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Author:

YEH, EN-CHAO

Title:

Structural evolution of slate belts: examples from Tawain and eastern Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Taiwan
tectonics
thermochronology
inclusion
kinematics
fold

File:

Download PhD_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Terry Engelder, Committee Member
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Derrill Maylon Kerrick, Committee Member

Author:

Hayes, Gavin P.

Title:

Integrating Seismological and Tectonic Studies to Constrain Lithospheric Evolution at Complex Plate Boundaries

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

velocity ratio
tectonics
Macquarie Ridge
receiver functions
seismology
Mendocino triple junction
plate reconstructions
dike injection

File:

Download GHayes_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Robert George Crane, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Chris J Marone, Committee Member

Author:

Morell, Kristin Diane

Title:

LATE MIOCENE TO RECENT ARC-FOREARC RESPONSE TO PLATE TECTONICS SURROUNDING THE PANAMA TRIPLE JUNCTION, SOUTHERN CENTRAL AMERICA

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Panama Triple Junction
neotectonics

File:

Download THESIS_FINAL_MORELL.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald F Isher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Kirby, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Peter Christopher Lafemina, Committee Member

Author:

Young, Kirby David

Title:

Deformation, Lava Dome Evolution, and Eruption Cyclicity at Merapi Volcano, Indonesia

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

volcano deformation monitoring
Volcanology
lava domes
extrusion rates
EDM
tiltmeters
volcano seismicity

File:

Download Thesis_kdy_finalv2.pdf

Committee Members:

Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Barry Voight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terry Engelder, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Jancin, Mark D.

Title:

Volcano-Tectonic Evolution of Flateyjarskagi, North Central Iceland

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Iceland
plate tectonics
spreading history
paleomagnetism
Tjornes Fracture Zone
volcanic stratigraphy

File:

Download Jancin_PhD.pdf

Committee Members:

Barry Voight, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Voight, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Terry Engelder, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member

Author:

Harkins, Nathan Ward

Title:

MILLENNIAL SLIP-RATES ALONG THE EASTERN KUNLUN FAULT AND RAPID EVOLUTION OF CHANNEL MORPHOLOGY IN THE YELLOW RIVER HEADWATERS, NORTHEASTERN TIBET, CHINA

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

fluvial geomorphology
strike-slip faulting
tibet
active tectonics
Geomorphology
Yellow River

File:

Download harkins_text809.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Kirby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Kirby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Member
Douglas Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Bier, Sara Elizabeth

Title:

STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY AND KINEMATICS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLLISION OF THE WRANGELLIA COMPOSITE TERRANE AND NORTH AMERICA, SOUTH-CENTRAL ALASKA

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

terrane
alaska
tectonics
structural geology

File:

Download sarabier_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Myron Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rudy Lynn Slingerland, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Kirby, Committee Member
Cynthia Ann Brewer, Committee Member

Author:

Miller, Scott Ruthardt

Title:

GEOMORPHOLOGY OF LATERALLY ADVECTED FAULT BLOCKS IN CONVERGENT OROGENS

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

tectonic geomorphology
fault-bend fold
lateral advection
fluvial
hillslope
South Tibetan fault system
Main Frontal thrust
Siwalik Hills
landscape evolution model
asymmetry

File:

Download ThesisMaster_v5.pdf

Committee Members:

Rudy L Slingerland, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Mark N Gahegan, Committee Member

Author:

Craddock, William Howard

Title:

Structural and geomorphic evolution of the Gonghe basin complex, northeastern Tibet: Implications for the timing of plateau growth

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

tectonics
geology
geomorphology
geochronology
Tibetan plateau
Gonghe basin complex
Jungong basin
Yellow River
geodynamics
stratigraphy
structural geology

File:

Download WHC_Dissertation_4_8_2011_v2.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Kirby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Kirby, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Rudy L Slingerland, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Regalla, Christine Ann

Title:

Cenozoic forearc tectonics in northeastern Japan: Relationships between outer forearc subsidence and plate boundary kinematics

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Japan trench
subduction zone
forearc tectonics
erosive margins

File:

Download Regalla_PhD_Thesis_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Donald Myron Fisher, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eric Kirby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Committee Member
Douglas Miller, Committee Member

Author:

Lauer, Rachel Mollie

Title:

Subduction zone hydrogeology: quantifying fluid sources, pathways and pressure

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

subduction zone
hydrogeology
earthquake mechanics

File:

Download RMLauer_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Special Member

Author:

Shi, Xuhua

Title:

Deformation of lacustrine shorelines in central Tibet: Implications for lake level history, fault kinematics, and crustal rheology

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Deformation
Shorelines
Central Tibet
Siling Co
Lake Level
Elastic thickness
Viscosity
Rheology
Gyaring Co
Slip rate

File:

Download Shi_PhD_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Eric Kirby, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kevin Patrick Furlong, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Robert George Crane, Committee Member

Author:

Huffman, Katelyn Allison

Title:

Understanding tectonic stress and rock strength in the Nankai Trough accretionary prism, offshore SW Japan

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Nankai Trough
in situ stress
unconfined compressive strength
borehole breakout
IODP
poroelastic FEM

File:

Download Huffman.pdf

Committee Members:

Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member
Maureen Feineman, Committee 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

Author:

Valdez, Robert Dennis

Title:

MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MAJOR PLATE BOUNDARY FAULT SYSTEMS: INSIGHTS INTO THE STRESS STATE OF THE NANKAI SUBDUCTION-ACCRETION COMPLEX OFFSHORE SW JAPAN AND SLIP STABILITY OF THE ALPINE FAULT ZONE IN NEW ZEALAND

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Consolidation state
Nankai Trough
In situ stress state
Friction
Slip stability
Scientific drilling
Alpine Fault
Accretionary prism
Rate and state friction

File:

Download RD_Valdez_thesis_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Demian Saffer, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Chris J Marone, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Jonathan P Mathews, Outside Member

Author:

Neely, Alexander

Title:

bedrock fracture spacing controls on hillslope and channel erosion in steep landscapes

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

steep
bedrock fracture
erosion
mountain
river
hillslope
sediment
grain size

File:

Download PhD_dissertation_ABN_7-7_20.pdf

Committee Members:

Roman Alexander Dibiase, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Roman Alexander Dibiase, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Elizabeth Ann Hajek, Committee Member
Xiaofeng Liu, Outside Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Shreedharan, Srisharan

Title:

Frictional mechanics of stable and unstable fault slip: Insights from ultrasonic imaging of experimental fault zones

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Fault mechanics
fault friction
slow slip events
machine learning
asperity stiffness
lab earthquakes

File:

Download Srisharan_Dissertation_V25.01.21.pdf

Committee Members:

Chris J Marone, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Chris J Marone, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles James Ammon, Committee Member
Donald Myron Fisher, Committee Member
Jacques Riviere, Outside Member
Demian Saffer, Special Member
Mark E Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair