Elastic and Inelastic Shock Compression of Diamond and Other Minerals by Ryan Stewart McWilliams B.S. (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) 2001 A dissertation submitted in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Planetary Science in the Graduate Division of the University of California, Berkeley Committee in charge: Professor Raymond Jeanloz, Chair Professor Rudolf Wenk Professor Geoff Marcy Spring 2008