Gurnis, Michael C.

Committee Member — 48 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.))
• Ni, Sidao — 2D Modeling of Lower Mantle Structure with WKM Synthetics (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Asimow, Paul David — A Thermodynamic Model of Adiabatic Melting of the Mantle (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Dongzhou — Applications of Nuclear Resonant Scattering to Further Our Understanding of Earth’s Interior (2015, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Labedz, Celeste Ritter — Between Seismic Speed and Glacial Pace: Cryoseismic Observation of Intermediate-Scale Processes at Lemon Creek Glacier, Alaska (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fang, Jiaqi — Bridging Length and Time Scales of Plate Motions and Great Earthquakes (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.))
• Keller, William R. — Cenozoic Plate Tectonic Reconstructions and Plate Boundary Processes in the Southwest Pacific (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Choi, Eun-seo — Computational Approaches to Localized Deformation Within the Lithosphere and for Crust-Mantle Interactions (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ratnaswamy, Vishagan — Constraining the Mantle's Rheology Using Methods in Uncertainty Quantification (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Strozewski, Benjamin Thomas — Crystal Chemistry and Seismic Wavespeeds of Dense Oxyhydroxides: Hydrogen Transport in Earth's Lower Mantle (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Spasojevic, Sonja — Dynamics of Long-Term Sea-Level Change and Vertical Motion of Continents (2011, 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.))
• Dobrosavljevic, Vasilije V. — Exploring Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary with Multi-Technique Approaches (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hightower, Erin Jessica — From Tectonic Evolution to Intraplate Stress: The Role of Structural Inheritance and Long-Wavelength Loading (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bower, Daniel James — Geodynamics of Earth’s Deep Mantle (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Byrne, Shane — History and Current Processes of the Martian Polar Layered Deposits (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Yida — I. Dynamics of Subduction Initiation and II. Constraining Sedimentary Basin Structure with Seismic Ambient Noise (2024, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Eh — I. Multi-Scale Dynamics of Mantle Plumes, and II. Compressible Thermochemical Convection and the Stability of Mantle Superplumes (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Evans, David Aspinwall Dai — I. Neoproterozoic-Paleozoic Supercontinental Tectonics and True Polar Wander. II. Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Proterozoic Glaciations (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Billen, Magali Isabelle — I. Seafloor Morphology of the Osbourn Trough and Kermadec Trench and II. Multiscale DynamiCS of Subduction Zones (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Weiyi — Insights Into the Core’s Structure, Formation and Evolution from First-Principles Calculations (2025, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rosenburg, Margaret Anne — Interpretation of Lunar Topography: Impact Cratering and Surface Roughness (2014, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Lijun — Linking Surface Evolution with Mantle Dynamic Processes Using Adjoint Models with Data Assimilation (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• DiCaprio, Christopher John — Measuring and Modeling Viscoelastic Relaxation of the Lithosphere with Application to the Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kanda, Ravi V. S. — Mechanical Models for InterSeismic Deformation in Subduction Zones (2010, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Alisic, Laura — Multi-Scale Dynamics and Rheology of Mantle Convection with Plates (2012, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Min — Numerical Simulations of Seismic Wave Propagation in Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Earth Models: The Japan Subduction Zone (2008, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Holland, Kathleen Gabrielle — Phase Changes and Transport Properties of Geophysical Materials Under Shock Loading (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shen, Zhichao — Probing Water Below the Surface: Insights from Seismic Interferometry with Conventional and DAS Array (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kim, YoungHee — Properties of the Subduction System in Mexico (2011, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pritchard, Matthew Earl — Recent Crustal Deformation in West-Central South America (2003, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Savage, Brian Kirk — Regional Seismic Wavefield Propagation (2004, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sun, Daoyuan — Seismic Structure of the Lower Mantle (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Castellanos, Jorge Alberto Castillo — Seismic Wavefield Imaging of the Earth: the Regional, the Local, and the Remote (2022, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lai, Voon Hui — Seismic Waveform Modeling of Natural Hazards and Sharp Structural Boundaries (2020, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wilding, John Dylan — Seismological Investigations of the Dynamics of Volcanotectonic Interactions (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Dunzhu — Some Advances in Computational Geophysics: Seismic Wave and Inverse Geodynamic Modeling (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wicks, June Ki — Sound Velocities and Equation of State of Iron-Rich (Mg,Fe)O (2013, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brodsky, Emily Elizabeth — Studies in Fluid Dynamics as Applied to Seismology and Volcanology (2001, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hardebeck, Jeanne Louise — The Crustal Stress Field in Southern California and its Implications for Fault Mechanics (2001, 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.))
• Zajac, Blair J. — The State of Stress as Inferred from Deviated Boreholes: Constraints on the Tectonics of Offshore Central California and Cook Inlet, Alaska (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nazareth, Julie Jeannine — The Structure of the Crust and Distribution of Earthquakes in Southern California (2002, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Berne, Alexander C. — Tidal Dynamics of Laterally Heterogeneous Planetary Bodies (2026, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mao, Xiaolin — Understanding Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics with Numerical Models Constrained by Observations (2019, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Martens, Hilary Rose — Using Earth Deformation Caused by Surface Mass Loading to Constrain the Elastic Structure of the Crust and Mantle (2016, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rollins, John Christopher — Using Heterogeneous 3D Earth Models to Constrain Interseismic and Postseismic Deformation in Southern California and Nepal (2018, Dissertation (Ph.D.))