GEOL 593

Fall 2014 All Classes

All Classes

Advanced Studies in Geology

Credit: 1 TO 8 hours.

Work may be taken in the following fields: (a) general geology; Field trip fee may be required for this section. (b) engineering geology; (c) geomorphology and glacial geology; (d) clay mineralogy; (e) ground-water geology; (f) geomicrobiology; (g) geological fluid dynamics; (h) mineralogy and crystallography; (i) paleontology; (j) geochemistry: (k) geophysics; (l) petrography and petrology; (m) sedimentology; (n) stratigraphy; (o) oceanography; (p) submarine geology; (q) structural geology and geotectonics; (r) mathematical geology; (s) sedimentary petrography; (t) petroleum geology; (u) coal geology; (v) isotope geology and geochronology; (w) electron beam analysis; (x) vulcanology; (y) environmental geology; and (z) planetology.

Additional fees may apply. See Class Schedule. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated.

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GEOL 593 class schedule data for fall 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
10267	Independent Study		ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending		Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Special Approval: Instructor Approval Required
62890	Lecture	C4	10:30AM -11:50AM	TR	122 Davenport Hall	Anders, A	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Landscape Evolution Modeling Section Info: Students will study qualitative and quantitavie models of how landscapes evolve under the influence of tectonic and isostatic uplift via processes of hillslope, glacier and fluvial erosion and subject to temporal and spatial variability in climate. Students will develop and text their own numberical models. Experience with calculus and differential equations is recommended. Standard Letter Grading.
62883	Lecture-Discussion	F4	3:30PM -4:50PM	T	122 Davenport Hall	Sanford, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Geomicro of Subsurface Ecosyst Section Info: Graduate level seminar class that will provide an open discussion of literature linking geomicrobiology to the subsurface hydrology and geochemistry. Topics considered range from carbon sequestration to groundwater biogeochemistry. Presentations will be assigned in the class based on recent literature. Each student will be expected to give presentations in class and prepare short critiques of the assigned literature. Grades based on presentations, written critiques and participation. Standard Letter Grading.
63971	Lecture-Discussion	F5	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Fouke, B Anderson, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 2 hours Section Title: Life in the Universe Section Info: Astrobiology is the study of the origin and evolution of life in the universe. This truly interdisciplinary field brings together researchers from such disparate fields as astronomy, geology, biology, chemistry, and atmospheric sciences to ask fundamental questions about life in the universe: How did life originate? How does it evolve and spread across a planet? How has it impacted the geology, geochemistry, oceanography, and atmospheric evolution of its host planet? How might we detect life outside of Earth? This seminar will allow students to explore a range of fundamental questions within the field of astrobiology by focusing on a different topic each week. This seminar will be largely student-driven, and each week a group of your peers will present some basic background information about a particular topic and then lead discussion about a paper within that topic. We aim to be informal and discussion-oriented, with the goal of accommodating student interest and background knowledge. We encourage upper-level undergraduate and graduate students from a range of backgrounds (astronomy, geology, biology, chemistry, oceanography, atmospheric sciences, and others) with an interest in astrobiology to join! S/U Grading. 2 Credit Hours.
57495	Lecture	K16	2:20PM -5:00PM	F	69B Computing Applications Bldg	Song, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Physics of Earth's Interior Section Info: The objective of the course is to present a broad picture as well as an in-depth discussion of our current state of knowledge about Earth's interior and how the deep Earth is explored. The focus will be on seismological aspects and physical interpretations. We'll cover a few selected topics that are most exciting as well as basic methodologies that are being used. The format will be a combination of lectures and in-depth discussion of classical and current papers. Standard Letter Grading. Meets in room 69B CAB.