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Author:

Martino, Amanda Jean

Title:

Assessment and advancement of approaches for the study of subseafloor microbial communities

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

whole genome amplification
costa rica margin
nankai trough
metagenomics
biogeography
archaea

File:

Download Martino_Dissertation_2014.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Howard House, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member
Jennifer Biddle, Special Member

Author:

Gan, Fei

Title:

Acclimative remodeling of the photosynthetic apparatus in response to light and iron limitation in Leptolyngbya sp. JSC-1

Graduate Program:

Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Molecular Biology

Keywords:

cyanobacteria
photosynthesis
acclimation
far-red light
iron stress

File:

Download Fei_Gan_Thesis_11-25-14.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Bryant, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ying Gu, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
John H Golbeck, Committee Member
B Tracy Nixon, Committee Member

Author:

Closek, Collin John-erik

Title:

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Assessing Reef Health and Coral Diseases through Associated Microbes and Host Response

Graduate Program:

Biology

Keywords:

coral reef health
transcriptomics
bacteria
disease dynamics
Caribbean
Central Pacific

File:

Download Closek_Dissertation_fv_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Monica Medina, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles Raymond Fisher Jr., Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Moriah Louise Szpara, Committee Member

Author:

Mccauley Rench, Rebecca Louise

Title:

Metabolic Potential and Diversity of the Microbial Communities in a Sulfidic Cave System

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Frasassi cave system
Astrobiology
Geomicrobiology
Beggiatoa
rope-like biofilms

File:

Download McCauleyRenchDissertation_final_v1.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lee Kump, Committee Member

Author:

Grettenberger, Christen Lynn

Title:

Microbial Communities In Acid Mine Drainage Ecosystems

Graduate Program:

Ecology

Keywords:

microbial ecology
ecology
acid mine drainage
AMD
metagenomics
next-generation sequencing

File:

Download Grettenberger_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Erica A H Smithwick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
William D Burgos, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member

Author:

Harouaka, Khadouja

Title:

Experimental and theoretical effects of microorganisms, organic molecules, and atom exchange rates on the Ca isotopic composition of gypsum: Implications for the use of Ca isotopes as a geochemical proxy

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Calcium isotopes
gypsum
surface selective inhibition
exchange rates
morphology

File:

Download Harouaka_PhD_Dissertation_2016.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Scott Fantle, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
James David Kubicki, Committee Member
Christopher Aaron Gorski, Special Member

Author:

Mansor, Muammar

Title:

Isotopic and trace metal geochemistry of calcite, gypsum, and pyrite as proxies for ancient life and environments

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Achromatium
pyrite
Fe isotope
biosignature
sulfur isotope
molybdenum
biofilms
reactive transport modeling
gypsum
calcite

File:

Download Final_thesis_Muammar_revised_April2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Matthew Fantle, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher House, Committee Member
Christopher House, Committee Member
Li Li, Outside Member

Author:

Cartier, Kimberly Michelle

Title:

Photometric Exoplanet Characterization and Multimedia Astronomy Communication

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
Photometric Techniques
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Kepler
Astronomy Communication
Science Writing
Atmospheres
Transit Follow-up
Exoplanet Characterization

File:

Download Cartier-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jason Thomas Wright, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member
Kevin Luhman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Outside Member
Katherine Haines Freeman, Outside Member
Ronald Gilliland, Special Member

Author:

Roy, Arpita

Title:

Connecting the Pale Blue Dots: Detection & Characterization of Exoplanets with Extreme Precision Spectroscopy

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

exoplanets
spectroscopy
instrumentation
radial velocity

File:

Download Roy-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Suvrath Mahadevan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Suvrath Mahadevan, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Lawrence William Ramsey, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Outside Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Member

Author:

Clark, Christian Evan

Title:

FATE OF ELEMENTAL SULFUR IN A SULFIDIC CAVE AQUIFER MIXING ZONE

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Caves
sulfur cycling
biogeochemistry
microbiology
Iron cycling
Frasassi Caves
disproportionation
Desulfocapsa
dark biosphere
subsurface
sediment geochemistry
high-throughput

File:

Download Thesis_Clark_2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Freeman, Committee Member
Christopher House, Committee Member