The Graduate School is pleased to announce its nominations for the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Distinguished Thesis Award.
Nominee—2013
Evan A. Anderson
MS
Forestry
Advisor: Professor Blair Orr
The Impact of Balsamo (Myroxylon Balsamum L. Harms) on Coffee Yield and Household Income in El Balsamar, El Salvador
Nominee—2012
Valoree Gagnon
MS
Environmental Policy
Advisor: Associate Professor Carol MacLennan
Fish Contaminants through the Tribal Perspective: An Ethnography of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community’s Tribal Fish Harvest
Nominee of Distinction—2012
Nominee—2011
Andrew Willemsen
MS
Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics
Advisor: Professor Mohan Rao
Objective Metric for Assessing the Perceived Annoyance of Impulsive Sounds
Nominee—2010
Jennifer Heglund
MS
Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Associate Professor Brian Barkdoll
Effects of Climate Change Induced Heavy Precipitation Events on Sediment Transport in Lower Michigan Rivers
Nominee—2009
Jill Bruning
MS
Geological Engineering
Advisor: Associate Professor John Gierke
A Digital Processing and Data Compilation Approach for Using Remotely Sensed Imagery to Identify Geological Lineaments in Hard-Rock Terrains: An Application for Groundwater Exploration in Nicaragua.
Nominee—2008
Rüdiger Packal Escobar Wolf
MS
Geology
Advisors: Professor Jimmy F. Diehl and Professor William I. Rose
Evolution of Volcán de Santa María, Guatemala:A40Ar/39Ar, paleomagnetic and geochemical synthesis