{"id":290,"date":"2017-08-22T12:45:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T20:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2025-12-02T11:49:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T19:49:50","slug":"alumni-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/?page_id=290","title":{"rendered":"Alumni &#038; Theses Download"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-331\" src=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/018b7eb49f3c97b297fe0d0636c2375b-graduation-gifts-graduation-ideas.jpg\" alt=\"018b7eb49f3c97b297fe0d0636c2375b--graduation-gifts-graduation-ideas\" width=\"236\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>FORMER POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=gv9QhCsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=sra\">Stefan Krause<\/a><\/strong>, 2012-2014, GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Julian Oxmann<\/strong>, 2012-2013, GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=A9RsH1EAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\"><strong>Victoria Bertics<\/strong><\/a>, 2010-2012, GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Lihua_Liu5\"><strong>Lihua Liu<\/strong><\/a>, 2008-2010, GEOMAR, Germany<\/p>\n<p><b>FORMER PHD STUDENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=T2phUL0AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Emily Klonicki-Ference<\/a>, PhD Thesis (2025): &#8220;Microbial Regulation of Methane and Redox Dynamics in the Water Column: From a Proterozoic Ocean Analog to Modern Marine Seeps&#8221;, Dept Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Klonicki-Ference_Thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=80veR-sAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\"><strong>Jiarui Liu<\/strong><\/a>, PhD Thesis (2024): &#8220;The Biogeochemistry of Methane Cycling and its Clumped Isotope Effects&#8221;, Dept. Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Dissertation_Jiarui-Liu.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=a5loNTsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\"><strong>De&#8217;Marcus Robinson<\/strong><\/a>, PhD Thesis (2024): &#8220;Deoxygenation and the impact on ocean biogeochemistry in the Santa Barbara Channel, and the broader implication for deoxygenation policy&#8221;, Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, UCLA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Robinson_Thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=uh4BgMkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">David Yousavich<\/a><\/strong>, PhD Thesis (2024): &#8220;Effects of Transient Deoxygenation on Sulfur Cycling in Aquatic Systems&#8221;, Dept. Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Yousavich_Dissertation.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=hdXYSJoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><strong>Sebastian Krause<\/strong><\/a>, PhD Thesis (2022): &#8220;Clumped Isotopes and Cryptic Cycling of Methane: Tracking the Microbial Footprint&#8221;, Dept. Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Krause_Doctoral-Thesis_FINAL.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Skadi Lange<\/strong>, PhD Thesis (2017): &#8220;Microbial alteration of carbonate archives&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Thesis_Skadi_final.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Gier, <\/strong>PhD Thesis (2016): &#8220;Benthic nitrogen cycling in oxygen minimum zones&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PhD-Thesis_Jessica-Gier.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sonakshi Mishra, <\/strong>PhD Thesis (2016): &#8220;Anaerobic biodegradation of petroleum in natural marine sediments&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Mishra_2016_PhD-Thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=yFy33S8AAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Lea Steinle<\/a>, <\/strong>PhD Thesis (2016): &#8220;Microbial methane consumption in contrasting ocean environments&#8221;, University of Basel, Switzerland &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Dissertation_Lea-Steinle_2016.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johanna Maltby (formerly Schweers)<\/strong>, PhD Thesis (2015): &#8220;Production and emission of climate-relevant gases in organic-rich marine sediments&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/PhD-Thesis-J.Maltby.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Philip Steeb<\/strong>, PhD Thesis (2014): &#8220;Control mechanisms of biogeochemical processes in methane-rich sediments&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-Steeb-PhD-thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie Reischke<\/strong>,\u00a0PhD Thesis\u00a0(discontinued): &#8220;Control mechanisms of biogeochemical processes in methane-rich sediments&#8221;, 2008-2009, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=gv9QhCsAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=sra\"><strong>Stefan Krause<\/strong><\/a>, PhD Thesis (2012):\u00a0&#8220;Microbially facilitated carbonate precipitation and dissolution in marine environments&#8221;,\u00a0Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Krause-2012-PhD-thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>FORMER DIPLOMA AND MASTER STUDENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sydnie Lemieux<\/strong>, Master Thesis (2017): &#8220;Benthic biogeochemical processes related to water column oxygen deficiency in the Santa Monica Basin, North East Pacific Ocean&#8221;, University of California Los Angeles, Dept. Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, USA<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/LeMieux_Thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sina Bold<\/strong>, Master Thesis (2015):\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Microbial sulfate reduction and nitrogen fixation in oil-contaminated marine sediments&#8221;, \u00a0Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Master_Thesis_SinaBold_2015.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Alice_Nauendorf\">Alice Nauendorf<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Master Thesis (2013): &#8220;Microbial degradation of plastics in marine sediments&#8221;, \u00a0Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Alice_Nauendorf_Master_Thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Katja_Laufer\"><strong>Katja Laufer<\/strong><\/a>, Master Thesis (2012):\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Microbial response to the addition of light and rich oil to natural marine sediments&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Master-Thesis-Katja-Laufer_pdf-klein.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Philipp_Wilfert2\"><strong>Philip Wilfert<\/strong><\/a>, Master Thesis (2012): &#8220;Activity of methanotrophic microorganisms in sediments from a methane blow-out in the northern North Sea&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Phillip_Wilfert_Masterarbeit.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jessica Gier<\/strong>, \u00a0Master Thesis (2011): &#8220;&#8221;Correlation between nitrogen fixation coupled to sulfate reduction in organic-rich sediments of the seasonally hypoxic Eckernf\u00f6rde Bay&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Master-Thesis-Jessica-Gier.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>David Vardeh<\/strong>, Diploma Thesis (2011): &#8220;Biogeochemical processes at whale falls and methane\u00a0seeps&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/David_Vardeh_diploma_thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Johanna Schweers (now Maltby)<\/strong>, Diploma Thesis (2011): &#8220;Characterization of biogeochemical processes in methane-containing sediments of the Beaufort Sea (Arctic Ocean)&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Johanna_Schweers_diploma_thesis.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dorothee Makarow<\/strong>, Diploma Thesis (2010): &#8220;Functional investigations of microbial communities in sediments of marine mud volcanoes&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel\u00a0&amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Diplom_Doroth\u00e9e-Makarow.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/de.linkedin.com\/in\/lars-bremer-6547b4151\"><strong>Lars Bremer<\/strong><\/a>, Diploma Thesis (2010): &#8220;Investigations on microbial silicate weathering in marine sediments&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Diplomarbeit_Lars-Bremer.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hannah Weber<\/strong>, Diploma Thesis (2010): &#8220;Microbial turnover rates and biogeochemical processes in coastal sediments of the Baltic Sea&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Diplomarbeit_Hannah-Weber-klein.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>FORMER BACHELOR STUDENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Julia Farkas<\/strong>, Bachelor Thesis (2015): &#8220;Verhalten von Phenanthren im Meer. Adsorptions- und Desorptionsversuche an Polystyrol. Quantitative Analyse mittels UV-Vis-Spektroskopie&#8221;, Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Farkas_Bachelorarbeit.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kerstin Kretschmer<\/strong>, Bachelor Thesis (2010): &#8220;Temperaturentwicklungen in der Beaufort See: Implikationen f\u00fcr Methanemissionen aus dem Meeresboden&#8221;, \u00a0Christian-Albrechts University Kiel &amp; GEOMAR, Germany<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Bachelorarbeit-Kerstin-Kretschmer.pdf\">Thesis Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>FORMER STAFF<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=1xfojrAAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=ao\">Jeana Drake<\/a>, <\/strong>research associate, UCLA, 2015-2016<br \/>\n<strong>Gabriele Sch\u00fc\u00dfler, <\/strong>technician, GEOMAR, 2012-2014<br \/>\n<strong>Peggy Wefers, <\/strong>technician, GEOMAR, 2012-2014<br \/>\n<strong>Marion Liebetrau<\/strong>, assistant, GEOMAR, 2009-2014<br \/>\n<strong>Julia Hommer<\/strong>, technician, GEOMAR, 2008-2011<br \/>\n<strong>Brita Stein<\/strong>, assistant, GEOMAR, 2008-2009<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORMER POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS Stefan Krause, 2012-2014, GEOMAR, Germany Julian Oxmann, 2012-2013, GEOMAR, Germany Victoria Bertics, 2010-2012, GEOMAR, Germany Lihua Liu, 2008-2010, GEOMAR, Germany FORMER PHD STUDENTS Emily Klonicki-Ference, PhD Thesis (2025): &#8220;Microbial Regulation of Methane and Redox Dynamics in the Water Column: From a Proterozoic Ocean Analog to Modern Marine Seeps&#8221;, Dept Earth, Planetary, and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/?page_id=290\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Alumni &#038; Theses Download<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":284,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-290","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1315,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/290\/revisions\/1315"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/faculty.epss.ucla.edu\/~ttreude\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}