Theses from 2024
Multi-method Approach to Assess the Impact of Off-fault Deformation During Fault Evolution, Christ Faviana Ramos Sanchez, Geosciences
Theses from 2023
Initial Paleoenvironmental Evidence from the Outer Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, Hunter T. Allen, Geosciences
An Abrupt Temperautre and Hydroclimate Transition in Southeast Africa During Glacial Termination V: The Organic Geochemical Record from Lake Malawi, Briana Ramirez, Geosciences
Heat Flow in the Southern Margin of Salar de Atacama: Deep Groundwater Temperature Distributions and the Implications for Subsurface Flow and Land Surface Energy Budgets, Graham Thomas, Geosciences
A Speleothem Record of Hydroclimate Variability in Northwestern Madagascar during the Mid-Late Holocene, Raspberry Williams, Geosciences
GREENHOUSE GASES AND HYDROCLIMATE VARIABILITY IN THE CARIBBEAN: A NEW SPELEOTHEM RECORD SHEDDING LIGHT ON MILLENNIAL AND ORBITAL-SCALE CHANGES, Meilun Zhang, Geosciences
Theses from 2022
Pre-agricultural Soil Erosion Rates in the Midwestern U.S., Caroline Lauth Quarrier, Geosciences
Theses from 2021
Testing the Impact of a Freshwater Wetland Restoration on Water Table Elevation and Soil Moisture using a Parametric Groundwater Modeling Approach, Erika T. Ito, Geosciences
Sedimentary Processes Influencing Divergent Wetland Evolution in the Hudson River Estuary, Kelly McKeon, Geosciences
Investigating Gallium Inclusion in Aluminum and Iron Oxyhydroxides, Corey A. Palmer, Geosciences
Coastal Groundwater Catchments of the Gulf of Alaska, Aeon Russo, Geosciences
Theses from 2020
Magnetite Mineralization of the Hammondville Pluton: Poly-Phase Kiruna Type IOCG Magnetite-Apatite Deposits in the Lyon Mountain Granite, Phillip Geer, Geosciences
Crustal Evolution of the New England Appalachians: The Rise and Fall of a Long-Lived Orogenic Plateau, Ian Hillenbrand, Geosciences
Threshold Processes and Stream Temperature Distribution in a Small New England Headwater Stream Catchment., Mitchell Isaacson, Geosciences
Seeing through the Ottawan Overprint, Adirondack Mtns., NY: Integrating Microstructural Analysis, Geothermobarometry, and in-situ Monazite Petrochronology, Justin Mistikawy, Geosciences
Does Invasion Science Encompass the Invaded Range? A Comparison of the Geographies of Invasion Science Versus Management in the U.S., Lara Munro, Geosciences
Plio-Pleistocene Paleoceonography of the Ross Sea, Antarctica Based on Foraminifera from IODP sites U1523, U1522, and U1521, Julia Seidenstein, Geosciences
Theses from 2019
Spatial and Temporal Mapping of Distributed Precipitation, Surface and Groundwater Stable Isotopes Enables Insights into Hydrologic Processes Operating at a Catchment Scale, Alison Cole, Geosciences
Legacy Sediment Controls on Post-Glacial Beaches of Massachusetts, Alycia DiTroia, Geosciences
Applications for Assessing Sediment Sources in Back-Barrier Systems, Caroline Ladlow, Geosciences
The Climatic and Hydrostratigraphic Controls on Brine-to-Freshwater Interface Dynamics in Hyperarid Climates: A 2-D Parametric Groundwater Modeling Study, Sarah McKnight, Geosciences
In-situ Zircon and Monazite Geochronology from Compositionally Distinct Layers in a Single Migmatitic Paragneiss Sample Located in the Eastern Adirondack Mountains, NY, Kaitlyn Suarez, Geosciences
Theses from 2018
Magma Envelopes, Enclaves and Rogue Crystals in the Atascosa Lookout Lava Flow: Magma Communication Across a Range of Crustal Levels, Christine Burrill, Geosciences
Mid-Pliocene to Early Pleistocene Sea Surface and Land Temperature History of NW Australia Based on Organic Geochemical Proxies from Site U1463, Rebecca Smith, Geosciences
Theses from 2017
Volatiles in Subglacially Erupted Basaltic Glasses and Their Use in Reconstructing Paleo-Ice Thicknesses, Carver Lee, Geosciences
A Combined Historical and Sedimentological Reconstruction of Extratropical Cyclone Derived Coastal Flooding in Boston, MA, Zachary D. Stromer, Geosciences
Exploring Long-term Fault Evolution in Obliquely Loaded Systems Using Tabletop Experiments and Digital Image Correlation Techniques, Kevin Toeneboehn, Geosciences
Petrogenesis and Concentric Zonation of the Belchertown Intrusive Complex, West-Central Massachusetts, Karen June Van Wagner, Geosciences
The Oxidation State of Hawaiian Magmas, Michael Vollinger, Geosciences
Theses from 2016
Micropaleontology and Isotope Stratigraphy of the Upper Aptian to Lower Cenomanian (~114-98 Ma) In ODP Site 763, Exmouth Plateau, NW Australia, Ali Alibrahim, Geosciences
Sources of Water and Solutes to the Salar de Atacama, Chile: A Coupled Hydrologic, Geochemical, and Groundwater Modeling Study, Lilly G. Corenthal, Geosciences
Oceanic Anoxia Event 2 (~94 Ma) in the U.S. Western Interior Sea: High Resolution Foraminiferal Record of the Development of Anoxia in a Shallow Epicontinental Sea, Amanda L. Parker, Geosciences
Fault Interaction within Restraining Bend Fault Systems, Aviel Rachel Stern, Geosciences
Theses from 2015
Sedimentological Records and Numerical Simulations of the C.E. 1707 Hōei Tsunami in Southwestern Japan, Hannah Baranes, Geosciences
DISSOLUTION, OCEAN ACIDIFICATION AND BIOTIC EXTINCTIONS PRIOR TO THE CRETACEOUS/PALEOGENE (K/PG) BOUNDARY IN THE TROPICAL PACIFIC, Serena Dameron, Geosciences
Examining the Mid- Brunhes Event in the Terrestrial Arctic: an Organic Geochemical Record from Lake El’gygytgyn, Russia, Mary Helen Habicht, Geosciences
Hydrogeological control on spatial patterns of groundwater seepage in peatlands, Danielle K. Hare, Geosciences
Arctic Environmental Change across the Pliocene-Pleistocene Transition, Benjamin Andrew Keisling, Geosciences
A High-Resolution Paleoenvironmental and Paleoclimatic History of Extreme Events on the Laminated Sediment Record from Basin Pond, Fayette, Maine, U.S.A., Daniel R. Miller, Geosciences
Impacts of Three-Dimensional Non-Uniform Groundwater Flows for Quantifying Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions Using Heat as a Tracer, Jonathan M. Reeves, Geosciences
Using Digital Elevation Models Derived from Airborne LiDAR and Other Remote Sensing Data to Model Channel Networks and Estimate Fluvial Geomorphological Metrics, Noah Slovin, Geosciences
Theses from 2014
From ~1.5 Ma to Today: Insights into the Southern San Andreas fault system from 3D Mechanical Models, Laura Fattaruso, Geosciences
Evolution of Off-Fault Deformation along Analog Strike-Slip Faults, Alexandra E. Hatem, Geosciences
The Timing of Deformation in the Four Peaks Area, central Arizona, and relevance for the Mazatzal Orogeny, Calvin A. Mako, Geosciences
Sedimentological, Geochemical and Isotopic Evidence for the Establishment of Modern Circulation through the Bering Strait and Depositional Environment History of the Bering and Chukchi Seas during the Last Deglaciation, Ben M. Pelto, Geosciences
Theses from 2013
A Gcm Comparison of Plio-Pleistocene Interglacial-Glacial Periods in Relation to Lake El’gygytgyn, Ne Arctic Russia, Anthony J. Coletti, Geosciences
7700 Years of Holocene Climatic Variability in Sermilik Valley, Southeast Greenland Inferred From Lake Sediments, Samuel H. Davin, Geosciences
Holocene Paleo-environmental Variability Reconstructed from a Lake Sediment Record from Southeast Greenland, Gregory A. De Wet, Geosciences
The Sedimentological and Geomorphological Response of a Glacially Conditioned Watershed to Event Induced Flooding: Insights from the Connecticut River and Hurricane Irene, Laura Kratz, Geosciences
An Integrated Study of the South-Central Part of the Springerville Volcanic Field; The Final Piece, Marissa Mnich, Geosciences
Deciphering the Age and Significance of the Cora Lake Shear Zone: Athabasca Granulite Terrane, Northern Saskatchewan, Sean P. Regan, Geosciences
Biomarker and Sedimentological Investigations of Mis 8 through Mis 12 from Lake El'gygytgyn, Ne Arctic Russia, Jeremy H. Wei, Geosciences
Modeling the production and transport of dissolved organic carbon from heterogeneous landscape, Changjiang Ye, Geosciences
Theses from 2012
Fractures of the Dammam Dome Carbonate Outcrops: Their Characterization, Development, and Implications for Subsurface Reservoirs, Mohammed M. Al-fahmi, Geosciences
Characterization of Damage Zones Associated with Laboratory Produced Natural Hydraulic Fractures, Erin Bradley, Geosciences
Evolution Of Volatile Content Of The Parent Magma Of The 1875 Eruption Of Askja Volcano, Iceland, Heather A. Clark, Geosciences
Late Campanian-Maastrichtian Planktic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy, Taxonomy, and Isotope Paleoecology of Odp Leg 198 Sites 1209 and 1210, Shatsky Rise, Kendra R. Clark, Geosciences
Holocene Climate and Environmental Changes: Disentangling Natural and Anthropogenic Signals in the Sedimentary Record of Lake Lilandsvatnet (nw Norway), Robert M. D'anjou, Geosciences
A Paleoclimate Modeling Experiment to Calculate the Soil Carbon Respiration Flux for the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum, David M. Tracy, Geosciences
How Does Hydropeaking Alter the Hydrology of a River Reach? A Combined Water Budget, Modeling, and Field Observation Study. Deerfield River, Massachusetts, Brian C. Yellen, Geosciences
Theses from 2011
The Sedimentology of Pecausett Pond: A Case Study for Sediment and Contaminants Sotrage in FloodPlain Tidal Ponds on the Lower Connecticut River, Emhmed Z. Elzidani, Geosciences
Attenuation of Acid Mine Drainage Enhanced by Organic Carbon and Limestone Addition: A Process Characterization, Anna M. Gillmor, Geosciences
A High-Resolution Temperature Record from Lakes of the Lofoten Islands, Northwestern Norway based on a New Uk37 Temperature Calibration from in situ Measurements, Xiaohui Huang, Geosciences
Jarosite Formation at the Davis Mine, Rowe, Massachusetts, Karen S. Miller, Geosciences
Disinfection By-Product Formation Potential and the Structural Characteristics of Dissolved Organic Carbon in Springfield Water and Sewer Commission’s Cobble Mountain Reservoir Watershed., Thomas J. Naughton, Geosciences
A Data-Driven Study of the Water Table Fluctuations in New England over the Last 60 Years, Kaitlyn M. Weider, Geosciences
Theses from 2010
The Distribution, Composition, and Formation of Sahara Desert Microbialites From the Base of the Meski Plateau, outside Erfoud, Morocco, Sean Faulkner, Geosciences
Exploring Isotopic Signatures of Lake El'gygytgyn Sediments for Evidence of Anoxia and Methane Cycling over the Past 50,000 Years, Addie R. Holland, Geosciences
The Magmatic Origin and Evolution of the Oxnadalur Volcanic Complex in Northern Iceland, Jason F. Kaiser, Geosciences
Ip25: A Molecular Proxy of Sea-ice Duration in the Bering and Chukchi Seas, Cecily J. Sharko, Geosciences
A Speleothem-Based High Resolution Reconstruction of Climate in Southeastern Brazil Over the Past 4,100 Years, Brandon L. Taylor, Geosciences
Theses from 2009
Three-Dimensionally Preserved Arthropods from the Cambrian (Furongian) of Quebec and Wisconsin: Systematics, Phylogeny, Ichnology, and Taphonomy, Joseph H. Collette, Geosciences
Boundary Element Method Numerical Modeling: An Approach for Analyzing the Complex Geometry and Evolution of the San Gorgonio Knot, San Andreas Fault, Southern California, Laura C. Dair, Geosciences
Understanding the Depth and Nature of Flow Systems in the Nashoba Terrane, Eastern Massachusetts, U.S.A., John P. Diggins, Geosciences
Effects of Anthropogenic Stage Fluctuations on Surface Water/Ground Water Interactions Along the Deerfield River, Massachusetts., Brandon J. Fleming, Geosciences
An Investigation of the First-Order Mechanics of Polygonal Fault Networks of Utopia Planitia, Mars, Fariha Islam, Geosciences
Using the Oxidation State of Iron Plagioclase to Evaluate Magma Oxygen Fugacity: A micro-XANES Study, Don Lac, Geosciences
High Pressure Liquidus Studies of the Inferred Magma Composition of the Kiglapait Layered Intrusion, Labrador, Canada, Deborah Case Banks Mcintosh, Geosciences
Possible Terrestrial Basaltic Analogs for Highly Magnetized Martian Crustal Rocks, Kathryn J. Murdock, Geosciences
Quantifying the Effects of Cementation on the Hydromechanical Properties of Granular Porous Media Using Discrete Element and Poroelastic Models, Kathleen E. Plourde, Geosciences
Environmental Reconstructions from Laminated Lake Sediments, Lake C3, Ellesmere Island, Canadian High Arctic, Kathryn S. Zalzal, Geosciences
Theses from 2008
Shale-Derived Dissolved Organic Matter as a Substrate for Subsurface Methanogenic Communities in the Antrim Shale, Michigan Basin, Usa, Roger Huang, Geography
The Effects of Sea Level Change on the Molecular and Isotopic Composition of Sediments in the Cretaceous Western Interior Seaway: Oceanic Anoxic Event 3, Mesa Verde, Co, Usa, Jeff Salacup, Geography
Petrology and Provenance of the Triassic Sugarloaf Arkose, Deerfield Basin, Massachusetts, Matthew P. Walsh, Geography
Theses from 2007
Paleobiology of the Climactichnites Trackmaker: An Enigmatic Late Cambrian Animal Known Only from Trace Fossils, Patrick R. Getty, Geography
Petrology, Structural Geology, and Significance of Mn-Andalusite from the Lower Ortega Quartzite, Tusas MTS., NM, USA, Nancy A. Price, Geosciences