Below is a list of recent theses by New Mexico Tech graduate students.
Year Degree Earned | Dissertation or Thesis Title | Student | Supervising Professor(s) |
2014 Ph.D | Not Dead Yet: Low-Level Star Formation and Active Galactic Nuclei in the Continued Evolution of Early Type Galaxies in the Nearby Universe | Kristina Nyland | Dr. Lisa Young |
2014 Ph.D | Tropical Cyclogenisis: Interaction between Dynamics and Thermodynamics | Saska Gjorgjievska | Dr. Dave Raymond |
2014 Ph.D | Broadband Interferometry of Lightning | Mike Stock | Dr. Paul Krehbiel |
2014 Ph.D. | Characterization and Analysis of Near Earth Meteoroids via Lunar Impact Observations | Jed Rembold | Dr. Eileen Ryan (MRO) & Dr. David Westpfahl |
2014 M.S | The VLA Atmospheric Phase Interferometer | Keith Morris | Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld |
2011 Ph.D | A High Resolution Study of the Cold Gas in Early-type of Galaxies | Danielle Lucero | Dr. Lisa Young |
2011 Ph.D. | Observational Evidence for Shearing Spiral Patterns in Galaxies |
Jason Speights | Dr. Dave Westpfahl |
2011 Ph.D. | Searching for Cosmic Reionization with the Hl 21cm Signal | Abhirup Datta | Dr. Chris Carilli (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
2010 Ph.D. | Paremeterized Deconvolution for Wide-Band Radio Synthesis Imaging | Urvashi Rao Venkata | Dr. Tim Cornwell (ATNF) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
2010 M.S | Testing the SOC Hypothesis of Tropical Precipitation Using a Cloud Resolving Model | Satomi Sugaya | Dr. Sharon Sessions |
2010 M.S. | Development and Test of the Langmuir Electric Field Array | Jianhua Zhang | Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld |
2009 Ph.D. | Non-Perturbative Aspects of Quantum Electrodynamics and Investigations in Matrix Gravity | Guglielmo Fucci | Dr. Ivan Avramidi |
2009 Ph.D. | Analysis of Change Transfer in Intracloud Lighting using a Time-Dependent Multi-Dipole Model | Gaopeng Lu | Dr. W.P. Winn & Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld |
2008 Ph.D. | From Established to Potentially New Probes of Massive Star Formation | Esteban Araya | Dr. Peter Hofner |
2008 M.S. | Commandable Cut-Down and Tracking Instrument for Lightning Research, and Correlation Study Between Lightning Flash Counts and Meteorological Parameters | Will Walden-Newman | Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld |
2007 Ph.D. | Using the Lightning Mapping Array to Study Rapiation Patterns of Lightning | Jeremiah Harlin | Dr. Paul Krehbiel |
2007 Ph.D. | Emission Mechanisms in Low Luminosity Active Galactic Nuclei | James Anderson | Dr. Jean Eilek & Dr. James Ulvestad (NRAO) |
2006 Ph.D. | Large-Scale Modes of the Tropical Atmosphere | Zeljka Fuchs | Dr. David Raymond |
2006 Ph.D. | Energy Deposition, Spectral Effects, and Neutron Multiplicity of an Electron Driven Nuclear Assembly | William Conwell | Dr. David Westpfahl |
2006 Ph.D. | 129Xe Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of Carbon Nanotubes | Catherine Clewett | Dr. W.P. Winn |
2005 Ph.D. | New Mexico Tech Lightning Mapping Array | Timothy Hamlin | Dr. Paul Krehbiel |
2005 Ph.D. | Imaging a Laser Guide Star with Thermal and Coating Variations in the Primary Mirror | Denis Oesch | Dr. David Westpfahl |
2005 Ph.D. | Dynamics of Thermal and Non-Thermal Components of ICM | Tomislav Markovic | Dr Frazer Owen (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
2005 M.S. | A Balloon Born Instrument for Measuring Three Dimensional Charge Movement in Thunderstorms | John D. Battles | Dr. Richard Sonnenfeld |
2004 M.S. | Time Evolution of the Fractal Dimension of Turbulent Flows | James W. Caruthers | Dr. David Westpfahl |
2004 Ph.D. | Dispersion, Scatter Broadening, And The Intrinsic Structure Of Crab Giant Pulses | Jeff Kern | Dr. Tim Hankins |
2004 M.S. | Reynolds Number Dependence of the Fractal Dimension of Turbulent Plumes | Craig Miller | Dr. David Westpfahl |
2004 M.S. | Radio Continuum and Star Formation in Elliptical galaxies | Danielle Lucero | Dr. Lisa Young |
2003 Ph.D. | Magnetospheres Of Isolated Radio Pulsars | Paul Arendt | Dr. Jean Eilek |
2003 M.S. | An Anomalous Dispersion Event from the Crab Pulsar | Joe Dickerson | Dr. Timothy Hankins |
2003 M.S. | The Inversion of Solar Stokes Profiles using Principal Component Analysis | Mike Eydenberg | Dr. K.S. Balasubramaniam (NSO) & Dr. Ken Minschwaner |
2003 M.S. | Optical Strength of Atmospheric Turbulence | Dale James Neimeier | Dr. Scott Teare (NMT Elect. Eng.) |
Measurements of annular Couette flow stability at the fluid Reynolds number Re=4.4×10^6: The fluid dynamic precursor to a liquid sodium dynamo | Howard Beckley | Dr. Stirling Colgate | |
2003 Ph.D. | Measurements of the Surface Flux Velocity of Nanometer-size Particles Over the High Desert Terrain of New Mexico | Fred Yarger | Dr. Stephen Schery |
2002 Ph.D. | Moisture interchange between clouds and environment in a tropical atmosphere | Carlos Lopez Carrillo | Dr. David Raymond |
2001 M.S. | Linear Modes of Raymond’s Model of a Moist Atmosphere | Zeljka Fuchs | Dr. David Raymond |
2001 M.S. | Dipolar and Quadrupolar Interferences in the 13CD2Spin Grouping | Luis A. Velarde | Dr. Larry Werbelow |
2002 Ph.D. | Ensemble Simulation of Tropical Covection | Xiping Zeng | Dr. David Raymond |
2000 M.S. | Effect of Cloud Fraction on Surface UV from Simultaneous UV Radiometer Measurements and All-sky Visible Images | Dongqi Liu | Dr. Ken Minschwaner |
2000 M.S. | Studies of the Effect of Dust Loading on the Alpha-Particle Energy Spectrum for Radioactive Aerosol Particles Deposited on Filters | Raúl E. Alcántara Aragón | Dr. Stephen Schery |
1999 Ph.D. | Evidence For A Circumnuclear Torusin Edge-On Radio Galaxies | Alison Peck | Dr. Greg Taylor (NRAO) & Dr. David Westpfahl |
1999 Ph.D | Dual-Polarization Radar Meteorology: A geometrical approach | Richard David Scott | Dr. Paul Krehbiel |
1999 M.S. | Blast Wave Attenuation of Octol 70/30 Charges in Cloth Filled Cases | Joseph A. Gatto | Dr. David Westpfahl & Dr. Van Romero |
1998 M.S | Pulsars and Chaos | Tracey DeLaney | Dr. Jim Weatherall |
1998 Ph.D. | Radio Observational Studies of M87 | Fang Zhou | Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
1997 Ph.D. | High Frequency Radio Properties Of The Crab Nebula Pulsar | David Moffett | Dr. Timothy Hankins |
1995 M.S. | A New Parallelized Cosmological Particle-Mesh Code and Tests of an Improved ? CDM Model | Clay C. Smith | |
1993 M.S. | Faraday Rotation of M87 | Fang Zhou | Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
1993 M.S. | The Structure of Solar Active Regions as Inferred from Multifrequency VLA Observations | Angelos Vourlidas | Dr. Tim Bastian (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
1992 Ph.D. | Pulsar Mode-Changing and Emission Beam Geometry | Mark M. McKinnon’s | Dr. Tim Hankins |
1992 M.S. | The Effect of Environment on the Radio/Far Infrared Correlation in Spiral Galaxies | Victor Anderson | Dr. Frazer Owen |
1990 Ph.D. | Shao-Hong-Han | Bob Hjellming (NRAO) | |
1990 M.S. | The Role of Muscle Tension Receptors in Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness | Bradley R. Berg | |
1989 Ph.D. | VLA Observatory of Wide Angle Tail Radio Sources and an Investigation of Flow Models and Bending Dynamics | Aileen O’ Donoghue | Dr. Jean Eilek & Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) |
1989 M.S. | The Sunyaev-Zeldovich Effect as an Indicator for Hydrodynamically Confined Radio Jets | Mark M. McKinnon | Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) |
1988 M.S. | David Craig | ||
1988 M.S. | On Finding Charges in Thunderclouds From Aircraft Measurements of Electric Vector | Feng Han | Dr. William Winn |
1988 M.S. | The Small Scale Structure of the Interstellar Medium in the Direction of the Orion OB1 Association | Eftyhia Zesta | |
1987 M.S. | A High Resolution Study of the Inner Two Kiloparsecs of M87 at 6cm | Dean Carter Hines | Dr. Frazer Owen (NRAO) & Dr. Jean Eilek |
1982 M.S. | VLA Observations of Quiescent and Flaring Emission from dMe Stars | Paul L. Fisher | Dr. Bob Hjellming (NRAO) |
1982 M.S. | A Vertical Scanning 11-cm Radar for Investigating Lightning/Precipitation Relationships | Anthony Armstrong Atchley | |
1981 M.S. | VLA Observations of Extragalactic X-ray Sources and a Galactic Gamma-Ray Source | Shawn P. Ewald | Dr. Bob Hjellming (NRAO) |
1980 M.S. | Dispersion and Wave Coalescence in a Relativistic Plasma | Barry A. Sabol | Dr. Albert Petschek |
1979 M.S. | Atmospheric Electrical Parameters in the Carlsbad Caverns | Van Romero | |
1977 Ph.D. | The Effect of Corona Discharge on Electric Fields Beneath Thunderstorms | Ronald B. Standler | Dr. William Winn |
1976 M.S. | The behavior of the Evaporation Rate of a Water Drop Under the Influence of an Electric Field | William M. Cambier | Dr. Marx Brooks |
1975 M.S. | Search for Anisotropy in the Arrival Directions of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays | Aka G. Finci | |
1975 M.S. | The Response of Elevated Conductors to Lightning | Ronald B. Standler | |
1974 Ph.D. | Convective Electrification of Clouds | Chin-Shan Chiu | |
1973 M.S. | A Numerical Study of Wind Flows Over a Mountain Ridge | Stephen C. Roehrig | Dr. Marvin Wilkening |
1973 M.S. | Electric Field Meters for Measurement of the Horizontal Field Components Beneath Electrified Thunderstorms | Roger A. Nelson | |
1972 M.S. | The Effect of an Electric Field on the Evaporation Rates of Water Drops | Elena S. Lobl | |
1972 M.S. | A High Resolution Radar for Studies of Precipitation Associated with Lightning | Edwin Szymanski | Dr. Charles Holmes |
1972 Ph.D. | Investigation into the Production and Distribution of Atmospheric Ozone Beneath Thunderclouds | Alexis Shlanta | |
1971 M.S. | Balloon-Bourne Electric Field Mills for use in Thunderclouds | David Clark | |
1968 M.S. | A Study of Recoiling Atom Electronic Interactions | Joseph F. Skovron | |
1968 M.S. | Energy Exchange Between the Interplanetary Magnetic Field and the Magnetosphere | David J. Mendez | Dr. Ross Lomanitz |
1967 M.S. | Luminosity of Supernova up to Maximum | Chester R. McKee | Dr. Stirling Colgate |
1965 M.S. | A Study of the Conductivity of Ice in the Basal Plane | Gary N. Jarvela | Dr. Gerardo Gross |
1965 M.S. | Perturbations in Velocities and Magnetic Fields Due to Flow of a Perfectly Conducting, Inviscid, Incompressible Fluid Past a Non-Magnetic Thin Body | Vivian L. Kan | Dr. Ross Lomanitz |
1965 M.S. | Analysis of the Operation of the Gerdien Conductivity Apparatus | Earl V. Long III | Dr. M. Wilkening & Dr. W. Crozier |
1964 M.S. | A Study of Thunder from Close Lightning Discharges | Don J. Latham | Dr. Marx Brook |
1964 M.S. | Microbarometric Oscillations in a Calm Atmosphere | Charles M. Fullerton | Dr. Charles Holmes |
1964 M.S. | Mobility Distribution of Radon-Daughter Ions | Ronald D. Stanley | |
1964 M.S. | A Study of Ground Motion Caused By Air Explosions, Sonic Booms, and Thunder | Donald D. Thayer | Dr. Charles Holmes |
1962 M.S. | The Relationship Between Atmospheric Electrical Variables and the Wind | Mitchel F. Bloom | |
1958 M.S. | A Study of Atmospheric Space-Charge Density Near the Surface of the Earth | Duane H. Williams | |
1956 M.S. | Investigation of the Cation Exchange Theory of Induced Electrical Polarization by Means of a Radioactive Tracer | Michel La Vergne | |
1956 M.S. | A Theoretical Study of Induced Electrical Polarization | Richard H. Frische | Dr. Haro von Buttlar |