Faculty Logan | Physics
Vincent Wickwar

Physics
Professor
Professor
Contact Information
Office Location: SER 218E
DialPhone: 435-797-3641
SendEmail: vincent.wickwar@usu.edu
Educational Background
Teaching Interests
Atmosphere and space
Research Interests
Middle and upper atmosphere: lidar and photometry.
Used for understanding structure and variations.
Publications - Abstracts
Publications - Books & Book Chapters
- Hammond, M.R, Wilkerson, T.D, Wickwar, V.B, (2002). High-resolution spectra of atmospheric water vapor in the near-IR using a Raman-shifted alexandrite laser: Lidar Remote Sensing for Industry and Environment Monitoring II. Proceedings of SPIE
- Sears, R.D, Wickwar, V.B, (2002). Lidar observations of stratospheric-mesospheric density structure and its climatology at Logan, Utah: Laser Radar: Ranging and Atmospheric Lidar Techniques III. Proceedings of SPIE
- Wickwar, V.B, Wilkereson, T.D, Hammond, M., Herron, J.P, (2001). Mesospheric temperature observations at the USU / CASS Atmospheric Lidar Observatory (ALO): Remote Sensing of the Atmosphere, Environment, and Space. Proceedings of SPIE
Book Chapters
* Has not been peer reviewed
Publications - Fact Sheets
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Publications - Curriculum
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Publications - Journal Articles
- Fish, C., Wickwar, V.B, Thurairajah, B., Sojka, J.J, Berkey, F., Bailey, S., Yuan, T., Taylor, M.J, Mitchell, N., Hocking, W., (2013). Multi-year Observations of Mid-latitude Middle Atmospheric Winds, Waves, and Temperature associated with SSW Events over Northern Utah.
- Wynn, T.A, Wickwar, V.B, (2009). The effects of model misspecification on linear regression coefficients as applicable to solar and linear terms. Annual Report of the Rocky Mountain NASA Space Grant Consortium
- Herron, J.P, Wickwar, V.B, Espy, P.J, Meriwether, J.W, (2007). Observation of a noctilucent cloud above Logan, Utah (41.7ºN, 111.8ºW) in 1995. J. Geophys. Res., 112
- Wickwar, V.B, Taylor, M.J, Herron, J.P, Martineau, B.A, (2002). Visual and lidar observations of noctilucent clouds above Logan, Utah, at 41.7N. J. Geophys. Res., 107:D7
- Shepherd, M.G, Reid, B., Zhang, S., Solheim, B.H, Shepherd, G.G, Wickwar, V.B, Herron, J.P, (2001). Retrieval and validation of mesospheric temperatures from Wind Imaging Interferometer observations. J. Geophys. Res., 106:A11, 24813-24829.
- Sox, L., Wickwar, V.B, Fish, C., Herron, J.P, (2016). Connection Between the Midlatitude Mesosphere and Sudden Stratospheric Warmings as Measured by Rayleigh-scatter Lidar. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, 121:9, 4627–4636. doi: 10.1002/2015JD024374
- Yuan, T., Heale, C.J, Snively, J.B, Cai, X., Pautet, P.D, Fish, C., Zhao, Y., Taylor, M.J, Pendleton, W.R, Wickwar, V.B, Mitchell, N.J, (2016). Evidence of Dispersion and Refraction of a Spectrally Broad Gravity Wave Packet in the Mesopause Region Observed by the Na Lidar and Mesospheric Temperature Mapper Above Logan, Utah. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 121, 579-594. doi: doi:10.1002/2015JD023685
Academic Journal
Professional Journal
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Publications - Literary Journal
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Publications - MultiMedia
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Publications - Technical Reports
- Collins, R.L, Tepley, C., Friedman, J., Raizada, S., Meriwether, J.W, Gerrard, A., She, C., Krueger, D.A, Williams, B.P, Kane, T., Thayer, J., Pan, W., Gardner, C.S, Swenson, G., Chu, X., Liu, A., Wickwar, V.B, Rees, D., (2004). CEDAR lidar beyond phase III: Accomplishments, requirements and goals.
Research Reports
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Publications - Translations & Transcripts
Publications - Other
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Scheduled Teaching
PHYS 1080 - Intelligent Life in the Universe, Fall 2020
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Fall 2020
Phys 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2020
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Spring 2020
Phys 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Spring 2020
Phys 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisememt, Fall 2019
PHYS 1080 - Intelligent Life in the Universe, Fall 2019
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Fall 2019
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Spring 2019
PHYS 1080 - Intelligent Life in the Universe, Fall 2018
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Fall 2018
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2018
PHYS 3010 - Space Exploration from Earth to the Solar System, Spring 2018
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Fall 2017
PHYS 5500, 6310 - Intermediate Topics in Physics (Topic), Fall 2017
PHYS 7990 - Continuing Graduate Advisement, Spring 2017
PHYS 4650, 6650 - Optics I, Fall 2016
PHYS 3880 - Advanced Physics Laboratory, Spring 2016
PHYS 4650, 6650 - Optics I, Fall 2015
PHYS 3500 - Topics in Physics (Topic), Fall 2015
PHYS 3880 - Advanced Physics Laboratory, Spring 2015
PHYS 4650,6650 - Optics I, Fall 2014
PHYS 3880 - Advanced Physics Laboratory, Spring 2014
ECE,PHYS 4650,6650 - Optics I, Fall 2013
ECE,PHYS 4650,6650 - Optics I, Fall 2012
PHYS 6310 - Solar-terrestrial Physics I, Spring 2012
ECE,PHYS 4650,6650 - Optics I, Fall 2011
ECE 4680 - OPTICS II, Spring 2011
ECE 6680 - OPTICS II, Spring 2011
PHYS 4680 - OPTICS II, Spring 2011
ECE 4650 - OPTICS I, Fall 2010
ECE 6650 - OPTICS I, Fall 2010
PHYS 4650 - Optics I, Fall 2010
PHYS 6650 - Optics I, Fall 2010
Graduate Students Mentored
Jonathan Price, Physics, August 2015
David Moser, Physics 2018
Leda Sox, Physics, April 2011 - April 2016