Electronic theses and dissertations from graduate students in the Ocean & Earth Sciences Department, Colleges of Sciences, Old Dominion University, since Fall 2016 are available in this collection. Backfiles of all dissertations (and some theses) have also been added.
In late Fall 2023 or Spring 2024, all theses will be digitized and available here. In the meantime, consult the Library Catalog to find older items in print.
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Thesis: Atlantic Surfclam (Spisula Solidissima) Population Demographics and Distribution Along the Middle Atlantic Bight, Mauricio González Díaz
Thesis: Using Stock and Flow Modeling to Address Knowledge Gaps in Marine Plastic Pollution Data, Daniel P. Martin
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
Thesis: Examining Melt Pond Dynamics and Light Availability in the Arctic Ocean via High Resolution Satellite Imagery, Austin Wesley Abbott
Dissertation: Towards an Integrated Assessment of Sea-Level Observations Along the U.S. Atlantic Coast, Brett A. Buzzanga
Dissertation: Shipboard Lidar as a Tool for Remotely Measuring the Distribution and Bulk Characteristics of Marine Particles, Brian Leigh Collister
Dissertation: Phytoplankton Community Response to Upwelling Events: Distribution and Abundance Investigated Using Genomic Methods, Sveinn V. Einarsson
Thesis: CODAR's Surface Flow at the Mouth of the Chesapeake Bay: Relation to Bay's and Atlantic's Forcing, Shelby Kathryn Henderson
Thesis: Estimating the Risk of Future Plastic Marine Debris Resulting from the Urban Coastal Built Environment, Kelly C. Jones
Dissertation: Understanding the Effect of Internal Climate Variability on 20th Century Indian Ocean Sea Level: Results from Newly Reconstructed Sea Level Data, Praveen Kumar
Thesis: Reconstructing Surface Water Carbonate Ion Concentration Changes in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Across Glacial Transitions, Lenzie Gail Ward
Dissertation: Physiological and Molecular Responses of Eurythermal and Stenothermal Populations of Zostera Marina L (Eelgrass) to Climate Change, Carmen C. Zayas-Santiago
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Thesis: Diatom Community Composition Shifts Driven by Coherent Cyclonic Mesoscale Eddies in the California Current System, Zuzanna Maria Abdala
Thesis: Constraining Respired Carbon Storage in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Over the Last 25 Thousand Years Using Benthic Foraminiferal Boron/Calcium Ratios, Brian James Close
Dissertation: In the Margins: Reconsidering the Range and Contribution of Diazotrophs in Nearshore Environments, Corday R. Selden
Thesis: Sodium-Calcium Ratios in the Planktic Foraminifera Trilobatus Sacculifer as a Proxy for Sea Surface Salinity, Colton Steele Watkins
Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Thesis: Persistence of Depositional Features in a Strongly Seasonal, Tide-Dominated Delta, Kallie Flaxington Brown
Thesis: Submarine Groundwater Discharge in the Southern Chesapeake Bay: Constraints From Numerical Models, Charles Louis Carlson
Thesis: The Evolution of the El Niño-Southern Oscillation and Tropical Pacific Climate Across the Last Deglaciation, Ryan Hunter Glaubke
Thesis: Nutrient Controls Over Cyanobacterial Synthesis of the Neurotoxin β-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine (BMAA) and Its Potential Accumulation in the Blue Crab (Callinectes Sapidus), Madeline M. Hummel
Thesis: Sediment Resuspension in a Microtidal Estuary: Causative Forces and Links with Algal Blooms, Samantha C. McGill
Dissertation: Coupling Metaproteomics with Taxonomy to Determine Responses of Bacterioplankton to Organic Perturbations in the Western Arctic Ocean, Molly P. Mikan
Dissertation: Circum-Arctic Mineralogy & Pan-Arctic Chronostratigraphy of Late Pleistocene Sediments: Developing a Comprehensive Age Model for the Western Arctic Ocean Using Unique Ice-Rafted Signals, Wesley Blake Myers
Thesis: Lipid Biomarkers of Bering and Chukchi Sea Euphausiids and Their Application to Diet History, Rachel L. Pleuthner
Thesis: The Effect of Evapotranspiration on the Groundwater Dome and Past Drought Conditions at Cape Henry, Virginia, Bryce Omar Shoup
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Thesis: Regional Sea Level Rise Along the United States Coasts, Alessandra G. Burgos
Thesis: Plastics and Microplastics as Vectors for Bacteria and Human Pathogens, Amanda Lee Laverty
Thesis: Advances in Amino Acid Analysis for Marine Related Matrices and Its Application to Coastal Shelf Settings in The Canadian Arctic, Rachel M. McMahon
Thesis: Biogeochemical Cycling of Selenium in the Arctic Ocean, Kyle M. McQuiggan
Thesis: Wet and Dry Atmospheric Deposition of Nutrients and Bioactive Trace Metals to Coastal Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Bight, Christine Sookhdeo
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Dissertation: High Resolution Spectra of Carbon Monoxide, Propane and Ammonia for Atmospheric Remote Sensing, Christopher Andrew Beale
Thesis: Precipitation and Sea Level Rise Impacts on Groundwater Levels in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Brett A. Buzzanga
Dissertation: Analysis of Virginia Barrier Island Shoreline Movement and Correlations to Sea Level, Wave Height Changes, and Teleconnection Patterns, James Daniel Haluska
Thesis: Groundwater and Tidal Controls on Wetland Hydrology, Julie J. Metz Wetland Mitigation Bank, Woodbridge, Virginia, Benjamin Stuart Hiza
Dissertation: Influence of Tides and Mesoscale Eddies in the Ross Sea, Stefanie Lynn Mack
Dissertation: Life History and Management Methods for Blueline Tilefish (Caulolatilus microps) from the United States Mid-Atlantic Region, Michael A. Schmidtke
Thesis: Hydrologic Response Caused by Wetland Expansion at Huntley Meadows Park in Hybla Valley, Virginia, Stephen Fraser Stone
Thesis: Selenium Distribution and Cycling in the Eastern Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Zoe Wambaugh
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Dissertation: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Photochemistry of Zostera Marina L., Billur Celebi
Thesis: Distributions of Euphausia Superba, Euphausia Crystallorophias, and Pleuragramma Antarcticum with Correlations to Environmental Variables in the Western Ross Sea, Antarctica, Linnea Brynn Davis
Thesis: Reevaluating the Geologic Formations of the Upper Coastal Plain in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, Bradley Aaron Fitzwater
Dissertation: The Marine Cyanate Cycle, Brittany Widner
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Dissertation: The Impact of Multiple Nursery Areas on the Population Structure of Atlantic Menhaden, Brevooria tyrannus, Kristen A. Anstead
Dissertation: Organic Copper Binding Ligands and Thiol Compounds Produced by Bacteria and in the Elizabeth River, Virginia, Christina Louise Dryden
Thesis: Comparison of Two Separation Methods for Biological Particles: Field-Flow Fractionation (FFF) and Sucrose Density Gradients, Cody E. Garrison
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Dissertation: Modeling Studies of Antarctic Krill (Euphausia superba) Survival During Transport Across the Scotia Sea and Environs, Bettina Andrea Fach
Dissertation: Observations and Modeling Forcing Mechanisms for the Coastal Dynamics of the Upper Gulf of Thailand, Suriyan Saramul
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Thesis: A New Phase Speciation Leaching Procedure for the Determination of Metals in Oxic and Anoxic Sediments, Brandon R. Gipson
Dissertation: Assessing Movement of Fish Through Spectral Analysis of Otolith Life History Scans, Renee Reilly Hoover
Dissertation: Eukaryotic Microbes in the Deep Sea: Abundance, Diversity, and the Effect of Pressure, Danielle Morgan-Smith
Dissertation: Modeling the Dispersion of Eastern Oyster Larvae (Crassostrea virginica) and its Effects on the Movement of Disease Resistant Genes in the Delaware Bay Estuary, Diego A. Narvaez
Dissertation: Grazing on Synechococcus spp. by the Red-Tide Dinoflagellate Karenia brevis: Implications for Bloom Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico, Leo A. Procise
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Dissertation: Population Dynamics of Sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus; Walbaum 1792) in the Chesapeake Bay Region: A comparison to Other Areas and an Assessment of Their Current Status, Joseph Charles Ballenger
Dissertation: Evaluating Methods for Optimizing Classification Success From Otolith Tracers for Spotted Seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in the Chesapeake Bay, Stacy Kavita Beharry
Dissertation: Controls on the Formation of Algal Blooms in the Lower Chesapeake Bay and Its Tributaries, Ryan Eric Morse
Dissertation: Circulation of the Western Antarctic Peninsula: Implications for Biological Production, Maria Andrea Piñones Valenzuela
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Dissertation: Interannual Differences in Nutrient Dynamics During a Brown Tide Bloom (Aureococcus anophagefferens) and the Interaction of A. anophagefferens with Heterotrophic Bacteria, George Eric Boneillo
Dissertation: Concentrations, Distributions and Chemical Speciation of Zinc and Cadmium in the Equatorial and South Atlantic Ocean, Gonzalo G. Carrasco
Dissertation: Oxygen Isotopes as a Tracer of DOM Processes in River-Estuary Systems, Joy Ashley Matthews
Dissertation: Trace Metal Biogeochemistry in the Western North Pacific, Peter Lynn Morton
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Dissertation: Reactivity and Chemical Characterization of Dissolved Organic Matter in an Estuary, Hussain A. Abdulla
Dissertation: Factors Affecting Adult Foraging and Chick Growth of Adélie Penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) off the Western Antarctic Peninsula: A Modeling Study, Erik W. Chapman
Thesis: Biogenic Tracers Through the Holocene on the Alaskan Shelf, Carie A. Curry
Dissertation: Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in Vibrio cholerae Isolated From Ships' Ballast and Other Environmental Sources, Frank Kornegay Thomson III
Dissertation: Changing Fecundity and Reproductive Output in Females of a Chesapeake Bay Population of Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus, Shannon L. Wells
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Dissertation: Microtextures of Cyanobacterial Mats in Siliciclastic Sedimentary Environments (Modern & Ancient): Applications to the Search for Life on Mars, Dina M. Bower
Dissertation: Nutrient and Carbon Dynamics in the Chesapeake Bay Outflow Plume and Their Effect on the Coastal Ocean Environment, Katherine C. Filippino
Dissertation: Modeling the Seasonal Sea Ice Cycle in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, Yusuf Sinan Hûsrevoğlu
Dissertation: Frontal Variability in Drake Passage - A Modeling Study, Bin Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Thesis: Condensed and Expanded Sections in the Lower Mesaverde Clastic Wedge, Campanian of Wyoming: Evidence for Tectonic Rectification of Sea Level, Matthew W. Botzler
Dissertation: Seagrass-Mediated Carbonate Dissolution and Early Diagenesis in Bahamas Bank Sediments, Xinping Hu
Dissertation: The Observation, Modeling, and Retrieval of Bio-Optical Properties for Coastal Waters of the Southern Chesapeake Bay, Xiaoju Pan
Thesis: Cave Development in Strata of Ordovician-and Silurian-Devonian-Age in Highland County, Virginia, Carol Ann Peterson
Dissertation: Mixed Layer Dynamics Along the Seward Line in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Nandita Sarkar
Dissertation: Annual and Interannual Variability in the Wind Field and the Hydrography Along the Seward Line in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Isaac Schroeder
Thesis: Investigation of a Possible Lead-Lag Relationship Between the Innuitian and Laurentide Ice Sheets, Arctic Canada, Paula Zimmerman
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Thesis: Age Validation and Reproductive Biology of Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, Along the East Coast of United States, Eric Robillard
Dissertation: Continuously Stratified Flow Dynamics Over a Hollow, David Salas-Monreal
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Correlation and Causes of Fifth Order Cycles Within the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Formation, Bighorn Basin of Wyoming, Kimberly Ann Johnson
Dissertation: Modeling the Effects of Physical and Biogeochemical Processes on Phytoplankton Species and Carbon Production in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Baris Salihoglu
Dissertation: Geochemical Behavior of the Rare Earth Elements in Natural Terrestrial Waters, Jianwu Tang
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Dissertation: Inter-Annual to Inter-Decadal Variability of Upwelling and Anchovy Population off Northern Chile, Jose L. Blanco-Garcia
Thesis: Hydrologic Variations Within Created and Natural Wetlands in Southeastern Virginia, Aaron Dyer Despres
Dissertation: The Effect of Submarine Canyon Width and Stratification on Coastal Circulation and Across Shelf Exchange, Kyung-Hoon Hyun
Dissertation: Estimation of Primary Production and Carbon Flux in Antarctic Coastal Waters: A Modeling Study, Hae-Cheol Kim
Dissertation: Inner Shelf Circulation in Coastal Virginia: A Data Assimilation Approach, Hector Hito Sepulveda
Thesis: Anthropogenic Lead Deposition and Four National Parks in Poland as Determined by Lead Isotope Ratios, Shannon Simcoe
Dissertation: An Investigation of Dissolved Organic Matter in a Shallow Coastal Bay Subject to Aureococcus anophagefferens Blooms, Jean-Paul Simjouw
Dissertation: Bio-Optical Properties of the Arctic Waters: Empirical and Theoretical Observations, Jian Wang
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
Dissertation: Wind-Induced Exchange in Semi-Enclosed Basins, Rosario Sanay
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
Dissertation: Modeling the Biogeochemical Cycle of Selenium in the San Francisco Bay, Shannon L. Meseck
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
Dissertation: Transverse Variability of the Flow and Density in Inlets of Southern Chile, Mario Arturo Cáceres Muñoz
Dissertation: Trichodesmium spp.: Numerical Studies of Resource Competition, Carbohydrate Ballasting, and Remote-Sensing Reflectance, Tonya Denise Clayton
Dissertation: Coastal Ocean Morphodynamics and the Resulting Erosion and Deposition: An Analytical Approach, Shejun Fan
Dissertation: Tidal and Subtidal Lateral Structures of Density and Velocity in the Chesapeake Bay Entrance, Austreberto Cristobal Reyes-Hernandez
Thesis: Hydrographic Variability on Decadal and Interdecadal Scales in the Northern Gulf of Alaska, Nandita Sarkar
Dissertation: Dynamical Sedimentary Models of Shallow Marine Environments, Yong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Dissertation: Physical Control of Biological Processes in the Central Equatorial Pacific: A Data Assimilative Modeling Study, Marjorie Anne MacWhorter Friedrichs
Dissertation: Nitrate Reductase Activity, Nitrate Uptake and Iodine Speciation in the Marine Environment, Chin-Chang Hung
Dissertation: The Impacts of External Nutrient Sources on Marine Phytoplankton in an Eastern Shore Sea-Side Estuary, Claudette Lajoie Jenkins
Dissertation: A Coupled Bio-Optical and Mixed Layer Model for the Equatorial Pacific, James Vincent Koziana