Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Towards A Better Understanding Of Paleoindian Native American Settlement In Southern Ohio: A Multi-Scalar Approach, Matthew P Purtill
How Will Anthropogenic Valley Fills in Appalachian Headwaters Erode?, Miles Reed
Phenomenology and Geographic Information Science: experiencing landscape through geospatial technologies and Higuchi-style indices, L. Jesse Rouse
Characterizing the Pore Structure of the Marcellus Shale, Liaosha Song
Climate Science Literacy: A Study of Climate Programs' Usability, Amber Rochelle Williams
Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Surface Water Quality in Relation to Marcellus Shale Gas Development in the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, Rachel Yesenchak
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Fluid inclusion analyses of Bedded Halite from the Neoproterozoic Browne Formation of Central Australia to Determine Parent Water Origin and pH, Jeremiah A. Bernau
Visualizing the Impacts of Extreme Weather Events Using 3D Visualization to Aid Pre-Event Risk Communication, Thomas L. Brown
Effects of Volcanic Ash Deposition and the Manson Impact on Marine Paleoredox and Paleoproductivity: Geochemical Evidence from the Cretaceous Pierre Shale, Isabella Cross-Najafi
Insights into the Assembly of Arctic Alaska: Provenance and Geochemical Data from the Doonerak Fenster and Endicott Mountains Allochthon, William Patrick Frier
Seismic Texture Applied to Well Calibration and Reservoir Property Prediction in the North Central Appalachian Basin, Connor Gieger
Using Carbon and Oxygen Isotopes to Monitor Water-Rock Interaction Under Simulated Geothermal Conditions, Stephen J. Henry
Hydraulic and Thermal Response to Intermittent Pumping in Unconfined Alluvial Aquifers along a Regulated Stream, Madan Maharjan
Growing Community Gardens in the Mountain State, Mary Ryan
North-East Indian Monsoon Rainfall Variability over Southeastern Peninsular India, Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram
Radial Growth Patterns in Trees Surviving Canopy Gap Disturbances, Ruth A. Stetler
Provenance of Syn-rift Clastics in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico: Insight from U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology and Thin Sections, Kory Stuart Wiley
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Depositional and Diagenetic History of the Triassic Redbeds and Evaporites from the Mercia Mudstone Group in the Carnduff 02 Core of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Anna Sofia Andeskie
Shale lithofacies modeling of the Bakken Formation in the Williston basin, North Dakota, Shuvajit Bhattacharya
Dominant controls on organic-rich shale deposition: Geochemical evidences from the Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian basin, Ruiqian Chen
Immersive GeoDesign: Exploring the Built Environment through the Coupling of GeoDesign, 3D Modeling, and Immersive Geography, Marvin Davis
Analysis of Paleofluids in the Sant Corneli Anticline, South-Central Spanish Pyrenees, Amanda DeLisle
Towards quantifying the effects of resource extraction on land cover and topography through remote sensing analysis: Confronting issues of scale and data scarcity, Jessica D. DeWitt
A fluid inclusion study of acidity in bedded halite of the Larne Halite Member, Triassic Mercia Mudstone Group from the Carnduff 2 Core, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Lynnette Ann Eichenlaub
Influence of the Gondwanide Magmatic Arc and Cape Fold Belt on the Karoo Basin - South Africa, Clyde Pitt Findlay III
Reservoir Characterization and Flow Simulation for CO 2-EOR in the Tensleep Formation Using Discrete Fracture Networks, Teapot Dome, Wyoming, Payam Kavousi Ghahfarokhi
3D Seismic Interpretation, Mechanical Stratigraphy and Production Analysis of the Marcellus Shale in Northern West Virginia, Mollie K. Kish
Delineating compressional structures through refined geosteering methods, Chad Koury
Flooding and reequilibration of a series of Pittsburgh bed underground coal mines, 1980 to 2015, David D. M. Light
The depositional and diagenetic history of the Permian Quartermaster Group of western Kansas, Joseph James Pritt
Challenging Historical GIS through Unstructured Historical Primary Source Materials: Uncovering Sixteenth-Century St. Vincent, Aosta, Italy, James P. Schindling
Petrophysical Analysis and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Ordovician Point Pleasant from a Cored Interval in Morgan County, Ohio, Erica Schubert
Did the Late Paleozoic Ice Age cause reduced evolutionary rates in marine invertebrates? : A test using the crinoid fossil record, Daniel C. Segessenman
Climate Change, Capitalism, and Citizen Science: Developing a dialectical framework for examining volunteer participation in climate change research, Joshua A. Wixom
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Hydrogel tracer beads as potential proxies for non-aqueous phase liquids in karst: Development of an optical quantification method for fluorescent beads, Habib Bravo-Ruiz
Dimensions of the Use of Volunteered Geographic Information in Mass Crisis Events, Xiannian Chen
Influence of mycorrhizal fungi on soil geochemistry and plant uptake of cadmium and zinc: greenhouse and soil studies of Palmerton Zinc Superfund Site, Pennsylvania, u.s.a, Christian X. Figueroa
3D seismic attribute-assisted analysis of microseismic events in the Marcellus Shale, Ariel Kelton Hart
The environmental effects of geologically sequestered carbon dioxide gas and the enhanced recovery of coal bed methane from an unmineable coal seam, Brad David Hega
Sequence Stratigraphy and Reservoir Characterization of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation for a Cored Well in Harrison County, West Virginia, Victoria L. Hilliard
Constraints on the pressure-temperature path for Belt-Purcell Supergroup metapelites from Snow Peak, northern Idaho, Sarah Elizabeth Johnson
Remote Sensing for Monitoring the Mountaintop Mining Landscape: Applications for Land Cover Mapping at the Individual Mine Complex Scale, Aaron E. Maxwell
Integrated geochronology and petrogenesis of volcanic suites for tectonic sedimentary studies: Karoo Basin, South Africa, Matthew P. McKay
Changing Vulnerabilities in a Changing Climate: Farming Opportunity and Constraint in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania, Paul O'Keefe
Comparing diel cycles of dissolved inorganic carbon to diel cycles of Fe and Mn at a coal mine drainage site in Harrison Co., WV, Jill L. Riddell
Uneven development and peri-urbanization in South Africa: Exploring landscape change in Polokwane, South Africa, Jennifer L. Smith
Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Dryland Vulnerability and Land Conflict Among Border Communities, Alvin Maingi Solomon
3D Seismic, Mechanical Stratigraphy, and Petrophysical Analysis of the Marcellus Shale in Taylor County, West Virginia, Derek Weicht
Lithofacies and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Formation for a Cored Well in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Using Core Analysis Methods, Chloe S. Wonnell
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Analyzing Fracture Stimulation of Middle Devonian Strata in Clearfield County Pennsylvania Using a 3D Geomechanical Fault Model and Microseismic, Cole E. Bowers
Stray gas occurrences in groundwater in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA, Lindsey J. Bowman
Mechanical Stratigraphy of the Utica Shale, Eastern New York State, John Brockman
U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology within the Cape Fold BeltKaroo Basin System, Justin Raymond Dean
Fluid inclusion study of gypsum precipitated in acid saline waters: Salar Ignorado, northern Chile, Francis John Karmanocky III
Shedding light on GIS: A 3D immersive approach to urban lightscape integration into GIS, Andrew Kaufman
Relating deformation fabrics to multiple metamorphic events preserved in metapelites of the Belt-Purcell supergroup in the Snow Peak area of northern Idaho, Kacey Jo Largent
Seismic attribute-assisted structure analysis of the Mackay dome transpressional system, Bighorn basin, southern Montana: Evidence for reservoir compartmentalization, Abigail Lauryn Morris
Long Exposure: environmental racism and activism in Institute, West Virginia, Allyssa Sobey
Isotopic composition of dissolved inorganic carbon in underground mine discharges of the northern appalachian basin, Rachelle Thorne
Regional Mapping and Reservoir Analysis of the Middle Devonian Marcellus Shale in the Appalachian Basin, Jared VanMeter
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Assessment of Hyporheic Exchange at In-stream Restoration Structures on Savage River, Garrett County, Maryland, Anna L. Berlinghieri
A Critical Spatial Econometric Counter Analysis of the Impact of New Toxic Facilities on Local Wages, Clinton E. Davis
Geochemistry of mine pool discharges in the Pittsburgh coal basin, Timothy A. Denicola
Subsurface Paleo-Stream Reach Reconstruction and Classification Using Seismic Data Interpretation, Benjamin Ward Dotson
Regional stratigraphic framework of the Tuscarora Sandstone: A model for geologic CO2 storage in West Virginia, Christian T. Kramer
Development of hydrogel tracer beads and comparative tracer tests to better understand contaminant fate and transport in karst systems, Amanda Laskoskie
Evaluation of the Newburg Sandstone of the Appalachian Basin as a CO2 Geologic Storage Resource, Jack Eric Lewis
Provenance of the Upper Jurassic Norphlet and Surrounding Formations from U-Pb Detrital Zircon Geochronology, Andrea Frances Lisi
Watering the St. Katherine Landscape: Exploring the Nexus between Socio-Economic and Hydro-Cultural Change, Joshua D. Lohnes
Quantification of acid loads and delineation of hydrochemical facies at a phreatic mine spoil aquifer, Mitchell A. McAdoo
Spring Studies and A Decision-Making Process to Guide Groundwater Contamination Prevention in an Agricultural Karst Basin, Erin D. Murphy
Insights into the Appalachian Basin Middle Devonian Depositional System from U-Pb Zircon Geochronology of Volcanic Ashes in the Marcellus Shale and Onondaga Limestone, Chantella B. Parrish
Dialectics of Rural Change: A Political Economy of Livelihoods and Land Use and Land Cover Change in Rural Western Kenya, Naomi Yieko Shanguhyia
Fractured communities: Natural gas, resource control, and social response in Bradford County, PA, Chad F. Spade
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Forest fragmentation mapping, change detection, and gas well site identification in remotely sensed imagery: the role of spatial resolution, Benjamin A. Baker
Cliff ecology: Extent, biota, and recreation of cliff environments in the New River Gorge, WV, Peter W. Clark
Reservoir heterogeneity in a carbon sequestration target: The Donovan Sand member of the Rodessa Formation, Citronelle field, Alabama, Keith Coffindaffer
Zircon Geochronology of Ash Beds in the Marcellus Shale of the Appalachian Basin, Jessica M. Hayward
Potential inhibitors and sources of error in the measurement of travertine precipitation rates in a karst stream influenced by thermal mineral waters, Johnathan E. Moore
Ambient Geochemical and Isotopic Variations in Groundwaters Across an Area of Accelerating Shale Gas Development, Michon L. Mulder
Evaluation of the Potential for Detection and Classification of Ailanthus altissima (Tree of Heaven) Using LiDAR Data, Cassidy Robert Rhea
Tracing Water and Carbon Sources in Complex Geochemical Settings of the Appalachians: An Isotopic Perspective, Andrea L. Sack
Petrofacies and Depositional Systems of the Bakken Formation in the Williston Basin, North Dakota, Anne Steptoe
Structural framework of the Appalachian Plateau of central West Virginia, Elise Swan
Use of 3D Seismic Azimuthal Iso-Frequency Volumes for the Detection and Characterization of High Porosity/Permeability Zones in Carbonate Reservoirs, Brian E. Toelle
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Engaging the Virtual Landscape: Toward an Experiential Approach to Exploring Place Through a Spatial Experience Engine, Susan J. Bergeron
Development of soil lead and tree-ring methods for characterizing atmospheric deposition gradients and subsequent tree growth responses, Bradley P. Breslow
3D Seismic, Attribute-Assisted, Structural Interpretation for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production: Southwest Pennsylvania, Central Appalachian Basin, Thomas Bradley Donahoe
Surplus Value Extraction in Mental Labor in the Teaching Profession, Lindsey D. Felton
Contests over pastoralism in the southern Sahara and northern Sahel, Franklin Charles Graham IV