The Ph.D. in Engineering Physics offers exciting opportunities to build upon the research that is being carried out in the Department of Physical Sciences including remote sensing, and the design and implementation of electro-optical and radar systems.

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Dissertations - Open Access

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Acoustic/Gravity Wave Phenomena in Wide-Field Imaging: From Data Analysis to a Modeling Framework for Observability in the Mlt Region and Beyond, Jaime Aguilar Guerrero

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Atmospheric and Ionospheric Responses to Acoustic and Gravity Waves Driven by Earthquakes and Tsunamis, Pavel A. Inchin

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Cross-Scale Energy Transport and Kinetic Wave Properties Associated with Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability, Thomas W. Moore

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Dynamical Processes of Gravity Waves Propagation and Dissipation, and Statistical Characteristics of Their Momentum Flux in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere, Bing Cao

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Dynamics and Control of Higher-order Nonholonomic Systems, Jaime Rubio Hervás

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Dynamics of Atmospheric Gravity Wave Breaking in the Mesopause Region, Fan Yang

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Global Formulation and Control of a Class of Nonholonomic Systems, Muhammad Rehan

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Gravity Wave and Turbulence Transport in the Mesopause Region, Yafang Guo

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Impacts of Anisotropy, Wave Heating, and Neutral Winds on High-Latitude Ionospheric Dynamics, Meghan R. Burleigh

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Kinetic Modeling of Ionospheric Outflows Observed by the VISIONS-1 Sounding Rocket, Robert M. Albarran II

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Long-range Propagation, Interaction, and Dissipation of Small-Scale Gravity Waves in the Mesosphere and Lower Thermosphere, Christopher J. Heale

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MMS Observations of the Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability and Associated Ion Scale Waves, Rachel C. Rice

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Nonlinear Control for Dual Quaternion Systems, William D. Price

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Nonlinear Control of Underactuated and Constrained Systems, Derek Hoffman

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Non-Linear Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Interactions at High Latitudes, Beket Tulegenov

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On the Interaction between Gravity Waves and Atmospheric Thermal Tides, Ryan Matthew Agner

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Proton Aurora at Mars: Assessing the Characteristics, Variability, and Driving Mechanisms of a Newly Discovered Phenomenon, Andréa C.G. Hughes

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Radio Propagation Through Density Irregularities in the Auroral Ionosphere, Pralay Raj Vaggu

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Robust Control Methods for Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Dynamics and Unknown Control Direction, Chau T. Ton

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Robust Nonlinear Estimation and Control Applications using Synthetic Jet Actuators, Natalie Ramos Pedroza

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Setting Constraints on the Lunar Exosphere: A Comprehensive Analysis of Velocity Resolved Sodium and Potassium Line Profile Measurements, Dona Chathuni P. Kuruppuaratchi

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Sliding Mode Observers for Distributed Parameter Systems: Theory and Applications, Niloofar Nasiri Kamran

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Tests of General Relativity through Searches for Lorentz and CPT Symmetry Breaking, Kellie Ault

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Ultra-Low Frequency Waves at Middle Latitudes During Substorms: Observations and Modeling, Mergen Alimaganbetov

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Variable Structure Feedback Control with Application to Spacecraft with Small Thrust Propulsion Systems, Samuel J. Kitchen-McKinley

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Plasma Physical Processes of the Dayside Geospace Solar Wind-Magnetosphere Coupling, Yu-Lun Liou

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Nonlinear Estimation and Control Methods for Mechanical and Aerospace Systems under Actuator Uncertainty, Krishna Bhavithavya Kidambi