examined to Understand the Effects of the Space Environment on

Space Suit Materials,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2012. Poster received award for

honorable mentioned from the College of Science.

Lisa Montierth, Robert Johnson, JR Dennison, and James Dyer , “Simulation Chamber for Space Environment Survivability

Testing,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2012.

Charles Sim, Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “Electric Field Dependence of the Time to Electrostatic Breakdown in Insulating

Polymers,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2012.

Landon Hillyard and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Space Environment on Wireless Communication Devices’ Performance,”

US Student Showcase 2012, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2, 2012.

Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison “Low Temperature Cathodoluminescence in Disordered SiO2,” National

Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 29-31, 2012.


Kelby Peterson and JR Dennison, “Meteoroids from MISSE Examined to Understand the Effects of the Space Environment on

Space Suit Materials,” National Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 29-31,

2012.

Lisa Montierth, Robert Johnson, JR Dennison, and James Dyer , “Simulation Chamber for Space Environment Survivability

Testing,” National Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 29-31, 2012.

Charles Sim, Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “Electric Field Dependence of the Time to Electrostatic Breakdown in Insulating

Polymers,” National Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 29-31, 2012.

Douglas Ball and JR Dennison, “An Electron Duel: Cathodoluminescence in Disordered Polymeric Materials,” National

Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, March 29-31, 2012.

Jenica Sparrow, Landon Hillyard, Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Acceleration on Nucleate Boiling and Bubble

Departure Dynamics in Microgravity,” National Council of Undergraduate Research, Weber State University, Ogden, UT,

March 29-31, 2012.

Jenica Sparrow, Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Acceleration on Nucleate Boiling and Bubble Departure

Dynamics in Microgravity,” Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, January25, 2012.

Landon Hillyard, JR Dennison and Jan Sojka, “The Effect of Space Environment on Wireless Communication Devices'

Performance,” Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, January25, 2012.

Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison “Temperature Dependence of SiO2 Electron-Induced Luminescence,”

James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Electrical Associated Working Group, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Greenbelt, MD, November 23, 2011.

JR Dennison, “Exploring the Universe…One Electron at a Time,” Invited Seminar, Physics Colloquium, Utah State University,

Logan, UT, November 16, 2011.


Materials,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Electrical Associated Working Group, NASA Goddard Space Flight

Center, Greenbelt, MD, November 16, 2011.

Amberly Evans, Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison “Temperature Dependence of SiO2 Electron-Induced Luminescence,”

American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 21, 2011.


Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, October 21,

2011.

JR Dennison, “Quantitative Assessment of JWST Electron-Induced Glow and Arcing Risks: Progress Report and Presentation

of Results,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Electrical Associated Working Group, Utah State University, Logan,

UT, August 8, 2011.

Troy Munro with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “The Effect of Surface Geometry and Heat Flux on Thin Wire Nucleate Pool

Boiling of Subcooled Water in Microgravity,” Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters 2011 Annual Conference, Salt

Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, April 8, 2011.

Douglas Ball, Alec Sim, Josh Hodges, Ryan Hoffman and JR Dennison, “Electron Induced Luminescence of Insulating

Polymeric Materials,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Stephanie Peterson and JR Dennison, “Smartphones as Integrated Kinematic and Dynamic Sensors for Amusement Park

Physics Applications,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Ryan Martineau, Landon Hillyard, and Iggy Matheson with JR Dennison and Heng Ban, “Development of Optimal

Bubble-Seeding Microheaters and Video System to Study Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer in Microgravity,” Utah State

University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Troy Munro and Andrew Fassmann with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “Effects of Micro-gravity on Thin-Wire Subcooled

Nucleate Boiling Dynamics,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Charles Sim, Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “Temperature and Endurance Time of Electrostatic Field Strengths of Polymeric

Spacecraft Insulators,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison, “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,” Utah

State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 29, 2011.

Troy Munro and Andrew Fassmann with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “Surface Geometry and Heat Flux Effects on Nucleate

Pool Boiling of Subcooled Water in Microgravity,” AIAA Region VI Student Conference, San Diego State University San

Diego, California, March 24-26, 2011. Presentation received award as Second Place Undergraduate Talk.

Troy Munro and Andrew Fassmann with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “Boil, Boil, Toil, and Trouble - Connecting with the

Community through Microgravity Boiling Experiments,” AIAA Region VI Student Conference, San Diego State

University San Diego, California, March 24-26, 2011.

Andrew Fassmann Troy Munro, Justin Koeln and Rob Barnett with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “Effects of Micro-gravity on

Thin-Wire Subcooled Nucleate Boiling Dynamics, ”Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT,

February 16, 2011.

Troy Munro with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “The Design and Construction of a Microgravity Boiling Experiment,” Utah

Council on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT, February 16, 2011.


Troy Munro and Andrew Fassmann with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “Effects of Micro-gravity on Thin-Wire Subcooled

Nucleate Boiling Dynamics,” Utah Research on Capitol Hill, Salt Lake City, UT, January 29, 2011.

JR Dennison, “Proposed Low Temperature Glow Discharge Testing,” Invited Seminar, James Webb Space Telescope

Spacecraft Engineering Review Board, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, January 15, 2011.


Materials,” Invited Seminar, Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, February 2, 2011.

JR Dennison, “Quantitative Assessment of JWST Electron-Induced Glow and Arcing Risks: Spectra and 2 µm Stray Light

Requirements,” Invited Seminar, James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Engineering Review Board, NASA Goddard

Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, December 20, 2010.

JR Dennison, Robert Meloy and Charles Bower, “Quantitative Assessment of JWST Electron-Induced Glow and Arcing

Risks,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Engineering Review Board, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center,

Greenbelt, MD, October 29, 2010.

Danielle Fullmer, Amberly Evans, JR Dennison and Josh Hodges, “Comparison of Flight and Ground Tests of Environmental

Degradation of MISSE-6 SUSpECS Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State

University, Ogden, UT, October 15-16, 2010.

Douglas Ball, Alec Sim, Josh Hodges, Ryan Hoffman and JR Dennison, “Electron Induced Luminescence of Insulating

Polymeric Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University, Ogden, UT,

October 15-16, 2010.

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison “The Effects of Surface Modification on Spacecraft Charging Parameters,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, October 15-16, 2010.

Stephanie Peterson and JR Dennison, “Smartphones as Integrated Kinematic and Dynamic Sensors for Amusement Park

Physics Applications,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University, Ogden, UT,

October 15-16, 2010.

Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “A Unified Model of Charge Transport in Highly Insulating Materials,” American Physical Society

Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, October 15-16, 2010.

Charles Sim, Alec Sim, Douglas Ball and JR Dennison, “Temperature and Endurance Time of Electrostatic Field Strengths of

Polymeric Spacecraft Insulators,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University,

Ogden, UT, October 15-16, 2010.

Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison, “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,”

American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Weber State University, Ogden, UT, October 15-16, 2010.

JR Dennison and RC Hoffmann, “Effects on Spacecraft Charging of Modification of Materials by Space Environment

Interactions,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010).

JR Dennison John Prebola, Amberly Evans, and Joshua L. Hodges, “Comparison of Flight and Ground Tests of Environmental

Degradation of MISSE-6 SUSpECS Materials,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM,

September 20-24, 2010).

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Modification on Spacecraft Charging Parameters,” 11th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010).

Joshua L. Hodges, Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison, “In Situ Measurements of Electron Beam Induced Surface Voltage of

Insulators,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010).


Conductive and Nonconductive Materials,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM,

September 20-24, 2010).

Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “Parameterization of Temperature, Electric Field, Dose Rate and Time Dependence of Low

Conductivity Spacecraft Materials Using a Unified Electron Transport Model,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology

Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010).

Charles Sim, Alec Sim, Douglas Ball and JR Dennison, “Temperature and Endurance Time of Electrostatic Field Strengths of

Polymeric Spacecraft Insulators,” 11th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September

20-24, 2010).

Gregory Wilson and JR Dennison, “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,” 11 th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Albuquerque, NM, September 20-24, 2010).

Alec Sim with JR Dennison, ” A Unified Theoretical Approach to Modeling Materials Properties for Spacecraft Charging,”


UT, May 12 2010).

Justin Koeln with Heng Ban and JR Dennison “A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling,” Proceedings of the 15th Rocky Mountain

NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 12 2010).

Jason Farnsworth and Frank McCown with JR Dennison, “FUNBOE – Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-flight Experiment: A

Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling,” Proceedings of the 15th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA

Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 12 2010).

Stephanie Peterson and Sarah Scott with JR Dennison, “Improved Methods for Teaching Science,” Proceedings of the 15th


Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 12 2010).

Charlie Sim and JR Dennison, “Evaluation of the Temperature and Time Dependence of Electrostatic Breakdown,” 29th

Annual Meeting of the Idaho-Utah Section of the AAPT, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, May 1, 2010.

Presentation received award as Second Place Undergraduate Talk.

Jessie Hayes, JR Dennison, Charlie Sim and Ryan Hoffmann, “Physical Damage Due to Electrostatic Discharge of Insulating

Polymers,” 29th Annual Meeting of the Idaho-Utah Section of the AAPT, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, May 1,

2010.

Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison and Todd Schneider, “Electron Beam Induced Electroluminescence in Space-Based Carbon

Fiber Composite Materials,” 2010 Intermountain Graduate Symposium, Logan, UT, March 2010. Presentation received

award as Second Place Graduate Presentation.

Charlie Sim and JR Dennison, “Evaluation of the Temperature and Time Dependence of Electrostatic Breakdown,” Utah State

University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010.

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Modification on Optical Properties of Spacecraft Materials,” Utah


Jason Farnsworth and Frank McCown with JR Dennison, “A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity,” Utah


Andrew Fassmann with Heng Ban and JR Dennison “Design of a Free-Floating Experimental System for 0-g Boiling,” Utah


Justin Koeln with Heng Ban and JR Dennison, “A Systematic Study of Nucleate Boiling in Microgravity,” “Electron Beam

Induced Electroluminescence in SpaceBased Carbon Fiber Composite Materials,” Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010.

Taren McKenna and Tom Apedaile with JR Dennison, “Utilizing a Chaotic Oscillator for Precision Measurements of Motion,”

Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010.

Lance Petersen with JR Dennison, “Properties of Plasmas,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30,

2010.

Stephanie Peterson and Sarah Scott with JR Dennison, “Improved Methods for Teaching Science,” Utah State University

Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010.

Robert Call, Cody Mart and Brian Wood with JR Dennison, “Electrons in Matter,” Utah State University Student Showcase,

Logan, UT, March 30, 2010.

JR Dennison, “It Glows! A Story of Persistence in Investigations of the Electroluminescence of JWST Composite Materials,”

Invited Seminar, Space Dynamics Laboratory Lunch and Learn Seminar, Logan, UT, February 12, 2010.

JR Dennison, Robert Meloy and Charles Bower, “Quantitative Assessment of JWST Electron-Induced Glow Risk,” James

Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Risk Assessment Board, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, January

25, 2010.

Bob Meloy and JR Dennison, “Space Charging of JWST Composites,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Top Ten

Presentation, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, December 16, 2009.

Justin Dekany, JR Dennison and Alec Sim, “Reduction and Characterization of Error in Low Current Measurements,”

American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, October 23-24, 2009.

Alec Sim and JR Dennison, “Charge Dynamics in Disordered Insulating Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner

Section Meeting, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, October 23-24, 2009. Presentation received award as

Outstanding Graduate Poster Presentation.

Charles Sim and JR Dennison, “Temperature Dependence of the Electrostatic Breakdown of Polymeric Materials,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, October 23-24, 2009.

Amberly Evans and JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and

Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Colorado School of

Mines, Golden, CO, October 23-24, 2009.

Justin P. Koeln (with Heng Ban and JR Dennison), “Thin Wire Nucleate Boiling of Water in Sustained Microgravity,” Student

Competition Presentation Number: SSC09-VIII-6, 23nd Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT,

August 11-14, 2009. Presentation selected as a finalist for presentation at the 17th Annual Frank J. Redd Student

Scholarship Competition.

Amberly Evans with JR Dennison, “The Effects of Surface Contamination and Roughening on Diffuse Optical Reflection and

Photoyields on Spacecraft Materials,” Willard J. Eccels Undergraduate Research Symposium, Utah State University,

Logan, UT, September 4, 2009.

JR Dennison, “Testing of Materials Electrical Properties and Radiation Effects at Utah State University,” Invited Poster,

Radiation Capabilities for the Europa Jupiter System Missions Instrument Workshop, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics

Laboratory, Laurel, MD, July 2009

Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffmann, and J.R. Dennison, “Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Electrostatic Discharge

in Insulating Materials,” Paper Number, AIAA-2009-3527, 1st AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference,

San Antonio, TX, June 22-25, 2009.


J.R. Dennison, Joshua L. Hodges, J. Duce, and Amberly Evans, “Flight Experiments on the Effects of Contamination on

Electron Emission of Materials,” Paper Number, AIAA-2009-, 1st AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments

Conference, San Antonio, TX, June 22-25, 2009.

Kyle Hodgson with JR Dennison, ” Space Research Projects for the International Space Station,” Proceedings of the 14th Rocky

Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 4 2009).

Justin Koeln with Jan Sojka and JR Dennison, ”Microgravity Experiments for the ISS,” Proceedings of the 14th Rocky


Troy Muro with JR Dennison, ”Photoelectric Charging by Ultraviolet Light of a Lunar Dust Simulant in a Microgravity

Environment,” Proceedings of the 14th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium,

(Salt Lake City, UT, May 4 2009).

Justin Dekany with JR Dennison, ”Time Dependent Conductivity of Spacecraft Materials,” Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, March 31, 2009. Paper received award for best poster from the College of Science.

Kyle Hodgson with JR Dennison, ”Space Research Projects for the International Space Station,” Utah State University Student


Justin Koeln with Jan Sojka and JR Dennison, ”Microgravity Experiments for the ISS,” Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, March 31, 2009. Paper received award for best poster from the College of Engineering.

Troy Muro with JR Dennison, ”Photoelectric Charging by Ultraviolet Light of a Lunar Dust Simulant in a Microgravity

Environment,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 31, 2009.

Jennifer Roth with JR Dennison, ”Induced Electrostatic Discharge in Spacecraft Materials,” Utah State University Student


JR Dennison, “Applying Concepts from USU Physics Day at Lagoon in Secondary Science Classes,” MESA (Mathematics

Engineering Science Achievement) Public Education Committee Forum, Ogden, UT February 9, 2009.

JR Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Steven Hart, Jodie Gillespie, Justin Dekany, Charles Sim and Dan Arnfield, “Engineering Tool

for Temperature, Electric Field and Dose Rate Dependence of High Resistivity Spacecraft Materials,” Paper Number:

AIAA-2009-0562, 47th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Orlando, FL,

January, 5-8, 2009.

Ryan Hoffmann, Joshua L. Hodges, Jesse Hayes and JR Dennison, “Measurement of Charging and Discharging of High

Resistivity Materials Spacecraft Materials by Electron Beams,” Paper Number : AIAA-2009-0561, 47th American Institute

of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Orlando, FL, January, 5-8, 2009.

Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison and Jennifer Albretsen, “Flux and Fluence Dependence of Electron Emission for High-yield,

High-resistivity Materials: Implications for Spacecraft Charging,” Paper Number AIAA-2009-0348, 47th American

Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Orlando, FL, January, 5-8, 2009.

JR Dennison, “USU JWST Induced Electrostatic Breakdown ICIM Samples,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft

Charging Working Group Seminar, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, Part I, December 15, 2008; Part

II, December 17, 2008.

JR Dennison, “The Trials and Tribulations of Measuring Electron Yields of Extreme Insulators,” Physics Colloquium, Brigham

Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, ID, December 4, 2008.

Jennifer A. Roth, Ryan Hoffmann, and J.R. Dennison, “Observation and Characterization of Electrostatic Discharge in

Insulating Materials Induced by Electron Beam Bombardment,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting,

University of Texas-El Paso , El Paso , TX, October 17-18, 2008.

Jesse Hayes, Joshua Hodges, Ryan Hoffmann, and J.R. Dennison, “Measuring the Surface Charge on an Insulated Sample in

Vacuum,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Texas-El Paso , El Paso , TX, October

17-18, 2008.

Justin Dekany, JR Dennison and Steve Hart, “Transient Conductivity of Kapton HN,” American Physical Society Four Corner

Section Meeting, University of Texas-El Paso , El Paso , TX, October 17-18, 2008.

JR Dennison, Ryan Hoffmann, Jennifer A. Roth, and Alec Sim, “Effects of Radiation Induced Conductivity on Samples

Charged by Particle Beams,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Texas-El Paso , El

Paso , TX, October 17-18, 2008.

JR Dennison and RC Hoffmann, “Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials Under Varying Electron Fluence,” Invited

Talk, CAARI 2008: 21st International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort

Worth, Texas USA, July 15, 2008.

J Corbridge, JR Dennison and A Hunt, “Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials at Low

Temperatures, CAARI 2008: 21st International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry,

Fort Worth, Texas USA, July 15, 2008.

Ryan Hoffmann (with JR Dennison), “Low-Fluence Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials,” 22nd Annual AIAA/USU

Conference on Small Satellites, Logan, UT, August 11-14, 2008. Presentation received first place award for the 16th

Annual Frank J. Redd Student Scholarship Competition.

Joshua Hodges, Jeff Duce and J.R. Dennison, “Launch and Deployment of the Misse-6 Payload: State of Utah Space

Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS):,” 13th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA


Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake Valley Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2008).

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Temperature Dependent Hopping Conductivity Models for Low-Density Polyethylene,”


UT, May 4 2008).

Dan Arnfield with JR Dennison, ”Temperature Dependence of Kapton HN Breakdown Voltages,” Utah State University


Alex Chanson with JR Dennison, ”Measuring Thermal Emissivity with Specific Application to Spacecraft Design,” Utah State

University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2008.

Jennifer Albretsen and Ethan Lindstrom with JR Dennison, ”Adsorption Isotherms for Nitrogen (N2) on Graphite,” Utah State


JR Dennison, “Temperature, Electric Field and Dose Rate Dependence of the Conductivity of Highly Resistive Materials for

Use on the James Webb Space Telescope,” James Webb Space Telescope Spacecraft Charging Working Group Seminar,

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, Part I, January 24, 2008; Part II, January 31, 2008; Part III, February

6, 2008; Part IV, February 16, 2008.

JR Dennison, “Space Charging Testing: Materials Testing at Utah State University,” James Webb Space Telescope Partners’

Workshop 2007, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, November 6, 2007.

S. Hart, J.R. Dennison, J. Brunson, J. Gillespie, “Resistivity of Kapton E at Intermediate Time Scales Following High-Energy

Electron Irradiation,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff,

AZ, October 19, 2007.

Jennifer Albretsen, Ryan Hoffman, J.R. Dennison,”Investigating the Photoyield of Spacecraft Materials,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, October 19, 2007. Paper received

award as Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation.

JR Dennison ,”Measurements and Modeling of ’Intrinsic’ Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulators,” Invited Seminar,

Université de Reims, Reims, France, June 28, 2007.

JR Dennison ,” Electron Yield Curves for Uncharged Extreme Insulators and Applications to Spacecraft Charging,” Invited

Seminar, Office National d’Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA), Département Environnement Spatial (DESP)

Toulouse, France, June 25, 2007.

JR Dennison ,”Temperature Dependence of High Resistivity Polymeric Materials,” Invited Seminar, Laplace Laboratoire

Plasma et Conversion D’Energie, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, June 26, 2007.

Nelson W. Green and JR Dennison, “Deep Dielectric Charging of Spacecraft Polymers by Energetic Protons,” 10 th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21, 2007).

Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison, ”Electron-Induced Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulating Materials,” 10th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21, 2007).

JR Dennison, Jodie Gillespie, Joshua Hodges, RC Hoffmann, J Abbott and Alan W. Hunt, “Radiation Induced Conductivity of

Highly-Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” 10th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21,

2007).

Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “Dependence of Resistivity in Low-Density Polyethylene on Space Environment

Parameters,” 10th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Biarritz, France, June 18-21, 2007).

JR Dennison, “Preliminary Results of Materials Testing for the JWST Sunshield Materials,” Invited Seminar, NASA Goddard

Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD March 27, 2007.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Hopping Conductivity in Low-Density Polyethylene,” Proceedings of the 12th Rocky


JR Dennison, “Charging and Discharging of Highly Resistive Spacecraft Materials,” Physics Colloquium, Idaho State

University, Pocatello, ID, April 26, 2007.

S. R. Hart, J. Brunson, and J. R. Dennison, “Electric-Field-Induced Hopping Conductivity in Polymers,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.

52(1) Part II, (2007). American Physical Society March Meeting 2007, March 5-9, 2007, Denver,CO..

Donegan MM, Sample JL, King DE, Caruso K, Drewry D, and Dennison JR, “Electronic property measurements and charging

modeling of a ceramic-coated heat shield,” 31st Int. Cocoa Beach Conf. & Exposition on Adv. Ceramics & Composites,

Daytona Beach, FL (Jan 2007).

JR Dennison, R.C. Hoffmann, and J. Abbott, “Triggering Threshold Spacecraft Charging with Changes in Electron Emission

from Materials,” 45th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV,

January, 10, 2007.

JR Dennison and Nelson Green, “Recent Advances in Measurements Related to the Charging and Discharging of Spacecraft

Materials,” Invited Talk, AIAA Space Environments and Effects Working Group Annual Meeting, Aerospace

Corporation, Redondo Beach, CA, November 15, 2006.

Jonathan Abbott, JR Dennison, Jason Kite, Ryan Hoffmann, and R.E. Davies, “From Whence Come the Electrons?” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006.

Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “E-Field Conditioning and Charging Memory in Low Density Polyethylene,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006.


J Corbridge, JR Dennison, J Hodges, RC Hoffmann, J Abbott, A Hunt, and R Spaulding, “Measurements of the Radiation

Induced Conductivity of Insulating Polymeric Materials for the James Webb Space Telescope,” American Physical

Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006.

JR Dennison and Jason Kite, “The Emission Angle and Incident Energy Dependence of the Boundary between Secondary and

Backscattered Electrons,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT,

October 6-7, 2006.

S. R. Hart, J. Brunson, and J. R. Dennison, “Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity: An Investigation of Electric

Field-Dependent Resistivity in Polymers,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State

University, Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006.

J Hodges, J Corbridge, JR Dennison, RC Hoffmann, J Abbott, A Hunt, and R Spaulding, “Instrumentation for Measuring

Radiation Induced Conductivity of Insulating Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006.

Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison, “Effects of Fluence and Charge Density for Pulsed, Low-Fluence Measurements of Electron

Emission in Highly Insulating Materials,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University,

Logan, UT, October 6-7, 2006. Presentation received award as one of the best graduate student posters.

Jason Kite and J.R Dennison, “Measuring Auger Signatures Using a Rotatable, High-Resolution Retarding Field Analyzer

Faraday Cup Detector,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT,

October 6-7, 2006.

Anthony Thomas, JR Dennison, Steve Hart and RC Hoffmann, “The Effect of Voltage Ramp Rate on Dielectric Breakdown of

Thin Film Polymers,’ American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, Utah State University, Logan, UT,

October 6-7, 2006.

JR Dennison, RC Hoffmann, and J Abbott, “Measurement of the Electron Yields of Highly Insulating Materials,” Invited Talk,

CAARI 2006: 19th International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth,

Texas USA, August 23, 2006.

J Corbridge, J Hodges, JR Dennison, RC Hoffmann, J Abbott, S Hart, A Thomas, J Brunson, A Hunt, and R Spaulding,

“Instrumentation for Radiation Induced Conductivity Measurements of Insulating Materials, CAARI 2006: 19th

International Conference on the Application of Accelerators in Research and Industry, Fort Worth, Texas USA, August

21, 2006.

J.R. Dennison, James S. Dyer, J. Duce, J. Hodges, J.W. Burns, C.D. Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Davis, and R.S. Hyde, “The

State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Experiment,” 1st Annual USU Space

Dynamics Laboratory IR&D Enabling Technologies Demonstration Day, Logan, UT, July 14, 2006.

J.R. Dennison, J.W. Burns, C.D. Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Davis, R.S. Hyde, James S. Dyer, J. Duce, J. Hodges, J. Geddes,

“Design and Pre-Flight Testing of the State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6

Experiment,” 2006 MISSE Post-Retrieval Conference, June 26-30, 2006, Orlando, FL.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “E-Field Dependent Conduction in Low-Density Polyethylene,” 11th Rocky Mountain NASA

Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake Valley Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, May

2006).

Joshua Hodges, Jeff Duce and J.R. Dennison, “Design And Construction Of A Misse-6 Payload: State of Utah Space

Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS):,” 11th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA

Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake Valley Community College, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2006).

Ashley Crookston with JR Dennison, ”Amusement Park Physics,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April

4, 2006.

JR Dennison, “Electron emission and resistivity of Materials for the NASA Solar Probe Mission in Extreme Thermal and

Radiation Environments,” Invited Seminar, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD March 22, 2006.

JR Dennison, “Study of High Resistivity Materials Used for JWST at Low Temperature,” Invited Seminar, NASA Goddard

Space Flight Center , Greenbelt, MD March 21, 2006.

Ryan Hoffmann, Jonathon Abbot, and JR Dennison, “Critical Electron Dose Threshold for Measuring the Electron Yield of

Unbiased Highly Insulating Materials,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(1) Part II, (2006). American Physical Society March

Meeting 2006, March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

Jonathan Abbott, Ryan Hoffman, and JR Dennison, “Determination of Electron Emission Crossover Energies in Insulators,”

Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(1) Part II, (2006). American Physical Society March Meeting 2006, March 13-17, 2006,

Baltimore, MD.

Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “Resistivity Measurement Methods of Extreme Insulators,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51(1) Part

II, (2006). American Physical Society March Meeting 2006, March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD.

JR Dennison, “The Charge Collector: Just a Drop in the Bucket,” Physics Colloquium, Utah State University, Logan, UT,

February 26, 2006.

JR Dennison, Jonathan Abbott, Ryan Hoffman, and Jodie Corbridge, “Electron Emission Testing of Solar Sail Nanocomposite

Materials,” Charged Particle Effects on Solar Sails Summary Presentations, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena,

CA, March 6, 2006.


Jerilyn Brunson and JR Dennison, “Measuring Resistivity of Extreme Insulators,” American Physical Society Four Corner

Section Meeting, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October 14-15, 2005.

Jonathan Abbott, Ryan Hoffmann, JR Dennison and Sarah Barton, “Comparison of Methods for Determining Crossover

Energies in Insulators,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO,

October 14-15, 2005.

Ryan Hoffman, Jonathon Abbot, JR Dennison and Sarah Barton, ‘’The Effects of Electron Dose on Electron Emission and

Charging in Insulators,” American Physical Society Four Corner Section Meeting, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO,

October 14-15, 2005. Presentation received award as one of the best graduate student papers.

Jeff Duce, Joshua Hodge, Jacob Geddes, Andrew Auman, Sarah Barton, JR Dennison, Clint Thomson, L. Pearson, L. Davis,

J.W. Burns, R.S. Hyde, and James Dyer “SUSpECS—State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination

Study—MISSE-6, “Inland Northwest Space Alliance—Space Policy Institute 2005, Big Sky Montana, August 21, 2005).

JR Dennison, Jerilyn Brunson, Ryan Hoffman, Jonathon Abbott, Clint Thomson and Alec Sim, “Measurements of Electrical

and Electron Emission Properties of Highly Insulating Materials,” Air Force Office of Scientific Research Workshop On

Multifunctional Materials, Keystone III Workshop 2005, Keystone Hotel and Conference Center, CO, 21 – 26 August

2005.

Jerilyn Brunson and J.R Dennison, “Comparison of Methods for Resistivity Measurements of Insulators,” 10th Rocky Mountain

NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2005.

Jeff Duce, Joshua Hodges and J.R Dennison, “Design and Construction of a MISSE-6 Payload:—The State of Utah Space

Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS),” 10th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA

Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 2005).

Jonathon Abbott with JR Dennison, ” Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulating Materials,” Utah State


Jared Otterstrom with JR Dennison, ”Pulsed System for Optical Discharge of Thin-film Insulators,” Utah State University


Shigeyuki. Takahashi with JR Dennison, ” Measurement of Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, April 12, 2005.

Amanda Otterstrom with JR Dennison, ”Shy Drop: A Physics-based Activity for USU Physics Day at Lagoon,” Utah State


Alec Sim, J.R. Dennison and Clint Thomson, “Evolution of the Electron Yield Curves of Insulators as a Function of Impinging

Electron Fluence and Energy,” Invited Talk, 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba,

Tsukuba, Japan April 4-8, 2005). Nelson W. Green, A. Robb Frederickson and J.R. Dennison, “Charge Storage Measurements of Resistivity for Dielectric

Samples from the CRRES Internal Discharge Monitor,” 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal

Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan April 4-8, 2005).

J.R. Dennison, Prasanna Swaminathan, Randy Jost, Jerilyn Brunson, Nelson Green and A. Robb Frederickson “Proposed

Modifications to Engineering Design Guidelines Related to Resistivity Measurements and Spacecraft Charging,” Invited

Talk, 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan April 4-8, 2005).

Sébastien Clerc, Sylvie Brosse andJ.R. Dennison, “Validation of daylight charging capabilities of the SPARCS code,” 9th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan April 4-8, 2005).

Sébastien Clerc J.R. Dennison and Clint Thomson, “Importance of Accurate Computation of Secondary Electron Emission for

Modeling Spacecraft Charging,” 9th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

April 4-8, 2005).

J.R. Dennison, L. Pearson, L. Davis, J.W. Burns, R.S. Hyde, James S. Dyer, Tina Andrus, Andrew Auman, Jeff Duce, Tim

Neilsen, Rob Leishman “State of Utah Space Environment & Contamination Study (SUSpECS) MISSE-6 Payload to

Investigate Their Effects on Electron Emission and Resistivity of Spacecraft Materials, “ 9th Spacecraft Charging

Technology Conference, (Epochal Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan April 4-8, 2005).

Alec Sim, J.R. Dennison and Clint Thomson, “Effects Of Incident Electron Fluence And Energy On The Electron Yield Curves

And Emission Spectra Of Dielectrics,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50(1) Part II, (2005). American Physical Society March

Meeting 2005, March 21-25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

J.R. Dennison, T.E. Doyle, Jodie Corbridge, Sterling Smith, and Neal Nickles, “Studies of Thermally Annealed Graphitic

Amorphous Carbon Resulting in a Decrease Of Quasi-Stone-Wales Defects and Increase In Bandgap,” Bull. Am. Phys.

Soc. 50(1) Part II, (2005). American Physical Society March Meeting 2005, March 21-25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA.

JR Dennison, “Electron Emission from Insulating Materials,” Invited Seminar, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid in

the Departmeno de Fisica e Ingenieria de Superficies at the University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain, July 12, 2004.

JR Dennison, “Interaction of the Space Environment with Spacecraft Materials,” Invited Seminar, Alcatel Space Facility,

Cannes, France, July 2, 2004.

JR Dennison, C. D. Thomson, and Alec Sim, “The effect of low energy electron and UV/VIS radiation aging on the electron

emission properties and breakdown of thin-film dielectrics,” 8th IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS)

International Conference on Solid Dielectrics (ICSD), July 5-9, 2004, Toulouse, France.


JR Dennison, “Electron Emission of Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” Invited Seminar, Space Environment Department

(DESP) at ONERA (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales), Toulouse, France, July 2, 2004.

Sterling Smith with JR Dennison, ”Ring Statistics Determined with the Embedded Ring Approach: Anneal Graphitic

Amorphous Carbon,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 8, 2004.

Gregory Nath with JR Dennison, ” Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” Utah

State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 8, 2004.

Michael Nay with JR Dennison, “Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation and the Validity of the Linear No Threshold

Hypothesis (LNTH),” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 8, 2004.

Jodie Corbridge, J.R. Dennison, Neal Nickles, “Secondary Electron Emission of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon:

The Role of Evolving Bandgap,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 49(1) Part II, (2004). American Physical Society March Meeting

2004, March 22-26, 2004, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Sterling Smith, J.R. Dennison, T.E. Doyle, Mark Holtz, T. Dallas, “Vibrational Dynamics Of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous

Carbon Using The Embedded Ring Approach,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 49(1) Part II, (2004). American Physical Society

March Meeting 2004, March 22-26, 2004, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Sterling Smith with JR Dennison, “The Embedded Ring Approach Applied to Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” Utah Posters on

the Hill: Undergraduate Research at the State Capitol, Salt Lake City, UT, January 22, 2004.

C.D. Thomson, V. Zavyalov, J.R. Dennison and Jodie Corbridge, “Electron Emission Properties of Insulator Materials

Pertinent to the International Space Station,” 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 20-24 October 2003,

Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL. Honorable Mentioned: Student Paper Competition.

J.R. Dennison, A.R. Frederickson and Prasanna Swaminathan, “Charge Storage, Conductivity and Charge Profiles of Insulators

As Related to Spacecraft Charging,” 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 20-24 October 2003, Marshall

Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.

Prasanna Swaminathan, A.R. Frederickson, J.R. Dennison, Alec Sim, Jerilyn Brunson and Eric Crapo, “Comparison of

Classical and Charge Storage Methods for Determining Conductivity of Thin Film Insulators,” 8 th Spacecraft Charging

Technology Conference, 20-24 October 2003, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL

C.D. Thomson, V. Zavyalov, and J.R. Dennison, “Instrumentation for Studies of Electron Emission and Charging from

Insulators,” 8th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 20-24 October 2003, Marshall Space Flight Center,

Huntsville, AL.

J.R. Dennison, C.D. Thomson, J. Kite, V. Zavyalov and, Jodie Corbridge, “Materials Characterization at Utah State University:

Facilities and Knowledgebase of Electronic Properties of Materials Applicable to Spacecraft Charging,” 8th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, 20-24 October 2003, Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL.


Charging,” Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Conference On Electrical Insulation And Dielectric Phenomena, Albuquerque,

New Mexico, USA, October 19–22, 2003.

Beth Porter with JR Dennison, Mathcad User Stories, “Modeling Science Learning at Utah State University: Physics

department takes integrated approach to teaching and learning with Mathcad,” (Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc.,

Cambridge, MA, 2003). Refer to http://www.mathcad.com/community/user_stories_display.asp?u=43&i=0 .


Charging,” Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE Nuclear and Space Radiation Effects Conference, Monterey, CA, July 21-25,

2003.

Jason Kite with J.R Dennison, “Secondary Electron Production and Transport Mechanisms by Measurement of Angle-Energy

Resolved Cross Sections of Secondary and Backscattered Electrons,” 9th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium

Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May 2003.

Jerilyn Brunson with JR Dennison, ”Conducivity Measurements of Thin Film Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” Utah State


Eric Crapo with JR Dennison, ”Designing and Constructing an Apparatus for Measuring Resistivity of Insulating Spacecraft

Materials,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 17, 2003.

Jodie Corbridge with JR Dennison, ”Electron Emission and Small Bandgap Semiconductors,” Utah State University Student


Jodie Corbridge with J.R. Dennison, “Secondary Electron Emission Of Graphtic Carbon Small Bandgap Semiconductors,”

Council on Undergraduate Research 7th Annual Poster Session on Capitol Hill 2003, Washington, DC, April 1, 2003.

Jodie M. Corbridge with J.R. Dennison, “Secondary Electron Emission of Graphtic Carbon Small Bandgap Semiconductors,”

17th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT, March 14, 2003.

C.D. Thomson, V. Zavyalov, and J.R. Dennison, “Electron-Induced Electron Emission of Insulators Using Short-Duration

Low-Amplitude Pulsed Sources,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 48(1) Part II, 1145, (2003). American Physical Society March

Meeting 2003, March 6, 2003, Austin, TX.

Jodie Corbridge and J.R. Dennison, “Effects of Bandgap on Secondary Electron Emission for Graphitic Carbon

Semiconductiors,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 48(1) Part II, 1146, (2003). American Physical Society March Meeting 2003,

March 6, 2003, Austin, TX.

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J.T. Kite, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “Electron-Induced Electron Emission of Insulators Using Short-Duration

Low-Amplitude Pulsed Sources,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 48(1) Part II, 1146, (2003). American Physical Society March

Meeting 2003, March 6, 2003, Austin, TX.

L. Gamble, J. R. Dennison, B. Wood, J. Herrick, and J. S. Dyer; “Calculation of Spectral Degradation due to Contaminant

Films on Infrared and Optical Sensors,” Proc. SPIE—The International Society of Optical Engineering, 4774, pp. 111-118,

Optical System Contamination: Effects, Measurements, and Control VII, Philip T. Chen; O. Manuel Uy; Eds. (2002).

Jodie Corbridge, Neal Nickles, Clint Thomson, Robert Berry, and J.R. Dennison, “Secondary Electron Emission of Annealed

Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” Four Corners Section Meeting of the American Physical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah,

October 4, 2002.

Clint Thomson, JR Dennison and Ralph Curruth, “Experimental Studies of the Secondary Electron Emission Properties of

Dielectrics,” NASA Graduate Student Researchers Program Conference, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville,

AL, August 13, 2002.

R.E. Davies, Jason Kite, and J.R. Dennison, “Measurement of Angle-Resolved Secondary Electron Spectra from Solids,”

American Physical Society Northwestern Section Meeting, Banff, Alberta Canada, May 18, 2002.

Jodie Corbridge with JR Dennison, ”Secondary Electron Emission of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” Utah State


Clint Thomson, Albert Chang, J.R. Dennison and Neal Nickles, “Charge Particle-Induced Secondary and Backscattered

Electron Emission from Insulators,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 47(1) Part 1, 452 (2002). APS March Meeting, Indianapolis, IN

March 19, 2002.

Jason Kite, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “Angular Dependence of Secondary Electron Emission Spectra from a

Polycrystalline Au Surface,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 47(1) Part 1, 370 (2002). APS March Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March

19, 2002.

J.R. Dennison, Albert Chang, Neal Nickles, C.D. Thomson, Jason Kite, and Robert Davies, “Ground-based Measurements

Simulating Space Environment Interaction of Materials and SEE Spacecraft Charging Materials Database for Spacecraft

Charging Modeling,” Invited talk, International Union of Radio Scientists (URSI) National Radio Science Meeting 2002 ,

University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, January 10, 2002.

JR Dennison, Albert Chang, Neal Nickles, C.D. Thomson, Jason Kite, Robert Davies, Jodie Corbridge and Carl Ellsworth,

“Database of Electronic Properties of Spacecraft Materials for the NASA SEE Spacecraft Charge Collector

Knowledgebase,” NASA Space Environments and Effects Kickoff Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 29, 2002.

JR Dennison and Robb Frederickson, “Proposal for Measurements of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft

Insulators,” NASA Space Environments and Effects Kickoff Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 29, 2002.

Teresa Burns, Jason Kite and J.R. Dennison, “Extended BEG Model of Halogenated Methanes physisorbed on ionic crystals,”

Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 46(1) Part II, 848, (2001). American Physical Society March Meeting 2001, March 12 - 16, 2001,

Seattle, Washington.

C.D. Thomson , J.R. Dennison, B.V. Vayner, J.T. Galofaro, D.C. Ferguson and Win de Groot “The role of secondary electron

emission in >snapover= anomalous current collection,”Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 46(1) Part I, 249, (2001). American Physical

Society March Meeting 2001, March 12 - 16, 2001, Seattle, Washington.

Matthew B. Redd with JR Dennison, “Automation of Ultra High Vacuum Chamber Pumps, Gauges and Valving for the

Mitigation of Power Instabilities,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 17, 2001. Neal Nickles, W.-Y. Chang and J.R. Dennison, “Hemispherical grid retarding field analyzer for absolute measurement of

secondary and back-scattered electron yields,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 46(1) Part I, 443, (2001). American Physical Society

March Meeting 2001, March 12 - 16, 2001, Seattle, Washington.

J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite, W.Y. Chang, and R.E. Davies, “Absolute and Differential Spacecraft Charging as a Result of

Evolving Surface Contamination, “7th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 23-27 April 2000, Noordwijk, The

Netherlands.

W.Y. Chang, Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison and C.D. Thomson, “An Improved Database of Electronic Properties of

Spacecraft Materials for Modeling of Spacecraft Charging,” 7th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 23-27 April

2000, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

C.D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison, B.V. Vayner, J.T. Galofaro, D.C. Ferguson and Win de Groot, “Snapover: Anomalous

Plasma Current Collection by Positively Biased Conductors when Surrounded by a Dielectric,” 7th Spacecraft

Charging Technology Conference, 23-27 April 2000, Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

Jason Kite, J.R. Dennison, W.Y. Change and R. E. Davies, “Effects of Evolving Surface Contamination On Spacecraft

Charging,” American Physical Society Four Corner Sectional Meeting, Fort Collins, CO, September 24, 2000.

Jason Kite, Kendall Ford and J.R. Dennison, “A High Resolution Faraday Cup Charged Particle Spectrometer,” American

Physical Society Four Corner Sectional Meeting, Fort Collins, CO, September 24, 2000.

Clint Thomson and J.R Dennison, “Snapover: Anomalous Plasma Current Collection by Positively Biased Conductors when

Surrounded by a Dielectric,” 6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May

2000.

Neal Nickles and J.R Dennison,” Instrumentation and Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission for Spacecraft Charging,”


6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 2000.

Kendall Ford with JR Dennison, “Development of Improved Faraday Cup for Measurements of Charged Particle Energy and

Angle-Resolved Cross Sections,” Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 18, 2000.

B.V. Vayner, J. T. Galofaro, D. C. Ferguson, W.A. De Groot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “A

Comprehensive Study of Dielectric-Conductor Junctions in Low Density Plasmas,” 38th American Institute of Aeronautics

and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 2000.

J. T. Galofaro, D. C. Ferguson, B.V. Vayner, W.A. De Groot, C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison and R.E. Davies, “Inception of

Snapover and Gas Induced Glow Discharges,” 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on

Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 10, 2000.

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennsion and Parker Judd, “Measurements of Electronic Properties of Conducting Spacecraft Materials with

Application to the Modeling of Spacecraft Charging,” 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on

Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 2000.

C.D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison, R.E. Davies, D.C. Ferguson, J.T. Galafaro and B.V. Vayner, “Investigation of the First

Snapover of Positively Biased Conductors in a Plasma,” 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting

on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 2000.

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite and R.E. Davies, “Effects of Evolving Surface Contamination on Spacecraft

Charging,” 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January,

12, 2000. Paper received Certificate of Merit by the AIAA Plasmadynamics and Lasers Technical Committee for Best

Paper of 2000.

Neal Nickles and J.R Dennison, “Effects of Spacecraft Potential on Secondary Electron Yields in Geosynchronous Orbit,” 5 th

Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, Salt Lake City, UT, May 1999.

Parker Judd with JR Dennison, “Procurement and characterization of high purity materials for measurement in UHV,” Utah

State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 10, 1999.

J.R. Dennison, D.M. Riffe and Neal Nickles, “Using Computer-assisted Mathematics to Enhance Structured Problem-solving

Techniques in Physics,” Idaho-Utah Sectional Meeting of American Association of Physics Teachers, Logan, UT, April 5,

1999.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Measurement of Angle-resolved Secondary Electron Spectra,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 44(1) Part

I, 212 (1999). American Physical Society Four Centennial Meeting, Atlanta , GA, March 22, 1999.

Jason Kite, J.R. Dennison and T.E. Burns, “Phase Transitions of Adsorbed Dipolar Molecules Using an Extended BEG

Spin-lattice Model,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 44(1) Part II, 1225 (1999). American Physical Society Four Centennial Meeting,

Atlanta , GA, March 22, 1999.

C. D. Thomson, J.R. Dennison, R.E. Davies, D.C. Ferguson, J.T. Galafaro and B.V. Vayner, “Secondary Electron Emission and

the Snapover Effect,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 44(1) (1999). American Physical Society Four Centennial Meeting, Atlanta ,

GA, March 22, 1999.

W.Y. Chang, N. Nickles, R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Instrumentation for Precise Energy- and Angle -Resolved Secondary

Electron Emission Measurements,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 44(1) Part I, 739 (1999). American Physical Society Four

Centennial Meeting, Atlanta , GA, March 22, 1999.

Neal Nickles, R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Energy- and Angle-resolved Secondary Electron Cross Sections and

Applications to Spacecraft Charging,” 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, Air Force Research Laboratory

Science Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, November 3, 1998.

W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennison, Neal Nickles and R.E. Davies, “Utah State University Ground-based Test Facility for Study of

Electronic Properties of Spacecraft Materials,” 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, Air Force Research

Laboratory Science Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, November 3, 1998.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Effects of the Evolution of Spacecraft Surfaces on Secondary Electron Emission and

Spacecraft Charging,” 6th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, Air Force Research Laboratory Science Center,

Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, November 3, 1998.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Measurement of Angle-resolved Secondary Electron Spectra,” American Physical Society

Four Corners Sectional Meeting, Provo, UT, October 17, 1998. Paper received award as Outstanding Student

Presentation.

J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite and T.E. Burns, “A spin Lattice Model for Physisorbed Dipolar Molecules on Ionic Substrates,”

American Physical Society Four Corners Sectional Meeting, Provo, UT, October 17, 1998.

Neal Nickles, R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Sample Bias Influence on Angular-Resolved Secondary Electron Emission,”

American Physical Society Four Corners Sectional Meeting, Provo, UT, October 17, 1998.

D.M. Riffe, J.R. Dennison and Neal Nickles, “A Foundation for the Integration of Mathcad into the Undergraduate Physics

Curriculum,” American Physical Society Four Corners Sectional Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, April, 4, 1998.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, “Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft Surfaces,” 36 th

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomiccs on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 1998.

Neal Nickles and J.R. Dennison, “Secondary Electron Emission and Spacecraft Charging,” 4th Rocky Mountain NASA Space

Grant Consortium Fellowship Symposium,(Salt Lake City, UT, May 1998.


R.E. Davies and J. R. Dennison, “Snapover of Dielectric Surfaces Surrounding Biased Conductors in a Plasma,” Bull. Am.

Phys. Soc. 42(3), (1997). APS Meeting, Kansas City, MO, March 1997.

R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, D.C. Ferguson, J.T. Galofaro, G.B. Hillard, and D.M. Wilt, “Snapover of Dielectric Surfaces

Surrounding Biased Conductors in a Plasma,” 34th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomiccs on Aerospace

Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 1996.

T.E. Burns, J. R. Dennison, Jill Marshall and Jessica Tams "Amusement Park Physics as a Year-round Tool: A Workshop for

Middle and High School Teachers," Idaho-Utah Sectional AAPT Meeting, Boise, ID, March 1996.

T. Dallas, M. Holtz and J. R. Dennison, "Structural Evolution of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon," Bull. Am. Phys.

Soc. 40(3), 538 (1995). APS Meeting, San Jose, CA, March 1995.

J. R. Dennison and T. E. Burns, "Dielectric Phase Transitions of Polar Molecules Physisorbed on Ionic Crystals Using a BEG

Spin-1 Ising Mode," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 40(3), 128 (1995). APS Meeting, San Jose, CA, March 1995.

J. R. Dennison and T. E. Doyle, "Vibrational Dynamics and Structure of Carbon Materials Determined by Using the Embedded

Ring Approach," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 40(3), 751 (1995). APS Meeting, San Jose, CA, March 1995.

J. R. Dennison, "Vibrational Dynamics and Structure of Graphitic Amorphous Carbon Using the Embedded Ring Approach,"

Am. Ceramic Society Bull. 79(3), 244 (1995). Invited talk at the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society,

Cincinnati, OH, May 1, 1995.

S. N. Ehrlich, T. Augot, P. Dai, S. K. Wang, J. R. Dennison and H. Taub, "Ultra-high Vacuum Chamber for Synchrotron X-ray

Diffraction from Films Adsorbed on Single-crystal Surfaces, Proceedings of International Synchrotron Radiation

Instrumentation Conference - 1994, 57 (1994). Brookhaven National Laboratory, July 1994.

T. E. Burns and J. R. Dennison, "Polar Molecules on Ionic Crystals: Preliminary Calculations for Phase Transitions in the

BEG Model," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 39(3), (1994). APS Meeting, Pittsburg, PA, March 1994.

T. E. Burns, J. R. Dennison and R. Gilbert Moore, "Quick and Easy High School Physics Demonstrations: A Hands-on

Workshop for Teachers," Announcer 22 (3), 46 (1993). AAPT/APS 1993 Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 1993.

J. R. Dennison, "Amusement Park Physics: USU Physics Day at Lagoon," Announcer 22(3), 47 (1993). AAPT/APS 1993

Summer Meeting, Boise, ID, August 1993.

Robert Davies, J. R. Dennison and Jan Sojka, "Experimental Determination of Backscattered and Secondary Electron

Coefficients with Application to Spacecraft Charging Models," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 38 (3), 498 (1993). APS Meeting,

Seattle, WA, March 1993.

T. E. Burns and J. R. Dennison, "Physisorbed CO on Ionic Crystals: A Theoretical Modeling Study Using a Spin-1 Ising

Lattice in the BEG Model," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 38 (3), 748 (1993). APS Meeting, Seattle, WA, March 1993.

Huichen Chi, Ali Sabbah, Merrill Adams, Jeff Humpherys and J. R. Dennison, "Influence of Mesoscopic Structure of Rigid

Foams on Optical Scattering and Mechanical Properties," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 38 (3), 115 (1993). APS Meeting, Seattle,

WA, March 1993.

J. R. Dennison, J. Sojka, T. E. Burns, H. Chi, M. Adams, W. Jiang, J. Humpherys, "Materials for Innovative Light-weight

Structures in Space," Thiokol Annual IR&D Review, Brigham City, UT, July 5-6, 1992.

T. E. Burns, J. R. Dennison and S. N. Ehrlich, “Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Studies of Layering Transitions of Multi-layer

Nitrogen Physisorbed on Graphite,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 37 (3), 545 (1992). APS Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March

1992; ibid., National Synchrotron Light Source Annual Report, 1992.

J. R. Dennison and T. E. Doyle, “Structure and Vibrational Dynamics of Amorphous Carbon Modeled with the Embedded Ring

Approach,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 37 (3), 289 (1992). APS Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 1992.

T. E. Doyle and J. R. Dennison, “An Embedded Ring Approach to the Vibrational Dynamics of Disordered Two-dimensional

Materials,” Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 37 (3), 289 (1992). APS Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, March 1992.

J. R. Dennison, S.-K. Wang, P. Dai, H. Taub, T. Angot and S. N. Ehrlich, "1991 NSLS Operational Highlights," National

Synchrotron Light Source Annual Report 1991, Vol. 1, p. 100.

J. R. Dennison, Torsten Will, and W. N. Hansen, "Vibrational Dynamics of Adsorbed Films Using Fourier Transform Infrared

Spectroscopy Metal Light Pipe Technique", NATO Advanced Study Institute "Phase Transitions in Surface Films", Erice,

Italy, June 19-30, 1990.

J. C. Newton, J. R. Dennison, S.-K. Wang, H. Taub and F. Y. Hansen, "Steric Effects in 2D Melting: Neutron and X Ray

Diffraction Studies of the Melting of Butane and Hexane Monolayers on Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35 (3), 593

(1990). APS Meeting, Anaheim, CA, March 1990.

P. Dai, S.-K. Wang, H. Taub, S. W. Erlich, J. Z. Larese, J. R. Dennison and L. B. Sorensen, "X Ray Diffraction from a Liquid

Crystal Film Adsorbed on Single-Crystal Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 35 (3), 247 (1990). APS Meeting, Anaheim,

CA March 1990; ibid., National Synchrotron Light Source Annual Report, 1989.

A. L. Ritter, Chao Gao, and J. R. Dennison, "Electron Structure of Evaporated and Ion-Sputtered ("Diamond-like")

Amorphous Carbon," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc., 34 (3), 1007 (1989). APS Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 1989.

Q. M. Zang, J. Z. Larese, L. Passell, J. M. Hastings, J. R. Dennison, and H. Taub, "Neutron Scattering Studies of the Growth of

Argon Multi-layers on Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 34 (3), 797 (1989). APS Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 1989.

J. C. Newton, J. R. Dennison, S.-K. Wang, H. Taub, and F. Y. Hansen, "Studies of a Monolayer Liquid Crystal: Hexane on

Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31(3), 798 (1989). APS Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 1989.


F. Y. Hansen, L. W. Bruch, H. Taub, J. R. Dennison, V. Frank, and H. J. Lauter, "Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the

Lattice Dynamics of a Commensurate Nitrogen Monolayer Adsorbed on Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31(3), 818

(1989). APS Meeting, St. Louis, MO, March 1989.

J. R. Dennison, H. Taub, S.-K. Wang, and P. Dai, "Ultra-High Vacuum Chamber for Synchrotron X Ray Diffraction and LEED

from Films Physisorbed on Single-crystal Surfaces," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31(3), 1017 (1989). APS Meeting, St. Louis,

MO, March 1989; ibid., National Synchrotron Light Source Annual Report, 1989.

J. R. Dennison, J. C. Newton, S.- K. Wang, H. Taub, E. Conrad, J. M. Phillips, and H. Shechter, "Striped Phases of Hexane on

Graphite," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 33(3), 284 (1988). APS Meeting, New Orleans, LA. March 1988; J.R. Dennison, et al.,

National Synchrotron Light Source Annual Report, 1987, 3-120.

S.- K. Wang, J. C. Newton, H. Taub, J. R. Dennison, and H. Shechter, "Structure of Bilayer Nitrogen on Graphite." Bull. Am.

Phys. Soc. 32(3), 433 (1987). APS Meeting, New York, NY, March 1987.

Chao Gao, A. L. Ritter, J. R. Dennison, and N. A. W. Holzwarth, "Spectral Momentum Density of Crystalline Graphite by

(e,2e) Spectroscopy: Comparison with First Principles Calculations." Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 32(3), 895 (1987). APS

Meeting, New York, NY, March 1987.

J. C. Newton, J. R. Dennison, S.- K. Wang, R. Wang, H. Taub, and E. Conrad, "First Order, One-dimensional

Commensurate-incommensurate Transition and Fluid Phase of Hexane Adsorbed on Graphite." Bull. Am. Phys. Soc.

32(3), 467 (1987). APS Meeting, New York, NY, March 1987.

J. R. Dennison, H. Taub, H. Shechter, R. Brener, and F. Y. Hansen, "Synchrotron X Ray Studies of Fe(C0)5 Adsorbed on

Graphite." Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 32(3),134 (1987). APS Meeting, New York, NY, March 1987; ibid, National Synchrotron

Light Source Annual Report, 1986, 365.

J. C. Newton, J. R. Dennison, S.-K. Wang, R. Wang, H. Taub, and H. Shechter, "Evidence of a Monolayer Liquid Crystal Phase

of Hexane Adsorbed on Graphite." Appl. Phys. Comm. 7(1), 117 (1987). 34th Midwest Solid State Conference, St. Louis,

MO, October 1986.

J. R. Dennison and A. L. Ritter, "Band Structure and Spectral Momentum Density of a-C Measured by (e, 2e) Spectroscopy,"

Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31(3), 638 (1986). APS Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 1986.

J. R. Dennison, H. Taub, H. Shechter, R. Brener, and F. Y. Hansen, "Structure and Layering of Fe(C0)5 Adsorbed on Graphite",

Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 31(6), 1106 (1986). APS Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, March 1986; ibid., National Synchrotron Light

Source Annual Report, 1985, 238.

H. Taub, J. R. Dennison, D. G. Reichel, D. Bahm, H. Shechter, R. Brener, and F. Y. Hansen, "Anomalous Layering of Fe(C0)5

Adsorbed on Graphite," Appl. Phys. Comm. 6(1), 117 (1986). 33rd Midwest Solid State Conference, Kansas City, MO,

November 1985.

A. L. Ritter, J. R. Dennison, and J. Dunn, "Application of (e,2e) Spectroscopy to Solid Films," Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 28(3), 464

(1983). APS Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, March 1983.

WORKSHOP DIRECTION AND PRESENTATION:

Chairman, “USU Physics Day at Lagoon,” Annual department outreach activity for middle school and high school students at

regional amusement park; USU Physics Department, (850 participants), May 17, 1991; (1630 participants) May 15,

1992; (2475 participants) May 14, 1993; (3125 participants) May 13, 1994; (4375 participants), May 12, 1995; (4740

participants), May 14, 1996; (5300 part.) May 16, 1997; (4830 part.), May 18, 1998, (3800 participants) May 21, 1999;

(5750 participants) May 19, 2000; (5250 participants) May 18, 2001; (5450 participants) May 18, 2002; (5500

participants) May 17, 2003; (5800 participants) May 19, 2004; (6500 participants) May 20, 2005; (6500 participants) May

19, 2006; (6500 participants); May 18, 2007, (6500 participants); May 16, 2008, (6800 participants); May 15, 2009, (7300

participants); May 14, 2010, (7100 participants); May 15, 2011, (6700 participants); May 17, 2012, (6200 participants);

May 17, 2013, (6900 participants); May 16, 2014, (8900 participants); May 15, 2015.

Co-Director, [with Todd Campbell], “Northern Utah Science Teaching and Laboratory Initiative Summer Workshop,” USU

College of Education, August 3-7, 2009 (21 participants); August 2-6, 2010 (25 participants); August 4-8, 2011 (24

participants). .

Director, “Physics Outreach Activities: The Roots of STEM,” Summer workshop for high and middle school teachers; USU

Physics Department, May 16, 2009, (24 participants).

Co-director [with Alec Sim or Ryan Hoffmann], "Introduction to Computer Interfacing and Control with LABVIEW," Summer

workshop for teachers, industrial scientists, undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty; USU Physics Department,

(10 participants) August 2-6, 2004; (13 participants) May 20-25 2005.

Co-director [with Mark Riffe with help from Neal Nickles], “Scientific Computing with Mathcad for Introductory Science and

Mathematics,” Summer workshop for high and middle school teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, and faculty

(12 participants); USU Physics Department, August 5-9, 1996; (6 participants); USU Physics Department, July 7-11,

1997; (7 participants); USU Physics Department, June 6-10, 1999 (8 participants); USU Physics Department, June

19-23, 2000 (5 participants).


Co-director [with Jill Marshall with help from Teresa Burns and Jessica Tams], “Applications of Amusement Park Physics in

Middle School and High School Classrooms,” Series of four two-day in-service workshops for middle school and high

school teachers (21 participants); Davis School District, December 1-2, 1995; Cache/Logan School District, January

19-20, 1996; Jordan School District, March 15-16, 1996; Provo/Alpine School District, March 22-23,1996.

Director, “Amusement Park Physics Curriculum Development Workshop,” Summer workshop for high and middle school

teachers (16 teachers); USU Physics Department, August 10-11, 1992.

Presenter [with Prent Klegg], “Demonstration Physics," Imagineering week workshop for elementary and middle school

teachers (16 participants); College of Education, Utah State University, July 14, 1992.

Director [with Gil Moore with help from Teresa Burns], "Physics IN DEPTH", Summer workshop for high school physics

teachers (21 teachers); USU Physics Department, July 6-10, 1990.

SABBATICAL COLLEAGES SPONSORED:

Teresa Burns, Coastal Carolina University, Spring 2010.

Dong-Soon Yoo, Changwon University, Korea, 2000-2001.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATES AND RESEARCH SCIENTISTS DIRECTED:

Justin Dekany, Research Scientist, 2010-present.

Tamara Jensen, Research Scientist, 2011.

Ryan Hoffmann, Senior Research Scientist, 2005-2010.

Rob Davies, Senior Research Scientist, 2008-2009.

Josh Hodges, Research Scientist, 2007-2008.

Jon Abbot, Research Scientist, 2005-2006.

Ali Sabbah, Research Associate, 2004.

Vladimir Zavyalov, Senior Research Scientist, 2003-2004.

Albert Chang, Research Associate, 2000-2003.

Teresa Burns, Research Associate, 1996.

GRADUATE STUDENTS DIRECTED:

Current Graduate Students: Allen Andersen (PhD, 2017), Justin Dekany (MS, 2015), Greg Wilson (MS, 2015), Jodie

Corbridge Gillespie (MS, 2014; PhD, 2016), David Oliphant (PhD, 2016).

Allen Andersen, “The Role of Recoverable and Irrecoverable Defects in DC Electrical Aging of Highly Disordered Insulating

Materials,” PhD Thesis, August 2017.

Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, “Temperature Dependence of Radiation Induced Conductivity,” PhD Thesis, August 2016.

David Oliphant, “Modeling Electron Scatter with Monte Carlo” PhD Thesis, May 2016.

Justin Dekany, “Temperature Dependence of Secondary Electron Emission in Insulators,” MS Thesis, December 2015.

Greg Wilson, “Models and Measurements of Electron Ranges at Low and Intermediate Energies,” MS Thesis, May 2015.

Amberly Evans Jensen, “Space Plasma Environment Induced Luminescence of Materials on Space Based Observatories,” MS

Thesis, 109 pp., August 2014.

Kévin Guerch, “Investigations of Electrical and Physical Properties of Ceramic Materials for Spacecraft Applications,” June

2014 to September 2014, Visiting Scholar from Office National d’Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales (ONERA),

Département Environnement Spatial (DESP) Toulouse, France, PhD student at Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.

Alec Sim, “Unified Model of Charge Transport in Insulating Polymeric Materials,” PhD Thesis, 292 pp., December 2013.

Jodie Corbridge Gillespie, “Measurements of the Temperature Dependence of Radiation Induced Conductivity in Polymeric

Dielectrics,” MS Thesis, 159 pp., August 2013.

Josh Hodges, “In Situ Measurements of Electron Beam Induced Surface Voltage of Highly Resistive Materials,” MS Thesis,

157 pp., December 2012.

Ryan Hoffmann, “Electron-Induced Electron Yields of Uncharged Insulating Materials” MS Thesis, 182 pp., August 2010.

Jerilyn Brunson, “Measurement of Charge Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators Using Charge Storage Method

and Application to Theoretical Modeling of Charging Behavior of Insulators,” PhD Dissertation; 215 pp., October, 2009.

Jason Kite, “Secondary Electron Production and Transport Mechanisms by Measurement of Angle-Energy Resolved Cross


Sections of Secondary and Backscattered Electron Emission,” PhD Dissertation; 497 pp., December, 2007.

Prasanna Swaminathan, “Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivty of Spacecraft Insulators,” MS Thesis

(Electrical Engineering), 152 pp., August, 2004.

Clint Thomson, “Measurements of the Secondary Electron Emission Properties of Insulators,” PhD Dissertation; 356 pp.,

March 2004.

Tim E. Doyle, “Scattering Models for Elastic and Electromagnetic Waves in Particulate Media,” PhD Dissertation; 226 pp.,

December, 2003.

Neal Nickles, “The Role of Bandgap in the Secondary Electron Emission of Small Bandgap Semiconductors: Studies of

Graphitic Carbon,” PhD Dissertation, 251 pp., August 2002.

Clint Thomson, “Experimental Investigation of Snapover: The Sudden Increase of Plasma Current Drawn to a Positive Biased

Conductor When Surrounded by a Dielectric,” MS Thesis, 162 pp., April 2001.

Robert Davies, “Measurement of Angle-resolved Secondary Electron Spectra,” PhD Dissertation, 245 pp., May 1999.

Robert Davies, "An Instrument for Experimental Secondary and Backscattered Electron Investigations with Applications to

Space Craft Charging,” MS Thesis, 224 pp., February 1996.

Sang-Joon Lee, "Structure and Interaction Energies of Kr Atoms Adsorbed on Graphitic Amorphous Carbon," MS Thesis, 166

pp., June 1995.

Teresa Burns, "Asymmetric Adsorbate and Substrate Interactions in Physisorbed Systems: N2 on Graphite and Dipolar

Molecules on Ionic Substrates," PhD Dissertation, 241 pp., July 1994.

Wei Jiang, "Characterization of the Space Environment for Innovative Structures in Space," MS Report, 104 pp., February

1993.

Huichen Chi, "Materials Properties of Foams for Application as Lightweight Structures in Space," MS Thesis, 100 pp., January

1993.

Prapassorn Tantiphanwadi, "Intrinsic Loss in Infrared Optical Fibers," MS Report, 39 pp., November 1992.

Tim E. Doyle, “An Embedded Ring Approach to the Vibrational Dynamics of Disordered Two-dimensional Materials,” MS

Thesis, 226 pp., September 1991.

Torsten Will, “Extension of the Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy Metal Light Pipe Technique: Application to

Adsorbed Films and High Temperature Superconductors,” MS Thesis, 115 pp., December 1990.

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS DIRECTED:

Current Undergraduate Students:

Sam Hansen, Kelby Peterson, Justin Christiansen, Sam Hansen, Krysta Moser, Lisa Phillipps, Anne Starley, Alex Souval,

Kenneth Zia.

Kelby Peterson, Society of Physics Students Summer Fellowship, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, 2014; Utah State University

Student Showcase, Logan, UT, 2013, 2012, 2011; APS 4-Corners presentation, 2014, 2013, 2012; Society of Physics

Students Zone 15 Conference, 2013; USU Physics Colloquium, 2013; Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, 2013;

Utah Research on Capitol Hill,, 2013; National Council of Undergraduate Research, 2012; USU College of Science

Minigrant, 2013; Senior Project, 2015, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2011-present; Undergraduate Research

Transcript Designation.

Justin Christiansen, 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 2014; APS 4-Corners presentation, 2013, 2014; USU

Student Showcase, 2013; Senior Project, 2014; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2013-present.

Sam Hansen, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2014; APS 4-Corners presentation, 2014;

USU Student Showcase, 2014; Senior Project, 2014; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-present.

Krysta Moser, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-present.

Anne Starley, Senior Project, 2015; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-present.

Alex Souval, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-present.

Kenneth Zia, APS 4-Corners presentation, 2014; USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2014;

SDL Undergraduate Research Equipment Funds, 2014; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2014-present.

Former Undergraduate Students Lisa Phillipps, 12

th Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 2012; APS 4-Corners presentation, 2014, AIAA Small

Satellite Conference, 2014; USU Student Showcase, 2012; National Council of Undergraduate Research, 2012; 8th

Annual USU Space Dynamics Laboratory IR&D Enabling Technologies Demonstration Day, 2014; Undergraduate

Research Assistant, 2014-present; Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation..

Kent Hartley, AFRL Summer Internship, 2014; APS 4-Corners, 2014, 2012; AIAA Small Satellite Conference, 2014; USU

Student Showcase, 2013; Utah Council of Undergraduate Research, 2013; 8th Annual USU Space Dynamics Laboratory

IR&D Enabling Technologies Demonstration Day, 2014; Utah Research on Capital Hill, 2013; USU SURCO, 2013;


Senior Project, 2013, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2012-2014; Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation.

Phillip Lundgreen, 13th

Spacecraft Charging Technology Conference, 2014; APS 4-Corners presentation, 2013; USU Student

Showcase, 2013; Society of Physics Students Zone 15 Conference, 2013; Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, 2013;

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2013-2014, Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation.

Teancom Quest, Senior Project, 2013; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2013.

Blake Moore, Senior Project, 2013; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2013.

Landon Hillyard, Utah Research on Capital Hill, 2012; National Council of Undergraduate Research, 2012; USU Student

Showcase, 2012; USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2011; GAS Team 2010-2013.

Ryan Martineau, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2011; GAS Team 2010-2013.

Ian (Iggy) Matheson, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2011; GAS Team 2010-2012.

Jenica Sparrow, Utah Research on Capital Hill, 2012; National Council of Undergraduate Research, 2012; USU Undergraduate

Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2011; GAS Team 2010-2013.

Kristina Soresen, American Acoustical Society presentation, October 2012; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2012;

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2012. Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation.

Robert Johnson, APS 4-Corners presentation, 2014, AIAA Small Satellite Conference, 2014; National Council of

Undergraduate Research, 2012; 8th Annual USU Space Dynamics Laboratory IR&D Enabling Technologies

Demonstration Day, 2014; 12th International Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference presentation, 2012; Utah

State University Student Showcase, 2012; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2011-2012.

Charlie Sim, Summer Internship, Salt Lake Valley Community College, Summer 2008; USU Undergraduate Research and

Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2009; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2009; Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2010; 11th International Spacecraft

Charging and Technology Conference presentation, September, 2010; 12th International Spacecraft Charging and

Technology Conference presentation, June, 2012; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March, 2011;

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2012. Undergraduate Research Transcript Designation.

Douglas Ball, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2010; APS 4-Corners presentation,

October 2010; 11th International Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference presentation, September, 2010;

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2009-2012.

Amberly Evans, USU College of Science Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2011; 12th International Spacecraft Charging

and Technology Conference presentation, June, 2012; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2011; APS 4-Corners

presentation, October 2010; 11th International Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference presentation, September,

2010; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010; USU College of Science Eccles

Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, 2009; USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO)

Award, 2009; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2009; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2012. Undergraduate

Research Transcript Designation.

Troy Munro, NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight Opportunities Program, 2011; NASA Reduced Gravity Student Flight

Opportunities Program, , 2010; Utah Council on Undergraduate Research, Salt Lake City, UT, February 16, 2011; Utah

State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT,

April 4, 2008; Microgravity Research Team Project, “The Effects of Charging by Ultraviolet Light on Granular Lunar

Simulant in a Microgravity Environment”, 2007-2011.

Andrew Fasserman, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Proposal, 2011; GAS Team 2009-.

Stephanie Peterson, Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010; APS 4-Corners presentation,

October 2010; Undergraduate Curriculum Development Specialist, 2010-2011.

Greg Wilson, USU College of Science Undergraduate Research Minigrant, April 2010; APS 4-Corners presentation, October

2010; 11th International Spacecraft Charging and Technology Conference presentation, September, 2010; Undergraduate

Research Assistant, 2009-.

Dylan Durrant, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2011.

Matthew Stromo, Summer Internship, College of the Desert, Palm Springs, California-, Summer 2011.

Danielle Fullmer; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2010; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2010-2011.

Kameron Knowlton, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2011.

Tarissa Warr; USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO), 2011; GAS Team 2010-.

Justin Koeln, Goldwater Scholar 2010, Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, March 30, 2010; USU

Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2010; Utah State University Student Showcase,

Logan, UT, April 4, 2008; Microgravity Research Team Project, “Thin Wire Nucleate Boiling in Sustained Microgravity”,

2008-2011.

Justin Dekany, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2008; APS 4-Corners presentation,

October 2008; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2009; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2,

2009; APS 4-Corners presentation, October 2010; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2010.

Jesse Hayes, SPS Zone 9 Presentation, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2008; APS

4-Corners poster presentation, October 2008; Senior Project, 2009; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT,


March 30, 2010; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2009.

Jonathan Tippetts, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2010.

Jennifer Albretsen Roth, Goldwater Fellowship, 2007, USU College of Science Undergraduate Researcher of the Year 2009;

USU College of Science Eccles Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2007; USU Undergraduate Research and Creative

Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Investigating the Photoyield of Spacecraft Materials, 2007; Utah State University Student

Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2008; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 4, 2007; Utah State

University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 4, 2008; APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2007, APS

4-Corners presentation, October 2008, Senior Project, Senior Honors Thesis, “Electrostatic Discharge in Spacecraft

Materials,” May 2009; Contributed Talk, 1st AIAA Atmospheric and Space Environments Conference June 2009;

Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007-2009.

Nate Fowlkes, Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2008-2009.

Sarah Isert, Microgravity Research Team Project, “The Effects of Charging by Ultraviolet Light on Granular Lunar Simulant in

a Microgravity Environment”, 2007-8.

Dan Arnfield, Senior Project, “The Effect of Temperature on Dielectric Breakdown of Kapton HN,” 2007; Utah State

University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2008; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2007-2008.

Steven Hart, NASA James Webb Space Telescope Project, January, 2005-August 2008. APS 4-Corners poster presentation,

October 2006, 2007, APS March Meeting presentation, March 2007, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative

Opportunities (URCO) Award, 2007; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 4, 2007, Senior Project,

“Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity and Polarization in Hytrel,” 2007; USU College of Science Eccles

Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2007-8; Undergraduate Research Assistant, 2006-2008.

Michael Kocher, Summer Internship, BYU-Idaho, Summer 2007.

Jonathon Abbott, Senior Project,” Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulating Materials,” Utah State University

Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 12, 2005, APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2005. APS March Meeting

presentation, March 2006. APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2006; USU College of Science Ecceles

Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 2006. APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2007.

Joshua Hodges, Microgravity Research Team, MISSE-6 Project, May 2005-June 2006. Radiation Induced Conductivity

Chamber development, May 2006-December 2006. APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2006.

Anthony Thomas, USU Teaching Fellow, September to December 2005; APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2006,

Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 4, 2007; Senior Project, , “The Effect of Voltage Ramp Rate on

Dielectric Breakdown of Thin Film Polymers,” 2007; Undergraduate Research Assistant, NASA James Webb Space

Telescope Project, January, 2005-June 2008.

Kathryn Chapman, Undergraduate Research Assistant, May 2006 to August 2007.

Jeff Duce, Microgravity Research Team, MISSE-6 Project, May 2005-June 2006.

Richard Wilson, Microgravity Research Team, MISSE-6 Project, May 2005-June 2008.

Ashley Tuner, Senior Project, “Enhanced Educational Experiences Using Student Workbooks at the USU Physics Day at

Lagoon, “APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2005.

Sarah Barton, USU College of Science Undergraduate Summer Research Initiative, “Optically Induced Electron Emission

Measurements,” May to August 2005.

Ryan Hoffmann, Senior Project, “Design, Fabrication and Simulation of a Compact Electron Flood Gun for Pulsed Yield

Neutralization,” September 2004; Research Paper, “Prospects of Carbon Nanotubes as Field Emitting Structures,” April,

2004, APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2005. APS March Meeting presentation, March 2006. APS 4-Corners

poster presentation, October 2006.

Jared Otterstrom, Senior Project, ”Pulsed System for Optical Discharge of Thin-film Insulators,” Utah State University Student


Amanda Otterstrom, Senior Project, ”Sky Drop: A Physics-based Activity for USU Physics Day at Lagoon,” Utah State


Shigeyuki Takahashi, Senior Project, ”Measurement of Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” Utah State University Student


Michael Nay, Senior Project, “Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation and the Validity of the Linear No Threshold Hypothesis

(LNTH)”; Student Showcase Presentation, April 8, 2004.

Sterling Smith, Senior Project, ”Ring Statistics Determined with the Embedded Ring Approach: Anneal Graphitic Amorphous

Carbon,” Utah Posters on the Hill presentation, January 22, 2004; APS March Meeting presentation , March 26, 2004;

Student Showcase Presentation, April 8, 2004.

Gregory Nath, Senior Project, ”Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,” Utah

State University Student Showcase presentation, April 8, 2004.

Jodie Corbridge, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Secondary Electron Emission of

Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” December 2001 to June 2002. Student showcase presentation, April, 2002.

APS 4-Corners poster presentation, October 2002. APS March Meeting presentation, March 2003. NCUR presentation,

March 2003. CUR National Posters-on-the-Hill presentation, April, 2003. Student Showcase, April 2003. Senior


Project, April 2003.

Jerilynn Brunson, Senior Project ”Conductivity Measurements of Thin Film Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” December 2002.

Student Showcase presentation, April 2003. Senior Project, April 2003.

Eric Crapo, Senior Project, “ Spacecraft Materials Charging Research,” November 2002. Student Showcase presentation, April

2003.

Robert Berry, Undergraduate Research, September 2001 to December 2002.

David Gutke, Senior Project, “Reflectivity Measurements of Spacecraft Materials”, December, 2001.

Matthew B. Redd, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Automation of Ultra High

Vacuum Chamber Pumps, Gauges and Valving for the Mitigation of Power Instabilities,” December 2000 to June 2001.

Student showcase presentation, April, 2001. Senior Project, April 2001.

Spenser Nelson, Undergraduate Research in Computer Science, January 2000 to May 2001

Parker Judd, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Procurement and characterization of

high purity materials for measurement in UHV,” December 1998 to June 1999. Senior Project, September 1999.

Student showcase presentation, April, 1999.

Chad Junkermeir, Senior Project, “Clay Collodial Suspension Modeling using Low Frequency Impedance Measurements,”

April 1998 to May 1999, [with Lynn Dudley and Dani Or]. Student Showcase presentation.

Jameon Neilsen, Summer Internship Supervision, June 1998 to August 1998, Industrial Masters Committee, August 1999 to

June 2001.

Kendall Ford, Undergraduate Research, “Faraday Cup Detector Design and Development,” March 1997 to June 1998. USU

Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Development of Improved Faraday Cup for

Measurements of Charged Particle Energy and Angle-Resolved Cross Sections,” December 1999 to May 2000. Senior

Project, May 2000. Student showcase presentation, April, 2000. APS 4 Corners presentation, 2004.

Clint Thomson, Senior Project, “Secondary Electron Emission and Spacecraft Charging,” April 1998 to August 1998.

Chad Fish, Electrical Engineering Senior Project, “A Power Supply and Electron Optics Control Unit for a Unipotential Low-

and Medium-energy Electron Gun,” September 1997 to September 1998.

Lucinda Bingham, Secondary Education Research Project, “Roller Coaster Physics with K’NEX Curriculum Development,”

September 1996 to December 1997.

Kirsten Reynolds, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “High Energy Electron

Diffraction Optics and Computer Interface,” December 1996 to June 1997, [with D. Mark Riffe].

Jessica Tams, USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Effectiveness of Amusement Park

Physics for Elementary Schools,” December 1995 to June 1996, [with Jill Marshall].

Trevor Willey, Senior Project, “Computer Interfacing of Components in a New Ultra-high Vacuum Surface Analysis

Chamber,” June 1996. USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Computer Interfacing

of Components in a New Ultra-high Vacuum Surface Analysis Chamber,” December 1995 to June 1996, [with D. Mark

Riffe]. USU Undergraduate Research and Creative Opportunities (URCO) Award, “Secondary Electron Detector

Translation and Signal Acquisition,” December 1996 to June 1997, [with D. Mark Riffe].

Richard Davis, Electrical Engineering Senior Project, “Building a Competition Buzzer Set,” January 1995 to May 1996.

John Howell, Undergraduate Research, Schaum’s Electronic Tutor: College Physics, May 1995 to September 1995.

Jia Zheng Yi, Senior Project, “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” June 1995.

Mark Garey, Senior Project, “Accelerometer,” July, 1992.

Merrill Adams, Senior Project, "Thermal Properties of Materials in Space," June 1992.

Lane McKinnon, Senior Project, "Gamma Spectroscopy of Devonian Tioga Bentonite Ash Beds," June 1991.

Brent Evans, Undergraduate Research, “Computer Interface Software and Hardware for Vapor Pressure Adsorption Isotherm

Gas Handling System,” August 1990 to May 1992.

Jeff Humpherys, Undergraduate Research, “Mesoscopic Structure of Rigid Foams,” September 1990 to May 1995.

Larry Gardner, Undergraduate Research, “Development of a Vapor Pressure Adsorption Isotherm Gas Handling System,”

August 1990 to August 1992.

Jeff Adams, Senior Project, "Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction: Development of an Advanced Laboratory Experiment,"

December 1990.

Don Gustafson, Senior Project, "Advanced Laboratory Equipment on High Temperature Superconductors," August 1990.

Senior Theses and Projects

Sam Hansen (with JR Dennison and Allen Andersen), “Electrostatic Discharge Breakdown Analysis,” Senior Thesis, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, March 2015.

Kelby Peterson (with JR Dennison) “Simulation of UV Radiation Degradation of Polymers on MISSE-6 in the Low Earth Orbit

Environment,” Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, February 2015.


Justin Christiansen, (with JR Dennison and Justin Dekany) “Diverse Light Emissions from Epoxy Due to Energetic Electron

Bombardment,” Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, January 2015.

Kent Hartley (with JR Dennison), “Faraday Cup Designs for High Efficiency Determination of Energy- and Angular-Resolved

Charged Particle Fluxes,” Senior Thesis-Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT,

April 2014.

Phillip Lundgreen (with JR Dennison and Justin Dekany), “Methods to Decrease Error in Conductivity Measurements of

Highly Disordered Materials,” Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2014.

Teancum Quist (with Greg Wilson and JR Dennison), “Compilation and Comparison of Electron Penetration Ranges as a

Function of Effective Number of Valence Electrons,” Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2013.

Blake Moore (with Greg Wilson and JR Dennison), “Compilation and Comparison of Electron Penetration Ranges as a

Function of Effective Number of Valence Electrons,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2013.

Charlie Sim (with JR Dennison), ”Evaluation of the Temperature Dependence of Endurance Models of Electrostatic

Breakdown,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2012.

Amberly Evans (with JR Dennison), ”The Effects of Surface Roughness on Diffuse Optical Reflection and Photoyields on

Spacecraft Materials,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2012.

Greg Wilson (with JR Dennison), “Approximation of Range in Materials as a Function of Incident Electron Energy,” Senior

Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2011.

Doug Ball (with JR Dennison and Alec Sim), “Electron Induced Luminescence of Insulating Polymeric Materials,” Senior

Honors Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2011.

Justin Dekany (with JR Dennison), “Evaluation of Constant Voltage Chamber Modifications,” Senior Thesis, Utah State

University, Logan, UT, April 2010.

Jesse Hayes (with JR Dennison), ”Operation and Calibration of an In Situ Electrostatic Field Probe,” Senior Project, Utah State

University, Logan, UT, May 2009.

Jennifer A. Roth (with JR Dennison), “Electrostatic Discharge in Spacecraft Materials,” Senior Honors Thesis, Utah State


Dan Arnfield (with JR Dennison), “The Effect of Temperature on Dielectric Breakdown of Kapton HN,” Senior Project, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, April 2008.

Steve Hart (with JR Dennison), “Electric Field Induced Hopping Conductivity and Polarization in Hytrel,” Senior Thesis, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, April 2007.

Anthony Thomas (with JR Dennison), “The Effect of Voltage Ramp Rate on Dielectric Breakdown of Thin Film Polymers,”

Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2007.

Jonathon Abbott (with Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison), ”Methods for Determining Crossover Energies in Insulating

Materials,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April, 2005.

Ashley Tuner (with JR Dennison), “Enhanced Educational Experiences Using Student Workbooks at the USU Physics Day at

Lagoon,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2005.

Shigeyuki Takahashi (with JR Dennison), “Classical Resistivity Method in Atmosphere and Vacuum,” Senior Thesis, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, May 2005.

Ryan Hoffmann (with JR Dennison), “Design, Fabrication and Simulation of a Compact Electron Flood Gun for Pulsed Yield

Neutralization,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, September 2004.

Jared Otterstrom (with Ryan Hoffmann and JR Dennison), ”Pulsed System for Optical Discharge of Thin-film Insulators,”

Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2005.

Amanda Otterstrom (with JR Dennison), ”Sky Drop: A Physics-based Activity for USU Physics Day at Lagoon,” Senior

Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2005.

Michael Nay (with JR Dennison), “Health Effects of Low-Level Radiation and the Validity of the Linear No Threshold

Hypothesis (LNTH)”, Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2004.

Sterling Smith (with JR Dennison),”Ring Statistics Determined with the Embedded Ring Approach: Anneal Graphitic

Amorphous Carbon,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2004.

Gregory Nath (with JR Dennison), ”Measurement of Charge Storage Decay Time and Resistivity of Spacecraft Insulators,”

Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2004.

Jodie Corbridge (with JR Dennison), “Secondary Electron Emission Study of Annealed Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” Senior

Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2003.

Eric Crapo (with JR Dennison), “ Spacecraft Charging Research,” Senior Thesis, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2003.

Jerilynn Brunson (with JR Dennison),”Conductivity Measurements of Thin Film Insulating Spacecraft Materials,” Senior

Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2003.

David Gutke (with JR Dennison), “Reflectivity Measurements of Spacecraft Materials”, Senior Project, Utah State University,

Logan, UT, December 2001.

Matthew B. Redd (with JR Dennison), “Automation of Ultra High Vacuum Chamber Pumps, Gauges and Valving for the

Mitigation of Power Instabilities,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, April 2001.

Parker Judd (with JR Dennison), “Procurement and characterization of high purity materials for measurement in UHV,” Senior


Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, September 1999.

Chad Junkermeir (with JR Dennison, Lynn Dudley and Dani Or), Senior Project, “Clay Collodial Suspension Modeling using

Low Frequency Impedance Measurements,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 2000.

Kendall Ford (with JR Dennison), “Faraday Cup Detector Design and Development,” Senior Project, Utah State University,

Logan, UT, May 2000.

Clint Thomson (with JR Dennison), “Secondary Electron Emission and Spacecraft Charging,” Senior Project, Utah State

University, Logan, UT, August 1998.

Chad Fish (with JR Dennison), “Low Energy Electron Gun Power Control Unit,” Electrical Engineering Senior Project, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, July 1998.

Lucinda Bingham (with JR Dennison), “Roller Coaster Physics with K’NEX Curriculum Development,” Senior Project, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, December 1997.

Kirsten Reynolds (with JR Dennison), Senior Project “High Energy Electron Diffraction Optics and Computer Interface,” June

1997, [with D. Mark Riffe].

Trevor Willey (with JR Dennison), “Computer Interfacing of Components in a New Ultra-high Vacuum Surface Analysis

Chamber,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, June 1996.

Richard Davis (with JR Dennison), “Building a Competition Buzzer Set,” Electrical Engineering Senior Project, Utah State


Jia Zheng Yi (with JR Dennison), “Scanning Tunneling Microscopy of Graphitic Amorphous Carbon,” Senior Project, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, June 1995.

Mark Garey (with JR Dennison), “Accelerometer,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, July, 1992.

Merrill Adams (with JR Dennison), "Thermal Properties of Materials in Space," Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan,

UT, June 1992.

Lane McKinnon (with JR Dennison), "Gamma Spectroscopy of Devonian Tioga Bentonite Ash Beds," Senior Project, Utah

State University, Logan, UT, June 1991.

Brent Evans (with JR Dennison), “Computer Interface Software and Hardware for Vapor Pressure Adsorption Isotherm Gas

Handling System,” Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, May 1992.

Jeff Adams (with JR Dennison),, "Fresnel and Fraunhofer Diffraction: Development of an Advanced Laboratory Experiment,"

Senior Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, December 1990.

Don Gustafson (with JR Dennison), "Advanced Laboratory Equipment on High Temperature Superconductors," Senior

Project, Utah State University, Logan, UT, August 1990.

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DIRECTED:

Current Undergraduate Students:

Clay Teuscher , Spring, 2014.

Alex Chanson, Research Assistant, Fall 2013; Research Assistant, Summer 2011; High School Internship, January to May

2008; Utah State University Student Showcase, Logan, UT, April 2, 2008.


REFERENCES:

Dr. Dale Ferguson

Chief

Space Environment Effects Branch

3550 Aberdeen Ave SE Bldg

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117

(505) 246-1566

[email protected]

Dr. Henry Garrett

Chief Technologist

Office of Safety and Mission Success

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

JPL (122-107)

4800 Oak Grove Drive

Pasadena, CA 91109

(818) 354-2644

[email protected]

Prof. Mark Holtz

University Chair

Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization

Department of Physics

601 University Drive

San Marcos, TX 78666

(512) 245-1839

[email protected]

Prof. Jan. J. Sojka

Professor of Physics, Head

Department of Physics

UMC 4415

Utah State University

Logan, UT 84322-4415

(435) 797-2964

[email protected]

Prof. Haskell Taub

Professor of Physics

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Room 223 Physics Building

University of Missouri- Columbia

Columbia, M0 65211

(314) 882-7345

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]




JOHN ROBERT DENNISON · Science and Engineering Fair Judge (2013, 2014); Bridgerland Science and Engineering Fair Executive Committee (2014). Department: USU Physics Day at Lagoon

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