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131. CARBON ADDITION DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM: MODEL INVERSION OF A NEW, HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON ISOTOPE RECORD FROM SVALBARD

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Author:
Cui, Ying
Title:
CARBON ADDITION DURING THE PALEOCENE-EOCENE THERMAL MAXIMUM: MODEL INVERSION OF A NEW, HIGH-RESOLUTION CARBON ISOTOPE RECORD FROM SVALBARD
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
earth system model
Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum
ä13Corg
carbonate dissolution
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Ying_Cui_final.pdf
Committee Members:
Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

132. Contaminant sequestration and phase transformation properties of birnessite-like phases (delta-mno2)

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Author:
Fleeger, Claire Rene
Title:
Contaminant sequestration and phase transformation properties of birnessite-like phases (delta-mno2)
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
birnessite
cesium sequestration
phase transformation
manganese oxide
File:
Download FleegerCR_dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Peter J Heaney, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
Matthew Scott Fantle, Committee Member
William D Burgos, Committee Member

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

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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

134. Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California

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Author:
Carpenter, Brett Matthew
Title:
Fault strength and stability: Lessons learned from the San Andreas Fault in central California
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
friction
fault mechanics
San Andreas Fault
File:
Download Carpenter_PhD_All.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Andre Niemeijer, Special Member

135. Geophysical Exploration of Glacier Basal Processes and Grounding Line Dynamics

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Open Access
Author:
Christianson, Knut Andrew
Title:
Geophysical Exploration of Glacier Basal Processes and Grounding Line Dynamics
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
glaciers
ice sheets
geophysics
ice-penetrating radar
GPS
File:
Download christianson_knut_thesis_2012.pdf
Committee Members:
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard B Alley, Committee Member
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Member
Derrick J Lampkin, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

136. Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Shamokin (Union Springs) Mbr., Marcellus Fm. and Associated Strata in the Middle Appalachian Basin

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Author:
Kohl, Daniel Raymond
Title:
Sequence Stratigraphy and Depositional Environments of the Shamokin (Union Springs) Mbr., Marcellus Fm. and Associated Strata in the Middle Appalachian Basin
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Marcellus
Mudrock
Shale
Sequence Stratigraphy
Appalachian Basin
Middle Devonian Stratigraphy
Mudstone deposition
File:
Download Kohl_Thesis_Final2.pdf
Committee Members:
Rudy Slingerland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

138. Spatial Variation of Chemical Constituents in Natural Waters and Their Relation to Incidence of Buruli Ulcer in Gold-mining Regions of Ghana

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Author:
Hagarty, Julianne
Title:
Spatial Variation of Chemical Constituents in Natural Waters and Their Relation to Incidence of Buruli Ulcer in Gold-mining Regions of Ghana
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Buruli ulcer
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Ghana
water chemistry
File:
Download Julianne_Hagarty_MS_thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Kamini Singha, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

139. Characterizing Differing Modes of Supraglacial Lake Drainage Events along the Western Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet using GPS, Passive Seismic, and MODIS Satellite Data

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Author:
Justin, Randy Michael
Title:
Characterizing Differing Modes of Supraglacial Lake Drainage Events along the Western Margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet using GPS, Passive Seismic, and MODIS Satellite Data
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Greenland
Ice sheet
seismic
microseismic
GPS
MODIS
glaciology
glacial
supra-glacial lake
supraglacial lake
File:
Download R_JustinThesisFinal.pdf
Committee Members:
Sridhar Anadakrishnan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard B Alley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derrick Lampkin, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor