2017 -2018 Thesis Defense – Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences

Theses Defenses of 2017-2018
Spring 2018 MS Candidates
Alexander Laws	Using high-resolution Chirp subbottom data to map submerged paleoshorelines: Implications for uplift rates and archaeological sites, Northern Channel Islands, California, USA MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 8 am watch Alex’s defense
Ryan Danielson	Geochemical Assessment and Flow-Path Modeling of Groundwater in the Anza-Terwilliger Region, California MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Kathy Thorbjarnarson Defense: May 4th, 2018 8:45 am watch Ryan’s defense
Jennifer Luscombe	Provenance of Volcanic Clasts within the Paleogene Rim Gravels, Colorado Plateau: Implication for Paleogeography and history of the western Grand Canyon MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough Defense: May 4th, 2018 9:30 am watch Jennifer’s defense
Keene Karlsson	Paleoseismology and Neotectonics of the southern Sierra El Mayor, Baja California, Mexico MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Thomas Rockwell Defense: May 4th, 2018 10:15 am watch Keene’s defense
Spring 2018 BS Candidates
Michael Levenson	Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Determine Stratigraphic Architecture of the Cooloola Sand Mass, Southeastern, Queensland, Australia BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Defense: May 4th, 2018 11 am watch Michael’s defense
Scott Knapp	Simulation of shear-wave splitting in a transversely isotropic medium BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Shuo Ma Defense: May 4th, 2018 11:20 am watch Scott’s defense
Luke Johnson	Kinematic Analysis of Neogene and Quaternary Faults in the Santa Rosalia Basin along the Margin of the Gulf of California, Baja California Sur, Mexico BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Dave Kimbrough Defense: May 4th, 2018 11:40 am watch Luke’s defense
Kristen Watkins	Structural Interpretation of Chirp Data from Offshore Central Oregon BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 12:30 pm watch Kristen’s defense
Xiomara Rosenblatt	Geophysical mapping of San Diego River Paleochannels within the San Diego Bay BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 12:50 pm watch Xio’s defense
Ken Hill	Analysis of Fluvial Geomorphology on Santa Rosa Island BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:10 pm watch Ken’s defense
Dylan Dejauregui	Influence of climatic factors on fluvial deposition into lagoonal and deltaic environments in San Diego, California BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:30 pm watch Dylan’s defense
Michael Troutner	Sidescan sonar investigation of faulting in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: May 4th, 2018 1:50 pm watch Michael’s defense
Mason Einbund	Use of a Gravity Survey to Characterize Alluvium Bedrock contact in Potrero Valley Groundwater Basin, San Diego, California BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:10 pm watch Mason’s defense
Derrik Kapalla	Analysis of Variations in Groundwater Elevations between Fractured Rock and Alluvial Aquifers BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:30 pm watch Derrik’s defense
Mario Bermudez	The Pleistocene Bautista Formation and the San Jacinto Fault: Setting the stage for future studies BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty Defense: May 4th, 2018 2:50 pm watch Mario’s defense
Bonnie Flynn	The Pleistocene Bautista Formation: Geochemistry and clay mineralogy BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:10 pm watch Bonnie’s defense
Ariella Goldstein	Assessing the presence of pulverization textures along the Buck Ridge fault, NE of Anza, California BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:30 pm watch Ariella’s defense
Peter Suazo	A River Runs Through It: GPR Investigations of the Silver Strand BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Defense: May 4th, 2018 3:50 pm watch Peter’s defense
Fall 2017 BS Candidates
Jimmy Pham	3D evidence for the biotite to vermiculite conversion controlling spheroidal weathering at Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve, Peninsular Ranges, southern California, U.S.A. BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Gary Girty and Heather Webb Defense: December 15th, 2017 8am watch Jimmy’s defense
Andy McCarlson	Assessment of 20 Liter Nalgene HDPE Carboys for The Use of USGS Oil Well Produced Water Sampling BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Defense: December 15th, 2017 8:30am watch Andy’s defense
Steve Mazzone	A GPR Survey of the Banning Strand, Palm Springs, CA BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Allen Gontz Defense: December 15th, 2017 9am watch Steve’s defense
Wasim Merchant	Assessing the Rose Canyon Fault Zone through the Little Italy and Old Town Areas of San Diego, California: Geotechnical Data Synthesis BS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: December 15th, 2017 9:30am watch Wasim’s defense
Fall 2017 MS Candidates
Eui-jo Marquez	Paleoseismic investigation of the Rose Canyon fault zone: the San Diego Bay stepover MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Jillian Maloney Defense: December 15th, 2017 10am watch Eui-jo’s defense
Matt Dorsey	Evidence of Na- and Mg-rich Hydrothermal Brine Circulation Driving Elemental Mass Redistribution in an Active Fault Zone: A Case Study of the Borrego Fault Zone, northern Baja California, Mexico MS Candidate Advisor: Dr. Tom Rockwell Defense: September 15th, 2017 10:30am
Fall 2017 PhD Candidates
William Savran	Developing Stochastic Models as Inputs for High-Frequency Ground Motion Simulations PhD Candidate Advisor: Dr. Kim Olsen Defense: December 6th, 2017, 10am watch Bill’s defense
Qian Yao	Dynamic Modeling of Earthquake Sources on Rough Faults PhD Candidate Advisor: Dr. Steve Day Defense: August 29th, 2017, noon