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Current Structural Diagenesis Student Projects

Thesis and Dissertation Topics  |   Graduates

 

Department of Geological Sciences

 

Magdalena Ellis | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

TBD

 

Peter Hargrove | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

TBD

 

Kira Diaz-Tushman | Resume [pdf] | Publication [gis][pdf][tour field area]

Fracture tectonics, fracture porosity evolution and structural diagenesis, Cambrian Eriboll sandstones, Northwest Scotland

 

Tim Gibbons | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Spatial scaling of compaction bands

 

Leonel Gomez | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Characterization of the spatial arrangement of opening-mode fractures

 

Aysen Ozkan | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Regional diagenesis, fracture petrology, and fracture opening histories, Piceance Basin, Colorado

 

Edgar Pinzon | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Fracture pattern prediction using geomechanical models incorporating diagenesis, with comparison to outcrop data, Cambrian Eriboll sandstones, Northwestern Scotland and core observations, Tertiary Mirador Formation sandstones, Llanos foothills Colombia

 

Ankur Roy | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Geomechechanical and diagenetic modeling of fracture pattern evolution and spatial scaling

 

Meghan Ward | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf][pdf]

Opening history and porosity evolution of fractures in sandstone, Triassic to Jurassic La Boca Formation, Northeast Mexico

 

Faustino Monroy-Santiago | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Diagenesis of fractures in dolostone

 

Energy and Earth Resources Graduate Program | About Program

 

Natalia Kalitynska | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Economic and engineering evaluation of hydraulic fracture completion practices in the Piceance Basin, CO, USA

 

Department of Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering

 

Jennifer Reese | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Simulating gas production from hydraulic fracture networks: A case study of the Barnett Shale

 

Arash Dahi | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Geomechanical modeling of fracture diagenesis

 

Hamid Adefashe | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Determining the fracture mechanics properties of sedimentary rocks using double torsion testing

 

Namsu Park | Resume [pdf] | Publication [pdf]

Discrete element modeling of rock fracture behavior: fracture toughness and time-dependent fracture growth

 

Undergraduate and High School Interns

 

Makayla Hensley | Dripping Springs HS

Diagenetic geology of western U.S. basins (Summer 2006)

 


Prospective Students

 

The JSG Structural Diagenesis Initiative is seeking highly qualified students. See the Jackson School web site for application information. Please contact us with inquiries about ongoing and new projects.

 

Selected completed initiative theses and dissertations

 

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