This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Geosciences. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Cenozoic Evolution of the Gold Creek Basin, Western Montana: Mapping and Documenting the Geology of the Rock Creek Lake 7.5' USGS Quadrangle, Chelsea McRaven Feeney
Biosignature storage in sulfate minerals- synthetic and natural investigations of the jarosite group minerals, Julia Michelle Kotler
The Experimental Silicification of Bacillus subtilis, Aaron Chase Tenesch
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
DIRECT AND INDIRECT MODIFICATION OF STREAM FLOW IN THE FLATHEAD RIVER BASIN IN NORTHWESTERN MONTANA: HYDROLOGIC PARAMETER DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION, Angie Lynn Bell
The Construction of a Plutonic Complex in a Continental Arc Setting: The Skookum Butte Stock, Western Montana, Connie Lynn Brown
Snow Accumulation and Melt Timing at High Elevations in Northwest Montana, Bonnie Jean Gillan
Cenozoic Sedimentary Evolution of the Helmville Basin, West-Central Montana, Julian Glenn McCune
1. Geodetic constraints on slip rates of large Central Asian faults 2. Earthquake Emergency Education in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Solmaz Mohadjer
Channel Migration and Bank Erosion of the Clark Fork River at Grant-Kohrs Ranch N.H.S., Western Montana, Nisha Pravin Parmar
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Stratigraphy and Structural Geometry at the Leading Edge of the Montana Thrust Belt, East of Sun River Canyon, Lewis and Clark and Teton Counties, Montana , Michael David Bradway
The Effective Viscosity of Ash-Laden Flows, Kirstin Anne Burns
Assessment of Ground Water Exchange in Two Stream Channels and Associated Riparian Zones, Jocko Valley, Western Montana, Aaron A. Fiaschetti
Investigation of a triangle zone structure between Augusta and Bowman’s Corners, Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Heather Marie Henry
Seismic Reflection and Gravity Constraints on the Bedrock Configuration in the Greater East Missoula Area, Frank Janiszewski
DETRITAL-ZIRCON GEOCHRONOLOGIC PROVENANCE ANALYSES THAT TEST AND EXPAND THE EAST SIBERIA - WEST LAURENTIA RODINIA RECONSTRUCTION, John Stuart MacLean
Borehole Measurements of Dynamic Basal Drainage Adjustments During Sliding Accelerations: Bench Glacier, Alaska, Toby Warren Meierbachtol
CONTROLS ON THERMAL DISCHARGE IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, WYOMING, Jacob Steven Mohrmann
LITHOLOGIC AND HYDROGEOLOGIC CONTROLS ON THE OCCURRENCE, TRANSPORT, AND FATE OF MTBE IN FINE GRAINED GLACIAL-LACUSTRINE SEDIMENTS, Mary Kathryn Sutherland
DEVELOPMENT OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FORELAND BASIN: COMBINED STRUCTURAL, MINERALOGICAL, AND GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF BASIN EVOLUTION, ROCKY MOUNTAIN THRUST FRONT, NORTHWEST MONTANA, Emily Geraghty Ward
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Development and Application of a MODIS Snowmelt Model for Northwestern Montana, Jessica A. Bleha
Erosional processes after wildfires: The impact of vegetative ash and the morphology of debris flows, Andy Bookter
History of syn-glacial and post-glacial sedimentation at the former terminus of the Flathead ice lobe near Polson Montana, Jason R. Braden
Spatiotemporal variations of englacial scattering of radar within Bench Glacier a temperate glacier in coastal Alaska, Joel M. Brown
3-D geostatistical lithofacies mapping of Pleistocene flood deposits in a portion of the Hanford Nuclear Site Richland Washington, Deborah A. Bush
Evidence for Glacial Outburst Floods along the Lower Flathead River: Results from Geologic Mapping, Geomorphologic Analysis and a Gravity Survey near Polson, Montana, Jason Omer Edwards
Evaluation of an Ecohydrologic-Process Model Approach to Estimating Annual Mountain-Block Recharge, Ian Auguste Magruder
The influence of glacial erosion on landscape evolution and basin morphology in the Bitterroot Mountains Montana, Shawn Naylor
Characterization of Pre and Post Re-Naturalized Surface Water/Groundwater Exchange, Jocko River, Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana, Shandin Hashkeh Pete
The role of moulins in the late summer subglacial hydrology: Bench Glacier Alaska, Jonathan Reeve
Phosphorus cycling in Octopus Spring Yellowstone National Park Wyoming U.S.A., Laura A. Strumness
Sulfur transport and fate in a pulp mill wastewater treatment system, David Lawrence Tooke
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Petrologic study of the Chamberlain carbonate the Newland limestone the Helena Formation and the Wallace Formation of the middle Proterozoic Belt Supergroup Montana, Rachele B. Ambrose
Upper Triassic carbonates and Scleractinian corals from Wrangellia and the Alexander Terrane ( Alaska and Vancouver Island Canada ): Depositional environments and paleobiogeography, Andrew H. Caruthers
K-bentonites of the Middle Proterozoic Belt Supergroup western Montana, Michelle L. Foster
Effects of sediment pulses on channel morphology and sediment transport in a gravel-bed river, Daniel F. Hoffman
Sedimentary and tectonic evolution of the Flint Creek Basin west-central Montana, Ryan A. Portner
Sources of water captured by municipal supply wells in a highly conductive aquifer western Montana, Amelia A. Tallman
Constraining temporal relationships among the draining of Glacial Lake Missoula the retreat of the Flathead ice lobe and the development of the lower Flathead River Valley, Garrett K. Timmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
On the nature of volcanic lithic fragments: Definition source and evolution, Matthew Dale Affolter
Hydrogeological characteristics and groundwater/river exchange in a gravel-dominated floodplain Middle Fork of the Flathead River northwestern Montana, John Cain Diehl
Screening level study of pharmaceuticals in septic tanks, ground water, and surface water in Missoula, Montana, Emily Godfrey
Gravity radar and seismic investigations to help determine geologic hydrologic and biologic relations in the Nyack Valley northwestern Montana, Nathan E. Harrison
Characterization of impacts to water resources of Upper Miller Creek from septic system effluent, Missoula County, Montana, Tobias J. Hewitt
Spatial distribution and temporal variation of trace metals in sediments of a mine impacted river basin : Clear Creek California, Danielle L. Hughes
Conodont biostratigraphy and facies correlations in an Upper Triassic island arc Keku Strait southeast Alaska, Erik C. Katvala
An examination of the contact metamorphic aureole of the Garnet stock Garnet-Coloma area Montana, Layaka S. Mann
Geochemical evolution of flooding mine waters in a zoned sulfide -hosted ore deposit Summit Valley mining district Butte Montana, John J. Metesh
Ground penetrating radar and seismic refraction as tools to characterize shallow subsurface conditions on Tongass National Forest Alaska, Noel S. Philip
Seismic and gravity investigation of sediment depth bedrock topography and faulting in the Tertiary Flint Creek basin western Montana, Jeremy C. Stalker
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Structure and petrology of Windermere age intrusions in the northern Rocky Mountains, Erik W. Burtis
Imaging the shallow subsurface using ground penetrating radar at the Nyack floodplain Montana, Christopher R. Hawkins
Preliminary hydrogeological and ground penetrating radar investigation of preferential flow zones in a gravel-dominated floodplain northwest Montana, Adam N. Johnson
The Alkalic intrusions of Garrison Montana: A possible extension of the Central Montana Alkalic Province, Rebecca Sylvan Kunz
Transport and fate of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in a floodplain aquifer and a stream interface Ronan Montana, P. Kevin Loustaunau
Examination of septic effluent denitrification in natural and sawdust-augmented soils of the Missoula Valley western Montana, Adam Nicholas Perine
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Septic-derived nutrient loading to the groundwater and surface water in Lolo Montana, Brian R. Boer
Bedrock geologic maps of the Griffin Creek and Bailey Mountain 7.5 minute quadrangles Powell County Montana, Jeffrey A. Brooks
Mineralogy petrography and geochemistry of the Picket Pin PGE deposit Stillwater Complex Montana, John T. Corkery
Fate of sewage effluent nutrients applied to coarse-grained soils by sprinkler irrigation, Molly M. Johnson
Analysis of metals profiles in sediment cores from Flathead Lake, Montana| The importance of multiple controlling factors, Melanie Rebecca Kay
Sedimentary record of Late Cretaceous through Paleocene evolution of the Bighorn Basin Wyoming, Jesse H. Mitchell
Characterization of the lithostratigraphic factors controlling petroleum hydrocarbon migration in a portion of the Missoula Valley Aquifer Missoula Montana, Natalie J. Morrow
The effect of discharge variation on suspended sediment and particulate contaminant transport through Milltown Reservoir Montana, Jan A. Shifflett
Bank erosion and metal loading in a contaminated floodplain system upper Clark Fork River Valley Montana, Benjamin John Swanson
Sequence stratigraphy mineralogy and paleogeography of Triassic marginal marine and continental deposits of the Wind River Basin west-central Wyoming, Andrew Olin Urie
Factors controlling the formation of mineral precipitates lining the channel in Rabbit Creek Yellowstone National Park Wyoming, Matthew V. Vitale
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Preliminary analysis of factors controlling virus transport in a floodplain aquifer western Montana, Jennifer M. Bushur
Exploration characterization and analysis of an economically viable brick-clay deposit in Montana, Geoffrey E. Gilbert
Tectonic significance of the Early Cambrian (and older?) Eagle Bay assemblage Vavenby area south-central British Columbia, Noah Daniel Hughes
Sources and seasonal variability of metal and arsenic concentrations in the surface water of the Clark Fork River basin Montana, Temple Elizabeth McKinnon
Quantifying impacts to a floodplain groundwater system from large-scale sand and gravel mining, Thomas E. Michalek
Spatial and temporal variations in the geochemistry of several western Montana streams and rivers, Sonia Anita Nagorski
A depth to bedrock model of the Hellgate Canyon and Bandmann Flats area East Missoula Montana using constrained inversion of gravity data, David L. Nyquest
Sources and pathways of bacterial contamination of groundwater resources within a rural Montana subdivision, Heather L. Perry
Flow and aquifer parameter evaluation using groundwater age-dating geochemical tools and numerical modeling : Missoula aquifer western Montana, Karl A. Pracht
Hydrologic controls on the survival of water Howellia (Howellia aquatilis) and implications of land management Swan Valley Montana, Donald Matthew Reeves
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Sedimentary record of Upper Cretaceous through Tertiary tectonism northeastern Crazy Mountains Basin central Montana, Joshua K. Borrell
Effects of floodplain remediation on bed sediment contamination in the upper Clark Fork River basin western Montana, Anna B. Breuninger
Holocene sand compositions from the Columbia River Basin: Compositional diversity of sediment from a mixed-provenance region, Carla E. Brock
Characterization of the one-dimensional transport of bacteriophage MS2 in a coarse-grained vadose zone beneath a high school septic leach field, Jeffrey A. Fink
Flexural rigidity of the northern Rocky Mountains: Relationship to crustal domains and deformational style, Diane Friend
Stratigraphic analysis of the Albian through Campanian Colorado Group within the Garrison Depression west-central Montana, Matthew W. O'Brien
Sulfide chemistry and potential toxicity of bottom sediments at a coal-mine-pit-lake in southeastern Montana, Warren P. Phillips
Structural and paleomagnetic study of thrust rotation of a Late Cretaceous sill Gibson Reservoir Bob Marshall Wilderness Montana, Brian M. Priest
Affects [sic] of ground water velocity on MS2 transport through a sand matrix, Thomas L. Troy
Groundwater-stream interaction in a placer-mined watershed : an investigation of Elk Creek Montana, Christa-Marie Tyrrell
Paleontology of two North American Triassic reef faunas : implications for terrane paleogeography, Jeannette M. Yarnell
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Sedimentologic and tectonic characterization of Mesozoic strata Noyon Uul Syncline southern Mongolia, Mary Beck
Geology and mineralization of the West Butte intrusive complex Sweet Grass Hills northern-central Montana, Jon C. Carlson