Asimow, Paul David

Committee Member — 57 thesises

Hebert, Laura Baker — (I) A Coupled Geochemical and Geodynamical Approach to Subduction Zone Modeling and (II) Development of Color in Greenish Quartz (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Balta, Joseph Brian — 1. Experimental Investigation of Hydrous Melting of the Earth’s Upper Mantle, and 2. Olivine Abundances and Compositions in Hawaiian Lavas (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Kanine, Oak Arden — A Tale of Two Craters: Reconstructing Mars Paleoenvironment Using Orbital and Rover Data at Endeavour and Jezero (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Miller, Sarah Ann — Alkaline Earth Element Partitioning in Simplified Magmatic Systems (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Zhang, Dongzhou — Applications of Nuclear Resonant Scattering to Further Our Understanding of Earth’s Interior (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Bhattacharjee, Surjyendu — Aqueous Processes Across the Solar System: Isotopic Insights from Chondrites and Mars (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Hernández-Montenegro, Juan David — As on Earth, So on Mars: Magmatic Records of Planetary Evolution (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Song, Teh-Ru Alex — Broad Band Modeling Earthquake Source and Upper Mantle Structure on Plate Boundary Zones (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Tan, Ying — Broadband Waveform Modeling Over a Dense Seismic Network (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Philibosian, Belle — Characterization of Diverse Megathrust Fault Behavior Related to Seismic Supercycles, Mentawai Islands, Sumatra (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Pahlevan, Kaveh — Chemical and Isotopic Consequences of Lunar Formation via Giant Impact (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Sosa, Emma Sofia — Composition, Structure, and Formation of the Lower Crust in Continental and Oceanic Arc Settings: Insights from the Xenolith Record (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Ryan-Davis, Juliet Rose — Crystalline Records of Mafic Arc Magmas Across the Sierra Nevada Batholith, California (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Williams, Nneka Njeri Akosua — Defining the Relationship between Seismicity and Deformation at Regional and Local Scales (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Akins, Joseph Albert — Dynamic Compression of Minerals in the MgO-FeO-SiO₂ System (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Morrison, Rachel Ann — Equations of State, Sound Velocities, and Thermoelasticity of Iron-Nickel-Silicon Alloys in the Earth’s Inner Core (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Saper, Lee Michael — Experimental Studies on the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Coexisting Olivine, Silicate Melt, and Vapor (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Dobrosavljevic, Vasilije V. — Exploring Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary with Multi-Technique Approaches (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Matzen, Andrew Keith — Fe-Mg and Ni Partitioning between Olivine and Silicate Melt (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Swindle, Carl Raymond — Fluid-Rock Interactions from the Lithosphere to Earth’s Surface (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Wilner, Oliver David — Fluorinated Granitic Magmas: A Comprehensive Geochemical Study (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Siebach, Kirsten Leigh — Formation and Diagenesis of Sedimentary Rocks in Gale Crater, Mars (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Thomas, Marion Y. — Frictional Properties of Fault: From Observations on the Longitudinal Valley Fault, Taiwan, to Dynamic Simulations (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Miaou, Emily Yishiuan — From Melting Dynamics to Medical Diagnostics: Studies in Geochemical Kinetics (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Bower, Daniel James — Geodynamics of Earth’s Deep Mantle (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Staneff, Geoffrey D. — High-Pressure Synthesis of Thermoelectric Materials (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Johnson, Elizabeth Ann — Hydrogen in Nominally Anhydrous Crustal Minerals (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Palfey, William Richard — Hydrogen Incorporation in Rutile- and Perovskite-Structured Minerals and Their Analogues (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
O'Leary, Julie Ann — Hydrogen Isotope Geochemistry of the Mantle: Constraints from Back Arc Basin Basalts and Mantle Xenoliths (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Price, Jason Brian — I: Normal Faulting on the Austroalpine ‘Overthrust’ Constrained by Thermochronometry and Kinematic Analysis, Central Alps, Graubünden Region, Switzerland. II: Clumped Isotope Thermometry of Carbonate Phases Associated with the Copper Deposits of Kennecott, Alaska (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Luo, Sheng-Nian — I. The Heterogeneities at the Core-Mantle and Inner-Core Boundaries from PKP Phases. II. The Static and Dynamic Behavior of Silica at High Pressures (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Marinova, Margarita M. — Inquiries into the Consequences of Planetary-Scale Impacts and the Implications of Carbonates in the Hyper-Arid Core of the Sahara (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Liu, Weiyi — Insights Into the Core’s Structure, Formation and Evolution from First-Principles Calculations (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Solomatova, Natalia Viatcheslavovna — Iron-bearing Oxides, Silicate Glasses and Carbonates at Lower Mantle Pressures (2017, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Hofmann, Florian — Iron-Oxide Geochronology to Constrain the Formation of Soils and Paleosols (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Chapman, Alan Daniel — Late Cretaceous Gravitational Collapse of the Southern Sierra Nevada Batholith and Adjacent Areas Above Underplated Schists, Southern California (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Thomas, Claire Waller — Liquid Silicate Equation of State: Using Shock Waves to Understand the Properties of the Deep Earth (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Lewis, Madeline Janine — Magmatic Differentiation in Arc and Mid Ocean Ridge Settings (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Hofmann, Amy Elizabeth — Micron- to Sub-Micron-Scale Trace Element Zonations in Zircon and Olivine (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Zeng, Lingsen — Non-Modal Partial Melting of Metasedimentary Pendants in the Southern Sierra Nevada and Implications for the Deep Origin of Within-Pluton Isotopic Heterogeneity (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Nakajima, Miki — Origin of the Earth and Moon (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Wang, Zhengrong — Oxygen Isotope Studies of the Petrogenesis of Hawaiian Lavas and a Theoretical Study on Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Multiply-Substituted Isotopologues (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Channon, Melanie Beth — Oxygen Isotopes and Volatiles in Martian Meteorite (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Biasi, Joseph Anthony — Paleomagnetism and Geochemistry of Basalts in the North American Cordillera, Davis Strait, and Antarctica (2021, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Jiao, Yongqin — Physiological and Mechanistic Studies of Phototrophic Fe(II) Oxidation in Purple Non-sulfur Bacteria (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Wolf, Aaron Samuel — Probing the Thermodynamic Properties of Mantle Rocks in Solid and Liquid States (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Quinn, Daven Patel — Regional Structural Geology of Earth and Mars (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Sun, Daoyuan — Seismic Structure of the Lower Mantle (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Piasecki, Alison Martha — Site-Specific Isotopes in Small Organic Molecules (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Newcombe, Megan Eve — Solubility and Diffusivity of Water in Lunar Basalt, and Chemical Zonation in Olivine-Hosted Melt Inclusions (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Wicks, June Ki — Sound Velocities and Equation of State of Iron-Rich (Mg,Fe)O (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Hamecher, Emily A. — Studies of the Equation of State and Elasticity of Mantle Minerals (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Boysen, Dane Andrew — Superprotonic Solid Acids: Structure, Properties, and Applications (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Papandrew, Alexander Blair — The Effects of High Pressure on the Vibrational and Magnetic Properties of Iron-Based Materials (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Pardo, Olivia Sabine — The Elastic, Electronic, and Structural Properties of Hydrous, Sulfur-Bearing Minerals in Planetary Environments: from the Surface to Deep Interiors (2023, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Murphy, Caitlin Anne — Thermoelasticity of Hexagonal Close-Packed Iron from the Phonon Density of States (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Deng, Ruolin — Tracking Cosmic Dust with Extraterrestrial Helium and Neon in Deep-Sea Sediments (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))