Thesis Defense 2015-2016

Theses Defenses of 2015-2016

Ground Motion and Variability from 3-D Deterministic Broadband (0-8 Hz) Simulations

PhD Candidate, Geophysics
Advisor: Dr. Kim Bak Olsen

Defense: August 29nd, 2016, 10 am

The unmasking of a Late Cretaceous steady state weathering regime, Point Loma Formation, southwester California, USA

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr.Gary Girty

Defense: July 18th, 2016, 10 am
watch Marcelo’s defense

Utilizing C# To Create A Ternary Graph Plotting Program With Rigorous Statistical Analysis With An Analysis Of Holocene Sands

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 19th, 2016, 1pm
watch Luke’s defense

Weathering of an 108 Ma Cretaceous gabbro within a Mediterranean climate: a case study of unusual elemental mass redistribution

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. G. H. Girty

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 8am
watch Anayeli’s defense

Evolution of the Neogene Cacheuta Basin: A Record of Orogenic Exhumation and Basin Inversion in the south central Andes

MS Candidate
Advisor:Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 8:45am
watch Ellen’s defense

The Role of Macrocystis pyrifera on Iodine Speciation in the Coastal Ocean

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Carl Carrano and Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 9:30am
watch Jennifer’s defense

Fault Zone Architecture near the SE Termination of the Powerline Fault, Imperial County, California

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. G. H. Girty and H. N. Webb

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 10am
watch Jack’s defense

Geochemical Analysis of Arc to Rift Transitional Volcanism of the Boleo Copper District: Santa Rosalia, Baja

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 10:30am
watch JJ’s defense

Field and Petrochemical Description of the Mount Calavera Volcanic Dome, Carlsbad, California

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Vic Camp

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 11am
watch Mohammad’s defense

Petrochemistry of the Jacumba Volcanics at Devils Canyon, west of Ocotillo, California

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Vic Camp

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 11:30am
watch Kendra’s defense

North-Western Pacific Sea Avian Reconstruction based on Warheit

BA Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 5th, 2016, noon
watch Preston’s defense

Reconnaissance whole rock x-ray fluorescence analysis of samples from Islas Coronados, Baja California Mexico: a test of Gordon Gastil’s hypothesized Upper Cretaceous age assignment of the North Island

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: May 5th, 2016, 12:30pm
watch Derek’s defense

Selected trace-element occurrence in alluvium and rocks, western Mojave Desert, southern California

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson

Defense: April 15th, 2016, 10am
watch Krishangi’s defense

Poro-Elasto-Plastic Off-Fault Response and Dynamics of Earthquake Faulting

Ph.D. Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Shuo Ma

Defense: March 21st, 2016, 10:30am
watch Evan’s defense

Compositional linear modeling, non-central principal component analysis, Ω and relative variation curves: using higher dimensional space to unravel elemental mass redistribution patterns within the regolith

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary H. Girty

Defense: December 11th, 2015, 11:00am
watch Tina’s defense

Effects of illuviation on the petrology and chemistry of tonalitic saprock

MS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Gary H. Girty

Defense: December 11th, 2015, 10:00am
watch Ashley’s defense

A Microseismic Approach to Hurricane Monitoring

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Shuo Ma

Defense: December 11th, 2015, 9:30am
watch Matt’s defense

Analysis of Anionic Contribution to Total Dissolved Solids in the Lower San Diego River

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson

Defense: December 11th, 2015, 9:00am
watch Janae’s defense

Taxonomy and Taphonomy of hardosaurs (Dinosauria: Ornithiscia) found in the Point Loma Formation (Campanian) of San Diego County, California

BS Candidate
Advisor: Dr. Tom Demere/Dr. Dave Kimbrough

Defense: December 11th, 2015, 8:30am
watch Amanda’s defense

Paleoseismology of the Imperial Fault at the U.S.-Mexico Border and Correlation of Regional Lake Stratigraphy Through Analysis of Oxygen/Carbon Isotope Data

M.S. Candidate

Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell

Defense: December 7th, 2015, 3:00 pm

500 Year Rupture History of the Imperial Fault at the International Border Through Analysis of Faulted Lake Cahuilla Sediments, Carbon-14 data, and Climate Data

M.S. Candidate

Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell

Defense: December 7th, 2015, 2:00 pm