Present:
Clay Kelty (BS Univ. of Arizona)- Fluvial terraces of the lower Santa Ynez river as markers to measure regional uplift, recency of faulting along the Santa Ynez River fault, and terrace formation at the fluvial/coastal interface.
Drake Kerr (BS Northern Arizona Univ.)- Holocene slip rates and recency of faulting along the strands of the northern San Jacinto fault zone in the Cajon Pass area, and implications for slip transfer between the San Jacinto and San Andreas faults.
Ian McGregor (BS CSUSF)- Using the Orcut Sand as a marker to measure the amount, rate, and style of active folding in the Santa Maria Basin.
Casey Slatten (BS CSULB)- Incision rates of the middle Santa Ynez River and implications for regional tectonic uplift and Quaternary deformation at the southern edge of the Santa Maria Basin .
Ani Pytlewski (BS Lyndon State College, Vermont)- Quantifying regional uplift rates and slip along the Santa Ynez fault using fluvial terraces in the upper Santa Ynez River.
Ryan Stewart (BS UCSD)- Paleomagnetic study of Santa Catalina Island to test models of vertical-axis rotation in southern California.
Past:
Yannick Wirtz MS 2017= Measuring the amount of shortening across the Santa Maria Basin at a variety of scales. (now at Earth Consultants International)
Andrew Farris MS 2017 Thesis= Investigating Quaternary deformation of the northern Santa Ynez Valley using fluvial terraces along Zaca Creek (now at the Army Corps of Engineers)
Nolan Blackford MS 2016 Thesis= Assessing the mechanics of rotation associated with large-magnitude extension in the central Mojave Desert using detailed structural mapping and paleomagnetic data. (now doing a PhD at Washington State Univ.)
Amar Rao MS 2016 Thesis= Shallow plumbing system of the Davis-Schrimpf seep field, southern California. (now at California State Lands Commission)
Rick Lee: MS 2014 Thesis= Using the Paso Robles Formation to document the kinematic history of the Little Pine fault. (now at California State Lands Commission)
Cary Wicker: MS 2014 Thesis= Using GPS surveying, GIS, and OSL dating to investigate the rate and style of topographic development along the northern San Jacinto fault zone. (now at the California State Water Board)
Scott Kenyon: MS 2014 Thesis= LiDAR and field mapping of the northern San Jacinto fault zone to determine the distribution of slip and slip-per-event. (now at Chevron)
Todd Tyler: MS 2013 Thesis= Mapping and dating (using OSL) fluvial terraces in the Santa Ynez Valley to evaluate active deformation associated with vertical-axis rotation. (now at California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources)
Mike Cannon: MS 2013 Thesis= Using fault kinematics and fold characteristics to evaluate the kinematic history of the Little Pine fault. (now at California Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources)
Jon Guillaume: MS 2013 Thesis= Using paleomagnetism to document vertical-axis rotation in the Santa Maria Basin. (now at American Geotechnical )
Ziad Sedki: MS 2013 Thesis= LiDAR and field mapping of the San Bernardino segment of the San Andreas fault zone to evaluate fault offset. (now teaching at Glendale Community College)
Dale Peterson: MS 2012 Thesis= “An application of geotechnical techniques to quantitative regional slope stability analysis, San Clemente, California”. (now at California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Resources)
Jack Tung: MS thesis 2007 Thesis= “Topographic development along the northern San Jacinto Fault Zone” (now at the California Dept. of Water Resources)