Published Theses 2010-2019

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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.