Classes
Principles of Geochemistry
Introduction to chemical thermodynamics and its applications in solving geochemical problems. Distributions of elements and isotopes in the earth and laws governing these distributions.
We utilize the flip classroom model to foster engagement and enthusiasm to better understand earth and environmental sciences through the lens of geochemistry. |
Petroleum Geology (Soon to be titled to Energy and the Environment).
The class covers the fundamentals of petroleum geology such as historical overview, origin, chemical and physical properties, migration, trapping, production and exploration. While providing students with a basic understanding of the scientific methods and technologies used to discover, characterize, and produce coal, oil, and gas from various type of reservoirs through geological hypotheses, computation, and hands-on analysis of geological samples, well log analysis, geologic mapping, and reservoir testing.
Due to the push of other forms of energy observed in our society, we decided to restructure to the class to include all forms of energy and not focus solely on hydrocarbon energy.
Energy and the Environment (tentative Spring 2023).
Due to the push of other forms of energy observed in our society, we decided to restructure to the class to include all forms of energy and not focus solely on hydrocarbon energy.
Energy and the Environment (tentative Spring 2023).
Instrumentation and Techniques
This course is an “active learning” course where students will be exposed to statistics, analytical techniques, and instrumentation in the fields of Earth and Environmental sciences. In this class students will gain the necessary skill sets in interpreting geological specimens through experimental design using mass spectroscopy, statistics, and laboratory work. This is course is geared to engage students in laboratory skills, analytical instrumentation, and statistics and will serve as a course for students to gain skill sets geared for earth and environmental science research.
How the Earth Works (Kent Core)
The goals of this course are to enable the student to understand the Earth and Earth processes so that the student will be able to:
1. Read the landscape for the story of its evolution, development, hazards, potential and likely future
2. given common Earth surface processes. Interpret hazards and resource opportunities posed by geologic environments created through plate tectonic and Earth surface processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, river valley evolution, coastal processes, and climatic change.
3. Describe the interaction and interdependence of the geologic environment and human activity at the societal level.
4. Participate meaningfully in public discussion of geoscience issues correctly using the methods and data of science.
1. Read the landscape for the story of its evolution, development, hazards, potential and likely future
2. given common Earth surface processes. Interpret hazards and resource opportunities posed by geologic environments created through plate tectonic and Earth surface processes such as earthquakes, volcanoes, river valley evolution, coastal processes, and climatic change.
3. Describe the interaction and interdependence of the geologic environment and human activity at the societal level.
4. Participate meaningfully in public discussion of geoscience issues correctly using the methods and data of science.
Earth and Life Through Time (Kent Core)
A historical geology course in the Geological Sciences, and covers the geologic history of the earth, including the fossil record, the changing position of the continents through time, evolutionary change of life on Earth, and the inter-related processes of life on the planet with the physical and chemical processes of the earth itself. It also explores geologic methods such as correlation, stratigraphic principles, and relative and radiometric dating.