Graduate Theses
2022
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Alfawzan, Amal Ahmed I | Identification of Poverty Areas by Using Machine Learning Classification methods from satellite imagery in Buraydah City, in the Qassim Region of Saudi Arabia | Zhang |
| Risner, Lacy | Colonial Markets, Consumers, and Trade: A Comparative Analysis of Historic Ceramics from The Bluefields Bay Area, Westmoreland, Jamaica | Venter |
2020
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Elliott, Zachariah | Comparison of Hyperspectral Imaging and Portable X-Ray Fluorescence in Ceramic Analysis and Sourcing | Ortmann |
| Stewart, Christopher L. | Paleofloods and Landform Development Influence Carbon Storage in a Humid-Subtropical River Valley | Stinchcomb |
2018
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Roberson, Philip | A Quantitative Analysis of Astarte (Bivalvia: Astartidae) from the Pliocene of the Atlantic Coastal Plain | Casey |
| Ferguson, Benedict | Valley Bottom Position and the Occurrence of Paleosols Affect Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics | Stinchcomb |
2017
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Yang, Hongli | Habitat Modeling and Vegetation Mapping of Mammoth Cave National Park Using Lidar Data and Multispectral Imagery | Zhang |
2015
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Aljaddani, Amal H. | Integration of Multi-Temporal Remote Sensing Imagery and GIS Mapping and Analysis of Land Use Change in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia | Zhang |
| Knoth, Emily F. | Aggradation in the Carbon River: A Case Study at Mount Rainier, Washington | Kipphut |
| Pate, Michael | A Spectral Reflectance Analysis of Soil Moisture Content | Cetin |
2014
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall, Tina R. | Integrating In Situ Reflectance with Satellite Imagery to Determine Chlorophyll and Turbidity for Inland Waters | Cetin |
| Martin, Jennifer Lambert | Reconstructing the Geologic Environment at Tigre Dorado: a Saber-Tooth Cat Fossil Locality in Southwestern Kansas | Homsey |
| Morshed, Md Niaz | Application of Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques to Assess Land Use and Land Cover Change in Dhaka City, Bangladesh | Yorke, Zhang |
2012
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Ajadi, Olaniyi A. | Integration of Remote Sensing, Geographic Information Systems and Geophysical Techniques to Delineate Structures in the New Madrid Seismic Zone | Cetin |
| Jenkins, Daniel R. | Analyzing ACT Composite Scores in Kentucky Using GIS Hot Spot Analysis and Other Statistical Procedures | Kipphut |
| Merrick, Trina L. | Comparison of Multi Spectral and Hyperspectral Imaging and Classification Techniques for Mapping Sand Types on Perdido Key, Florida | Cetin |
| Mohamed, Basma M. | Modeling of Urban Sprawl in Austin, Texas Area Using Landsat Imagery | Cetin |
2010
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Mills, E. Nicole | Analysis of Prehistoric Archaeological Site Distribution Within Fort Campbell Military Reservation, Kentucky-Tennessee | Homsey |
2009
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner, Rebecca L. | Modeling Archaeological Site Distribution in the Black Bottom of Illinois using Geographic Information Systems and Logistical Regression | Homsey |
| Parish, Ryan | A Chert Sourcing Study Using Visible\Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy at the Dover Quarry Sites, Tennessee | Homsey |
2007
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Sharp, Herbert E. | Mapping of Hurricane Katrina Damage in Southern Louisiana Using a Comparative Analysis of Change Detection Methods and Vegetative Indices | Cetin |
2006
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Lankheit, Kevin M. | Urban Change Detection Using Image Segmentation on Landsat TM and ETM+ Imagery of Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Naugle |
| Robert, Manuel E. Matos | A First Assessment of Stable Isotopes in Functional Feeding Groups in Ledbetter and Panther Creek Watersheds | Kipphut |
2005
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Hill, Jason P. | Analysis of Sedimentation in the Ledbetter Creek Basin: a Geormorphic Study Focusing on Delta Growth at the Confluence of Kentucky Lake Reservoir | Kind |
| Pafford, John T. | Nutrient Stress Detection in Corn Using Hyperspectral RDACS-3 Imagery | Cetin |
2004
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Lambrix, Joseph M. | Sediment Analyses: A Physical and Geochemical Investigation of the Benthic Region in Kentucky Lake Reservoir | Kipphut |
| Perry, Lawrence G. | Multi-Temporal Classification of a Portion of McCracken County, Kentucky Using Landsat Enhanced Thematic Mapper + Data and Canonical Correlation Analysis | Naugle |
2003
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Davis, Christy | Mapping Sediment Deposition in the Lower Reaches of Kentucky Lake Based on Historic and Contemporary Transects and Multivariate Regression | Naugle |
| Durham, Whitney D. | Creation and Analysis of a Map for the Civil War Battle of Johnsonville, Tennessee Using Historical Maps and GIS Techniques | Carstens |
| Hunteman, Justin H. D. | Analysis of High-Gain Landsat ETM+ Band 6 for the Prediction and Mapping of Chlorophyll-a in Kentucky Lake | Naugle |
| Jeong, Hyeon Gang | Predictive Capability of Landsat ETM+ Thermal Band in the Estimation of Land Surface Temperatures for the Same Seasons of Different Years | Naugle |
| Keller, Sandy M. | Comparison of Classification Techniques for Locating Outcrops of the Coon Creek Formation in Tennessee | Cetin |
| Murphy, Amy E. | Lithological Mapping of Canyon Lands, Utah Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery | Cetin |
| Ngoroi, Daniel K. | Integrating Object Oriented Analysis and High Resolution Image Classification in Impervious Surface Quantification | Cetin |
| Turner, Gareth T. | A Comparison of Change Detection Techniques Using Multi-Temporal Imagery in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, Nevada | Cetin |
| Wilson, Michael J. | Using Geographic Information System (GIS) to Supplement Traditional Property Valuation Techniques in a Rural County | Cetin |
2002
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe, Jordan S. | Comparison of Classification Approaches to Improve Grassland Classification Using Multi-Temporal Landsat TM Data | Cetin |
2000
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Richard, Kenneth | Total Suspended Solids, Turbidity, and Chlorophyll-a Relationships in Kentucky Lake Reservoir Defined with Monitoring and Remotely Sensed Data | Naugle |
| Wong, Alexander (Wai Ka) | Land Cover Mapping of Western Puerto Rico Using MODIS Airborne Simulator Data | Cetin |
1999
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Bethel, Matthew B. | Use of Vegetative Stress to Indicate Elevated Levels of Toxic Metals in Soil as Determined by Spectral Reflectance Measurements | Cetin |
| Butrick, Jeremy A. | Analysis of Noise Reduction Routines Applied to Landsat Thematic Mapper Datasets | Naugle |
| Enander, Helen | Evaluating the Use of Topographically Derived Variables for Forest Classification in Western Kentucky | Kind |
| Rao, Matha Bhima Shankar | Mapping of Total Suspended Sediments in Kentucky Lake Using Landsat TM Data | Naugle |
| Richard, Heather H. | Distribution of Carbon Dioxide and Methane in Kentucky Lake Reservoir: Seasonal, Spatial, and Long-Term Patterns | Kipphut |
| Russell, Eric R. | Accuracy Assessment of a Land Cover Classification in Fort Stewart, Georgia Using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data: n-Dimensional Probability Density Functions (nPDF) vs Supervised Maximum Likelihood Classification | Cetin |
| Wenger, Sarah K. | Determining the Effects of Petroleum on the Spectral Reflectance Characteristics of Winter Wheat | Cetin |
1998
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Lovely, Janette S. | Using a Geographical Information System to Evaluate Tourism in Western Kentucky Based on Geodemographic Characteristics of the Tourist Population | Kind |
| Patton, Jason A. | Analysis of Relationships Involving Kentucky Tar Sands and Conventional Oil Reservoirs Using Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing, Edmonson County, KY | Cetin |
| Rahman, Mohammed | Integration of Remote Sensing Data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Detect Land Use and Land Cover Change Dynamics in Trigg County, Kentucky | Cetin |
| Zahner, Howard M. | Correction of Topographic Effect in Landsat TM Data Using Full Scene and Piecewise Regression of Pseudo-Illumination Models for an Area in Southeastern Kentucky | Naugle |
1997
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Michael J. | Investigation of the Multivariate Normality of ISODATA Training Statistics and Implications for the Resulting Land Cover Classification | Naugle |
| Brehob, Leanne S. | Estimation of the Development Capacity of a Small Lake Using Nonpoint Source Pollution and Limnological Models | Kipphut |
| Brown, Kristin | Artifact Distribution Analysis at the Wickliffe Mounds Archaeological Site Using a Geographic Information System | Kind |
| Hallman, Christine L. | Prediction of Potential Groundwater Pollution Sites in a Karst Area Utilizing Drastic, Drastic Modifications and GIS | Kind |
1996
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Birdwell,Kevin R. | A Climatology of Winds Over a Ridge and Valley Terrain Within the Great Valley of Eastern Tennesee | Kind |
| Bomba, Patricia E. | A Geographic Information System for the Development of Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Murray State University | Kind |
| Bourne, Scott | Analysis of the Topographic Effect in a Portion of Land Between the Lakes | Naugle |
| Busby, Michael R. | Modeling Available Labor in Western Kentucky and Surrounding Counties | Kind |
| Kazwell, Jennifer L. | Comparison of Two Non-Point Source Pollution Models Utilizing Geographic Information Systems | Kipphut |
| Lobo, Max A. | Integration of Remote Sensing Data and Geographic Information Systems to Implement the Agricultural Nonpoint Source Pollution (AGNPS) Model | Kind |
| Spickler, Fredrick W. | A Geographic Information System for Automated Emergency Response with Applications for Facilities Management | Naugle |
1995
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Busch, Robert G. | The Application of a Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Habitat Suitability Index to a Portion of the Clarks River Drainage and Associated Wetlands in Western Kentucky Utilizing a Geographic Information System | Kind |
| Wang, Wei | Hydrologic Modeling with Remote Sensing and GIS Techniques | Naugle |
1994
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Ali, Abdella | An Application of a Geographic Information System (GIS) for Evaluation of Groundwater Pollution Potential using DRASTIC – an Empirical Assessment Methodology | Naugle |
| Graham, William D. | A Geographic Information System Examining the Topographic Effects of Tornado Formation and Path Characteristics for the State of Illinois | Naugle |
| Lane, Natalie L. | Nutrient Export Analysis of a Rural Catchment Utilizing Geographic Information Systems | Kind |
| Morris, Lance G. | An Application of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems to Hydrocarbon Exploration in South-Central Kentucky | Whaley |
1993
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Edberg, Fred J. | Reducing The Computational Requirements of the Maximum Likelihood Classification of Satellite Image Data through a 2X2 Texture Filter | Naugle |
| Harrison, Jennifer | Utilization of a Geographic Information System to Study Nonpoint Source Pollution Potential in a Portion of the Kentucky Lake Drainage Basin | Kind |
| Lamm, Christopher P. | Correlation Between Landsat-Mapped Lineaments and Geophysical Data Using Selected Regions of the New Madrid Fault Zone | Kind |
| Ravelo, Patricia M. | Geographic Information System-Based Watershed Erosion Analysis of Kentucky Lake Watersheds | Kipphut |
| Wills, David R. | A Rural Cadastre GIS Model for Commercial Property Assessment in Marshall County, Kentucky | Kind |
1992
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, William J. | A Methodology to Combine the ISODATA and Single Pass Clustering Methods for Classification of Landsat TM Data | Naugle |
| Ertep, Serdar A. | Comparison of ISODATA Algorithms Implemented in the ERDAS and MacLARSYS Image Analysis Systems | Bartolucci |
| Feeney, Robert K. | Determination of Turbidity in Kentucky Lake and West Point Lake Based on Coincident Sample Site and Landsat Thematic Mapper Data | Naugle |
| Gano, Amanuel K. | Topographic Effect Correction of Landsat TM Data by Piece-Wise Transformation Using a Hyperspherical Direction Cosine Model | Naugle |
| Powell, Malinda W. | A Geographic Information System for the Determination of Highly Erodible Land in the Hico and Rushing Creek Quadrangles of Calloway County, Kentucky | Kind |
| Yang, Xiaomei | Feature Reduction by Principal Components and Canonical Transformation | Naugle |
1991
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Hussaini, Abulrahman | Effects of Radiometric Calibration, Bandwidth, and Solar Irradiance Normalizations of Landsat TM Data on the Performance of the ISODATA Clustering Algorithm | Bartolucci |
| Beeler, M. Johanna | A Geographic Information System and Groundwater Model for the Management and Analysis of Hydrogeologic Field Investigation Data | Naugle |
| Jones, Jeanette M. | A Geographic Information System and Land Management Plan for the West Kentucky Wildlife Management Area | Kind |
| Scarbrough, Patsy W. | A Geographic Information System and Lands Use Plan for the Kentucky Reservation Land Adjacent to Blood River, Kentucky Lake | Kind |
| Teran, Angel R. | Quantitative Analysis of the Land Cover Classification of Merged Landsat-TM and SPOT-MSS Data Using Supervised and Unsupervised Methods | Naugle |
| Vichitbandha, Pichyarn Daniel | Performance Evaluation of Per-Point and Contextual Classifiers During a Near-Drought Summer Season Using Landsat TM Data | Naugle |
| Wen, Jian | A Geographic Information System for Prioritizing Access Routes Between Specific Earthquake Affected Areas and the Source City of Bowling Green in Western Kentucky | Weber |
1990
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Lashlee, J. David | Statistical Analysis of Edge Components Associated with Geologic Linear Features Mapped from Landsat Thematic Mapper Data | Naugle |
| Marocchi, Abdelaziz | A Stochastic Model to Study Primary Productivity of Kentucky Lake Using a Geographic Information System, Remote Sensing Data and Field Measurements | Lira, Naugle |
| Mueller, Gregory E. | Image Processing of Landsat TM Data and a Geographic Information System Approach for the Mapping and Analysis of the Nazca Lines | Bartolucci |
1989
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Li, Qiang | Comparative Evaluation of a Single-Pass and an ISODATA Clustering Algorithms Using Simulated Multispectral Image Data | Bartolucci |
| Lu, Jingwei | A Microcomputer-Based Geographic Information System for Forest Fire Management | Kind |
| Rushing, Victoria A. | Detection of Potential Clay Deposits in Northwestern Tennessee Utilizing Numerical Analysis of Landsat Thematic Mapper Data | Kind |
1988
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Cobb, Craig M. | A Quantitative Comparison of an ISODATA and a Single Pass Clustering Algorithms Applied over a Simulated Multispectral Image Data Sets | Bartolucci |
| Graham, Donald L. | The Use of Computer Graphic Representations of Statistical Training Class Distributions as an Aid for Analyzing and Understanding Statistical Distance Measures | Naugle |
| Li, Minna | Modeling and Analysis of the Distribution of Disease and Crime in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Using a Georeferenced Information System | Naugle |
| Major, Jeffrey D. | The Use of Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) and Geophysical Data for Hydrocarbon Exploration in the Illinois Basin, Western Kentucky | Usdansky |
1987
| Student | Topic | Faculty advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Burris, Robyn B. | Acreage Generation on a Small Area Basis from Satellite-Based Land Cover Classifications | Naugle |
| Chang, Mao | Atmospheric Effects on Landsat Thematic Mapper Thermal Infrared Data | Bartolucci |
| Graves, Mark R. | The Effect of Atmospheric Corrections on the Classification Accuracy of Landsat Thematic Mapper Reflective Data | Naugle |
| Kreighbaum, David W. | Utilization of Landsat Thematic Mapper Data for Structural Geologic Mapping in an Arid Region, Garfield County, Utah | Usdansky |
| McGuyer, William C. | Statistical Sampling for Assessing Land Cover Classification Accuracy | Naugle |
1986
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Pearson, Randall S. | An Analysis of Shuttle Imaging Radar-B Data, Landsat Multispectral Scanner Data, and Coregistered SIR-B/MSS Data for the Detection of Glacial Features in Western Lake County, Illinois | Kind |
| Spillman, Thomas R. | An Analysis of the Glacial Features of Eastern Morrow and Western Knox Counties, Ohio Using Landsat MSS Data | Kind |
1985
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Bower, Scott M. | An Analysis of Data Sources for Predicting Runoff Using the Soil Conservation Service Curve Number Method: East Fort Massac Creek Watershed, Kentucky | Naugle |
| Elder, Barbara L. | A Study of Mine-related Surface Subsidence Features using Landsat Thematic Mapper and Seasat SAR Data: The Western Kentucky Coal Field | Naugle |
| Hynes, Patrice J. | A Shallow Water Carbonate Platform Classification using Landsat Thematic Mapper Data: Great Bahama Bank, Bahamas | Weber |
| Steilberg, Susan L. | The Use of Multitemporal Thematic Mapper Data and Principal Component Analysis for Landcover Classifications over a Portion of Fulton County, Kentucky | Naugle |
1984
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Baumgarten, Diane M. | A Comparison of Linears and Curvilinears Mapped from Digitally Processed Landsat Thematic Mapper Data to Faults Depicted on Geologic Maps: Wells Creek Structure, Tennessee | Kind |
| Gesch, Dean B. | An Analysis of the Utility of Landsat Thematic Mapper Data and Digital Elevation Model Data for Predicting Soil Erosion: East Fork Massac Creek Watershed, Kentucky | Kind |
| Meier, Philip | An Estimation of the Accuracy of Quantitative Drainage Basin Analysis from Landsat MSS Data--Kentucky: Mississippi Embayment, Eastern Coal Field | Kind |
| Schmidt, Lane T. | A Comparison of Classification Techniques Using Landsat Thematic Mapper and Multispectral Scanner Data, for Landcover Classification of a Portion of Calloway and Graves Counties, Kentucky | Naugle |
| Spahn, Jane L. | A Landcover Classification of a Portion of the Western Kentucky Coal Field Utilizing Multi-Temporal Thematic Mapper Simulator Data | Kind |
1982
| Student | Topic | Faculty Advisor |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby, Lynn | A Comparison of Linears Mapped from Digitally Processed Landsat Data to Faults Depicted on Geological Maps: the Flourspar District, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois | Kind |