Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Reanalysis and (near) real-time inversion of deformation observations at Alaskan volcanoes, Mario Fernando Angarita Vargas
Searching for seismic precursors: the Barry landslide hazard, Gabrielle Davy
Hyperspectral remote sensing of potential mineral resources at Elephant Mountain, Interior Alaska, Khawaja Ahad Javed
Developing a stochastic rupture model catalog for earthquakes with magnitudes of seven or greater along the Alaskan subduction zone, Alexandru Mihai Lapadat
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Isotopic, geochemical and petrographic analysis of the Otuk Formation, Northern Alaska, Robin M. Carbaugh
Inferring eruption dynamics from seismometer-derived ground tilt measurements: a case study of two end-member volcanic systems, Michael Christoffersen
Continuous landfast ice climatology from 1996-2023 and interferometric classification of landfast ice stability along the Outer Alaska Continental Shelf, Andrew H. Einhorn
Early considerations and estimates for the performance of an Alaska-based earthquake early warning system, Alexander Fozkos
Mechanisms of magmatic degassing and eruption triggering at Alaska volcanoes: experimental controls and natural system analogues, Nathan A. Graham
Tectonic controls on the emplacement of the McGonagall Pluton, Alaska Range, Alaska, Sean Marble
A method for automatic surface water extent mapping from Sentinel-1 SAR data for improved response to weather related hazards, Thomas J. Meyer
Pinpointing magma processes in time and space, Jamshid Akbar Moshrefzadeh
Statistical analysis of stream sediments in the Mt. Freegold area of the Dawson Range, Central Yukon Territory, Canada, Heiko Mueller
Ice velocity and basal motion evolution of mountain glaciers on multi-decadal to centennial timescales, David Polashenski
Deep learning detection and quantification of volcanic thermal signals in infrared satellite data, Pablo Saunders-Shultz
Sediment characteristics and economic potential of large methane seeps in Esieh Lake, NW, Janelle Marie Sharp
The avialan fauna of the late Cretaceous Prince Creek Formation, Alaska, Lauren N. Wilson
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Improved boreal vegetation mapping using imaging spectroscopy to aid wildfire management, Interior Alaska, Anushree Badola
An 11,600-year reconstruction of vegetation communities, moisture availability, and land use changes at Lake Khargal, northern Mongolia, Joshua A. Barna
An intensity triplet for the prediction of systematic InSAR closure phases, Rowan Biessel
Coastal hazard analyses and projections for Arctic Alaska communities, Richard M. Buzard
The effects of summer snowfall on Arctic sea ice radiative forcing, Hannah Chapman-Dutton
Community-based monitoring: shoreline change in southwest Alaska, Jessica Ellen Christian
Variability of hydrogeochemistry and chemical weathering regimes in high latitude glacierized coastal catchments, Jordan R. Jenckes
Examination of volcanism and impact cratering on terrestrial bodies, Joshua J. Knicely
Volcanic gas quantification under suboptimal conditions, D. Skye Kushner
An analysis of cataloged December 2020 landslides near Haines, Alaska, Victoria A. Nelson
A reinterpretation of Nanuqsaurus hoglundi (Tyrannosauridae) from the late cretaceous Prince Creek formation, northern Alaska, Zackary R. Perry
Exploring competing gold system models in the Valdez Creek region, Clearwater Mountains, Alaska, Jane Marguerite Suhey
Characterization of geohazards via seismic and acoustic waves, Liam Toney
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Improved computational tools for infrasound analysis, Jordan W. Bishop
InSAR-derived thermoelastic lava flow compaction following the 2014-2015 Holuhraun fissure eruption, Logan Alexander Fusso
Acoustic and seismic signature of sustained volcanic eruptions, Julia E. Gestrich
Documenting coastal change and community-based observations in Alaska communities, Roberta Tuurraq Glenn
Bedrock geologic mapping of the Willow Creek area and deformational history of the Hatcher Pass schist, southern Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska, Isabella P. Muller
Mapping bottomfast sea ice in Arctic lagoons using Sentinel-1 interferometery, Jacob W. Pratt
Coastal wetland carbon and mineral responses to storm and climate change through time, at Cape Espenberg Alaska, Lindsey Michelle Smith
Dendro-geomorphological analyses of the Slate Creek landslide, Alaska, Mackenzie E. Young
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Novel applications of remote sensing and GIS in mass wasting hazard assessments for two fjords of South-Central Alaska, Matthew S. Balazs
Identifying spatial patterns of storm driven flooding and erosion at Nelson Lagoon, Alaska, Reyce C. Bogardus
Melt on Antarctic ice shelves: observing surface melt duration from microwave remote sensing and modeling the dynamical impacts of subshelf melting, Andrew Carl Johnson
The mineralogical associations, distribution, and mineral zoning of cobalt in the Bornite deposit, southwest Brooks Range, AK, Zachary B. Mahaffey
Impacts of climate change on mass movements in Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska, Zena V. Robert
Advancing wildfire fuel mapping and burn severity assessment in Alaskan boreal forest using multi-sensor remote sensing, Christopher William Smith
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Modeling permafrost dynamics and water balance of Arctic watersheds in a changing climate, Matvey Vladimirovich Debolskiy
Investigating ancient bison migration in Alaska: a bottom up approach using isotopes, Juliette Marie Funck
Airborne hyperspectral imaging for wetland mapping in the Yukon Flats, Alaska, Patrick Ryan Graham
Exploring infrasound wavefields to characterize volcanic eruptions, Alexandra M. Iezzi
Analysis of the 2015 Sagavanirktok River flood: associated permafrost degradation using InSAR and change detection techniques, Mark Timothy McClernan
Timescales of magmatic processes from diffusional profiles recorded in minerals of the 2016-2017 eruption of Bogoslof Volcano, Alaska, Jamshid Akhbar Moshrefzadeh
Effects of sea ice seasonal evolution and oil properties on crude oil upward migration through sea ice, Marc Oggier
Paleocene depositional history of the Cretaceous-Paleogene impact basin, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico, Katherine E. O'Malley
Anisotropy in the Alaska subduction zone: shear-wave splitting observations from local and teleseismic earthquakes, Cole Richards
The seismic wavefield in Nenana basin and Cook Inlet basin of Alaska, Kyle Smith
Geochemical, spatial, and temporal relationships of the intrusives and meta-intrusives of the Pogo deposit, eastern Interior, AK, William D. Thompson
Deformation microstructures, mechanisms, and history of a shear zone within the Chugach accretionary complex in the Nelchina area, South-Central Alaska, Veselina T. Yakimova
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Paleobiology of ichthyosaurs: using osteohistology to test hypotheses of growth rates and metabolism in a clade of secondarily aquatic marine tetrapods, Katherine L. Anderson
Effects of target properties on the formation of lunar impact craters in the simple-to-complex transition, Mitali Chandnani
Metal and mineral zoning and ore paragenesis at the Kensington Au-Te deposit, SE Alaska, Sarah H. Heinchon
Multi-sensor techniques for the measurement of post eruptive volcanic deformation and depositional features, David B. McAlpin
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Rock and age relationships within the Talkeetna forearc subduction complex in the Nelchina area, Southern Alaska, John D. Barefoot
Decadal scale vegetation maps for the boreal forest surrounding Fairbanks, Alaska, Hannah E. Huhman
History of the Chukchi borderland and the Amerasia basin, Arctic Ocean, Ibrahim Ilhan
Petrographic and microfacies analysis of the Shublik formation, northern Alaska: implications for an unconventional resource system, April Rae Knox
Ionospheric correction of interferometric SAR data with application to the cryospheric sciences, Heming Liao
Spatial and temporal variations in slip behavior beneath Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, Shanshan Li
Shear wave splitting and mantle flow in Alaska, Amanda M. McPherson
Evidence for the presence of mesic herbaceous shrub tundra with isolated stands of trees in south central Beringia during glacial stages 2 - 16, Emily P. Morris
Remote sensing of erosion and shallow water bathymetry to aid river navigation on the Colville River, Nuiqsut AK, Cole S. Payne
Gold and base metal mineralization of the Dolphin intrusion-related gold deposit, Fairbanks Mining District, Alaska, Luke M. Raymond
Mechanisms and implications of changes in the timing of ocean freeze-up, Rebecca J. Rolph
Earthquake source mechanisms and three-dimensional wavefield simulations in Alaska, Vipul Silwal
Cenozoic tectono-thermal history of the southern Talkeetna Mountains, Alaska: multiple topographic development drivers through time, Patrick J. Terhune
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Unsupervised multi-scale change detection from SAR imagery for monitoring natural and anthropogenic disasters, Olaniyi A. Ajadi
Bayesian methods in glaciology, Douglas Brinkerhoff
Spatiotemporal patterns of bluff erosion at Goodnews Bay, Alaska, Richard Michael Buzard
Arctic sea ice trafficability: new strategies for a changing icescape, Dyre Oliver Dammann
The influence of phenocrysts in silicic magma degassing, Rebecca deGraffenried
Arctic landscape dynamics: modern processes and pleistocene legacies, Louise M. Farquharson
Numerical modeling of two-dimensional temperature dynamics across ice-wedge polygons, Viacheslav Valer'evich Garayshin and Вячеслав Валерьевич Гарайшин
Modeling the coseismic and postseismic deformation of the 2002 Mw7.9 Denali, AK earthquake, Hugh Harper
Automatic detection of changes in volcanic activity using ground based near-infrared cameras to monitor thermal incandescence, Martin C. Harrild
Permafrost organic matter quality and biolability in the Vault Lake thermokarst environment, Interior Alaska, USA, Joanne K. Heslop
Comparative analysis of spring flood risk reduction measures in Alaska, United States and the Sakha Republic, Russia, Yekaterina Yevgenevna Kontar and Екатерина Евгеньевна Контарь
Causes and consequences of coupled crystallization and vesiculation in ascending mafic magmas, Amanda N. Lindoo
Detection, source location, and analysis of volcano infrasound, Kathleen F. McKee
Satellite remote sensing of active wildfires in Alaska's boreal forest, Christine F. Waigl
Assessment of LiDAR and spectral techniques for high-resolution mapping of permafrost on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, Matthew Allen Whitley