Students Supported in Fall 2008
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research Topics |
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Beverly Saunders (ES) |
Dr. Debajyoti Paul | Stable oxygen isotope analyses of Antarctic sea ice |
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Kristi Salazar (GEO) |
Dr. Marius Necsoiu (SwRI) Dr. Donald Hooper (SwRI) |
A Study of the Physical Properties of Tephra Using IR Spectroscopy |
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Mark Childre (GEO) |
Dr. Lance Lambert | Physical stratigraphy of Edwards aquifer |
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Shuangxi Xie (STA, M.S.) |
Dr. Keying Ye |
Geospatial-intelligence tech: development and implementation of a new system for target detection, categorization and tracking |
Students Supported in Summer 2008
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research Topics |
|
Abdalla Dawood (CE) |
Dr. Hatim Sharif | Severe Weather Impacts on Human Health |
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Almoutaz El Hassan (CE, M.S.) |
Dr. Hatim Sharif | Physically Based Distributed Modeling of the 2002 San Antonio River Flood |
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Andrea Perez-O'Neil (ES) |
Dr. Kyle Murray | Biofuel potential of natural aquatic algae |
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Anne Ji (GEO) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | Weather radar and rain gauge based rainfall comparison and statistical analysis |
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Beibei Yu (ES, M.S.) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | NEXRAD rainfall downscaling and validation |
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Beverly Saunders (ES) |
Dr. Debajyoti Paul | Stable oxygen isotope analyses of Antarctic sea ice |
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Jeffrey L. Allen (GEO) |
Dr. Marius Necsoiu (SwRI) Dr. Donald Hooper (SwRI) |
Morphometric Analysis and Landscape Evolution from Gridded Digital Elevation Models |
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Jessica Quintanilla (GEO) |
Dr. Marius Necsoiu (SwRI)
Dr. Donald Hooper (SwRI) |
Ground-Rupture Mapping using InSAR Gradiometry |
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Kristi Salazar (GEO) |
Dr. Marius Necsoiu (SwRI) Dr. Donald Hooper (SwRI) |
A Study of the Physical Properties of Tephra Using IR Spectroscopy |
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Mark Childre (GEO) |
Dr. Lance Lambert | Physical stratigraphy of Edwards aquifer |
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Michael Daniel (ME) |
Dr. Brent Nowak
Prof. Steve Ackley |
Model Based Design of AUVs (autonomous underwater vehicles) with regards to see ice investigations |
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Paull M. Need (CE) |
Dr. Hatim Sharif | Climate and Weather Control on Influenza Morbidity and Mortality |
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Shuangxi Xie (STA, M.S.) |
Dr. Keying Ye |
Geospatial-intelligence tech: development and implementation of a new system for target detection, categorization and tracking |
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Thomas Whitney (ME, M.S.) |
Prof. Steve Ackley Dr. Brent Nowak |
Machine Vision Algorithm Development for Krill Identification and Estimating |
Students Supported in Spring 2008
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research topics |
|
Mark Childre (GEO) |
Dr. Lance Lambert | Karst Survey with USGS |
Students Supported in Fall 2007
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research topics |
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Austin Jordan (GEO) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | A.M. high albedo events in Martian northern polar craters: an investigation using THEMIS infrared data |
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Beibei Yu (ES) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | Spatiotemporal change of snow cover in Colorado Plateau and implication of climate change |
Students Supported in Summer 2007
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research topics |
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Ashley Bishop (GEO) |
Dr. Judy Haschenburger | Mapping streambed configuration |
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Austin Jordan (GEO) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | The Origin of Ice in Martian Rock Glaciers |
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Beibei Yu (ES) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | Spatiotemporal change of snow cover in Colorado Plateau and implication of climate change |
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Beverly Saunders (ES) |
Prof. Steve Ackley | Physical and Biological Properties of Antarctic Sea Ice |
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Bryan Guzman (GEO) |
Dr. Rupali Datta | Sediment and water quality and contamination at Mitchell Lake San Antonio, Texas |
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Derex Zellars (ES) |
Dr. Rupali Datta | Chemical reactivity of vaious size fractions of water treatment residuals |
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Kristi Salazar (GEO) |
Dr. Debajyoti Paul | Carbon isotopic composition and variation of C:N ratio in soil samples from the archaeological site 41KM69, the Flatrock Road Site, Texas: Inference on paleoclimate |
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Mark Childre (GEO) |
Dr. Alan Dutton |
Making an improved map of the potentiometric surface of the Edwards aquifer |
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Melissa Quinones (Geo) |
Drs. Adria Bodour & Paul Jurena |
Analyzing soil parameters and micro/macro-nutrients during restoration of an agricultural field at Browning Ranch, Johnson City, TX |
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Nelson Santos (ES) |
Dr. Hatim Sharif |
Potential benefits of pervious concrete for better management of quality & quantity of storm runoff |
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Penelope Wagner (GEO) |
Prof. Steve Ackely |
Comparison of Earth's Sea Ice Features with Analog Features on Mars |
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Vincent Mendieta (ES) |
Dr. Alan Dutton |
Using ArcMap to develop an improved method of mapping the potentiometric surface of the Edwards Aquifer and to further map hydraulic conductivity distributions if possible |
Students Supported in Spring 2007
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research topics |
|
Melissa Quinones (Geo) |
Dr. Debajyoti Paul |
Evaluate the precision and accuracy of carbon and oxygen isotope analyses of mixed calcite and dolomite samples |
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Penelope Wagner (Geo) |
Prof. Steve Ackely & Dr. Hongjie Xie |
Sea ice ridging and rafting structures: a comparison between the Earth and Mars |
Students Supported in Summer 2006
| Students (major) | Mentors | Research topics |
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Antonieta Arteaga (MDS) |
Dr. Judy Haschenburger | How flashy are the floods in central Texas? |
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Carrie Benson (Geo) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie | Distribution and variability of water ice in Martian craters using THEMIS and OMEGA |
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Alex Castillo (Geo) |
Dr. Dibs Sarkar | Exploring the effectiveness of a novel arsenic filter for drinking-water |
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Melissa Quinones (Geo) |
Dr. Huade Guan | The effect of large-scale climate variability on agricultural water use in Texas |
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Robert Ramirez (Geo) |
Dr. Kyle Murray | GIS mapping of central Texas |
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Beverly Saunders (ES) |
Dr. Alan Dutton | Application of environmental geophysics to characterize hydrogeologic properties of surficial materials |
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Gabriella Sosa (ES) |
Dr. Paul Jurena | Soil nutrient status along a woodland-grassland gradient |
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Penelope Wagner (Geo) |
Dr. Hongjie Xie & Dr. Minqiang Zhu |
Distribution and variability of Martian water vapor using OMEGA imagery |