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Author:

Diefendorf, Aaron F.

Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON MOLECULAR AND ISOTOPIC SIGNATURES IN TERRESTRIAL ORGANIC CARBON

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

lipids
biomarker
fractionation
Carbon isotope
n-alkanes
Bighorn Basin
organic geochemistry

File:

Download Diefendorf_Dissertation_11-11-2010.pdf

Committee Members:

Katherine Haines Freeman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Scott W Wing, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member
Jason Philip Kaye, Committee Member

Author:

Sitchler, Alexis K

Title:

Weathering Advance Rates in Basalt: Prediction and Comparison Across Scales

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

chemical weathering
basalt
porosity
diffusion
scaling
reactive transport modeling
weathering rinds

File:

Download ANS_final_thesis2.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Eric Kirby, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Derek Elsworth, Committee Member

Author:

Kimball, Bryn Elizabeth

Title:

Biogeochemical Cycling of Copper in Acid Mine Drainage

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

microscopy
isotopes
iron-oxidizing microorganisms
acid mine drainage
copper
spectroscopy

File:

Download Kimball_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Louise Brantley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Scott Fantle, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Jones, Daniel Seth

Title:

MICROBIAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOCHEMISTRY OF SULFIDIC KARST ECOSYSTEMS

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

biogeography
sulfide oxidation
acidophile
karst
Hydrogen sulfide
Acidithiobacillus

File:

Download Jones_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Matthew Scott Fantle, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
Brian Dempsey, Committee Member

Author:

Albrecht, Heidi Lynn

Title:

Bacteriohopanepoyols Across Environmental Gradients

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

bacteriohopanepolyols
hopanoid
geochemistry
biogeochemistry
organic geochemistry

File:

Download Thesis_3262011.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair

Author:

Moore, Joel

Title:

Biogeochemistry of granitic weathering

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

granite
chronosequence
mineral
weathering
soil

File:

Download 7_moore_dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Louise Brantley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Committee Member
Lee Kump, Committee Member

Author:

Meyer, Katja Maria

Title:

Biogeochemistry of Oceanic Euxinia in Earth History: Numerical Modeling and Evaluation of Biomarkers Using Modern Analogs

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

euxinia
Earth system model
Permian-Triassic boundary
mass extinction
hydrogen sulfide
carotenoid
biomarker

File:

Download Meyer_Dissertation_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Lee Kump, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Lee Kump, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Dawson, Katherine Strigari

Title:

Biogeochemistry of Isoprenoid Production and Anaerobic Hydrocarbon Biodgeradation

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

archaeal lipids
halophilic archaea
coal bed methane
hydrocarbon biodegradation
anaerobic
isoprenoids

File:

Download thesis_17may2011.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Howard House, Committee Member
John Michael Regan, Committee Member

Author:

Rhodes, Matthew E

Title:

The Diversity and Coping Mechanisms of Life Inhabiting the Hypersaline Dead Sea

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Lateral Gene Transfer
Haloarchaea
Halophile
Dead Sea
Metagenomics

File:

Download Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Howard House, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Committee Member

Author:

Thomas IV, Randal Burton

Title:

Intramolecular Isotopic Variation in Acetate from Soils and Sediments

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

intramolecular isotopic analysis
wetland biogeochemistry

File:

Download RBT2008Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Michael Allan Arthur, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Robert David Shannon, Committee Member

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

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

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:

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:

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:

Wilpiszeski, Regina Leila

Title:

Extremophiles in Built Environments

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

Extremophiles
Built environment
Subsurface
Astrobiology
Microbial ecology
Thermus scotoductus

File:

Download Wilpiszeski_dissertation_final_11.20.2017.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher Howard House, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Member
Julie Genevieve Cosmidis, Committee Member
Istvan Albert, Outside Member

Author:

Nguyen, Uyen T

Title:

GEOCHEMICAL AND METAGENOMIC INVESTIGATION OF MARINE HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADATION

Graduate Program:

Geosciences

Keywords:

oil biodegradation
high pressure
gulf of mexico
deepwater horizon
hydrocarbon-degrading genes
coal biodegradation

File:

Download Nguyen_Dissertation_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Macalady, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jennifer Macalady, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Katherine Haines Freeman, Committee Member
James Kubicki, Committee Member
Ming Tien, Outside Member
Sara Ann Lincoln, Committee Member