MORESE Students
Summer-Fall 2014
Student (major) |
Mentor |
Research Topic |
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Diana Azouggagh (Geo) |
Marina Suarez |
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Ana Balino (Geo) |
Judy Haschenburger |
An investigation into sediment transport processes |
Christine Maher (Geo) |
Dave Young |
Partitioning of trace elements between epidote and zircon |
Karen Pena (Geo) |
Lance Lambert |
Conodont biostratigraphy of a mystery limestone in central New Mexico |
Summer 2013
Student (major) |
Mentor |
Research Topic |
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Karem Alfaro (CE) |
Samer Dessouky |
Mitigation of air emissions by utilizing vegetation |
Ana Atilano (Geo) |
Hongjie Xie |
Detection of melt ponds through high spatial resolution aerial photos |
Diana Azouggagh (Geo) |
Marina Suarez |
Micro sampling carbon and oxygen isotope for analysis from limestone caprock from Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry in eastern Utah |
Ana Balino (Geo) |
Xin Miao |
Extract detailed terrain information from high-resolution lidar data |
Velita Cardenas (Geo) |
Blake Weissling |
Antarctic sea ice/slush assessed by multi-frequency electromagnetics: a predictive tool |
Livier Corona (CE) |
Xiaofeng Liu |
Gravity currents on slopes |
Angela de Greef (CE) |
Jie Huang |
Liquid limit and plastic limit tests |
Kristi Funari (Geo) |
Yongli Gao |
General water quality survey of upper Cibolo Creek during drought conditions |
Jessica George (CE) |
Heather Shipley |
Chemical wastewater treatment processes of a tanning facility |
Ashli Green (CE) |
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Alex Hilario (CE) |
Hatim Sharif |
Impacts of heat island on rainfall in Houston, TX |
Christine Maher (Geo) |
Lance Lambert |
Sexual dimorphism in the Triassic ammonoid Joannites |
Faviola Manzano (CE) |
Routing Pei |
Bacteria cell walls are novel viscosity modifying admixtures of concrete |
Iris Miranda (Geo) |
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David Morua (CE) |
John Joseph |
The development of scientific support to assess the environmental impact of fracking-related activities in the Eagle Ford Shale |
Andres Munoz (CE) |
Hatim Sharif |
Flood fatalities in the U.S. |
Karen Pena (Geo) |
Lance Lambert |
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Iskandar Rahbani (Geo) |
Alan Dutton |
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Jose R. Salazar-Verdin (Geo) |
Marina Suarez |
Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of the lower Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah |
Johanna Torres (ES) |
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Summer 2012
Student (major) |
Mentor |
Research Topic |
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Christian Baker (Geo) |
Stephen Ackley |
Albedo of sea ice derived from airborne imagery in the Bellingshausen Sea, Antarctica |
Justin Battle (ME) |
Kirian Bhaganger |
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Ana K. Balino (CE) |
Ruiting Pei |
Viscosity modifying agent |
Velita Cardenas (Geo) |
Judy Haschenburger |
An evaluation of Shields' experiment on sediment entrainment |
Debbie J. Duran (Geo) |
Xiaofeng Liu |
Flood control for the city of San Antonio |
Louis Faust (CE) |
Heather Shipley |
Visualization and CFD: simulating dissolved oxygen content in rivers |
Marcus Garcia (CE) |
Xiaofeng Liu |
Comparison of BMP practices in San Antonio and Austin |
Jessica George (CE) |
Heather Shipley |
Chemical wastewater treatment processes of a tanning facility |
Ashli Green (Geo) |
Jyotsna Sharma |
Analyzing the composition of the marine nematode community in the post-deepwater horizon environment |
Diego A. Gonzalez (CE) |
Ruiting Pei |
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Josues J. Gonzalez (EE) |
Drew Johnson |
A DAQ system for the Environmental Engineering laboratories |
Phillip Gutierrez (CE) |
Jie Huang |
Effects of seismic loads in soil arching conditions |
Alex E. Hilario (CE) |
Hatim Sharif |
Comparison of fatalities caused by flooding during the last fifty years |
Marvin Lopez (Geo) |
Lance Lambert |
Oxygen isotopes in conodont phosphate: paleoecological or diagenetic signal? |
Andres Munoz (CE) |
Hatim Sharif |
Flood fatalities in the U.S. |
Naiomi Patterson (Geo) |
Stuart Birnbaum |
Growth and attachment of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans on gypsum with implications for a Mars analog |
Jose R. Salazar-Verdin (Geo) |
Marina Suarez |
Carbon isotope chemostratigraphy of lower Cedar Mountain Formation, Utah |
Mark Anthony Santos (CE) |
Jie Huang |
Laboratory analysis of MSE wall experiencing uplift |
Johanna Torres (CE) |
Hongjie Xie |
Analysis of Lake Buchanan's temperature variation using MODIS and in-situ data |
Nicholas N. Vasquez (CE) |
Drew Johnson |
Soil erodibility testing |
Summer 2011
Student (major) |
Mentor |
Research Topic |
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Francisco Javier Cantu (CE) |
Mijia Yang |
Innovative joint design for improving earthquake resistance |
Benjamin Cardenas (Geo) |
Hongjie Xie |
Martian surface characteristics and changes observed from the HiRISE images: case studies |
Alexander E. Colby (Geo) |
Blake Weissling |
Glacial delineation and ice retreat on Pico de Orizaba, Mexico |
Stephen Contreras (Geo) |
Judy Haschenburger |
Characteristics of floodplain sediments at the San Antonio River |
Roberto Erazo (CE) |
Jie Huang |
Leaching of lime and geofiber reinforced clay soil |
April Rose Escamilla (ES) |
Ruoting Pei |
The effect of Bacillus subtilis and cell fraction additives as a method to improve cement strength |
Marcus Eli Garcia (CE) |
Lance Lambert |
Modeling the stability of Chaetetes under shear flow conditions |
Oscar Garza (CE) |
Heather Shipley |
Removal of arsenic from water using nano iron-oxide-zeolite |
Jessica S. George (CE) |
Heather Shipley |
Stability of nanoparticles: solution chemistry, physical properties, and mechanical effects |
Oscar Godinez (CE) |
Samer Dessouky |
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Crystal Gonzalez (CE) |
Ruoting Pei |
Performance of microbial fuel cells using a bee-hive structure anode and a comparative analysis to carbon fiber brush electrodes |
Alex Hilario (undeclared E) |
Hatim Sharif |
Flood related fatalities that have occurred in the state of Louisiana in the last fifty two years |
Jessica Jimenez (CE) |
Stephen Ackely |
Castle Hills: Renewable energy and energy conservation options |
Marvin Lopez Jr. (Geo) |
Lance Lambert |
Ammonoid Sutures in a diverse population of primitive Waagenoceras: Bimodal or intergradational characters? |
Andres Munoz (CE) |
Hatim Sharif |
Flood fatalities in Louisiana |
Armando R. Rueda (pre-E) |
Mijia Yang |
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David J. Russell II (CE) |
Xiaofeng Liu |
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Nicholas Vasquez (CE) |
Drew Johnson |
Root templated geotextiles |
Xavier Vasquez (CE) |
Samer Dessouky |
Rheological testing of asphalt binders modified with recycled shingles for road applications |
Shelby Williams (ES) |
Stephen Ackley |
Analyses of Arctic sea ice thickness and elevation data for remote sensing applications |
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