Below are theses and dissertations completed by graduates of the University of Nevada Las Vegas College of Sciences.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Transcriptional regulation of Shigella virulence plasmid-encoded genes by VirB and CRP, Christopher Thomas Hensley
A Front-fixing finite element method for the valuation of American options, Anthony D. Holmes
Finite strain studies of single crystal Fe3P under high pressures, John William Howard
Sequence and Chemostratigraphy of the Middle Cambrian Succession in Nevada and Utah, Robyn A. Howley
Measurement system for high pressure characterizations of materials, Matthew K. Jacobsen
Characterization of unsaturated flow in dual-porosity granular media, Jeevan A. Jayakodilage
Reconstructing species responses to past climatic changes using niche modeling and genetic data, Tereza Jezkova
Removal of arsenic and strontium from aqueous solution using ironoxide coated zeolitized tuff, Nataliya V. Kasimtseva
General coupon collecting models and multinomial games, James Y. Lee
DLA-LBG cross-correlation and basic properties of infrared galaxies in cosmological simulations, Tae Song Lee
Filtration and growth rate of Lake Mead quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) in laboratory studies and analyses of bioaccumulation, Carolyn Louise Link
Detention basins for phosphorus and sediment control in Clark County, Nevada, Amina Rashid Lodhi
From the valleys to the mountains: The biographic history of antelope squirrels, bats, and chipmunks in Western North America, Stacy James Mantooth
The Role of transcription in stationary phase mutagenesis in Bacillus subtilis, Holly Anne Martin
The Interaction of rock and water during shock decompression: A hybrid model for fluidized ejecta formation, Audrey Hughes Rager
Phyllosilicate mineralogy, 40Ar/39Ar geochronology, and genesis of petrocalcic soils in the Southwest U.S.A., Colin R. Robins
Vibrational spectroscopic study of the 1,3,5,7-cyclooctatetraene at high static pressures, Edward Romano
Structures on a K3 surface, Nathan P. Rowe
Genes involved in mushroom body development and behavior in Drosophila, Christine Nicole Serway
Late Paleozoic deformation in the Osgood Mountains and Dry Hills, northern Nevada, Samuel A. Siebenaler
Theoretical and computational study of time dependent scattering on a 2D surface, Michael Sohn
Partial phonon density of states of 57-iron and 161-dysprosium in DyFe3 by nuclear resonant inelastic X-ray scattering under high pressure, Elizabeth Anne Tanis
Photon density of states of 47-iron and 161-dysprosium in DyFe3 by nuclear resonant inelastic x-ray scattering under high pressure, Elizabeth Anne Tanis
Velocity distribution of dark Matter halos: A critical test for the Λ cold dark matter model, Robert Jo Thompson
Petrogenesis of the Greenwater Range: Comparison to the Crater Flat volcanic field and implications for hazard assessment, Ashley Kaye Tibbetts
Physiological implications of natural versus induced arousal from torpor, Jenifer C. Utz
Production, purification and crystallization of membrane integrated multimeric Bax, Adelbert Mark Villoso
Environmental Influence on Brain, Behavior, and Gene Expression in Drosophila, Xia Wang
Age and petrogenesis of the Roaring Mountain rhyolites, Yellowstone Volcanic Field, Wyoming, Kathleen Marie Wooton
Rare earth element transport in the Yucca Mountain region, Liqiong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
The role of larval fat cells in starvation resistance and reproduction in adult Drosophila melanogaster, Jerell Roland Aguila
AC susceptibility and heat capacity studies of the geometrically frustrated pyrochlores terbium titanium tin oxides and holmium titanates, Daniel Antonio
Investigation of plant water use in the Great Basin, NV, Benjamin Conrad
Integrated responses of crustaceans inhabiting estuaries to the challenges of feeding and digestion in low salinity, Daniel Luke Curtis
The Sheep Pass Formation, a record of late Cretaceous and paleogene extension within the Sevier hinterland, East-Central Nevada, Peter Alexander Druschke
Distribution and site selection of Le Conte's and Crissal thrashers in the Mojave Desert: A multi-model approach, Dawn Marie Fletcher
Provenance of the Miocene-Pliocene Muddy Creek Formation near Mesquite, Nevada, Steven Wayne Forrester
Bending of woody riparian vegetation as a function of hydraulic flow conditions, John O. Goreham
X-ray diffraction study of dysprosium single crystal samples in a Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC), Ognjen Grubor-Urosevic
Statistical inferences for functions of parameters of several pareto and exponential populations with application in data traffic, Sumith Gunasekera
Molecular systematics and phylogeography of the genus Richardsonius, Derek Dee Houston
Mineralogy and micromorphology of an Atacama Desert soil, Chile: A model for hyperarid pedogenesis, Michael S. Howell
Sequence and chemostratigraphic study across the basal Eureka Quartzite unconformity in the Great Basin, Nevada: Implications for the origin of the Late Ordovician carbon isotope excursion, Apostolos Paul Kosmidis
Geoelectrical response of surfactant solutions in a quartzitic sand analog aquifer, Meghan Therese Magill
In situ element quantification in the hydrothermal diamond anvil cell using synchrotron x-ray fluorescence with applications toward subduction zone processes, Steven Joseph Maglio
High pressure phase transistions in the lanthanide sesquioxides, Jason Patrick McClure
Water quality changes in a constructed wetland at the Springs Preserve in Las Vegas, Nevada, Aaron Mathis Miller
Characterization of aerobic respiration in Great Basin Hot Springs, Caitlin N. Murphy
Effects of plant uptake and micro-topography on chloride transport in arid soils, Wenming Nie
Identification of arid soil inducible genes in Pseudomonas fluorescens strain Pf0-1, Katila Pipitone
Experimental and natural variation in hovering flight capacity in bees, Hymenoptera: Apidae, Jason Thomas Vance
Static high pressure FT-IR spectroscopic studies of TATB, Brian F. Yulga
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Kinematics and timing of orogen-parallel flow, Grouse Creek Mountains, Utah, Tonia Gail Arriola
Geology of the southern Reveille Range, Nye County, Nevada, Matthew Alan McKelvey
Surface water interaction with the flood plain in the lower Virgin River, Clark County, Nevada, Jeffrie L. Pompeo
The Mayan Ice Cap: Glacial Geology and Paleoclimate of the Northern Guatemalan Highlands, Alex Joseph Roy
Imaging the southern trace of the Black Hills fault, Clark County, Nevada, Shelley A. Zaragoza
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Traveling Waves in a Suspension Bridge System, Robert A. Ain
Evidence of an Active ENSO and PDQ During the mid-Holocene from a Costa Rican Speleothem, April D. Azouz
Petrogenesis of Pleistocene Basalts in the Norris-Mammoth Corridor, Yellowstone National Park, Kristeen Marie Bennett
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Paleoseismology of the Black Hills Fault, southern Nevada, and implications for regional tectonics, Eric Fossett
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Genesis and morphology of soil pendants in Quaternary landforms of Pahranagat Valley, Nevada, Amy Lynn Brock
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Alteration associated with gold deposition at the Getchell, Carlin-type gold deposit, north-central Nevada, Tracy Lynn Cail
The geochronology and geochemistry of the Bearhead Rhyolite, Jemez volcanic field, New Mexico, Leigh Justet
The origin of brucite in hydrothermally altered limestone near Devil Peak, Nevada, Rhonda L. Knupp
Mineral paragenesis and ore fluids at the Turquoise Ridge gold deposit, Nevada, Michiko Shigehiro
Geochemistry and petrogenesis of the Bonanza King mafic intrusive complex, Trinity terrane ophiolite, California, Keith R. Willse
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Uncertainty in recharge from subsidence craters at Frenchman Flat, Nevada Test Site: Impacts of initial and boundary conditions and media properties, David Matthew Ely
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
Volcanology and Geochemistry of Pliocene and Quaternary Basalts on Citadel Mountain, Lunar Crater Volcanic Field, Pancake Range, Nevada, Loretta D. Dickson
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
The petrogenesis of andesites produced during regional extension: examples from the northern McCullough Range, NV and Xitle Volcano, Mexico, Kelly Ann Boland
Hydrostratigraphy and allostratigraphy of the Cenozoic alluvium in the northwestern part of Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada, David J. Donovan
Residence time of groundwater issuing from the South Rim Aquifer in the eastern Grand Canyon, Jim Fitzgerald
The Geology and Structures in the Northern Hiko Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, Douglas D. Switzer
Trace element analysis of selected springs in the Virgin River Basin, Mary A. Yelken
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
An Understanding of Factors Controlling Isotopic Ratios of Wine as a Potential Surrogate of Past Precipitation, Eric Alan Caldwell
A petrographic and fluid inclusion study of the Purple Vein and Post/Betze orebodies, Carlin, Nevada, Jan B. Lamb
Tectonic denudation of Mesozoic contractile structures by a low-angle normal fault and associated faults, southern White Pine Range, Nevada, Holly Langrock
Geochemical evolution of a mid-miocene synextensional volcanic complex: The Dolan Springs volcanic field, northwestern Arizona, Scott Michael McDaniel
Geology and geochemistry of tertiary volcanic rocks in the northern Reveille and southern Pancake ranges, Nye County, Nevada, Kelly Brian Rash
Mafic volcanism in the Colorado Plateau: basin and range transition zone, Hurricane, Utah, Alexander Sanchez
Theses/Dissertations from 1994
Origin and geological significance of mylonitic shear zones, northern Lucy Gray Range, Clark County, Nevada, Clinton H Christensen
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
The geology of the Tuff of Bridge Spring: Southern Nevada and northwestern Arizona, Shirley Ann Morikawa
Spectral analysis of the flow behavior of Big Spring, Kings Canyon National Park, California, Linda Urzendowski
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
Depositional Environments and Paleoecology of the Lower Ordovician Pogonip Group, Opd Unit, Arrow Canyon Range, Clark County, Nevada, Jeffrey K. Donovan
Desorption hysteresis in five ion exchanged montmorillonites, Jerry Paul Fairley
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
The Sloan Sag: A Mid-Miocene Volcanotectonic Depression, North-Central McCullough Mountains, Southern Nevada, Hayden L. Bridwell
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Stromatolites of the Lower Cambrian Deep Spring Formation; Mount Dunfee, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Lynn Oliver
Hydrogeology and Hydrogeochemistry of the Shallow Alluvial Aquifer Zone, Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, Harry Stephen Wild Jr.
Theses/Dissertations from 1989
The geology and structural significance of the Arch Mountain area, northern Black Mountains, Mohave County, Arizona, Edward Eschner
Late-holocene earthflows of the Willard playa/dune complex, Estancia Valley, New Mexico: a geomorphic response to climatic change, Kurt A. Goebel
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Spring flow in a portion of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, David Bruce Goings
Theses/Dissertations from 1981
Provenance and description of landslide masses, Rainbow Gardens, Clark County, Nevada, Joseph R. Parolini
Provenance and Description of Landslide Masses, Rainbow Gardens Clark County, Nevada., Joseph R. Parolini
Theses/Dissertations from 1976
Geology and ore deposits of the Johnnie District, Nye County, Nevada, Stanley Wayne Ivosevic
Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Washington County, Utah, Susan Elizabeth Meyer
Theses/Dissertations from 1973
Stratigraphic comparison of the Precambrian Wyman and Johnnie Formations in the Western Great Basin, California, Johnnie Nathan Moore