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Acord, J., 1994. Environmental Effects of Mercury-Based Fungicides from Golf Courses: A study of the Chippewa River near Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Jane Matty)

Agnew, J., 1996. Chitinozoans from the Middle Devonian Arkona, Hungry Hollow, and Widder Formations of Southwestern Ontario, Canada. (Advisor: Dr. Reed Wicander)

Anderson, D., 1994. Examination of Heavy Metal Contaminants in the Escanaba River and Its Vicinity, Upper Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Jane Matty)

Carlson, M., 1995. Geology of the Cenozoic Volcanics Exposed in the Pole Creek 7.5' Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Cogan, M.J., 1993. Gravity and Structural Investigations of the Kiernan Sills, Iron County, Upper Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Crocco, J.L., 1992. Geochemical Investigation of the Rhyolites of the Hemlock Formation and their Tectonic Implications. (Advisor: Dr. David Matty)

Crook, M., 1996. Mercury and Lead Contamination of Sediments in Reservoirs of the Michigamme River System, Upper Michigan. (Advisors: Dr. Jane Matty and Dr. David Matty)

Dryburgh, D., 1997. An Analysis of Jointing of the Tertiary Tuffaceous Rocks of the Adelaide 7.5' Quadrangle, Humboldt and Pershing Counties, Nevada. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Earle, B., 1998. Seismic Reflection above a Purported Cavern System, Northwestern Alpena County, Nevada. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Emilio, M., 1996. Reevaulation of Metamorphism and Tectonic Significance of the Peavy Node, Iron County, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Eric Johnson )

Harn, D., 1997. Metamorphism and Deformation in the Peavy Pond Node, Iron County, Michigan. (Advisors: Dr. Eric Johnson and Dr. David Matty )

Hayes, J., 1997. Petrology and Geochemistry of the Pole Canyon Tuff, Humboldt County, Nevada. (Advisor: Dr. David Matty)

Heft, A., 1991. Geochemistry of Selected Minerals from the Champion Mine, Champion, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. David Matty)

Hein, M., 1998. Wetlands Assessment at Egg Lake, Beaver Island, Michigan: Hydrologic, Floral, and Geochemical Variations. (Advisors: Dr. Jane Matty and Dr. P. Thibodeau)

Houston, R.E., 1993. Geologic Investigations of the Hemlock Falls Fault Zone, Iron County, Michigan. (Advisors: Dr. David Matty, Dr. Eric Johnson, and Dr. Steve Stahl)

Huysken, K., 1991. Palynology and biostratigraphy of selected middle and upper Devonian black-shale sections in Kentucky (Advisor: Dr. Reed Wicander)

Jones, J., 1997. An Analysis of Joint Patterns in the Tuffaceous Rocks of the Pole Creek 7.5' Quadrangle, Humboldt County, Nevada. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Kaminski, C., 1996. Gravity Surveying above a Purported Cavern System, Northwestern Alpena County, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Kanouse, A., 1996. Bedrock and Basement Topography from Wavelength Filtering of Bouguer Gravity, Lake and Mason Counties, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

McDonald, M., 1998. Hydrogeology and Geochemical Variations Across the Forest/Wetlands Interface at Lake Geneserath: Beaver Island, MI. (Advisors: Dr. P. Thibodear and Dr. Steve Stahl )

Pratt, S., 1997. Asbestos Exposure from Open Air Natural Occurrences. (Advisor: Dr. Eric Johnson )

Purdy, T., 1995. Investigations of the Geochemistry, Petrogenesis, and Tectonic Implications of the Granophyres of the Kiernan Sills. (Advisor: Dr. David Matty)

Quintilliano, N., 1998. Glacial-Fluvial Sedimentology and Stratigraphy at Meridian Park, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. (Advisors: Dr. Kathy Benison and Dr. Stew Monroe)

Rockwell, J., 1996. Historical Trends in Heavy Metal Concentration in Higgins Lake (Michigan) Sediments. (Advisor: Dr. Jane Matty)

Rose, E., 1998. An Elementary Education Program on the Geology of Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Kathy Benison)

Rosin, S., 1998. The Determination of A-Axis Positions in Deformed Quartz Using Fluid Inclusion Morphology. (Advisor: Dr. Eric Johnson )

Sondergaard, D., 1997. The Metamorphism and Deformation of Meta-Basalts in the Peavy Metmorphic Node, Western Uppre Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. (Advisors: Dr. Eric Johnson and Dr. David Matty )

Spens, N., 1997. Thermobarometry of "Elephant Rock," Eastern Adirondack Mountains, New York. (Advisors: Dr. David Matty and Dr. Eric Johnson)

Stinson, J., 1996. Rb, Sr, and Ba as Geochemical Indicators of Brine Influx into Saginaw Bay. (Advisor: Dr. Jane Matty)

Waters, M.A., 1991. A Geophysical Investigation of the Sauble Anomaly, Western Lake County, Michigan. (Advisor: Dr. Steve Stahl)

Wilson, E., 1996. Geochemistry, Petrogenesis, and Tectonic Implications of the Metagabbroic Bodies Surrounding the Kiernan Sills. (Advisor: Dr. David Matty)
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