2021 Senior Thesis Final Presentations

At the end of each academic year seniors in the EPS department  present the work they completed for their senior thesis projects. Below are titles and recordings of the presentations from the last academic year. The full abstracts can be seen on the Final Presentations program.

1. Madison Goldberg- Pyrite Oxidation in Acid Mine Drainage Systems: Oxygen Isotope Systematics of Intermediate Sulfoxyanions in Sociopolitical Context  

(link to full thesis)

Advisors:  Dave Johnston, Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University;  Andy Knoll, Fisher Professor of Natural History and Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University;  Jordon Hemingway, Postdoctoral Fellow, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

2. Elida Kocharian - Amine-mediated CO₂ hydration as a potential carbonic anhydrase alternative in marine Thaumarchaeota  

(link to full thesis)

Advisor:  Ann Pearson, Murray and Martha Ross Professor of Environmental Sciences, Harvard College Professor, and Department Chair, Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University

3. Ethan Manninen - Cluster Analysis of N₂O Enhancements Observed by ATom

(link to full thesis)

Advisor:  Steve Wofsy, Abbott Lawrence Rotch Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University