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Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada:
Geology and Natural Heritage of the Long Valley Caldera

Indiana University Geological Sciences G188
Collins Living-Learning Center L130

Library of Student Research Papers

The following papers represent final research projects for students who have taken part
in all classes of G188 Volcanoes of the Eastern Sierra Nevada, 2002-2010

Regional Geology

Long Valley Caldera: Volcanic Processes

Samuel Shepson - It's Gonna Blow! A Look at the Science of Volcanic Prediction, Focusing on the Long Valley Caldera [.pdf]

Elizabeth Sherrill - Seismic Monitoring and its Role in Tracking Volcanic Unrest and Seismicity in Long Valley and Mammoth Lakes, California [.pdf]

Isaac Simonelli - Meteoric Water in Hydrothermal Systems [.pdf]

William Simmons - Volcano Monitoring Techniques and their Implications for the Forecasting and Prediction of Current and Future Volcanism in the Long Valley Caldera; South Eastern California [.pdf]

Kristin Smith - Geochronology of the Long Valley Caldera as related to the Long Valley magma chamber [.pdf]

Preeti Veerlapati - The Eruption that created the Bishop Tuff and Other Landforms in the Eastern Sierra Landscape [.pdf]

Bissett Young - Evolution Of The Mono-Inyo Craters Volcanic Chain, Long Valley Volcanic Field, Eastern California [.pdf]

Sally Wood - The Various Forms of Volcanic Structures of Long Valley [.pdf]

Environmental Issues

Emily Avers - Mono Lake [.pdf]

Debby Basu - The Effects of Mono Lake's Hydrology on its Ecosystem [.pdf]

Ellie Berry - The Role of Natural and Anthropogenic Processes in the History of Mono Lake [.pdf]

Andrew Bustin - LONGAEVA: Ancient Bristlecone Pine and their significance to Science"[.pdf]

Kaitlyn Esther - Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada [.pdf]

Amy Ficken - Yucca Mountain: A Sitting Bomb or a Secure Repository? [.pdf]

Jack Firestone - Dendrochronology [.pdf]

Jacob Fisk - Water in the Great Basin [.pdf]

Liz Fraccaro - An Unquenchable Thirst: The Relationship Between Water and Owens Valley [.pdf]

Lara Hamburger - Yucca Mountain: A Nuclear Waste Repository [.pdf]

Benjamin Hanner - Dendrochronology [.pdf]

Elaine Harris - In Search of A Healthy Balance at Mono Lake [.pdf]

Rachel Henderson - The Geological impact of Nuclear Testing at the Nevada Test Site [.pdf]

Brittany Herringshaw - The Controversy and Concord of the Nevada Test Site [.pdf]

Xoe Higginbottom - Mono Lake: A Dead Sea? [.pdf]

Caitlin Johnston - A comprehensive look at Bristlecone Pines, their setting and scientific uses [.pdf]

Daniel Kastner - Mono Lake Controversy [.pdf]

Liz Kemker - Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and its Effects on Mono Lake [.pdf]

Tabitha Lucas - The Role of Geology in Supporting Mono Lake's Ecosystem [.pdf]

Alex McRae - Land Subsidence in Las Vegas Valley as a Result of Aquifer-System Pumping [.pdf]

Ayla Meador - Mono Lake: An Enduring Masterpiece [.pdf]

Daniel Moss - The Disappearance of Salt Lakes: Two Case Studies, Two Possible Futures [.pdf]

Sahar Pastel-Daneshgar - Nevada Test Site [.pdf]

Sarah Jane Pepper - A Presentation of the Various Aspects of Mono Lake [.pdf]

Tiffany Proffitt - Mono Basin's Prized Possession" [.pdf]

Michael Roose - Relative Safety at Yucca Mountain [.pdf]

Adam Schau - The Battle for Mono [.pdf]

Carrie Schedler - Summary of Geologic and Political Conditions of Yucca Mountain, Nevada [.pdf]

John Schuman - Mono Lake, Walker, Parker, Lee Vining and Rush Creek, and the LA Aqueduct: A Good Lake and its Tributaries Injured [.pdf]

Amanda Sesler - Dendrochronology: A sampling of the study of tree ring dating [.pdf]

Neal Solon - Dendrochronology, the Bristlecone Pines and the White Mountains of the Western United States [.pdf]

Hilary Weimer - Water and the West [.pdf]

Ryan Wells - The Water Mess in the American West [.pdf]

Patrick Woodson - Yucca Mountain: Geological History and its future as a Nuclear Waste Repository [.pdf]

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