1. Late Miocene Erosion and Evolution of Topography along the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies Open Access Author: Rosenberg, Russell Harris Title: Late Miocene Erosion and Evolution of Topography along the Western Slope of the Colorado Rockies Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Rocky MountainsColoradoincisionupliftdynamic topographymantleLate MioceneYampa RiverWhite River File: Download Rosenberg_MS_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Dr Eric Kirby, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
2. Evaluating controls on crevasse-splay growth in modern and ancient fluvial systems Open Access Author: Millard, Craig Louis Title: Evaluating controls on crevasse-splay growth in modern and ancient fluvial systems Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Crevasse-splaySplayRiverFluvialAvulsionSedimentology File: Download Craig_Millard_Thesis_whole_011013.pdf Committee Members: Elizabeth Ann Hajek, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
3. strain history of the taiwan orogenic belt, measured from syntectonic pressure shadows Open Access Author: Mondro, Claire A Title: strain history of the taiwan orogenic belt, measured from syntectonic pressure shadows Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: taiwantectonicspressure shadowsstrain history File: Download Mondro_MSthesis.pdf Committee Members: Donald Myron Fisher, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
4. The Influence of Fluid Properties on Geometric Complexity and Breakdown Pressure of Hydraulic Fracture Open Access Author: Alpern, Jennifer Staci Title: The Influence of Fluid Properties on Geometric Complexity and Breakdown Pressure of Hydraulic Fracture Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: hydraulic fractureunconventionalhydrocarbongeology File: Download Alpern_MSThesis_all.pdf Committee Members: Chris Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
5. Quantifying the areal extent and dissolved oxygen concentrations of Archean oxygen oases Open Access Author: Olson, Stephanie Leigh Title: Quantifying the areal extent and dissolved oxygen concentrations of Archean oxygen oases Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: oxygen oasesredox evolutionoxygenic photosynthesisArcheanearth system model File: Download SLO_MSthesis.pdf Committee Members: Lee Kump, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
6. Electron Transfer and the Roles of Flavins during Iron(III) Reduction by Shewanella Oneidensis Open Access Author: Puls, Brendan William Title: Electron Transfer and the Roles of Flavins during Iron(III) Reduction by Shewanella Oneidensis Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: electron transferflavinsShewanella oneidensis File: Download Brendan_Puls_-_Masters_Thesis.pdf Committee Members: James David Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
7. The Atmospheric Production of Glycolaldehyde Under Hazy, Prebiotic Conditions Open Access Author: Harman, Chester Ervin Title: The Atmospheric Production of Glycolaldehyde Under Hazy, Prebiotic Conditions Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: glycolaldehydeprebioticchemistryatmosphereRNA precursorhydrocarbon haze File: Download Harman_MS_Thesis_-_Final.pdf Committee Members: James Kasting, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
8. Novel insect leaf-mining at Mexican Hat, Montana (early Paleocene) and the demise of Cretaceous leaf miners Open Access Author: Donovan, Michael Philip Title: Novel insect leaf-mining at Mexican Hat, Montana (early Paleocene) and the demise of Cretaceous leaf miners Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: plant-insect interactionsCretaceous-Paleogene extinctionherbivorypaleoecologyFort Union FormationPowder River Basin File: Download Donovan_Thesis_Final.pdf Committee Members: Peter Daniel Wilf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
9. The effect of oxygen fugacity on the equilibrium partitioning of lithium between olivine and clinopyroxene Open Access Author: Deane, James Anthony Title: The effect of oxygen fugacity on the equilibrium partitioning of lithium between olivine and clinopyroxene Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: LithiumPetrologyExperimental petrologyoxygen fugacityequilibrium partitioningmantle chemistryxenolith File: Download Deane_M.S._Thesis.pdf Committee Members: Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
10. Exploring a 60-year record of manganese deposition in Marietta Ohio using soil chemistry and atmospheric dispersion modeling Open Access Author: Carter, Megan Rene Title: Exploring a 60-year record of manganese deposition in Marietta Ohio using soil chemistry and atmospheric dispersion modeling Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: soilmanganeseheavy metal contaminationatmospheric deposition File: Download Megan_Carter_Thesis_8_13.pdf Committee Members: Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
11. A Monogenetic Alkali Basalt Field East of the Andean Arc Between 34° and 35° S: Implications for Mantle Composition Open Access Author: Murray, Timothy Talmadge Title: A Monogenetic Alkali Basalt Field East of the Andean Arc Between 34° and 35° S: Implications for Mantle Composition Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Northern Southern Volcanic ZoneNSVZretro-arc basaltsSr isotopesNd isotopesHf isotopesPb isotopesPayeniaAndes File: Download 1-Murray_MS_Thesis_Spring2013.pdf Committee Members: Maureen Feineman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorTanya Furman, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorPeter Christopher Lafemina, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
12. THE EFFECT OF ARCHEAN OCEANS ON CYANOBACTERIA, GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA AND THE RISE OF OXYGEN Open Access Author: Baumann, Beth Anne Title: THE EFFECT OF ARCHEAN OCEANS ON CYANOBACTERIA, GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA AND THE RISE OF OXYGEN Graduate Program: Geosciences Keywords: Archeanearly earthanoxic atmosphererise of oxygenearly atmsophere File: Download BethBaumann.MS.thesis.pdf Committee Members: Christopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
