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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:

Leeman, John Robert

Title:

Laboratory Studies of Fault Stability and Slow Earthquakes

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

slow slip
earthquake
fault mechanics
rock mechanics
fault stability
ice stream

File:

Download dissertation_leeman.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Richard Alley, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member

Author:

Oakley, David Owen Smith

Title:

Fault-Propagation Fold Kinematics and Deformation Rates in the North Canterbury Fold and Thrust Belt, South Island, New Zealand

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fault-propagation folding
trishear
marine terraces
North Canterbury
New Zealand

File:

Download Oakley_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kevin Furlong, Committee Member
Roman DiBiase, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Outside Member

Author:

Riverman, Kiya Lihn

Title:

Flow dynamics of the NE Greenland Ice Stream with hydrological insights from englacial exploration of Larsbreen, Svalbard

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

glaciology
ice stream
geophysics
greenland
englacial hydrology
shear margin

File:

Download KLR-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Richard Alley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Byron Parizek, Committee Member
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Christopher Duffey, Outside Member

Author:

Chai, Chengping

Title:

Multi-Objective Geophysical Inversion for Earth Structure and Earthquake Parameters

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Geophysical Inversion
United States
Antarctica
Sumatra
Earth Structure
Earthquakes

File:

Download ChengpingChai-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Charles J. Ammon, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles J. Ammon, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Andrew Nyblade, Committee Member
Parisa Shokouhi, Outside Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Ramirez, Cristo

Title:

Seismic investigations of the crust and upper mantle structure in Antarctica and Madagascar

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Antarctica
Receiver functions
Crustal structure
Madagascar
Shear wave splitting
Mantle dynamics

File:

Download Ramirez_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Andrew Nyblade, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Charles Ammon, Committee Member
Dr. Sridhar Anandakrishnan, Committee Member
Dr. Victor Sparrow, Outside Member

Author:

Harman, Chester Ervin

Title:

Oxygen as a Biosignature on Terrestrial Planets

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

oxygen
sulfur
mass independent fractionation
false positive
Archean
atmospheric chemistry
planetary science

File:

Download Harman_dissertation_05312017.pdf

Committee Members:

James F. Kasting, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
James F. Kasting, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christelle Wauthier, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
Steinn Sigurdsson, Outside Member

Author:

Oakes, Rosemary Louise

Title:

Towards understanding the impact of ocean acidification on the shell condition of thecosome pteropods

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Pteropods
Ocean acidification
Micro-CT
Nano-SEM
Taphonomy
Plankton
Preservation
Biological oceanography
Chemical oceanography
Climate change

File:

Download ROakes_phddissertation_final_micdrop.pdf

Committee Members:

Timothy Bralower, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy Bralower, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member
Timothy Michael Ryan, Outside Member
Matthew S Fantle, Committee Member

Author:

Christie, Max Lawrence

Title:

Biogeographic, Functional, and Phylogenetic Consequences of the Pliocene to Modern in the Western Atlantic

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Pliocene
Pleistocene
Mollusk
Coastal Plain
Plio-Pleistocene Extinction
Phylogenetics
Functional Ecology
Biogeography

File:

Download Christie_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark E Patzkowsky, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Daniel Wilf, Committee Member
Timothy Bralower, Committee Member
Todd C Lajeunesse, Outside Member

Author:

Herman, Matthew William

Title:

Deformation Processes Throughout the Earthquake Cycle

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Geodynamics
Geophysics
Earthquakes
Finite Element Modeling
Subduction Zones
Rheology

File:

Download Herman_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin Patrick Furlong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Karl Martin Reichard, Outside Member
Christelle Wauthier, Committee Member
Rob Govers, Special Member