1968. Quinterno, Paula. Distribution of Recent Foraminifera in Central and South San Francisco Bay. 83 p.

1975. Randall, Richard. Geology of the Salt Springs Area, Death Valley, California, and Its Bearing on Early Mesozoic Regional Tectonics. 62 p.

1985. Rasch, Richard. Phosphorites along the central California continental margin. 101 p.

1988. Raviola, Frank. Metamorphism, Plutonism and Deformation,Pateros-Alta Lake region, north-central Washington. 182 p.
*OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY THESIS AWARD 1988/1989 - Second Place*

1969. Raymond, Loren. The Stratigraphy and Structural Geology of the Northern Lone Tree Creek and Southern Tracy Quadrangles, San Joaquin County, California. 143 p.

1986. Rearic, Douglas. Temporal and Spatial Character of Newly-formed Ice Gouges in Eastern Harrison Bay, Alaska, 1977-1978. 80 p.

1994. Reddig, Brian. Characteristics of Slope Failures in a position of the Santa Clara Formation, Saratoga Foothills, Santa Clara County, California. 158 p.

1965. Reese, James. Sedimentation of the Suisun Bay Complex. 109 p.

1978. Reid, George. The Relationships Among Slope Processes, Soils, Bedrock, and Topography in an Area of Franciscan Terrane in Marine County, California. 90 p.

1971. Ridley, Albert. Devonian and Mississippian Sedimentation and Stratigraphy of the Mazourka Canyon Area, Inyo Mountains, Inyo County, California. 78 p.

1969. Robbins, Stephen. Gravity and Magnetic Data in the Vicinity of the Calaveras, Hayward and Silver Creek Faults Near San Jose, California. 33 p.

1982. Roberts, Eve. Geology of the southern part of the Wayan West Quadrangle, Caribou County, Idaho. 117 p.

1969. Robbins, Stephen. Gravity and Magnetic Data in the Vicinity of the Calaveras, Hayward and Silver Creek Faults near San Jose, California. 33 p.

1975. Rodeick, Craig. The Origin, Distribution and Depositional History of Gravel Deposits on the Beaufort Sea Continental Shelf, Alaska. 87 p.

1990. Romie, John. Computer Assisted Geologic Investigation of the Bulcher Valley Landslide. 98 p.
*COLLEGE OF SCIENCE; Best Student Researcher 1990/1991 - First Place*

1993. Rosenberg, Lewis. Earthquake and Landslide Hazards in the Carmel Valley Area, Monterey County, California. 123 p.

1977. Ross, Bruce. The Pleistocene History of the San Francisco Bay Along the Southern Crossing. 121 p.

2002. Rubin, Ron S. Franciscan Complex Geology Northeast of Calaveras Reservoir, Diablo Range, California.

1985. Rycerski, Barbara. Wolfcampian Colonial Rugose Corals From the Stikine Terrane, North-Central British Columbia. 138 p.

1978. Rymer, Michael. Stratigraphy of the Cache Formation (Pleistocene) in Clear Lake Basin, Lake County, California. 99 p.

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1994. Schackman, Martha. Analysis of Sediment and Sedimentary Processes in Perennially Ice-Covered Lake Hoare, Antarctica. 96 p.

1983. Schwartz, David. Geologic history of Elkhorn Slough, Monterey County, California. 102 p.

1975. Seidelman, Paul. Seismically-induced geologic hazards in San Mateo, California. 65 p.

1991. Serena, David. Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Guinda Formation, Sacramento Valley, California. 348 p.

1993. Shakofsky, Stephanie. Changes in the Hydraulic Properties of a Soil Caused by Construction of a Waste Trench at a Radioactive Waste Disposal Site. 53 p.

1975. Sheriff, Akbar. Origin and Distribution of Terrigenous Detritus in the Late Early Permian of the Central Cordilleran Miogeosyncline, Utah and Nevada. 69 p.

1971. Sheth, Madhusudan. A Heavy Mineral Study of Pleistocene and Holocene Sediments near Nome, Alaska. 83 p.

1976. Silva, Lawrence. Landslides in the Upper Kings Creek and Deer Creek Watersheds, Castle Rock State Park, California. 100 p.

1974. Simoni, Tully Jr. Geology of the Loma Prieta Area, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties, California. 75 p.

1978. Simpson, Garey. Shoal Migration and Dune Encroachment, North Harbor, Moss Landing, California. 48 p.

1982. Sklenar, Scott. Genesis of an Eocene Lake System within the Washakie Basin of Southwestern Wyoming. 89 p.

1969. Smith, Eugene. Geology and Geochemical Soil Survey of the Tunnel Ranch Mine area, Santa Barbara County, California. 62 p.

2000. Sojourner, Anna. Late Quaternary History of the San Gregorio Fault near Pescaredo, California. 78p.

1993. Soles, Stan. Age of the Tahoe Moraine at Bloody Canyon, Mono County, California, Based on Tephrochronology. 166 p.

1979. Solomon, Barry. Geology and Oil Shale Resources Near Elko, Nevada. 142 p.

1971. Sorensen, Martin. Petrology of Some Sandstones from the Eastern Olympic Peninsula, Washington. 57 p.

1971. Spencer, Clyde Jr. Statistical Correlation of Platinum Metals with Heavy Minerals in Stream Sediments of the Klamath Mountains, California. 62 p.

1983. Springer, James. Structural analysis of the Southeastern Livermore Basin, California. 178 p.

2003. Stauffer, Heidi. Timing of the Last High Stand of Pluvial Lake Wellington, Smith Valley, Nevada. 121p.

1987. Stotz, Tina. Permeability of Peat to Selected Toxic Leachates. 138 p.

1976. Stuart, James. Stratigraphy and Structure of a Portion of Southwestern New York Butte Quadrangle, Inyo County, California. 178 p.

1974. Sumsion, R. Scott. Stratigraphy and Fusulinid Paleontology of Permian Exposures in the Vicinity of Eureka, Nevada. 127 p.

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1994. Takauchi, Yoko. Teleseismic Tomography of the Loma Prieta Region, Central California. 263 p.
*OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY THESIS AWARD 1994/1995* - First Place

1991. Taylor, Brian. Erosional Processes in a Portion of the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreational Area, California. 118 p.

1983. Teas, Nancy Greene. Observations of currents off Manzanillo, Mexico, estimated using potential vorticity and density. 40 p.

1976. Todd, William. A Gravity, Magnetic and Seismic Investigation of the Providencia Mine Vicinity, New Almaden, California. 59 p.

1985. Tomson, Janice. Early-Middle Pleitocene Paleoceanography of the southwest Atlantic sector of the southern ocean. 44 p.

1990. Toney, Kenneth. A Hydrogeological Investigation of Groundwater Recharge Near the Drainage Retention Basin, LLNL. 252 p.

1975. Torres, Adrian. Landslides at Bolinas, Marin County, California. 123 p.

1984. Torresan, Michael. Fabric and its relation to sedimentological and geotechnical properties of near-surface sediment in Shelikof Strait, Alaska. 220 p.

1987. Treat, Cheryl. Metamorphic and Structural History of Hicks Butte Inlier-Washington Cascades. 93 p.

1983. Trimble, Deborah. The application of uranium-thorium systematics to rocks from the Lassen Dome field. 94 p.

1990. Trumm, David. Fluvial Stratigraphy, and Depositional History of Los Gatos Creek, Coalinga, California. 159 p.

1988. Turnau, Rene. Deep Circulation Changes in the South Atlantic Ocean: Response to Initiation of Northern Hemispheric Glaciation. 66 p.

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1971. Valdes, Fernando Jr. Magnetic and Gravity Investigations of Ultramafic Rocks near Camp Meeker, California. 116 p.

1989. Valentino, Michael. Groundwater Nutrient and Freshwater Contribution to Tomales Bay, California. 128 p.

1984. Van Buren, Mark. Seismic stratigraphy of a modern carbonate slope: Northern Little Bahama Bank. 115 p.

1982. Vanderhurst, William. The Santa Clara Formation and Orogenesis of Monte Bello Ridge, Northwest Santa Clara County, California. 114 p.

1988. Vander Meulen, Harold. Intracaldera Tuffs and Central Vent Intrusion of the Mahogany Mountain Caldera, Eastern Oregon. 88 p.

1984. Vercoutere, Thomas. Sedimentation across the oxygen minimum zone on the continental slope offshore central California. 129 p.

1982. Villalobos, Hector. Engineering geology reconnaissance of five damsites and reservoir study areas, Similkameen River, Okanogan County, Washington. 136 p.

1997. Vorst, Richard c. Adsorption of Trichlorethylene onto Mineral Surfaces. 158. p.
*OUTSTANDING UNIVERSITY THESIS AWARD 1996/1997 - First Place*,
**WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATE SCHOOLS; Outstanding Master’s Thesis**

1988. Wade, Michael. Geology of the northern part of the Cooper mountain batholith, North Cascades, Washington. 88 p.

1974. Wagner, Dana. Lower Permian Paleogeography and Fusulinid Paleontology, Northeastern Nevada and Western Utah. 254 p.

1975. Wagner, David. Mesozoic Geology of the Walter Springs Area, Napa County, California. 68 p.

1991. Wallace, John. Physical Modelling of Transpressional Strike-slip Faulting: Implications for Deformational Styles Surrounding the San Andreas Fault Zone. 116 p.

1984. Ward, William. The America Mine landslide Almaden Quicksilver Park, Santa Clara County, California. 94 p.

1994. Welch, David. A Geophysical Investigation of the Arroyo Seco Area, Monterey County, California. 55 p.

1978. Whiteley, Karen. Geology of a Portion of the Hayward 7 1/2' Quadrangle, Alameda County, California. 113 p.

1980. Wilbur, Curtis. The Nature and Origin of Quaternary Basaltic Volcanism in the Central Mojave Desert Area, California. 133 p.

1991. Willahan, Daune. Biostratigraphy of Upper Paleozoic Rocks in the Mount Morrison Roof Pendant, Sierra Nevada, California: Evidence for its Original Paleogeographic Position. 92 p.

1983. Williams, Kathleen. The Mount Diablo Ophiolite, Contra Costa County, California. 156 p.

1984. Williams, Ronald. Turbidity and Sedimentation: Tanajib/Manifa coastal waters Northwestern Arabian Gulf. 136 p.

1995. Wills, Martin A. The Pliocene Alluvial Gravels in the Southeastern Santa Clara Valley, California. 91 p.

2000. Winfield, Kari. Factors Controlling Water Retention of Alluvial Deposits, Western Mojave Desert. 88 p.

1981. Winsor, Henry. The Paleogeography and Paleoenvironments of the Middle Pennsylvanian Part of the Wood River Formation in South-Central Idaho. 81 p.

1981. Witham, Roger. Geology & Sope Movement Hazards of the Livermore Ranch area, Lake & Napa countries, California. 184 p.

1968. Wolf, Stephen. Current Patterns and Mass Transport of Clastic Sediment in the Near-shore Regions of Monterey Bay. 176 p.

1982. Wolfe, Mitchell. The Relationship between forest management and landsliding in the Klamath Mountains of Northwestern California. 73 p.

1987. Woodward, Philip. Regional Evaluation of Formation Fluid Salinity by Spontaneous Potential Log, Ivishak Sandstone, (Triassic), North Slope, Alaska. 71 p.

1988. Wray, Michael. Sedimentation and Tectonics of the Main Body of the Wasatch Formation in the Red Creek Basin, Sweetwater County, Southwestern Wyoming. 104 p.

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1986. Young, Douglas. Hydrogeology of the northern portion of the west firing area Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Site 300. 270 p.

1979. Younse, Gary. The Stratigraphy and Phosphoritic Rocks of the Robinson Canyon, Laureles Grande Area. 127 p.

1979. Ziemianski, Wayne. Clay Mineral Changes Associated with Intensification of Glaciation in the Norwegian-Greenland Sea. 44 p.

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