This page contains links to Honours research theses for the area of Science, Medicine & Health. All University of Wollongong masters by research and PhD theses are posted online here.
Theses from 2012
The History and Evolution of Payún Matrú Caldera, Mendoza Province, Argentina, Ryan Manton
Trace elements in marine food species (Saccosteria commercialis, Metapenaus macleayi, Girella tricuspidata and Platycephalus fuscus) from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Sophie McClintock
Assessing Aspects of the Effectiveness of Biosolids Application and Soil Incorporation, Ben Rawlinson
Mechanisms of Invasion of Hieracium aurantiacum and Leucanthemum vulgare in Kosciuszko National Park, Douglas Rowland
Using sediment geochemistry to reconstruct past variation of weathering in the Himalayan mountain range, Nikki Rumpca
Conflict in Common: Heritage-making in Cape York, Nick Skilton
Coal Seam Gas: Issues for Consideration in the Illawarra Region, NSW, Australia, Joe Stammers
Retrospective analysis of dune change along selected beaches within the Wollongong LGA, Jack Daniel Talbert
Morphological and hydrological characteristics of a recovering river landscape: Wollombi Brook, New South Wales, Ngarla Tetley
Recent Dynamic Channel Adjustments of Berrys Canal Shoalhaven Region, New South Wales Approach, Carrie M. Thompson
Geographies of inter‐ethnic intimacy in NSW, Alexander Tindale
“Evaluating the long-term success of native revegetation in the Southern Tablelands, NSW”, Xanthe Willis
Theses from 2011
Characterisation of Erosion and Nutrient Export Risk in the Lake Illawarra Catchment, Tony Andresen
Deltas, dunes and playas: the evolution of a Lake Frome embayment from the late Quaternary to the present day, Ali C. Barrett
Tectonic Control of Cenozoic Deposition in the Cumberland Basin, Penrith/Hawkesbury Region, New South Wales, Lewis Carter
Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction of Lake Llancanelo, Southern Mendoza, Argentina, Paul Connolly
The Effect of Differrent Kinds of Stormwater Quality Improvement Devices on Stormwater Quality within the Sutherland Shire, Thomas H. Cook
Cultural Sustainability in Regional Australia: Young Women out and about in the Bega Valley, Anna de Jong
Caring for Place: Negotiating World Heritage on Lord Howe Island, Lucy Farrier
Climatic influences on modern coral isotopic records from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Jacqueline Fenwick
An Investigation of the Factors Influencing the Abundance and Species Richness of Introduced Species on Roadsides in the Illawarra, Melissa J. Huntsman
Testing the efficacy of heated seawater for managing biofouling in ship’s sea chests, Andrew Leach
Shrimp Geochronology of the southern New England Orogen, Thomas W. Line
Macrochannel coastal plain transition in the Lake Illawarra Catchment, New South Wales, Kele Maher
It’s Not Easy Being Orange: Exploring NSW State Emergency Service Volunteer attitudes and practices towards nature, Jacqueline L. McKinnon
Map-Making Methods: Young People and the Shoalhaven River, Annalee Moes
An integrated approach to assess the vulnerability of mangrove and saltmarsh to sea-level rise at Minnamurra NSW, Thomas Oliver
Geology of the Hera (Pb-Zn-Au) and Nymagee (Cu) deposits, New South Wales, Daniel Graham Page
Holocene changes in mean sea-surface temperatures from Central Pacific fossil microatolls, Harrison John Schofield
Geographies of inter‐ethnic intimacy in NSW, Alexander Tindale
Transport choices - to and from Primary Schools in the Sutherland Shire, Stephanie Toole
Cultures of Coal and Climate Change in Helensburgh, New South Wales, Kiri Yapp
Theses from 2010
Skippy the ‘Green’ Kangaroo: Identifying Resistances to Eating Kangaroo in the Home in a Context of Climate Change, Bryce Appleby
Cosmogenic 21Ne and 3He dating and geochemistry of young basaltic lavas from southern Mendoza, Argentina, Venera R. Españon
Extending the chronology for Blombos Cave, South Africa: Further evidence for the origins of modern human behaviour, Elspeth H. Hayes
Fracture and modification of Patella shells: Distinguishing human working, Brent Koppel
Sedimentary Archives of Downstream Energy Fluctuations on the Kangaroo River of NSW, Brett Rowling
Theses from 2009
Driving Cultures and Climate Change: Bodies, Space and Affluence., Theresa Harada
Perceptions of Geography as a vocation: a study of secondary school students in the Illawarra and South East region of New South Wales, Heather Smith
Theses from 1993
The Permian sedimentology of the Jervis Bay area, Southern Sydney Basin., Kim Straub
Theses from 1981
Sedimentation near the mouth of Mullet Creek, Lake Illawarra, B. T. Horan