John McCray, Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Dissertations

Gurdak, Jason J., 2006.  Advances in spatial and temporal analysis of ground-water vulnerability to non-point source contamination, High Plains aquifer, PhD Dissertation, Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO

Skold, Magnus, 2004.  A complexation model to evaluate carboxymethyl-b-cyclodextrin (CMCD) for remediation of contaminated soil and ground water, PhD Dissertation, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Divine, Craig E., 2004.  Innovative subsurface characterization, Ph.D. Dissertation,  Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Statom, Richard A., 2004.  Hydrologic and geochemical characterization of a municipal waste landfill in Florida,  Ph.D. Dissertation,  Geology, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Murray, Kyle. E. 2003. Spatial analysis and modeling of water resource issues in Colorado utilizing Geographic Information Systems. Ph.D. Dissertation, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Johnson, Raymond H., 2005.  Characterization of subsurface DNAPL movement with ground penetrating radar and inverse multiphase flow simulations, PhD Dissertation, Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Kelly Greaser, 2003. Modeling solid-water interactions in mineralized areas: an example from Red Dog, Alaska,. PhD Dissertation, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Guler, Guneyt 2002.  Hydrogeochemical Evaluation Of The Groundwater Resources Of Indian Wells-Owens Valley Area, Southeastern California, PhD Dissertation, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO.

Master of Science (M.S.) Theses

Jordan Dimick, 2007.  The ability to predict groundwater flow in a structurally faulted river basin valley with naturally occurring hot springs using multivariate geochemical analyses, M.S. Thesis, Hydrologic Science and Engineering (Geophysics), Colorado School of Mines. 

Raleigh Schmidt, 2007. Characterization of the bacterial and archaeal communities in coalbed methane aquifers in the Wyodakanderson coal zone of the Powder River Basin, WY using polar lipid analysis techniques, M.S. Thesis, Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

Mia Tucholke, 2007.   Statistical assessment of relationships between denitrification and easily measurable soil
properties: a simple predictive tool for watershed-scale modeling, M.S. Thesis, Hydrologic Science and Engineering (Environmental Science and Engineering), Colorado School of Mines. 

Nathan Rothe, 2006.  Comparison of raw wastewater and septic tank effluent composition through literature and field investigations, M.S. Thesis, Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.

Danielle Bailey, 2006.  Methods comparison and spatial analysis of field parameter quantification of unsaturated flow at an existing wastewater infiltration system: Mines Park, Golden Colorado.  M.S. Thesis, Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin. 

Doyle, Sarah, 2006.  Phosphorus Transport and fate during onsite wastewater treatment, M.S. Thesis, Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

Heatwole, Kirkley K.,  2005.  Modeling subsurface fate and transport of nitrogen from onsite wastewater systems, M.S. Thesis, Environmental Science and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

Bumgarner, Johnathon, 2005. Estimating biozone hydraulic conductivity in wastewater soil absorption systems using inverse numerical modeling, M.S. Thesis, Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin.

Lemonds, Paula Jo, 2003. Modeling pollution transport and fate to assess the effects of onsite wastewater systems on the Lake Dillon watershed, Colorado. M.S. Thesis,  Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

Williams, David V., 2004.  Hydrogeologic and hydrochemical framework of Indian Wells Valley, California: Evidence for interbasin flow in the southern Sierra Nevada.  M.S. Thesis,  Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

McCarthy, Joseph C., 2003.  Evaluaton of unsaturated atrazine fate and transport using Hydrus 1-D simulations:  Central High Plains region, M.S. Thesis,  Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines. 

Stephanie Schlosser, 2001.  Vulnerability assessment of Colorado aquifers to pesticide contamination, M.S. Thesis, Geochemistry, Colorado School of Mines.

Shiloh Kirkland, 2001.  Coupling site-scale fate and transport with watershed-scale modeling to assess the cumulative effects of nutrients from decentralized onsite wastewater systems.  M.S. Thesis, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.

Deborah N. Beach, 2001.  The use of one-dimensional columns and unsaturated flow modeling to assess the hydraulic processes in soil-based wastewater treatment systems. M.S. Thesis, Geological Engineering. Colorado School of Mines.

Karen Morgan, 2000.   Spatial analysis and modeling of geochemical distribution to assess fracture flow in Turkey Creek Basin, Jefferson County, Colorado, M.S. Thesis. Geology, Colorado School of Mines.

Masters of Engineering (M.E.) Reports

Sonya Cadle, 2002.  M.E. Non-Thesis Report, Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines.