1. Culture-dependent and independent studies of sulfur oxidizing bacteria from the Frasassi Caves Open Access Author: Tsao, Leah Emily Title: Culture-dependent and independent studies of sulfur oxidizing bacteria from the Frasassi Caves Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: sulfur oxidizing bacteriaThiobacillus baregensisSulfuricurvum kujiensesulfuric acid speleogenesisFrasassi Caves File: Download Tsao2014_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorChristopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDemian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. STABLE ISOTOPE AND LIPID SIGNATURES OF PLANTS ACROSS A CLIMATE GRADIENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOMARKER-BASED PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS Open Access Author: Doman, Christine Elizabeth Title: STABLE ISOTOPE AND LIPID SIGNATURES OF PLANTS ACROSS A CLIMATE GRADIENT: IMPLICATIONS FOR BIOMARKER-BASED PALEOCLIMATE RECONSTRUCTIONS Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Isotpe fractionationn-alkanesC4KohalaKikuyu grass File: Download Doman_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Katherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. Evaluation of Variability in Soil Organic Carbon Isotope Record and Implications for Organic Matter Preservation Open Access Author: Chung, Angela Hsien Title: Evaluation of Variability in Soil Organic Carbon Isotope Record and Implications for Organic Matter Preservation Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Organic carbonisotopesresidence timePETM File: Download Chung_Thesis_final.pdf Committee Members: Katherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. Lithium isotopes in carbonate-rich marine sections: implications for diagenesis, authigenic clay formation, and the global lithium cycle Open Access Author: Andrews, Elizabeth Marie Title: Lithium isotopes in carbonate-rich marine sections: implications for diagenesis, authigenic clay formation, and the global lithium cycle Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Lithium IsotopesAuthigenic Clay FormationDiagenesisCarbonates File: Download EAndrews_MS_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Matthew S Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Committee MemberLee Kump, Committee Member
5. WORKING WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND HOMEOWNERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO UNDERSTAND HYDROCARBON-RELATED CONTAMINATION OF WATER RESOURCES Open Access Author: Woda, Joshua Title: WORKING WITH CITIZEN SCIENTISTS AND HOMEOWNERS IN PENNSYLVANIA TO UNDERSTAND HYDROCARBON-RELATED CONTAMINATION OF WATER RESOURCES Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Shale gaswater qualitymethanehydraulic fracturingoil and gascontaminationcitizen science File: Download Woda_thesis_.pdf Committee Members: Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Committee MemberDemian Saffer, Committee Member
6. OCEAN ECOSYSTEM TRANSFORMATION CAUSED BY RAPID WARMING AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE PLEISTOCENE CARIACO BASIN (MIS 9-7) Open Access Author: Rizzo, Adriana Title: OCEAN ECOSYSTEM TRANSFORMATION CAUSED BY RAPID WARMING AND SEA LEVEL RISE IN THE PLEISTOCENE CARIACO BASIN (MIS 9-7) Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: paleoceanographycoccolithophoresphytoplanktonpaleoecologyorganic geochemistryPleistoceneClimate Changeharmful algae bloomproductivitysea levelITCZCariaco BasinmicropaleontologyUK37nutrientsEmiliania huxleyiFlorisphaera profundadinoflagellatesMargalef's MandalaMIS 8 File: Download Rizzo_Thesis_PostDefense_tosubmit2.pdf Committee Members: Timothy Bralower, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMark E Patzkowsky, Committee Member
7. Documentation of novel diatom-associated calcification in a lacustrine whiting event at Fayetteville Green Lake, New York, USA Open Access Author: Stanton, Chloe Title: Documentation of novel diatom-associated calcification in a lacustrine whiting event at Fayetteville Green Lake, New York, USA Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: calcium carbonatebiomineralizationdiatomcyanobacteriawhitingcarbonate muds File: Download Stanton_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorJulie Genevieve Cosmidis, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorKatherine Haines Freeman, Committee MemberMark E Patzkowsky, Program Head/Chair