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Author:

Dawson, Katherine Strigari

Title:

Biogeochemistry of Isoprenoid Production and Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodgeradation

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

archaeal lipids
halophilic archaea
coal bed methane
hydrocarbon biodegradation
anaerobic
isoprenoids

File:

Download thesis_17may2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Maceira, Monica

Title:

SURFACE WAVES, EARTH STRUCTURE, AND SEISMIC DISCRIMINATION

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Rayleigh waves
tomography
Earth structure
joint inversion
seismic discrimination
central Asia

File:

Download Monica-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles James Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member

Author:

Thomas IV, Randal Burton

Title:

Intramolecular Isotopic Variation in Acetate from Soils and Sediments

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

intramolecular isotopic analysis
wetland biogeochemistry

File:

Download RBT2008Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Allan Arthur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Robert David Shannon, Committee Member

Author:

Watanabe, Yumiko

Title:

The Late Archean biosphere: Implications of organic and inorganic geochemistry of marine shales and terrestrial paleosols

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

geochemistry
biosphere
organic matter
shale
Archean
paleosol

File:

Download YumikoWatanabethesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Blair Hedges, Committee Member
Hiroshi Ohmoto, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Member

Author:

Watts, Heath Donald

Title:

Application of density functional theory calculations to elucidate the structure of lignin linkages and the intermolecular interactions among proxies of lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

lignin
DFT
density functional theory
GIAO
NMR
coniferyl alcohol
biofuels

File:

Download HWatts_dissertation_complete.pdf

Committee Members:

James David Kubicki, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Magill, Clayton R

Title:

Molecular and isotopic perspectives on early human habitats at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

biomarker
isotope
evolution
Africa
biogeochemistry

File:

Download Magill2013_FinalDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Katherine Haines Freeman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lee Kump, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Committee Member
Nina G Jablonski, Committee Member

Author:

Graham, Heather Valeah

Title:

Molecular and isotopic indicators of canopy closure in ancient forests and the effects of environmental gradients on leaf alkane expression

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

n-alkanes
canopy
isotope fractionation
Cerrejon
Guaduas

File:

Download DissPdfCombined.pdf

Committee Members:

Katherine Haines Freeman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Committee Member
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Committee Member
Peter Daniel Wilf, Committee Member
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Member
Scott W Wing, Special Member

Author:

Tsao, Leah Emily

Title:

Culture-dependent and independent studies of sulfur oxidizing bacteria from the Frasassi Caves

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

sulfur oxidizing bacteria
Thiobacillus baregensis
Sulfuricurvum kujiense
sulfuric acid speleogenesis
Frasassi Caves

File:

Download Tsao2014_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Doman, Christine Elizabeth

Title:

STABLE ISOTOPE AND LIPID SIGNATURES OF PLANTS ACROSS A CLIMATE GRADIENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOMARKER-BASED PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Isotpe fractionation
n-alkanes
C4
Kohala
Kikuyu grass

File:

Download Doman_MS_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Katherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Cui, Ying

Title:

ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBAL CARBON CYCLE PERTURBATION DURING THE END-PERMIAN MASS EXTINCTION

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

end-Permian mass extinction
climate change
global warming
earth system model
carbon isotopes.

File:

Download Dissertation_CUI_Ying_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Lee Kump, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Member
Raymond Gabriel Najjar Jr., Committee Member