Theses, Dissertations, and Reports
The following is a list of master's theses (M.S.), doctoral dissertations (Ph.D.), research reports (M. Eng., M.S., Ph.D.), field reports (any degree), senior capstone project reports (B.S.), and senior honors theses (B.S.) completed by HWR students. Click on the Title of the thesis, dissertation, or report for additional information. Click on the Column Header to sort by Year, Student, Faculty Director, Manuscript Type, or Subarea.
Want a copy? The department no longer maintains a bound copy of manuscripts. (Note: Undergraduate reports or theses are not available for reprinting.) All graduate-level thesis and dissertation manuscripts are digitally archived with the UA library and UMI ProQuest, Inc. To obtain a copy of any thesis or dissertation manuscript, UA Affiliates should follow this link: Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations at the UA Library and ProQuest, Inc. For those living outside the Tucson, Arizona area, follow this link: Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations.
| Year | Title of Thesis, Dissertation, or Report | Student |
Director |
Type | Subarea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | An assessment of dissolved oxygen levels in Alaska small boat harbors | Kalli, George Albert | Donald R. Davis | Master of Engineering Report | Surface Hydrology |
| 2002 | Estimation and analysis of the uncertainty in streamflow and change in reservoir-content data at selected streamflow-gaging stations in the lower Colorado river network, 1995-99 | Anning, David William | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1999 | Deciding to recharge | Eden, Susanna | Donald R. Davis | Doctoral Dissertation | Water Resources Administration |
| 1974 | Improved stochastic dynamic programming for optimal reservoir operation based on the asymptotic convergence of benefit differences | Guitron De Los Reyes, Alberto | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 2009 | Modeling and calibration of groundwater affecting drain flow in the lower Rio Grande basin | Hartz, Andrew Scott | Donald R. Davis | Senior Capstone Project | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 1975 | The cost effectiveness approach in analyzing a water supply project for the Santa Elena peninsula, Ecuador | Villao-Yepez, Juan Cristobal | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 2006 | Effects of water supply on environmental justice concerns: using multi-criteria decision analysis to evaluate a proposed water supply project in northwest New Mexico and northeast Arizona | McKenzie, Colin Patrick | Donald R. Davis | Senior Capstone Project | Environmental Hydrology |
| 2007 | Title Pending Gawad | Gawad, H. Jeffrey John | Donald R. Davis | Senior Capstone Project | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 2007 | Factors affecting recharge in ephemeral channels: a multivariate approach | Jones, Christopher A. | Donald R. Davis | Senior Capstone Project | Environmental Hydrology |
| 1979 | Evaluation of alternative water resources management systems for the Sonoita creek watershed | Robotham, Hugh Beresford | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Systems |
| 1995 | Water resource administration of lower Cienega creek near Tucson | Matt, Clayton Edward | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 1994 | Hydrologic modeling for flood control detention basin design and operation | Smiley, Mark Andrew | Donald R. Davis | Doctoral Dissertation | Surface Hydrology |
| 1993 | Likelihood development for a probabilistic flash flood forecasting model | Keefer, Timothy Orrin | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1981 | Hydraulic effects of vegetation changes along the Santa Cruz river near Tumacacori, Arizona | Applegate, Lee Horner | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1981 | Simulation of stream pollution under stochastic loading | Nnaji, Soronadi | Donald R. Davis | Doctoral Dissertation | Surface Hydrology |
| 1982 | Aspects of aquifer test error analysis | BenBarka, Ahmed Mohamed | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Systems |
| 1982 | Feasibility of early flood warning in eastern Pima county | Chudnoff, Dan Avram | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 1986 | A probablisitic approach to flash flood forecasting | Zevin, Susan Faye | Donald R. Davis | Doctoral Dissertation | Surface Hydrology |
| 1987 | Adaptability of a daily disaggregation model to the midwestern United States | Econopouly, Thomas William | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1987 | A risk analysis approach to managing groundwater quality in the upper Santa Cruz basin | Richardson, Thomas Clayton | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 1988 | The effects of Columbia river stage fluctuations on ground-water levels near Richland, Washington | Cuddy, Alan Stuart | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1988 | Negotiation and the resolution of water allocation disputes | Eden, Susanna | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 1988 | Analysis of ground-water level time-series for hydrogeologic conceptualization, Hanford site, Washington | Nevulis, Richard Henry | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Systems |
| 1989 | An institutional and economic assessment of water reuse in the Tucson basin | Lieuwen, Andrew Lee | Donald R. Davis | Doctoral Dissertation | Water Resources Administration |
| 1989 | An analysis of the choice and application of two solute transport models in the upper Santa Cruz basin | Weaver, Jeffrey Dale | Donald R. Davis | Master's Thesis | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 1965 | The temperature and moisture distribution in an unsaturated soil column subjected to surface evaporation | Cordes, Edwin Henry | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 1967 | Effect of CO2 on the chemical equilibrium of soil solution and ground water | Dyer, Kenneth Lee | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Environmental Hydrology |
| 1967 | Hydro-physical aspects of soil treated with hexadecanol | Myhrman, Matts Anderson | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Environmental Hydrology |
| 1968 | Water management for the area downstream from the Imperial dam on the Colorado river | Gordon, Yoram | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Administration |
| 1968 | The effects of suspended sediment, temperature, frequency, and dissolved salts on the dielectric properties of water | Israelson, C. Earl | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Environmental Hydrology |
| 1969 | Surface-water supply for the city of Williams, Coconino county, Arizona | Thomsen, Bert Waldo | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1970 | Water management alternatives for the Colorado river below Imperial dam | Gordon, Yoram | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Water Resources Administration |
| 1970 | Soil density measurement by transmitted gamma radiation | MacIntyre, James L. | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1972 | Evaluation of unconfined aquifer parameters using a successive line relaxation finite difference model | Rebuck, Ernest Charles | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Subsurface Hydrology |
| 1972 | Application of thermocouple psychrometers to field measurements of soil moisture potential | Wheeler, Merlin Leroy | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Environmental Hydrology |
| 1973 | Estimating runoff from rainfall and basin characteristics in northeastern Thailand | Bangsainoi, Sawat | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1973 | Management of subsiding lands: an economic evaluation | McCauley, Charles Anthony | Daniel D. Evans | Doctoral Dissertation | Water Resources Administration |
| 1973 | Community water supplies for rural areas of northern Thailand | Ratananaka, Chaiporn | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Water Resources Systems |
| 1973 | Development of water-powered rainfall recorders | Schosinsky, Gunther Ewald | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Surface Hydrology |
| 1974 | Desalination by salt replacement and ultrafiltration | Muller, Anthony Barton | Daniel D. Evans | Master's Thesis | Environmental Hydrology |