Earth and Environmental Science Graduate Courses 2005-2006
405. Paleoecology. Bordeaux
The relationship of fossil assemblages to life assemblages; structure
of ancient communities, and interaction of organisms with each other
and with the physical environment; evolution of communities.
415. Paleobotany. Pfefferkorn
Fossil record and evolution of plants. Methods and application of
paleobotanical research.
417. Advanced Petrology. Omar
Chemistry, physics, phase equilibria, microscope study in igneous
and metamorphic petrology.
418. Geochemistry. Omar
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to theory and
applications of chemistry in the earth and environmental sciences.
Theory covered will include nucleosynthesis, atomic structure, acid-
base equilibrium, thermodynamics and oxidation-reduction reactions.
420. Introduction to Geophysics. Doheny
Concepts of geophysical modeling, inverse problem solving,
numerical methods, and computer methods as applied to geophysics.
Radioactivity, heat transport in the Earth, and magnetic fields, rock
magnetism, and seismology.
501. Pleistocene Geology. Giegengack
Origin, extent in space and time, and effect on geologic processes
of Late Cenozoic climatic change; Pleistocene stratigraphy in different
parts of the world.
502. Data Analysis and Computer Modeling in
Geology. Phipps
Data analysis from simple parametric statistics to multivariate
statistics, including cluster and factor analysis. Additional topics
include: Bootstrapping, Markov chains, runs tests, spectral analysis,
and other general techniques to analyze data sequences and
time-series. Map studies include: analysis of distributions of points and
lines, directional data, spherical distributions, shape and trend
surfaces.
504 Resource Geology. Staff
Petrology of economic mineral resources.
511. Geology of Soils. Johnson
Nature, properties, genesis, and classification of soils; soils of the
United States. Field trips.
515. Evolution/Revolution of Land Ecosystems.
DiMichele/Wing.
Origin and diversification of land ecosystems. Interaction between
plants and animals. Effects of Past climatic change and other external
factors. The importance of past changes in land ecosystems to our
understanding of current global change.
517. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology. Omar
520. Nuclear Geology. Omar
Natural radioactivity, Earth's heat, nuclear age determination,
geochemistry of stable isotopes, and geological applications of nuclear
technology.
525. Plant Paleoecology. Pfefferkorn
Deciphering the ecology of fossil plants, ecosystems and landscapes
through quantitative and qualitative methods
528. Aqueous Geochemistry. Johnson
Chemical composition and interactions of soil water with
applications to current problems.
530. Hydrogeology. Mastropaolo
Flow of water (and associated contaminants) in natural porous
media.
535. Macroevolution. Staff
Topics in evolution: speciation, extinction, rates of evolution, the
origination of higher taxa and novel forms, adaptive radiation, mass
extinction, species selection, and escalation of biotic interaction.
Special emphasis will be given to topics of interest to the students.
540. Geotectonics. Phipps
Bulk structure of the Earth and the plate tectonic paradigm. Plate
boundary types, geometry and processes. Regional plate tectonics.
Field trips.
546. Regional Geologic and Environmental
Analysis. Scatena/Phipps
In-depth study of selected depositional basins using petrologic,
stratigraphic and seismic techniques. Aspects of depositional processes
and basin architecture will be considered in light of the formation of
the tectonic regime associated with basin formation.
555. Problems in the Early Evolution of
Vertebrates. Dodson
An analysis of key problems in the paleontology and evolutionary
biology of early vertebrates, including: origins of chordates, bone and
other hard tissues, organization of the vertebrate head and major
clades.
602. Geotechnics. Doheny.
Introduction to geotechnical engineering.
604. Biogeochemistry. Vann.
Examination of the action of biology in the geochemical cycling of
elements on Earth. Elemental cycling in sediments, terrestrial and
marine/freshwater ecosystems and global interactions.
604. Geostatistical Analysis. Vann.
Univariate and multivariate approaches to the analysis of spatial
correlation and variability.
605. Advanced Paleobiology Seminar. Staff.
Current topics in paleobiology.
606. Topics in Sedimentary Petrology and
Stratigraphy. Pfefferkorn
Analysis of selected paleoenvironmental, stratigraphic and
sedimentological problems in the field and laboratory.
609. Advanced Stratigraphy. Horton
611. Field Study of Soils. Johnson
Processes of soil development in a variety of temperate
environments. Effects of lithology and climate on soil properties. Field
trips.
613. Hydrology. Johnson
Basic concepts and principles of hydrology.
615. Advanced Vertebrate Paleontology Seminar.
Dodson
Topics in vertebrate paleontology and paleoecology.
616. Geology of the Carboniferous Period.
Pfefferkorn
Paleogeography, biogeography, stratigraphy, paleoclimatology,
flora and fauna of the Carboniferous Period.
618. Geochemistry Seminar. Omar
Topics in geochemistry.
620. Geophysics Seminar. Doheny
Topics in solid Earth geophysics
624. Geologic Remote Sensing. Staff.
Geologic applications of remotely sensed images and other data.
625. Advanced Paleobotany Seminar. Pfefferkorn
Topics in paleobotany, paleoecology, and evolution.
626. Seminar in Fluvial Sedimentology. Pfefferkorn
Exploration of fluvial sedimentology in different climates and
topographies. Emphasis on sedimentary basins. Modern and fossil
environments compared.
630. Advanced Structural Geology Seminar. Phipps
Topics in structural geology and tectonophysics. Four-day field trip.
635. Seminar in Environmental Geology.
Giegengack
640. Topics in Global Geology. Staff
Selected topics in planetary-scale geology.
650. Seminar in Appalachian Geology. Staff
Late Proterozoic to Triassic evolution of the Appalachian orogen.
Couse is synthetic, but may have a stratigraphic, structural,
petrological or plate-tectonics emphasis.
654. Geomechanics. Doheny
Mechanical properties of solid and fluid earth materials, stress and
strain, hydraulics.
655. Engineering Geology. Doheny
666. Geology Field Work. Giegengack.
Four-eight week summer course.
677. Seminar in Environmental Geology. Giegengack
706. Topics in Regional Geology. Phipps.
Regional geologic synthesis and tectonics. Emphasis on foreland and
depositional basins.
715. Paleobiology Seminar. Staff
Current topics in paleobiology
716. Coal Geology. Pfefferkorn
Origin of coal, coal petrology, geology of coal bearing basins.
777. Seminar in Quaternary Environments. Giegengack
Interdisciplinary approach to selected environmental problems of
the Pleistocene.
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