Graduate Studies in Marine Science
Current and Past Graduate Student Theses
The following listing of marine-related dissertations and theses since 2000 provides insight into the diversity of M.S. and Ph.D projects undertaken and completed by students in our programs in recent years:
Graduate Dissertations and Theses - 2007
Resolving the 100 year debate over the ecological history of the common periwinkle snail, Littorina littorea, in northeast North America
April Blakeslee
2007 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Jeb Byers and Michael Lesser
Development of Two Automated Feed Buoys for Submerged Fish Aaquaculture Net-Pens
Brett Fullerton
2007 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Rob Swift
Seafloor Characterization of the Historic Area Remediation Site Using Angular Range Analysis
Luis A. Soares Rosa
2007 - M.S. Ocean Engineering (Ocean Mapping)
Advisor: Luciano Fonseca
Development of a 20-ton Capacity Open Ocean Aquaculture Feed Buoy
Chad Turmelle
2007 - M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Rob Swift
Impacts of Changing Water Temperatures on the Life Histories of Two Invasive Ascidians in the Gulf of Maine: Botryllus Schlosseri and Botrylloides Vioalceus
Erica Westerman
2007 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Graduate Dissertations and Theses - 2006
Eelgrass Restoration in New Bedford Harbor: The Influence of Patch Size on Transplant Success & Associated Faunal Densities
Jeffrey Gaeckle
2006 - Ph.D. Natural Resources
Advisor: Fred Short
Correlating Sea Otter Density and Behavior to Habitat Attributes in Prince William Sound, Alaska
Heather Coletti
2006 - M.S. Natural Resources
Advisor: Andy Rosenberg
Graduate Dissertations and Theses - 2005
Molecular and Behavioral Investigations of Photreception in the Green Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Thomas Barry
2005 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Charles Walker
Sea Floor Habitat Characterization, Classification and Maps for the Lower Piscataqua River Estuary
G. Randy Cutter, Jr.
2005 - Ph.D.
Advisor:
Modeling Ocean Color Spectra: Parameterization and Interpretation
Hui Feng
2005 - Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Janet Campbell
Interannual and Decadal Variation in the Pelagic Marine Ecosystem of the Yellow and East China Seas
Seung-Hyun Son
2005 - Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Janet Campbell
Graduate Dissertations and Theses - 2004
Ecology of the Smooth Skate, Malacoraja senta, and the Little Skate, Leucoraja erinacea, in the Western Gulf of Maine
Suzanna Biron
2004 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Hunt Howell
Fish Versus Human Corridors: The Impacts of Road Culverts on Nekton Community Composition and Movement in New England Salt Marshes
Alyson Eberhardt
2004 - M.S. Natural Resources
Advisor: David Burdick
Successional Development of Fouling Communities on Aquaculture Fish ages in the Western Gulf of Maine
Jenn Greene
2004 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Ray Grizzle
Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in Chordates: The Cloning of the GnRH Precursor and the Distribution of GnRH in the Tunicate Ciona Intesinalis and Seasonal Changes of GnRH in the Atlantic Hagfish Myxine glutinosa
Scott Kavanaugh
2004 - M.S. Biochemistry
Advisor: Stacia Sower
Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) from Estuarine, Coastal and Offshore Waters of the Gulf of Maine: Measurement Techniques and Relationship to Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)
Michael Novak
2004 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Janet Campbell
The Relationship Between Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone (GnRH) and Gamma Amino Butyric Acid (GABA) in the Brain of the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Adam Root
2004 - M.S. Biochemistry
Advisor: Stacia Sower
Microencapsulation of GnRH Analogs
Bernadine Schultz
2004 - M.S. Biochemistry
Advisor: Stacia Sower
Susceptibility of the Scleractinian Corals, Pocillopora damicornis and Montipora verrucosa to Ultraviolet radiation: The Role of Mycosporine-like Amino Acids
Jill H. Torregiani
2004 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Michael P. Lesser
Graduate Dissertations and Theses - 2003
Impacts of Seawalls on Salt Marsh Plant Communities in the Great Bay Estuary of New Hampshire
Catherine M. Bozek
2003 - M.S. Natural Resources
Advisor: David Burdick
A Molecular and Morphological Survey of Porphyra purpurea (Roth) C. Agardh (Rhodophyta, Bangiales) in the Northwest Atlantic
Troy L. Bray
2003 - M.S. Plant Biology
Advisor: Christopher Neefus
Effects of Solar Irradiance and Ammonium on Growth, Nitrogen Uptake, and Pigment Content of Porphyra umbilicalis Kutzing, P. linearis Greville, P. leucosticta Thuret in LeJolis and P. amplissima Kjellman
Jennifer P. Day
2003 - M.S. Plant Biology
Advisor: Christopher Neefus
Factors Affecting Nematocyst Incorporation by Acolid Nudibranches of the Genus Flabellina in the Gulf of Maine
Kinsey E. Frick
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Geochemical Controls on the Hydrothermal Vent Fluids of the Kairei and Edmond Hydrothermal Fields, 23-25S, Central Indian Ridge
Rachel M. Gallant
2003 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Karen VonDamm
Investigation of the Mechanism Responsible for Exclusion of P53 From the Nucleus of Leukemic Cells of the Soft-Shelled Clam, Mya arenaria
Alison L. Kelleher
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Chuck Walker
Spatial Modeling and Visualization of Habitat Response to Hydrologic Restoration in New England Salt Marshes
Raymond A. Konisky
2003 - Ph.D. Natural Resources - Environmental Science
Advisor: David Burdick
Larval haddock diet detection and the nutritional value of varying rotifer enrichments and wening diets.
Jennie Mandeville. MS. 2003.
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Huntting Howell
Temporal and Spatial Variation in Copepod Community Structure in the Western Maine Coastal Region
Christopher A. Manning
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Ann Bucklin
Longshore Momentum Balance for a Mid-Shelf Region of the Gulf of Maine using the Gulf of Maine Ocean Observing System
Ginger McMullin
2003 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Jamie Pringle
The Roles of Rhodopsin, Pax-6 and c-cmyc Proteins in the Light Induced Gametongenic Cycle of the Green Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Michelle L. Moody
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Charles Walker
Movement of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) in and among the western Gulf of Maine rolling closures as determined through mark and recapture
Michael Morin
2003 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Huntting Howell
Cloning and Expression Analysis of a GnRH Receptor Precursor from the Sea Lamprey, Petromyzon marinus
Nathaniel V. Nucci
2003 - M.S. Biochemistry
Advisor: Stacia A. Sower
Classification of Coastal Waters Using Satellite and Fluvial Discharge Data: Moving Towards a Better Understanding of Terrigenous Constituent Dynamics in Coastal Waters
Joseph E. Salisbury
2003 - Ph.D. Natural Resources - Oceanography
Advisor: Janet Campbell
Physiological Ecology of the Red Alga Porphyra (Rhodophyta, Bangiales)
Priya Sampath-Wiley
2003 - M.S. Plant Biology
Advisor: Christopher Neefus
The Navigation Surface: a Multipurpose Bathymetric Database
Shepard Smith
2003 - M.S. Ocean Engineering/Ocean Mapping
Advisor: Larry Mayer
Age, Growth, and Reproductive Biology, of the Winter Skate, Leucoraja ocellata, in the Western Gulf of Maine
James A. Sulikowski
2003 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Hunt Howell
Graduate Dissertations and Thesis - 2002
The Validation of a Wave Measurement Buoy
John Ahern
2002 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: David Fredriksson
Shark Inflicted Injuries to the Endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal, Monachus schauinslandi
Petra A. Bertilsson
2002 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Manatee Sound Recorder
Jonathan L. Bird
2002 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
Numerical and Physical Modeling of a SADCO Shelf Submersible Fish Cage
Judson C. DeCew
2002 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: David Fredriksson
The Population Structure, Algal Preference and Color Distribution of the Intertidal Snail, Littorina obtusata, Along the New Hampshire Coast
Lauralyn B. Dyer
2002 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Transplanted Eelgrass (zostera marina L.) in the Great Bay Estuary: Functional Equivalence, Long Term Trends, and Response to Disturbance
Nancy T. Evans
2002 - Natural Resources
Advisor: Fred Short
Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus Stock Enhancement in New Hampshire: Developing Optimal Release Strategies
Elizabeth A. Fairchild
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Hunt Howell
The Spatial and Temporal Distribution of CU, PB, ZN, and CD In Marine Sediments from Boothbay, Maine
Stephanie A. Getchell
2002 - M.S. Earth Science
Advisor: Henri Gaudette
Seafloor Geology, Deglacial History, and Early Post-Glacial Evolution of Eastern Juan De Fuca Strait
Anthony T. Hewitt
2002 - Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Larry Mayer
Comparative Anatomy and Evolution of the Gastrotrich Muscular System
Richard Hochberg
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Marianne Litvaitis
Birth, Death, and Taxis: North Atlantic Right Whales in the Twenty-First Century
Scott D. Kraus
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Ann Bucklin
Finite Element Analysis of Ball Bearing Swaging Efficient NC Machining Using Off-Line Optimized Feedrates and On-Line Adaptive Control
Nathan D. Richards
2002 - Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Barry Fussell
Life History Dynamics of Nudibranch Sibling Species in the Genus Dedronotus in the Gulf of Maine
Chad G. Sisson
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Influences of Social and Habitat Features on Selection and Use of Breeding Habitat and Pup Survival in South American Fur Seals
Monica A. Stevens
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Michelle Scott
Impacts of the Introduced Crabs, Carcinus maenas and Hemigrapsus sanguineus, in Northern New England
Megan C. Tyrrell
2002 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Using Habitat Suitability Models to Identify Essential Fish Habitat for the Winter Flounder, Pseudopleuronectes americanus, in Great Bay Estuary, N.H.
Jennifer M. Wanat
2002 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Hunt Howell
Riverine Inputs of Nutrients to Great Bay, NH
Autumn J. Oczkowski
2002 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Ted Loder
Graduate Dissertations and Thesis - 2001
Detection and Characterization of Yellowfin and Bluefin Tuna Using Passive Acoustic Techniques
Scott C. Allen
2001 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
The Geochemistry of Boron and Lithium in Mid-ocean Ridge Hydrothermal Vent Fluids
Alison Marie Bray
2001 - Ph.D. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Karen Von Damm
Modeling the Effects of Physical Ocean Properties on the Growth of Blue Mussels at an Open Ocean Aquaculture Site
Melissa A. Brodeur
2001 - M.S. Earth Science Oceanography
Advisor: Frank Bub
Habitat Ecology of the Native Subtidal Snail Lacuna Vincta in the Gulf of Maine and the Impact of Two Introduced Species
Suchana Chavanick
2001 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Larry Harris
Designing and Synthesizing GnRH Analogs to Test in Vivo and in Vitro Studies in Sea Lamprey.
Jane B. Connolly
2001 - M.S. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Advisor: Stacia Sower
A Model for Backscattering Angular Response of Gassy Sediments: Applications to Petroleum Exploration and Development Programs
Luciano Fonseca
2001 - Ph.D. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Larry Mayer
Open Ocean Fish Cage and Mooring System Dynamics
David W. Fredriksson
2001 - Ph.D. Systems Engineering
Advisor: Barbaros Celikkol
Numerical Simulation of Acoustic Waves in a Rectangular Chamber
Normah Mohd Ghazali
2001 - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: John McHugh
Discrete Modeling of Sculptured Surface Machining for Robust Automatic Federate Selection.
Jeffrey G. Hemmett
2001 - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Barry Fussell
The Geoclutter Probe
Eric P. Jabs
2001 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
Hydrodynamic Modeling of the Tidal Flow in Hampton/Seabrook Harbor, NH
Serkan Mahmutoglu
2001 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Barbaros Celikkol
Ecological Impacts of Shrimp Trawling on Juveniles of Selected Benthic Fish Species in the Southwestern Gulf of Maine
Augustine J. Mungkaje
2001 - Ph.D. Zoology
Advisor: Hunt Howell
Nitric Oxide in the Central Nervous System of the Gastropod Melibe Leonina and Its Role in Modulation of Swimming
James M. Newcomb
2001 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Win Watson
The Effect of Reduced Salinity on the Locomotory Behavior and Physiology of the American Lobster, Homarus americanus
Daniel F. O'Grady
2001 - M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Win Watson
Design of an Ice-Resistant Structure for U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation
William G. Smith
2001 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: M. Robinson Swift
Sediment Resuspension Under Combined Wave-current Conditions in the Great Bay Estuary, N.H.
Zhitao Yu
2001 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Ted Loder
The Geochemical Controls on Hydrothermal Vent Fluid Chemistry from Two Areas on the Ultrafast-Spreading Southern East Pacific Rise
Kevin M. O'Grady
2001 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Karen Von Damm
Graduate Dissertations and Thesis - 2000
Finite Element Modeling of Tidal Flow and Bed-load Transport in the Great Bay Estuarine System, New Hampshire
Ata Bilgili
2000 - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: M. Robinson Swift
Nutrients and Physical Factors During Blooms of Alexandrium spp in the Casco Bay region, Maine.
Rebecca C. Clauss
2000 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Theodore Loder
Modeling the Friction Effects of Eelgrass on the Tidal flow in Great Bay, NH
Safak Nur Erturk
2000 - Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Barbaros Celikkol
The Influence of Combined Wave and Current Induced Bottom Stress on the Coastal Ocean Response to Storm Forcing
Yalin Fan
2000 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Wendell Brown
The Optical Properties of the Great Bay Estuary: Parameterization of an Ocean Color Model
Kenneth R. Jacobs
2000 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Janet Campbell
The Geomorphology, Sedimentology, and Storm Response of Beaches Along the Glaciated Coast of the Western Gulf of Maine (New Hampshire and southwestern Maine)
Michael Edward Leo
2000 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Larry Ward
Beach Seine, SCUBA and Remote Video: A Comparison of Three Methods for Assessing Faunal Species Richness and Abundances in Eelgrass Beds.
Kalle Matso
2000 - M.S. Natural Resources
Advisor: Fred Short
Vitellogenesis in the Green Sea Urchine, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis: Localization of Vitellogenin Protein in Gonadal Tissues and the Influence of 17ß Estradiol
Nature A. McGinn
M.S. Zoology
Advisor: Charles Walker
Wavemaker Control Software for the University of New Hampshire Wave/Tow Tank
Derek M. Michelin
2000 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
A Glaciochemical Record From the Devon Ice Cap and Late Holocene Reconstruction of Past Sea Ice Extent in the North Water Polynya, Eastern Canadian Artic
Alison M. Murphy
2000 - M.S. Earth Sciences
Advisor: Greg Zielinski
Design and Performance Analysis of a Low Area Ratio Jet Pump Used for the Harvesting of Intact Marine Plants
Thomas F. North
2000 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
Fish Cage Physical Scale Modeling
Michael J. Palczynski
2000 - M.S. Ocean Engineering
Advisor: Kenneth Baldwin
Efficient NC Machining Using Off-line Optimized Federates and On-line Adaptive Control
Nathan Douglas Richards
2000 - M.S. Mechanical Engineering
Advisor: Barry Fussell
Effects of Urban Runoff on the Invertebrate Communities of Natural and Created Salt Marshes in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Allison A. Bowden
2000 - M.S. Natural Resources
Advisor: David Burdick
The Microbiology of Summer Flounder Fingerling Production: Pathogenic and Probiotic Bacteria
Stephen D. Eddy
2000 - M.S. Microbiology
Advisor: Stephen Jones
Conservation and ecology of fringing salt marshes along the sourthern Maine/New Hampshire coast
Pamela A. Morgan
2000 - Ph.D. Natural Resources Advisor: Frederick Short
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