Education
Ph.D., Nuclear Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Sep 2015
M.S., Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Mar 2009
B.S., Applied Physics, University of Nebraska at Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
May 2004
Awards
Military Decorations
Air Force Commendation Medal – One Oak Leaf Cluster 2013
Joint Service Commendation Medal 2011
Joint Service Achievement Medal 2001
Academic
AETC Nuclear Deterrence Operations Professional Team of the Year Award (2019)
Publications
Refereed Publications
- M. L. Dexter, J. W. McClory, and B. R. Kowash, “Investigation and Development of Forensic Techniques for Estimating the Mass-To-Yield Ratio of a Nuclear Detonation with Remote Optical Sensors,” Journal of Radiation Effects, Research and Engineering, vol. 34, no. 1, pp. 43-52, December 2016.
Conference Publications
- M. L. Dexter, M. Bohn, “Detection and Characterization of a Laser Induced Plasma,” Proc. of APS 53, No. 8 (2008)
- M. L. Dexter, J.W. McClory, “Investigation and Development of a Spectrally Dependent Nuclear Yield Correction Factor,” presented at the 2016 Hardened Electronics and Radiation Technology Conference in Monterey, CA on 7 April 2016.