School of Earth and Space Exploration
Box 876305
Tempe, AZ 85287-6305
Office: Moeur Rm. 120
Voice: 480-965-7105
Fax: 480-965-1787

Graduate Students Advised

NameDegreeYearThesis
James AshleyPh.D.current
Alice BaldridgePh.D.current
Trevor GraffPh.D.current
Sylvan PiqueuxPh.D.current
Shawn WrightPh.D.current
Robin FergasonPh.D.2006Thermophysical Observations and Applications to Geologic Processes on Mars
Amy KnudsenPh.D.December 2006Dirty Rocks: Thermal Infrared Studies of Dusty, Sandy, or Coated Soils and Rocks on Mars and Earth
Scott NowickiPh.D.December 2006The Distribution, Characteristics, and Origins of Rocky Surfaces on Mars from Remote Thermal Infrared Observations
Deanne RogersPh.D.September 2005Spatial and Stratigraphic Variations in Martian Surface Mineralogy Determined From Orbital Thermal Infrared Data: Implications For Upper Crustal Evolution and Alteration
Joe MichalskiPh.D.January 2005Silicate Alteration Mineralogy of the Martian Surface From TES: Constraints From Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Terrestrail Materials
Tim GlotchPh.D.December 2004The Thermal Infrared Spectral Characteristics of Hematite and Its Origin in Aram Chaos, Mars
Sarah RobinsonPh.D.2002Cosmogenic Nuclides, Remote Sensing, and Field Studies Applied to Desert Piedmonts
Joshua BandfieldPh.D.April 2000Isolation and Characterization of Martain Atmospheric Constituents and Surface Lithologies Using Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy
Will StefanovPh.D.Dec. 2000Investigation of Hillslope Processes and Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and Laboratory Spectroscopy
Vicky HamiltonPh.D.May 1998Thermal Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of the Pyroxene Mineral Series and Pyroxene-Bearing Lithologies
Steve RuffPh.D.March 1998Quantitative Thermal Infrared Emission Spectroscopy Applied to Granitoid Petrology
Melissa LanePh.D.November 1997Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Carbonates and Evaporites: Experimental, Theoretical, and Field Studies
Marsha PresleyPh.D.1996
Mike RamseyPh.D.June 1996Quantitative Analysis of Geological Surfaces: A Deconvolution Algorithm for Midinfrared Remote Data
Kenneth EdgettPh.D.1994The Sand Component of the Modern Martian Aeolian Sedimentary System
Jonathan DrakeM.S.current
Naomi GoldensonM.S.2007
Megan KennedyM.S.2007
Kara KreloveM.S.December 2005
Laura AbenM.S.December 2003Compositional and Thermophysical Analysis of Martian Aeolian Dunes
Trevor GraffM.S.December 2003Effects of Dust Coatings on Visible, Near-Infrared, Thermal Emission and Mossbauer Spectra: Implications for Mineralogical Remote Sensing of Mars
Deanne RogersM.S.2002Age Relationship of Principal Volcanic Surface Compositions on Mars Determined From Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data
Joe MichalskiM.S.2002
Laural CherednikM.S.July 2001A Thermal Emission Spectroscopic Study of Glassy Basalts
Kim FeelyM.S.1997Quantitative Compositional Analysis of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Using Infrared Emission Spectroscopy
Scott NowickiM.S.1997
Jennifer PiatekM.S.1997
Patricia Dieck (Education)M.S.1997The Effect of a Newsletter on Children's Interest in and Attitude Toward Science
David ReyesM.S.1994Significance of Komatiite for Earth and Mars: Mid- Infrared Spectral Properties of Basalt for Remote Sensing
Jeffrey MoerschM.S.1992Modelling Particle Size Effects on the Emissivity Spectra of Minerals in the Thermal Infrared
Kenneth EdgettM.S.1990Sand on Mars: The properties of Dark Intracrater Deposits
Stepanie ThliverisM.S.1990
Paul BarberaM.S.1989Geology of the Kelso- Baker Region, Mohave Desert, California Using Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner Data

THEMIS Team Meeting, October 2003
THEMIS Science team meeting, October 2003

THEMIS Team Meeting, October 2004
THEMIS Science team meeting, October 2004