University of Delaware
Department of Geology
Master Theses
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Allen, Elizabeth Identification of Gramineae Fragments in Salt Marsh Peats and Their Use in Late Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstructions. 1974
Andrews, Wayne Seimis Velocity and Facies Analyses from Multichannel Seismic Reflection Data Exuma Sound, Bahamas. 1986
Angelakos, Martina The Archaeogeomorphology of Coastlines on the Island of Thera, Aegean Sea, Greece: A Minoan Reconstruction. 1993
Barlow, Rodney Crystalline Inclusions from Muong Nong Tektites and Their Implication Concerning Tektite Genesis. 1977
Barone, John Field Relationship and Emplacement of the Baltimore Gabbro Complex Along the Susquehanna River, Cecil County, MD. 1978
Bates, Leonard Interpretation of Deep Seismic Reflections in the Blake-Bahama Basin Using Synthetic Seismograms. 1986
Beasley, Elizabeth Change in the Diatom Assemblage of Rehoboth Bay, Delaware and the Environmental Implications. 1987
Benamy, Elana Physical Alteration of the Structure of the Hard-Shelled Clam, Mercenaria. 1984
Belknap, Daniel Dating of Late Pleistocene and Holocene Relative Sea Levels in Coastal Delaware. 1975
Bolakas, John Investigation of Flood Plain Development, Brandywine Creek, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. 1985
Bopp, Fred Trace Metal Environments Near Shale Banks in the Delaware Bay. 1973
Boutin, Brian On the Quantitative Aspects of Amino Acid Diagenetic Racemization in Fossil Quaternary Mollusks. 1989
Branca, John Petrology and Structure of the Glenarm Series and Associated Rocks in the Mill Creek Area, Delaware. 1979
Brickman, Eugene Cs137 Chronology in Marsh and Lake Samples from Delaware. 1978
Burns, Christopher A Study of North American Microtektites from Barbados, West Indies. 1986
Butoryak, Kathleen Rose A Hydrologic Study of a Portion of the Floodplain of the Red Clay Creek. 1991
Capasso, James A. A High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Experiment Conducted Under Near-Surface Bedrock Conditions: Central Newark Basin, New Jersey. 1995
Chase, Carol The Holocene Geologic History of the Maurice River Cove and its Marshes, Eastern Delaware Bay, New Jersey. 1979
Chen, Philip John Benthic Foraminiferal Biofacies and Sediment Transport on a Holocene Island Slope, Jamaica, West Indies. 1992
Cherry, Philip Hydrogeology of the Smryna-Clayton Area, Delaware. 1984
Coblentz, Alex Taxonomy, Biostratigraphy, and Paleoecology of Upper Cretaceous Dinoflagellates of North America. 1986
Collins, Daniel Morphology, Hydrodynamics and Subsurface Stratigraphy of an Ebb-Tidal Delta: Indian River Inlet, Delaware. 1983
Conrad, John Shelf Sedimentation Above Storm Wave Base in the Upper Ordovician Reedsville Formation in Central Pennsylvania. 1985
Cooper, Neil Trace Element Geochemistry and Origin of the Andover Iron Deposit, Andover, NJ. 1978
Corman, David Formation of a Mature Siliceous Chert Conglomerate: The Cadomin Conglomerate (Lower Cretaceous) of the Rocky Mountain Foothills, Alberta. 1972
Coughanowr, Christine The Effects of Wind Waves on Sedimentation in Northeastern Delaware Bay. 1986
Crosby, James Stratigraphy Beneath and Geologic Origin of the Northern Florida Straits from Recent Multichannel Seismic Reflection Data. 1980
Daniels, William F. Late Quaternary Geomorphic Setting of Archaeological Site 7K-C-107, Kent County, Delaware. 1993
Daly, Julia FrancesGround-Penetrating Radar Investigation of Holocene and Pleistocene Spit Complexes in Southeastern Delaware. 1997
Davis, Katherine Lynn Characterization of Sphalerite, A Minor Mineral in the Black Willemite zone of the Sterling Hill Zinc Ore Deposit. 1993
Demarest, James The Shoaling of Breakwater Harbor-Cape Henlopen Area, Delaware Bay, 1942-1971. 1978
Decker, Stephen Geological and Geophysical Reconnaissance of the Shallow Subbottom in Raleigh Bay, North Carolina. 1986
Demicco, Peter Hydrogeology of the Southern Half of the Marydel Quadrangle, Delaware. 1983
Dirska, Bernhard Petrology and Evolution of the Plutonic Igneous Rocks of the Wilmington Complex, Northeastern Delaware and Southeastern Pennsylvania. 1990
Dreier, Christine Trace Metal Accumulations in Delaware Salt Marshes (de Angelis). 1982
Dressel, Peter Analysis of Brittle Structure in the Piedmont of Delaware and Adjacent Areas. 1989
DuBois, David The Spatial and Temporal Relationships of the North American Microtektite Layer. 1984
Duzs-Moore, Anna Maria OkorieWollastonite in the Sterling Hill Orebody, Ogdensburg, New Jersey. 1997
Eisner, Mark A Gravity and Magnetic Study of the Martic Region, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. 1987
Elliott, Glenn The Great Marsh, Lewes, Delaware: The Physiography, Classification, and Geologic History of a Coastal Marsh. 1973
Fernandes, Allan Christopher An Investigation of Impact Ejecta in Upper Eocene Sediments on the Continental Slope off New Jersey. 1992
Fithian, Patricia The Family Cytherideidae (Ostracode) in the Cretaceous of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. 1977
Fletcher III, Charles The Detail of Beach Profile Fluctuation Under a Changing Wave Regime - A Case Study. 1983
Fletcher, Ruth Planktonic Foraminifera from the Oligocene and Early Miocene of Jones and Onslow Counties, North Carolina. 1987
Fordes, George Sedimentary Processes at Kitts Hummock Beach, Delaware, as Influenced by an Offshore Breakwater. 1981
Foster, Christopher Paleocene Ostracode from Nigeria. 1981
Frank, Barbara Quaternary Micropaleontology of the Rub' Al Khali (Empty Quarter), Saudi Arabia. 1977
Gardiner, Mary Anne Cyclic Sedimentation Patterns, Middle Ordovician Carbonates, Central Pennsylvania. 1985
Garon, Kevin Paul A Shallow Seismic Reflection Survey of the Tertiary Section in the Smyrna-Clayton Area, Delaware. 1993
Genau, Robert Brown Shallow Land-Based High-Resolution Seismic Reflection Techniques Used to Delineate Paleochannels of the Susquehanna River System, Taylors Island, Maryland. 1991
Goettle, Marjorie Geological Development of the Southern Portion of Assateague Island, VA. 1978
Goldstein, Abram Seismic Stratigraphy and Subsurface Geology of Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas. 1986
Golovchenko, Xenia Late Cenozoic History of Sedimentation in the Blake-Bahama Basin. 1975
Gohn, Gregory Metasedimentary Units of the Marburg Formation, York County, PA. 1973
Golike, David Origin of Sandstone in the Reedsville Formation (Ordovician), Central Pennsylvania. 1981
Hager, Glenn Petrologic and Structural Relations of Crystalline Rocks in the Hoopes Reservoir Area, Del. 1976
Hansen, Kevin The Subsurface Structure of the Aquifer System in the Bridgeville/Seaford Area of Delaware. 1988
Harrington, Anne Hydrogeochemistry of the Columbia Formation, Southwestern Kent County, Delaware. 1982
Helsel, Dennis Lithologic Control of Streamwater Chemistry in a Portion of the Brandywine Creek, PA. 1976
Hiller, Anne The Evolution, Morphology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of Coastal Sand Dunes, Cape Henlopen, Delaware. 1990
Hills, Denise J. Using 100 MHZ Ground Penetrating Radar for a Site Characterization at Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Delaware. 1998
Hippensteel, Scott P. Foraminifera as Indicators of Overwash Deposits and Barrier Island Sediment Supply, Folly Beach, South Carolina. 1995
Holzinger, Philip Hydrologic Budget for Hockessin Area, Delaware. 1979
Howard, C. Scott Geological and Geophysical Investigations in the Wilmington Complex/Wissahickon Formation Boundary Area, Delaware Piedmont. 1986
Hulmes, Leita Holocene Stratigraphy and Geomorphology of the Hills Beach/Fletcher Neck Tombolo System, Biddeford, Maine. 1980
Jengo, John Paleoceology of Molluscan Assemblages in the Wenonah and Mt. Laurel Formations (Upper Cretaceous) of New Jersey. 1983
John, Chacko A Petrological and General Structure Study of the Balt. Gneiss at Glenn Mills Quarry, Chester County, PA. 1973
Johnson, Beverly The Pleistocene Planktonic Foraminiferal Aminostratigraphy of Ocean Drilling Program Hole 625B, in the Gulf of Mexico. 1990
Johnson, Glenn Pleistocene Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology, Northeast Gulf of Mexico. 1988
Kearns, Lance A Classification of Sandy Coastal-Plain Coasts. 1973
Keenan, Everly Hydrocarbon and Fatty Acid Distribution in Sediments of the Hudson Estuary. 1978
Kent, Kathleen Two-Dimensional Gravity Model of the Southeast Georgia Embayment - Blake Plateau. 1979
Khalequzzaman, Md. Nature of Sedimentary Deposition in a Salt Marsh: Port Mahon, Delaware. 1989
Kotler, Elaine Abrasion and Dissolution Resistance of Modern Reef-Dwelling Foraminifera of Discovery Bay, Jamaica: Implications for Test Preservation and Paleoecological Analysis. 1990
Lee, Irene Shallow Seismic Stratigraphy of Tongue of the Ocean and Exuma Sound, Bahamas, Based on Single Channel Seismic Reflection Data. 1982
Leis, Walter Geologic Control of Groundwater Movement in a Portion of the DE Piedmont. 1976
Leon, Ralph Provenance of the Upper Ordovician Bald Eagle and Juniata Formations, Central Pennsylvania: Implications for Tectonic Setting. 1985
Lerner, David Microtektites from Gay's Cove, Barbados, West Indies. 1986
Leslie-Bole, Benjamin Deltaic and Lacustrine Sediments from Glacial Lake Sciota, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. 1986
Lucey, John A. The Sedimentology of the Marine-to-Continental Transition in Central Pennsylvania During Late Ordovician Time. 1994
MacIntire, Samuel S.Using Ground Penetrating Radar to Characterize the Stratigraphy of a Wetlands Replacement Site. 1997
Magruder, George The Chemical Petrology of the Corona Growth Olivine + Palgioclase = Orthopyroxene + Amphibole + Spinel in an Anorthositic Gabbro of the Wilmington Complex. 1981
Maguire, Timothy Gravity Study of Area to the Fall Zone of Northwestern Delaware and Northeastern Maryland. 1980
Maley, Kevin A Transgressive Facies Model for a Shallow Estuarine Environment: The Delaware Bay Nearshore Zone, From Beach Plum Island to Fowler Beach, Delaware. 1982
Marx, Pat (Washburn) A Dynamic Model for an Estuarine Transgression Based on Facies Variants in the Nearshore of Western Delaware Bay. 1982
Maurmeyer, Evelyn Analysis of Short and Long-Term Elements of Coastal Change in a Simple Spit System: Cape Henlopen, DE. 1974
McDonald, Kathleen Three-Dimensional Analysis of Pleistocene and Holocene Coastal Sedimentary Units at Bethany Beach, Delaware. 1982
Mecklenburg, Thomas Factors Which Influence the Rate of Bank Erosion on the Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania. 1989
Meger, Steven Mercury Pollution in Sediment of Wilderness Lakes of Northern Minnesota. 1984
Merrill, Laura Accumulation of Heavy Metals in Sunset Lake, Delaware. 1978
Metz, Rebecca The Effects of Variation in Discharge on the Stream Chemistry of the Christiana River, Del. 1975
Minck, Robert A Seismic Study of the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, Slope, and Upper Rise East of Delaware. 1978
Mirecki, June Amino Acid Racemization Dating of Some Coastal Plain Sites, Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina. 1985
Moose, Roger High Resolution Seismic Reflection Profiles in Middle Delaware Bay. 1973
Murphy, Stephanie A Seismic Study of the Youngest Paleo-Incised Valley of the Delaware River. 1996
Newsom, Steven Middle Ordovician Paleogeography of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge Province, Central Pennsylvania. 1983
Parcell, William C. Depositional Facies and Stratigraphic Analysis of the Middle Jurassic Sawtooth and Piper Formations in Southwestern Montana and Northcentral Wyoming. 1997
Pate, David Evaluation of Amino Acid Sterechemical Measurements as Chronological Tools in Mollusks from the South Pacific, Morocco, and Barbados. 1978
Peck, Timothy Threshold Conditions for Channel Alteration in Small Urbanized Watersheds, Southeastern Pennsylvania. 1986
Perrone, Emily The Reworking of Deep-Sea Sediments as Indicated by the Vertical Dispersion of Microtektites. 1980
Petaccia, Michael J. Using Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to Assess the Lithologic Heterogeneity of a Sand and Gravel Aquifer. 1998
Pierson, Beverly Morphology and Grain Size Patterns of a Small Overbank Deposit of the Brandywine Creek, Pennsylvania. 1989
Plank, Margaret Metamorphism in the Wissahickon Formation of Delaware and Adjacent Areas of Maryland and Pennsylvania. 1989
Porter, William Structural and Geophysical Studies in the Delaware-Pennsylvania Piedmont. 1976
Rahaim, Stephen The Aminostratigraphy of the Sankaty Sand, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. 1987
Richter, Alan A Volumetric Analysis of Holocene Sediments Underlying Present Delaware Salt Marshes Inundated by Delaware Bay Tides. 1974
Roberts, John Miocene Epeirogeny of the Appalachian Mountains from Pennsylvania to Southern New England as Inferred from Sedimentary Rocks of the Adjacent Continental Margin. 1988
Rosen, Louis Iron Phosphates in New Jersey Greensands. 1975
Rubino, Gregory Chronicling Geologic Processes on a Tidal Marsh from Aerial Photography. 1990
Sanabria, Diego I. Stratigraphy of the Juniata-Tuscarora Contact, Central Pennsylvania. 1996
Schenck, William S. Stratigraphic Classification and Nomenclature of the Rocks in the Delaware Piedmont. 1997
Schneider, Cynthia Ostracoda from the Castle Hayne Formation. 1990
Self-Trail, Jean Marie Late Pleistocene Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Paleoecology of DSDP Site 606, Mid-Atlantic Ocean. 1994
Schafstall, Timothy J. Characterization of Subsurface Stratigraphy Using Ground Penetrating Radar at the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware DNAPL Test Site. 1998
Serwik, Piotr J. The Influence of Evapotranspiration on the Hyporheic Zone of a First Order, Gravel-Bedded Stream. 1998
Sheaffer, Sandra Geographic Distribution, Abundance, and Classification of Fish Teeth in Some Quaternary Deep-Sea Sediments. 1979
Sheedy, Katherine The Petrogenesis of the Banded Gneiss of the Wilmington North Quadrangle, Del. 1975
Shepley, Susan Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy of Paleogene Age Sediments from Cores in the Northwest Atlantic and Caribbean Using Diatoms. 1982
Sherman, Sharon Aluminum Silicate Polymorph Relationships in the Pennsylvania Piedmont. 1973
Smith, Alison The Taxonomy and Paleoceology of the Holocene Freshwater Ostracoda of Pickerel Lake, South Dakota. 1987
Smith, Richard Provenance of Mid-Atlantic Continental Margin Sediments from the Cost B-2 Test Well. 1980
Sotsky, Jill Mara Ground-Penetrating Radar Imaging of Quaternary Stratigraphy in Delaware. 1995
Spotz, Brenda Late Miocene-Pliocene Planktonic Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy and Paleoceanography, Northeast Gulf of Mexico. 1989
Stedman, Susan Marie Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Great Marsh, Lewes, Delaware. 1990
Stetser, Kathleen Faith Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of a Small Reservoir of the Red Clay Creek, Delaware. 1992
Strom, Richard Sediment Distribution in Southwestern Delaware Bay. 1972
Sugarman, Peter The Geological Interpretation of Gravity Anomalies in the Vicinity of Raritan Bay, New Jersey and New York. 1981
Swetland, Paul Lipid Geochemistry of Delaware Salt Marsh Environments. 1975
Tindall, Nigel David Imaging the Water Table in an Unconfined Aquifer by Seismic Reflection and Ground Penetrating Radar. 1992
Toscano, Marguerite Vertical Sedimentary Sequences of Delaware's Holocene Prograding Spit and Transgressive Barrier Based on Sedimentary Discriminant Analysis. 1986
Tsang, Monica Shuk-Man Fluvial Response to the Backwater Effect of an Estuary as Inferred from Field Studies and Numerical Modeling. 1992
Tziavos, Christos Sedimentology, Ecology, and Paleogeography of the Spherchios Valley and Maliakos Gulf, Greece. 1977
Victor-Gasper, Andrea Eve A Study of the Distribution of Organic Carbon, Chromium, Strontium, and Zinc on Suspended Sediment in the Shallow Platform Waters of Northwestern Delaware Bay. 1991
Villas, Cathleen The Holocene Evolution and Environments of Deposition of the Acheloos River Delta, Northwestern Greece. 1984
Whallon, Elizabeth The Holocene Stratigraphy of Three Freshwater to Oligohaline Wetlands, Kent County, Delaware. 1989
Wheatly-Doyle, Michelle Paleocene Ostracodes from the Inner Coastal Plain of North Carolina. 1984
Wisker, George Late Holocene Evolution and Stratigraphic Units of Eatons Neck Basin, Long Long Island, New York. 1980
Yancheski, Tadeusz Hydrology of the Hockessin Area, Delaware. 1986
Yang, Lien-Chu The Distribution and Taxonomy of Ostracodes and Benthic Foraminifers in Late Pleistocene and Holocene Sediments of the Troad (Biga Peninsula), Turkey. 1982
Yau, Dah-Miin Stratigraphy and Micropaleontology of Some Middle Cretaceous Rocks in North Carolina Coastal Plain. 1984
York, Linda Aminostratigraphy of Stetson Pit and Ponzer Areas of North Carolina by Pleistocene Mollusk Analysis. 1985
Zarra, Larry Oligocene Foraminiferal Biostratigraphy of North Carolina. 1988
Zwart, Michael North American Microtektites from Deep Sea Drilling Project Cores. 1977
Zwart, Peter An Investigation of the Stratigraphic Occurrence of Georgia Tektites. 1978



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