Most master’s theses completed through the Graduate College of Western Michigan University have been entered into ScholarWorks. Some may be embargoed or restricted by the authors and may be only available from on-campus computers. Print copies from before 2012 are available through interlibrary loan. If you have any questions, please contact wmu-scholarworks@wmich.edu.
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Environmental Fate and Transport of Pfas in Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Discharged to Rapid Infiltration Basins, Kai M. Trobisch
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Treated Sewage Sludge from Michigan Wastewater Treatment Plants, Garrett Wesley Link
Concept Validation: Collecting Composite Samples to Understand the Presence of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Michigan Forested Areas, Nicole Renee Sanabria
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Instructor Selection And Use Of Virtual Field Experiences In College Geoscience Course, Kristen Foley
Exploring the Effects of Tree Roots on Infiltration Process, Nazife Onaral
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Using Low-Flow Sampling Data to Estimate Hydraulic Conductivity in Aquifers, Joy Kiefer
Impact of Calcium Carbonate Reactant Size and Mineralogy on Dolomite Stoichiometry, Katharine G. Rose
Quantifying Surface Water Capture by Municipal Pumping Wells in an Urban Watershed Impacted by Road Salt, Austen York
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Field and Numerical Evaluation of Nitrogen Transport from Septic Systems in Surfical Aquifer Systems to Charlotte Harbor, Florida, Tanten T. Buszka
Agricultural Irrigation Induced Evaporation in a Temperate Study Area: A Stable Isotope Approach, Lincoln Grevengoed
An Analysis of Large Displacement Pneumatic Slug Tests for the Characterization of Aquifer Parameters – Guidelines for an Alternative Field Procedure, Madison E. Wayt
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Chronostratigraphic Correlation of the Burnt Bluff Group across the Michigan Basin, USA, Mohammed A. Al-Musawi
Assessing the Impact of 3D Printed Terrain on Teaching Topography in Introductory Earth Science Labs, Jay Alan Cockrell
Evaluating the Effects of Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium, and Calcium Concentrations on Dolomite Stoichiometry, Cation Ordering, and Reaction Rate, Hanna F. Cohen
Thermal Maturation Modeling of the Michigan Basin, Jack H. Hybza
Utilizing Geophysical Attributes to Investigate the Architecture of a Pinnacle Reef Complex, Michigan Basin, USA, Austin M. Johnson
Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Silurian Reefs, Michigan Basin, USA, Zaid N. Nadhim
Bedrock Topography Mapping of the East Leroy and Climax 7.5’ Quadrangles, MI using HVSR and Other Geophysical Methods, Tyler A. Norris
Petrogenesis of the Eagle East Gabbro in Marquette County, MI, USA, Kevin Rupp
An Exploration into the Controls and Extent of Capillary Rise in Fine-Grained Sand, Neal S. Turluck
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Geologic Mapping of the Bronson North and Bronson South 7.5-Minute Quadrangles, Branch County, Michigan, Karl John Backhaus
Use of Fluorescein Dye for Characterizing Water and Solute Flux Across the Groundwater – Surface Water Interface, Ryan Nicholas Cascarano
Application of Handheld ED-XRF for High-Resolution Chemostratigraphy in Texturally Homogeneous Carbonate Mudstones: Salina A-1 Carbonate (Silurian), Michigan Basin, Matthew A. Hemenway
A Structural and Stratigraphic Study of the A-2 Carbonate in Southwest Michigan and Reservoir Characterization of an A-2 Carbonate Gas Storage Field, Clayton Joupperi
Geochemical and Petrological Investigation of the Prospective Ni-Cu-Pge Mineralization at the Echo Lake Intrusion in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA, Alexander J. Koerber
Regional Sulfur Isotope Study of the VMS Deposits in the Penokean Volcanic Belt, Nicholas M. Moleski
Mapping Bedrock Topography of the Portage and Schoolcraft NW 7.5’ Quadrangles, Kalamazoo Co. MI, Using the HVSR Passive Seismic Method, Benjamin B. Seiderman
An Investigation of Sub-Meter Skill in STEM and Non-STEM Undergraduate Students, Laura A. Tingin
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Evaluating the Affective Impact of a Place-Based Learning Course Project in the Geosciences, Nathan Charlton
The Influence of Road Salt on Seasonal Mixing and Redox Stratification in Three Southwest Michigan Kettle Lakes, Danielle Dupuis
Gravity and Passive Seismic Methods Used Jointly for Understanding the Subsurface in a Glaciated Terrain: Dowling and Maple Grove Quadrangles, Barry County, Michigan, Scott A. Feldpausch
Evaluation of Non-Ionic Surfactants with and without Hydrogen Peroxide for the In-Situ Remediation of NAPL Contaminants, Charles E. Holada
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Evaluation of an Alternative Natural Surfactant for Non Aqueous Phase Liquid Remediation, Brian A. Beach
Stable Isotope Investigations of Two Components of the Cryosphere: Snow and Icicle Formation, Thomas C. Brubaker
Stratigraphy of the Upper Devonian-Lower Mississippian Michigan Basin: Review and Revision with an Emphasis on the Ellsworth Petroleum System, Bryan J. Currie
Characterizing Groundwater Recharge and Streamflow using Stable Isotopes of Oxygen and Hydrogen, Chanse M. Ford
A Sequence Stratigraphic Model for the Silurian A-1 Carbonate and Modeling of a Niagara-Lower Salina Reef Complex, Michigan Basin, U.S.A, Jonathan D. Garrett
Geochemical and Petrological Studies on the Origin of Nickel-Copper Sulfide Mineralization at the Eagle lntrusion in Marquette County, Michigan, Benjamin Davis Hinks
lnfluence of Persulfate on Solidification/Stabilization Characteristics of ISS Treatment, Jeffrey M. Hudson
Slug Tests in Unconfined Aquifers, Rozkar Izzaddin Ismael
Extent of Capillary Rise in Sands and Silts, Rachel Lynn Salim
Geochemical and Petrological Characterizations of Peridotite and Related Rocks in Marquette County, Michigan, Andrew Lloyd Sasso
Pore Characterizations and Distributions within Niagaran – Lower Salina Reef Complex Reservoirs in the Silurian Northern Niagaran Pinnacle Reef Trend, Michigan Basin, Agam Arief Suhaimi
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Geological Controls on Stratigraphy and Sedimentation of the Mississippian Marshall Formation, Michigan Basin, U.S.A., Joseph G. Adducci
Geochemical and Petrological Characterization of the Back Forty Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposit, Anthony Robert Boxleiter
Petrological and Geochemical Evaluation of the Sturgeon Falls Intrusive Body, Jonathan Michael Haynes
Determining Discharge from the Fallasburg Dam and the Hydrology of the Flat River Bypass Channel, Lowell, Michigan, Seth Kuiper
Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy of Niagaran-Lower Salina Reef Complex Reservoirs of the Guelph Formation, Michigan Basin, Matthew J. Rine
Lithologic Properties of the Upper Ordovician Utica Formation, Michigan Basin, USA: A Geological Characterization and Assessment of Carbon Dioxide Confinement Potential, Frank Richard Sattler
Naturally-Occurring Metals Concentrations in Michigan Soils: A 2015 Survey, Zachary Lowell Spotts
Recent Seismicity and Regional Extension aithin Southwestern Montana, USA, Jessica Szkody
A Gravity Investigation of the Tobacco Root Batholith Southwest Montana, Stephen Charles Tatum
Thermal History of the Michigan Basin: Results from Thermal Maturation Data and Geodynamic Modelling, Kirk A. Wagenvelt
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Stratigraphic Framework and Landsystem Correlation for Deposits of the Saginaw Lobe, Michigan, USA, Ivan R. Guzman
A Remote Sensing Based Early Warning System for Algal Blooms in Kuwait Bay and Coastal Waters, Cameron Manche
Effects of Road Salt on Asylum Lake Geochemistry, Davina A. Wyman
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Development and Evaluation of an Inquiry-Based Unit for Teaching about Paleoclimate and Climate Change, Steven Barone
Utilizing Persistent Scatterer Interferometry to Investigate the Nature and Factors Controlling Nile Delta Subsidence, El Hachemi Yousef Bouali
Activated Carbon Preconditioning to Reduce Contaminant Leaching in Cement-Based Stabilization of Soils, Renee Elizabeth Crane
Surface Complexation Modeling of CR(VI) Absorption on Mineral Assemblages, Ann M. Gilchrist
Origin of High Levels of Ammonium in Groundwater, Ottawa County, Michigan, Derrick Lingle
Adsorption of Hexavalent Chromium On Hydrous Manganese Oxide, Andrew K. MacLeod
Analysis of Depositional Facies and Geological Controls on Reservoir Quality in Lower-Middle Devonian Sylvania Sandstone, Midland County, Michigan, Katherine A. Pollard
Using Soil Organic Matter as an Iron Chelate to Enhance the Efficiency of Modified Fenton Oxidition of Diesel Fuel in Arctic Soils, Mary K. Sherwood
Late Mississippian (Chesterian) Through Early Pennsylvanian (Atokan) Strata, Michigan Basin, U.S.A., Shannon M. Towne
Integrating Depositional Facies and Sequence Stratigraphy in Characterizing Unconventional Reservoirs: Eagle Ford Shale, South Texas, Seth Jordan Workman
The Geology of the South Antelope Pass Area of the Southern Peloncillo Mountains, Hidalgo County, New Mexico, John A. Yellich
Stratigraphic Controls on Diagenetic Pathways in the St. Peter Sandstone, Michigan Basin, Stephen A. Zdan
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Reservoir Characterization and Enhanced Oil Recovery Potential in Middle Devonian Dundee Limestone Reservoirs, Michigan Basin, USA, Abrahim Abduslam
Stratigraphic Framework for Deposits of the Saginaw Lobe, Barry and Calhoun Counties, Michigan, USA, Stephanie K. Ewald
Evaluating the Effects of Lithofacies and Thin Shales on the Lateral Distribution of Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs in the Michigan Basin, Peter J. Feutz
A Localized Investigation of High Resolution Groundwater Flow Properties of the Saginaw Aquifer Mason, Michigan, Amanda Hayden
3-D Reservoir Characterization of the South Buckeye Field, Dundee Formation (Devonian), Michigan Basin, USA, Shawn Michael McCloskey
Integrating Depositional Facies and Stratigraphy in Characterizing Hydrothermal Dolomite Reservoirs: Trenton Group of the Albion-Scipio Trend, Michigan, Marcel R. Robinson
The Effects of Road Salt Influx on the Geochemical Cycling of Woods Lake, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Ryan J. Sibert
Faunal Distribution and Relative Abundance in a Silurian (Wenlock) Pinnacle Reef Complex - Ray Reef, Macomb County, Michigan, Jennifer L. Trout
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Web-Based Gis Vehicle for the Assessment of Ground Water Potential in Arid Lands: A Case Study From Egypt, Doris B. Becker
Remote Sensing Based Solutions to the Rainfall Run Off Models - Study from the Tigris Euphrates Watershed, Jinal Kothari
Application of Geophysical Methods to Locate Buried Tunnel Channels Beneath the Glacial Drift Deposits in Texas Township, Kalamazoo County, MI, Arthur Chidubem Obiadazie
Geological Controls on Reservoir Quality and Geologic Carbon Sequestration Potential in the Upper Cambrian Mount Simon Sandstone, Kyle Patterson
Investigation of Carbon Sequestration Potential of the Middle Devonian Sylvania Sandstone, Michigan Basin, U.S.A, Farsheed Rock
High Resolution Depositional Analysis of the Black River Group (Ordovician), Michigan Basin, Jennifer Elaine Schulz
Prediction of Petrophysical Properties of Trenton-Black River (Ordovician) Reservoirs by Comparing Pore Architecture and Permeability to Sonic Velocity, John E. Thornton
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Trace Metal Adsorption on Montmorillonite: A Laboratory and Modeling Study, Martin M. Akafia
Development of an Extraction Procedure for Cd- and Co-doped Iron Oxides and Bacteria, Angel Cuellar
Evaluating and Troubleshooting of Nitrogen Removal in a Constructed Wetland for Wastewater Treatment, Meghan O. Good
Production, Accumulation and Characterization of Surfactants Produced During the Chemical Oxidation of PAH Contaminated Soil, Joy T. Gryzenia
Fluid-Flow Architecture of Sandstone Reservoirs in the Covenant Field, Sevier County, Utah, Emily E. Hartwick
Geological Controls on Reservoir Quality for Carbon Sequestration in the Mount Simon Sandstone, Michigan Basin, USA, Stephen R. Kelley
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Influence of Vegetation on Seasonal Pore Water Chemistry in a Michigan Peatland, Melanie J. Haveman
Quantifying Extension of Passive Margins with Implications for Sea Level Change, Joshua Philip Kirschner