Theses Defenses of 2017-2018
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Spring 2018 MS Candidates
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Alexander Laws |
Using high-resolution Chirp subbottom data to map submerged paleoshorelines: Implications for uplift rates and archaeological sites, Northern Channel Islands, California, USA
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 8 am
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Ryan Danielson |
Geochemical Assessment and Flow-Path Modeling of Groundwater in the Anza-Terwilliger Region, California
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson
Defense: May 4th, 2018 8:45 am
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Jennifer Luscombe |
Provenance of Volcanic Clasts within the Paleogene Rim Gravels, Colorado Plateau: Implication for Paleogeography and history of the western Grand Canyon
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough
Defense: May 4th, 2018 9:30 am
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Keene Karlsson |
Paleoseismology and Neotectonics of the southern Sierra El Mayor, Baja California, Mexico
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Rockwell
Defense: May 4th, 2018 10:15 am
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Spring 2018 BS Candidates
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Michael Levenson |
Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Determine Stratigraphic Architecture of the Cooloola Sand Mass, Southeastern, Queensland, Australia
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz
Defense: May 4th, 2018 11 am
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Scott Knapp |
Simulation of shear-wave splitting in a transversely isotropic medium
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Shuo Ma
Defense: May 4th, 2018 11:20 am
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Luke Johnson |
Kinematic Analysis of Neogene and Quaternary Faults in the Santa Rosalia Basin along the Margin of the Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough
Defense: May 4th, 2018 11:40 am
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Kristen Watkins |
Structural Interpretation of Chirp Data from Offshore Central Oregon
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 12:30 pm
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Xiomara Rosenblatt |
Geophysical mapping of San Diego River Paleochannels within the San Diego Bay
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 12:50 pm
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Ken Hill |
Analysis of Fluvial Geomorphology on Santa Rosa Island
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:10 pm
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Dylan Dejauregui |
Influence of climatic factors on fluvial deposition into lagoonal and deltaic environments in San Diego, California
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:30 pm
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Michael Troutner |
Sidescan sonar investigation of faulting in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:50 pm
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Mason Einbund |
Use of a Gravity Survey to Characterize Alluvium Bedrock contact in Potrero Valley Groundwater Basin, San Diego, California
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen
Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:10 pm
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Derrik Kapalla |
Analysis of Variations in Groundwater Elevations between Fractured Rock and Alluvial Aquifers
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen
Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:30 pm
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Mario Bermudez |
The Pleistocene Bautista Formation and the San Jacinto Fault: Setting the stage for future studies
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:50 pm
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Bonnie Flynn |
The Pleistocene Bautista Formation: Geochemistry and clay mineralogy
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:10 pm
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Ariella Goldstein |
Assessing the presence of pulverization textures along the Buck Ridge fault, NE of Anza, California
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty
Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:30 pm
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Peter Suazo |
A River Runs Through It: GPR Investigations of the Silver Strand
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz
Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:50 pm
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Fall 2017 BS Candidates
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Jimmy Pham |
3D evidence for the biotite to vermiculite conversion controlling spheroidal weathering at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, Peninsular Ranges, southern California, U.S.A.
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty and Heather Webb
Defense: December 15th, 2017 8am
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Andy McCarlson |
Assessment of 20 Liter Nalgene HDPE Carboys for The Use of USGS Oil Well Produced Water Sampling
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz
Defense: December 15th, 2017 8:30am
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Steve Mazzone |
A GPR Survey of the Banning Strand, Palm Springs, CA
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz
Defense: December 15th, 2017 9am
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Wasim Merchant |
Assessing the Rose Canyon Fault Zone through the Little Italy and Old Town Areas of San Diego, California: Geotechnical Data Synthesis
BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: December 15th, 2017 9:30am
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Fall 2017 MS Candidates
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Eui-jo Marquez |
Paleoseismic investigation of the Rose Canyon fault zone: the San Diego Bay stepover
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney
Defense: December 15th, 2017 10am
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Matt Dorsey |
Evidence of Na- and Mg-rich Hydrothermal Brine Circulation Driving Elemental Mass Redistribution in an Active Fault Zone: A Case Study of the Borrego Fault Zone, northern Baja California, Mexico
MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell
Defense: September 15th, 2017 10:30am |
Fall 2017 PhD Candidates
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William Savran |
Developing Stochastic Models as Inputs for High-Frequency Ground Motion Simulations
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen
Defense: December 6th, 2017, 10am
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Qian Yao |
Dynamic Modeling of Earthquake Sources on Rough Faults
PhD Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Steve Day
Defense: August 29th, 2017, noon |