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PUBLICATIONSIN REFEREED JOURNALS:

• J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite, W.Y. Chang, and R.E. Davies, "Effects of Evolving Surface Contamination on Spacecraft Charging," submitted to Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets.
• 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), in press. [PDF File]
• 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), in press. [PDF File]
• 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), in press. [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• T. E. Burns and J. R. Dennison, "CO Physisorbed on Ionic Crystals:  An Ising Model Study of Adsorbed Dipolar Molecules," Surface Science, 395, 46-59 (1998). [PDF File]
• 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).
• R.E. Davies and J.R. Dennison, "Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft  Surfaces,"  J. Spacecraft and Rockets, 34, 571-574 (1997).
• 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).
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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, "Multi-layer Structure of Nitrogen Adsorbed on Graphite," Phys. Rev. B 39, 10331 (1989). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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). [PDF File]
• 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).
• 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)

OTHERPUBLICATIONS:

• Neal Nickles, "Instrumentation and Measurement of Secondary Electron Emission for Spacecraft Charging",  Procedings of the 6th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 2000), 8 pp. [PDF File]
• 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. [PDF File]
• 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," Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 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," Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 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," Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 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," Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000).
• W.Y. Chang, J.R. Dennison, Jason Kite and R.E. Davies, "Effects of Evolving Surface Contamination on Spacecraft Charging," Proceedings of the 38th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, (Reno, NV, 2000). 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). [PDF File]
• Neal Nickles, "Effects of Spacecraft Potential on Secondary Electron Yields in Geosynchronous Orbit",  Proceedings of the 5th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium, (Salt Lake City, UT, May 1999), 8 pp.
• Neal Nickles, "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 Astronomiccs Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 1998.
• 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, N.C. , 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, N.C. , 1980).
• D.G. Nichols, D.A. Green, J.R. Dennison, and J.L. Pierce, Environmental Hazard Analysis for Coal Gassification Processes Using the U.S. EPA Environmental Assessment Program Data, EPA Report RTI/1914/13-010, (Research Triangle Park, N.C. , 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, N.C. , 1980).

STUDENT PUBLICATIONS AND THESES:

• C.D. Thomson, "Experimental Investigation of Snapover: The Sudden Increase of Plasma Current Drawn to a Positively Biased Conductor When Surrounded by a Dielectric", M.S. Thesis, Utah State University, 2001. [PDF File]

EDUCATION RELATED PUBLICATIONS:

• J. R. Dennison and Richard Davis, "Building a Competition Buzzer Set," The Physics Teacher, 34, 565-568 (1996).
• Amusement Park Physics Curriculum Manual, 2nd Edition, edited by J.R. Dennison (Utah State University Physics Department, Logan, UT, 1996). 
• J.R. Dennison and Lucinda Bingham, Roller Coaster Physics with K'NEX: Student Workbook, (K'NEX, Boston,  MA, 1997).

ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS:

• Neal Nickles, J.R. Dennison, D. Mark Riffe and Beth Porter, "Solving Problems with Study Works," part of Study Works 2001 software package (Mathsoft, Cambridge, MA, 2000).  [link]
• 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).
• J.R. Dennison and D. Mark Riffe with John Howell, Schaum's Electronic Tutor: College Physics, (McGraw-Hill, New York, 1996).

PRESENTATIONSAND ABSTRACTS:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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, 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  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.
• 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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.
• 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 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. 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, "Evolution of Secondary Electron Emission Characteristics of Spacecraft Surfaces," 36th American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomiccs on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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, 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Neal Nickles and J.R Dennison, "Effects of Spacecraft Potential on Secondary Electron Yields in Geosynchronous Orbit",  5th Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium NASA Fellowship Symposium,  Salt Lake City, UT, May 1999.
• 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 Astronomics 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.
• 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 Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 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 Astronomics 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 Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 10, 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 Astronomics Meeting on Aerospace Sciences, Reno, NV, January, 12, 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.
• 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.