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Current Students

Last Name

First Name

Department

Puleio

Claire

Geoscience

Norwood

Lily

Geoscience

Talbit

Indie

Geoscience

Head

Kristina

Geoscience

Barerra

Michael

Geoscience

Arbator

Emmanuel

Mining/INE

Nguu

Dickson

Mining/INE

Kwaw

Jabel

Mining/INE

Anozie

Lucy

Petroleum

Maharrey

Zebulon

Geoscience

Sneider

Audriana

Geoscience

Snodgrass

Emma

 

Nugent

Cameron

Anthropology

PhD Dissertations

Last Name

First Name

Department

Year Graduated

Title

McConnellVickiGeology & Geophysics1996The Relationship Between the Hydrothermal and Magmatic Systems of the Long Valley Caldera, California
WerdonMelanieGeology & Geophysics1999Geology and Timing of Zn-Pb-Ag Mineralization, Northern Brooks Range, Alaska
McCoyDanielGeology & Geophysics2000Mid-cretaceous Plutonic-related Gold Deposits of Interior Alaska: Metallogenesis, Characteristics, Gold-associative Mineralogy and Geochronology
CoombsMichelleGeology & Geophysics2001Experimental and Petrologic Constraints on Magma Movement, Storage, and Interactions at two volcanoes in Katmai National Park, Alaska
ChertkoffDarrenGeology & Geophysics2002Mafic-Silicic Magma Interactions from Volcanic to Plutonic: Implications for the Evolution and Eruption of Silicic Magma Chambers
DalleggeToddGeology & Geophysics2002Application of 40Ar/39Ar Chronostratigraphy to Geologic Problems in Yellowstone Caldera and Cook Inlet Basin
DreherScottGeology & Geophysics2002The Physical Volcanology and Petrology of the 3400 YBP Caldera-Forming Eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska
IzbekovPavelGeology & Geophysics2002The 1996 Eruption of Karymsky Volcano, Kamchatka: Detailed Petrological Study of a Single Basalt-Triggered Eruption Cycle
StellingPeteGeology & Geophysics2003Volcanism on Unimak Island, Alaska, USA: A special focus on Shishaldin and Fisher Volcanoes.
MunleyWalterGeology & Geophysics2004An Investigation into 40Ar/39Ar ratiogenic Dating and X-ray Analysis of Shales and Clays from Northern Alaska
BrowneBrandonGeology & Geophysics2005Petrologic and Experimental Constraints on Magma Mingling and Ascent: Examples from Japan and Alaska
GreeneTammyAnthropology2006Diet and Dental Health in Predynastic Egypt: A Comparison of Hierakonpolis and Naqada
TanwarKunaljeetChemistry & Biochemistry2008Structure and Reactivity of Iron Oxide Surfaces
BrayMatthewEngineering (Arctic)2008The influence of soil cryostructure on the creep and long term strength properties of frozen soils
AddisonJasonGeology & Geophysics2009High-Resolution Paleoceanography of the Gulf of Alaska, Subarctic Northeast Pacific Ocean, Since the last Glacial Maximum: Insights Into a Dynamic Atmosphere-Ocean-Ecosystem Linkage at Decadal to Millenial Timescales
SformoToddBiological Sciences2010Overwintering Physiology of Arctic and Subarctic Insects from Interior Alaska
AlmbergLeslieGeology & Geophysics

2010

Temporal-Spacial Micro-Scale Investigations of Shallow Silicic Conduits: Late-Stage Degassing, Crystallization, and Alteration 
FlaigPeter Geology & Geophysics2010Depositional Environments of the Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Dinosaur-Bearing Prince Creek Formation, Colville River Region, North Slope, Alaska 
IlgenAnastasiaChemistry & Biochemistry2010Controls on Antimony and Arsenic Speciation via Sorption and Redox Chemistry at the Clay Mineral - Water Interface in Natural and Laboratory Settings 
Van HemertCarolineBiological Sciences2012Epizootic of Beak Deformities in Alaska: Investigation of an Emerging Avian Disease
RinkleffPeterGeology & Geophysics2012Collection and characterization of volcanic aerosols
SliwinskiMaceijGeology & Geophysics2012Geochemical proxies, terrestrial afforestation and the marine punctata Event (Early-Middle Frasnian transition, Late Devonian) - one in a series of environmental perturbations preceding the Late Devonian mass extinction
NeherTammy Hoem School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences2012The influence of estuarine habitats on the
expression of life history characteristics in juvenile coho salmon 
GuYanhongEngineering2012Corrosion Behavior and Residual Stress of Microarc Oxidation Coated AZ31 Magnesium Alloy for Biomedical Applications
LevingsCarolyn "Katy"Botany2012Anatomical and Mechanical Characteristics of Woods Used to Manufacture Bassoons
MongrainJacobGeology & Geophysics2012Depositional Systems, Paleoclimate, and Provenance of the Late Miocene to Pliocene Beluga and Sterling Formations, Cook Inlet Forearc Basin, Alaska
Henton Sarah Geology & Geophysics2013Experiment vs. nature: Using amphiboles to test model of magma storage and movement from the 2006 eruption of Augustine volcano, Alaska 
NeillOwenGeology & Geophysics2013Petrologic and Geochemical Tracers of Magmatic Movement in Volcanic Arc Systems: Case Studies from the Aleutian Islands and Kamchatka, Russia
ShimerGrantGeology & Geophysics2013Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Nanushuk Formation and Related Foreland Basin Deposits, Central Brooks Range Foothills, Alaska
HareRebekahBiological Sciences2014Localization of Francisella Pathogenicity Island-Encoded Secreted Proteins and Their Secretion System
Salazar JaramilloSusanaGeology & Geophysics2014Paleoclimate and Paleoenvironment of the Prince Creek and Cantwell Formations, Alaska: Terrestrial Evidence of a Middle Maastrichtian
Greenhouse Event
ZhangYongjunMaterials Science & Engineering: Interdisciplinary Program2014Correlation of Microstructure and Thermo-Mechanical Properties of a
Novel Hydrogen Transport Membrane
QiuCanrongEnvironmental Chemistry2015Structural Study Of Pb(II) And Sb(V) Adsorption On The Hydroxylated Hematite(1̄-102) Surface
BarkerAmandaEnvironmental Chemistry2016Speciation, Transport and Mobility of Metals in Pristine Watersheds and Contaminated Soil Systems in Alaska
GagliotiBenSNRAS Interdisciplinary - paleoecology2016Landscape sensitivity to climate change in northern Alaska: Lessons from the past
McKeeJamesEnvironmental Chemistry2016Synthesis and characterization of polymer-supported cyclodextrin nanoscaffolds for use in future environmental studies
RaveloAlexMarine Biology2016Alaskan Arctic Epibenthic Communities: Distribution Patterns, Links to the Environment, and Brittle Star Population Dynamics
LindooAmandaGeology2017Causes and Consequences of Coupled Crystallization and Vesiculation in Ascending Mafic Magmas
WilcoxPaulGeology201760,000 Year Vegetation and Climate History of Southeast Alaska
ClarkCaseyMarine Biology 2019Biogeochemical Tracers of Change in Pacific Walruses Past and Present
GagneKristinEnvironmental Chemistry2020

Influence of permafrost extent on photochemical reactivity, functional group composition, and geochemical cycling of a subarctic discontinuous permafrost Alaskan watershed 

LattyChristopherMarine Biology2021Sources and effects of strontium in waterfowl eggs.
SchmuckNickAnthropology2021Contextualizing the development of coastal adaptations in postglacial Southeast Alaska

Spaleta

Karen

Geoscience

2022

Finding solutions to the world’s pending critical minerals supply crisis: Developing new geochemical analytical methods and evaluating the potential for Te and Bi extraction from existing Au mines.

Graham

Nathan 

Geology

2024

Mechanisms of magmatic degassing and eruption triggering at Alaska volcanoes: Experimental controls and natural system analogues 

Jamshid

Moshrefzadeh

Geoscience

2024

Pinpointing magma processes in time and space

Wasser

Valerie

 

2025

Characterizing magmatic processes at Pavlof and Augustine Volcanoes, Alaska, through changes in volatile, melt, and phenocryst geochemistry

Masters Theses

Last Name

First Name

Department

Year Graduated

Title

CrumbleyStevenGeology & Geophysics1993Characterization of Magnetic Minerals in Loess Deposits from Central Alaska: implications for paleoclimatology
BatesTerriGeology & Geophysics1994Vent Processes During the 1912 Eruption at Novarupta, Katmai National Park, Alaska
WestAndrewGeology & Geophysics1995A Petrologic and Geochronologic Study of the McKinley Pluton, Alaska
FritschenMargaretGeology & Geophysics1996Quaternary Glacier Fluctuations in the Chigmit Mountains, Alaska
TannenbaumTimGeology & Geophysics1996Holocene Tephra Stratigraphy on Northern Kodiak Island, Alaska
WolfKennethGeology & Geophysics1996Magmatic Behavior During the 1989-1990 Eruption of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska
DouglasThomas Geology & Geophysics1997Metamorphic Histories of the Chatanika Eclogite and Fairbanks Schist within the Yukon-Tanana Terrane, Alaska 
RoachAngelaGeology & Geophysics1997Relationship of Flank Vents to Main Volcanic Edifice of Makushin Volcanic Field, Alaska 
FlanniganBrianGeology & Geophysics1998Genesis and mineralization of the Illinois Creek region deposits, west central Alaska 
YuenglingKurtGeology & Geophysics1998Cosmogenic 26Al/10Be exposure dating of Alaskan Tors 
AtheyJenniferGeology & Geophysics1999Characterization of the DAT Zone, Eastern Alaska Range, Alaska 
BeanKirbyGeology & Geophysics1999The Holocene Eruptive History of Makushin Volcano, Alaska 
BrownRandyFisheries2000Migratory patterns of Yukon River inconnu as determined with otolith microchemistry and radio telemetry
CameronCherylGeology & Geophysics2000Fault-hosted Au Mineralization, Ester Dome, Alaska 
ThomsEvanGeology & Geophysics2000Unroofing sequence and foreland basin development of the Late Cenozoic central Alaska Range 
Browne Brandon Geology & Geophysics2001Eruptive Stratigraphy and the Transport and Deposition of Pyroclastic Material from the Caldera Forming Eruption of Volcan Ceboruco, Nayarit, Mexico 
Wolfe Benjamin Geology & Geophysics2001Paleohydrology of a Catastrophic Flood Release from Okmok Caldera and Post-Flood Eruption History at Okmok Volcano, Umnak Island, Alaska 
Graham Garth Geology & Geophysics2002Geology and Gold Mineralization of the Richardson District, East-Central Alaska 
Schaeffer Janet Geology & Geophysics2002Stratigraphy, Major Oxide Geochemistry and 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology of a Tephra Section Near Tok, Alaska 
Almberg Leslie Geology & Geophysics2003Hydrovolcanism in Okmok Caldera, Alaska 
Flynn Roy Geology & Geophysics2003Petrology, structure, and  tectonic history of the Boundary area, Eagle A-1 and Tanacross D-1 quadrangles, east-central Alaska 
Nicholson Robert Geology & Geophysics2003The 1931 Eruption of Aniakchak Volcano, Alaska: Deposit Characteristics and Eruption Dynamics 
AndrewsBenjamin Geology & Geophysics2004Dynamics of the ~240AD Cladera-Forming Eruption of Ksudach Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia

 
Kelly L.N.Geology & Geophysics2004High Resolution Sequence Stratigraphy and Geochemistry of Middle and Upper Triassic Sedimentary Rocks, Northeast and Central Brooks Range, Alaska. 
Szramek Lindsay Geology & Geophysics2004Decompression Induced Crystallization of Basaltic Andesite Magma: Constraints on the Eruption of Arenal volcano, Costa Rica 
Wenz Zachary Geology & Geophysics2004Geology and Gold Mineralization of the NYAC District, Southwest Alaska 
Wong Lily Geology & Geophysics2004Physical Volcanology of a Sub-Plinian and Phreatomagmatic Eruption at Okmok Volcano, Alaska: Implications for Explosive Mafic Volcanism 
Adleman Jennifer Geology & Geophysics2005Analysis of Compostion and Chronology of Dome Emplacement at Black Peak Volcano, Alaska Utilizing Aster Remote Sensing Data and Field-Based Studies
Clark John Geology & Geophysics2005Chemical Variation in the Waters Draining the Hi-Yu Mine 
Kirkham Russell Geology & Geophysics2005Petrology, Depositional Setting, and Reservoir Quality of the Torok-Nanushuk Transition, Central North Slope, Alaska

 
LeeGeorge Chemistry & Biochemistry2005Formation and optical properties of photochromic silver nanoparticles 
Davis Kathleen Geology & Geophysics2006Volcanic, Tectonic and Tsunamigenic Events Recorded in Peats Near Millers Landing, Homer, Alaska 
Lessard Richard Geology & Geophysics2006Geology of the Caribou Creek Area, Big Delta Quadrange, East-Central Alaska 
Brandlen Erik Geology & Geophysics2007Paleoenvironmental  reconstruction  of  the  late cretaceous  (Maastrichtian)  Prince  Creek Formation, near  the Kikak-Tegoseak donosoaur quarry, North Slope, Alaska 
Jew Nicholas Anthropology2007Exchange and interaction in western Aleutian prehistory : the efficacy of geochemical analysis of lithic raw material procurement on Amchitka Island 
Jones Daniel Geology & Geophysics2007Argon Isotopes and Geochemistry of El Chichon Volcano, Chiapas, Mexico 
Twelker Evan Geology & Geophysics2007A Breccia-Centered Ore and Alteration Model For The Copper Canyon Alkalic Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit, British Columbia 
White Jesse Geology & Geophysics2007Carbonate Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Carbinferous Lisburne Group, Upper Nanushuk River Region, Central Brooks Range, Alaska 
BissueCharlesMineral Preparation Engineering2008Froth flotation characterization and processing plant design for the platiniferous and auriferous marine sediments of Southwestern Alaska
Drobny(Susan) PaigeFisheries2008Life history characteristics of the gonatid squid Berrytheuthis magister in the Eastern Bering Sea
KellySeanbobFisheries2008Habitat use of Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) in Prince William Sound, Alaska
RowlandR.J.Chemistry & Biochemistry2008

MS Environmental Chemistry, Characterization of magnetite surface oxidation by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).

TilmanMariahGeology & Geophysics2008An Investigation into Symplectite-Rimmed Olivines and Magmatic Processes during the 2006 Eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska
Urschel Matthew Biological Sciences2008Molecular basis of mitochondrial form and function in the hearts of antarctic notothenioids that vary in the expression of hemoglobin and myoglobin 
WilliamsKristenChemistry & Biochemistry2008Iron(II) effects on hematite sorption of mercury(II) under anaerobic conditions
Payne Joshua Geology & Geophysics 2009

Chemostratigraphy of the Late Devonian Frasnian-Famennian Transition in Alberta, Canada, and its Implications

Shimer Grant Geology & Geophysics 2009Holocene vegetation and climate change at Canyon Lake, Copper River basin, Alaska 
GagliotiBenjaminBiological Sciences2010

The flora in fossil and modern arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii) burrows

HartbauerCherylGeology & Geophysics2010

Provenance and diagenesis of the Bear Lake Formation - investigation of sandstone from Port Moller area outcrops, North Aleutian COST 1 well, and Great Basins 1 well, Bristol bay basin, Alaska Peninsula
 

LadegardJillianEngineering2010

Synthesis and characterization of mechanical properties of a novel bioceramic composite material for biological applications

Jaramillo A.M. Chemistry & Biochemistry 2010Dissolution and sorption of Hexahydro-1,3,5-Trinitro-1,3,5-Triazine and 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene residues from detonated phyllosilicate mineral surfaces. 
Payne AllisonGeology & Geophysics 2010Geothermometry and Cathodoluminescence of Quartz Reveal Crystallization Histories of Katmai Magmas 
RaderErikaGeology & Geophysics2010Mineral Stability in H2O Undersaturated Magmas: Experiments on Basaltic Andesite from Westdahl Volcano
 
Van der Kolk Dolores Geology & Geophysics 2010Geochemistry, Sedimentology, And Stratigraphy of the Lower Cretaceous Pebble Shale Unit, Northeastern Alaska 
Van Treeck Christopher Geology & Geophysics 2010Platinum Group Element Enriched Hydrothermal Magnetite of the Union Bay Alaska-type Ultramafic Intrusion, Southeast Alaska 
Gilbert Phoebe Anthropology 2011Micromorphology, Site Formation Processes, and Climate Change at the Mead Site (XBD-071): A Multi-Component Archaeological Site in Interior Alaska 
Orczewska Julieanna Biological Sciences 2011

The molecular basis of aerobic metabolic remodeling in threespine stickleback in response to cold acclimation

RitchieVanessaChemistry & Biochemistry 2011

Mobility and Chemical Fate of Antimony and Arsenic in historic mining environments of Kantishan Hills, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska

DealMichelleGeology & Geophysics2012Origins and zoning of the Buckhorn gold skarn , NE Washington
GleasonChristineFisheries2012

Physical environmental and biological correlates of otolith chemistry of Arctic marine fishes in the Chukchi sea

Meyers Zachary Biological Sciences 2012A contribution to the taxonomy and phylogeny of Oxytropis section arctobia (Fabaceae) in North America 
WallacePatrickPhysics2012Variational anodic oxidation of aluminum for the formation of conically profiled nanoporous alumina templates
BolzPatriziaMining Engineering2014

Development of a methodology for the characterization of mafic rocks with respect to their use for mineral carbonation: the mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry of the Portage Lake Volcanics in the Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan

BromanBonnieGeology & Geophysics2014Metamorphism and element redistribution: Investigations of Ag-bearing and associated minerals in the Arctic volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit, southwest Brooks Range, northwest Alaska
DescoteauxRaphaelleMarine Biology2014Effects of ocean acidification on development of Alaskan crab larvae
GleasonErinEnvironmental Chemistry2014

Properties of sodium sodium chloride brine on laboratory ice

HuttonEricGeology & Geophysics2014Surface to Subsurface Correlation of the Shublik Formation: Implications for Triassic Paleoceanography and Source Rock Accumulation
KentnerAdrienneGeology & Geophysics2014Petrological constraints on the origin of enclaves from Kasatochi Volcano, Aleutian Islands, Alaska
LinChuangCivil & Environmental Engineering2014Performance of shallow anchor in ice-rich silt
NarantsetsegPurevbaatarMineral Preparation Engineering2014

Beneficiation of rare earth minerals from Bokan Mountain : Dotson Ridge ore

PerttuBrianGeology & Geophysics2014Igneous rocks and structures of the Nixon Fork Mine, Alaska, and their relations to ores
StockbridgeJillBiology & Wildlife2014

Beetles and spiders as indicators of forest recovery on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

SzymanskiAnnaMarine Biology2014

Diversity, abundance and fate of ice algae and phytoplankton in the Bering Sea 

Illig Peter Geology & Geophysics 2015

Geology and Genesis of the Peak Au-Cu Deposit, Tetlin, Eastern Interior Alaska

Teal-SullivanPerrinFine Arts: Ceramics, Printmaking2015

Here is Where We Moved The Mountain: Mining the Northern Anthropocene

Vega Stacy Fisheries2015Reconstruction of ocean-entry timing and growth rates of chum salmon in the Chukchi Sea 
WoodgateMelissaSNRES2015Vegetation succession and pedogenesis on the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta near St. Mary's, Alaska
CharapataPatrickMarine Biology2016Back to the future : Pacific walrus stress response and reproductive status in a changing Arctic
ForbushTysonGeosciences2016Mobile metal ionization: effectiveness in gold exploration
Garroutte Monte Biological Sciences2016Species richness, community composition, and species distribution patterns in Aleutian plants
GuptaTusharMining Engineering2016Recovery of rare earth elements from Alaskan coal and coal combustion products
Josephson (Skidmore)AmyChemistry & Biochemistry2016The behavior of tellurium during copper ore processing at the American Smelting and Refining Company (Tucson, AZ)
LandeLaurenGeosciences2016A petrological model for emplacement of the ultramafic Ni-Cu-PGE alpha complex, eastern Alaska Range
MullikenKatherineAnthropology2016Holocene volcanism and human occupation in the middle Susitna River Valley, Alaska
RosenthalJacobGeosciences2016Fractured reservoir potential and tectonic development of the Iniskin -- Tuxedni region, Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska
TuzzolinoAmyGeosciences2016Compositional characteristics and ages of plutons in the central Ruby batholith, Alaska : implications for rare-earth-element resources
HahnJasonPublic Health UAA2016Community-Scale Biosand Filter Pilot Project in Cambodia
NelsonMarkMarine Biology2017Fifty years of Cook Inlet beluga whale ecology recorded as isotopes in their bones and teeth
RamirezBenjaminMechanical Engineering2017Aluminum alloys after failure

deGraffenried

Rebecca 

Geology

2017

The influence of phenocrysts in silicic magma degassing

Browman

Robert

Anthropology

2017

Sand dune field paleoenvironment, paleoecology, and human environmental interaction in the middle Tanana River Valley near the Gerstle River, subarctic Alaska: the late glacial to the middle Holocene

Gatesman

Tiffany

Environmental Chemistry

2017

Glacier Contribution to Lowland Streamflow: A Multi-Year, Geochemical Hydrograph Separation Study in Sub-Arctic Alaska

Knox 

April 

Geology 

2018

Petrographic and Microfacies Analysis of the Shublik Formation, Northern Alaska: Implications for an Unconventional Resource System

Raymond

Luke

Geology & Geophysics 

2018

Gold and Base Metal Mineralization of the Dolphin Intrusion-Related Gold Deposit, Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska

Barefoot

John

Geology 

2018

Rock and age relationships within the Talkeetna forearc subduction complex in the Nelchina area, Southern Alaska

Milke

Kyle

Chemistry & Biochemistry

2018

Metal(loid) liberation from Alaskan coal combustion products as a function of time in various aqueous media

Heinchon 

Sarah 

Geology 

2019

Metal and Mineral Zoning and Ore Paragenesis at the Kensington Au-Te Deposit, SE Alaska

Waseer

Valerie

Geoscience

2019

Constraining the H₂O/CO₂ molar ratio, the volume fraction of exsolved volatiles, and the magma compressibility of the 2006 Augustine eruption, Alaska 

Moshrefzadeh

Jamshid

Geoscience

2020

Timescales of magmatic processes from diffusional profiles recorded in minerals of the 2016–2017 eruption of Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska.

Frothingham

Alyssa 

Fisheries

2020

Age, Growth, and Movement Dynamics of Arctic Cod (Boreogadus saida) in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas

Thompson

William

Geology 

2020

Geochemical, Spatial, and Temporal Relationships of the Intrusives and Meta-Intrusives of the Pogo Deposit, Eastern Interior, AK 

Davey

Ragen

Environmental Chemistry

2020

Characterizing wintertime aerosol composition and sulfate formation in Fairbanks, Alaska

O'Malley

Katherine

Geoscience

2020

Paleocene depositional history of the Cretaceous-Paleogene impact basin, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Mahaffey

Zachary

Geoscience

2021

The mineralogical associations, distribution, and mineral zoning of cobalt in the Bornite deposit, southwest Brooks Range, AK.

Wildland

Alec

Geoscience

2022

Temporal links between ductile shearing, widespread plutonism, and tectonic exhumation near the boundary of parautochthonous and allochthonous terranes in the northern Cordillera, Alaska

Muller

Isabella

Geoscience

2022

Bedrock geologic mapping of the Willow Creek area and deformational history of the Hatcher Pass schist, southern Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska

Carbaugh

Robin

Geoscience

2024

 Isotopic, geochemical and petrographic analysis of the Otuk Formation, Northern Alaska

 Miller

McKenzie

Geoscience

2026

Monazite Petrochronology and Field Study of an Inverted Barrovian Metamorphic Sequence, Coast Mountains, Alaska

Undergraduate Research Projects

Last Name

First Name

Department

Year Graduated

Title

KircherAnyaGeology & Geophysics2005Stomata of Alaska Conifer Species
LesterCullanGeology & Geophysics2007Wall rock alteration in the Willow district, S-Central Ak
McNultyBrianGeology & Geophysics2007Compositions of early Tertiary magmatism, Denali Park area
FarringtonRoseBotany2008Comparative study of seed coat micromorphology in Alaskan Oxytropis (Loco-weed, Fabaceae) using Scanning Electron Microscopy
Chem 413 Chemistry & Biochemistry2008The effect of relative humidity on the iodine content of iodized salt
KnudsonAleriaGeology & Geophysics2008Early Tertiary magmatic rocks interior Alaska
ItoSayuriBotany2009Comparative pollen and ultrastructure of Ephedra: Implications for phylogeny and evaluation of the fossil record
Chem 413 Chemistry & Biochemistry2009Trace metals in the air and snow in Fairbanks, Alaska
GleasonChristineFisheries2009(Senior Thesis) Otolith microchemistry and application to identification of Natal River origin of commercial sockeye salmon on the Alaska Peninsula
GleasonChristineFisheries2009Relative proportion and distribution of juvenile Oncorhynchus mykiss produced by Anadromous O. mykiss versus Resident O. mykiss in three lower Columbia River tributaries
GleasonChristineFisheries2009Elemental assays of otolith strontium and calcium for detection of anadromy in Dolly Varden collected from western Alaskan streams
KingsburyColeGeology & Geophysics2009Loess compositions, Fairbanks Alaska area
ParsonsJenniferGeology & Geophysics2009Compositions of Cretaceous sedimentary rocks, Denali Park area
SommerfeldJohnGeology & Geophysics2009Age and character of late Cretaceous alkalic rock, E Interior Ak
WagnerTristan Geology & Geophysics2010Ag-Au mineralization in the Whister area, SW Alaska 
Garroutte Monte Botany2010The systematics of Alaskan Eritchium (Alpine Forget-Me-Not, Boraginaceae) 
McConnell Casey Fisheries

2010

Analysis of humpback whitefish and least cisco otolith microchemistry from the Chatanika and Tanana River drainages utilizing inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry 
Chem 413 Chemistry & Biochemistry2011Arsenic in grocery store shrimp
LaDouceur Michael Geology & Geophysics2011Tertiary volcanic rocks and soils, NW Seward Peninsula 
Braun Miriam Geology & Geophysics2012Paleoenvironmental reconstruction based on concretion geochemistry 
Illig Peter Geology & Geophysics2012Volatile analyses of glasses from the 2008 eruption of Okmok volcano, Alaska 
Traxler Nicholas Geology & Geophysics2012Amphibole and plagioclase textural studies: Augustine volcano, Alaska 
Chem 413  Chemistry & Biochemistry2012Hg in Salmon
HeinchonSarahGeology & Geophysics2012Cobalt Signatures of Auriferous Pyrite, Kensington Mine, SE Alaska 
Tsigonis RebekahGeology & Geophysics2012Using Grain Size and Titanium-in-Quartz Measurements to Determine the Strength of Rocks in a Deep-Seated Fault 
Sommerfeld Phillip Physics---Developing a LA-ICP-MS methodology to date Zircons by U-Pb decay 
Chem 413  Chemistry & Biochemistry2013Trace metals in consumer goods 
Chem 314  Chemistry & Biochemistry2014Trace metals in consumer goods 
Chem 314  Chemistry & Biochemistry2015Trace metals in consumer goods 
Witte Riley Chemistry & Biochemistry---Evaluating Potential for Recovery of Te as a Byproduct of Au Extraction at the Golden Sunlight Mine (Whitehall, MT) 
Chem 314  Chemistry & Biochemistry2016Trace metals in consumer goods 
KnightDallonChemistry & Biochemistry2016Bioaccessibility of metal(loid)s from mine wastes in the Western United States and Alaskan road dust
MilkeKyleChemistry & Biochemistry2016Transport mechanisms of metal-bearing historic mine tailings in a semi-arid environment
SterleJacobChemistry & Biochemistry2016Physiological extractions of metal(loid)s from coal ash in Interior Alaska
WarnerDavidChemistry & Biochemistry2017Characterization of solid-phase transformation of boiler slag during leaching
McCartneyKellyGeological Engineering2017Recovering Technologically Critical Elements:Coupling Mass Balance Calculations and Mineralogical Characterization
MitchellKianaChemistry & Biochemistry2017Quantifying the metal(loid) bioaccessibility of reacted fly ash in the Arctic
GalushaMichaelCivil Engineering2017Analysis of sand used for water filtration Cambodia
BossermanBrianGeology & Geophysics2017Analysis of sand used for water filtration Cambodia
High School Student Research Projects

Last Name

First Name

High School

Year

Title

O'NeilCaelanWest Valley2015Toxic Metal and Metalloid Liberation from Locally-produced Coal Fly-Ash under Biological and Environmental Conditions