Dr. Truell Hyde

Education

• Ph.D. - Physics, Baylor University - 1988
• M.S. - Physics, Baylor University - 1980
• B.S. - Physics and Mathematics, Southern Nazarene University - 1978

Professional Experience

• Founder/Director, Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics and Engineering Research - May 1999 to Present
• Founder/Head, Hypervelocity Impacts and Dusty Plasma Lab (HIDPL) - May 1999 to Present
• Professor of Physics - September 2001 to Present
• Vice Provost for Research, Baylor University - August 2001 to December 2018
• Founder / Director, Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative - August 2009 to December 2018
• Vice President, Central Texas Technology and Research Park - August 2009 to December 2018

Professional Service

• American Physical Society (APS)

•  Vice-Chair of the 2014 APS Marshall Rosenbluth Award Selection Committee
• Chair of the 2015 APS Marshall Rosenbluth Award Selection Committee
• Subcommittee Chair, Low Temperature and Dusty Plasmas, APS DPP Program Committee (2023 - 2024)
• Member of the APS DPP Program Committee (2017-2018 / 2023-2024)
• Member of the John Dawson Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research Selection Committee (2020-2021)
• Member of the APS DPP Maxwell Prize Committee (2022 - 2023) 

• International Council of Scientific Union's Committee on Space Research (COSPAR)

• Member, Scientific Commission B (Space Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System) and Scientific Commission (Space Plasmas in the Solar System, Including Planetary Magnetospheres) 

• Member of the Facility Science Team for the PK-4 and PlasmaLab microgravity project – Joint Russian-German International Space Station (ISS) collaboration 

• Member of the Lunar Dust Research and Mitigation (LDRM) Science Definition Team (SDT) - 2019 - 2023

• Awarded the NASA Group Achievement Award “For developing detailed science objectives and payload concepts for performing in-situ Lunar research on dust properties and its interaction with charges and electric fields” in 2022. 

• Organizer of the International Workshop for Dusty Plasma Physics – 2012 

• Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Committee

• Past member of the Committee on Audit Review

• Southeastern Universities Research Association (SURA)

• Past member of the Board of Trustees
• Past member of the Jefferson Lab Oversight Committee
• Past member of the Development and Relations Oversight Committee 

• IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (IEEE TPS) Editorial Board -- 

• IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (IEEE TPS) Senior Editor -- 
• IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science (IEEE TPS) – Dusty Plasmas 

• Universities Space Research Association

• Institutional Representative – Current member of the COI
• Current elected member of the Board of Trustees
• Member of the Audit, Finance and Risk Committee (Past member)
• Member of the Issues and Program Committee (Current member)
• Member of the University Engagement Committee (Past member)
• Current elected Chair of the Governance, Nominations and Membership Committee
• Current elected member of the Governmental Relations Committee 

• National Academies Service

• Review Board National Academy of Sciences -- A Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science

Research Interests - Experimental / Theoretical

Complex Plasmas/Space Physics/Astrophysics

• Astrophysics
• Meso- and Nanoscale Physics
• Complex Plasma Physics
• Lunar Dust Mitigation
• Lunar Dust Charging
• Protoplanetary and Protostellar Development
• Ring/Disk Systems
• Gravitoelectrodynamics
• Accretion Shock Studies
• Hypervelocity Impact Studies

Current Teaching Load

PHY 1405 - General Physics for B.A. Students
PHY 5352 - Space Plasma Physics
PHY 5381 - Astrophysics I/II
PHY 5V95 - Graduate Research
PHY 5V99 - Thesis
PHY 6V99 - Dissertation

Past Courses Taught

PHY 1405 - General Physics for B.A. Students
PHY 1420 - General Physics I
PHY 2435 - General Physics II
PHY 2340 - General Physics III
PHY 3320 - Classical Mechanics
PHY 3330 - Electricity and Magnetism
PHY 4373 - Nuclear and Particle Physics
PHY 3350 - An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
PHY 5340 - Statistical Mechanics
PHY 5350 - Fundamentals of Stellar Structure and Evolution
PHY 5351 - General Relativity
PHY 5352 - Space Plasma Physics
PHY 5381 - Astrophysics I/II
PHY 6350 - Relativistic Astrophysics / Cosmology
PHY 6352 - High Energy Astrophysics
PHY 6380 - Special Topics in Advanced Physics
PHY 6381 - Solar Physics/Astrogeophysics
PHY 6381 - Solar Physics/Physics of the Interplanetary Medium
PHY 5V95 - Graduate Research
PHY 5V99 - Thesis
PHY 6V99 - Dissertation

Current Graduate Students

Parker Adamson, Current
William (Leo) Burdett, Current
Graeson Griffin, Current
Michael Dropmann with Georg Herdrich, University of Stuttgart, Current
 

Past Graduate Students

Jens Schmidt with Georg Herdrich, University of Stuttgart (Ph.D. - 2024)
Calvin Carmichael (Ph.D. - 2024)
Mudi Chen (Ph.D. - 2022)
Zhiyue Ding (Ph.D. - 2020)
Eva Kostadinova (Ph.D. - 2017)
Artur Bohr, External Examiner, University of Stuttgart (Ph.D. - 2016)
Brandon Harris (Ph.D. - 2014)
Victor Zhang (Ph.D. - 2012)
Angela Douglass (Ph.D. - 2012)
Anne Zandstra (Ph.D. - 2012 - School of Education)
Alex Price (M.S.-2011)
James Creel (M.S. - 2010)
Jay Murphree (M.S. - 2010)
Rene Laufer, External Examiner, University of Stuttgart (Ph.D. - 2010)
Edith Davis (Ed.D. - 2007 - School of Education)
Carolyn Boesse (M.S. - 2005)
Jorge Carmona Reyes (M.S. - 2005)
Bernard Smith (Ph.D. - 2005)
Ke Qiao (Ph.D. - 2004)
Bruce Lindsay (Ph.D. - 2003)
Ray Nazzario (Ph.D. - 2002)
John Vasut (Ph.D. - 2001)
Simeon Trendafilov (Ph.D. - 2000)
Laura Bringol Barge (Ph.D. - 1998)
Lorin Swint Matthews (Ph.D. - 1998)

Postdocs / Assistant Research Professors / Research Fellows

Judith van Huijstee (2024 - Present)
Jorge Carmona-Reyes (2005 - Present)
Augusto Carballido (2016 - 2024)
Jie Kong (2004 - 2020)
Eva Kostadinova (2018 - 2021)
Rene Laufer (2009 - 2020)
Ke Qiao (2004 - 2020)
Bernard Smith (2007 - 2009)

Current/Recent Undergraduate Students

Melanie Aguilar
Rahul Banka (Honors Student)
Alyssa Binzley
Vria Burrell
Jorge Marinez Ortiz (Honors student)
Sara Rothrock
Almund Sugumalwang

Allyriane Swint (Honors Student)
Abbie Terrell (Honors Student)
Izzy Thomas

Recently Funded Grants and Contracts

Additive Manufacturing of Non-Oxide Refractory Ceramics for Radome Applications  (Truell Hyde Co-Principal Investigator / Abhendra Singh, Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan (May 1, 2024 - April 30, 2027) - $480,701.00

Collaborative Research: Study of Anisotropic Dust Interactions in the PK-4 Experiment Baylor (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Principal Investigator) / Auburn (Eva Kostadinova - Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted to the NSF (July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2026) - $453,085.00

Charging and Transport of Dust in the Presence of Magnetic Fields Baylor (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Principal Investigator) / Auburn (Eva Kostadinova - Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted to the DOE (January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026) - $645,000.00--->

Theoretical and experimental investigation of grain charging, coagulation and heating in dense non-thermal dusty plasmas for large scale materials synthesis (Truell Hyde, BU Principal Investigator / Ranganathan Gopalakrishnan, University of Memphis Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted to ACC APG RJP (November 1, 2022 - December 1, 2024) - $725,689.00

Ablation Response of Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites for Hypersonic Applications (Truell Hyde Co-Principal Investigator / Abhendra Singh, Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Research Institute / US Army RFP (October 1, 2020 - January 31, 2023) - $333,964.00

Formation of Organic Compounds through Meteoritic Atmospheric Shock (Chris Mehta, Principal Investigator / Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Dmitri Orlov, Evdokiya Kostadinova, Augusto Carballido and Matthew Pasek Co-Principal Investigators)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a DIII-D RFP - 1/2 Day of Run-time on DIII-D

An Experimental and Numerical Study of the Formation of Chondrule Dust Rims (Truell Hyde, Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Co-Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NASA RFP (January 1, 2021 - December 30, 2023) - $587,914.00

Accretion and Compaction of Chondrule Dust Rims (Truell Hyde, Lorin Matthews, Romy Hanna (UT Austin) Co-Principal Investigators / Augusto Carbadillo, Principal Investigator))
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation RFP (August, 2020 - July, 2023) - $588,651.00

Dust and Ions: Self Organization and Stability (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Principal Investigator))
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation RFP (August, 2020 - July, 2024) - $454,302.00

Student Engagement - Initiating a Science Assessment Mechanism for Low Performing, High Poverty Schools (Truell Hyde, Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Huckabee/R12 RFP (August, 2014 - December, 2023) - $1,020,301.00

Hypervelocity impact in stellar media: heat shielding, formation of shock front and ablation cloud (Dmitri Orlov (UC San Diego) Igor Bykov (UC San Diego), Evdokiya Kostadinova (Baylor University), Dmitry Rudakov (UC San Diego), Eric Hollmann (UC San Diego), Lorin Matthews (Baylor University), Truell Hyde (Baylor University), Georg Herdrich (University of Stuttgart), Jens Schmidt (University of Stuttgart / Baylor University)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan White Paper Submitted in Response to a Department of Defense DIII-D Frontiers Science Experiment Request (December, 2019)

Dust charging and Transport in Simulated Lunar Swirl Environments (Truell Hyde, Principal Investigator, Lorin Matthews and Eva Kostadinova, Co-Principal Investigators)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a JPL RFP (December, 2019 - February 2023) - $70,000.00

Dynamics of Strongly Coupled Complex Plasma Systems with Directed Ion Flow (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Principal Investigator))
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation RFP (August, 2017 - December, 2020) - $230,000.00

PK-4: Self-Ordering of Interacting Complex Plasma Particles in Microgravity (Truell Hyde - Principal Investigator)
(Lorin Matthews, Peter Hartmann, Oleg Petrov, Marlene Rosenberg - Co-Investigators)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NASA / NSF RFP / JPL (August, 2016 - December, 2024) - $609,545

Collaborative Research: Fundamental Charging Processes of Dust in Complex Plasmas (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator / Lorin Matthews, Principal Investigator / Babak Shotorban, Co-Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation RFP (June, 2014 - May 2018) - $480,000.00

PDD / Armadillo / UTAustin (Baylor Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to the Air Force’s University Nanosatellites ’ 7 (NS ’ 7) Program (January, 2013) - $100,000.00

CASPER (BRIC) Space Sensor Lab (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a MD Anderson Foundation AO (January, 2013) - $100,000.00

NASA Space Shuttle Program Historic Artifacts (Principal Investigator)
NASA, Space Shuttle Program Historic Artifacts Initiative (October, 2012) - $2,059,000.00

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation Announcement (September, 2012) - $460,578

PDD / RockSat (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to an Aviation Alliance AO (May, 2012) - $6000

K-12 Interactive Kiosks and Displays for the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative (BRIC) (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Waco Foundation AO (May, 2012) - $60,000

13th Workshop on the Physics of Dusty Plasmas (Principal Investigator) Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation AO (October, 2011) - $5000

Solid Electrolyte Sensors for Monitoring in Harsh Environments (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a National Science Foundation AO (October, 2011) - $55,000

BRIC Drop Tower & NASA STEM Space (Principal Investigator) Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Cooper Foundation AO (March, 2012) - $250,000

Advanced Aerospace Composites (Baylor Principal)
NASA (April, 2010) - $400,000

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NSF Program Announcement (August, 2009) $394,967

Meeting Industries’ Critical Workforce Needs (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Request from The U.S. Small Business Administration (October, 2009) $196,514

Laboratory Enhancement at Baylor University (Baylor Principal)
Institutional Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NASA Program Announcement (May, 2008) $658,000

Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NSF Program Announcement (August, 2006) $422,708

21st Century Learning Community (Co-Principal Investigator - Subaward)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a MCYC Program Announcement (August, 2006) $47,600

GearUp Central Texas (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Department of Education Program Announcement (March, 2006) $11,360,124

Phase Transitions in Complex Plasmas (Co-Principal Investigator - Subaward)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a DOL Program Announcement (February, 2006) $72,000

Quick Shot: An Imaging Diagnostic Tool for Hypervelocity Flight Path Reconstruction (Principal Investigator)
SBIR Phase One Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Collaboration with Start Vision Technologies, Inc. to an Arnold Air Force Base Program Announcement (January, 2006) $20,000

Impact Testing on Carbon Nano-Tube Surfaces (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Zyvex Announcement (November, 2005) $4,500

Gear Up Waco: Making College a Reality (Principal Investigator)
Congressional Cost Up Issue (July, 2005) $497,000

Nano Intern Proposal (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Zyvex Announcement (January, 2005) $15,000

Nanoprober and Manipulator (Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a State of Texas Program Announcement (January, 2005) $200,000

NSF Photonics Center of Excellence Proposal (SubAward)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NSF Program Announcement (April/October, 2005) $50,000

Nanotechnician Proposal (Co-Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a State of Texas Program Announcement (September, 2004) $500,000

Quantum Optics Initiative (Truell Hyde, Co-Principal Investigator - Marlan Scully Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a Request from the Office of Naval Research (November, 2002) $198,024

Baylor HPNC Proposal(Principal Investigator)
Principal Investigator Proposal Investigation, Technical, Cost and Management Plan Submitted in Response to a NSF ANI Network Infrastructure Program Announcement (May, 2002) $175,000

Selected Recent Publications : Articles in Print

(Many of the primary links below require you or your institution to hold a
subscription to the journal. ArXiv preprint links should always be available.)

2025

Electrostatic Probe Measurements in an Expanding Plasma Jet
with Jens Schmidt, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2025.

2024

N-body Simulation of Spinning Particle Pairs in a Complex Plasma Crystal
with Zachary Watson, Parker Adamson, Samuel Garcia-Rodriguez, Jorge Martinez Oriz, Katrina Vermillion, Calvin Carmichael, Lorin Matthews, Truell W. Hyde and Bryant Wyatt, Fundamental Plasma Physics, 2024.

Ion Density Waves Driving the Formation of Filamentary Dust Structures
with Alexandria Mendoza, Diana Jimenez Marti, L. Matthews. Benny Rodrigues, Peter Hartmann, Eva Kostadinova, Marlene Rosenberg and Truell Hyde, Physics of Plasma, 2024.

Energy Amplification in Plasma Crystals due to Multiple Torsions
with C. Carmichael, Parker Adamson and L. Matthews. Physics of Plasma, 2024.

Eletrostatic Probe Measurements in an Expanding Plasma Jet
with Jens Schmidt, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich, IEEE TPS, 2024

Rotating Particle Pair Produces Hot Complex Plasma Crystals
with C. Carmichael, Jorge Martinez Ortiz, Parker Adamson and L. Matthews. Physical Review E, 2024.

Interacting Dust Grains in Complex Plasmas: Ion wake formation and the electric potential
with K. Vermillion, R. Banka, A. Mendoza, B. Wyatt and L. Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, 2024.

2023

Effects Of Thermal Plasma on the Microstructure and Mechanical Behavior of Alumina-Mullite Based Oxide/Oxide Ceramic Matrix Composites
with Hanna James, Abhen Singh, Rachael Andrulonis and Matthew Opliger, Materials Science & Engineering A., 2023.

Mechanical Modification of Chondrule Fine-Grained Rims by Dusty Nebular Shocks
with A. Carballido, R. Hanna and L. Matthews, The Planetary Science Journal, 2023.

Modeling chondrule dust rim growth with ellipsoidal monomers
with C. Xiang, A. Carballido and L. Matthews, The Astrophysical Journal, 2023.

Electrostatic Dust Remediation for Future Exploration of the Moon
with M. Hirabayashi, C. Hartzel, P. Bellan, D. Bodewits, G.L. Delzanno, U. Konopka, E. Thomas, H. Thomas, I. Hahn and U. Israelsson, Acta Astronautica, 2023.

Payload Concepts for Investigations of Electrostatic Dust Motion on the Lunar Surface
with C. Hartzel, P. Bellan, D. Bodewits, G.L. Delzanno, m. Hirabayashi, U. Konopka, E. Thomas, H. Thomas, I. Hahn and U. Israelsson, Acta Astronautica, 2023.

Dependence of Ion Wake Characteristics on Experimental Conditions
with R. Banka, K. Vermillion, L. Couedel and L.S. Matthews, Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 2023.

Liquid Plasma Crystals on the International Space Station
with E. Gehr, A. Terrell, B. Andrew, E.G. Kostadinova and L.S. Matthews, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023.

Numerical Modeling of the Plasmakristall-4 Experiment on the ISS
with Katrina Vermillion, Abbie Terrell, Emerson Gehr, E.G. Kostadinova, Peter Hartmann and L.S. Matthews, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2023.

2022

Observing Rubble Pile Dust Impact Dynamics in a Vacuum Environment
with G. Griffin, J. Martinez, L.S. Matthews, C. Carmichael, P. Adamson, I. Thomas , Proceedings of the European Physical Society, 2022.

Influence of Temporal Variations in Plasma Conditions on the Electric Potential Near Self-Organized Dust Chains
with Katrina Vermillion, Dustin Sanford, Lorin Matthews, Peter Harmann, Marlene Rosenberg, Evdokiya Kostadinova, Jorge Carmonay Reyes, Andrey M. Lipaev, Alexandr D. Usachev, Andrey V. Zobnin, Oleg Petrov, Markus H. Thoma, Mikhail Y. Pustylnik, Hubertus M. Thomas and Alexey Ovchini, Physics of Plasmas, 2022.
ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Increasing STEM Learning to Boost the Second Space Race
with J.A. Carmona Reyes, A. Carballido Somohano, Judy York and K. Brady,
(2022) 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Modeling Multi-Species Lunar Swirls in a Dusty Plasma Medium
with C. Carmichael, M. Cook, Graeson Griffin, Parker Adamson and Lorin Matthews,
(2022) 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas.

Longitudinal and Lateral Shear Flow in a Dusty Plasma
with P.J. Adamson, C. Carmichael, J.C. Reyes and V. Nosenko,
(2022) 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas.

Experimental Investigation of Fine Grained Rim Dust Aggregates
with G. Griffin, Jorge Martinez and L.S. Matthews,
(2022) 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas.

Modeling Chondrule Dust Rim Growth with Ellipsoidal Monomers
with C. Xiang, A. Carballido and L.S. Matthews,
(2022) 53rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas.

2021

Effect of Ionization Waves on Dust String Formation in a DC Discharge
with L.S. Matthews, K. Vermillion, P. Hartmann, M. Rosenberg, S. Rostami, E. Kostainova, T.W. Hyde, M.Y. Pustylnik, A.M. Lipaev, A.D. Usachev, A.V. Zobnin, M. Thoma, O. Petrov, H.M. Thomas and O.V. Novitskii, Physics of Plasmas, 2021.
ArXiv Preprint

Fractional Laplacian Spectral Approach to Turbulence in a Dusty Plasma Monolayer
with Evdokiya Kostadinova, Rahul Banka, Joshua Padgett, Constanze Liaw and Lorin Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, 2021.
ArXiv Preprint

A Machine Learning Based Bayesian Optimization Solution to Nonlinear Responses in Dusty Plasma
with Zhiyue Ding and Lorin Matthews, Machine Learning: Science and Technology, 2021.

The initial structure of chondrule dust II: charged grains
with ChuChu Xiang, August Carbadillo and Lorin S. Matthews, Icarus, 2020.
ArXiv Preprint
Icarus

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Early Accretion of Chondrule Dust Rims
with A. Carballido, C. Xiang, R.D. Hanna and L.S. Matthews,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Student Engagement as a Mediator to Increase Interest in STEM Areas
with J.A. Carmona-Reyes, S.L. Attai, J. York and K. Ranney,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Lunar Swirl Formation in an Irregular-Shaped Dusty Plasma Medium
with C.C. Carmichael, G.G. Griffin, M.C. Cook and L.S. Matthews,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Determining Electrostatic Forces on Lunar Dust Regolith
with A. Mendoza, T. Herrera and L.S. Matthews,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Experimental Study of the Formation of Chondrule Dust Rims
with Jens Schmidt, Lorin Matthews and Augusto Carballido,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Determining Diagnostic Capabilities of Dust by Exploring Lunar Swirls
with Graeson Griffin, Calvin Carmichael and Lorin Matthews,
(2021) 52nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Articles in AERA

Psychometrics of an Instrument Measuring the Impact That Learning Environments Have on Elementary Students' Engagement
with Jorge Carmona Reyes, Shanna L. Attai, Judy York, Kerri Ranney and Leanne Howell,
(2021) 2021 AERA Annual Meeting.

2020

Numerical study of anomalous diffusion of light in semicrystalline polymer structures
with Eva Kostadinova, Joshua Padgett, Constance Liaw and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review Research, 2020.
ArXiv Preprint

The IPG6-B as a Research Facility to support Future Development of Electric Propulsion
with Jens Schmidt, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich, Acta Astronautica, 2020
ArXiv Preprint

Dust as probes: determining confinement and interaction forces
with Khandaker Sharmin Ashrafi, Razieh Yousefi, Mudi Chen and Lorin S. Matthews, PRE, 2020
ArXiv Preprint

Ionization Waves in the PK-4 Direct Current Neon Discharge
with Peter Hartmann, Marlene Rosenberg, Zoltan Juhasz, Lorin Matthews, Dustin Sanford and Jorge Carmona, Plasma Sources Science and Technology, 2020

Discharge parameters of PlasmaKristall-4BU: A modifiable dusty plasma experiment
with Jens Schmidt, Review of Scientific Instruments, 2020.

Experimental study of the nonreciprocal effective interactions between microparticles in an anisotropic plasma
with E.A. Lisin, O.F. Petrov, E.A. Sametov, O.S. Vaulina, K.B. Statsenko, M.M. Vasiliev and J. Carmona-Reyes, Scientific Reports - Nature Physics, 2020.

Detailed Model of the Growth of Fluffy Dust Aggregates in a Protoplanetary Disk: Effects of Nebular Conditions
with ChuChu Xiang, August Carbadillo and Lorin S. Matthews, The Astrophysical Journal, 2020.
ArXiv Preprint

Investigating the Impact of Flexible Furniture in the Elementary Classroom
with Attai, Carmona-Reyes, Davis, York and Ranney, Learning Environments Research, 2020.

Operational Behavior of the Inductively-Heated Plasma Generator IPG6-B for Scientific Applications
with Jens Schmidt, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich, Vacuum, 2020.

Anomalous Diffusion in One-Dimensional Disordered Systems: A Discrete Fractional Laplacian Method
with J.L. Padgett, E.G. Kostadinova, C.D. Liaw, K. Busse and L.S. Matthews, Journal of Physics A, 2020.
ArXiv Preprint

Dust Charging in Dynamic Ion Wakes
with Lorin Matthews, Dustin Stanford, Eva Kostadinova, Khanadaker Ashrafi and Evie Guay Physics of Plasmas, 2020.
(Editor’s Choice – POP Featured Article)
AIP SciLight
ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Behavior of Dust in an Inductively-Heated Plasma Jet with Application to Planetary Science
with Jens Schmidt, Augusto Carballido, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich,
(2020) 51st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

2019

Nonlinear Mode Coupling and Internal Resonance Observed in Dusty Plasma
with Zhiyue Ding, Ke Qiao, Nicholas Ernst, Jie Kong, Mudi Chen and Lorin S. Matthews, New Journal of Physics, 2019.

Dust particle pair correlation functions and the non-linear effect of interaction potentials
with Jie Kong, Ke Qiao and Lorin S. Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2019.

Mapping the plasma potential in a glass box
with Lori Scott, Naoko Ellis, Mudi Chen and L. S. Matthew, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2019.

Nonlinear response of vertical paired structure in complex plasma
with Zhiyue Ding, Ke Qiao, Jie Kong and L. S. Matthew, Plasma Physics & Controlled Fusion, 2019.

Spectral approach to transport in the 2D honeycomb lattice with substitutional disorder
with E.G. Kostadinova, C.D. Liaw, A. Hering, *A. Cameron, *F. Guyton and L. S. Matthew, Physical Review B, 2019.
ArXiv Preprint

The initial structure of chondrule dust rims I: electrically neutral grains
with ChuChu Xiang, Augusto Carbadillo and Lorin Matthews, Icarus, 2019.
ArXiv Preprint

Self-diffusion in two-dimensional quasi-magnetized rotating dusty plasmas
with P. Hartmann, J. C. Reyes, L. S. Matthews, R. U. Masheyeva, K. N. Dzhumagulova, T. S. Ramazanov, T. Ott, M. Bonitz, I. Korolov, and Z. Donk ́, Physical Review E, 2019.
ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Modeling the Growth of Chondrule Dust Rims Under Various Plasma Conditions
with C. Xiang, Lorin Matthews and Augusto Carballido,
(2019) 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

K-12 Microgravity Educational Intervention Framework
with J.A. Carmona, S.L. Smith, J. York, R. Moore, M. Clyat, T. Buchs, R. Laufer, S. Attai and L. Matthews,
(2019) 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Proposed Experimental and Numerical Study of the Accretion of Chondrule Rims
with Augusto Carballido, R. Hannah, C. Xiang and Lorin Matthews,
(2019) 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

Concept for an Experimental Study of Dust Rim Formation on Chondrules
with Jens Schmidt, Augusto Carballido, Lorin Matthews, Rene Laufer and Georg Herdrich,
(2019) 50th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas.

2018

Particle Growth in an Experimental Dusty Plasma System
with S. Z. Jiang, X. N. Hou, F. Huang, J. Kong, L. S. Matthews, F. Huang and M-J. Wang, Chinese Physics Letters, 2018.

Discrete Stochastic Charging of Aggregate Grains
with Lorin Matthews and Babak Shotorban, Physical Review E, 97, 053207, 2018.
ArXiv Preprint

Transport properties of disordered 2D complex plasma crystal
with E.G. Kostadinova, K. Busse, C.D. Liaw and Lorin S. Matthews, Contributions to Plasma Physics, 2018.
ArXiv Preprint

2017

Dynamics of spinning particle pairs in a single-layer complex plasma crystal
with V. Nosenko, A.K. Zhdanov, H.M. Thomas and J. Carmona-Reyes Physical Review E Rapid Communications, 2017.

Delocalization in infinite disordered two-dimensional lattices of different geometry
with E.G. Kostadinova, K. Busse, N. Ellis, J. Padgett, C.D. Liaw and Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review B, 96, 235408, 2017.

Delocalization in Infinite Disordered 2D Lattices of Different Geometry
with E.G. Kostadinova, K. Busse, N. Ellis, J. Padgett, C.D. Liaw and Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review B, 2017.
ArXiv Preprint

The magnetic field inside a protoplanetary disk gap opened by planets of different masses
with Augusto Carbadillo and Lorin Matthews, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2017.

Simple experiment on the sputtering rate of solids in gas discharges
with Peter Hartmann, Jorge C. Reyes, Ihor Korlov and Lorin Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, 24, 060701, 2017.

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Effects of Heat Transfer in Dust Aggregates on the Photophoretic Force
with D.L. Sanford and Lorin Matthews
(2017) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Dust Growth in a Protoplanetary Disk Using Molecular Dynamics
with Chuchu Xiang, Lorin Matthews and Augusto Carballido
(2017) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2016

Physical Interpretation of the Spectral Approach to Delocalization in Infinite Disordered Systems
with E.G. Kostadinova, C.D. Liaw and Lorin Matthews, Materials Research Express, 2016. ArXiv Preprint

Temperature Measurement of a Dust Particle in a RF Plasma GEC Reference Cell
with Jie Kong, Ke Qiao and Lorin Matthews, Diagnostics of dust in plasmas - laboratory, space, and fusion plasmas, The Journal of Plasma Physics, 2016. ArXiv Preprint

Ion Wakefield Inside a Glass Box
with Mudi Chen, Michael Dropmann, Bo Zhang and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, 2016. ArXiv Preprint

Using Dust as Probes to Determine Sheath Extent and Structure
with Angela Douglass, Victor Land, Ke Qiao and Lorin Matthews, Diagnostics of dust in plasmas - laboratory, space, and fusion plasmas, The Journal of Plasma Physics, 2016.
(Editor’s Choice – JPP Featured Article – See link here.)
ArXiv Preprint

Mapping of Force Fields in a Capacitively Driven RF Plasma Discharge
with Michael Dropmann, Mudi Chen, Hannah Sabo, Rene Laufer, Georg Herdrich and Lorin Matthews, Diagnostics of dust in plasmas - laboratory, space, and fusion plasmas, The Journal of Plasma Physics, 82, 615820401, 2016.

Dust Coagulation in the Vicinity of a Gap-Opening Jupiter-Mass Planet
with Augusto Carballido and Lorin Matthews, The Astrophysical Journal, 2016. ArXiv Preprint

Comparison of Plasma Magnetic Field Interactions in a Static and Dynamic Plasma Facility
with Michael Dropmann, Andreas Knapp, Christoph Eichhorn, Stefan Lohle, Rene Laufer, Georg Herdrich, Lorin Matthews, Stefanos Fasoulas and Hans-Peter Roser, Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences, Aerospace Technology Japan, Vol. 14, No. ists30, 21-26, 2016,, 2016.

Photophoretic Force on Aggregate Grains
with Jesse Kimery, Gerhard Wurm, Caroline de Beule and Markus Kuepper, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2016.

Multipole Expansion of Aggregate Charge: How Far to Go?
with Lorin Matthews and Douglas A. Coleman, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Physics, 2016. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Dust Relative Velocities in the Vicinity of a Gap-Opening Jupiter-Mass Planet,
with Augusto Carballido and Lorin Matthews
(2016) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2015

Analysis of Magnetic Field Plasma Interactions with Micro Particles as Probes
with Michael Dropmann, Rene Laufer, Georg Herdrich and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, 2015.

Dusty Plasma Cavities: Probe-Induced and Natural
with Brandon Harris and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, 2015. (Editor’s Suggestion, Front Page Online) ArXiv Preprint

Electrical Conductivity of the Thermal Dusty Plasma under the Conditions of a Hybrid Plasma Environment Simulation Facility
with Dmitri I. Zhukhovitski, Oleg Petrov, Georg Herdrich, Rene Laufer, Michael Dropmann and Lorin S. Matthews, New Journal of Physics, 17, 053401, 2015.

Spontaneous formation and spin of particle pairs in a single-layer complex plasma crystal
with V. Nosenko, S. K. Zhdanov, H. M. Thomas and J. Carmona-Reyes, European Physics Letters, 112(4), 45003, 2015 (Editor’s Choice – Front Page Online/EPL Highlight Paper 2015)

Mode Couplings and Resonance Instabilities in Finite Dust Chains
with Ke Qiao, Jie Kong and Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review E, 2015 (PRE Kaleidoscope image)

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Aerodynamic and Engineering Design of a 1.5 Second High Quality Microgravity Drop Tower Facility,
with V. Belser, J. Breuninger, R. Laufer, K. Boehm, M. Dropmann, G. Herdrich and H.P. Roser
(2015) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Integration of a Dust Accelerator Into the IPG6-B Test Facility for Material Impact Tests,
with C. Montag, R. Laufer, R. Srama, G. Herdrich and O. Przybilski
(2015) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Photophoresis: Potential Sorting Mechanism in a Proto-Planetary Disk,
with J.S. Smallwood and L. S. Matthews
(2015) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Dust transport in plasmas interacting with complex magnetic fields close to a non-conductive surface,
with M. Dropmann, R. Laufer, G. Herdrich and L. S. Matthews
(2015) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Piezoelectric Dust Detector Design and Calibration for the ARMADILLO Program,
with F. Odom III, G. Richter, J. Brown, B. Martinsen, R. Cai, M. Fellows, A. Wolf, C. Montag, P. Young, J. A. Carmona-Reyes, J. Schmoke, M. Cook, B. Garner, I. Gravagne, K. Pin, L. Shedd, T. Groskreutz, T. Hegle, N. Mulenos, J. Stone, C. Wiley, V. Yanga, D. Eustice, K. Flachsbart, N. Steele, C. Tilley, P. Friudenberg, D. Penshorn, L. Henderson, E. Cavazos, A. Nabili, E. Cox, A. Cox, J. Wood, L. Devine, J. Curran, A. Mendiola, C. Falkner, R. Laufer, R. Srama, K. E. Schubert, L. S. Matthews and G Lightsey
(2015) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXVI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2014

Mode coupling and resonance instabilities in quasi-two-dimensional dust clusters in complex plasmas
with Ke Qiao, Jie Kong, Jorge Carmona Reyes, Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review E, 2014. ArXiv Preprint

Measurement of Net Electric Charge and Dipole Moment of Dust Aggregates in a Complex Plasma
with Razieh Yousefi, Allen B. Davis, Jorge Carmona-Reyes and Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review E, 2014. ArXiv Preprint

Interaction Force in a Vertical Dust Chain Inside a Glass Box
with Jay Kong, Ke Qiao and Lorin S. Matthews, Physical Review E, 2014. ArXiv Preprint

Two-Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Coulomb Clusters in Parabolic Traps
with Lev D’Yachkov, Maxim Myasnikov, Oleg Petrov, Jie Kong and Lorin Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, 2014.

Photophoresis on Microparticles under Microgravity
with Markus Kuepper, Caroline de Beule, Gerhard Wurm, Lorin S. Matthews, Jesse B. Kimmery, Journal of Aerosol Science, Vol. 76, 126-137, 2014.

Slow Plastic Creep of 2D Dusty Plasma Solids
with Peter Hartmann, Aniko Zs. Kovacs, Angela Douglass, Jorge Carmona-Reyes and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 113, 025002, 2014.

Dust as Probe for Horizontal Field Distribution in Low Pressure Gas Discharges
with Peter Hartmann, Aniko Zs. Kovacs, Jorge Carmona-Reyes and Lorin Matthews, Plasma Sources Science & Technology, Vol. 23, 045008, 2014. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Lunar Swirls and Plasma Magnetic Field Interaction in the Laboratory,
with Michael Dropmann, R. Laufer, G. Herdrich and L.S. Matthews
(2014) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXV, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Photophoretic Force on Fractal Aggregates in a Protoplanetary Disk,
with J. B. Kimery and L. S. Matthews
(2014) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXV, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2013

Mode Couplings and Resonance Instabilities in Dust Clusters
with Ke Qiao, Jay Kong, Eric Van Oeveren and Lorin S. Matthews , Physical Review E, Vol. 88, 043103, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

Cosmic Dust Aggregation with Stochastic Charging
with Lorin S. Matthews and B. Shotorban, The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 76, 103, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

A New Inductively Driven Plasma Generator (IPG6),
with M. Dropmann, G. Herdrich, R. Laufer, D. Puckert, H. Fulge, S. Fasoulas, J. Schmoke and M. Cook, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 41, 4, April, 2013.

Effects of Monomer Shape on the Formation of Aggregates from a Power Law Monomer Distribution
with J. D. Perry, J. Kimery and Lorin S. Matthews, New Journal of Physics, Vol. 15, 073026, 2013.

Vertical Probe Induced Asymmetric Dust Oscillation in Complex Plasma
with Brandon Harris and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, Vol. 87, 053109, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

Helical Structures in Vertically Aligned Dust Particle Chains in a Complex Plasma
with Jay Kong and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, Vol. 87, 053106, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

Glow and Dust in Plasma Boundaries
with Victor Land, Angela Douglass, Ke Qiao, Zhuanhao Zhang, Lorin Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 41, 4, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

Vertical Interaction Between Dust Particles Confined within a Glass Box in a Complex Plasma
with Jay Kong, Ke Qiao, Jorge Carmona-Reyes, Angela Douglass, Zhuanhao Zhang, Lorin Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 41, 4, 2013.

Mode Couplings and Conversions for Horizontal Dust Particle Pairs in Complex Plasma
with Ke Qiao, L.S. Matthews, J. Kong and J. Zhang, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 41, 4, 2013.

Charging of Aggregate Grains in Astrophysical Environments
with Qianyu Ma, Lorin Matthews and Victor Land, The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 763, 77, 2013. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Dust Grain Growth in a Protoplanetary Disk: Effects of Location on Charge and Size
with Will Barnes and Lorin S. Matthews,
(2013) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIV, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

Lunar Environment Simulation Capabilities at CASPER
with M. Dropmann, R. Laufer, G. Herdrich, M. Cook and J. Schmoke
(2013) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIV, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

Effect of Stochastic Charging on Cosmic Dust Aggregation
with Lorin S. Matthews and B. Shotorban
(2013) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIV, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

Charging Behavior of Dust Aggregates in a Cosmic Plasma Environment
with S.A. Frazier and Lorin S. Matthews
(2013) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIV, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

2012

The Influence of Monomer Shape on Aggregate Morphology
with J.D. Perry, E. Gostomski and L.S. Matthews, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Vol. 539, A99, 2012. BearDocs Preprint

Determination of the Levitation Limits of Dust Particles within the Sheath in Complex Plasma Experiments
with Angela Douglass, Victor Land, Ke Qiao and Lorin Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 19, 013707, 2012. ArXiv Preprint

Charging and Coagulation of Dust in Protoplanetary Plasma Environments
with Lorin Matthews and Victor Land, The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 744, No.8, 2012. ArXiv Preprint

SARIM PLUS - Sample Return of Comet 67P/CG and of Interstellar Matter
with R. Srama, H. Kr’ger, T. Yamaguchi, T. Stephan, M. Burchell, A. Kearsley, V. Sterken, F. Postberg, S. Kempf, E. Gr’n, N. Altobelli, P. Ehrenfreund, V. Dikarev, M. Horanyi, Z. Sternovsky, J. D. Carpenter, A. Westphal, Z. Gainsforth, A. Krabbe, J. Agarwal, H. Yano, J. Blum, H. Henkel, J. Hillier, P. Hoppe, M. Trieloff, S. Hsu, A. Mocker, K. Fiege, S. F. Green, A. Bischoff, F. Esposito, R. Laufer, G. Herdrich, S. Fasoulas, A. J’ckel, G. Jones, P. Jenniskens, E. Khalisi, G. Moragas-Klostermeyer, F. Spahn, H. U. Keller, P. Frisch, A. C. Levasseur-Regourd, N. Pailer, K. Altwegg, C. Engrand, S. Auer, J. Silen, S. Sasaki, M. Kobayashi, J. Schmidt, J. Kissel, B. Marty, P. Michel, P. Palumbo, O. Vaisberg, H. P. R’ser, Experimental Astronomy, 33, 723-751, 2012.

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Effects of Monomer Shape on the Formation of Fractal Aggregates Under a Power Law Distribution,
with Jonathan Perry, Jesse Kimery and L.S. Matthews
(2012) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Setup of an Inductively-Heated Plasma Generator and Diagnostics to Build a Hybrid Plasma Simulation Facility for Complex Space Environment Investigations,
with M. Dropmann, C. Gomringer, H. Koch, S. Peters, G. Herdrich, M. Cook, J. Schmoke, R. Laufer and L.S. Matthews
(2012) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Multi Wall Carbon Nano Tubes as Material for a Space Elevator on the Moon,
with J.A. Carmona Reyes, S. Peters, G. Herdrich, R. Srama, J. Schmoke, M. Cook, L.S. Matthews and R. Laufer
(2012) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Piezo Dust Detector (PDD) - A Modular Miniaturized In-Situ Measurement Instrument for Dust Research,
with A. Wolf, R. Laufer, G. Lightsey, G. Herdrich, R. Srama, H.P. Roser and L.S. Matthews
(2012) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXIII, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2011

Dust Particle Charge in Plasma with Ion Flow and Electron Depletion
with Angela Douglass, Victor Land, Lorin Matthews, Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 18, No. 8, 2011. ArXiv Preprint

One-Dimensional Vertical Dust Strings in a Glass Box
with Jay Kong, Lorin Matthews, Ke Qiao, Zhuanhao Zhang and Angela Douglass, Physical Review E, Vol. 84, 016411, 2011. ArXiv Preprint

The Effect of Electrode Heating on the Discharge Parameters in Complex Plasma Experiments
with Victor Land, Jorge Alberto Carmona Reyes, James Creel, Jimmy Schmoke, Mike Cook and Lorin Matthews, Plasma Science Sources and Technology, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2011. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Tholin Aggregation in Titan’s Atmosphere: Developing a Probabilistic Model
with L.K. Buckingham, L.S. Matthews (2011) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

Charging of Interplanetary Dust Grains and Consequences for Aggregation
with Q. Ma, L.S. Matthews (2011) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

The Influence of Monomer Shape on Aggregate Morphologies in First Stage Protoplanetary Development
with J. Perry, E. Gostomski, L.S. Matthews (2011) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXII, Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston (CD-ROM).

AIP Conference Proceedings

Agglomeration of Dust Particles in the Lab
with Lorin Matthews, Jorge Carmona Reyes and Victor Land, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1397, pp. 397-398 (2011). ArXiv Preprint

Modeling Agglomeration of Dust Particles in Plasma
with Lorin Matthews, Victor Land, Qianyu Ma and Jonathan Perry, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1397, pp. 60-65 (2011). ArXiv Preprint

The Effect of Dust Charge Variation, Due to Ion Flow and Electron Depletion, on Dust Levitation
with Victor Land, Angela Douglass, Ke Qiao, Lorin Matthews, AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1397, pp. 98-103 (2011).

2010

A Simple Method to Measure the Interaction Potential of Dielectric Grains in a Dusty Plasma
with Zhuanhao, Zhang, Ke Qiao, Jay Kong and Lorin Matthews, Physical Review E, Vol. 82, 036401, 2010. ArXiv Preprint

Crystallization Dynamics of a Single Layer Complex Plasma
with Peter Hartmann, Angela Douglass, Jorge C. Reyes, Lorin Matthews, Anik’o Kov’acs, and Zolt’an Donko, Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, 115004, 2010. ArXiv Preprint

Fluid modeling of void closure in microgravity noble gas complex plasmas
with Victor Land, Lorin Matthews and Diana Bolser, Physical Review E, Vol. 81, 056302, April, 2010.

Vibrational Modes and Instabilities of a Dust Particle Pair in a Complex Plasma
with Ke Qiao and Lorin Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 38, No. 4, April, 2010.

Probing the Sheath Electric Field with a Crystal Lattice by Using Thermophoresis in Dusty Plasma
with Victor Land, Bernard Smith and Lorin Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 38, No. 4, April, 2010. ArXiv Preprint #1 ArXiv Preprint #2

Dipole-Dipole Interactions of Charged-Magnetic Grains
with Jonathan Perry and Lorin Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 38, No. 4, April, 2010. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Low-Velocity Impacts on PVDF Targets Using a Light Gas Gun,
with J.A. Carmona, M. Cook, J. Schmoke, R. Laufer, L.S. Matthews
(2010) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Dipole-Dipole Interactions of Charged-Magnetic Grains,
with Jonathan Perry and L. Matthews
(2010) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

The Development of a Probabilistic Model for Tholin Aggregation in Titan’s Atmosphere ,
with C.C. Harris and L. Matthews
(2010) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Establishing an Environmental Simulation Facility for Lunar Dust Research ,
with R. Laufer, L. Matthews, G. Herdrich, R. Srama, H.-P. Roeser
(2010) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

A Baylor University Payload Contribution to the Universitaet Stuttgart Moon Orbiter Lunar Mission BW1,
with R. Laufer, L. Matthews, M. Lachenmann, G. Herdrich, R. Srama, H.-P. Roeser
(2010) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXXI, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

2009

Measurement of the Vertical Non-Uniformity of the Plasma Sheath in a Complex Plasma
with Jay Kong, Brandon Harris, Ke Qiao and Jorge Carmona-Reyes, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 37, No. 8, pp. 1620-1625, August, 2009.

Effect of Dipole-Dipole Charge Interactions on Dust Coagulation
with Lorin Matthews, New Journal of Physics 11, 063030 (2009).

Experimental and Computational Characterization of a Modified GEC Cell for Dusty Plasma Experiments
with Victor Land, Erica Shen, Bernard Smith, Lorin Matthews, New Journal of Physics 11, 063024 (2009).ArXiv Preprint

2008

Structural Phase Transitions and Vertical Mode in 2D Finite Plasma Crystals,
with K. Qiao, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 2752-2758, October, 2008. ArXiv Preprint

Employing Dust Particle Chains as a Wakefield Diagnostic,
with J. Kong and J. Carmona-Reyes, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 36, No. 2, pp 554-558, April, 2008. ArXiv Preprint

Charging and Growth of Fractal Grains,
with L. Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 310-314, 2008.

Phase Transitions in a Dusty Plasma with Two Distinct Particle Sizes,
with B. Smith, L. Matthews, J. Reay, M. Cook and J. Schmoke, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 41, pp. 1509-1512, 2008. ArXiv Preprint

2007

Formation of Cosmic Dust Bunnies,
with L. Matthews, R. Hayes, and M. Freed, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 260-265, April, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Relationship Between the DC Bias and the Debye Length in a Complex Plasma,
with J. Kong and J. Reyes, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 323-327, April, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Structural Phase Transitions of Three-Dimensional Shielded Coulomb Clusters (Finite Yukawa System),
with K.Qiao and Matthew Benesh, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Vol. 35, No. 2, pp. 346-351, April, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Kuiper Binary Object Formation,
with R. Nazzario, K. Orr, C. Covington and D. Kagan, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 40, pp. 280-283, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings

Charging of Fractal Dust Agglomerates in a Plasma Environment,
with L. Matthews, 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Particulate Contamination Within Fusion Devices and Complex (Dusty) Plasmas,
with J. Creel, J. Carmona-Reyes, J. Kong, 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Structure and Vertical Modes in Finite 2D Plasma Crystals,
with Ke. Qiao, 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Investigation of Dust Wake Field Oscillations,
with J. Kong and J. Carmona-Reyes, 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

Vertical Dust Particle Chains Mass and Charge Measurements,
with J. Carmona-Reyes and J. Kong, 16th IEEE International Pulsed Power Conference Proceedings, 2007. ArXiv Preprint

2006

Dynamics of a Dust Crystal with Two Different Size Dust Species,
with L. Matthews and K. Qiao, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 2564-2570, 2006. ArXiv Preprint

Numerical Study of Structural Phase Transitions in a Vertically Confined Plasma Crystal,
with Ke Qiao, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 2571-2574, 2006. ArXiv Preprint

Effect of a Multi-Sized Dust Distribution on Local Plasma Sheath Potentials,
with Meihong Sun and L.S. Matthews, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 38, No. 11, pp. 2575-2580, 2006. ArXiv Preprint

Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science

Low-Velocity Impacts on Targets Containing Embedded Carbon Nano-Tubes,
with J.A. Carmona, M. Cook, J. Schmoke, and J. Reay
(2006) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII, #1254, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Selected Papers from 2003 - 2005

Structural Phase Transitions and Out-of-Plane Dust Lattice Instabilities in a Vertically Confined Plasma Crystal,
with K. Qiao, Physical Review E, Vol. 71, No.2, pp. 026406, 2005. ArXiv Preprint

Effects of the Charge-Dipole Interaction on the Coagulation of Fractal Aggregates,
with L.S. Matthews, IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 586-593, April, 2004. ArXiv Preprint

Charged Grains in Saturn's F Ring: Interactions with Saturn's Magnetic Field,
with Lorin Swint Matthews, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 33, No. 12, pp. 2292-2297,2004. ArXiv Preprint

Digital Imaging and Analysis of Dusty Plasmas,
with C.M. Boesse, M.K. Henry and L.S. Matthews, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 2374-2378, 2004. ArXiv Preprint

Finite Coulomb Crystal Formation,
with J. Vasut and L. Barge, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 2396-2401, 2004. ArXiv Preprint

Dusty Plasma Correlation Function Experiment,
with B.Smith, J. Vasut, L. Matthews, J. Reay, M. Cook and J. Schmoke, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 2379-2383, 2004. ArXiv Preprint

Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Thermally Excited Waves in Plasma Crystals,
with K. Qiao, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 34, No. 11, pp. 2390-2395, 2004. ArXiv Preprint

The Dispersion Properties of the Out of Plane Transverse Wave in the 2D Coulomb Crystal,
with K. Qiao, Physical Review E, Vol. 68, No.4, pp. 046403, 2003.

Dust Grain Orbital Behavior Around Ceres,
with R.C. Nazzario and L. Barge, Advances in Space Research, Vol. 31, No. 12, pp. 2591-2598, 2003. ArXiv Preprint

Gravitoelectrodynamics in Saturn's F Ring: Encounters with Prometheus and Pandora,
with Lorin Swint Matthews, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, Vol. 36, Issue 22, pp. 6207-6214, 2003. ArXiv Preprint

Dispersion Relations for Thermally Excited Waves in Plasma,
with Ke Qiao, Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, Vol. 36, pp. 6109-6115, 2003. ArXiv Preprint

Selected Articles in Lunar and Planetary Science from 2001 - 2005

Numerical Investigations of Kuiper Belt Binaries,
with R.C. Nazzario
(2005) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, #1254, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Construction of a PZT Sensor Network for Low and Hypervelocity Impact Detection,
with J. Carmona, M. Cook, M. Cooper, J. Schmoke, J. Reay, and L. Matthews
(2005) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVI, #1127, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Impact Studies Using a One Stage Light Gas Gun,
with J. Carmona, M. Cook, J. Schmoke, K. Harper, J. Reay, and L. Matthews
(2004) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV, #1019, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Gravitational Interactions Between Protoplanets and Planetesimal Disks of Equal Mass,
with Bruce Lindsay, Kim Orr and L. Barge
(2003) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV, #1204, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Protoplanetary Migration and Creation of Scattered Planetesimal Disks,
with Bruce Lindsay.
(2002) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, #1097, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Orbits of Dust Ejecta From Ceres,
with R. Nazzario.
(2002) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIII, #1098, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Further Investigations of Dust Grain Orbital Behavior Around Neptune,
with R. Nazzario.
(2001) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII, #1222, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Simulating Dust Lattice Waves in Plasma Crystals Using the Box_Tree Code,
with Ke Qiao.
(2001) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII, #1205, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Computer Modeling of Edge Effects in Plasma Crystals,
with John Vasut.
(2001) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII, #1158, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Dynamics of Interplanetary Planetesimal Rings,
with Bruce D. Lindsay.
(2001) Lunar and Planetary Science XXXII, #1008, Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston (CD-ROM).

Papers from 1980 - 2003 available upon request.