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1. Response of calcareous nannoplankton to climatic perturbations and the long-term impact on communities

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Author:
Schneider, Leah Jill
Title:
Response of calcareous nannoplankton to climatic perturbations and the long-term impact on communities
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
calcareous nannoplankton
geosciences
paleoceanography
Cenozoic
File:
Download LSchneiderDissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Lee Kump, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Bralower, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Timothy Bralower, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
MARK E PATZKOWSKY, Committee Member
Raymond Gabriel Najjar Jr., Special Member

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

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Open Access
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

3. 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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Open Access
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

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

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Open Access
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

5. 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

7. Investigation of Mantle Structure beneath Eastern Africa: Implications for the Origin Of the Cenozoic tectonism and propagation of the Rift System

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Author:
Mulibo, Gabriel Daudi
Title:
Investigation of Mantle Structure beneath Eastern Africa: Implications for the Origin Of the Cenozoic tectonism and propagation of the Rift System
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Tomography
Receiver function
Superplume
East African Rift System
Cenozoic Tectonism
File:
Download Mulibo_Gabriel_Dissertation_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

8. Biogeochemistry of manganese contamination in a temperate forested watershed

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Author:
Herndon, Elizabeth Maureen
Title:
Biogeochemistry of manganese contamination in a temperate forested watershed
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Biogeochemistry
Shale Hills
Critical Zone
manganese
File:
Download Herndon_PhD_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan Louise Brantley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Eissenstat, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Peter J Heaney, Committee Member
Carmen Martinez, Committee Member