Michael "Mick" Peterson Jr., Ph.D., Professor
Publications
Research
Classes
Ocean Engineering

Refereed Publications

45. Senthilkumar Ramaswamy,  Alan R. Greenberg, Michael “Mick” Peterson, “Ultrasonic Detection of Defects in Highly Porous Polymeric Membranes”, to appear in Insight – Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring

44.    Turner, Adam W., Jean Paul Kabche, M. L. Peterson, William G. Davids, (2007) Tension/Torsion Testing of Inflatable Fabric Tubes. Experimental Techniques. Accepted.

43     Elmira Kujundzic, A. Cristina Fonseca, Emily A. Evans, Michael Peterson, Alan R. Greenberg and Mark Hernandez, “Ultrasonic Monitoring of Early-Stage Biofilm Growth on Membranes and Polymeric Surfaces.” J. Microbiological Methods, 68, Volume 68, Issue 3, March 2007, Pages 458-467 (2007).

42.    Davids, W.G., Zhang, H., Turner, A. and Peterson, M. (2007). “Beam Finite-Element Analysis of Pressurized Fabric Tubes” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, July 2007, Vol. 133, No. 7, Pages 990-998           

41.    L Lin, M L Peterson and A R Greenberg (2007) “Generation and propagation of ultrasonic plate wave in fluid-loaded porous polymeric membrane”, Insight: Non-Destructive Testing and Condition Monitoring, Vol 49 No 4 Apr. 2007, P 213-216.

40.    E.N. Brown, M.L. Peterson, K.J. Grande-Allen, Biological Systems and Materials: A Review of the Field of Biomechanics and the Role of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Experimental Techniques, Mar. 2006. Vol. 30  p 21-28

39.  Woodward, Becky L., Jeremy P. Winn, Michael J. Moore and Michael L. Peterson, Experimental  Modeling of Large
Whale Entanglement Injuries, Marine Mammal Science, Vol. 22, April 2006, p. 299-310.
38.  Davids, W., Botting, J., and Peterson, M.L., “Development and Structural Testing of a Composite-Reinforced Timber
Highway Guardrail”, Construction and Building Materials, accepted.
37.  Puckett, Anthony D. and M.L. Peterson, “The contribution of individual longitudinal Pochhammer-Chree modes in
observed experimental signals”, Journal of Acoustic Society of America, Acoustics Research Letters On-Line,
Vol. 6, No. 4, October 2005, p. 268-273
36.  Anthony D. Puckett and M. L. Peterson, “A semi-analytical model for predicting multiple propagating axially
symmetric modes in cylindrical waveguides”, Ultrasonics Vol. 43, 2005, p. 197-207
35.  Senthilkumar Ramaswamy, Alan R. Greenberg and Michael L. Peterson, “Non-Invasive Measurement of Membrane
Morphology via UFDR: Pore-Size Characterization”, Journal of Membrane Science Vol. 239, 2004, p. 143-154.
34.  Anthony D. Puckett and M. L. Peterson, “Technique for determining the pressure distribution on the face of a contact
ultrasonic transducer”, Experimental Techniques Vol. 26, No. 5, 2003, p 37-39.
33. Raoul Reiser, Jon Watt and M.L. Peterson, “Cycling on Rollers: The Influence of Tire Pressure and Cross Section on
Power Requirements”, Sports Biomechanics, Vol. 2 No. 2, 2003. p. 237-249
32. Reiser, R. Peterson, M., & Broker, J., “Instrumented Bicycle Pedals for Dynamic Measurement of Propulsive Cycling
Loads”, Sports Engineering Vol. 6, No. 1, 2003, p. 41-48.
31. Anthony D. Puckett, M. L. Peterson, “A time reversal mirror in a solid circular waveguide using a single time reversal
element”, Journal of Acoustic Society of America, Acoustics Research Letters On-Line, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 2003,
p. 31-36
30.  Cihat Tascioglu, Barry Goodell, Roberto Lopez-Anido Michael Peterson, William Halteman, and Jody Jellison,
“Monitoring Fungal Degradation of E-Glass/Phenolic Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites used in Wood
Reinforcement” International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Vol. 51, 2003, p. 157-165.
29.  Wang, Z.M., Peterson, M.L. and Grigorenko, Y.M., “Hybrid equilibrium finite elements for wave diffraction
problems” Prikladnaya Mekhanika, V. 39, No. 2, 2003, p 135-144.
28.   Radford, D.W., Fitzhorn, P.A., Senan, A., Peterson, M.L., “Application of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis to the
Evaluation of Tire Compounds” SAE 2002 Transactions – Journal of Passenger Cars: Mechanical Systems,
Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale PA, 2002.   
 27    Bruck, H.A., Evans, J.J. and Peterson, M.L., “The Role of Mechanics in Biological and Biologically Inspired
Materials”, Experimental Mechanics, Vol. 42, No. 4, December 2002, p. 361-371.
26.   Radford, D.W., VanGoethem, D., Gutkowski, R.M., and Peterson, M.L., “Composite Repair of Timber Structures”,
Construction and Building Materials, JCBM Vol. 16, No. 7, October 2002, p. 417-425.
25.   B. Woodward, M.L. Peterson and J. Winn, “Refining Crossbow Deployment Techniques of Suction Cup Attached
Tags for Cetacean Field Studies”, Marine Science Technology Journal Vol. 36, No. 2, Summer 2002, p. 50-57.
24.   Reiser, Raoul F. Peterson, M. L., & Broker, Jefferey P., “Influence of Hip Orientation on Wingate Power Output
and Cycling Technique” Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research Vol. 16, No. 4, 2002, p. 556-560.
 23.   M.L. Peterson and K. Dayton, “Experimental Ultrasonic Characterization of Machining Damage from Loose
Abrasive Processes”, Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Vol. 17, 2002, p. 325-340.
 22.   Z. M. Wang and M. L. Peterson, “Variational Principles for Softening Gradient Dependent Plasticity”, International
Journal of Solids and Structures Vol. 38, No. 48-49, November 2001, p. 8685-8700.
21.    R. M. Gutkowski, A. M. T. Shigidi, T. A. Vihn and M. L. Peterson, “Field Studies of Strengthened Timber Railroad
Bridge”, Transportation Research Record, No. 1770, 2001, p. 139-148.
20.   Raoul Reiser, M. L. Peterson and Jeffrey Broker, “Anaerobic Cycling Power Output with Variation in Recumbent
Body Configuration”, Journal of Applied Biomechanics Vol. 17, No. 3, 2001, p. 204-216.
19.   M. L. Peterson, Brandon D. Jeffrey, R. M. Gutkowski, “Limitations in Size and Type of Detectable Defects in Rail
Flaw Inspection”, Insight, the Journal of the British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing Vol. 42, No. 5. May
2000, p. 306-311.
 18.   Raoul Reiser, III, M. L. Peterson and Jeffrey Broker, “Inertial Effects on Mechanically Braked Wingate Power
Calculations”, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 32(9): 2000, p. 1660-1664
17.    Xiaobin Le, and M. L. Peterson, Xiaobin Le, and M. L. Peterson, “Statistical Description of Preston's Coefficient for
Loose Abrasive Processes”, Machining Science and Technology Vol. 4, No. 1, 2000, p 59-80.
 16.   Raoul Reiser, M. L. Peterson, C.W. McIlwraith and B. Woodward, “Simulated Effects on Racetrack Material Properties on the        

Vertical Loading of the Equine Forelimb”, Sports Engineering Vol. 3 (1), 2000, p. 1-11.
15.  Xiaobin Le and M. L. Peterson, “A Method for Fatigue Based Reliability When the Loading of the Component is Unknown”,            International Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 21, 1999, p. 603-610.
14.  J. Downs, P. Zhang and M. L. Peterson, “A High-Speed High-Resolution Ultrasonic Inspection Machine”, IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics Vol. 4, No. 1, Sept. 1999, p. 301-311.
13.  Xiaobin Le and M.L. Peterson, “Material Removal Rate in Flat Lapping”, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1999, p. 71-78.
12.  M.L. Peterson, “Prediction of Longitudinal Disturbances in a Multi-Mode Cylindrical Waveguide”, Experimental Mechanics Vol. 39, No. 1, 1999, p 36-42.
11.  M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath, T. Lambert, D. Woodham and M. Schuller, “Wavelet Display of Dispersion in Concrete Using Paul and Morlet Wavelets”, Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation Vol. 15, 1999, p. 151-169.
 10.  Raoul Reiser and M.L. Peterson, “Lower Extremity Power Output in Recumbent Cycling: A Literature Review”, Human Power, Vol. 13, No. 3, 1999, p. 6-12.
9.  M.L. Peterson and R.M. Gutkowski, “Evaluation of the Structural Integrity of Timber Bridge Structures”, NDT&E International Vol. 32, No. 1, 1999, p. 43.
 8.  M. L. Peterson, Xiaobin Le and David McKinley, “Monitoring the Material Removal Rate in Flat Lapping”, Journal of Advanced Materials Vol. 30, No. 4, 1998, p. 41-55.
 7.  M.L. Peterson, R. M. Gutkowski, S. Srinath and C. Mittlestadt, “A Method for Predicting In-situ Strength of Timber Beams Based on Higher Order Elastic Coefficients”, Forest Products Journal Vol. 48 No. 10, 1998, p. 89-93.
6.  M. L. Peterson, S. Srinath and J. Murphy, “A Waveguide Based Acoustic Microscope”, Ultrasonics Vol. 36, 1998, p. 855-863.
5.  E. N. Landis, S.F. Selleck, M.L. Peterson, S.P. Shah and J.D. Achenbach, “Ultrasonic Investigation of Concrete with Distributed Damage”, ACI Materials Journal Vol. 95, No. 1, 1998, p. 27-36.
4.  M. Peterson, “A Method for Increased Accuracy of the Measurement of Phase Velocity”, Ultrasonics Vol. 35, No 1, 1997, p. 17-29.
3.  M.L. Peterson and M.E. Ellis, “Advanced Visualization for Interpretation of C-Scan Data”, Materials Evaluation Vol. 55, No. 5, 1997, p. 548-554.
2.  B. Beardsley, M. Peterson and J.D. Achenbach, “A Simple Scheme for Self-Focusing of an Array”, Journal of Non-Destructive Evaluation, Vol 14, No. 4, 1995, p. 169-179.
1.  M.L. Peterson, “A Signal Processing Technique for Measurement of Multi-Mode Waveguide Signals: An Application to Monitoring of Reaction Bonding in Silicon Nitride”, Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 5, p. 239-256, 1994 

Chapter in Book and Patent

  • Michael L. Peterson, Jr, Anthony DiLeo, Zong Mu Wang, Alan Greenberg, Ultrasonic Detection of Porous Medium Characteristics, U.S. Patent #6,959,062, issued Nov. 1, 2005.

  • Michael Leroy Peterson, Overflow Prevention System and Method Using Laminar to Turbulent Flow Transition, U.S. Patent # 6,729,367, issued May 4, 2004.

  • Elastic Properties of Wood and Forest Products, M. L. Peterson, in Handbook of Elastic Properties of Solids Liquids and Gasses, Levy, Bass and Stern eds. Volume II,: Elastic Properties of Solids: Biological and Orgain Materials, Earth and Marine Sciences 2001, Academic Press

Conference Papers (partial list only)

  1. Michael “Mick” Peterson, PhD, C. Wayne McIlwraith, Raoul Reiser, PhD, “Racetrack Surface Measurements: Strain Rate and Load” Paper #45, ACVS Veterinary Symposium, October 27, 2005, San Diego CA.

  2. Raoul F. Reiser II, M.L. Peterson, Christopher E. Kawcak and C. Wayne McIlwraith Forelimb Hoof Landing Velocities in Treadmill Trotting and Galloping Horses, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Portland OR, June 7-9, 2005, in Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition

  3. Edwin N. Nagy, Michael L. Peterson, William G. Davids and Eric N. Landis, Mimosa:  A Model for a Self-actuating Structural System, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Portland OR, June 7-9, 2005, in Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition

  4. M. L. Peterson, Raoul F. Reiser, II, C. Wayne McIlwraith, Dynamic Response of Racetrack Surfaces, Society for Experimental Mechanics, Portland OR, June 7-9, 2005, in Proceedings of the 2005 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition

  5. Michael “Mick” Peterson Wenjin Lou, Donald Bragg, Eric Newberg, Thermo-Acoustic Analysis of In-Situ Characterization of Rubber Compounds, Presented at the spring 167th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, San Antonio, TX, May 16-18, 2005, Published as Paper Number 51.

  6. M. L. Peterson, R. F. Reiser, C. W. McIlwrath, “System development for in-situ characterization of horse racing track surfaces”, The 5th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport, University of Davis, California, USA, September 13th to 17th 2004, published in Engineering of Sport 5, Volume 2, International Sports Engineering Association, 2004, Sheffield UK, p. 152-158.

  7. J. Watt, R. F. Reiser, D. Walrath, M. L. Peterson, “Quantifying power output using cycling frame strain”, The 5th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport, University of Davis, California, USA, September 13th to 17th 2004, published in Engineering of Sport 5, Volume 1, International Sports Engineering Association, 2004, Sheffield UK, p. 522-528.

  8. Edwin N. Nagy, Michael L. Peterson, William G. Davids and Eric N. Landis, “Modeling the Pulvinus” Proceedings of the 17’th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, June 13-17, 2004, Newark Delaware. 

  9. Raoul Reiser II, Jefferey P. Broker and Michael L. Peterson, “Knee Loads in the Standard and Recumbent Cycling Positions”, Presented at Fort Collins CO April 23-25 2004, 41’st Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 41’st International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium, published in Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Vol. 40 ISA Research Triangle Park NC 2004,

  10. M. L. Peterson and C. Maguire, "The Detection of Matrix Degradation in the Wedge Rubber Compounds" presented at the 174'th Technical Meeting of the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, October 14-17, 2003, Cleveland Ohio, Published as Paper number 53 from ACS Rubber Division.

  11. M.L. Peterson, A. D. Puckett and S. Bunker, “In-Situ High Temperature Characterization of Carbon-Carbon Oxidation using Time Reversal Mirrors” paper 2023 In Proceedings of The 14’th International Conference on Composite Materials, San Diego California, USA, July 14-18, 2003

  12. M.L. Peterson and A. Senan, “In-Situ Dynamic Characterization of Marine Composites” paper 2022 In Proceedings of The 14’th International Conference on Composite Materials, San Diego California, USA, July 14-18, 2003

  13. Radford, D.W., Fitzhorn, P.A., Senan, A., Peterson, M.L., “Application of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis to the Evaluation of Tire Compounds” SAE Paper 02MSEC-56, Document Number 2002-01-3361, Motorsports Engineering Conference & Exhibition, December 2002, Indianapolis, IN, USA., Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale PA, 2002.

  14. M. L. Peterson, M. Sun, A. Senan, K. Horton, D. Radford, L. Thompson, “Dynamics Materials Characterization of Marine Composites” In Proceedings of the American Society for Composites 17th Technical Conference, West Lafayette Indiana, October 20-23, 2002.

  15. Anthony Puckett and M. L. Peterson, “Time Reversal Mirror Pulse Echo Ultrasonics in a Solid Circular Waveguide”, In Proceedings of Student Paper Competition, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition, Milwaukee WI, June 10-12, 2002

  16. M. L. Peterson, "In-Situ Evaluation of High Temperature Oxidation of Carbon-Carbon Composites" Office of Naval Research, ONR 334 Composites for Marine Structures, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 6-8 May, 2002.

  17. Raoul F. Reiser II, M.L. Peterson and Jeffrey P. Broker, “Understanding Recumbent Cycling: Instrumentation Design and Biomechanical Analysis” Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Volume 38, Proceedings of the 39’th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 39’th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium, Copper Mountain Colorado April 12-14, 2002. p. 209-214.

  18. Jonathan B. Watt, Raoul F. Reiser II, M.L. Peterson and D. E. Walrath, “Quantifying Power Output During Cycling through Measuring Strain Energy in a Bicycle Frame” Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Volume 38, Proceedings of the 39’th Annual Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium and 39’th International ISA Biomedical Sciences Instrumentation Symposium, Copper Mountain Colorado April 12-14, 2002. p. 417-421.

  19. M.L. Peterson, M. Sun, L. Espinosa , A Sysko,  “Stochastic Properties of Anisotropic Materials”, 2001 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, New York, Nov. 11-16, 2001

  20. Reiser, R., Peterson, M., & Broker, J. (Accepted). “Analysis of recumbent cycling loads with comparison to the standard cycling position”. 6th IOC World Congress on Sport Sciences. Salt Lake City, Utah, September 16-21, 2001. – Conference Postponed

  21. M.L. Peterson, Shaun Bunker and Anthony Puckett, “Evaluation of Dynamic Properties of Composites in an Oxidizing Environment” Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 21, American Institute of Physics , Melville NY, 2002, p. 1038-1045.

  22. Miao Sun, Sara Wright and M.L. Peterson “Visco-elastic Tensor Recovery in the Absence of Known Material Symmetry” Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol21, American Institute of Physics , Melville NY, 2002, p. 1423-1430.

  23. A. D. Puckett and M.L. Peterson, “Fidelity of an Analytical Time Reversal Mirror” in Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 21, American Institute of Physics, Melville NY, 2002, p. 945-952.

  24. Watt, J., Reiser, R., & Peterson, M., “Tire Size and Pressure Influence on Power Output While Cycling on Rollers”, ISBS International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport. San Francisco, California, June 20-26, 2001, 2001, (in proceedings section, “Works in Progress”, pages unnumbered).

  25. Reiser, R. Peterson, M., & Broker, J., “Effect of Hip Orientation on Wingate Anaerobic Power Output”, ISBS International Symposium on Biomechanics in Sport. San Francisco, California, June 20-26, 2001, p.291-294.

  26. Puckett, A.D., Peterson, M.L., Bennett, J.G., Smith, F.W., “Development of a Fidelity Criteria for Finite Element Modeling of a Thick Cylindrical Waveguide”, Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, CANCAM 2001, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, June 3-7, 2001, p. 3-4.

  27. Wang, Z.M., Peterson, M.L., “Scattering by a Cylindrical Inhomogeneity in a Fluid-Saturated Porous Media”, Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, CANCAM 2001, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, June 3-7, 2001, p. 219-220.

  28. J. Kainz, M. Sun and M.L. Peterson, “Inspection of Small Diameter Timber Using Analytical Waveform Inspection”, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 4-6, 2001, p. 809-812.

  29. Anthony Puckett, J.G. Bennett and F.W. Smith, “Applicability of High Frequency Finite Element Modeling of Small Diameter Timber”, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, June 4-6, 2001, p. 169-170.

  30. D. Radford, D. VanGoethem and M.L. Peterson, “Composite Repair of Timber Structures”, SEM Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 4-6, 2001, p. 165-168.

  31. D.W. Radford, M.L. Peterson, and D. VanGoethem, “Composite Repair of Timber Structures” Structural Faults + Repair – 2001, Commonwealth Institute, London, UK, July 4-6, 2001,

  32. M. L. Peterson, Brandon D. Jeffrey and R. M. Gutkowski, “Assessment of Rail Flaw Inspection Data”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 19 American Institute of Physics, 2000, p. 789-796.

  33. M. L. Peterson and Kenwood P. Dayton II, “An Experimental Investigation of Dispersion to Characterize Machining Damage in Chemical Mechanical Planarization”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 19 American Institute of Physics, 2000. p. 1741-1747.

  34. Krishnan R. Nair and M. L. Peterson, “Design and Implementation of a Visualization Strategy for Maintaining Integrity of Large Data Sets”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 19 American Institute of Physics, 2000. p. 765-772.

  35. M.L. Peterson and R. Laverty, “Two Layer Transversely Isotropic Model of Small Diameter Timber Inspection”, Proceedings of the SEM IX International Congress on Experimental Mechanics, June 5-8, 2000, p. 257-260.

  36. R. Reiser, & Peterson, M. “Backrest angle influence on recumbent cycling power output”, Proceedings of the ASME Bioengineering Conference. Big Sky, Montana, 1999, p. 631-632.

  37. R. Reiser, & Peterson, M. “Theoretical Effects of Different Racetrack Materials on the Vertical Loading of the Equine Forelimb”, Proceedings of the ASME Bioengineering Conference. Big Sky, Montana, 1999, p. 213-214.

  38. J. A. Kainz, Xiaobin Le and M. L. Peterson, “Ambient Excitation for Detection of Damage in Timber Bridges”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 18 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 1999, p. 1949-1956.

  39. P. Zhang and M. L. Peterson, “Transmission Coefficient for Multi-Layered Structures at Arbitrary Incident Angle”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 18 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 1999, p. 1305-1312.

  40. Richard Laverty and M.L. Peterson, “Elastic Response of a Thick Isotropic Cylinder to an Arbitrary Pressure Applied at One End”, Review of Progress of Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vol. 18 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Press, 1999, p. 255-262.

  41. R.M. Gutkowski, M. L. Peterson, K. Brown, A. Shigidi and K. Doyle “Load Testing of Rehabilitated Timber Railroad Bridges”, Proc. of Structural Faults and Repair, 8’th International Conference and Exhibition, July 13-15, 1999, London, ed. M.C. Forde, Engineering Technic Press, Edinburgh.

  42. E.N. Landis, D. Whittaker and M.L. Peterson, “Acoustic Emission Energy Released by Fracture of Wood”, Proceedings of the 13’th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference, Baltimore, 1999.

  43. R. Gutkowski, G. Robinson, M.L. Peterson, “Field Load Tests of Timber Railroad Bridges under Static and Ramp Loads”, Proceedings of World Congress on Timber Engineering, August 17-20, 1998, Lausanne Switzerland.

  44. M.L. Peterson, “Experimental Vibrations in Graduate Education”, 12'th ASCE Engineering Mechanics Conference Proceedings, LaJolla, CA May 17-20, 1998, p. 873-876.

  45. M.L. Peterson, “Evaluation of Wood Products Based on Elastic Waves”, in Non-Destructive Characterization of Material VII, Edited by Robert E. Green Jr., Plenum Press, New York, from a confernece held June 15-20, 1997, 1998, p. 561-566.

  46. Xiaobin Le, Jim Kainz, M.L. Peterson, and Eric N. Landis, “Smart Timber Bridges for In-Situ Evaluation”, Proceedings SPIE Vol. 3396 Non-Destructive Evaluation of Materials and Composites II, S.R. Doctor, C.A. Leibowitz and G.Y. Baaklini Eds., p. 2-13.

  47. M. L. Peterson, “Elastic Wave Methods in Timber NDT”, in Topics on Non—Destructive Evaluation Series, Vol. 2, Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation of Infrastructure, B. B. Djordjevic and Henrique Dos Reis, Technical Editors, The American Society for Nondestructive Testing, 1998, p. 207-218.

  48. M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath, T. Lambert, M. Schuller and D. Woodham, “Wavelet Analysis for the Characterization of Dispersion in Concrete”, Proceedings of the NSF Design and Manufacturing Grantees Conference, Seattle, Washington, January 7-10, 1997, p. 561-562.

  49. B. Woodward, S. Srinath and M.L. Peterson, “Preliminary Investigation of the Effect of Track Surface on Joint Loading in Race Horses”, Proceedings of the joint ASME, ASCE and AIChE Summer Bioengineering Conference ASME BED Vol. 35, Ed. By K.B. Chandran, R. Vanderby and M.S. Hefzy, 1997, p. 203-204.

  50. M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath, and S. James, “A Waveguide Based Acoustic Microscope with Application to the Evaluation of Bone”, Proceedings of the joint ASME, ASCE and AIChE Summer Bioengineering Conference ASME BED Vol. 35, Ed. By K.B. Chandran, R. Vanderby and M.S. Hefzy, 1997, p. 585-586.

  51. R. Gutkowski, G. Robinson and M. Peterson, “Field Load Testing of Old Timber Railroad Bridges”, in Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Structural Faults and Repair, Ediburgh, UK, July 8, 1997. 

  52. Real-time automatic target location by template matching on blurred images, R. Kumar, J. Downs III and M.L. Peterson, in Proceedings of the SPIE Conference on Nondestructive Evaluation for Process Control in Manufacturing, Scottsdale AZ, Dec. 2-5 1996.

  53. A Waveguide Based Acoustic Microscope with Application to the Evaluation of Bone, M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath, S. James, and R.W. Norrdin, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation Vol. 16 Plenum Press,  New York, 1997.

  54. Preliminary Results for a Multi-Sensor Non-Destructive Test of Timber Strength, M.L. Peterson, D. Maas, C. Mittlestadt, S. Srinath and R. Zoughi, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation Vol. 16 Plenum Press,  New York, 1997

  55. Comparison of Two Electromagnetic Models for Microwave Surface Crack/Slot Detection Using Open-Ended Waveguides, C. Huber, M.L. Peterson and J. Bourland in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation Vol. 16 Plenum Press,  New York, 1997

  56. Laboratory Investigation of Higher Order Elastic Coefficients in Timber, M.L. Peterson, C. Mittlestadt and J. Downs III, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation Vol. 16 Plenum Press,  New York, 1997.

  57. Theoretical, Simulated and Experimental 2-D Resolution Enhancement of an Ultrasonic Transducer by Deconvolution of the Point Spread Function, , J. Downs III and M.L. Peterson, in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press)

  58. Non-Destructive Inspection of Timber Bridge Structures, M.L. Peterson, J. Downs III and R. M. Gutkowski, in Proceedings 3’rd Conference Non-Destructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials, Sept 1996 (Atkinson Noland & Associated Boulder CO, 1996).

  59. Ultrasonic Investigation of Distributed Cracking in Concrete, E. N. Landis, S.F. Selleck, M.L. Peterson and S.P. Shah. in Proceedings 3’rd Conference Non-Destructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials, Sept 1996 (Atkinson Noland & Associated Boulder CO, 1996).

  60. NDE of Distributed Cracking in Concrete in Proceedings, 11’th Engineering Mechanics Conference ASCE 1996 S.F. Selleck, E.N. Landis, M.L. Peterson and S.P. Shah (Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 19-22, 1996)

  61. Ultrasonic Imaging of Anomalies in Truck Tires, A. Cheng, J.D. Achenbach, R. Rogers and M. Peterson in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press,  New York, 1996).

  62. Ultrasonic Evaluation of Bridge Deck Pavements, M. Peterson, E. Landis and J.D. Achenbach in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press, New York, 1995).

  63. Measurement and Visualization of Waveguide Modes for High Temperature Ultrasonic Applications, M. Peterson and J.D. Achenbach in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press,  New York, 1994).

  64. Ultrasonic Monitoring of Reaction Bonding Silicon Nitride, M. Peterson and J.D. Achenbach in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press, New York, 1993).

  65. Crack-Depth Determination by a Neural Network with a Synthetic Training Set,  M. Takadoya, M. Notake,  M. Kitahara, J.D. Achenbach, Q.C. Guo,  and M. L.  Peterson in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press, New York, 1993).

  66. Neural Network for Crack-Depth Determination from Ultrasonic Backscattering Data,  M. Kitahara, J.D. Achenbach, Q.C. Guo,  M. Peterson,  M. Notake and  M. Takadoya in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press, New York, 1992), Vol. 11A,  p. 701.

  67. Depth Determination of Surface Breaking Cracks by a Neural Network, M. Kitahara, J.D. Achenbach, Q.C. Guo,  M. Peterson, T. Ogi and M. Notake in Review of Progress in Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation (Plenum Press, New York, 1991), Vol. 10A, Chap.3, Sec. A.

Reports, Presentations, Paper Summaries and Abstracts

  1. Field Studies of Timber Railroad Bridges, R.M. Gutkowski, M. L. Peterson, G. C. Robinson, S. Uppal, D. Oliva-Maal and D. Otter, American Association of Railroads, Report R-933, Transportation Technology, Inc, Pueblo, Co,  1999.
  2. Load Testing of Rehabilitated Timber Railroad Bridges, R.M. Gutkowski, K. Brown, K. Doyle and M. L. Peterson, Structural Faults and Repair, 8’th International Conference and Exhibition, July 13-15, 1999, London.
  3. A Waveguide Based Acoustic Microscope with Application to the Evaluation of Bone, M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath, and S. James, Proceedings of the 1997 Bioengineering Conference, ASME Ed. By K.B. Chandran, R. Vanderby and M.S. Hefzy, BED Vol. 35, Sunriver Oregon June 11-15, 1997, p585.
  4. Analytical Waveform Inspection of Small Diameter Timber, M. L. Peterson, Advanced Engineered Wood Composites Seminar Series, University of Maine, Nov. 13, 1998.
  5. Wavelet Decomposition for Characterization of Dispersion, M.L. Peterson, S. Srinath T. Lambert, 1997 Joint ASME, ASCE, SES Summer Meeting, June 29-July 2, 1997, Evanston IL.
  6. Preliminary Investigation of the Effect of Track Surface on Joint Loading in Race Horses B. Woodward, S. Srinath and M.L. Peterson, Proceedings of the 1997 Bioengineering Conference, ASME Ed. By K.B. Chandran, R. Vanderby and M.S. Hefzy, BED Vol. 35, Sunriver Oregon June 11-15, 1997.
  7. High-Speed High-Resolution Ultrasonic Inspection System for Characterization of Damage in Rubber Composites, J. Downs and M.L. Peterson, Eighth International Symposium on Nondestructive Characterization of Materials, Boulder, Colorado, June 15-20, 1997
  8. High-Speed, High-Resolution Ultrasonic Inspection for Rubber-Steel Composite Material, J. Downs III and M.L. Peterson, presented at the SPIE Conference on NDE of Materials and Composites, Scottsdale AZ, Dec. 2-5 1996.
  9. Speaker Detection for Multi-Participant Video Conferencing Applications, M. Azimi and M. Peterson poster presented at the NSF Optical Computing Systems Center Industry Conference, Boulder CO, Nov. 12, 1996.
  10. Evaluation of the Impact of Dispersion on the Phase Velocity in Damaged Concrete, S. Srinath, T. Lambert, M.L. Peterson, M. Schuller and D. Woodham, presented at 3’rd Conference Non-Destructive Evaluation of Civil Structures and Materials, Sept. 1996.
  11. Timber Structures in Railroad Systems - Reliability and Testing - presented at Universidad Panamericana sede Guadalajara and Universidad Panamericana sede Mexico City on August 16 and 20, 1996.
  12. Enhancing the Resolution of an Ultrasonic Transducer by Deconvolution of the Point Spread Function, J. Downs III and M.L. Peterson, presented at 1996 ASNT Research Conference and Fifth Annual Research Symposium, March 18-22 1996 Norfolk Virginia.
  13. Structural Integrity of Timber Bridge Structures, M.L. Peterson, J. Downs III and R., M. Gutkowski presented at 1996 ASNT Research Conference and Fifth Annual Research Symposium, March 18-22 1996 Norfolk Virginia.
  14. Advanced Visualization and Automated Flaw Detection for Truck Tire Casing Inspection, M. Ellis and M.L. Peterson presented at 1996 ASNT Research Conference and Fifth Annual Research Symposium, March 18-22 1996 Norfolk Virginia
  15. Ultrasonic Testing of Truck Tires, BANDAG Second Year Progress Report, R. Rogers, M. Peterson and J.D. Achenbach, progress report submitted for evaluation of second year of work on Northwestern University NDE project. Sept. 1992.
  16. Ultrasonic Testing of Truck Tires, BANDAG First Year Progress Report, R. Rogers, M. Peterson and J.D. Achenbach, progress report submitted for evaluation of the first year of work on Northwestern University NDE project. July, 1991.
  17. Development of Models of 5M10,000 Compression Mounts, Michael L. Peterson and Kamal W. Matta, Electric Boat Division, Nuclear Engineering Analysis 471, Technical Note NEA #11801, August 1988, (Confidential Security Classification Report).
  18. Ultrasonic Scattering from a Model of an Intergranular Stress Corrosion Crack: Comparison of Theory and Experiment, M. Peterson Thesis for M.S. Degree, Northwestern University, 1987.
  19. An Evaluation of Alternative Methods of Producing Steel Chassis Coil Springs. M. Peterson. Thesis for B.S. Degree, General Motors Institute/Buick Motor Division Factory #03, 1985.