Congratulations to EAPS Class of 2016
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Degrees awarded during the 2015/2016 academic year. Degrees are conferred in September, February and June.
Doctoral Degrees
September 2015
| Name | Thesis Field | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Roger R. Fu | Planetary Science | Benjamin Weiss | Magnetic Fields in the Early Solar System |
| Jonathan D. Grabenstatter |
Geobiology |
Roger Summons |
Cooperativity and Communication in Archaeal Cdc48.20S, An Ancient Proteolytic Machine |
| Paul W. Richardson | Geology | J. Taylor Perron | Topographic Asymmetry and Climate Controls on Landscape Evolution |
February 2016
| Name | Thesis Field | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Rene Boiteau | Chemical Oceanography | Daniel Repeta (WHOI) | Molecular Determination of Marine Iron Ligands by Mass Spectrometry |
| Claire Bucholz | Geochemistry | Oliver Jagoutz | Chemical, Isotopic, and Temporal Variations during Crustal Differentation: Insights from Dariv Igneous Complex, Western Mongolia |
| Joern Callies | Physical Oceanography | Raffaele Ferrari | Submesoscale Turbulence in the Upper Ocean |
| Bethanie Edwards | Chemical Oceanography | Benjamin Van Mooy (WHOI) | The Biogeochemistry of Lipid Derived Infochemical Signals in the Ocean |
| Helen Shao-Hwa Feng | Marine Geophysics | Daniel Lizarralde (WHOI) | Seismic Constraints on the Processes and Consequences of Secondary Igneous Evolution of Pacific Oceanic Lithosphere |
| Kyrstin Fornace | Chemical Oceanography | Valier Galy (WHOI) & Konrad Hughen (WHOI) |
Late Quarternary Climate Variability and Terrestrial Carbon Cycling in Tropical South America |
| Benjamin Linhoff | Geochemistry | Matthew Charette (WHOI) | Seasonal and Interannual Variability in the Hydrology and Geochemistry of an Outlet Glacier of the Greenland Ice Sheet |
| Jaap Nienhuis | Marine Geology | Andrew Ashton (WHOI) | Plan-view Evolution of Wave-Dominated Deltas |
| Elena Steponaitis | Geochemistry | David McGee | Deep-lake Carbonates and Speleothems as High-resolution Archives of Paleohydrology in the Bonneville Basin, UT |
June 2016
| Name | Thesis Field | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Rebecca H. Jackson | Physical Oceanography | Fiamma Straneo (WHOI) | Dynamics of Greenland's Glacial Fjords |
| Yavor Kostov | Climate Physics & Chemistry |
John Marshall | The Role of High-Latitude Oceans in Transient Climate Change |
| Benjamin Mandler | Geology | Timothy Grove | Experimental Studies of Magmatic Differentiation and the Effects of Water on Phase Stability |
| Sophia T. Merrifield | Physical Oceanography | Louis St. Laurent (WHOI) & W. Brechner Owens (WHOI) |
Mechanisms for Enhanced Turbulence in the Drake Passage Region of the Southern Ocean |
| Stephen J. Messenger | Planetary Sciences | Sara Seager | Exoplanet Atmospheric Exploration and Categorization through Transmission Spectroscopy |
| Alexandra Mitchell | Geology | Timothy Grove | Hydrous Melt Generation in the Earth's Mantle |
| Melissa Moulton | Physical Oceanography | Steve Elgar (WHOI) | Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Responses to Surfzone Seafloor Perturbations |
| Mirna I. Slim | Geophysics | Franz-Josef Ulm (CEE) & Brian Evans |
Creep Properties of Source Rocks Using Indentation: The Role of Organic Matter on Texture and Creep Rates |
| Haoyue Wang | Geophysics | Bradford Hager | Study of Reactive Flow, Ground Deformation and Real-Time Tomography with Applications on CO2 Sequestration |
| Chunquan Yu | Geophysics | Rob van der Hilst | Imaging of Crust and Mantle Structures with Teleseismic Reflected Waves |
Masters Degrees
September 2015
| Name | Thesis Field | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Matthew Joss | Geobiology | Tanja Bosak & Daniel Rothman |
Formation of Authigenic Minerals During Microbial Degradation in Artificial Marine Media |
| Dana M. Mastropole |
Physical Oceanography |
Robert S. Pickart (WHOI) | Hydrographic Structure of Overflow Water Passing Through the Denmark Strait |
| Nasruddin A. Nazerali | Geophysics | F. Dale Morgan | Effects of Lateral Heterogeneity on ID D.C. Resistivity and Transient Electromagnetic Soundings in Kuwait |
| Zhulin Yu | Geophysics | Robert D. van der Hilst | Imaging the Lowermost Mantle (D") Beneath the Pacific Ocean with SKKS Coda Waves |
June 2016
| Name | Thesis Field | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Molly R. Kosiarek | Planetary Sciences | Amanda Bosh | Modeling Pluto's Light Curve in the Near Infrared: Implications for Observation Post New Horizons |
| Rohith Vilasur Swaminathan |
Physical Oceanography | Glenn Flierl | Vortices in Sinusoidal Shear, with Applications to Jupiter |
| Diming Yu | Geophysics | F. Dale Morgan | Investigations of the b-value and its Variations on Possible Earthquake Prediction in the North-South China Seismic Belt |
Bachelors Degrees
September 2015
| Name | Program | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Reena L. Joubert |
Earth, Atmospheric
& Planetary Sciences
|
David McGee | Carbon Isotope Stratigraphy of the Ediacaran Julie Formation, Central Australia |
June 2016
| Name | Program | Advisor | Thesis Title |
| Elizabeth J. Berg* | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Noelle Selin | Mercury Emissions Inventories in the Lake Superior States |
| Duy Anh N. Doan* | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Amanda Bosh | Analysis of Magnetic Activity Cycles in Solar Analogs Using Solar - Stellar Spectrograph Data |
| Madison M. Douglas | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
J. Taylor Perron | Constraints on Passive Margin Escarpment Evolution from River Basin Reorganization in Brazil |
| Katrina L. Hui* | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Paul O'Gorman | Recent Changes in the Variability and Seasonality of Temperature and Precipitation in the Northern Hemisphere |
| Megan L. Mansfield* | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Amanda Bosh | Analysis of Pluto's Light Curve to Detect Volatile Transport |
| Ashling M. Neary | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
David McGee | Records of Great Basin Precipitation During MIS 11 From Two Lehman Cave Stalagmites |
| Judy Pu | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Kristin Bergmann | Geochronological Constraints on the Trinity Diamictite in Newfoundland: Implications for Ediacaran Glaciation |
| Elezhan Zhakiya* | Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences |
Bradford Hager | Using Machine Learning for Hydrocarbon Prospecting in Reconcavo Basin, Brazil |
* Double-Major
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