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Author:

Batalha, Natasha Elaine

Title:

A Synergistic Approach to Interpreting Planetary Atmospheres

Graduate Program:

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Keywords:

Exoplanets
astrobiology
planetary science
James Webb space telescope
spectroscopy
atmospheric science
transiting exoplanets
information content theory
atmospheric retrieval
mars
early mars
energy balance model
photochemical model
climate model
carbonate silicate cycle
atmospheres

File:

Download Batalha-Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

James Kasting, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Steinn Sigurdsson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jason Thomas Wright, Committee Member
Eric B Ford, Committee Member
Chris Eliot Forest, Outside Member

Author:

Hayworth, Benjamin

Title:

Atmosphere and Climate Evolution on Earth and Earth-like Planets

Graduate Program:

Geosciences (PHD)

Keywords:

planetary habitability
habitability
early mars
mars
martian climate
limit cycling
carbon cycle
abiogenesis
origin of life
hadean
exoplanets
weathering
space weather

File:

Download Dissertation_wVita.pdf

Committee Members:

Bradford Foley, Major Field Member
William Brune, Outside Unit & Field Member
Christopher House, Major Field Member
Guillaume Gronoff, Special Member
James Kasting, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Mark Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Stephans, Tyler

Title:

Material Management and Progress Detection for Construction on Earth and Beyond

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

mars
construction
automated construction
robot
simulation
material selection
progress monitoring
material management
robotics
computer vision

File:

Download StephansTyler_msThesis2023_MaterialManagemantAndProgressDetectionForConstructionOnEarthAndBeyond.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Robert G. Melton, Committee Member
Rob Leicht, Committee Member

Author:

Watson, Nate

Title:

Concrete Additive Manufacturing System Design for Earth and Mars

Graduate Program:

Additive Manufacturing and Design

Keywords:

Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing
concrete
additive construction
robot
mars

File:

Download Watson_Masters_Thesis_7_23_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Sven G Bilen, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Nicholas Alexander Meisel, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Timothy W. Simpson, Program Head/Chair