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 Subareasort icon
1999 Performance and simulation of chemically enhanced solubilization and removal of residual chlorinated solvents from porous media Boving, Thomas Bernhard Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1999 Predicting tracer and contaminant transport with the stratified aquifer approach Blue, Julie Elena Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1998 Column leaching experiments and mass balance modeling simulating in-situ leaching within the oxide zone of the Florence poryphyry copper deposit, Pinal county, Arizona Brewer, Michael Donald Randy L. Bassett Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Application of boron isotopic ratios for identifying source waters and mixing fractions at Apache Leap, Arizona Buchman, Jason Adam Randy L. Bassett Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Transport modeling of metal contaminants in a stream-aquifer system Choi, Jung-Yill Martha H. Conklin Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1998 Adsorption of VOC vapors at the air-water interface in unsaturated media Enright, Bryn Alison Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Sorption isotherms of trichloroethylene to sand at varying moisture contents Hashimoto, Yemia Turnage Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Biotic contribution of Mn(II) removal at Pinal creek, Globe, Arizona Marble, Justin Carl Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Enhanced dissolution of multiple-component nonaqueous phase organic liquids in porous media using cyclodextrin: theoretical, laboratory, and field investigations McCray, John Emory Jr. Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1998 Transport of nonreactive and volatile solutes in unsaturated porous media under wetting and draining conditions Padilla, Ingrid Yamill Martha H. Conklin Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1998 A photochemical study of manganese oxides from Pinal creek, Globe, Arizona Parker, Elizabeth Anne Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 Spatial variability of snow chemistry in a seasonal snowpack, southeastern Wyoming Rohrbough, Justin Anthony Roger C. Bales Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 The impact of bacterial cell growth and microbial lag on the transport and biodegradation of organic compounds Snyder, Susannah Kathleen Mark L. Brusseau Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1998 The application of time domain reflectometry in solute transport experiments Yu, Chunming Martha H. Conklin Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1974 Desalination by salt replacement and ultrafiltration Muller, Anthony Barton Daniel D. Evans Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1974 The microenvironment of a desert hackberry plant (celtis pallida) Sammis, Theodore Wallace H.K. Qashu Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1974 A mathematical model of eutrophication in lake Mead Slawson, Guenton Cyril, Jr. H.K. Qashu Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2009 Source and distribution of isotopically-depleted groundwaters in the Columbia plateau basalt aquifers, Washington Gosch, Damian Leigh Jennifer C. McIntosh Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2009 Sources of groundwater in glacial till and bedrock aquifers in the Illinois basin Wade, Lisa C. Jennifer C. McIntosh Senior Honors Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2008 Flash flood modeling in Puerto Rico: an investigation of precipitation data and modeling approaches Barnes, David A. Unknown Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2008 Sources of organic matter in marine sediments of bioluminescent bays, Vieques, Puerto Rico Clark, Justin Allen Jennifer C. McIntosh Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
1997 A geochemical approach to determine ground-water flow patterns in the Sierra Vista basin, Arizona, with special emphasis on ground-water/surface-water interaction Coes, Alissa L. Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Hydrogeochemical modeling of western mountain front recharge, upper Cienega creek sub-basin, Pima county, Arizona Huth, Hans Jarlath Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Effects of concentration-dependent surface tension on vadose zone instrumentation Lookingbill, Scott David J.E. Smith Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Water quality of open pit lake Cospuden: status and modeling approaches Muller, Mike Randy L. Bassett Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Modeling of silicate mineral weathering reactions in an alpine basin of the southern Sierra Nevada, California Shaw, Jeff Rolf Roger C. Bales Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Retention processes affecting VOC vapor transport in water-unsaturated porous media Silva, Jeff Allen Kai Martha H. Conklin Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1997 Modeling focused fracture flow at the Apache Leap research site, Arizona, using HYDROFLOW and a coupled model, HYDROGEOCHEM Thomasson, Mark J. Randy L. Bassett Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1997 Perched water in fractured, welded tuff: mechanisms of formation and characteristics of recharge Woodhouse, Elizabeth Gail Randy L. Bassett Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
1976 Evaluation of the water resources of the central Luzon basin, Philippines Galvez, Jose Alfonso T.G. Roefs Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2008 Trend of actual and modeled precipitation intensity in the southwest US and northwest Mexico Arik, Aida Demet Unknown Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
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 Factors affecting recharge in ephemeral channels: a multivariate approach Jones, Christopher A. Donald R. Davis Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2010 Constraining the hydrogeology of the Willcox basin in southeast Arizona using natural tracers Calabrese, Philip James Jennifer C. McIntosh Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2011 Comparison and analysis of 2009 NASS cropland data layer to 2009 field verified crop data throughout southern Arizona Cobean, Dylan Martha P.L. Whitaker Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2011 Effect organic and particle loads have on the modified fouling index for ultrafiltration membranes (MFI-UF) Calvillo, Jose Unknown Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2011 Estimating bank storage and evapotranspiration using soil physical and hydrological techniques in a gaining reach of the San Pedro river, Arizona Gaas, Michael Unknown Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
2011 Effect of stock ponds on ephemeral stream groundwater recharge in the Sierra Vista subwatershed Bernard, David Unknown Senior Capstone Project Environmental Hydrology
1979 Recharge properties of the Tucson basin aquifer as reflected by the distribution of a stable isotope Gallaher, Bruce Morris Eugene S. Simpson Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
1979 Water pollution in an arid urban environment: Tucson, Arizona Hansen, Gary Bruce Daniel D. Evans Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology