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Dr. Patricia Reiff  |  reiff@rice.edu
(713) 348-4634
Rice Space Institute, MS-108
Rice University
6100 Main Street
Houston, TX 77005-1892

Below are some of the publications from SPAC Alumni. This page does not include the numerous academic papers authored by Faculty, Staff and Students over the years.

Textbooks and Monographs

  • David Alexander: The Sun
  • Dave Arnett: Supernovae and Nucleosynthesis
  • Joe Chamberlain: Planetary Atmospheres
  • Don Clayton: Essays in Nuclear Astrophysics, Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis
  • David Cummings: Evolving Theories on the Origin of the Moon
  • David Cummings and Lou Lanzerotti: Scientific Debates in Space Science
  • Dessler and Michel: Particles and Fields in Space (Wiley)
  • (Maran and) Richard Fienberg Astronomy for Dummies
  • Dan Fleisch: A Student's Guide to Maxwell's Equations (Jan 28, 2008); A Student's Guide to Vectors and Tensors (Nov 14, 2011); A Student's Guide to the Mathematics of Astronomy (Aug 29, 2013, with Julia Kregenow)
  • Bob Haymes: Introduction to Space Science (Wiley, 1971)
  • Richard Juday and others: Correlation Patterns Recognition, 2005
  • Neal Lane, Tom Estle and Mike Morrison: Quantum States in Atoms, Molecules and Solids (1976); Understanding More Quantum Physics
  • Ray Lopez: Storms from the Sun
  • MacGorman, D. R., and W. D. Rust: The Electrical Nature of Storms (Oxford University Press, 1998)
  • René A. Medrano-B.: Campos Vetoriais, Espaços Lineares e Tensores na Física (Transtec, São Paulo, 1994)
  • F. C. Michel: Theory of Neutron Star Magnetospheres
  • Bob O'Dell: the Orion Nebulae, 2003; The Dark Night Sky
  • Ray Talbot: Forth for the Motorola processor
  • Thomas F. Tascione: Introduction to the Space Environment (Orbit Book Company, 1988)
  • Wallace Tucker: Radiation Processes in Astrophysics (MIT Press, Cambridge, 1975); Heath Physical Science (D.C. Heath and Co., Lexington, 1984, with Louise Nolan); The Star Splitters (NASA, Washington, 1984); The X-ray Universe (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1985 with Riccardo Giacconi); The Cosmic Inquirers (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 1986 with Karen Tucker); The Dark Matter (William Morrow & Co., Inc., New York, 1988 with Karen Tucker); Revealing the Universe (Harvard University Press, Cambridge, 2001, with Karen Tucker)
  • (Kouveliotou, Wijers and) Stan Woosley: Gamma-ray Bursts

Edited Volumes

  • Jim Burch: The Van Allen Probes Mission; The IMAGE Mission; Magnetospheric Imaging; The THEMIS Mission; Sun-Earth Plasma Connections
  • Dixon Butler with K. Papadapolous: Solar Terrestrial Physics in the 1980s
  • Anthea Coster and others: Midlatitude ionospheric Dynamics and Disturbances The Dynamical Ionosphere 2019; Space Physics and Aeronomy, Space Weather Effects sand Applications (Vol 5)2021;
  • Alex Dessler: Physics of the Jovian Magnetosphere
  • René A. Medrano-B. and Enio B. Pereira: Ciências Espaciais e da Atmosfera na Antárctica (Transtec, São Paulo, 1995)
  • Osterbock and O'Dell: Planetary Nebulae 1968
  • Steven Pompea: several compendia of teaching resources: Image Processing Exercises for Astronomy; Great Ideas for Teaching Astronomy; Current Perspectives in Physics and Astronomy; The Real Reason for the Seasons; Living with a Star

Fiction and Autobiography

Nonfiction

  • (A. Egeland and) William Burke: Kristian Birkeland: The First Space Scientist, Carl Størmer: Auroral Pioneer
  • Rick Chappel and Jim Hartz: Worlds Apart - How the Distance Between Science and the Media Threatens America's Future (First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, 1998)
  • David Cummings: A Documentary HIstory of the Formation of the USRA
  • Don Clayton: Catch A Falling Star; The Dark Night Sky; Handbook of Isotopes in the Cosmos
  • Marianne Dyson: Space Station Science (Scholastic, 1999, Windward, 2004 - won Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Golden Kite Award for Nonfiction); Homework Help on the Internet (Scholastic, 2000); Home on the Moon (National Geographic, 2003 - won American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award); Stars and Galaxies, Book 8, Space University Series (Scholastic, 2004); Space and Astronomy: Decade by Decade, Twentieth Century Science Series (Facts On File, 2007)
  • Bob Eather: Majestic Lights
  • John Freeman: Storms in Space
  • Marc Hairston and Pamela Gossin: Cultural Guide to Anime and Manga; Exploring Anime and Manga; Anime and Manga Creators, the Early Years
  • C. Renee James: Seven Wonders of the Universe You Probably Took For Granted; Science Unshackled: How Obscure, Abstract, Seemingly Useless Scientific Research Turned Out to be the Basis for Modern Life (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014)
  • Brian O'Brien: Nationalising the Australian Environment: The Agreements of '92 (Institute of Public Affairs, Melbourne, 1993); Environment and Science (University of Western Australia Press, 1979); Postponing Greenhouse: Facts, Issues and Policies in 1990 (Eco Ethics, Perth, 1990); Marandoo Iron Ore and Central Pilbara Railway: Environmental Review and Management Programme (Hamersley Iron Pty Limited, Perth, 1992); Statewide Waterways Management (Waterways & Rivers Commission, Perth, 1996); The Eco Ethics of Tourism Development (Western Australian Tourism Commission and The Environmental Protection Authority, Perth, 1989)
  • Bob O'Dell: Aerobatics Today 1984

Other Creative Works