Geologic models describing Cenozoic uplift and erosion of the southern Rocky Mountains predict a topographic inversion in the Four Corners region (i.e., present day basins were previously topographic highs and vice versa) ...

Elementary school children engage in multiple social interactions each day. These frequent interactions are a positive experience for most children; however, a minority of children experience peer rejection (Coie, Dodge, ...

Illiteracy in America is one of the key correlates for poverty (Roman, 2004). Far too often, students graduate from high school without having basic literacy skills (Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011). Coupled with ...

Network debugging is time and resource consuming due to limited access and monitoring mechanisms. Such mechanisms may involve polling and/or active notification methods, where a failed network device may obscure the flow ...

The S-Transform (ST) is a frequency-dependent spectral decomposition method that truly localizes spectra in time and frequency. However, it exhibits poor temporal resolution at low frequencies, which can result in inaccurate ...

Oceanic core complexes (OCC) provide the opportunity to collect and analyze a unique set of rocks from the lower crust and upper mantle, which have been exposed along the ocean floor and are associated with slow spreading ...

The Texas Gulf Coast region possesses numerous complex fault structures. This case study focused on the Long-Point Fault, an active fault located in west Houston; with 16 kilometers of length, it is the longest fault within ...

The Middle Jurassic (Ju3-4) sandstone reservoirs are characterized by the presence of non-structural types of traps, which are usually located on the slopes of anticlines and have stratigraphic, tectonic, and lithological ...

College access and student success, defined as timely college graduation, remains a key goal for many Texas policymakers (Braxton, Doyle, Hartley, Hirschy, Jones, & McLendon, 2014; Closing the Gaps, 2013). Texas ranks ...

The Vertical Seismic Profile (VSP) with receivers or sources in the boreholes has been widely used to provide in-situ rock properties and a high-resolution image around the borehole. In this thesis, we investigate and ...