Student Advisees
Gerardo W. Gross, Professor Emeritus of Geophysics

I no longer actively advise students, but below is a list of some of my former students.

Bakr, Adel A.

• Graduate Research Assistant, 1974
• PhD Hydrology, 1976 (Academic Advisor: Gelhar)
• Dissertation: Stochastic analysis of the effect of spatial variations of hydraulic conductivity on groundwater flow
• Naff, R.L., Bakr, A.A., Gross, G.W. 1974. Environmental Controls on Groundwater Chemistry in New Mexico. I. The Effect of Phreatophytes. Technical Completion Report: Project No. 3109-137. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute in cooperation with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 158 pp.

Beaver, Donald W.

• PhD Hydrology 1973
• Dissertation: A computer analysis of interface motion in porous media

Childers, Amy

• MS Hydrology 1985
• Independent Study Report: Hydrogeological analysis of geophysical well logs from the Pecos Slope

Clement, Paul H.

• MS Hydrology 1983
• Thesis: Thermally Stimulated Discharge currents in ice

Davis, Paul

• MS Hydrology 1978
• Independent Study Report: Estimation of recharge from spring flow data for a portion of the Roswell Artesian Basin

Elbakhbekhi, Mohamed A.

• PhD Hydrology 1979
• Dissertation: Validity and limitation of horizontal flow models in phreatic aquifers

Flores Wolfskill, Emigdio Z.

• MS Hydrology 1971
• Independent Study Report: Preliminary geohydrologic study of the Rio Sinaloa ground water reservoir
• PhD Hydrology 1976 (Academic advisor: Gutjahr)
• Dissertation: A stochastic management model for the operation of a stream-aquifer system

Gehweiler, Kathryn A.

• MS Hydrology 1989
• Independent Study Report: Analysis and remediation of an underground storage tank problem in the Albuquerque Basin, NM

Guerra, Ruben M.

• MS Geophysics 1970
• Independent Study Report: Pumping test interpretations in the Estancia Valley, Torrance County, New Mexico

Havlena, Jeffrey A.

• MS Hydrology 1988
• Independent Study Report: Hydrogeologic parameters of an ephemeral stream: The Rio Salado of central NM

Heath, Douglas L.

• MS Hydrology 1983
• Independent Study Report: Flood and recharge relationships of the lower Rio Puerco, New Mexico

Hoy, Roberta N.

• MS Hydrology 1979
• Independent Study Report: A baseline study of oxygen-18 and deuterium in the Roswell, New Mexico, groundwater basin

Huppunen, JoAnne L.

• MS Geophysics 1978
• Independent Study Report: Thermally stimulated discharge currents in ice

Intrasuta, Teerawash

• MS Hydrology 1978
• Independent Study Report: Ground water investigation in the vicinity of Capulin, Colafax/Union County, New Mexico

Jennings, Jannine D.

• MS Hydrology 1986
• Thesis: Hydrogeology of the Sacramento Mountains between Cloudcroft and Alamagordo, Otero County, NM

Liu, Der-fu

• MS Geophysics 1987
• Independent Study Report: Bridge measurements of the dielectric relaxation spectrum of ice with blocking electrodes

Michalak, Paul

• MS Hydrology 1989
• Independent Study Report: Using resistivity pseudojections to monitor moisture migration through the vadose zone

Naff, Richard L.

• Graduate Research Assistant, 1974
• PhD Hydrology, 1978 (Academic advisor: Gelhar)
• Naff, R.L., Bakr, A.A., Gross, G.W. 1974. Environmental Controls on Groundwater Chemistry in New Mexico. I. The Effect of Phreatophytes. Technical Completion Report: Project No. 3109-137. New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute in cooperation with New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. 158 pp.

Ogle, Kathy D.

• MS Hydrology 1982
• Independent Study Report: Karst in the Roswell Basin, New Mexico

Rabinowitz, D. Dan

• MS Hydrology 1969 (Academic advisor: Holmes)
• Thesis: Forced exchange of tritiated water with natural clays
• PhD Hydrology 1972
• Dissertation: Environmental Tritium as a hydrometeorologic tool in the Roswell Basin, New Mexico

Rehfeldt, Kenneth R.

• MS Hydrology 1980
• Independent Study Report: Numerical simulation of groundwater flow, Central Roswell Basin

Resnick, Joan R.

• MS Hydrology 1989 (Co-advisor: MacMillan)
• Independent Study Report: Clay mineral analysis of well chips and hand samples from the Permian Yeso and Abo formations, Roswell Basin area, southeastern New Mexico

Rison, Carol L.

• MS Geology 1991
• Independent Study Report: Analysis of the lightning-precipitation relationship for convective storms over Albuquerque, New Mexico

Simcox, Alison C.

• MS Hydrology 1985
• Independent Study Report: Hydrology and evolution of the upper Rio Penasco drainage

Svec, Robert K.

• MS Geophysics, 1993
• Independent Study Report: Bulk and Surface Dielectric Dispersion of Water Ice; (PDF)

Wasiolek, Maryann

• MS Hydrology 1981
• Independent Study Report: Hydrogeology of the Upper Rio Penasco Drainage Basin between James and Cox Canyons, Otero County, New Mexico

Wilcox III, Ralph W.

• MS Geology 1979 or 1980
• Independent Study Report: The Socorro and Sedillo Spring Groundwater System or Groundwater Circulation in the Socorro Geothermal Area - Dr. Gross says the latter document is the Independent Study.

Will, Robert A.

• MS Geophysics 1981
• Independent Study Report: Theory and analysis of thermally simulated discharge currents in pure ice

Williams, Dennis E.

• MS Hydrology 1965
• Thesis: Viscous-model study of ground-water flow in a wedge-shaped aquifer

Wills, Robert A.

• MS Geophysics 1982
• Independent Study Report: Thermally simulated discharge currents in pure ice