People
Thesis/Dissertation
Himalaya gneiss dome formation, focused radiogenic heating in southern Madagascar, and fertilization of the Neoproterozoic ocean by mantle-derived phosphorus
Research Areas
Geochronology, Tectonics
Advisor
Brad Hacker
Thesis/Dissertation
In Situ Observations of Seismic wave propagation
Research Area
Seismology
Advisor
Jaimie Steidl
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
Dissertation
Multi-mineral petrochronology of polymetamorphic terranes
Research Area
Petrochronology
Advisor
John Cottle
Thesis/Dissertation
A comparison of four age model techniques for Iberian Margin sediment cores from 0 to 140,000 years ago
Advisor
Lorraine Lisiecki
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
Thesis/Dissertation
Chemical and microbial insights from a deep sea disposal site.
Research Area
Marine Science (IGPMS)
Advisor
David Valentine
Thesis/Dissertation
Landslides: Geomorphology and Sea Cliff Hazard Potential, Santa Barbara - Isla Vista, California
Research Area
Geomorphology
Advisor
Ed Keller
Research Area
Tectonics
Advisor
Cathy Busby
Thesis/Dissertation
Excitation of seismic waves by the atmosphere: monitoring severe weather with modern digital seismic data
Research Areas
Geophysics, Seismology
Advisor
Toshiro Tanimoto
Thesis/Dissertation
Time-scales of crustal anatexis: monazite petrochronology of Himalayan granites
Research Areas
Structural Geology, Tectonics
Advisor
John Cottle
Dissertation
Hydroclimate Reconstruction of Semi-Arid Central Asia: Insights from a Kyrgyz Speleothem.
Research Area
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
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
Thesis/Dissertation
Broadband Simulation With Physics-based Seismic Source Models
Research Areas
Seismic Wave Propagations, Seismic Source Dynamics
Advisor
Ralph Archuleta
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
Research Area
Paleobotany, Geochronology
Advisor
Bruce Tiffney
Research Area
Geothermal Systems
Advisor
Frank Spera
Areas of Research/Interests:
Vertebrate paleontology
Education
Thesis
Southern African Monsoon strengthening and weakening of Mozambique Channel through flow during Heinrich events
Research Area
Paleoclimatology
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
Dissertation
Nonlinear propagation and topographic diffraction of volcano infrasound
Research Area
Volcano infrasound, Volcano seismology
Advisor
Robin Matoza
Research Area
Magma Dynamics
Advisor
Frank Spera
Research Areas
Paleoclimatology, Paleoceanography, Geomorphology
Advisor
Syee Weldeab
Thesis/Dissertation
Insights into South American Native Ungulate and Caviomorph Paleobiology
Research Area
Advisor
Andy Wyss
Research Area
Structural Geology and Petrology
Advisor
John Cottle
Research Area
Marine Science
Advisor
David Lea
Thesis/Dissertation
Microbial Oxidation of Marine Hydrocarbons: Quantifying Rates of Methane, Ethane, Propane, and Butane Consumption
Research Area
Geochemistry
Advisor
Dave Valentine
Thesis/Dissertation
Application of micro-CT and Elliptic Fourier Analysis on Molar Outline Shape for Group Discrimination among Notoungulates
Research Area
Paleobiology
Advisor
Andy Wyss
Thesis/Dissertation
Planktonic Foraminifereal Faunal Study and Mg/Ca -Temperature Calibration at the Hawaii Ocean Time Series
Research Area
Climatology
Advisor
David Lea
Thesis/Dissertation
Quaternary Chronology and Uplift of Gaviota Coast Marine Terraces, Santa Barbara County, CA
Advisor
Ed Keller
Thesis/Dissertation
Stratigraphy, structure, and geochronology of the Abanico Formation in the Principal Cordillera, central Chile: Evidence of protracted volcanism and implications for Andean tectonics”
Research Areas
Tectonics, Structure
Advisor
Phil Gans
Thesis/Dissertation
Two New Oligocene “Notohippids” (Mammalia, Notoungulata, Toxodontia) from the Central Chilean Andes: Taxonomy and Phylogenetics
Research Area
Advisor
Andy Wyss
Thesis/Dissertation
Crustal extension and magmatism during the mid-Cenozoic ignimbrite flare-up in the Guazapares Mining District and Cerocahui basin regions, northern Sierra Madre Occidental, western Chihuahua, Mexico
Research Areas
Tectonics, Sedimentology, Volcanology
Advisor
Phil Gans
Thesis/Dissertation
The Hillslope Signature of Knickpoints Resulting from Stream Capture, Coastal Processes, and Resistant Bedrock on Santa Cruz Island, CA: Insights from an Automated Knickpoint-Selection Algorithm
Research Area
Geomorphology
Advisor
Doug Burbank
Thesis/Dissertation
Thermodynamic and Transport Properties of Na-Ca Aluminosilicate Liquids and Glasses by Molecular Dynamics Simulations at Elevated Temperature and Pressure
Research Areas
Silicate liquid thermodynamics, mantle processes, petrology, volcanology
Advisor
Frank Spera
Thesis/Dissertation
Estimates of Hydrologic Properties in Upper Ocean Crust of Juan de Fuca Ridge Eastern Flank Using Sulfur Hexafluoride Gas Tracer in Cross-Hole Multi-Scale Injection Experiment
Research Area
Hydrology (Geochemistry, Environmental)
Advisor
Jordan Clark
Thesis/Dissertation
Investigating the secular geochemical and geodynamic evolution of accretionary orogens with zircon petrochronology: A case study from West Antarctica
Research Areas
Geochemistry, Geochronology, Igneous Petrology, Magma Dynamics, Mantle Processes
Advisor
John Cottle
Thesis/Dissertation
Late Pleistocene to Holocene environmental history of Devereux Slough
Advisor
Alex Simms
Dissertation
In progress
Research Area
Coastal Geology
Advisor
Alex Simms
Dissertation
Structural Evolution of an Extensional Terrane Margin: Case Studies from the Colorado River Extensional Corridor, Southeastern California, USA
Research Area
Advisor
Phil Gans
Thesis/Dissertation
Structural Evolution of the Central Schell Creek Range, White Pine County, Nevada
Research Areas
Geologic Field Mapping, Structure
Advisors
Phil Gans & John Cottle
Thesis/Dissertation
Estuarine Response to Disturbance: A Holocene Record of Storm Episodes and Seismicity as Preserved in Coastal Systems
Advisor
Alex Simms
Thesis/Dissertation
Compilation of deglacial benthic stable carbon isotope data for reconstructing ocean circulation change, terrestrial biosphere change, and 3D visualizations
Research Areas
Paleoclimatology, Paleoceanography
Advisor
Lorraine Lisiecki
Thesis
Distributed Extension across the Ethiopian Rift and Plateau Illuminated by Joint Inversion of Surface Waves and Scattered Body Waves
Research Area
Seismology
Advisor
Zach Eilon
Thesis/Dissertation
Petrochronology of Ultrapotassic Intrusive Rocks and Associated Rare Earth Element-Bearing Carbonatite, Mountain Pass, California
Research Areas
Geochemistry, Geochronology, Igneous Petrology
Advisor
John Cottle
Thesis/Dissertation
Geochemical evidence for the incorporation of multiple hotspot components in the Lau and North Fiji Backarc Basi
Research Areas
Geochemistry, Geochronology, Geodynamics, Mantle Processes, Marine Geology/Geophysics/Geochemistry
Advisor
Matt Jackson
Research Area
Hydrogeology, Fluvial Process Morphology
Advisor
Jordan Clark
Thesis/Dissertation
Structural and Metamorphic Controls on Gold Mineralization in the Rochford District: A Comparison to the Homestake Mine, Black Hills, South Dakota
Research Areas
Field Geology/Mapping, Structural Geology
Advisor
Phil Gans
Thesis/Dissertation
Investigating mantle isotopic heterogeneity from the micro- to regional scale with high precision mass spectrometry
Advisor
Matt Jackson
Thesis/Dissertation
The Late Quaternary Evolution of the Southern California Coast: Sea-Level Change, Storms, and Subsidence
Research Areas
Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology
Advisor
Alex Simms