People
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Coastal Geology
Advisor
Alex Simms
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Sedimentology
Advisor
Gen Li & Alex Simms
- MS candidate
Thesis
In progress
Research Area
Vertebrate Paleontology
Advisor
Andy Wyss
- Professor
Geochemistry and Igneous Petrology
- Affiliated Professor
Bren School of Environmental Science & Management
- Alumna
- PhD Summer 2015
Thesis/Dissertation
Interactions of tectonics, climate, and deposition in intermontane basins on the margin of the Puna Plateau, NW Argentina
Research Area
Tectonics, Geomorphology, Structural Geology, Stratigraphy
Advisor
Doug Burbank
- PhD
- August 2020
Dissertation
Multi-mineral petrochronology of polymetamorphic terranes
Research Area
Petrochronology
Advisor
John Cottle
- Alumnus
- MS June 2017
Thesis/Dissertation
A comparison of four age model techniques for Iberian Margin sediment cores from 0 to 140,000 years ago
Advisor
Lorraine Lisiecki
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Vertebrate Paleontology
Advisor
Andy Wyss
- Alumnus
- MS Winter 2018
Thesis/Dissertation
Stratigraphy and geochronology of the Nacientes del Teno and Rio Damas formations: insights into Middle to Late Jurassic Andean volcanism
Research Areas
Tectonics, Structural Geology
Advisor
Phil Gans
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Marine Science
Advisor
Morgan Raven
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Marine Geology, Paleoceanography, Stratigraphy, Micropaleontology, Paleobiology
- Associate Specialist
Areas of Research
Methane concentrations and stable isotopes in marine settings, Valentine group lab instrument operation and maintenance, field devices and samplers for shallow marine settings and deep sea vehicle use.
Sponsor:
Dave Valentine
- MS candidate
Thesis
In progress
Research Area
Marine Science
Advisor
Dave Valentine
- PhD; Summer 2019
Thesis/Dissertation
Chemical and microbial insights from a deep sea disposal site.
Research Area
Marine Science (IGPMS)
Advisor
David Valentine
- Alumna
- MS Summer 2018
Thesis/Dissertation
Landslides: Geomorphology and Sea Cliff Hazard Potential, Santa Barbara - Isla Vista, California
Research Area
Geomorphology
Advisor
Ed Keller
- Alumna
- MS Fall 2010
Research Area
Tectonics
Advisor
Cathy Busby
- Alumna
- PhD Summer 2018
Thesis/Dissertation
Excitation of seismic waves by the atmosphere: monitoring severe weather with modern digital seismic data
Research Areas
Geophysics, Seismology
Advisor
Toshiro Tanimoto
- Alumnus
- PhD Summer 2014
Thesis/Dissertation
Time-scales of crustal anatexis: monazite petrochronology of Himalayan granites
Research Areas
Structural Geology, Tectonics
Advisor
John Cottle
- MS; Summer 2019
Dissertation
Hydroclimate Reconstruction of Semi-Arid Central Asia: Insights from a Kyrgyz Speleothem.
Research Area
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
- Assistant Professor
Geomorphology, geochemistry, global carbon cycle, natural hazards and sedimentology
- Alumnus
- PhD Fall 2014
Thesis/Dissertation
Multiple double-couple analysis of recent large earthquakes and its application in detecting the dynamic stress triggering events
Research Area
Geophysics
Advisor
Chen Ji
- Professor
Paleoclimate and Paleoceanography
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Geomorphology, Carbon Cycle
Advisor
Gen Li
- PhD candidate
Thesis/Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Advisor
David Valentine
- Alumnus
- PhD Fall 2013
Thesis/Dissertation
Broadband Simulation With Physics-based Seismic Source Models
Research Areas
Seismic Wave Propagations, Seismic Source Dynamics
Advisor
Ralph Archuleta
- Alumnus
- PhD Summer 2015
Thesis/Dissertation
Holocene sea-level, climate, and estuarine stratrigraphy of Baffin Bay, Texas: studying past changes in coastal systems to elucidate future coastal response to changing sea-level and climate
Research Areas
Coastal Geology, Sedimentology
Advisor
Alex Simms
- Alumnus
- MS Fall 2022
Thesis
Tectonostratigraphic reconstruction of the Neoproterozoic rift-to-drift transition in Southeast Death Valley
Research Area
Geology
Advisor
Francis Macdonald
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Paleoceanography
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
- PhD candidate
Thesis/Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Advisor
Dave Valentine
- Alumna
- MS Fall 2010
Research Area
Paleobotany, Geochronology
Advisor
Bruce Tiffney
- Alumnus
- MS Winter 2013
Research Area
Geothermal Systems
Advisor
Frank Spera
- Lecturer
Areas of Research/Interests:
Vertebrate paleontology
Education
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Tectonics, Geophysics, Paleomagnetic Methods
- 805-893-4885
- 6806 Ellison Hall, Earth Research Institute
- Alumna
- MS Fall 2020
Thesis
Southern African Monsoon strengthening and weakening of Mozambique Channel through flow during Heinrich events
Research Area
Paleoclimatology
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
- Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Marine Tectonics
- Alumnus;Phd Spring 2022
Dissertation
Nonlinear propagation and topographic diffraction of volcano infrasound
Research Area
Volcano infrasound, Volcano seismology
Advisor
Robin Matoza
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Geobiology
Advisor
David Valentine
- Alumnus
- PhD Fall 2011
Research Area
Magma Dynamics
Advisor
Frank Spera
- Associate Professor
Volcano geophysics, Volcano seismology, Volcano acoustics, Infrasound, Seismo-acoustics
- PhD candidate
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Marine Science
Advisor
Dave Valentine
- Alumna
- MS Spring 2012
Research Areas
Paleoclimatology, Paleoceanography, Geomorphology
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
- Alumnus
- PhD Spring 2021
Thesis/Dissertation
Insights into South American Native Ungulate and Caviomorph Paleobiology
Research Area
Advisor
Andy Wyss
- Alumnus
- MS Spring 2014
Research Area
Structural Geology and Petrology
Advisor
John Cottle