Examples of Undergraduate Research Projects

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2006

Piyapa Dejtrakulwong. Analysis of Dedimentary Phosphorus in Cenomanian-Turonian (Cretaceous) Deposits of the Western Interior Seaway: Implications for the Interpretation of Oceanic Anoxic Event II. (Advisor: Professor Bradley B. Sageman) Departmental Honors

2005

Piyapa Dejtrakulwong. Analysis of nutrient dynamics in an ancient epicontinental sea. (Advisor: Professor Bradley B. Sageman)

2004

Justin R. Sweet. Frequency-Size Distributions for Intraplate Earthquakes.
(Advisor: Professor Emile Okal) Departmental Honors

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2003

Jessica Edmonds. ISP Honors Thesis: Variations in Size and Location of Albedo Features on Mars.
(Advisor: Research Associate Professor Mark S. Robinson)

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2002

Jessica Edmonds. Mapping Albedo Changes Through Time On Mars, Historical Observations.
(Advisor: Research Professor Mark S. Robinson.)

Verene Lystad .Gazeteer Of Mercurian Features.
(Advisor: Research Professor Mark S. Robinson.)

Petra Pancoskova. Spectral Analysis of Orbitally Forced Sediments Using Measured Sections and Photographic Images.
(Advisor: Professor Bradley B. Sageman.)

Brett Wilcox. Comparison of Cratering on Asteroid Eros and the Moon.
(Advisor: Research Professor Mark S. Robinson.)

Brett Wilcox. Comparison Of Regoliths On Asteroid Eros And The Moon.
(Advisor: Research Professor Mark S. Robinson.)

Matthew Williams. Analysis Of Organic Carbon Accumulation Across A Bulk Sedimentation Gradient: Late Cenomanian, Hartland Shale Member, Western Interior U.S.
(Advisor: Professor Bradley B. Sageman.)

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2001

Bradley DeGregorio. Determination of Mars' Alba Patera Lava Flow Dimensions from Mars Global Surveyor Data.
(Advisors: Professor Donna M. Jurdy and Research Professor Mark S. Robinson.)

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2000

Ken Kumayama . Computer Modeling of Density, Seismic Velocity, and Stress Fields In Subduction Zones. Integrated Science Program
(Advisor: Professor Craig R. Bina)

Amy Langenhorst. Interactive Interface to Global Mapping Tools.
(Advisor: Professor Seth A. Stein.)

Amy Langenhorst. Seismic Properties of Transform Faults.
(Advisor: Professor Emile Okal)

Publication: Langenhorst, A.R., and E.A. Okal, Correlation of beta -value with spreading rate for strike-slip earthquakes of the Mid-Oceanic Ridge system, Amer. Geophys. Un. Geodyn. Monog., 30, 191-202, 2002.

Publication: Okal, E.A., and A.R. Langenhorst, Seismic properties of the Eltanin Transform System, South Pacific, Phys. Earth Planet. Inter., 119, 185-208, 2000.

Brian White. Dislocation Models of Creep in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
(Advisor: Professor Seth A. Stein.) Departmental Honors

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1999

Tran Huynh. Evolution Of Bivalves And Gastropods In The Western Interior Basin, North America, During The Late Cretaceous. Departmental Honors
(Advisor: Professor Bradley B. Sageman.)

Emily Van Ark. The Persistence of Metastable Olivine in Detached Slabs: A Possible Cause of the Vitiaz of Deep Earthquakes? Departmental Honors
(Advisor: Professor Seth A. Stein.)

Publication: Bina, C., S. Stein, F. Marton, and E. Van Ark, Implications of slab mineralogy for subduction dynamics, Phys. Earth Planet. Int. vol. 127, pp. 51-66, 2001.

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