Theses from 2024
Thermochronology and Exhumation Dynamics of Metamorphic Units in the Salmon River Suture Zone, Jonathan J. Cone
Beach Erosion and Recovery Since Hurricane Ivan in 2004 Along a Headland-Bay Coast in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, Elandé Engelbrecht
Geology of the Bishop 7.5-Minute Quadrangle and Geophysical Modeling to Constrain Syndepositional Deformation of the Black Warrior Foreland Basin, Joseph Edward Lane
Bank Erosion Dynamics in Response to Anthropogenic Disturbances in the Cuivre River Watershed of Missouri, USA, Nathan Douglas Sines
Theses from 2023
Physicochemical Constraints to Melts From Láscar Volcano Recorded by Syn-Eruptive Apatite, Cesar Andres Bucheli Olaya
Historical Channel Evolution and Human Modifications of Blue River Near Kansas City Missouri, Katie Ann Grong
Magmatic Evolution of the Chasca Orkho Lava Series and Its Magmatic Enclaves, Volcán Ollagüe, Central Andes, Nathaniel W. Lenhard
Dynamics and Timescales of Magmatic Processes at Cerro Uturuncu, Bolivia, Sarah Jane Rasor
Recent Climate Change Influence on Flood Magnitude and Frequency, Channel Widening, and Bar Deposition in Big River, Missouri Ozarks, Patrick Saulys
Magma Residence Times and Pre-Eruptive Processes as Determined by Diffusion Geospeedometry and Textural Analysis—Lascar Volcano, Chile, Bennett G. Van Horn
Experimental Determination of Zinc, Potassium and Rubidium Diffusion Coefficients in Olivine, Christopher J. Willingham
Theses from 2022
Disequilibrium Melting of the Continental Crust During Emplacement of the Mt. Princeton Batholith, Central Colorado Volcanic Field, Loren A. Bohannon
Aucanquilcha Volcanic Cluster Magma Evolution and Magma Plumbing System Architecture During the Gordo Stage (6-4 Ma), Kasey Lynn Buckley
Shadow-Based Automatic Building Height Estimation From High Spatial Resolution Satellite Imagery, Lonnie Lee Byrnside III
An Examination of Perceptions and Preferences For Tiny House Villages For the Homeless in Missouri, Krista Evans
Common Ground: An Examination of Rural Planning and the Growing Amish Presence in Missouri, Krista Evans
Mining-Contaminated Sediment and Metal Storage in Channel Deposits in Turkey Creek, Tri-State Mining District, Missouri and Kansas, Max Quinn Hillermann
Chemical and Thermal Influence on Intermediate Magma Storage Conditions: Volcán Ollagüe, Chile-Bolivia, Central Andes, Drew Allen Laviada-Garmon
U-Pb Apatite Chronometry of Intrusions in an Accretionary Metamorphic Belt in Western Idaho, USA, Colleen Grace Rankin
Geology of the Jacksonville 7.5 Minute Quadrangle and U–pb and (U–th)/HE Reveal Sediment Routing and Uplift in the Southern Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province, Derek L. Spurgeon
Downstream Dispersal of Fine Tailings, Chat and Metals in Channel Sediment of Big River, Old Lead Belt, Southeast Missouri, Jennifer Pace Witt
Investigation Into Karst of Southwest Missouri Using Electrical Resistivity, Donald Zachary Wormington
Theses from 2021
Historical Changes of Channel Width in a Headwater Stream System, Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri, Sierra N. Casagrand
Mineral prospectivity mapping: a potential technique for sustainable mineral exploration and mining activities–a case study using the copper deposits of the Tagmout basin, Morocco, Fatima Zahra Echogdalia, Said Boutaleb, El Hassan Abia, Mohammed Ouchchen, Bouchra Dadi, Mouna Id-Belquas, Mohamed Abioui, Luan Thanh Pham, Temer Abu-Alam, and Kevin L. Mickus
Role of Nitrogen in Assessing the Sustainability of Irrigated Areas: Case Study of Northern Mexico, Mélida Gutiérrez, Esperanza Yasmin Calleros-Rincón, María Socorro Espino-Valdés, and Maria Teresa Alarcón-Herrera
Geology of the Clairmont Springs 7.5-Minute Quadrangle and Geochronology of the Alabama Blue Ridge, Adelie Ionescu
Late cretaceous sediment provenance in the Eastern Gulf coastal plain (U.S.A.) based on detrital-zircon U-PB ages and TH/U values, William T. Jackson, Matthew P. McKay, Donald A. Beebe, Carolyn Mullins, Adelie Ionescu, Barry Shaulis, and David L. Barbeau
Vertical Fault Migration Potential of Subsurface Contamination into the Ozark Aquifer: Greene County, Missouri, Bobbi Lynne Koepke, Kelly Frank, and Matthew McKay
Assessing the Prevalance of Joint-Controlled Mass Wasting in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, U.S.A., Madeline Konopinski
Impacts of an extreme flood on large wood recruitment and transport processes, Derek J. Martin, Robert T. Pavlowsky, Jacob Bendix, Toby Dogwiler, and Josh Hess
Magnetic and gravity investigation of kimberlites in north-central Botswana, Kitso Matende and Kevin L. Mickus
Detrital zircon geothermochronology reveals pre-Alleghanian exhumation of regional Mississippian sediment sources in the southern Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province, Matthew P. McKay, William T. Jackson Jr., Derek Spurgeon, Adelie Ionescu, and Barry Shaulis
Structural interpretation of the Igherm region (Western Anti Atlas, Morocco) from an aeromagnetic analysis: Implications for copper exploration, Mohammed Ouchchen, Said Boutaleb, El Hassan Abia, Driss El Azzab, Mohamed Abioui, Kevin L. Mickus, Abdelhalim Miftah, Fatima Zahra Echogdali, and Bouchra Dadi
Analysis of Gravity for the Crustal Structure of Nepal Himalaya, Kapil Prasad Phuyal
Spatial Variability of Nonpoint Source Yields in Ozark Highlands Watersheds under Historical and Recent Land Use Conditions, Tyler J. Pursley
Geochemical Investigation of Monogenetic Volcanoes from the Pribilof Islands, Bering Sea, Alaska, Clayton L. Reinier
Age constraints of the Middle Pleistocene till and loess sequence in northeast Missouri, USA, based on pedostratigraphy within a polygenetic paleosol, Charles W. Rovey II and Mike Siemens
Tourism climatology: past, present, and future, Michelle Rutty, Robert Steiger, O. Cenk Demiroglu, and David R. Perkins
Insights on the tectonic styles of the Red Sea rift using gravity and magnetic data, Saada Ahmed Saada, Kevin L. Mickus, Ahmed Mohammed Eldosouky, and Amin Ibrahim
Spatiotemporal analysis of sea ice leads in the arctic ocean retrieved from icebridge laxon line data 2012–2018, Dexuan Sha, Younghyun Koo, Xin Miao, Anusha Srirenganathan, Hai Lan, Shorojit Biswas, Qian Liu, Alberto M. Mestas-Nuñez, Hongjie Xie, and Chaowei Yang
Receiver function investigation of crustal structure in the Malawi and Luangwa rift zones and adjacent areas, Muchen Sun, Stephen S. Gao, Kelly H. Liu, Kevin Mickus, Xiaofei Fu, and Youqiang Yu
Defining a Region, the Great River Road, Evan Arthur Telle
Ground Control Point Assessment for sUAS-based SfM Photogrammetry, Bailey Dianne Wolf
Simulating nonpoint source pollutant loading in a karst basin: A SWAT modeling application, Sean J. Zeiger, Marc R. Owen, and Robert T. Pavlowsky
Theses from 2020
Evaluating Particulate Matter 2.5 in the Yangtze River Delta, Muhammad Abdullah
The Legacy of Contamination by Lead Smelters in Missouri, Robert S. Armstrong
Geochemistry of the Lazufre Volcanic Complex: Determining the Geometries and Processes of the Magmatic Sources in the Central Andean Volcanic Zone, Brooke Erin Benz
Field Measurements of Bed-Load Transport Distances Using Painted Sediment Tracers in an Urban Stream in the Missouri Ozarks, Kristen E. Breckenridge
Stream Bank and Bar Erosion Contributions and Land Use Influence on Suspended Sediment Loads in Two Ozark Watersheds, Southeast Missouri, Kayla Ann Coonen
Core and Geophysical Analysis of Biogenic Tufa Deposits in the Spring River in Northern Arkansas, Tyler W. Engelbart
Tackling Homelessness with Tiny Houses: An Inventory of Tiny House Villages in the United States, Krista Evans
Gravity contribution to the Mejerda foreland basin, Northwestern region of Tunisia, Nesrine Frifita, Kevin Mickus, and Mohamed Gharbi
Changes in the Vegetation Cover and Quality of Aquifers in the Drylands of Mexico: Trends in an Urbanized Complex of Three Socio-Ecological Systems Within the Chihuahuan Desert, V. M.Reyes Gómez, D. Núñez López, and Mélida Gutiérrez
Editorial for Special Issue "Sustainable Use of Abandoned Mines", Melida Gutierrez
Metal content of stream sediments as a tool to assess remediation in an area recovering from historic mining contamination, Mélida Gutiérrez, Xiaomin Qiu, Zachary J. Collette, and Zachary T. Lurvey
Geology and Geophysics of the Mogollon Mining District and the Bearwallow Mountain 7.5 Minute Quadrangle, Catron County, New Mexico, Charles Frost Hoffman
Examination of Soil Water Nitrate-N Concentrations from Common Land Covers and Cropping Systems in Southeast Minnesota Karst, Kevin Kuehner, Toby Dogwiler, and Jeppe Kjaersgaard
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Precipitation and Drought Trends Using the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR), D. A. Martinez-Cruz, M. Gutiérrez, and M. T. Alarcón-Herrera
Crustal and thermal structure of the Permian – Jurassic Luangwa – Lukusashi – Luano Rift, Zambia: Implications for strain localization in magma – Poor continental rifts, Kitso N. Matende, Estella Atekwana, Kevin Mickus, Mohamed G. Abdelsalam, Eliot A. Atekwana, Rob Evans, Victor N. Nyalugwe, and Luelseged Emishaw
The Legacy of Mining in Southwest Missouri: Past and Present Conditions of the Tri-State Mining District, Anastasia M C McClanahan
Study and Use of Upper Cambrian to Lower Ordovician conodonts in central, southern, and western Laurentia, 1933–2018, James F. Miller
The use of gravity and aeromagnetic data to define the structural configuration of the Western Desert, Iraq, Ahmed Mousa, Kevin Mickus, and Ali Al-Rahim
Detrital Zircon Petrochronology for Sedimentary Provenance Analysis: Source to Sink of the Mississippi/Missouri River Drainage Basin, Sage Denali Muttel
Structure and tectonic setting of the Chingale Igneous Ring Complex, Malawi from aeromagnetic and satellite gravity data: Implication for Precambrian terranes collision and Neogene - Quaternary rifting, Victor N. Nyalugwe, Mohamed G. Abdelsalam, Andrew Katumwehe, Kevin L. Mickus, and Estella A. Atekwana
Broadcast meteorologists’ views on climate change: A state-of-the-community review, David R. Perkins, Kristin Timm, Teresa Myers, and Edward Maibach
Developing a Tourism Opportunity Index Regarding the Prospective of Overtourism in Nepal, Susan Phuyal
Sinkhole susceptibility assessment based on morphological, imagery, and contextual attributes derived from gis and imagery data, Xiaomin Qiu, Shuo Sheng Wu, and Yan Chen
Age and provenance of upland gravels in Missouri, USA, and their relationship to Early Pleistocene glaciation, Charles W. Rovey and Grant Spoering
Assessing Grassed Waterway Implementation Using ACPF and SWAT Models, Kirsten Schaefer
Spatiotemporal analysis of medical resource deficiencies in the U.S. Under COVID-19 pandemic, Dexuan Sha, Xin Miao, Hai Lan, Kathleen Stewart, Shiyang Ruan, Yifei Tian, Yuyang Tian, and Chaowei Yang
An on-demand service for managing and analyzing arctic sea ice high spatial resolution imagery, Dexuan Sha, Xin Miao, Mengchao Xu, Chaowei Yang, Hongjie Xie, Alberto M. Mestas-Nuñez, Yun Li, Qian Liu, and Jingchao Yang
Pumice Compositions and Mineral Chemistry from Lascar Volcano, Chile, Madelaine M. Stearn
Reporting on climate change by broadcast meteorologists: A national assessment, Kristin M. F. Timm, David Perkins, Teresa Myers, Bernadette Woods Placky, and Edward W. Maibach
A Geochemical and Statistical Investigation of the Big Four Springs Region in Southern Missouri, Jordan Jasso Vega
Submissions from 2019
Co-occurrence, possible origin, and health-risk assessment of arsenic and fluoride in drinking water sources in Mexico: Geographical data visualization, Maria T. Alarcon-Herrera, Daniel A. Martin-Alarcon, Melida Gutierrez, Liliana Reynoso-Cuevas, Alejandra Martín-Domínguez, Mario A. Olmos-Márquez, and Jochen Bundschuh
Greenway Trail Viewshed Characteristics: Planning Applications Using GIS and Remote Sensing, Aric Addison Beehler
Ecological Impacts of an Extreme Flood: Implications for Changing Disturbance Regimes, J. Bendix, Robert T. Pavlowsky, D. J. Martin, and Toby Dogwiler
The evaluation on the spatial pattern of the importance of the ecosystem service in the Yangtze river delta, Yan Chen, Cai-xia Yan, Chan Luo, Xing-yu Chen, and Xiaomin Qiu
Assessing Bioavailability, Metal Fractionation, Magnetic Susceptibility, and Organic Matter Interactivity in Mine-Waste Contaminated Sediments in Turkey Creek, Joplin, Missouri, Zachary Joseph Collette
Social and economic consequences of black residential segregation by neighbourhood socioeconomic characteristics: The case of Metropolitan Detroit, Joe Darden, Ron Malega, and Rebecca Stallings
Geologic Mapping and Geochronology of the Heavens gate 7.5-Minute Quadrangle: How Long Does it Take to Accrete an Island Arc to a Continent?, Samuel Gordon DeYoung
3d Canopy Model Reconstruction from Unmanned Aerial System and Automated Single Tree Extraction, Hai Ha Duong
Local TV News Viewer Reactions to Weathercasters Reporting the Local Impacts of Climate Change, Allison Engblom, Kristin Timm, Raphael Mazzone, David Perkins, Teresa Myers, and Edward Maiback
Ostiones-Style Redware Potsherd and Raised Serpulid Reefs at Harvey's Bay, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica: Post-Uplift Preservation in the Surf Zone, Jean L. Fehr, Kevin R. Evans, Robert T. Pavlowsky, and Toby Dogwiler
Gravity contribution to the geological study of grabens in the northwest region of Tunisia including the Kef Basin region, Nesrine Frifita, Kevin Mickus, and Fouad Zargouni
Dog park use: Perceived benefits, park proximity, and individual and neighborhood effects, Edwin Edwin Gomez and Ronald W. Malega
Mobility of Metals in Sediments Contaminated with Historical Mining Wastes: Example from the Tri-State Mining District, USA, Melida Gutierrez, Zachary Collette, Anastasia M. McClanahan, and Kevin Mickus
Stream Channel Morphology and Riparian Forest Response to a 500-year Flood in the Missouri Ozarks, Joshua William Hess
Determining the Effect of Mission Design and Point Cloud Filtering on the Quality and Accuracy of SfM Photogrammetric Products Derived from sUAS Imagery, Daniel Shay Hostens
Using Gravity and Magnetic Data for Insights into the Mesoproterozoic St. Francois Terrane, Southeast Missouri: Implications for Iron Oxide Deposits, Brandon Todd Ives and Kevin Mickus
Initial laramide tectonism recorded by upper cretaceous paleoseismites in the northern Bighorn Basin, USA: Field indicators of an applied end load stress, W. T. Jackson, M. P. McKay, M. J. Bartholomew, D. T. Allison, D. L. Spurgeon, B. Shaulis, J. VanTongeren, and J. B. Setera
Quantifying the Effectiveness of Cedar Revetment in Mitigating Bank Erosion in Riceford Creek, Minnesota, Talia A. Klein
Lithistid sponge-microbial reefs, Nevada, USA: Filling the late Cambrian ‘reef gap’, Jeong Hyun Lee, Benjamin F. Dattilo, Stephanie Mrozek, James F. Miller, and Robert Riding
Geomorphic Response to Catastrophic Flooding in a Karst Mountain Stream System, Brighton-Blue Hole Watershed, Southwest Jamaica, Sarah M. LeTarte
