Dissertations and Theses of Graduate Students in the Group

Title: Phase relations in the system BSCCO by Vanve Jason Styve. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Advisors: Dr. Don Elthon and Dr. James Meen, Graduation Date: May 2006.

Title: Lichens: The Challenge for Rock Art Conservation by Debra Dandridge. Ph.D. in Archeology (Texas A&M), Advisor: Dr. James Meen, Graduation Date: December 2005; received a job in academics.

Title: Geochemistry of Gabbroic Rocks from Hole 735B, Indian Ocean and Electron Backscattered Diffraction Studies of YBCO thin films by Robert J. Fairhurst. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Advisors: Dr. Don Elthon and Dr. James Meen, Graduation Date: May 2002; received a job in academics.

Title: Phase relationships and structural and physical properties of alkaline earth-bismuth oxides by Oya A. Gökçen. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Advisors: Dr. Don Elthon and Dr. James Meen, Graduation Date: May 2001; received a job in education.

Title: Phase Equilibria of the Bi2O3-CuO-CaO System at 1 Atmosphere of Pure Oxygen by Marie-Laure Carvalho. Master of Science, Advisor: Dr. Don Elthon, Committee Members: Dr. Terry Golding, Dr. Roman S. Czernuszewicz, Dr. Stanley Deming, and Dr. Arnold Guloy, Graduation Date: December 1997; received a job in industry.

Title: Phase Equilibria of the La2O3-SrO-CuO System at 10 to 30 kbar and the Melting Relations of Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 at Various Oxygen Fugacities by Joel Gèny. Ph.D. in Chemistry, Advisor: Dr. Don Elthon, Committee Members: Dr. Pei-Herng Hor, Dr. Roman S. Czernuszewicz, Dr. Stanley Deming, and Dr. Arnold Guloy, Graduation Date: December 1997; received a job in industry.

Title: Boron and Carbon Nitride Thin Films for Tribological Applications by Agnes Lucie Tempez. M.S. in Chemistry, Advisor: Dr. Don Elthon, Committee Members: Dr S. Perry, Dr J. Kulik, Dr S. Deming, and Dr R. Czernuszewicz, Graduation Date: May 1998; She is now pursuing Ph.D. in Dept. of Chemistry, UH.