CERI Graduate Student Dissertations

Thivanka Ratanayake, 2021. Effects on GPS data from Ice and Snow Build-up on GPS Antennas and Removal of Noise and Disruptions Caused by Ice Build-up. Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Jia Zhang, 2021. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Oluwaseun Fadugba, 2021. . Major Advisors: Charles Langston and Eunseo Choi
Yu Geng, 2021. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Christopher Marlow, 2021. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Benjamin Gemballa, 2021. . Major Advisors: Chris Cramer and Charles Langston

2020

Arushi Saxena, 2020. . Major Advisor: Eunseo Choi
Yang Yang, 2020. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Chunyu Liu, 2020. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
S. M. Ariful Islam, 2020. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell

2019

Peter Matheny, 2019. . Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Urbi Basu, 2019. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Hee Choi, 2019. . Major Advisor: Eunseo Choi
Khurram Aslam, 2019. . Major Advisor: Eric Daub
Jabir Rahman, 2019. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Chloe Glover, 2019. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2018

Elizabeth Gilmour, 2018. . Major Advisor: Eric Daub
Eric Jambo, 2018. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Luke Phillip Ogweno, 2018. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Shima Azizzadeh-Roodpish, 2018. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Naeem Khoshenevis, 2018. . Major Advisor: Ricardo Taborda

2017

Md Sabber Ahamed, 2017. . Major Advisor: Eunseo Choi
Mahesh Dhar, 2017. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Jerome Kutliroff, 2017. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Seyed Mostafa Mousavi, 2017. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Yu Geng, 2017. . Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu

2016

Brian Young, 2016. . Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Trevor Satterfield, 2016. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Demian Gomez, 2016. . Major Advisor: Robert Smalley

2015

Lei Guo, 2015. . Major Advisors: M. Beatrice Magnani and Christine Powell
Blaine Bockholt, 2015. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Xiaochuan Tian, 2015. . Major Advisor: Eunseo Choi
Alireza Shahjouei, 2015. Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Cecilia Nyamwandha, 2015. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Paul Ogwari, 2015. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Akramalsadat Mostafanejad, 2015. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2014

Adewale Moroof Amosu, 2014. . Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Matthew Cooley, 2014. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Donny Dangkua, 2014. . Major Advisors: Chris Cramer and Charles Langston
Lauren Kendall, 2014. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Md. Monsurul Huda, 2014. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2013

James Davis, 2013. . Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Sara Kelemencky, 2013. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Md. Nayeem Al Noman, 2013. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Shishay Bisrat, 2013. . Major Advisor: Heather Deshon
Luke Philip Ogweno, 2013. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer

2012

Jordan Graw, 2012. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Mehari Ayele, 2012. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Mehmet Onur Mataracioglu, 2012. . Major Advisor: M Beatrice Magnani
Melissa Driskell-Moore, 2012. . Major Advisor: Heather Deshon

2011

Biniam Asmerom, 2011. . Major Advisor: Jer-ming Chiu
Paul Ogwari, 2011. . Major Advisor: Stephen Horton
Chigozie Obikili, 2011. . Major Advisor: Jer-ming Chiu

2010

Chu-Chioung Chi, 2010. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Elige B. Grant, 2010. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Solomon T. Ayele, 2010. . Major Advisor: Stephen Horton
Michael W. Towle, 2010. . Major Advisor: M. Beatrice Magnani

2009

Meredith Dunn, 2009. . Major Advisor: Christine Powell
Ivan Rabak, 2009. Crustal Structure of the Reelfoot Rift. Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2008

Jerome Kutliroff, 2008. Seismic Hazard Mapping for the Dead Sea Fault Region. Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Ting Li-Lin, 2008. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Chuntao Liang, 2008. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Jiandang Ge, 2008. . Major Advisor: M. Beatrice Magnani
Gregory A. Johnson, 2008. Using Earthquake Focal Mechanisms to Investigate Seismotectonics in New Madrid Seismic Zone. Major Advisor: Mitchell Withers
Zack Lawrence, 2008. Active Source Strong Motion Field Studies and in SITU Measurements of Nonlinear and Nonequilibrium Dynamics in Shallow, Unconsolidated Sediments. Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2007

Qingwen Miao, 2007. . Major Advisor: Charles Langston
Allison Shumway, 2007. . Major Advisor: Chris Cramer
Danya R. Pase, 2007. Tectonic Activity of the Great Northern Puerto Rico Fault Zone: A Remote Sensing Interpretation and Field Validation Study. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Yvonne Paisant, 2007. Continental Accretion: The Caribbean-South American Oblique Collision in the South Caribbean Deformed Belt. Major Advisor: M. Beatrice Magnani

2006

James P. Davis, 2006. Continuing Evolution of the GPS Array of Middle America. Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Laurel Bauer, 2006. Studies of Historic and Prehistoric Earthquake-induced Liquefaction features in the Mezoseismic Area of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, Central United States. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Andrea J. Raphael, 2006. . Major Advisor: Paul Bodin
JuanJuan Cao, 2006. Structure in the Upper Crust at the Southern Terminus of The Blytheville Arch, Eastern Arkansas. Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2005

Tandrima Mukherjee, 2005. Remotely Triggered Seismicity and the M7.9 Denali Fault Earthquake, Alaska. Major Advisor: Paul Bodin
Thomas B. Brackman, 2005. Shakemap Implementation for the Upper Mississippi Valley. Major Advisor: Mitchell Withers
Concilia C. Fasola, 2005. Reprocessing of a USGS Mississippi River Shallow Seismic Survey. Major Advisor: Charles Langston

2004

Victor M. Santillan, 2004. Deformation in the New Madrid Seismic Zone from Continuous GPS Geodesy. Major Advisor: Robert Smalley

2003

Kwang Hee-Kim, 2003. . Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu

2002

Maria Soledad Velasco, 2002. Investigation of Possible Quaternary Faulting Beneath the Cities of 蜜桃导航, Germantown, Shelby County, Tennessee. Major Advisor: Roy B. Van Arsdale
Sarah L. Brubaker, 2002. Tectonics and Topography of the West-Central Fold-and-Thrust Belt, Taiwan. Major Advisor: Michael A. Ellis

2000

Kevin Smith, 2000. Using Microtremor to Illuminate Subsurface Geology of 蜜桃导航, Tennessee. Major Advisor: Paul Bodin

1999

Fuchun Gao, 1999. High-Resolution Upper Crustal P and S Velocity Structures in the Upper Mississippi Embayment. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Deborah L. Kilb, 1999. . Major Advisor: Joan S. Gomberg
Kwang-Hee Kim, 1999. Crustal Structure Study of the Taiwan Region from Receiver Function Analysis. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Peng Shen, 1999. Simultaneous Travel Time Inversion for 3D Velocity Model and Earthquake Locations: Application to the Northridge, California, 1994 Mainshock-Aftershock Sequence. Major Advisor: Jose M. Pujol

1998

Robin Mihills, 1998. A Structural Analysis of the New Madrid Seismic Zone From Structural Contour Maps and a Three-Dimensional Model. Major Advisor: Roy B. Van Arsdale
Minchu Mo, 1998. Deformation of Andes in Chile and Argentina by Continuous GPS Measurement. Major Advisor: Robert Smalley
Andy Tenbrink, 1998. Neogene Geometry and Kinematics of Central Panama. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III

1997

Zen-Sen Liaw, 1997. Implementation of a Seismic Inversion Method and Its Applications to a Seismotectonic Study of the Southern Region of North Island of New Zealand. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
David Holton, 1997. Dynamic Deformation in Middle America. Major Advisor: Paul Bodin

1996

Lauren Bauer, 1996. Studies of Historic and Prehistoric Earthquake-induced Liquefaction features in the Mezoseismic Area of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, Central United States. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Duncan S. Matheson, 1996. A Laboratory Study of Interface Separation Waves: A Possible Explanation for Weak Crustal Faults. Major Advisor: Paul Bodin
Jodi L. Purser, 1996. Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey Along the Southern Margin of Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee, and Regional Implications. Major Advisor: Roy B. Van Arsdale

1995

Patrick Eugene Drouin, 1995. A Paleoseismic Study of Crowley's Ridge and A West Bounding Fault of the Reelfoot Rift. Major Advisor: Roy B. Van Arsdale
Xiaohui Cai, 1995. Dynamic Deformations from Aftershocks of the January 17, 1994 Northridge, California, Earthquake. Major Advisor: Paul Bodin
Yipeng Chen, 1995. Reprocessing and Interpretation of Reflection Seismic Data from a Reactivated Rift in the Andean Foreland in Northwestern Argentina. Major Advisor: Jose M. Pujol
Kou-Cheng Chen, 1995. Earthquake Studies Using the PANDA and PANDA II Seismic Arrays: (1) Studies of Shear Wave Velocity and Attenuation in the Sedimentary Basin, and Source Properties of Local Earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone and (2) Lateral Velocity Variations in the Hualien Area, eastern Taiwan. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Charles Henry Lumsden, 1995. The Northern Extension of the Reelfoot Scarp into Kentucky and Missouri. Major Advisor: Roy B. Van Arsdale
Baozhu Wei, 1995. Seismic Acceleration Coefficients for 蜜桃导航 and Shelby County, Tennesse. Major Advisor: Shahram Pezeshk
Hong Gao, 1995. Source Parameters of Four Intraplate Earthquakes from Modeling of WWSSN and Pre-WWSSN Data with Tectonic Implications. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
Yiguang Hu, 1995. Seismic Wave Attenuation in Germany's Deep Borehole Area from VSP Data. Major Advisor: Jose M Pujol
Yong Li, 1995. Tectonic Evolution, Crustal Structure and Paleoearthquake Studies of the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Yongxia Yan, 1995. Aftershock Characteristics and Their Regional Variations in Taiwan. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
John Craven III, 1995. Paleoseismic Study in the New Madrid Seismic Zone using Geological and Archeological Features ti Constrain Ages of Liquefaction Deposits. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Matthew Llewellin, 1995. An Examination of Subsidiary Faulting Along the Central Section of the San Andreas Fault, California. Major Advisor: Michael Ellis

1994

Hongsheng Li, 1994. A Focal Mechanism Analysis of Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone Earthquakes. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston
Tao Liu, 1994. Source Parameters and Seismotectonics of Six Intracontinental Earthquakes in Argentina and Chile. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
Jiaquan Wang. Source Parameters and Tectonic Implications of Several Intraplate Earthquakes in South America. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung

1993

Charlotte A. Haas, 1993. An Investigation of the Seismicity in the New Madrid and Southern Appalachian Regions Origin of Catalog Periodicities and Seismic Rate Changes. Major Advisor: Michael Ellis
David P. Nicholas, 1993. Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey Across the Crittenden County Fault Zone in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Narasimha Rao Patri, 1993. Soil Effects on Regional Seismic Hazard in West Tennessee. Major Advisor: Tzyy-Shio Chang

1992

Yung-Tun Yang, 1992. Fault Zone Geometry and Crustal Velocity Structures in the Central New Madrid Seismic Zone Using Data from the PANDA Seismic Array. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Fan Shen, 1992. Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey in the New Madrid Seismic Zone - Bootheel Lineament. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
William H. McCroskey, III, 1992. Sinuosity and Gradient Index as Indicators of Neotectonism. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Maria Cristina Reta, 1992. High Resolution View of the Wadati-Benioff Zone and Determination of the Moho Depth in San Juan, Argentina. Major Advisor: Robert Smalley, Jr.

1991

Lisa M. Leffler, 1991. Paleoseismic Study of the Southern New Madrid Seismic Zone by Using Liquefaction Features as Seismic Indicators. Major Advisor: Steven G. Wesnousky
Zheng Ding, 1991. An Investigation of the Relationship Between the 1811-12 New Madrid Earthquakes and Landslides on Crowley's Ridge, Arkansas. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Bridget Lois Jensen, 1991. Source Parameters and Seismotectonics of Three Earthquakes in the Stable Continental Interior of Africa. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung

1990

Benjamin Jose Brantley, 1990. Source Parameters and Seismotectonics of Six Intraplate Earthquakes Bordering the Stable Continental Margin of Eastern China and Korea. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
Qiang Cheng, 1990. Three-Dimensional P- and S- Wave Velocity Structure from Inversion of Local Arrival Times. Applications to Data from the Andean Foreland in San Juan, Argentina. Major Advisor: Jose M Pujol
Wei-Chuang Huang, 1990. Crustal Structure Studies of the Arkansas Earthquake Swarm Region from the Analysis of Converted Body Waves. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Robert E. Lemmer, 1990. Estimating the Relative Ages of Offset Alluvial Fans in Southern Panamint Valley, Inyo County, California. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Allison L. Dennen, 1990. An Investigation of Loess Centers in Northwestern Tennessee. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Alfonso Alvarez Wilson, 1990. Computer Software for the Processing and Interpretation of Vertical Seismic Profiling Data Including the Study of Seismic Wave Attenuation. Major Advisor: Jose M Pujol
Chengyen Paul Yao, 1990. Short-Period Surface Wave Dispersion and Shallow Crustal Structure of Central and Eastern Tennessee. Major Advisor: H. James Dorman

1989

Chia-Hsun Chen, 1989. Shear Wave Crust and Upper Mantle Structure of the Southern Appalachian Region from the Analysis of Teleseismic Rayleigh Waves. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
Gregory L. Root, 1989. Deep Velocity Structure of the Southern Appalachians and Tennessee Highlands from Analysis of teleseismic P-Wave Residuals. Major Advisor: Wai-Ying Chung
Ronald T. Marple, 1989. Recent Discoveries in the New Madrid Seismic Zone Using Remote Sensing. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Guang Yu, 1989. Estimates of Strong Ground Motion in Shelby County, Tennessee, Resulting from Large Earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Major Advisor: Howard H.M. Hwang

1988

Ronald T. Dow, 1988. Geologic and Groundwater Parameters Affecting the Stability of the Lake Austell Landslide, Village Creek State Park, Eastern Arkansas. Major Advisor: Eugene S. Schweig, III
Dawn Elizabeth Mullen, 1988. Generation of Synthetic Vertical Seismic Profiles for Two Dimensional Models and Applications to Data Interpretation. Major Advisor: Jose M. Pujol
Robert P. Dziak, 1988. Source Characteristics of Earthquakes Near North Island, New Zealand and Their Tectonic Implications. Major Advisor: Steven G. Wesnousky
Silvio K. Pezzopane, 1988. Earthquakes and Crustal Deformation near Taiwan. Major Advisor: Steven G. Wesnousky
John Andrew Vlasity, 1988. A Study of Seismicity in the Subducted Nazca Plate Beneath the San Juan, Argentia Region Using High Resolution Digital Data Collected by the PANDA Array. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Frank Walter Thomas, 1988. Gravity and Magnetic Modeling of the Reelfoot Rift Along the COCORP Seismic Profiles. Major Advisor: Lisa R. Kanter
Don Anthony Vlasity, 1988. A Crustal Seismicity Study in the San Juan, Argentina Region Using Digital Seismograms Collected by the PANDA Array. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu

1987

Byau-Heng Chiu, 1987. Crustal Structure Studies of the Arkansas Earthquake Swarm region Using Three-Dimensional Velocity Inversion Method. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu

1986

Stephen I. Brewer, 1986. Study of Crustal Structure in the Middle Mississippi Embayment Using Long-Period Synthetic Seismogram Techniques. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu
Sharon L. Everett, 1986. A Joint Hypocenter Determination of Earthquakes in the Southern Appalachians. Major Advisor: Jose M. Pujol
James H. Bollwerk, 1986. Seismic Study of the Southern Appalachians Using a Local Telemetered Seismic Array. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston

1985

William Mark Powers, 1985. A Seismic Refraction Survey in Eastern Tennessee. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston
Barry Chamberlain, 1985. A Gravimeter Survey across the Kowaliga Block Tallapoosa County, Alabama.

1984

George D. Gracey III, 1984. Focal Mechanism and Seismic Wave Velocity Studies of the Arkansas Earthquake Swarm. Major Advisor: Jer-Ming Chiu

1983

Ann Garrecht Metzger, 1983. A Detailed Analysis of a Major Foreshock-Main Shock-Aftershock Sequence of the 1982-83 Arkansas Earthquake Swarm. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston
Susan Jane Nava, 1983. The New Madrid Seismic Zone: A Test Case for Naturally Induced Seismicity. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston

1981

Bob Matthew Regis, 1981. Significance of Earth Movements Along Lake Austell in Village Creek State Park, Arkansas. Major Advisor: Arch Johnston

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