HTML 5 is all the rage at the moment and The Thesis theme for WordPress supports html 5 code which you may want to try out on your thesis
Genesis Tutorials
The tutorials in this archive are primarily focused on but not limited to modification and customization of Genesis child themes. Most of these tutorials relate to web design changes, additions and removal of default functionality and features included in StudioPress HTML 5 child themes. Some tutorials also focus on but not limited to 3rd party genesis child themes like Foodie Pro. You'll also find several dozen tutorials for WordPress default themes from 2010 thru to 2016. Tutorials include PHP code that works with Genesis, WordPress as well as CSS, jQuery and HTML. All code is tested and supported for members.