| Name | Degree | Year | Thesis |
| James Ashley | Ph.D. | current | |
| Alice Baldridge | Ph.D. | current | |
| Trevor Graff | Ph.D. | current | |
| Sylvan Piqueux | Ph.D. | current | |
| Shawn Wright | Ph.D. | current | |
| Robin Fergason | Ph.D. | 2006 | Thermophysical Observations and Applications to Geologic Processes on Mars |
| Amy Knudsen | Ph.D. | December 2006 | Dirty Rocks: Thermal Infrared Studies of Dusty, Sandy, or Coated Soils and Rocks on Mars and Earth |
| Scott Nowicki | Ph.D. | December 2006 | The Distribution, Characteristics, and Origins of Rocky Surfaces on Mars from Remote Thermal Infrared Observations |
| Deanne Rogers | Ph.D. | September 2005 | Spatial and Stratigraphic Variations in Martian Surface Mineralogy Determined From Orbital Thermal Infrared Data: Implications For Upper Crustal Evolution and Alteration |
| Joe Michalski | Ph.D. | January 2005 | Silicate Alteration Mineralogy of the Martian Surface From TES: Constraints From Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Terrestrail Materials |
| Tim Glotch | Ph.D. | December 2004 | The Thermal Infrared Spectral Characteristics of Hematite and Its Origin in Aram Chaos, Mars |
| Sarah Robinson | Ph.D. | 2002 | Cosmogenic Nuclides, Remote Sensing, and Field Studies Applied to Desert Piedmonts |
| Joshua Bandfield | Ph.D. | April 2000 | Isolation and Characterization of Martain Atmospheric Constituents and Surface Lithologies Using Thermal Infrared Spectroscopy |
| Will Stefanov | Ph.D. | Dec. 2000 | Investigation of Hillslope Processes and Land Cover Change Using Remote Sensing and Laboratory Spectroscopy |
| Vicky Hamilton | Ph.D. | May 1998 | Thermal Infrared Emission Spectroscopy of the Pyroxene Mineral Series and Pyroxene-Bearing Lithologies |
| Steve Ruff | Ph.D. | March 1998 | Quantitative Thermal Infrared Emission Spectroscopy Applied to Granitoid Petrology |
| Melissa Lane | Ph.D. | November 1997 | Thermal Emission Spectroscopy of Carbonates and Evaporites: Experimental, Theoretical, and Field Studies |
| Marsha Presley | Ph.D. | 1996 | |
| Mike Ramsey | Ph.D. | June 1996 | Quantitative Analysis of Geological Surfaces: A Deconvolution Algorithm for Midinfrared Remote Data |
| Kenneth Edgett | Ph.D. | 1994 | The Sand Component of the Modern Martian Aeolian Sedimentary System |
| Jonathan Drake | M.S. | current | |
| Naomi Goldenson | M.S. | 2007 | |
| Megan Kennedy | M.S. | 2007 | |
| Kara Krelove | M.S. | December 2005 | |
| Laura Aben | M.S. | December 2003 | Compositional and Thermophysical Analysis of Martian Aeolian Dunes |
| Trevor Graff | M.S. | December 2003 | Effects of Dust Coatings on Visible, Near-Infrared, Thermal Emission and Mossbauer Spectra: Implications for Mineralogical Remote Sensing of Mars |
| Deanne Rogers | M.S. | 2002 | Age Relationship of Principal Volcanic Surface Compositions on Mars Determined From Thermal Emission Spectrometer Data |
| Joe Michalski | M.S. | 2002 | |
| Laural Cherednik | M.S. | July 2001 | A Thermal Emission Spectroscopic Study of Glassy Basalts |
| Kim Feely | M.S. | 1997 | Quantitative Compositional Analysis of Igneous and Metamorphic Rocks Using Infrared Emission Spectroscopy |
| Scott Nowicki | M.S. | 1997 | |
| Jennifer Piatek | M.S. | 1997 | |
| Patricia Dieck (Education) | M.S. | 1997 | The Effect of a Newsletter on Children's Interest in and Attitude Toward Science |
| David Reyes | M.S. | 1994 | Significance of Komatiite for Earth and Mars: Mid- Infrared Spectral Properties of Basalt for Remote Sensing |
| Jeffrey Moersch | M.S. | 1992 | Modelling Particle Size Effects on the Emissivity Spectra of Minerals in the Thermal Infrared |
| Kenneth Edgett | M.S. | 1990 | Sand on Mars: The properties of Dark Intracrater Deposits |
| Stepanie Thliveris | M.S. | 1990 | |
| Paul Barbera | M.S. | 1989 | Geology of the Kelso- Baker Region, Mohave Desert, California Using Thermal Infrared Multispectral Scanner Data |