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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 Â鶹´«Ã½ 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