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2026

• Berne, Alexander C. — Tidal Dynamics of Laterally Heterogeneous Planetary Bodies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fang, Jiaqi — Bridging Length and Time Scales of Plate Motions and Great Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Yuan-Kai — Space Geodetic Constraints on Plate Motion, Fault Creep, and Megathrust Coupling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rautela, Ojashvi — Thermo-Mechanical Properties of Earth’s Crust and Mantle: From Surface Deformation to Lower Mantle Structures in the Present Day and the Geological Past (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wilding, John Dylan — Seismological Investigations of the Dynamics of Volcanotectonic Interactions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2025

• Atterholt, James William — Fault Zone Structure and Rupture Behavior with Fiber-Optic Sensing and Second Moments (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Köhne, Tobias — From Daily Deformation to Millennial Mechanics: Insights from Subduction Zone Earthquake Cycle Models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Strozewski, Benjamin Thomas — Crystal Chemistry and Seismic Wavespeeds of Dense Oxyhydroxides: Hydrogen Transport in Earth's Lower Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Yan — Imaging the Earth’s Near Surface with Dense Seismic Observation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2024

• Hightower, Erin Jessica — From Tectonic Evolution to Intraplate Stress: The Role of Structural Inheritance and Long-Wavelength Loading (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Yida — I. Dynamics of Subduction Initiation and II. Constraining Sedimentary Basin Structure with Seismic Ambient Noise (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sirorattanakul, Krittanon — Response of Earthquakes to Transient Stresses, in Laboratory and Nature (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2023

• Pardo, Olivia Sabine — The Elastic, Electronic, and Structural Properties of Hydrous, Sulfur-Bearing Minerals in Planetary Environments: from the Surface to Deep Interiors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stephenson, Oliver Laurent — Investigating the Earthquake Cycle on Multiple Temporal and Spatial Scales Using Satellites and Simulations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Williams, Ethan Francis — Probing Solid-Earth, Ocean, and Structural Dynamics with Distributed Fiber-Optic Sensing (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2022

• Castellanos, Jorge Alberto Castillo — Seismic Wavefield Imaging of the Earth: the Regional, the Local, and the Remote (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dobrosavljevic, Vasilije V. — Exploring Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary with Multi-Technique Approaches (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jia, Zhe — Resolving Earthquake Source Complexities in the Heterogeneous Earth (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Labedz, Celeste Ritter — Between Seismic Speed and Glacial Pace: Cryoseismic Observation of Intermediate-Scale Processes at Lemon Creek Glacier, Alaska (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Larochelle, Stacy — Mechanical Interactions Between Water and the Solid Earth: from Quasi-Static Geodetic Deformation to Dynamic Fault Slip (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Muir, Jack Broderick — Model Parameterization and Model Selection in Geophysical Inverse Problems. Designing Inverse Problems that Respect a priori Geophysical Knowledge (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shen, Zhichao — Probing Water Below the Surface: Insights from Seismic Interferometry with Conventional and DAS Array (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhong, Minyan — High-Resolution Geophysical Images of Static Crustal Structure and Time-Dependent Glacier Flow (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2021

• Chan, Andrew M. — What Do We Talk About When We Talk About Love? True Love, Passionate Love, and Pining in the Short Fiction of Raymond Carver and Tobias Wolff (Other)
• Lambert, Valère Régis Westbrooke — Constraining Earthquake Source Processes Through Physics-Based Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2020

• Lai, Voon Hui — Seismic Waveform Modeling of Natural Hazards and Sharp Structural Boundaries (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2019

• Bai, Kangchen — Dynamic Earthquake Source Modeling and the Study of Slab Effects (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mao, Xiaolin — Understanding Lithosphere and Mantle Dynamics with Numerical Models Constrained by Observations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Morrison, Rachel Ann — Equations of State, Sound Velocities, and Thermoelasticity of Iron-Nickel-Silicon Alloys in the Earth’s Inner Core (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2018

• Bowden, Daniel Craig — The Propagation and Amplification of Surface Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Luo, Yingdi — Earthquake Moment-Area Scaling Relations and the Effect of Fault Heterogeneity on Slow to Fast Earthquake Slip (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Perry, Stephen Michael — Analyzing Stress Change and Energy Budget of Earthquakes Through Physics-Based Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rollins, John Christopher — Using Heterogeneous 3D Earth Models to Constrain Interseismic and Postseismic Deformation in Southern California and Nepal (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2017

• Inbal, Asaf — Seismogeodetic Imaging of Active Crustal Faulting (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lui, Semechah Ka Yan — Earthquake Source Characterization Through Seismic Observations and Numerical Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Riel, Bryan Valmonte — Automatic Decomposition of Geodetic Time Series for Studies of Ground Deformation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Solomatova, Natalia Viatcheslavovna — Iron-bearing Oxides, Silicate Glasses and Carbonates at Lower Mantle Pressures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2016

• Grappone, Joseph Michael — Investigating the Death of the Early Paleozoic Moyero River Geomagnetic Superchron: Middle Ordovician Paleomagnetism from Estonia (Master's thesis)
• Jiang, Junle — Probabilistic Imaging and Dynamic Modeling of Earthquake Source Processes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Dunzhu — Some Advances in Computational Geophysics: Seismic Wave and Inverse Geodynamic Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ma, Yiran — Imaging the Earth with Ambient Noise and Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Martens, Hilary Rose — Using Earth Deformation Caused by Surface Mass Loading to Constrain the Elastic Structure of the Crust and Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Minchew, Brent Morton — Mechanics of Deformable Glacier Beds (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2015

• Zhang, Dongzhou — Applications of Nuclear Resonant Scattering to Further Our Understanding of Earth’s Interior (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2014

• Dougherty, Sara Lyn — Seismic Structure along Transitions from Flat to Normal Subduction: Central Mexico, Southern Peru, and Southwest Japan (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Yihe — Dynamic Rupture Simulation Integrated with Earthquake Observations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhan, Zhongwen — Exploiting Seismic Waveforms of Ambient Noise and Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2013

• Ader, Thomas Joachim — Earthquakes of the Nepal Himalaya : Towards a Physical Model of the Seismic Cycle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Meng, Lingsen — Navigating Earthquake Physics with High-Resolution Array Back-Projection (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ortega Culaciati, Francisco Hernan — Aseismic Deformation in Subduction Megathrusts: Central Andes and North-East Japan (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Phillips-Alonge, Kristin Eileen — Structure of the Subduction System in Southern Peru from Seismic Array Data (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thompson, Jeffrey Muir — The Short-Timescale Behavior of Glacial Ice (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2012

• Alisic, Laura — Multi-Scale Dynamics and Rheology of Mantle Convection with Plates (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bower, Daniel James — Geodynamics of Earth’s Deep Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Ting — Part I: Structure of Central and Southern Mexico from Velocity and Attenuation Tomography. Part II: Physics of Small Repeating Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Murphy, Caitlin Anne — Thermoelasticity of Hexagonal Close-Packed Iron from the Phonon Density of States (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2011

• Kim, YoungHee — Properties of the Subduction System in Mexico (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Selvans, Michelle Marie — Geophysical Investigations of Near-Surface Structure on the Earth and Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Spasojevic, Sonja — Dynamics of Long-Term Sea-Level Change and Vertical Motion of Continents (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2010

• DiCaprio, Christopher John — Measuring and Modeling Viscoelastic Relaxation of the Lithosphere with Application to the Northern Volcanic Zone, Iceland (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kanda, Ravi V. S. — Mechanical Models for InterSeismic Deformation in Subduction Zones (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Lijun — Linking Surface Evolution with Mantle Dynamic Processes Using Adjoint Models with Data Assimilation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Minson, Sarah Ellen — A Bayesian Approach to Earthquake Source Studies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2009

• Choi, Eun-seo — Computational Approaches to Localized Deformation Within the Lithosphere and for Crust-Mantle Interactions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Downey, Nathan John — Tectonic History of the Osbourn Spreading Center and Dynamic Subsidence of the Congo Basin (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kaneko, Yoshihiro — Investigations of Earthquake Source Processes Based on Fault Models with Variable Friction Rheology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sun, Daoyuan — Seismic Structure of the Lower Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tape, Carl Harlan — Seismic Tomography of Southern California Using Adjoint Methods (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2008

• Chen, Min — Numerical Simulations of Seismic Wave Propagation in Anisotropic and Heterogeneous Earth Models: The Japan Subduction Zone (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Konca, Ali Ozgun — Investigating Large Earthquake Rupture Kinematics from the Joint Analysis of Seismological, Geodetic and Remote Sensing Data (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Song, Teh-Ru Alex — Broad Band Modeling Earthquake Source and Upper Mantle Structure on Plate Boundary Zones (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2007

• Hjörleifsdóttir, Vala — Earthquake Source Characterization Using 3D Numerical Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yan, Zhimei — Regional Mapping of the Crustal Structure in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2006

• Liu, Qinya — Spectral-Element Simulations of 3-D Seismic Wave Propagation and Applications to Source and Structural Inversions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Deborah Elaine — A New Paradigm for Interpreting Stress Inversions from Focal Mechanisms: How 3D Stress Heterogeneity Biases the Inversions Toward the Stress Rate (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Eh — I. Multi-Scale Dynamics of Mantle Plumes, and II. Compressible Thermochemical Convection and the Stability of Mantle Superplumes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Ying — Broadband Waveform Modeling Over a Dense Seismic Network (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2005

• Dmochowski, Jane Ellen — Application of MODIS-ASTER (Master) Simulator Data to Geological Mapping of Young Volcanic Regions in Baja California, Mexico (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Keller, William R. — Cenozoic Plate Tectonic Reconstructions and Plate Boundary Processes in the Southwest Pacific (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2004

• Favela, Javier — Energy Radiation from a Multi-Story Building (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Persaud, Patricia — Images of Early Continental Breakup in and around the Gulf of California and the Role of Basal Shear in Producing Wide Plate Boundaries (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Savage, Brian Kirk — Regional Seismic Wavefield Propagation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2003

• 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 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pritchard, Matthew Earl — Recent Crustal Deformation in West-Central South America (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2002

• Billen, Magali Isabelle — I. Seafloor Morphology of the Osbourn Trough and Kermadec Trench and II. Multiscale DynamiCS of Subduction Zones (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ji, Chen — Analysis of Complex Faulting: Wavelet Transform, Multiple Datasets and Realistic Fault Geometry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nazareth, Julie Jeannine — The Structure of the Crust and Distribution of Earthquakes in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Venkataraman, Anupama — Investigating the Mechanics of Earthquakes Using Macroscopic Seismic Parameters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2001

• Brodsky, Emily Elizabeth — Studies in Fluid Dynamics as Applied to Seismology and Volcanology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Eisner, Leo — A Reciprocity Method for Multiple Source Simulations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hardebeck, Jeanne Louise — The Crustal Stress Field in Southern California and its Implications for Fault Mechanics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ni, Sidao — 2D Modeling of Lower Mantle Structure with WKM Synthetics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1999

• Holland, Kathleen Gabrielle — Phase Changes and Transport Properties of Geophysical Materials Under Shock Loading (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jackson, Miriam — Dynamics of the shear margin of Ice Steam B, West Antarctica (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Cangli — I. Rigid Body Penetration into Brittle Material. II. Phase Change Effect on Shock Wave Propagation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Melbourne, Timothy Ian — I. Rupture Properties of Large Subduction Earthquakes. II. Broadband Upper Mantle Structure of Western North America (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Polet, Jascha — Seismological observations of upper mantle anisotropy [pt. 1] ; Source spectra of shallow subduction zone earthquakes and their tsunamigenic potential [pt. 2] (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sidorin, Igor A. — Dynamically consistent interpretation of the seismic structure at the base of the mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1998

• Scrivner, Craig William — Analysis and Modeling of Seismic Ground Motions in Heterogeneous Structures in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wen, Lianxing — Plate Tectonics, Mantle Convection and D" Seismic Structures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Xiaoming, Ding — High Resolution Studies of Deep Earth Structure (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 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhu, Lupei — Broadband waveform modeling and its application to the lithospheric structure of the Tibetan plateau (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1997

• Song, Xi — High Resolution Modeling of Regional Phases (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1996

• Kedar, Sharon — The origin of harmonic tremor at Old Faithful geyser (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thio, Hong Kie — 1. Using Short-Period Surface Waves to Study Seismic Source and Structure. 2. Source Complexity of Large Strike-Slip Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yang, Wenbo — Impact volatilization of calcite and anhydrite and the effect on global climate from K/T impact crater at Chicxulub (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1995

• Jones, Laura Ellen — Part I. Broadband modeling of aftershocks from the Joshua Tree, Landers, and Big Bear sequences, southern California. Part II. Characteristics of the June 28, 1992, Big Bear mainshock from TERRAscope data: evidence for a multiple-event source (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kohler, Monica Diane — Three-Dimensional Seismic Velocity Structure of the Earth's Outermost Core and Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Watada, Shingo — Part I. Near-source acoustic coupling between the atmosphere and the solid earth during volcanic eruptions. Part II. Nearfield normal mode amplitude anomalies of the Landers earthquake (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1994

• Woods, Bradley Brett — Regional surface wave magnitude and moment determination methods applied to nuclear explosions at the Nevada test site : implications for yield estimation and seismic discrimination (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1992

• Duffy, Thomas Sheehan — Elastic Properties of Metals and Minerals under Shock Compression (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smither, Catherine Louise — Stress-relief displacements induced by drilling and three-dimensional modeling of planetary impacts (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhao, Lian-She — Seismic waveform modeling of regional phases and wavefields from an off-center explosion (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1991

• Graves, Robert Wilson — Modeling seismic wave propagation using paraxial extrapolators (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hwang, Lorraine Joyce — Teleseismically determined source parameters of several large collision-zone earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Larsen, Shawn Christian — Geodetic measurement of deformation in southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1990

• Bent, Allison Lyn — Source Characteristics of Recent and Historic Earthquakes in Central and Southern California: Results from Forward Modeling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Davies, John Huw — Some Problems in Mantle Structure and Dynamics. Part 1. Inversion for Depth Variation of Spectra of Mantle Compressional and Shear Velocity Heterogeneity. Part 2. Physical Model of Source Region of Subduction Zone Volcanism (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhou, Hua-wei — Travel time tomographic studies of seismic structures around subducted lithospheric slabs (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1989

• Salyards, Stephen Lowell — Dating and Characterizing Late Holocene Earthquakes Using Paleomagnetics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1988

• Ho-Liu, Phyllis Hang-Yin — I. Attenuation Tomography. II. Modeling Regional Love Waves: Imperial Valley to Pasadena (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stork, Christof — Ray Trace Tomographic Velocity Analysis of Surface Seismic Reflection Data (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Svendsen, Robert Frederik, Jr. — Optical Radiation from Shock-Compressed Materials (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Jiajun — Determination of Source Finiteness and Depth of Large Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1987

• Astiz Delgado, Luciana Maria de Los Angeles — I. Source Analysis of Large Earthquakes in Mexico. II. Study of Intermediate-Depth Earthquakes and Interplate Seismic Coupling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Houston, Heidi Beth — Source Characteristics of Large Earthquakes at Short Periods (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Louie, John Nikolai — Seismic Reflection Experiments Imaging the Physical Nature of Crustal Structures in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Regan, Janice — Numerical Studies of Propagation of Lg Waves Across Ocean Continent Boundaries Using the Representation Theorem (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sanders, Christopher O'Neill — I. Seismotectonics of the San Jacinto Fault Zone and the Anza Seismic Gap. II. Imaging the Shallow Crust in Volcanic Areas with Earthquake Shear Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schmitt, Douglas Ray — I. Applications of Double-Exposure Holography to the Measurement of In Situ Stress and the Elastic Moduli of Rock from Boreholes. II. Shock Temperature Measurements in Fused Quartz and Crystalline NaCl to 35 GPa (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scott, David Russell — Magmons: Solitary Waves Arising in the Buoyant Ascent of Magma by Porous Flow through a Viscously Deformable Matrix (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vidale, John Emilio — Application of Two-Dimensional Finite-Difference Wave Simulation to Earthquakes, Earth Structure, and Seismic Hazard (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1986

• Eissler, Holly Kathleen — Investigations of Earthquakes and Other Seismic Sources in Regions of Volcanism (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Grand, Stephen Pierre — Shear Velocity Structure of the Mantle Beneath the North American Plate (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Richards, Mark Alan — Dynamical Models for the Earth's Geoid (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1985

• Hearn, Thomas Martin — Crustal Structure in Southern California from Array Data (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Humphreys, Eugene Drake — Studies of the Crust-Mantle System Beneath Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Le Bras, Ronan — Methods of Multiparameter Inversion of Seismic Data Using the Acoustic and Elastic Born Approximations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Scott, Patricia Frances — Applications of the Kirchhoff-Helmholtz Integral to Problems in Body Wave Seismology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1984

• Corbett, Edward John — Seismicity and Crustal Structure Studies of Southern California: Tectonic Implications from Improved Earthquake Locations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Given, Jeffrey Wayne — Inversion of Body-Wave Seismograms for Upper Mantle Structure (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Walck, Marianne Carol — Teleseismic Array Analysis of Upper Mantle Compressional Velocity Structure (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1983

• Chael, Eric Paul — Constraints on the Earth's Anelastic and Aspherical Structure from Antipodal Surface Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cohn, Stephen Norfleet — Holographic In-Situ Stress Measurement in Geophysics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Echelmeyer, Keith Alan — Response of Blue Glacier to a Perturbation in Ice Thickness: Theory and Observation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lay, Thorne — Analysis of Upper and Lower Mantle Structure Using Shear Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Hsui-Lin — Interpretation of Near-Source Ground Motion and Implications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pechmann, James Christopher — The Relationship of Small Earthquakes to Strain Accumulation Along Major Faults in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vassiliou, Marios Simou — The Energy Release in Earthquakes, and Subduction Zone Seismicity and Stress in Slabs (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wallace, Terry Charles, Jr. — Long Period Regional Body Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1982

• Ruff, Larry John — I. Great Earthquakes and Seismic Coupling at Subduction Zones. II. The Structure of the Lowermost Mantle Determined by Short Period P-Wave Amplitudes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stewart, Gordon Selbie — Complexity of Rupture Propagation in Large Earthquakes in Relation to Tectonic Environment (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1981

• Cipar, John Joseph — Seismic Source Processes and Tectonics: Observations of Four Intracontinental Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ebel, John Edward — Evidence for Fault Asperities from Systematic Time-Domain Modeling of Teleseismic Waveforms (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1980

• Cole, David Martin — A Numerical Boundary Integral Equation Method for Transient Motions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1979

• Butler, Rhett Giffen — Seismological Studies Using Observed and Synthetic Waveforms (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chung, Wai-Ying — Part I: Variation of Seismic Source Parameters and Stress Drop within a Descending Slab as Revealed from Body-Wave Pulse-Width and Amplitude Analysis. Part II: A Seismological Investigation of the Subduction Mechanism of Aseismic Ridges (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heaton, Thomas Harrison — Generalized Ray Models of Strong Ground Motion (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Johnson, Carl Edward — I. CEDAR - An Approach to the Computer Automation of Short Period Local Seismic Networks. II. Seismotectonics of the Imperial Valley of Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mellman, George Robert — A Method for Waveform Inversion of Body-Wave Seismograms (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rial M., José Antonio — I. The Caracas, Venezuela Earthquake of 1967: A Multiple Source Event. II. Seismic Waves at the Epicenter's Antipode (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1978

• Hadley, David Milton — Geophysical Investigations of the Structure and Tectonics of Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hileman, James Alan — Part I: A Contribution to the Study of the Seismicity of Southern California. Part II: Inversion of Phase Times for Hypocenters and Shallow Crustal Velocities (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hong, Tai-Lin — Elastic Wave Propagation in Irregular Structures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kosloff, Dan Douglas — Numerical Models of Crustal Deformation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Okal, Emile André — I. Application of Normal Mode Theory to Seismic Source and Structure Problems. II. Seismic Investigations of Upper Mantle Lateral Heterogeneity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Raikes, Susan Ann — I. Regional Variations in Upper Mantle Compressional Velocities beneath Southern California. II. Post-Shock Temperatures: Their Experimental Determination, Calculation, and Implications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stein, Seth Avram — I. Seismological Study of the NinetyEast and Chagos-Laccadive Ridges, Indian Ocean. II. Models for Asymmetric and Oblique Spreading at Midocean Ridges. III. Attenuation Measurements Using Split Normal Modes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1977

• Burdick, Lawrence James — Broad-Band Seismic Studies of Body Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Geller, Robert James — Part I. Earthquake Source Models, Magnitudes and Scaling Relations. Part II. Amplitudes of Rotationally Split Normal Modes for the 1960 Chilean and 1964 Alaskan Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hart, Robert Stuart — The Distribution of Seismic Velocities and Attenuation in the Earth (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1976

• Langston, Charles Adam — Body Wave Synthesis for Shallow Earthquake Sources: Inversion for Source and Earth Structure Parameters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1974

• Alewine, Ralph Wilson, III — Application of Linear Inversion Theory Toward the Estimation of Seismic Source Parameters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lagus, Peter Leonard — The Equations of State of Hydrogen and Argon: Applications to the Jovian Interior (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Hsi-Ping — Part I. Temperature Dependence of Single Crystal Spinel (MgAl₂O₄) Elastic Constants from 293K to 423K Measured by Light-Sound Scattering in the Raman-Nath Region. Part II. Effect of Anelasticity on Periods of Earth's Free Oscillation (Toroidal Modes) (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Minster, Jean-Bernard — Elastodynamics of Failure in a Continuum (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1973

• Davies, Geoffrey Frederick — Elasticity of Solids at High Pressures and Temperatures: Theory, Measurement, and Geophysical Application (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gaffney, Edward Stowell — Crystal Field Effects in Mantle Minerals (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jordan, Thomas Hillman — Estimation of the Radial Variation of Seismic Velocities and Density in the Earth (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jungels, Pierre Henri — Modeling of Tectonic Processes Associated with Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Whitcomb, James Hall — Part I: A Study of the Velocity Structure of the Earth by the Use of Core Phases. Part II: The 1971 San Fernando Earthquake Series Focal Mechanisms and Tectonics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1972

• Hanks, Thomas Colgrove — A Contribution to the Determination and Interpretation of Seismic Source Parameters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Thatcher, Wayne Raymond — Surface Wave Propagation and Source Studies in the Gulf of California Region (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wolfe, Stephen Howard — Part I. Geology of the Manicouagan-Mushalagan Lakes Structure. Part II. Geochronology of the Manicouagan-Mushalagan Lakes Structure (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1971

• Hill, David Paul — High Frequency Wave Propagation in the Earth: Theory and Observation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sammis, Charles George — Seismological Applications of Lattice Theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1970

• Julian, Bruce Rene — Regional Variations in Upper Mantle Structure Beneath North America (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Richards, Paul Granston — A Contribution to the Theory of High Frequency Elastic Waves, with Applications to the Shadow Boundary of the Earth's Core (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wyss, Max — Observation and Interpretation of Tectonic Strain Release Mechanisms (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1969

• McGinley, John Robert, Jr. — A Comparision of Observed Permanent Titles and Strains Due to Earthquakes with Those Calculated from Displaced Dislocations in Elastic Earth Models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Connell, Richard John — Part 1. Dynamic Response of Phase Boundaries in the Earth to Surface Loading. Part 2. Pleistocene Glaciation and the Viscosity of the Lower Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Raymond, Charles Forest — Flow in a Transverse Section of Athabasca Glacier, Alberta, Canada (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Spetzler, Hartmut A. W. — Part I. The Effect of Temperature and Partial Melting on Velocity and Attenuation in a Simple Binary System. Part II. Effect of Temperature and Pressure on Elastic Properties of Polycrystalline and Single Crystal MgO (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1968

• Henyey, Thomas Louis — Heat Flow near Major Strike-Slip Faults in Central and Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1966

• Teng, Ta-Liang — Body-Wave and Earthquake Source Studies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1965

• Archambeau, Charles Bruce — Elastodynamic Source Theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cisternas, Armando — Part I. The Radiation of Elastic Waves from a Spherical Cavity in a Half Space. Part II. Precision Determination of Focal Depths and Epicenters of Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1964

• Biehler, Shawn — A Geophysical Study of the Salton Trough of Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Blandford, Robert Roy — Stratified Inertial Flow in the Gulf Stream (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gardner, John Kelsey — Earthquakes in the Walker Pass Region, California, and their Relation to the Tectonics of the Southern Sierra Nevada (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Watson, Kenneth — I. The Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Selected Silicate Powders in Vacuum from 150° to 350° K. II. An Interpretation of the Moon's Eclipse and Lunation Cooling as Observed through the Earth's Atmosphere from 8-14 Microns (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1963

• Alexander, Shelton Setzer — Surface Wave Propagation in the Western United States (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Harkrider, David Garrison — Part I. Propagation of Acoustical Gravity Waves from an Explosive Source in the Atmosphere. Part II. Rayleigh and Love Waves from Sources in a Multilayered Elastic Half-Space (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Toksöz, M. Nafi — Velocities of Long Period Surface Waves and Microseisms and Their Use in Structural Studies : Part I. Mantle Love and Mantle Rayleigh Waves and the Structure of the Earth's Upper Mantle. Part II. Microseisms and Their Application to Seismic Exploration (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1962

• Anderson, Don Lynn — Surface Wave Propagation in Layered Anistropic Media (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kovach, Robert Louis — Geophysical Investigations in the Colorado Delta Region (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1961

• Ben-Menahem, Ari — Radiation of Seismic Surface-Waves from Finite Moving Sources (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Healy, John Helding — Geophysical Studies of the Basin Structures along the Eastern Front of the Sierra Nevada (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Phinney, Robert Alden — Propagation of Leaking Modes in a Plane Seismic Waveguide. Propagation of Leaking Interface Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Stewart Wilson — An Investigation of the Earth's Free OsciIIations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1960

• Flinn, Edward Ambrose — Exact Transient Solution of Some Problems of Elastic Wave Propagation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1958

• Sanford, Allan Robert — Section I. An Analytical and Experimental Study of Some Simple Geologic Structures. Section II. Gravity Survey of a Part of the Raymond and San Gabriel Basins, Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1957

• Bödvarsson, Gunnar — Thermal Activity and Related Phenomena in Iceland (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Grau, Gérard — I. On the Reflection of Plane Waves by Stratified Systems (Normal Incidence). II. The Determination of Seismic Velocities in Layers with Non-Parallel Interfaces (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Savage, James Crampton — Wave Propagation in a Continuously Stratified Fluid (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1956

• Spencer, Terry Warren — Studies in Acoustic Pulse Propagation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1955

• Lomnitz, Cinna — Creep Measurements in Igneous Rocks with Some Applications to Aftershock Theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1954

• Heppner, James Paul — A Study of the Relationships Between the Aurora Borealis and the Geomagnetic Disturbances Caused by Electric Currents in the Ionosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shor, George G., Jr. — Crustal Structure and Reflections from the Mohorovičić Discontinuity in Southern California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1953

• Forester, Robert Donald — Studies of the Travel Times, Periods, and Energy of Seismic Waves SKP and Related Phases. The Magnetite-Rich Breccia Masses at Iron Mountain, Silver Lake District, San Bernardino County, California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Saint-Amand, Pierre — A Possible Relation Between the Night Airglow and the Ionosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1952

• Nelson, Robert Leslie — A Study of the Seismic Waves SKS and SKKS. Glacial Geology of the Frying Pan River Drainage, Colorado (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1951

• Lieber, Paul — Relaxation Phenomena and the Origin of Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1950

• Bhattacharya, Prabhat Kumar — An Investigation of Changes in the Magnetic Field of the Earth (Magnetic Anisothropy of Sedimentary Rocks) (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dehlinger, Peter — Shear Wave Vibrational Directions and Related Fault Movements in Southern California Earthquakes. The Relationship of the Modelo and Ridge Route Formations in the Southern Ridge Basin, California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Denson, Mayette Elner, Jr. — Longitudinal Waves through the Earth's Core. The Madison (Mississippian) Limestone of the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• deWitte, Leendert — I. Factors Governing Accumulation of Oil and Gas in Stratigraphic Traps. II. Studies on Infiltration of Porous Formations by Drilling Fluids in Relation to the Quantitative Analysis of Electrologs in Drill Holes. III. Experimental Studies on the Characteristics of the Electrochemical Potentials Encountered in Drill Holes. (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ergin, Kazim — Energy Ratio of the Seismic Waves Reflected and Refracted at a Rock Water Boundary. Amplitudes of PcP, PcS, ScS, and ScP in Deep-Focus Earthquakes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mooney, Harold Morton — A Study of the Energy Contained in the Seismic Waves P and pP (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Quigley, Milner Darwin — A Restudy of Existing Graphical Methods of Interpreting Magnetic Data and their Application to Interpreting the Results of Magnetic Surveys Across the Los Angeles Basin (Engineer's thesis)

1949

• Geldart, Lloyd Philip — Periodic Variations of the Gravitational Force. A Gravity Survey in the Monk Hill Area. Transmission of Shot Impulses in Shallow Water (Engineer's thesis)
• Howell, Benjamin Franklin, Jr. — Ground Vibrations Near Explosions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Howell, Benjamin Franklin, Jr. — Structural Geology of the Region Between Pacoima and Little Tujunga Canyons, San Gabriel Mountains, California (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Martner, Samuel Theodore — Observations on Seismic Waves Reflected at the Earth's Core Boundary. Geology of the Manila-Linwood Area, Sweetwater County, Wyoming and Daggett County, Utah (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1945

• Yüngül, Sulhi — Some Uses of the Spontaneous Polarization Method (Engineer's thesis)

1944

• Dana, Stephen Winchester — Amplitudes of Seismic Waves Reflected and Refracted at the Earth's Core (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fu, Ch'eng Yi — Studies on Seismic Waves (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1941

• Gould, Martin James — The Ground Roll Phenomenon of Applied Seismology (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1937

• Bryson, Robert Pearne; Hopper, Richard Hutchinson — Magnetic Studies in the Inglewood District (Master's thesis)