Undergraduate independent research is emphasized in the Department of Geosciences. Below are titles from recent Senior Theses.
Library Lookup Tool: Princeton University Undergraduate Senior Theses, 1924-2019
Geosciences Senior Theses
Class of 2020
Roman M. Ackley
Holocene Climate Change in Norway: A Multi-Proxy Lacustrine Record from
Proglacial Lake Kongressvatnet
Adviser: Allan M. Rubin
Sam Bartusek
Turbulent Influence on the Tropical Tropopause Layer: Global Convection-Resolving Model Study
Adviser: Stephan A. Fueglistaler
Udit Basu
Environmental Effects of Deccan Volcanism During the Late Cretaceous
Adviser: Gerta Keller
Alexander A. Cavoli
Seed Theory and ENSO Variability:Re-Evaluating the Distribution of Tropical Cyclogenesis
Adviser: Gabriel A. Vecchi
Kiley Coates
Compost Chemistry: Utilizing Food Waste as a Soil Amendment
Adviser: Satish C. Myneni
Charles Copeland
Coupled Soil Moisture and Plant Water Storage Dynamics Amilcare Porporato
Adviser: Amilcare Porporato
Satish C. Myneni
Perrin A. Hagge
Ca and Mg Fractionation in C3 and C4 Grasses and Their Implications For Reconstructing Paleo Diets and Serving as Biosignatures
Adviser: John A. Higgins
Polly Hochman
Isotopic Analysis of Pb in Trenton Tap Water and the Implications for Constraining Sources of Pb Contamination
Adviser: John A. Higgins
Liam P. O’Connor
Pinpointing the Provenance of Deccan Zircons
Adviser: Blair Schoene
Calvin Rusley
Effect of Fe and Oxygen Addition on Methane Release from Temperate Wetland Soil
Adviser: Xinning Zhang
Elizabeth L. Wallace
Retention and Loss of Fixed Nitrogen in a Pacific Oxygen Minimum Zone
Adviser: Bess Ward
Laurie A. Zielinski
Evaluation of a Handheld Raman Spectrometer for Characterizing Cultural Heritage Materials
Adviser: Thomas S. Duffy
