Thesis Defenses 2013-2014

Theses Defenses of 2013-2014

Landslide Hazard Analysis and Mitigation for Sepanjang Village, Central Java Indonesia

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough

Defense December 11th, 2013, 9:00 am
watch Luke’s defense here

The Chemistry and Mineralogy of Mafic Dikes in the Lookout Mountain – West Point Area, Skamania County, Washington: Feeders for the Basaltic Andesite of Elkhorn Mountain?

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Vic Camp

Defense December 11th, 2013, 9:30 am
watch George’s defense here

Assessing volumetric strains and mass balance relationships resulting from biotite-controlled weathering: implications for the isovolumetric weathering of the Boulder Creek Granodiorite, Boulder County, Colorado, USA

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty

Defense December 11th, 2013, 10:00 am
watch Jason’s defense here

Effects of translocated clays on saprock mass balance, REE, and A-CN-K linear compositional trends, Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, Peninsular Ranges, southern California, USA

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty

Defense December 20th, 2013, 1:00 pm
watch Rachel’s defense here

Amplification of Long Period Ground Motion by the Los Angeles Basin

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Steven Day

Defense Jaunary 13th, 2014, 10:00 am
watch Paul’s defense here

Range, Moisture, and Spatial Resolution Comparison of Fault Stratigraphy Using Hyperspectral Imagery

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Thomas Rockwell

Defense April 18th, 2014, 9:00 am
watch Brendon’s defense here

Incipient Pulverization at Shallow Burial Depths Along the San Jacinto Fault, Southern California

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Thomas Rockwell

Defense April 25th, 2014, 3:30 pm
watch Joe’s defense here

The 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake: Cross Correlation of Bathymetric Data model Horizontal Displacement Reaching the Japan Trench Axis

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Shuo Ma

Defense May 8th, 2014, 8:00 am
watch David’s defense here

Chemical weathering of volcanic protolith to bauxite ore: A geochemical analysis using major element compositional data

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Kevin Robinson

Defense May 8th, 2014, 8:20 am
watch Antonio’s defense here

Potassic olivine basalt of the Alverson Formation, Superstition Mountain, Imperial County, California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough

Defense May 8th, 2014, 8:40 am
watch Hillary’s defense here

Identifying a Reference Frame for Calculating Mass Change during Weathering: A Review and Case Study Utilizing the C# Program Assessing Element Immobility

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty

Defense May 8th, 2014, 9:00 am

Chemical and hydrologic investigation of the intermediate aquifer in Harper Lake Basin, San Bernardino County, California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough

Defense May 8th, 2014, 10:00 am
watch Greg’s defense here

Inventory and geochemical evaluation of groundwater springs and streams in San Diego County; upper Sweetwater watershed

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson

Defense May 8th, 2014, 10:20 am
watch Steve’s defense here

Seismicity Parameters and Wastewater Correlation at the Salton Sea Geothermal Plant, Imperial, California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Shuo Ma

Defense May 8th, 2014, 10:40 am
watch Ashley’s defense here

Comparative morphometrics of the diminutive Oligocene oreodont Sespia californica and the larger Sespia ultima from Southern California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Stephen Schellenberg

Defense May 8th, 2014, 11:00 am
watch Shelby’s defense here

Physical and clay mineralogical characteristics of an imbricate in the Copper Basin fault, SE California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty

Defense May 8th, 2014, 11:20 am
watch Neil’s defense here

Quantifying Mass Change Associated with an Imbricate of the Copper Basin fault, SE California

B.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. Gary Girty

Defense May 8th, 2014, 11:40 am
watch Dan’s defense here

Arc-rift transition volcanism in the Volcanic Hills, Jacumba and Coyote Mountains, Imperial County, California

M.S. Candidate
Advisor Dr. David Kimbrough

Defense June 5th, 2014, 11:00 am
watch Greg’s defense here