Conference and Other “Unreviewed” Publications by John Brand Schneider

See also my journal papers and curriculum vitae.

Conference Presentations

  1. R. G. Olsen and J. B. Schneider, “Electromagnetic Energy from Multiple Sources within Perfect and Imperfect Faraday Shields,” 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility, Signal & Power Integrity, pp. 321–324, Raleigh, NC, Aug. 2025.
  2. E. A. Riskin, J. Milford, J. Callahan, P. Cosman, J. B. Schneider, K. Pitts, E. Knaphus-Soran, D. C. Llewellyn, A. E. Delaney, B. A. Myers, K. C. Tetrick, S. Cunningham, T. D. Ennis, K. O’Connor, M. Ferrez, T. D. Pan, and J. Baldis, “The Redshirt in Engineering Consortium: Progress and Early Insights,” ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #21919, Salt Lake City, UT, Jun. 2018.
  3. K. C. Tetrick, J. B. Schneider, and C. Pezeshki, “Measuring the Factors Associated with Student Persistence in the Washington State STARS Program,” ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #20079, Columbus, OH, Jun. 2017.
  4. K. C. Tetrick, E. A. Riskin, J. B. Schneider, and S. Cunningham, “Implementation and Assessment of the Washington STate Academic RedShirt (STARS) Program,” ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #16488, New Orleans, LA, Jun. 2016.
  5. E. A. Riskin, D. Wiggin, J. Kingma, J. B. Schneider, S. Cunningham, and S. Winter, “The Washington STate Academic RedShirt (STARS) in Engineering Program,” ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #11882, Seattle, WA, Jun. 2015.
  6. J. Kingma, E. A. Riskin, J. B. Schneider, R. G. Olsen, S. Cunningham, D. Wiggin, K. A. Reinkens, and S. Winter, “The Washington State Academic RedShirt (STARS) in Engineering Program,” ASEE Annual Conference, Paper ID #9201, Indianapolis, IN, Jun. 2014.
  7. Z. Chen, K. Willis, J. B. Schneider, and S. C. Hagness, “Finite-Difference Time-Domain Analysis of Energy Flow in Amplified Total Internal Reflection,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Orlando, FL, Jul. 2013.
  8. Z. Chen and J. B. Schneider, “Use of the G-TFSF and AFP Methods to Study Scattering from 3D Defects in Edges or Wedges,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, WA, Jul. 2011.
  9. T. Tan and J. B. Schneider, “FDTD 1D-MAP Plane Wave TFSF Simulation for Lossy and Stratified Media,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, WA, Jul. 2011.
    Presentation (PowerPoint)
  10. L. Zhou, J. B. Schneider, R. Olsen, and R. Tell, “Examination of the Possibility of RF Burns Induced by Contact with a PEC,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Spokane, WA, Jul. 2011.
  11. J. B. Schneider, “AMI Dosimetry,” Electric Power Research Institute Environment Area and Sector Council Meetings, San Antonio, TX, Sep. 2010.
  12. L. Zhou, J. B. Schneider, and R. G. Olsen, “Using Artificial Loss to Control the Instability in the Huygens Subgridding Method,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Toronto, Canada, Jul. 2010.
  13. J. B. Schneider, L. Zhou, S. L. Broschat, and Y. Wang, “On the Use of an Untapered Plane Wave in Numerical Studies of Scattering from Randomly Rough Surfaces,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and Radio Science Meeting, Charleston, SC, Jun. 2009.
    Presentation (PDF)
  14. K. J. Willis, S. C. Hagness, J. B. Schneider, and A. E. Siegman, “On the Existence of Evanescent Gain: Insights from FDTD Analyses,” URSI Radio Science Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, Jul. 2007.
  15. K. L. Shlager and J. B. Schneider, “A 2-D Dispersion Analysis of the W-MRTD Method Using CDF Biorthogonal Wavelets,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 3, pp. 244–247, San Antonio, TX, Jun. 2002.
  16. K. L. Shlager and J. B. Schneider, “A Comparison of the Dispersion Error of Higher-Order Finite-Difference Time-Domain Schemes with Daubechies’ Multi-Resolution Time-Domain Schemes,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 1, pp. 72–75, Boston, MA, Jul. 2001.
  17. J. B. Schneider and J. G. Tolan, “A Locally Conformal Method for Modeling Rigid Boundaries in the FDTD Method,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 108, no. 5, pt. 2, p. 2563, Newport Beach, CA, Dec. 2000.
  18. J. B. Schneider and R. J. Kruhlak, “Plane Waves and Planar Boundaries in FDTD Simulations,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Jul. 2000.
    Presentation (PDF)
  19. J. B. Schneider and R. J. Kruhlak, “Inhomogeneous Waves and Faster-than-Light Propagation in the Yee FDTD Grid,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 1, pp. 184–187, Orlando, FL, Jul. 1999.
  20. K. L. Shlager and J. B. Schneider, “Relative Accuracy of Several Low-Dispersion Finite-Difference Time-Domain Schemes,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 1, pp. 168–171, Orlando, FL, Jul. 1999.
  21. J. B. Schneider and C. L. Wagner, “Analytic Analysis of the CP-FDTD and C-FDTD Methods for Offset Planar Boundaries,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 4, pp. 1816–1819, Atlanta, GA, Jun. 1998.
  22. F. D. Hastings, J. B. Schneider, S. L. Broschat, and E. I. Thorsos, “A Comparison of the Finite-Difference Time-Domain and Integral Equation Methods for Scattering from Shallow Water Sediments,” abstract: J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 103, no. 5, pt. 2, p. 3095; proc. paper: Proc. 135th Meeting Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 4, pp. 3025–3026, Seattle, WA, Jun. 1998.
  23. K. L. Shlager and J. B. Schneider, “Analysis of the Dispersion Properties of the Multiresolution Time-Domain (MRTD) Scheme,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 4, pp. 2144–2147, Montréal, Canada, Jul. 1997.
  24. J. B. Schneider and O. M. Ramahi, “A Comparison and Evaluation of PML and COM in FDTD Simulations,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, vol. 3, pp. 1904–1907, Montréal, Canada, Jul. 1997.
  25. F. D. Hastings, S. L. Broschat, and J. B. Schneider, “A Monte Carlo Contour Path FDTD Method for Scattering from Randomly Rough Dielectric Surfaces,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Montréal, Canada, Jul. 1997.
  26. F. D. Hastings, J. B. Schneider, S. L. Broschat, and E. I. Thorsos, “Scattering from Rough Fluid-Fluid Interfaces Using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 101, no. 5, pt. 2, p. 3065, State College, PA, Jun. 1997.
  27. F. D. Hastings, J. B. Schneider, and S. L. Broschat, “A Monte Carlo Finite-Difference Time-Domain Technique for Scattering from Rough Elastic Bottoms,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 100, no. 4, pt. 2, p. 2798, Honolulu, HI, Dec. 1996.
  28. F. D. Hastings, J. B. Schneider, and S. L. Broschat, “Scattering from Rough Pressure-Release Surfaces Using the Finite-Difference Time-Domain Method,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 100, no. 4, pt. 2, p. 2798, Honolulu, HI, Dec. 1996.
  29. T. J. Snyder, J. N. Chung, and J. B. Schneider, “A Study on the Competing Effects of the Dielectrophoretic Force and Buoyancy on Nucleate Boiling Heat Transfer Rates and an Analogy with Variable Gravity,” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), HTD-Vol. 332, vol. 1, pp. 21–32, Atlanta, GA, Nov. 1996.
  30. K. L. Shlager, J. G. Maloney, and J. B. Schneider, “Limitations on Using the Staircased FDTD Method When Modeling Narrow-Angled TEM Horn Antennas,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Baltimore, MD, Jul. 1996.
  31. M. W. Steeds, S. L. Broschat, and J. B. Schneider, “A Comparison of Two Conformal Methods for FDTD Modeling,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, Jul. 1995.
  32. J. B. Schneider, S. L. Broschat, and P. J. Flynn, “Finite Difference Simulations of Propagation in a Shallow Water Environment,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 96, no. 5, pt. 2, p. 3265, Austin, TX, Nov. 1994.
  33. J. B. Schneider and S. L. Broschat, “The MEI Method Applied to Random Rough Surfaces,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Seattle, WA, Jun. 1994.
  34. F. D. Hastings, S. L. Broschat, and J. B. Schneider, “The FDTD Method for Scattering from Rough Surfaces: Oblique Incidence,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Seattle, WA, Jun. 1994.
  35. J. L. Young, J. B. Schneider, and R. G. Olsen, “Laplace’s Equation and the Measured Equation of Invariance,” COMPUMAG Conference on the Computation of Electromagnetic Fields, Miami, FL, Nov. 1993.
  36. J. L. Young, J. B. Schneider, and R. G. Olsen, “Theoretical Aspects on the Measured Equation of Invariance,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 1993.
  37. C. W. Manry, S. L. Broschat, and J. B. Schneider, “A Higher Order FDTD Algorithm for Solving Large Scattering Problems,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 1993.
  38. F. D. Hastings, S. L. Broschat, and J. B. Schneider, “An Application of the Contour Path Finite Difference Time Domain Method to Rough Surface Scattering,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Ann Arbor, MI, Jun. 1993.
  39. I. C. Peden, J. B. Schneider, and J. Brew, “Electromagnetic Detection of Buried Dielectric Targets in Low Loss Media,” Proceedings of the Fourth Tunnel Detection Symposium on Subsurface Exploration Technology, Golden, CO, Apr. 1993.
  40. J. B. Schneider and S. L. Broschat, “Wave Scattering from Perfectly Conducting Rough Surfaces using the FDTD Method,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Chicago, IL, Jul. 1992.
  41. J. B. Schneider and S. L. Broschat, “A Workstation Laboratory for Undergraduate Education in Electromagnetics,” 1992 Pacific Northwest American Society for Engineering Education Meeting, Bozeman, MT, Apr. 1992.
  42. J. B. Schneider, I. C. Peden, and J. Brew, “Electromagnetic Detection of Buried Dielectric Targets,” URSI-F, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, College Park, MD, May 1990.
  43. I. C. Peden, J. B. Schneider, and J. Brew, “Electromagnetic Detection of Buried Dielectric Targets,” URSI General Assembly, Prague, Czechoslovakia, Apr. 1990.
  44. J. B. Schneider and I. C. Peden, “Identification of Deeply Buried Targets from Backscatter,” URSI-B, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Syracuse, NY, Jun. 1988.
  45. J. B. Schneider and I. C. Peden, “The T-Matrix, Extended Boundary Condition Method Applied to a Dielectric Ellipsoid,” URSI-B, 1987 National Radio Science Meeting, Boulder, CO, Jan. 1987.

Invited Talks

  1. J. B. Schneider, “Total Internal Reflection and Gainy Material: Can the Reflection Coefficient Be Greater Than Unity?” Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Washington State University, Mar. 2009.
  2. C. L. Wagner and J. B. Schneider, “Toward the Creation of a Magic Time Step in Three-Dimensional FDTD Algorithms,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, Columbus, OH, Jun. 2003.
  3. M. W. Feise, P. J. Bevelacqua, and J. B. Schneider, “Backward-Wave Meta-Materials for Perfect Lenses,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and URSI Radio Science Meeting, San Antonio, TX, Jun. 2002.
  4. C. L. Wagner and J. B. Schneider, “Using the Dispersion Relation to Understand Finite-Difference Time-Domain Worlds,” International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications (ICEAA 01), pp. 375–378, Torino, Italy, Sep. 2001.
  5. S. L. Broschat, J. B. Schneider, F. D. Hastings, and P. J. Flynn, “Computational and Theoretical Models for Rough Surface and Bottom Scattering,” Proceedings of the 1997 International Conference on Shallow-Water Acoustics, pp. 89–94, Beijing, China, Apr. 1997.
  6. K. L. Shlager and J. B. Schneider, “Using Non-Uniform FDTD Techniques to Model Narrow-Angled TEM Horn Antennas,” Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium, Hong Kong, Jan. 1997.
  7. J. B. Schneider, P. J. Flynn, S. L. Broschat, and F. D. Hastings, “Understanding Acoustic Propagation in Shallow Water via Animations,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am., vol. 99, no. 4, pt. 2, p. 2552, Indianapolis, IN, May 1996.
  8. J. B. Schneider, F. D. Hastings, and C. J. Railton, “Application of Recent Advances in FDTD Modeling to the Problem of Acoustic Propagation in Shallow Water,” 12th Annual Review of Progress in Applied Computational Electromagnetics, vol. 2, pp. 1057–1064, Monterey, CA, Mar. 1996.

Technical Reports

  1. R. A. Tell, R. G. Olsen, and J. B. Schneider, “Radio Frequency Burn Mechanisms,” EPRI Technical Report 1017991, Dec. 2009.
  2. R. G. Olsen, J. B. Schneider, and R. A. Tell, “Radiofrequency Burns in the Workplace,” EPRI Technical Report, Oct. 2008.
  3. T. J. Snyder, J. B. Schneider, Y.-C. Su, and J. N. Chung, “High-Gradient Bubble Dielectrophoresis at the Edge of Two Diverging-Plate Electrodes with Application to Thermal Management in Terrestrial Gravity and Microgravity,” report no. WSU-MME-95-4, prepared under NASA grant no. NAG3-1387, Sep. 1995.

Other Publications

  1. J. B. Schneider and K. L. Shlager, An exhaustive BibTeX database of FDTD-related publications. (No longer maintained.)
  2. J. B. Schneider, “Electromagnetic Detection of Buried Dielectric Targets,” Ph.D. Thesis, University of Washington, 1991.
  3. J. B. Schneider, “Electromagnetic Methods in Remote Detection of Subterranean Tunnels,” prepared under contract from U.S. Army LABCOM, Dec. 1987.