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1. Crustal structure in eastern and southern Africa with implications for secular variation in Precambrian crustal genesis

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Author:
Kachingwe, Marsella Kashenya
Title:
Crustal structure in eastern and southern Africa with implications for secular variation in Precambrian crustal genesis
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
crustal structure
eastern and southern africa
receiver functions
File:
Download MS_Thesis_Kachingwe_r.pdf
Committee Members:
Andrew Arnold Nyblade, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

2. Culture-dependent and independent studies of sulfur oxidizing bacteria from the Frasassi Caves

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Author:
Tsao, Leah Emily
Title:
Culture-dependent and independent studies of sulfur oxidizing bacteria from the Frasassi Caves
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
sulfur oxidizing bacteria
Thiobacillus baregensis
Sulfuricurvum kujiense
sulfuric acid speleogenesis
Frasassi Caves
File:
Download Tsao2014_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Jennifer Macalady, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Demian Saffer, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Katherine Haines Freeman, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Impact Of Co2 On Fracture Complexity When Used As A Fracture Fluid In Rock

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Author:
Culp, Brian Michael
Title:
Impact Of Co2 On Fracture Complexity When Used As A Fracture Fluid In Rock
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Rock Mechanics
Fracturing
Unconventional
Bluestone
PMMA
hydraulic fracture
hydrocarbon
geology
File:
Download MSThesis_BrianCulp.pdf
Committee Members:
Chris J Marone, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Derek Elsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Charles James Ammon, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

4. In-situ observation of calcium carbonate phase heterogeneity during mineral precipitation: Implications for the interpretation of calcium carbonate based proxies

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Author:
Gonzales, Matthew Scott
Title:
In-situ observation of calcium carbonate phase heterogeneity during mineral precipitation: Implications for the interpretation of calcium carbonate based proxies
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Calcite
vaterite
calcium isotopes
paleoproxy development
File:
Download MSGonzales_MastersThesis_0814.pdf
Committee Members:
Matthew Scott Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Allan Arthur, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Peter J Heaney, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
James David Kubicki, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

7. Measuring concentrations of natural gas in three streams in Pennsylvania to estimate methane fluxes from the subsurface

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Author:
Grieve, Paul Luke
Title:
Measuring concentrations of natural gas in three streams in Pennsylvania to estimate methane fluxes from the subsurface
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
Methane
Carbon isotopes
Stream monitoring
water chemistry
Groundwater
Northeastern Pennsylvania
Mass balance
File:
Download Grieve_MS_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

8. The anatomy of weathering profiles on different lithologies in the tropical forest of northeastern Puerto Rico: from bedrock to clouds

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Author:
Orlando, Joseph James
Title:
The anatomy of weathering profiles on different lithologies in the tropical forest of northeastern Puerto Rico: from bedrock to clouds
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
deep weathering
Luquillo Critical Zone Observatory
drilling
ground penetrating radar
metavolcaniclastic
hornfels
corestone
File:
Download Orlando_Thesis_Final.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan Louise Brantley, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

9. mechanisms of sulfur isotope fractionation during thermochemical sulfate reduction by amino acids: implications for the Mif-s record in archean rocks

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Author:
Chorney, Andrew Philip
Title:
mechanisms of sulfur isotope fractionation during thermochemical sulfate reduction by amino acids: implications for the Mif-s record in archean rocks
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
sulfur
isotopes
TSR
Archean
MIF-S
mass independent
atmosphere evolution
oxygenation
File:
Download Masters_Thesis-Andrew_Chorney-edit1.pdf
Committee Members:
Hiroshi Ohmoto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew Scott Fantle, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher Howard House, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

10. A Quantitative Assesment of the Effects of Base Level Fall and basin Depth on River-dominated Deltas

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Author:
Cederberg, James Andrew
Title:
A Quantitative Assesment of the Effects of Base Level Fall and basin Depth on River-dominated Deltas
Graduate Program:
Geosciences
Keywords:
deltas
rivers
base level fall
sea level fall
sequence stratigraphy
sedimentology
modeling
Delft3D
morphodynamics
File:
Download FINAL_CEDERBERG_THESIS_Nov_17_2014.pdf
Committee Members:
Rudy Slingerland, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor