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Theses and Dissertations Completed in the
University of North Dakota
Department of Geology and Geological Engineering

Blackstone, Michael (MS 2007) Methane potential of Upper Fort Union Formation sandstones, Campbell County, Wyoming. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Franklund, Abigail (M.S. 2007) Developing a rapid method for assessing the physical stability of streams in Minnesota’s Agassiz beach ridges. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Heinle, Shannon (M.S. 2007) Resolving terrain effects in borehole temperature profiles. (Chairperson: William D. Gosnold)
Davis, Michael (MS 2006) Evaluating surface area-basin volume relationships for prairie potholes. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Tao, Qingfeng (MS 2006) Wellbore stability in water-sensitive shales. (Chairperson: Ahmad Ghassemi)
Tesfay, Tedros (PhD 2006) Modeling groundwater denitrification by ferrous iron using PHREEQC. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Askin, Corey W. (MS 2005) Hydrology of springs, seeps, and fens at The Nature Conservancy's Pigeon Point Preserve, Ransom County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Bingle, Marron J. (MS 2005) Reevaluation of species concepts of uppermost Cretaceous Unionidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia), Hell Creek Formation, Montana, U.S.A. (Chairperson: Joseph Hartman)
Laveau, Christopher D. (MS 2005) Assessing recharge and discharge across the prairie pothole landscape -- application of spatial hydrological data and statistical analysis in a groundwater flow model. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Nygren, Andrew J. (MS 2005) Geomechanics applied to reservoir development in the Coso geothermal field. (Chairperson: Ahmad Ghassemi)
Spencer, Eben J. (MS 2005) Isotopic tracers as evidence of denitrification in the Karlsruhe Aquifer. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Ulishney, Adam J. (MS 2005) Regional stratigraphy of the Newcastle Formation (Lower Cretaceous) in eastern Montana and western North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Skubinna, Paul A. (MS 2004) Modeling the hydrogeochemistry of denitrification in the Elk Valley Aquifer. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Ulishney, Aaron J. (MS 2004) Discontinuities in the Icebox Formation (Ordovician), Williston Basin, North Dakota and Montana. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Warne, Jason M. (MS 2004) Design and evaluation of a modified in situ mesocosm to study denitrification in the Karlsruhe Aquifer. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Zhang, Qiang (MS 2004) A boundary element method for thermo-poroelasticity with applications in rock mechanics. (Chairperson: Ahmad Ghassemi)
Sharif, Md. Salah Uddin (MS 2003) Effect of geochemical processes and environment on the spatial pattern of selenium in soil, surface water, and groundwater at the Hovland Ranch, central South Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Alme, Karyn (MS 2002) Description and genesis of the western Cold Turkey Creek Field anomaly, Williston Basin, Bowman County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Davids, Christina (MS 2002) A high resolution gravity survey of the Lake St. Martin impact structure, Manitoba, Canada. (Chairperson: William D. Gosnold)
Hubbard, Trent (MS 2002) Flute-forming conditions in Alberta and North Dakota: a comparison using ice sheet reconstructions and field techniques. (Chairperson: John R. Reid)
Bekker, Kristjan F. (MS 2001) Flow through well screens as a function of pump location. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Kammer, Alison (MS 2001) Laboratory denitrification using sediments from the Elk Valley Aquifer. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Peterson, Erica (MS 2001) Lithospheric flexure of the Devils Lake Basin, North Dakota. (Chairperson: William D. Gosnold)
Stone, J. Lee (MS 2001) The sedimentology and stratigraphy of the Sentinel Butte Formation around Beicegel Creek, McKenzie County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Kays, Glenn (MS 2000) Description and taphonomy of a turtle assemblage (Chelonia: Trionychidae) in the Sentinel Butte Formation (Paleocene), Billings County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Kishel, Hans (MS 2000) Small-scale variability of groundwater-lake interaction at Shingobee Lake, Minnesota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Rush, David (MS 2000) Characterization of hyporheic zone processes in a northern prairie stream. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Schmidt, William L. (PhD 2000) Air-ground temperature exchange. (Chairperson: William D. Gosnold)
Schlag, Allen (MS 1999) In-situ measurement of denitrification in the Elk Valley Aquifer. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Beck, Deborah (MS 1998) Paleosols as holocene proxy climate indicators, McLean County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: John R. Reid)
Bolles, Bethany (MS 1998) A methodology for studying denitrificaiton by recently formed sulfides. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Jones, Jon Paul (MS 1998) Determining capture zones for three-dimensional heterogeneous, anisotropic aquifers by Monte Carlo analysis. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Tomforde, Chad (MS 1998) Effects of physical and chemical properties of bright and dull coal lithotypes on the formation of char particles. (Chairperson: Frank R. Karner)
Dodak, Erin (MS 1997) The effects of non-linear bromide adsorption on apparent macrodispersivity. (Chairperson: Scott F. Korom)
Henke, Kevin (PhD 1997) Chemistry and environmental implications of thio-red and 2,4,6-trimercaptotriazine compounds. (Chairperson: Dexter Perkins)
Hubbard, Trent (MS 1997) Knickpoint analysis of streams in North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. (Chairperson: John R. Reid)
Geiger, Jane (MS 1996) Hydrogeological characterization of the Akzo Salt Company Williston Facility, Williston, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Pence, Stan (MS 1996) Hydrogeology and recharge of the Split Rock Creek aquifer, southeastern South Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Strobel, Mike (PhD 1996) Hydrologic factors affecting the discharge of ground water in the Red River of the North basin, northeastern North Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Ellingson, Jon (MS 1995) Depositional environments and paleogeography of the Winnipeg Group (Ordovician), Williston Basin, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Kroeger, Tim (PhD 1995) The paleoecologic significance of Paleocene palynomorph assemblages from the Ludlow, Slope, and Cannonball Formations, southwestern North Dakota. (Chairperson: Patricia H. Kelley)
McCloskey, Gerry (MS 1995) Depositional history, environments of deposition, and hydrocarbon potential of the Newcastle Formation (Lower Cretaceous) of Eastern North Dakota. (Chairperson: Richard D. LeFever)
Sickler, Rob (MA 1995) Prey selectivity by naticid gastropods from Tertiary sediments of the United States coastal plain. (Chairperson: Patricia H. Kelley)
Solie, Kevin (MS 1995) Salinity, radon, and radon precursors in the soils of Grand Forks County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Brevik, Eric (MA 1994) Isostatic rebound in the Lake Agassiz Basin since the late Wisconsinan. (Chairperson: John R. Reid)
Gerlach, Tim (MS 1994) Evolution of a possible subsurface impact crater: Newporte structure, northwestern Renville County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Nels F. Forsman)
McDonald, Mark (MS 1994) A high resolution gravity survey for the detection of Pleistocene aquifers underlying the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota. (Chairperson: William D. Gosnold)
Sahl, Barb (MS 1994) A comparison of wellhead protection area delineation methods at Larimore, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Philip J. Gerla)
Taylor, Cal (MS 1994) Preferential flow mechanisms: their interaction and effect on dye movement in a till and glaciolacustrine sediment. (Chairperson: John R. Reid)
Wetmore, Michael (MS 1994) Diagenetic controls of reservoir quality in the Mississippian Wayne Beds in the Williston Basin, Bottineau County, North Dakota. (Chairperson: Patricia E. Videtich)

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