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J. D. Smith

Missouri University of Science and Technology · US
Area of research
Nuclear and High Energy Physics · Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research interest
Research interests include Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae, and Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes.
h-index
47
citations
9,454
works
285
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Biochar Surface Chemistry Modification by Blending Hardwood, Softwood, and Refuse-Derived Fuel: Insights from XPS, FTIR, and Zeta Potential Analysis
Fuels 2025cited by 11position: contributordoi
The Comprehensive Quantification and Characterization of Oak Biochar Produced via a Gasification Process Using a Downdraft Reactor
Fuels 2025cited by 9position: contributordoi
Experimental and Aspen Simulation Study of the Co-Pyrolysis of Refuse-Derived Fuel and Oil Shale: Product Yields and Char Characterization
Fuels 2025cited by 6position: contributordoi
Comparative Morphological and Thermal Analysis of Biochar from Oak, and from Oak, Pine and RDF Blends, in a Downdraft Gasifier
Fuels 2025cited by 4position: contributordoi
Process intensification in reverse flow reactors to boost various industrial applications: A review
Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification 2025cited by 3position: contributordoi
Thermal Decomposition and Kinetic Parameters of Three Biomass Feedstocks for the Performance of the Gasification Process Using a Thermogravimetric Analyzer
Energies 2024cited by 18position: contributordoi
Event-by-event direction reconstruction of solar neutrinos in a high light-yield liquid scintillator
Physical review. D/Physical review. D. 2024cited by 10position: middledoi
A New Air-Assisted Flare Tip Design for Managing Gas Flare Emissions (CFD Analysis)
Processes 2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
A New Air Assisted Flare Tip Design for Managing Gas Flare Emissions (CFD Analysis)
2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
Meteorological Data Mining and Synthesis for Supplementing On-Site Data for Regulatory Compliance
Energies 2024cited by 0position: contributordoi
An extremely energetic cosmic ray observed by a surface detector array
Science 2023cited by 74position: middledoi
Techno-economic and life cycle analyses for a supercritical biodiesel production process from waste cooking oil for a plant located in the Midwest United States
Environment, Development and Sustainability 2023cited by 6position: contributordoi
Design and simulation of a utility oilfield flare in Iraq/Kurdistan region using CFD and API-521 methodology
Heliyon 2023cited by 4position: contributordoi
Advances in Energy Hybridization for Resilient Supply: A Sustainable Approach to the Growing World Demand
Energies 2022cited by 4position: contributordoi
Next Generation Nuclear Power for Non-Power Applications in the Middle-East Region
2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Advances in Energy Hybridization for Resilient Supply: A Sustainable Approach to the Growing Middle East Demand
2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Toward a Better Air-Assisted Flare Design for Safe and Efficient Operation during Purge Flow Conditions: Designing and Performance Testing.
2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Teaching Energy Economics in the GCC: A Synergistic Approach between Engineering and Economics
Energies 2022cited by 0position: contributordoi
Laboratory-Scale Research of Non-Catalyzed Supercritical Alcohol Process for Continuous Biodiesel Production
Catalysts 2021cited by 10position: contributordoi
Toward a Better Air-Assisted Flare Design for Purge Flow Conditions: Experimental and Computational Investigation of Radial Slot Flow into a Crossflow Environment
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 2021cited by 6position: contributordoi
Advanced design optimization of combustion equipment for biomass combustion
Renewable Energy 2020cited by 31position: contributordoi
Techno-economic optimization and environmental Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of microgrids located in the US using genetic algorithm
Energy Conversion and Management 2019cited by 86position: contributordoi
Notes on the Economics of Residential Hybrid Energy System
Energies 2019cited by 5position: contributordoi
The bursts of high energy events observed by the telescope array surface detector
Physics Letters A 2017cited by 50position: middledoi
The energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 1017.2 eV measured by the fluorescence detectors of the Telescope Array experiment in seven years
Astroparticle Physics 2016cited by 80position: middledoi
Search for EeV protons of galactic origin
Astroparticle Physics 2016cited by 39position: middledoi
Measurement of the proton-air cross section with Telescope Array’s Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode
Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D, Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology 2015cited by 52position: middledoi
INDICATIONS OF INTERMEDIATE-SCALE ANISOTROPY OF COSMIC RAYS WITH ENERGY GREATER THAN 57 EeV IN THE NORTHERN SKY MEASURED WITH THE SURFACE DETECTOR OF THE TELESCOPE ARRAY EXPERIMENT
The Astrophysical Journal Letters 2014cited by 349position: middledoi
Study of Ultra-High Energy Cosmic Ray composition using Telescope Array’s Middle Drum detector and surface array in hybrid mode
Astroparticle Physics 2014cited by 203position: middledoi
The surface detector array of the Telescope Array experiment
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment 2012cited by 396position: middledoi

Grants

Equipment: MRI: Track 1 Acquisition of a multipurpose X-ray diffractometer for materials research
NSF2407868$378,5962025–2027PIRePORTER
NQVL:QSTD:Pilot: Attosecond Synchronized Photonic Entanglement Network (ASPEN-Net)
NSF2435378$1,000,0002024–2026PIRePORTER
REU Site: Life in the Mountains: Field Research in Gothic, Colorado
NSF2348507$463,7252024–2027PIRePORTER
Equipment: Acquisition of an energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy system for use in undergraduate STEM education
NSF2434889$194,1182024–2026PIRePORTER
QuSeC-TAQS: Distributed Entangled Quantum-Enhanced Interferometric Imaging for Telescopy and Metrology
NSF2326803$999,9942023–2026PIRePORTER
AGEP FC-PAM: The University of Texas System Alliance: An Inclusive Model of Mentoring, Sponsorship, and Systemic Change for Diversity in STEM Faculty Career Paths
NSF2243021$02023–2028PIRePORTER
Multimode Continuous-Variable Quantum Optics for Precision Sensing
NSF2207767$456,7872022–2026PIRePORTER
OPP-PRF: Reconstructing Baleen Whale Movement and Foraging Ecology Using Archived Natural History Collections
NSF2219243$325,7732022–2024PIRePORTER
Planning: SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A: Recovering from Expected Flooding Under Residential Buildings (REFURB)
NSF2228584$49,9992022–2023PIRePORTER
QuIC-TAQS: Implementation of a Neutral-Atom-Photonic-Cluster State
NSF2138068$2,500,0002021–2026PIRePORTER
Life in Ice: Probing Microbial Englacial Activity through Time
NSF2037963$481,2682021–2026PIRePORTER
Temporal Multimode Transformations for Quantum Information Science
NSF2112900$400,0002021–2024PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Neotoma Paleoecology Database, a Multi-Proxy, International, Community-Curated Data Resource for Global Change Research
NSF1948297$32,4212020–2026PIRePORTER
East Tennessee STEM Teacher Scholarship Program
NSF1851631$958,1902019–2027PIRePORTER
Reconstructing the Biology of Ancestral Vertebrate Genomes
NSF1818012$900,0002018–2024PIRePORTER
I-Corps Sites - Type I: George Washington University I-Corps Site for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
NSF1644687$693,4262017–2022PIRePORTER
A Systematic Search for Detached Tidal Dwarf Galaxies
NSF1714491$38,3102017–2019PIRePORTER
Temporal-Spectral Multimode Photonics for Quantum Information Science
NSF1620822$270,0002016–2020PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Neotoma Paleoecology Database, Community-led Cyberinfrastructure for Global Change Research
NSF1550721$48,0002016–2024PIRePORTER
EarthCubeIA: Collaborative Proposal: Building Interoperable Cyberinfrastructure (CI) at the Interface between Paleogeoinformatics and Bioinformatics
NSF1540994$78,0002015–2017PIRePORTER
I-Corps: Portable Light Scattering Device for Field Diagnosis of Microcytic Anemia
NSF1522627$50,0002015–2015PIRePORTER
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Harvesting Practices, Ecosystem Degradation, and Artifical Selection of Economically Viable Forest Resources
NSF1455814$9,4652015–2016PIRePORTER
RUI: Beads, Knots, and Gems: Star Formation Processes in Interacting Galaxies
NSF1311935$133,7152013–2018PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

· 21 papers (2019–2025)Yishu Zhou · Missouri University of Science and Technology4 papers (2022–2022)Paul C. Ani · Missouri University of Science and Technology4 papers (2025–2025)Hasan J. Al-Abedi · Missouri University of Science and Technology4 papers (2025–2025)Zeyad Zeitoun · Missouri University of Science and Technology3 papers (2025–2025)Mohammed H.S. Zangana · Koya University3 papers (2023–2024)Ahmed A. Maaroof · Missouri University of Science and Technology3 papers (2023–2024)Haider Al-Rubaye · Missouri University of Science and Technology3 papers (2022–2025)Hayder Alhameedi · Missouri University of Science and Technology2 papers (2022–2025)Prashant Nagapurkar · Missouri University of Science and Technology2 papers (2019–2022)Mahelet G Fikru · Missouri University of Science and Technology1 papers (2019–2019)Ugochukwu Ewuzie · Missouri University of Science and Technology1 papers (2025–2025)Caleb Moellenhoff · Missouri University of Science and Technology1 papers (2025–2025)Katarina Zagorac · Missouri University of Science and Technology1 papers (2025–2025)