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2026

• Baker, Samantha Rose — Remote Sensing Aqueous Surface Processes on Planets Red and Blue: From Chemical Weathering Mineralogy on Mars to Water Temperature in Alaska's River Corridors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Sihe — Polar Vortices and Aerosols in the Solar System (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Davis, M. Ryleigh — Spectroscopic Characterization of Icy Moon Surfaces: Compositions, Origins, and Implications from Jupiter to Neptune (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Inglis, Julie Alanna — The Origins and Properties of Giant Planets on Extreme Orbits (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Keebler, Abigail May — From Spectra to Mineralogy: a Remote Sensing Approach to Earth's Arid Dust Source Regions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Milby, Zachariah — The Optical Aurora of Jupiter's Galilean Satellites; or, What They Do in the Shadows (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Saidel, Morgan — Blown Away: Atmospheric Escape from Highly Irradiated Gas Giants (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2025

• Camarca, Maria Noel — Fresh Eyes for an Old Moon: ALMA and JWST Perspectives of Callisto (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Greklek-McKeon, Michael Christopher — The Compositional Diversity of Small Planets Orbiting Low-Mass Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2024

• Zhang, Qicheng — Sampling the Evolution of Solar System Cometoids (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2023

• Adams, Danica Jeannine — Habitability Through Time: Photochemistry and Aerosols of Planetary Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Behmard, Aida — Planet Host Star Properties as Probes of Planet Formation and Evolution (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Luo, Yangcheng — Tracer Transport in Three Dimensions: Dispersion of Methane on Mars, Coupled Chemistry and Dynamics on Exoplanets, and Submesoscale Mixing in the Ocean (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2022

• Chachan, Yayaati — A Journey with Dust: from Protoplanetary Disks to Planetary Atmospheres and Outflows (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• de Oliveira Lobo, Ana Helena — Atmospheric and Ocean Dynamics of Water Worlds (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Idini Zabala, Benjamín Rodo — Earthquakes and the New Paradigm of Diluted Cores in Gas Giant Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Jiazheng — The Chemistry of Europa and Venus, and Characterization of Earth-Like Exoplanets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Markham, Stephen Robert — Gas Planet Seismology and Cooling (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vissapragada, Shreyas — The Irradiation-Driven Evolution of Gas-Giant Exoplanets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wallack, Nicole Lisa — The Planet-Disk Connection: from Protoplanetary Disks to Planetary Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2021

• Bailey, Elizabeth Ann — Interior and Orbital Dynamics at the Innermost and Outermost Reaches of Planetary Systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fan, Siteng — Planetary Atmospheres: Astrobiologically Relevant Icy Worlds and Earth as a Proxy Exoplanet (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Trumbo, Samantha Kathleen — Views of an Ocean World: The Signatures of Internal and External Processes on the Surface of Europa (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2020

• Anderson, Dana Eklund — Tracking Volatile Elements in Protoplanetary Disks and on Planetary Surfaces (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stein, Nathaniel Thomas — Investigation of Past Habitable Environments through Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2019

• Thomas, Nancy Helen — Remotely Sensing Aqueous Alteration on Mars: Innovative Statistical and Analytical Methods for Large Spectral Datasets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2018

• Buhler, Peter Benjamin — Measuring and Modeling the Interplay between Planetary Orbits, Interiors, Surfaces, and Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kopparla, Pushkar — Exoplanetary Atmospheric Characterization Using Polarimetry and Other Radiative Transfer Modeling Problems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Piskorz, Danielle F. — Exploring Exoplanets' Spectroscopic Secrets: Clues on the Migration and Formation of Hot Jupiters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Spalding, Christopher — The Primordial Origin and Dynamical Sculpting of Close-In Planetary System Architectures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wong, Ian Yu — Probing the Trojan-Hilda-KBO Connection: An Empirical Test of Dynamical Instability Models of Solar System Evolution (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wong, Michael L. — A Planetary Perspective of Life (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2017

• Gao, Peter — Clouds and Hazes in Planetary Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Li, Cheng — Convection in Planetary Atmospheres: Titan's Haze, Saturn's Storm and Jupiter's Water (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ngo, Henry Hoang Khoi — Formation and Migration Histories of Giant Exoplanets in Multi-stellar Systems (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Rourke, Joseph Ghilarducci — The Divergent Evolution of Earth and Venus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pan, Lu — Insights into the Geologic History of Mars’ Northern Lowlands from Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2016

• Nakajima, Miki — Origin of the Earth and Moon (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Su, Zhan — High-Latitude Ocean Convection and Gyre Dynamics (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2015

• Kammer, Joshua Andrew — Analyses of Planetary Atmospheres Across the Spectrum: From Titan to Exoplanets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Limaye, Ajay Brian Sanjay — Valley Evolution by Meandering Rivers (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Waszczak, Adam — Solar System Small-Body Demographics with the Palomar Transient Factory Survey (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2014

• Lockwood, Alexandra Charlotte — Understanding Planet Formation through High Precision Photometry and Spectroscopy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rosenburg, Margaret Anne — Interpretation of Lunar Topography: Impact Cratering and Surface Roughness (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2013

• Line, Michael Robert — Characterization of Exoplanet Atmospheres: Spectral Retrieval and Chemistry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wolf, Aaron Samuel — Probing the Thermodynamic Properties of Mantle Rocks in Solid and Liquid States (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Xi — Aerosols and Chemistry in the Planetary Atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2012

• Batygin, Konstantin — Orbits and Interiors of Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Soto, Alejandro — Dynamical Paleoclimatology of Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2011

• Hayes, Alexander Gerard — Hydrocarbon Lakes on Titan and Their Role in the Methane Cycle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kuai, Le — I: Retrieval of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from High-Resolution Spectra. II: Interannual Variability of the Stratospheric Quasi-Biennual Oscillation (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schwamb, Megan E. — Beyond Sedna: Probing the Distant Solar System (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2010

• Busch, Michael William — Shapes and Spins of Near-Earth Asteroids (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heavens, Nicholas Gray — The Impact of Mesoscale Processes on the Atmospheric Circulation of Mars (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 (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Metz, Joannah Marie — A Study of the Record of Ancient Sedimentary Rocks on Mars Using MER, HiRISE and CRISM Images (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pahlevan, Kaveh — Chemical and Isotopic Consequences of Lunar Formation via Giant Impact (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2009

• Guo, Xin (Vincent) — Modeling Studies Related to Carbon Dioxide Phase Change on Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lewis, Kevin Wayne — The Rock Record of Mars: Structure, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ragozzine, Darin Alan — Orbital Dynamics of Kuiper Belt Object Satellites, a Kuiper Belt Family, and Extra-Solar Planet Interiors (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Salyk, Colette Vanessa — Molecular Spectroscopy of Planet-Forming Regions in Circumstellar Disks (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wiktorowicz, Sloane John — Unambiguous Black Hole Mass from Polarimetry and Application to Hot Jupiters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2008

• Barkume, Kristina Marie — Surface Properties of Kuiper Belt Objects and Centaurs (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hudson, Troy Lee — Growth, Diffusion, and Loss of Subsurface Ice on Mars: Experiments and Models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schaller, Emily Lauren — I. Seasonal Changes in Titan’s Cloud Activity. II. Volatile Ices on Outer Solar System Objects (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2007

• Li, Liming — Dynamics of the Jovian Atmosphere from Observation and Theory (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2006

• Basu, Shabari — Simulations of the Martian Dust Cycle with a General Circulation Model (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liang, Mao-Chang — Chemical and Dynamical Processes in the Atmospheres of I. Ancient and Present-Day Earth, II. Jupiter and Galileo Satellite, III. Extrasolar “Hot Jupiters” (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Liu, Junjun — Interaction of Magnetic Field and Flow in the Outer Shells of Giant Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2004

• Bouchez, Antonin Henri — Seasonal Trends in Titan’s Atmosphere: Haze, Wind, and Clouds (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Xianglei — I. Variability of the Outgoing Thermal IR Spectra and Its Application in GCM Validation. II. The Detection of Cloud/Aerosol in the Outgoing Thermal IR Spectra (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wang, Huiqun Helen — Global Observations of Martian Clouds with the Mars Orbiter Camera of the Mars Global Surveyor Spacecraft (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2003

• Byrne, Shane — History and Current Processes of the Martian Polar Layered Deposits (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fenton, Lori Kay — Aeolian Processes on Mars: Atmospheric Modeling and GIS Analysis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kuang, Zhiming — I: Remote Spectroscopic Measurements of Atmospheric HDO/H₂O and Column CO₂. II: Interannual Variations of the Earth’s Reflectance (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lane, Benjamin Frederick — High-Precision Infra-Red Stellar Interferometry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Weiss, Benjamin Paul — Martian Paleomagnetism with the SQUID Microscope (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2002

• Dyudina, Ulyana Anatolyevna — Light Scattering in the Clouds on Jupiter (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stewart, Sarah Toby — Collisional Processes Involving Icy Bodies in the Solar System (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2001

• Lee, Yuan-Tai — Atmospheric Chemistry and Transport Modeling in the Outer Solar System (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moyer, Elisabeth Jeanne Bailey — Tracers of Rapid Transport in the Lower Stratosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pankine, Alexey Anatolyevich — Low Order Model of Martian Circulation and Interannual Variability of Global Dust Storms (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Qi, Chunhua — Aperture Synthesis Studies of the Chemical Composition of Protoplanetary Disks and Comets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Toigo, Anthony Domenick — Behavior of Dust in the Martian Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Hui — Spectroscopic Studies of N₂0 and HNO₄: A Window into the Global Biogeochemistry of Nitrogen (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

2000

• Ivanov, Anton Borisovich — Some aspects of the Martian climate in the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) investigation. Part I. Evolution of the polar residual ice caps. Part II. Polar night clouds. Part III. Interpretation of the MOLA reflectivity measurement in terms of the surface albedo and atmospheric opacity (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Roulston, Mark Stephen — Construction of low dimensional models of El Niño-southern oscillation using empirical orthogonal functions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1999

• Kass, David M. — Change in the Martian Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Showman, Adam Peter — I. Dynamics at the Galileo Probe Site on Jupiter and II. Orbital and Thermal Evolution of Ganymede (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1998

• Mills, Franklin Perry — I. Observations and Photochemical Modeling of the Venus Middle Atmosphere. II. Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy of Europa and Callisto (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tsitas, Steven R. — I. The effect of volcanic aerosols on ultraviolet radiation in Antarctica. II. A novel method for enhancing subsurface radar imaging using radar interferometry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vasavada, Ashwin R. — I. Temperatures of polar ice deposits on mercury and the moon. II. Jovian atmospheric dynamics from Galileo imaging (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yen, Albert Shih-Yueh — Effects of the Martian environment on its surface materials: experimental studies (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1997

• Haldemann, Albert Frank Christian — Interpreting Radar Scattering: Circular-Polarization Perspectives from Three Terrestrial Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jiang, Yibo — Decadal evolution of atmospheric ozone and remote sensing of tropospheric ozone (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kursinski, Emil Robert — The GPS Radio Occultation Concept: Theoretical Performance and Initial Results (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1996

• Gurwell, Mark Andrew — Planetary atmospheres: probing structure through millimeterwave observations of carbon monoxide (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lyons, James Richard — Atmospheric chemistry in the outer solar system: from 40 K to 4000 K (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nair, Hari — Photochemical processes in the atmospheres of Earth and Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Weisstein, Eric W. — Millimeter/submillimeter fourier transform spectroscopy of Jovian planet atmospheres (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1995

• Dissly, Richard William — Laboratory Studies of Astrophysical Ices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gerstell, Marguerite F. — Part 1. Two radiative transfer models with terrestial applications. Part 2. Testing the porcupine plate hypothesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koerner, David — The kinematics of circumstellar disks around T Tauri stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McMuldroch, Stuart — The Circumstellar Environments of FU Orionis Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ray, Terrill Wylie — Remote monitoring of land degradation in arid/semiarid regions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stephens, Stuart Keller — Carbonate formation on Mars : experiments and models (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Takata, Toshiko — Three-dimensional analysis of impact processes on planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tryka, Kimberly A. — Nitrogen on Triton and Pluto (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1994

• Banfield, Donald J. — A dynamical history of the inner Neptunian satellites and Martian weather : Viking observations and M.O. data assimilation techniques (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Betts, Bruce Harold — Thermal and visible studies of Mars using the Termoskan data set (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Butler, Bryan Jay — 3.5-cm radar investigation of Mars and Mercury : planetological implications (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Leroy, Stephen Sylvain — Convectively generated internal gravity waves in Venus's middle atmosphere : momentum transport and radio scintillations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1993

• Eluszkiewicz, Janusz B. — I. Microphysics of frost metamorphism : applications to Triton and Mars. II. A global analysis of the ozone deficit in the upper stratosphere and lower mesosphere. III. The diabatic circulation in the stratosphere as diagnosed from microwave limb sounder data (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1992

• Achterberg, Richard Karl — Numerical Simulation of Baroclinic Jovian Vortices (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Hofstadter, Mark David — Microwave observations of Uranus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shah, Kathryn Pierce — Interferometric observations of the J(0,1) CO line on Venus: upper Mesospheric winds and CO abundance (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Svitek, Tomas — Martian water frost : control of global distribution by small-scale processes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1991

• Kiefer, Walter Scott — Models for the formation of highland regions on Venus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moses, Julianne Ives — I. Phase Transformations and the Spectral Reflectance of Solid Sulfur: Possible Metastable Sulfur Allotropes on Io's Surface. II. Photochemistry and Aerosol Formation in Neptune's Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1990

• Anderson, William Wyatt — High Pressure States in Condensed Matter: I. High Pressure Behavior of the Iron-Sulfur System with Applications to the Earth's Core. II. Empirical Equation of State for Organic Compounds at High Pressures (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Grossman, Arie William — Microwave imaging of Saturn's deep atmosphere and rings (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1989

• Dowling, Timothy Edward — A Dynamical Study of Jupiter's Great Red Spot (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Herkenhoff, Kenneth Edward — Quantitative Studies of the Martian South Polar Region Using Spacecraft Images (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Michelangeli, Diane Vera — I. Impact of Volcanic Aerosols on Stratospheric Chemistry. II. O₂(¹Σg⁺) and O₂(¹Δg⁺) in the H + O₂ Reaction System. III. Barotropic Instability of Zonal Jets on Mars, Earth and Venus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Polanskey, Carol Ann — I. Impact Spallation Experiments: Fracture Patterns and Spall Velocities. II. Craters in Carbonate Rocks: An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Analysis of Shock Damage (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1988

• Ojakangas, Gregory Wayne — I. Episodic Volcanism of Tidally Heated Satellites with an Application to Io. II. Thermal State of an Ice Shell on Europa. III. Polar Wander of a Synchronously Rotating Satellite with Application to Europa (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1987

• Friedson, Andrew James — I. Meridional Energy Balance of Uranus. II. Viscosity of Rock-Ice Mixtures. III. The Thermosphere of Titan (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kirk, Randolph Livingstone — I. Thermal Evolution of Ganymede and Implications for Surface Features. II. Magnetohydrodynamic Constraints on Deep Zonal Flow in the Giant Planets. III. A Fast Finite-Element Algorithm for Two-Dimensional Photoclinometry (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rudy, Donald James — Mars: High Resolution VLA Observations at Wavelengths of 2 and 6 cm and Derived Properties (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1986

• Wenkert, Daniel — Empirical Relations Between the Earth's Radiation Budget, Cloudiness, and Various Meteorological Parameters (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1985

• Lunine, Jonathan Irving — Volatiles in the Outer Solar System: I. Thermodynamics of Clathrate Hydrates. II. Ethane Ocean on Titan. III. Evolution of Primordial Titan Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Paige, David Abbey, Jr. — The Annual Heat Balance of the Martian Polar Caps from Viking Observations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Summers, Michael Earl — Theoretical Studies of Io's Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1984

• Froidevaux, Lucien — Photochemical Modeling of the Earth's Stratosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1983

• Clancy, Robert Todd — Carbon Monoxide in the Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Gladstone, George Randall — Radiative Transfer and Photochemistry in the Upper Atmosphere of Jupiter (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jakosky, Bruce Martin — The Seasonal Behavior of Water Vapor in the Mars Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jewitt, David Clifford — I. Physical Studies of Distant Comets. II. Morphologies of Planetary Nebulae (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pechmann, Judith Burt — Thermal Tides in the Atmosphere of Venus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Porco, Carolyn C. — Voyager Observations of Saturn's Rings. 1. The Eccentric Rings at 1.29, 1.45, 1.95 and 2.27 Rₛ. 2. The Periodic Variation of Spokes (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1982

• Cimino, Josephine Beatrice — The Composition, Vertical Structure and Global Variability of the Lower Cloud Deck on Venus as Determined by Radio Occultation Techniques (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Passey, Quinn R. — Viscosity Structure of the Lithospheres of Ganymede, Callisto, and Enceladus, and of the Earth's Upper Mantle (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1981

• McKinnon, William Beall — Large Impact Craters and Basins: Mechanics of Syngenetic and Postgenetic Modification (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Stapanian, Maritza Irene — Induced Fission Track Measurements of Carbonaceous Chondrite Th/U Ratios and Th/U Microdistributions in Allende Inclusions (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1979

• Dobrovolskis, Anthony Robert — The Rotation of Venus: Part I. Atmospheric Tides. Part II. Obliquity and Evolution (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dvorak, John Joseph — Analysis of Small Scale Lunar Gravity Anomalies: Implications for Crater Formation and Crustal History (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nicholson, Philip David — 1. Tidal Synchronization of the Rotation of Early Main Sequence Stars in Close Binaries. 2. The Rings of Uranus: Results of the 1978 April 10 Occultation. 3. On the Resonance Theory of the Rings of Uranus (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pollard, David — Barotropic and Baroclinic Instabilities in Jupiter's Zonal Flow (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1978

• Bills, Bruce Gordon — A Harmonic and Statistical Analysis of the Topography of the Earth, Moon, and Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Diner, David Joseph — I. Silicon Vidicon Imaging of Jupiter 4100-8300Å: Spectral Reflectivity, Limb-Darkening, and Atmospheric Structure. II. Simultaneous Ultraviolet (0.36 µm) and Infrared (8-20 µm) Imaging of Venus: Properties of Clouds in the Upper Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schloerb, Frederic Peter — Radio Interferometric Investigations of Saturn's Rings at 3.71- and 1.30-cm Wavelengths (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Terrile, Richard John — High Spatial Resolution Infrared Imaging of Jupiter: Implications for the Vertical Cloud Structure from Five-Micron Measurements (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1977

• Dzurisin, Daniel — 1. Scarps, Ridges, Troughs, and Other Lineaments on Mercury. 2. Geologic Significance of Photometric Variations on Mercury (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1976

• Blasius, Karl Richard — Topical Studies of the Geology of the Tharsis Region of Mars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Malin, Michael Charles — I. Comparison of Volcanic Features of Elysium (Mars) and Tibesti (Earth). II. Age of Martian Channels. III. Nature and Origin of Intercrater Plains on Mars. (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Reid, Mark Jonathan — The Structure of Hydroxyl Masers and Circumstellar Envelopes of Long Period Variable Stars (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1975

• Orton, Glenn Scott — 1. Spatially Resolved Absolute Spectral Reflectivity of Jupiter: 3390-8400 Angstroms. 2. The Jovian Thermal Structure from Pioneer 10 Infrared Radiometer Data. 3. Observations and Analysis of 8-14 Micron Thermal Emission of Jupiter: a Model of Thermal Structure and Cloud Properties (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1973

• Cuzzi, Jeffrey Nicholas — The Subsurface Nature of Mercury and Mars from Thermal Microwave Emission (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ward, William Roger — I. The Formation of Planetesimals. II. Tidal Friction and Generalized Cassini's Laws in the Solar System (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1972

• Hansen, Olav Louis — Thermal Radiation from the Galilean Satellites Measured at 10 and 20 Microns (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Matson, Dennis Ludwig — 1. Astronomical Photometry at Wavelengths of 8.5,10.5 and 11.6 µm. 2. Infrared Emission from Asteroids at Wavelengths of 8·5, 10.5 and 11.6 µm (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1971

• Cutts, James Alfred John — Martian Spectral Reflectivity Properties from Mariner 7 Observations (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kieffer, Susan Werner — I. Shock Metamorphism of the Coconino Sandstone at Meteor Crater, Arizona. II. The Specific Heat of Solids of Geophysical Interest (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1970

• Johnson, Torrence Vaino — Albedo and Spectral Reflectivity of the Galilean Satellites of Jupiter (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Soderblom, Laurence Albert — The Distribution and Ages of Regional Lithologies in the Lunar Maria (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1969

• Brinkmann, Robert Terry — The Photodissociation of Water Vapor, Evolution of Oxygen and Escape of Hydrogen in the Earth's Atmosphere (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1968

• Kieffer, Hugh Hartman — Near Infrared Spectral Reflectance of Simulated Martian Frosts (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• McCord, Thomas Bard — Color Differences on the Lunar Surface (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1967

• Goetz, Alexander Franklin Hermann — Infrared 8-13µ Spectroscopy of the Moon and Some Cold Silicate Powders (Dissertation (Ph.D.))

1964

• 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.))