MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE THESES

Graduation Year

Examining the Style and Uplift Along the Claremont Strand of the San Jacinto Fault Zone                          Thesis Abstract

Shant Minas

Cataclastic Flow Deformation In The Blackhawk Landslide, San Bernardino County, California  Comprehensive Exam

Rachel E.Andrus

Variable Distribution of Selenium and Arsenic in the San Diego Creek Watershed, Orange County, CA       Thesis Abstract

Comparisons of Field Compactive Energy and Relative Field Densities Between Diatomaceous Soil and Other Soil Types    

                                                                  Project Abstract

Quaternary Faults from Mormon Point to Badwater, Death  Valley, California: Age Dating of Normal Faults - Comprehensive Examination

Gary Michael Duby

Analysis of Selenium in the Surface and Ground Waters of Peters Canyon Wash and San Diego Creek in the San Diego Creek Watershed, Orange County, California                                                                 Project Abstract

Morton Price

Recharge and Water Quality of Baldwin Lake at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Garden, Arcadia, California                                                 Project Abstract

 

Angela Ortega

Interpretation of Geochemical Groundwater Data Collected from Mud Volcanoes, Imperial Valley, California                                                 Project Abstract

 

Efe Karahan Sahin

Comparison of Optimum Moisture Content Values of Diatomaceous Soil Between Laboratory and Field Conditions                                                Thesis Abstract

 

Elcin Ugural

Consolidation Characteristics of Diatomaceous      Soils                                                          Thesis Abstract

 

Mylene Guron

Simulations of Channel Modifications Along the Los Angeles River                                                        Thesis Abstract

Richard D. Viergutz

Discharge of Sewage-Polluted  Groundwater into Malibu Creek and Lagoon Resulting from Groundwater Surface Water Interactions                                    Thesis Abstract

 

Russell, Kyle

Feasibility of Artificial Recharge In the Vicinity of Baldwin Lake Big Bear Valley, California                Thesis Abstract

 

Lisa Ann Alpert

Emplacement of Three Plutons by Nested Diapirism and Stoping in Cactus Flat, San Bernardino Mountains, Southern California                                                Thesis Abstract

 

Mercedes M. Merino

Source Determination of Groundwater Salinity in the Rio Grande Alluvial Aquifer: El Paso Valley, Texas                                                        Thesis Abstract

 

Humberto E. Nation

A Study of the Wildfires Induced Alteration of the Physico-Chemical Properties of Soils                     Thesis Abstract

 

James E. Walker III

Nitrate and Selenium Transport and
Speciation in Relation to Land use Change in the San Diego Creek Watershed, Irvine California            Thesis Abstract

 

Anna Marie Foutz

Regional and Contact Metamorphism in the Cactus Flat Area, San Bernardino Mountains, California         Thesis Abstract

 

Raymond C. Friedrichsen

The Possible Impact of Selected Hydrocarbons on the Local and Regional Aquifers from a Leaking Underground Storage Tank                                                        Thesis Abstract

 

Mathew A. Kelliher

Sources and Evolution of Waters at Dos Palmas Preserve and Vicinity, Salton Sea, California                  Thesis Abstract

Harumi Goya

Stratigraphic and Lithologic Characteristics of Tsunami Deposits and an Evaluation of Possible Paleo-Tsunami Deposits in Southern California                Thesis Abstract

 

Mark Pagenkopp

Study of a Sturzstrom Deposit Near Benton in Owens Valley, Eastern California

 

Angelique C. Hamane

Texture and Phenocryst Mineralogy in a Large Dacite Dike in the Little Chuckwalla Mountains, California                                                 Thesis Abstract

 

Sheila K. Morrissey

Wildfire-Induced Changes to Hydrologic Flowpaths in the San Bernardino Mountains, California       Thesis Abstract

Wayne M. Stevenson

Engineering Characteristics of Consolidation vs. Density of Pure Diatomaceous Soil; Comprehensive Examination

Diana Barron

The Analysis of Sand Dunes on San Nicolas Island, California

 

Terri Ryland

Sedimentary Structures and Depositional Environment of the Middle of the Paleogene Silverado Formation in Shady Canyon, San Joaquin Hills, Orange County, California

 

Cherylee P. Sevilla

Water Quality Dynamics at the Estuarine Interface of San Diego Creek, Orange County, California

 

Joyce Yileh Wang

Nitrate and Orthophosphate in Arroyo Seco Watershed and Assessment of Removal Processes in Near Channel Riparian Areas

Mark Huber

Optical Mineralogy and Color Perception Problems: A Case Study Entailing Quartz and Sanidine; Comprehensive Examination

 

Steven Clements

The Origin of the Poverty Hills, Owens Valley, California: A Rock Avalanche Interpretation

 

James Bunker

Model for the San Francisquito Fault as a Normal Fault Related to Uplift of the Sierra Pelona Anticline, Central Transverse Ranges, Southern California

 

John S. McKeown

Geology and Landslide Deposits of the Little Lake and Cottonwood Study Areas, Southern Owens Valley Region, Inyo County, California

 

Michael M. Brady

Investigation of Possible Source Areas for Megabreccia Deposits Located in Southwestern Avawatz Mountains, Mojave Desert, California

 

Eric J. Chavez

Nutrient Input Trends in The Upstream and Downstream Regions of The San Diego Creek Watershed, Orange County California

 

Gary Desselle

Sources of Excess Nutrients in the Dan Diego Creek Watershed, Orange County, California

 

Sonjia M. Leyva

Paleosols of the Paleocene Silverado Formation, San Joaquin Hills, California: Development, Distribution and Paleoclimatic Implications

 

Russell Yoshida

Landfill Alternative Earthen Final Cover Design and Approval Through Field Characterization and Computer Modeling; Comprehensive Examination

Eric Hodder

Eastern Bunker Hill Basin Hydrostratigraphy with Emphasis on Lower Water-Bearing Zones

 

Monica Lee

Sources Distribution, and Mobility of Selenium in San Diego Creek Watershed, Orange County, California

 

Paul Chang

The Source, Flow, and Migration of the Artesian Groundwater at the Malaga Cove Plaza, Palos Verdes Estates, California

Pete Cooke

Pete Cooke, The Effect of Laboratory Compaction Upon Diatomaceous Soil, Comprehensive Examination

Keith Ehlert

Offset of the Miocene Mint Canyon and Caliente Formations along the San Andreas and San Gabriel Faults in Southern California

Brad Burt

Rock Avalanches of the Crystal Lake Area, North-Central San Gabriel Mountains, California

Thomas W. Davis

Capillary Pressure Analysis and Multiphase Fluid (Water and Gasoline) Saturation and Flow within Laminated Puente Formation Bedrock, Los Angeles County, California

Thomas H. Hibner

Hydrogeologic Investigation of the Rialto-Colton Basin and Eastern Chino Basin with Emphasis on Sub-flow Across the Rialto-Colton Fault, San Bernardino County, California

Mark D. Hunt

A Three-Dimensional Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport Model at the Hemet Sanitary Landfill

Christopher L. Bonds

Reactant Sand Fracking - A Pilot Study of an Innovative In Situ Groundwater Remediation Technology for Fractured Bedrock Aquifers

Nancy Matsumoto

A Geochemical and Isotopic Evaluation of Intrinsic Bioremediation at a Petroleum Contaminated Lakeshore Site, California

Laura Albert

Geomorphology and Genesis of the Northern Coyote Basin Escarpment, Coyote Lake, San Bernardino County, California; Comprehensive Examination

Linda Bell

Consolidation and Hydroconsolidation Characteristics of a Sandy Soil: Importance of Optimum Water Content During Drilling or Compaction; Comprehensive Examination

Petr Kadera

Geochemistry of Groundwater in the Abalone Cove Landslide, California

Eirik F.Haenschke

Western Castellammare Mesa Landslide Comprehensive Examination

William Halbert

An Evaluation of the Ferris Method for Determining Aquifer Transmissivity from Cyclic Water Level Fluctuation Using Tidal Data from Mixed Semi-Diurnal Tides

Forrest Hopson

Basement Rock Geology and Tectonics of the Pinto Mountain Fault, San Bernardino County, Southern California

Wendy Phillips

The Use of Strontium Isotopes to Quantify Groundwater Recharge from Reclaimed and Natural Waters, Whittier narrows, Los Angeles County, California

D. J. Poehls

Using Strontium Isotopes as a Tracer for Groundwater Flow Paths in a Karst Terrain, Lee's Summit, Missouri

Larry Powell

Baseline Geochemistry at Ballona Creek, Los Angeles County, California Comprehensive Examination

Curtis J. Williams

Direct Measurement of Groundwater Tidal Fluctuations Using Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) at Seal Beach, California: Comprehensive Examination

Edward L.Burrows

Ground Water Basin Management Study of the Canada Gobernadora, Orange County, California

Michael M. Easterly

Analysis of Pumping Test Data Using a Dual-Bounded Unconfined Analytical Aquifer Model, Santa Ana River Canyon, California

Thomas F. Field,

Source Identification of the Nitrate Groundwater Contamination in the Rubidoux Community Service District, Western Riverside County, California

Brenda J. Franklin,

Global Positioning System Evaluation of High Precision Vertical Geodesy for the Department of Oil Properties, City of Long Beach, California

Thomas Harder,

A Hydrochemical Assessment of the Source of Nitrate to the Groundwaters Beneath the Tustin Area of Orange County, California

Michael A. Piepenburg,

Fault Scarp Degradation along the Southwest Flank of Sierra El mayor, Baja California, Norte Mexico: Comprehensive Examination

Eric Hovanitz,

Geobarometry of Portions of the San Gabriel Mountains, Southern California

John W. Marsolais,

Comprehensive Examination

Deems C. Padgett,

Paleoseismology of the Lenwood Fault, Mojave Desert, San Bernardino County, California

Timothy P. Seeley

Structural Cross Section Through the San Cayetano and Oak Ridge Faults in the Vicinity of Fillmore, California

Robin J. Wight,

Geochemistry and T-P Estimations for Megacryst and Xenolith Inclusions of the Antelope Creek Basalt: Northeastern San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino County, California

James L. Wood

A Re-Evaluation of the Origin of Kaolinite in the Ione Formational System (Eocene) Sierra Foothills, California

Alfredo S. Zanoria

Comprehensive Examination Xing Zheng, Comprehensive Examination

Elizabeth Doe

The Retardation of Organic Compounds in Groundwater; Comprehensive Examination

John Mack

Agal Limestones in the Western Santa Monica Mountains and Their Systematics

John McNamara

Stratigraphy of the Saugus Formation, Western Camarillo Hills: Implications for Quaternary Geology of the Las Pasos Anticline

Charles T. Nestle

Site Characterization for a Proposed Deep Scientific Drill Hole, Little Rock Area, Los Angeles County, California

Dave Johnson

Hydrogeology and Water Quality of the Upper Tick Canyon Area, Los Angeles County, California

Jeffry Knott

Engineering Geology and Geomorphology of Grimes Canyon, Ventura County, California

Robert L. Pierotti

Nitrates in the Groundwater of the Coastal Plain of Orange County, California

Keith Putirka

Petrography and Geochemistry of the Intermediate Bi-modal Miocene Volcanic Rocks of the Central Western Mojave Desert, California

Lori Tagawa

A Characterization and Preliminary Risk Evaluation of the Inactive Teqeusquite Landfill, Riverside, California

Kathryn Umbarger

Geology and Petrology of the Spy Mountain Region, Landers Quadrangle, San Bernardino County, California

Stephen Watry

Shear Strength of Bentonite from the Toe of the Portuguese Bend Landslide, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, California

 

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