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Theses/Dissertations from 2026
Ureilite Meteorite Petrofabrics: Evolution and Formation Deformational Conditions, Benjamin Botwe Agyemang
Thermal Modeling of the Willamette River Basin: A 7DADM-Based Assessment of Ecological Risk, Long Bui
Business Capstone Review: An Analysis of a Local School Foundation, Emily Carlile
Rewiring the Senses: Neural and Perceptual Adaptation Through Cultural Immersion in Chile, Alexa R. Castillo
Carver, Kafka, and Woolf on Re-enchanting Modernity, Zachary J. Davis
Skeletons vs. Mummies: Osteological Trauma On Bog Bodies as a Measure for Cultural Change in Ancient Europe, Miranda Hoodenpyl
Using Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Continuum Modeling to Evaluate Drought Tolerance in the Urban Environment, Md Jahidul Islam and Samantha Hartzell
Contrasting Responses to Predation Risk in Urban and Non-Urban Rodents, Grace Kazmir, Rosa Rudolph, and Tracy Burkhard
Evapotranspiration Estimation Using a Water Balance Model for Urban Green Roof Vegetation in Portland, OR, Tarannum K. Khandoker, Harper Thomson, Arely Corro Sanchez, and Samantha Hartzell
What is the value of a state? Accounting for the ecosystem service and natural capital values of Oregon, Kathryn T. Liebrecht, Sahan Dissanayake, and Luis Ruedas
An Examination of Two Atypical Carbonaceous Chondrites, Nico Morrelli and Melinda Hutson
Madwoman Makings: The Modern Girl as an Object of Fear and Fascination in Unno Jūza’s "Mrs. Hirumi's Refrigeration Bag", Eliza Joy Mortimer
Soil-Groundwater Controls on the Hydrological Fate of Recycled-Water in a Restored Wetland, Punyotoya Paul, Jennifer L. Morse, and John Richard Goetz III
The Impact of Relative Humidity and Soil Moisture on Foliar Water Uptake for Urban Tree Planning, Rory Price, Samantha Hartzell, Sybil Gotsch Dr., and Lauren Lowman Dr.
From Reclamation to Restoration: Remaking Nature on Portland’s Peninsula, Theus Richards
Traditional Soil Extracts as a Low-Cost Tool for Native Plant Production in Ecological Restoration Nurseries, Nicolas Salcedo Cuevas
Monitoring local plant biodiversity patterns in parks of Salem, Oregon, Asia Scott, Ellie Scott, and Michelle Talal
Black Women In Oregon Academia, Topanga Shakur-Freeman
Understanding the Experiences and Visibility of Asexual People and Guiding Policy to Effectively Protect Asexuality, Lizzie Stravens
Towards an Explicit Understanding of Network Governance in Urban Forestry Management: A Case Study of Portland (OR), USA, Quadri Olatunbosun Taiwo and Vivek Shandas
Ecoroof Runoff Mitigation Comparison by Photosynthetic Pathway in Three Species of Interest, Harper Thomson and Samantha Hartzell
It Takes a Village: Community Science in Portland’s Urban Waters, Brian John Weir
Heat Misers, Snow Misers, and Cognitive Misers: The 'Nukewarm' Perceptions of Nuclear Power, Tyler Williams
Using Passive Camera Monitoring to Investigate Northern Red-legged Frog Use of a New Road Undercrossing Structure, Alyson W. Yates, Catherine de Rivera, Susan Barnes, Rachel Wheat, and Justine Brumm