Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Sciences.
For the entire collection of UNLV theses and dissertations, visit UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Biogeochemistry of a Saline, Alkaline, Terminal Lake Ecosystem in Transition; Walker Lake, Nevada, Katherine Lynn Willever
Strategic Molecular Design to Engineer the Electron Affinity of Self-Assembling Organic Semiconductors, Kelly Nicole Zaugg
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Kinematics and timing of the Miocene-Quaternary deformation in Nellis Dunes Recreational Area, Nevada, Shaimaa Abdelhaleem
Inverse Problem for Non-viscous Mean Field Control: Example From Traffic, Shaurya Agarwal
Paenibacillus larvae spore germination and American Foulbrood disease development in honey bee larvae, Israel Alvarado
High Pressure X-~Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies of Heavy-~Fermion Cerium and Uranium Compounds, Daniel Antonio
Rewetting of Artificially Desiccated Soils: Effect of Gravity on Vapor-Phase Diffusion, Taylor Arland Ball
Generalized Catalan Numbers and Some Divisibility Properties, Jacob Bobrowski
Laser Ablation ICP-MS of Actinide Oxides as Simulated Used Nuclear Fuels, Keri Campbell
Assessing the importance of nurse plant associations to the growth of pre-~reproductive Yucca brevifolia, Eric James Chameroy
Glass shards at Pinnacle Point rock shelter 5-~6, South Africa: Are they from the last super-~eruption of Toba?, Amber Elizabeth Ciravolo
Trace Element Variations in a Stalagmite from Southwest Mexico: Implications for Paleoclimate, Chad Michael Crotty
Study the Mechanism of the Prompt Emission of Gamma-Ray Bursts, Wei Deng
Studies of Flerovium and Element 115 Homologs with Macrocyclic Extractants, John Dustin Despotopulos
Chemical and Electronic Structure of Surfaces and Interfaces in Cadmium Telluride Based Photovoltaic Devices, Douglas Arthur Duncan
An Investigation into Transitions in Clay Mineral Chemistry on Mars, Seth Gainey
Predictive Modeling of Terrestrial Radiation Exposure from Geologic Materials, Daniel A. Haber
Stable Isotope Analysis of Bison latifrons and Paleoecological Inferences, Fabian Ceron Hardy
Cultivation-Dependent Analysis of Microorganisms Associated with Various Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids, Anthony Harrington
Constraining the Progenitor and Central Engine of Gamma-ray Bursts with Observational Data, Lu Houjun
High Pressure Behavior of Mullite-Type Oxides: Phase Transitions, Amorphization, Negative Linear Compressibility and Microstructural Implications, Patricia Kalita
Solving differential equations with least square and collocation methods, Katayoun Bodouhi Kazemi
Hydrothermal Routes to Technetium Cluster Compounds, William M. Kerlin
The Effects of Honeybee (Apis mellifera) Antimicrobial Peptides on Paenibacillus larvae, Jasmin Camille Khilnani
Versatile Synthetic Methods for Photoluminescent Pyrylium Tosylates, Jung Jae Koh
Modeling Background Radiation using Geochemical Data, Kara Marsac
Exact Statistical Inferences for Functions of Parameters of the Log-Gamma Distribution, Joseph F. Mcdonald
Generalized Markoff Equations, Euclid Trees, and Chebyshev Polynomials, Donald Joseph Mcginn
A Comparison of Recent Results on the Unicity Conjecture of the Markoff Equation, Brandon John Metz
Beryllium is a potent and unique GSK-3β inhibitor with potential to differentially regulate glycogen synthase and β-catenin, Ata Ur Rahman Mohammed Abdul
Characterization of Gold and Related Mineralization at the North Bullion Carlin System, Railroad Project, a Nevada Carlin-~type Gold Prospect, Melanie Nicole Newton
Ediacaran ocean redox evolution, Swapan Kumar Sahoo
Dissolution of Nontronite in Low Water Activity Brines and Implications for the Aqueous History of Mars, Michael Henry Steiner
Scardovia Wiggsiae Prevalence in Orthodontic Patients, Brandon Joseph Streiff
Modeling studies and numerical analyses of coupled PDEs system in electrohydrodynamics, Yuzhou Sun
A study of sequential inference for the risk ratio and measure of reduction of two binomials, Zhou Wang
Carbon Isotope Variations Associated with a Middle Ordovician Karstic Unconformity, Patricia Suzanne Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Mars-Relevant Phosphate Minerals and Implications for Martian Habitability, Christopher Adcock
Speciation of Pentavalent Technetium Complexes with Aniline and Thiobenzene Derivatives, Kyle E. Childs
The effect of single crystal elastic and plastic anisotropy on stress and strain heterogeneity: comparison of olivine to other common minerals, Christopher Joseph Cline Ii
Observability in Traffic Modeling: Eulerian and Lagrangian Coordinates, Sergio Contreras
Ore Classification and Breccia Formation in the 144 Zone Gold Deposit: A Chemical Replacement Model, Bare Mountain Range, Nevada, William Thomas Fischer
Ore Characterization of the Estelle Property in the South-~Central Alaska Range, Ember Flagg
Physics of Gamma-ray Bursts and Multi-messenger Signals from Double Neutron Star Mergers, He Gao
Spectroscopic Investigation of the Chemical and Electronic Properties of Chalcogenide Materials for Thin-film Optoelectronic Devices, Kimberly Horsley
Li+ Ion Transport in Select Lithium-Rich Antiperovskites, John William Howard
The Grass Shrimp, Palaemonetes, Pugio: Hypoxic Influences on Embryonic Development, Christensen C. Javier
Subalklaine Volcanism in the Eastern Basin and Range Province: Examples from the Miocene McCullough Range Volcanic Field and the Pliocene to Holocene Black Rock Desert Volcanic Field, Racheal Leighann Johnsen
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) Offspring Recruitment on the Carrizo Plain National Monument: Evaluating the Effects of Low Population Density and Marginal Habitat Quality., Diego Ramirez Johnson
Modeling and Analysis of Pedestrian Flows, Romesh Khaddar
Using Seismic Reflection to Locate a Tracer Testing Complex South of Yucca Mountain, Nye County, Nevada, Levi Kryder
Numerical Simulations of Traffic Flow Models, Puneet Lakhanpal
Understanding how honey bee flight and senescence are connected through oxidative stress., Joseph Margotta
Porphyry Copper Exploration of the Hualapai Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, USA: A Multi-faceted Approach, Patrick Kevin Meazell
N-Dimensional Quasipolar Coordinates - Theory and Application, Tan Mai Nguyen
Thermal Impacts of Salt on Sandstones and Mudstones in the Lusitanian Basin, Portugal, Brett Perry
New early Miocene 40Ar/39Ar ages for Nakwai, northwest Kenya, Africa, and Paleontological analysis of Meroehyrax kyongoi dentition, Dawn Elena Reynoso
Speciation Behavior of Americium Higher Oxidation States for the Separation of Americium from Curium, Catherine Lynn Riddle
A Survey of Ekeland's Variational Principle and Related Theorems and Applications, Jessica Robinson
Survival, growth, and settlement of Dreissena rostriformis bugensis veligers in low and high calcium waters, Emma Ruhmann
Lattice Methods For The Valuation of Options with Regime Switching, Atul Sancheti
Kinematics and Timing of Superposed Deformation in the Funeral Mountains Metamorphic Core Complex, Death Valley, CA, Katrina Marie Sauer
Modern to Late Pleistocene Stable Isotope Climatology of Alaska, Alison Sloat
Empirical Studies on Interest Rate Derivatives, Xudong Sun
Estimating Aquifer Characteristics and Identification of a Sub-Basin for Artificial Storage and Recovery, Northeastern Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, Nikolas James Taranik
A Study of Graphical Permutations, Jessica Thune
A Physically-Based Type II Supernova Feedback Model in SPH Simulations, Keita Todoroki
Life history tradeoffs and the costs of reproduction in Arizona Bark Scorpions (Centruroides sculpturatus), Michael Marie Webber
Isolation and Characterization of Paenibacillus larvae Bacteriophages for Use as a Treatment of American Foulbrood Disease in Honeybees, Diane Gerda Yost
Exact Controllability of the Lazer-McKenna Suspension Bridge Equation, Lanxuan Yu
A Study of Joinpoint Models for Longitudinal Data, Libo Zhou
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Assessing Growth Response to Climate Controls in a Great Basin Artemisia Tridentata Plant Community, Lorenzo F. Apodaca
Comparison of Mesh and Meshless Methods for Partial Differential Equations of Galerkin Form, Wallace F. Atterberry
How Accurately Can the Inclination Angle, Position Angle, and Location of the Dynamic Center be Measured from the Neutral Hydrogen Disk in the Central Regions of Dwarf Galaxies?, John Henry Boisvert
Paleoecology of Late Pleistocene megaherbivores: Stable isotope reconstruction of environment, climate, and response, Aubrey Mae Bonde
Kinematic analysis of axial rotations and the effects of stress selection on takeoff flight performance, Michael L. Brewer
Cretaceous and Eocene U-Pb Zircon Migmatite Ages from the East Humboldt Range Metamorphic Core Complex, Nevada, Jordan Drew
Integrating, Developing, and Testing Methods to Generate More Cohesive Approaches to Biogeographic Inference, Mallory Elizabeth Eckstut
Application of (U-Th)/He and 40Ar/39Ar Thermochronology to the Age of Thrust Faulting in the Sevier Orogenic Belt, Michael Giallorenzo
Impacts of climate changes on the spatiotemporal distribution of precipitation in the western United States, Peng Jiang
A Gaming Application of the Negative Hypergeometric Distribution, Steven Norman Jones
Generalizations of Pascal's Triangle: A Construction Based Approach, Michael Anton Kuhlmann
A Comprehensive Research Framework for Geographic Parthenogenesis in Whiptail Lizards (Genus Aspidoscelis), Adam Leland
Estimation of Travel Time Based on Vehicle-Tracking Models, Anuj Nayyar
The Effects of Starvation Selection on Drosophila Melanogaster Life History and Development, Lauren A. Reynolds
Pennsylvanian to Cretaceous folds and thrusts in south-central Nevada: evidence from the Timpahute Range, Angela Giovanna Russo
A More General Diffusion Model For Lightning Radiative Transfer, Elliott Paul Saint-Pierre
The Role of OsWRKY71 and Its Interacting Proteins in Seed Germination and Early Growth of Cereal Grains, Margaret Ja Shin
Dispersal Ecology of Desert Mosses Along Gradients of Elevation, Wildfire Disturbance and Local Niche, Robert Joseph Smith