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NCED Graduate Student Theses 2002-2008
Last updated July 11, 2008.

2008:

Escauriaza, C. (2008), Three-dimensional unsteady modeling of clear-water scour in thevicinity of hydraulic structures: lagrangian and eulerian perspectives, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor F. Sotiropoulos, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.    

Qian, Q. (2008), Solute exchange with sub-aqueous sediments: hydrodynamic interactions with advection flows induced by surface waves or bedforms, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisors V. Voller and H. Stefan, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2007:

Ancalle, J. (2007), Experimental study on the hydraulics of high-amplitude kinoshita-generated meandering channels, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Chatanantavet, P. (2007), Physically-based models of bedrock incision processes in mountain streams, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Haydel, R. (2007), Channel incision into mixed-sized reservoir sediments caused by dam removal, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Kim, W. (2007), Coupled fluvial and shoreline dynamics: Experiments and theory, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, advisors C. Paola and V. Voller, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Martin, J. (2007), Quantitative sequence stratigraphy, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, advisor C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Rowland, J. (2007), Tie channels, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, advisor B. Dietrich, University of California, Berkeley.

Ruch, J. (2007), Minnesota River project: Sediment budget and decision-making for watershed restoration (project thesis), MS thesis, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, advisor B. Hobbs, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Shafran, A. (2007), Essays on economic choice in the presence of endogenous and interdependent risks, PhD thesis, Dept. of Economics, advisor N. Flores, University of Colorado, Boulder.

Solís, H. (2007), Identification and quantification of source waters to streamflow using hydrograph separation and End Member Mixing Analysis, in a paired watershed setting, Southeastern Minnesota, MS thesis, Dept. of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, advisors J. Nieber and J. Finlay, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Stoll, R. (2007), Surface heterogeneity effects on turbulent fluxes in the atmospheric boundary layer, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor F. Porte-Agel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Straub, K. (2007), Quantifying turbidity current interactions with topography, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, advisor D. Mohrig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Tal, M. (2007), Interactions between vegetation and braiding leading to the formation of single-thread channels in a laboratory experiment, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology, advisor C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Wan, F. (2007), Evaluation of dynamic subgrid-scale models in large-eddy simulations of neutral turbulent flow over a two-dimensional rough sinusoidal hill, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor F. Porte-Agel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2006:

Blumentritt, D. J. (2006), Constraining slip rates using cosmogenic isotopes (10Be and 3He) and ASLM data : Calico fault, Mojave desert, California, MS thesis, Dept. of Geology, advisor L. Perg, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Carper, M. (2006), A priori studies of subfilter-scale physics in turbulent boundary layers, PhD thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, advisor F. Porte-Agel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Grams, P. (2006), Sand transport over a coarse and immobile bed, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geography and Environmental Engineering, advisor P. Wilcock, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.

Jerolmack, D. (2006), Modeling the dynamics and depositional patterns of sandy rivers, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, advisor D. Mohrig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

Lauer, W. (2006), Channel-floodplain interaction on meandering rivers, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

O'Connor, B. (2006), Fluid-flow effects denitrification hot spot activity in streams, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor M. Hondzo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Perron, T. (2006), Formation of evenly spaced ridges and valleys, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, advisor B. Dietrich, University of California, Berkeley.

Sittoni, L. (2006), The development and application of a shallow water model for flow over sediment fans, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisors V. Voller and C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.  

Strong, N. (2006), Mass balance effects in clastic fluvial stratigraphy, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, advisor C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Theodoratos, N. (2006), The effect of channel-floodplain interactions on the scaling of floods, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engeering, advisor E. Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Wong, M. (2006), Model for erosion, transport and deposition of tracer stones in gravel-bed streams, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Yager, E. (2006), Prediction of sediment transport in steep, rough streams, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, advisor B. Dietrich, University of California, Berkeley.

2005:

Markfort, C. D. (2005), Dissolved oxygen measurements in aquatic environments: the effects of changing temperature and pressure on three sensor technologies, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor M. Hondzo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Passalacqua, P. (2005), Scale dependence and subgrid-scale closure in numerical simulations of landscape evolution, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor F. Porte-Agel and E. Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Suttle, K. B. (2005), Spider interactions with arthropod prey and their consequences in temperate and tropical communities, PhD thesis, Dept. of Department of Integrative Biology, advisor M. E. Power, University of California, Berkeley.

Tilman, E. (2005), Scaling relationships for the depth and width of channels in an experimental braided river, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor E. Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Warnaars, T. A. (2005), The influence of fluid motion on freshwater algae: a biophysical investigation, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor M. Hondzo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2004:

Basu, S. (2004), Large-eddy simulation of stably stratified atmospheric boundary layer turbulence: a scale-dependent dynamic modeling approach, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor E. Foufoula-Georgiou and F. Porté-Agel, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Gupta, R. (2004), Parametric and non-parametric approaches for validation and blending of multi-sensor precipitation estimates, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor E. Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Lyons III, W. J., (2004), Quantifying channelized submarine depositional systems from bed to basin scale, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences, advisor D. Mohrig, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.

McNeely, F. C. (2004), Herbivore responses to stream size gradients in a Northern California watershed, PhD thesis, Dept. of Integrative Biology, advisor M. E. Power, University of California, Berkeley.

Sheets, B. A. (2004), Assembling the alluvial stratigraphic record: spatial and temporal sedimentation patterns in experimental alluvial systems, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, advisor C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Weiss, J. D. (2004), Laboratory measurements of stormwater quality improvement in detention ponds, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor M. Hondzo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2003:

Dodov, B. A. (2003), Analysis of the effects of channel morphometry and network topology on the nonlinearity of hydrologic response as a function of scale, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor E. Foufoula-Georgiou, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Hasbargen, L. E. (2003), Erosion in steady state drainage basins, PhD thesis, Dept. of Geology, advisor C. Paola, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Lima Vivancos, V. (2003), Unsaturated flow in layered media, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor V. R. Voller, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Sklar, L. S. (2003), The influence of grain size, sediment supply, and rock strength on rates of river incision into bedrock, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, advisor W. E. Dietrich, University of California, Berkeley.

Stock, J. D. (2003), Incision of steepland valleys by debris flows, PhD thesis, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Science, advisor W. E. Dietrich, University of California, Berkeley.

Violet, J. A. (2003), Experiment on turbidity currents and their deposits in a model 3D subsiding minibasin, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Wright, S. A. (2003), Density stratification, suspended-sediment transport, and downstream fining in large, low-slope, sand-bed rivers, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

2002:

O’Connor, B. L. (2002), Variability of water quality and sediment provenance in the Minnesota River Basin, MS thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor M. Hondzo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

Toniolo, H. A. (2002), Debris flows and turbidity current deposition in the deep sea and reservoirs, PhD thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, advisor G. Parker, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.