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.

Yearsort icon Title of Thesis, Dissertation, or Report Student Director Type Subarea
2007 Integrated surface water groundwater modeling in the upper Rio Grande in support of scenario analysis Roach, Jesse Kevin E. Lansey Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2007 Estimation of spatially distributed model parameters using a regularization approach Pokhrel, Prafulla Hoshin V. Gupta Doctoral Dissertation Water Resources Systems
2007 Spatial and temporal hydrologic variability as a control on the nutrient dynamics of the upper Rio Grande Oelsner, Gretchen Pauline Paul D. Brooks Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2007 Microbial activity in parafluvial stream sediments before and after monsoonal flow, upper San Pedro river, southeastern Arizona Krezelok, Jamie Marie Thomas Meixner Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2007 Changes in storm runoff with urbanization: the role of pervious areas in a semi-arid environment Kennedy, Jeffrey Ronald Peter A. Troch Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2007 Development of groundwater flow model for the Colorado river delta, Mexico Feirstein, Eden Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2007 Distinctions of dryland rivers: implications for ecosystem restoration Estergard, Scott K. Donald R. Davis Master of Engineering Report Surface Hydrology
2007 Flood processes in semi-arid streams: sediment transport, flood routing, and groundwater-surface water interactions Desilets, Sharon Louise Einloth P.A. Ty Ferre Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2007 Soil air permeability and saturated hydraulic conductivity: development of soil corer air permeameter, post-fire soil physical changes, and 3D air flow model in anisotropic soils Chief, Karletta P.A. Ty Ferre Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2007 Characterization, dissolution, and enhanced solubilization of multicomponent nonaqueous phase liquid in porous media Carroll, Kenneth Cooper Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2007 Model structure estimation and correction through data assimilation Bulygina, Nataliya Hoshin V. Gupta Doctoral Dissertation Water Resources Systems
2007 A framework for an upper Santa Catalina mountains water resource management plan Boyle, Erin Thomas Maddock III Master's Thesis Water Resources Administration
2007 Diagnostic evaluation of watershed models Martinez Baquero, Guillermo Felipe Hoshin V. Gupta Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2007 Short to medium range hydrometeorological forecasting in the Rio Grijalva basin, Mexico Uribe Alcantara, Edgar Misael W.J. Shuttleworth Doctoral Dissertation Surface 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
2006 Educational applications of decision support simulations for water basins Williams, Alison Anne Kevin E. Lansey Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2006 The effect of unsaturated flow on delayed response of unconfined aquifers to pumping Tartakovskaia, Gouzel Shlomo P. Neuman Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2006 Quantifying the effect of forest vegetation on snow accumulation, ablation, and potential meltwater inputs, Valles Caldera nationsl preserve, New Mexico, USA Musselman, Keith N. Paul D. Brooks Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2006 Inverse stochastic moment analysis of transient flow in randomly heterogeneous media Malama, Bwalya Shlomo P. Neuman Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology
2006 Evaluating experimental streamflow forecasts for use In reservoir modeling on the Colorado river basin Lindenmayer, Laura Elizabeth Bart Nijssen Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2006 Numerical evaluation of analytical solution for a 5-layer aquifer-aquitard system with application to the Oxnard basin in California Li, Yanhua Shlomo P. Neuman Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2006 Quantifying seasonal variations in water source and nutrient concentrations: a catchment comparison in Valles Caldera national preserve, New Mexico, USA Kostrzewski, Jennifer Marie Paul D. Brooks Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2006 The influence of spatial and temporal hydrologic variablility on nutrient fluxes and transformations, San Pedro river, Arizona, USA Klasner, Laura M. Paul D. Brooks Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2006 Improvements to flood detection and monitoring through satellite autonomy, sensor webs, and hydrological modeling Ip, Felipe Hoshin V. Gupta Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2006 Partitioning of evapotranspiration in a Chihuahuan desert grassland Green, Kristin Nicole W.J. Shuttleworth Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2006 In-situ chemical oxidation of 1,1-DCE in a low-conductivity zone using potassium permanganate Fuhrig, Leland T. Mark L. Brusseau Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2006 Ina road landfill stormwater management system design Fryar, Colby Kevin E. Lansey Master of Engineering Report Surface Hydrology
2006 Using airborne lidar to differentiate cottonwood trees in a riparian area and refine riparian water use estimates Farid Hosseini, Ali Reza W.J. Shuttleworth Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2006 Geochemical analysis of recharge and salinization in the northern Hueco Bolson aquifer, El Paso, Texas Druhan, Jennifer Lea Thomas Meixner Master's Thesis Environmental Hydrology
2006 Characterizing the natural attenuation potential of chlorinated ethene-contaminated sites Diazconti, Concepción Carreón Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2006 Constraining pumping tests with gravity measurements Cordova, Jeffrey T. P.A. Ty Ferre Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2006 Bedrock-controlled fluvial geomorphology and the hydraulics of rapids on the Colorado river Magirl, Christopher Sean Victor R. Baker Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2006 Modeling physicochemical processes of microbial transport in porous media Cheng, Li Mark L. Brusseau Doctoral Dissertation Environmental Hydrology
2006 Supporting community water harvesting efforts: impact of water harvesting on street runoff quantity and quality Brosnihan, Deirdre Wynne Gary Woodard Master's Thesis Surface Hydrology
2006 Stochastic analysis of transient flow to a well in a randomly heterogeneous aquifer Blattstein, Ayelet Shlomo P. Neuman Master's Thesis Subsurface Hydrology
2006 Analysis of water resources alternatives to improve water allocation on the Conchos basin during drought situations Gastélum Pérez, Jesús Juan B. Valdes Doctoral Dissertation Surface Hydrology
2006 An assessment of dissolved oxygen levels in Alaska small boat harbors Kalli, George Albert Donald R. Davis Master of Engineering Report Surface 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
2005 Characterization of subsurface heterogeneity using transient hydraulic and tracer tomography Zhu, Junfeng Tian-Chyi Yeh Doctoral Dissertation Subsurface Hydrology