Published Theses 2010-2019
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019
2010
- 2010. Mendoza, Morgan K. Modeling Particle Transport Distances as a Function of Slope and Surface Roughness. 34 p.
- 2010. Sanquini, Anne. Clast Provenance Constraints, Late Cretaceous Pigeon Point Formation, California. 56 p.
2011
- 2011. Beers, Sarah R. Investigation of the Impact of CO₂ on Water-Rock Interactions Using Sequential Extractions. 86 p.
- 2011. Locke, Karen M. Composition and Provenance of Sand From Wells, Santa Clara Valley, California. 92 p.
- 2011. Ryan, Mark. Mixing and Melt Sources in the Miocene Aztec Wash Pluton (Nevada, USA) as Revealed by Zircon Hf and O and Whole Rock Sr, Nd and Hf Isotopes. 147 p.
- 2011. Smith, Jamie N. Incorporation of Host Rock Blocks During the Growth of the Aztec Wash Pluton, Eldorado Mountains, Nevada. 72 p.
- 2011. Treis, Tania M. A Multi-Scale Evaluation of Landscape Relief Using Digital Elevation Data. 59 p.
2012
- 2012. Cioco, Ramon W. Hydrostratigraphy of the Shallow Aquifer in the Niles Cone Groundwater Basin. 52 p.
2013
- 2013. Johnson, Brendon L. Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Yosemite Valley Intrusive Suite and the Yosemite Creek Granodiorite in the Central Sierra Nevada Batholith. 89 p.
- 2013. McDonell, Amanda. Geophysical Expression of the Northern Part of the Mono-Inyo Volcanic Chain, Mono Basin, California. 60 p.
- 2013. Wood, Ryan. Transient Hillslope Response to an Incision Wave Sweeping up a Watershed: A Case Study from the Salmon River. 42 p.
2014
- 2014. Clay, Pamela J. Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of Jurassic and Cretaceous Plutons in the Keiths Dome-Echo Lake Area, Southwest of Lake Tahoe, California. 94 p.
- 2014. Jensen, Ka'ai. The Role of Lithology in Glacial Valley Cross-Sectional Shape in Sierra Nevada, California. 52 p.
- 2014. Johnson, Brent M. Thermal and Compositional Evolution of the Mid-Miocene Searchlight Magmatic System (Nevada, USA) as Recorded in Zircon. 150 p.
- 2014. Jurek, Anne C. Vulnerability of Groundwater to Perchloroethylene Contamination from Dry Cleaners in the Niles Cone Groundwater Basin, Southern Alameda County, California. 52 p.
- 2014. Kuoch, Alan. Examination of Multiparticle Transport as a Function of Slope and Sediment Volume. 46 p.
- 2014. Lidzbarski, Marsha I. U-Pb Geochronology of the Miocene Peach Spring Tuff Supereruption And Precursor Cook Canyon Tuff, Western Arizona, USA. 105 p.
- 2014. Qin, Zhengzheng. An Unsaturated Zone Flux Study in a Highly-fractured Bedrock Area: Ground Water Recharge Processes at the Masser Recharge Site, East-central Pennsylvania. 54 p.
- 2014. Short, Lauren E. The Role of Large Woody Debris in Inhibiting the Dispersion of a Post-Fire Sediment Pulse. 35 p.
- 2014. Van Dyne, Ashley. Structure and Emplacement of Cretaceous Plutons in Northwest Yosemite National Park, California. 74 p.
2015
- 2015. Abdollahian, Nina. Diversity and Community Structure of Marine Invertebrate Fossil Assemblages from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic. 45 p.
- 2015. Dustin, Kelly N. Structure, Construction, and Geochemistry of the Cretaceous Seven-Fingered-Jack Intrusive Complex in the Klone Peak Area, North Cascades, Washington. 95 p.
- 2015. Elkins, Scott W. Structure, Construction, and Geochemistry of the Highly Elongate, Cretaceous Seven-Fingered Jack Pluton in the Devil's Smokestack Area, North Cascades, Washington. 87 p.
- 2015. Johnson, Brittany D. Lithologic controls on knickpoint formation in Sierra Nevada bedrock channels. 62 p.
- 2015. Lenci, Anthony M. A Snail's Tale: A Geological History of a Species. 88 p.
- 2015. Marcaida, Mae. Resolving the Timing of Late Pleistocene Dome Emplacement at Mono Craters, California, from U-Th and Ar/Ar Dating. 73 p.
- 2015. Overton, Sarah. The generation of the Peach Spring Tuff supereruption and the evolution of the Southern Black Mountain volcanic center as revealed by Hf and O isotopes in zircon. 84 p.
- 2015. Unger, Rachel. Petrology and Sequence Stratigraphy Of A Portion Of The Lost Burro Formation, Death Valley, California. 93 p.
2016
- 2016. Emerson, Samuel. The Role of Bed Shear Stress in Sediment Sorting Patterns in a Reconstructed, Gravel Bed River. 55 p.
- 2016. Enriquez, Evan Scott. Debris Flow Fans in Yosemite Valley National Park, California. 69 p.
- 2016. Leopold, Monika B. Structure, Construction, and Emplacement of the Late Cretaceous Sonora Pass Intrusive Suite: Central Sierra Nevada Batholith. 99 p.
- 2016. McKee, Ryan A. Structure and Volcanic Evolution of the Northern Highland Range, Colorado River Extensional Corridor, Clark County, Nevada. 119 p.
- 2016. Murphy, Michael J. Geochemical Modeling and Hydrothermal Experiments used to Constrain the Conditions of Illite Diagenesis in Sedimentary Basins. 69 p.
- 2016. Sendak, Callie. Zircon Geochemical and Isotopic Constrains on the Evolution of the Mount Givens Pluton, Central Sierra Nevada Batholith. 153 p.
- 2016. Zimmer, Paul D. Assessing Glacial Modification of Bedrock Valleys in the Sierra Nevada, California
using a Novel Approach.
*2016-2017 Outstanding Thesis Award*
2017
- 2017. Bryant, Kathleen. Structural Analysis of Eocene Dike Swarms In and Near the Duncan Hill Pluton, North Cascades, Washington. 61 p.
- 2017. Buerer, Bradley. Construction and Emplacement of the Cretaceous Plutons in the Crystal Range, Southwest of Lake Tahoe, California. 82 p.
- 2017. Denton, Kevin. Geophysical Characterization of Rare Earth Element Enriched Carbonate Terrane at Mountain Pass, California Eastern Mojave Desert. 71 p.
- 2017. Fisher, Anthony W. Spatial Distribution of Artesian Conditions within the Niles Cone Basin, Alameda County, California. 91 p.
- 2017. Nakamura, Tyler K. Remains of the 19th Century: Deep Storage of Hydraulic Mining Sediment Along the Lower Yuba River, California.
- 2017. Scudder, Susan M. A Multi-method Study of Metamorphism and Fluid Flow During Contact Metamorphism of the May Lake Interpluton Screen, Yosemite National Park, California. 58 p.
2018
- 2018. Scudder, Christopher. Structure and Emplacement of the Eocene Golden Horn Batholith, North Cascades, Washington. 58 p.
2019
- 2019. Martin, Brittany M. Magnesium-rich Phyllosilicates in Creeping Faults: A Study of the Maacama Fault Zone, Mendocino County, California. 69 p.
- 2019. Senes, Francesca Isabella. Deformation, Sandstone Detrital Zircon Ages, and Provenance in and near the Eocene Leavenworth Fault Zone, Washington. 128 p.
