Theses and Specialist projects from 2024
COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF A REGIONAL KARST LANDSCAPE FOR HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING, Kara Brunot
LEVERAGING MULTI-SENSOR REMOTE SENSING AND MACHINE LEARNING TO ENHANCE MINERAL EXPLORATION IN THE MOUNTAIN PASS DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA, Nima Esmaeilzadeh
A Flood of Consequences in Louisville, Kentucky: Using HGIS to Track Refugees Impacted by the 1937 Ohio River Flood, Trevor Harry
PERCEPTIONS AND VISUAL AWARENESS OF URBAN KARST FLOODING TO INFORM PREPAREDNESS PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ACTIONS, Grace Hermann
Polygenetic Cave Sedimentation and Speleogenesis in the McCloud Limestone of Northern California, Niles Lathrop
Landuse and Microplastic Transport in Karst Groundwater of South-Central Kentucky, Katie Norman
CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT MECHANISMS AND SOURCE TRACKING IN KARST GROUNDWATER SYSTEMS UNDER AGRICULTURAL LAND USE, Shreya Pandey
RENEWABLE ENERGY PERCEPTION AND POLICY IMPLEMENTATION IN RURAL COMMUNITIES: CASE STUDIES IN THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER VALLEYS, Madeline Petty
DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE SINKHOLE HAZARD RISK INDEX TO INFORM KARST POLICY AND MITIGATION PLANNING, Meghan Puente
SPATIOTEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION OF SEDIMENT WAVES IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BASIN, USA, Victor Towoju
Theses and Specialist projects from 2023
Hydrological Dynamics of Surface-Groundwater Interactions Between Major Springs of Mammoth Cave and the Green River, Kentucky, USA, Matthew Cecil
A Predictive Flood Model for Urban Karst Groundwater Systems, Trayson Lawler
Urban & Deltaic Subsidence in Bangladesh from Sentinel-1 InSAR Data Analysis, Gavin Middleton
Landscape/Atmosphere Interactions and Carbon-Dioxide Dynamics in the Great Onyx Groundwater Basin, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, Meghan Raines
New Insights Into the Tectonic Framework & Geologic Features of the Bengal Basin, Bangladesh, Shahriar Bin Shahid
Utilizing Show Cave Tours to Assess Nonformal Karst Education Outcomes in Youth, Matthew Wisenden
Theses and Specialist projects from 2022
An Integrated GIS & Flood Vulnerability Index Approach to Evaluating Risk & Environmental Equity in Urban Karst Communities, Chloe Cooper
Carbon Cycling and Critical Zone Dynamics In An Urbanized Karst Groundwater System, Amy Hourigan
A Tectonic Geomorphic Study of Neotectonics and Seismic Hazard of the Fold and Thrust Belt Complex of Bengal Basin, Eastern Himalayan Range, Niroj Shrestha
Theses and Specialist projects from 2021
Developing and Applying an Integrated Spatial Karst Evaluation and Management Priority Tool: Case Study in Tongass National Forest, Alaska, USA, Christian DeCelle
Investigating Epikarst Recharge Dynamics Under Agricultural Landuse Using Hydrometeorological and Isotopic Tracers, Austin Shane Deering
An Adaptive Hazard Planning and Mitigation Framework for Responding to Urban Contamination in Karst Aquifer Systems, James Edward Troxell
Measuring Accessibility to Pediatricians in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Statistical Area, Craig Zwiren
Theses and Specialist projects from 2020
Application of Excitation-Emission Matrices to Fluorescent Dye Tracing of Groundwater Flow, Cayla M. Baughn
Quantifying Tekeze River Canyon Incision on the Ethiopian Plateau from Low-Temperature Apatite Thermochronology, Jacob Thomas Grigsby
Impacts of Forest Management and Timber Harvest Practices on Karst Critical Zone Processes in Tongass National Forest, Alaska, Anna Gwendolyn Harris
Hydrogeochemical Characterization and Speleogenesis of Sistema Huautla in Oaxaca, Mexico, Fernando Hernandez
The Enhancement of Climate Change Science Communication and Understanding Through Glacier Tourism, Natalie Jean Kincheloe
Theses and Specialist projects from 2019
Lithological Character and Sequence Stratigraphy of the Ste. Genevieve Limestone in Western Kentucky, Zachary Dalton Creech
Analysis of 2017 Multi-Agency Field Campaign Data for Wintertime Surface Pollution in the Cache Valley of Utah, Gerardo Diaz Jr.
Where Did They Go? Analysis of Out-Migration from Mammoth Cave National Park, 1920-1940, Collins U. Eke
The Effectiveness of Mobile Eye-Tracking to Enhance Guided Show Cave Experiences, Jenna Michele Hammond
An Urban Karst Aquifer Resource Evaluation and Monitoring Toolbox, Rachel Anne Kaiser
Influence of Spring Flow Reversals on Cave Dissolution in a Telogenetic Karst Aquifer, Mammoth Cave, KY, Chelsey Kipper
Application of 3D Salt Modeling: An Example from the Northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Adam Mattson
Development of a Karst Tourism Management Index to Assess Tourism-Driven Degradation of Protected Karst Sites, Keith R. Semler
Theses and Specialist projects from 2018
Indirect Greenhouse Gas Dynamics in Karst Groundwater Systems under Agricultural Land Use, Stacy Wayne Antle
Mass-Transport Deposits in the Northern Gulf of Mexico and Their Implications for Hydrocarbon Exploration, Michael Raymond Arthur
Investigating the Influence of Esri Story Map Design on Partcipation in Sustainability-Related Activities, Brittany Grace Austin
Unroofing History of the Northwestern Ethiopian Plateau: Insights from Low-Temperature Apatite Thermochronology, Shelby Bowden
Using Mobile Eye-Tracking to Inform the Development of Mass Tourism in Iceland Towards the Principles of Ecotourism, James Tyler Graham
A Climatology of Convective and Non-Convective High-Wind Events across the Eastern United States During 1973-2015, Victoria Murley
Land-Use Impacts on the Hydrology of the Hidden River Groundwater Subbasin, Horse Cave, Hart County, Kentucky, Cesalea N. Osborne
Carbon Flux and Weathering Processes in Icelandic Glacial-Fed Rivers, Allison Quiroga
Monitoring and Evaluating the Influences of Class V Injection Wells on Urban Karst Hydrology, James Adam Shelley
Controls on Speleogenesis in the Upper-Mississippian Pennington Formation on the Western Cumberland Plateau Escarpment, Hali Steinmann
Policy Communication and the Influence of Agricultural Communities on Karst Landscapes: A Case Study In Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam, Elizabeth Willenbrink
Theses and Specialist projects from 2017
Quantitative River Profile Analysis to Investigate Exhumation of the Siwalik Foreland Basin, Nepalese Himalaya, Indu Bhattarai
Characterizing South American Mesoscale Convective Complexes Using Isotope Hydrology, Kyle J. Hogancamp
Epikarst Hydrogeochemical Changes in Telogenetic Karst Systems in South-central Kentucky, Leah Jackson
Synoptic Atmospheric Conditions, Land Cover, and Equivalent Temperature Variations in Kentucky, Dorothy Yemaa Na-Yemeh
Measuring Inorganic Carbon Fluxes from Carbonate Mineral Weathering from Large River Basins: The Ohio River Basin, Autumn B. Singer
Assessing Seasonal and Spatial Variability in the Hydrogeochemistry of Glacial Meltwater in Iceland, Anisha Tuladhar
Evidence for Late Pliocene Deglacial Megafloods from Giant Sediment Waves in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Zexuan Wang
Theses and Specialist projects from 2016
Apatite Helium Thermochronology of the Blue Nile Canyon, Ethiopian Plateau, Nathaniel C. Blackburn
Reservoir Study and Facies Analysis of the Big Clifty Sandstone in South Central Kentucky, Tyler S. Bodine
The Role of Diagenesis in Reservoir Development of the Big Clifty (Jackson) Sandstone in South-Central Kentucky, Kort H. Butler
The Influence of Tropical Cyclones on Droughts and Warm Season Precipitation in Tennessee and Kentucky, Lamar S. Coats
Petrographic Controls on Weathering of the Haney Limestone, Steven M. Devine
In Situ Ion Exchange in a Micro-porous Transition Metal Silicate Framework, Jason M. Lively
An Adaptive Visual Learning Approach for Waterborne Disease Prevention in Rural West Africa, Jonathan Le Mar Oglesby
Devonian Hydrocarbon Production in South Central Kentucky: A GIS Study, Andrew David Reeder
Linking In-Situ Data with Remote Sensing to Analyze Tropical Glacier Stability and Retreat in the Cordillera Blanca, Peru, Chandler H. Santos
Evaluating the Influences of Karst Hydrogeology on Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms in Kentucky Lakes, Robert T. Schaefer
Karst Landscape Influence on the Planetary Boundary Layer Atmosphere, Zachary S. Sullivan
Dispersion of Ammonia from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, Austin D. Wardall
Theses and Specialist projects from 2015
A Mixed Methods Assessment of the Development, Use, and Educational Effectiveness of University Campus Sustainability Tours, Ellen R. Barringer
An Investigation of Groundwater Flow in the Vicinity of Patoka Dam, Indiana, Lee Anne Bledsoe
Zero-Waste Planning at Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Western Kentucky University, Kianoosh Ebrahimi
Emissions From Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations During Wet and Dry Periods in the Southeastern United States, Jesse N. F. Winchester
Assessing Mesoscale-Equivalent Temperature in Kentucky, Keri Younger
Theses and Specialist projects from 2014
A Spatial Assessment of the GO bg Transit Services in Bowling Green, Kentucky, Frank Aryee
Addressing Water Resource Issues In Barbados Through An Isotopic and Atmospheric Characterization of Precipitation Variability, Veronica Hall
Geopolitics, Borders, and Federalism: Challenges for Post-War Iraq, Paul G. Lockhart
Geologic Factors Affecting Hydrocarbon Occurrence in Paleovalleys of the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian Unconformity in the Illinois Basin, Jeremy Taylor London
Carbon Cycling Dynamics Inferred from Carbon Isotope Sourcing in a Mid-Latitude Karst-Influenced River, Kegan N. McClanahan
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Regulatory Stormwater Monitoring Protocols on Groundwater Quality in Urbanized Karst Regions, Daniel C. Nedvidek
Impacts of Carbonate Mineral Weathering on Hydrochemistry of the Upper Green River Basin, Kentucky, Laura Leigh Osterhoudt
Land Cover Change and its Impacts on a Flash Flood-Producing Rain Event in Eastern Kentucky, William N. Rodgers
Station Exposure and Resulting Bias in Temperature Observations: A Comparison of he Kentucky Mesonet and ASOS Data, James Kyle Thompson
Combining Quantitative Eye-Tracking and GIS Techniques With Qualitative Research Methods to Evaluate the Effectiveness of 2D and Static, 3D Karst Visualizations: Seeing Through the Complexities of Karst Environments, Elizabeth Katharyn Tyrie
Theses and Specialist projects from 2013
Karst Hydrogeology of the Haney Limestone, South-Central Kentucky, Sarah Marie Arpin
The Use of the Ostracode Cyprideis Americana (Sharpe) as a Proxy for Salinity in Bahamian Lake Systems, Rachel E. Bowles
Bosnian Immigrants: An Analysis of the Bosnian Community's Influence on the Cultural Landscape of Bowling Green, KY, Nathan Jess Cary
Spatial Analysis of Fatal Automobile Crashes in Nashville, TN, 2001-2011, Yan Chen
Understanding Colombian Violence Through Geographic Information Systems and Statistical Approaches, Brandon Fowler
Sources of CO2 Controlling the Carbonate Chemistry of the Logsdon River, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, Bruce Elliott Hatcher
Eastern Deciduous Forest Phenology and Vegetative Vigor Trends From 2000 to 2013, Mammoth Cave National Park, KY, Sean Taylor Hutchison
Global Digital Elevation Model Accuracy Assessment in the Himalaya, Nepal, Luke G. Miles
Late Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction in Barbados, Gilman Reno Ouellette
Theses and Specialist projects from 2012
Creation of a Spatial Decision Support System as a Risk Assessment Tool Based on Kentucky Tornado Climatology, Christopher Michael Blinn
Making Music Sustainable: The Case of Marketing Summer Jamband Festivals in the U.S., 2010, Melissa A. Cary
Examining Land Use/Land Cover Change and Potential Causal Factors in the Context of Climate Change in Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal, Kamal Humagain
Teleconnective Influences on the Strength of Post-tropical Cyclones, Jeremy Young