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EPS319 & EPS420 Beginning and Advanced Summer Field Course Information with links to photos of the Summer, 2001 class!
122 Northrop 10:00-10:50 MWF KUES
122 Northrop 11:00-11:50 MWF CROSSEY
116 Northrop 2:00 2:50PM MWF HUESTIS
116 Northrop 6:00-8:30PM W PUN
122 Northrop 9:30-10:45 T R MCFADDEN
A fascinating tour of our active planet. Explore earth materials (rocks
and minerals), the continents motions and related origins of earthquakes, volcanoes,
mountain building, oceans, landscapes, natural energy and economic resources,
global warming and other topics.
TEXT: Earth, TARBUCK / LUTGENS, 7TH EDITION, PRENTICE HALL PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
117 Northrop 12 various times SMITH
Minerals, rocks, and topographic and geologic maps; field trips. Corequisite
101 or 103.
TEXT: Geology FROM EXPERIENCE, 2001, FREEMAN PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
122 Northrop 9:00-9:50 MWF FAWCETT
122 Northrop 11:00-12:15 T R SCUDERI
To understand global change and environmental concerns, this course weaves together
an understanding of Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere and oceans and how ecosystems
are linked to the physical environment. Students are encouraged but not required
to enroll concurrently in 102L. Credit not awarded for both EnvSc 101 and E&PS
101.
TEXT: "THE BLUE PLANET", SKINNER, 2ND EDITION, JOHN WILEY & SONS AND "CURRENT
PERSPECTIVES IN GEOLOGY" MCKINNEY, 2001 EDITION, WADSWORTH (BOTH TEXTS REQUIRED)
117 Northrop 4:00-6:00PM W MEYER
117 Northrop 2:00-4:00PM R MEYER
117 Northrop 10:00-12:00PM F MEYER
Introductory environmental earth science laboratory. Includes minerals, rocks,
and rock cycle, topographic maps, local geology and groundwater, weather and
climate. Credit not given for both 102L and E&PS 105L. Pre-or corequisite: 101.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
116 Northrop 11:00-11:50 T R SHARP
Evolution and Age of the Earth: An introduction to the fundamental ideas of
evolution and the basic facts regarding time and the age of the Earth.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
105 Bandalier East 6:30-8:10 PM W SMITH
An overview of geologic controls on water availability and exploitation and
water quality in the Rio Grande Valley. Integration of scientific, infrastructure,
legal, and political issues that determine water management policies.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
116 Northrop 11:00-11:50 T R CROSSEY
Geologic setting of US National Parks, with a focus on parks of the Southwest.
Introduction to basic geologic principles and earth history through examples.
Prerequisite: none.
TEXT: "GEOLOGY OF NATIONAL PARKS", HARRIS, TUTTLE, TUTTLE, 5TH EDITION, KENDALL
HUNT PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
116 Northrop 11:00-11:50 M W F ELRICK
Lab B-19 Northrop 12:00-2:00 T ELRICK
Lab B-19 Northrop 1:00-3:00PM W ELRICK
Lab B-19 Northrop 1:00-3:00PM R ELRICK
History of the earth and the evolution of continents and ocean basins; evolution
of life. Must enroll in one lab section. Prerequisite: 101, pre-or corequisite:
105L.
TEXT: "NEW VIEWS ON AN OLD PLANET", VAN ANDEL, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE
UNIV. PRESS PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
122 Northrop 7:00-9:30 PM T HUNT
Survey of the fossil record, evolution, paleobiology, and extinction of dinosaurs,
and the animals they shared the earth with.
TEXT: "DINOSAURS:THE TEXTBOOK", S.G. LUCAS, 3RD EDITION, MCGRAW HILL PUBLISHER
(REQUIRED)
116 Northrop 9:00-9:50 M W F HUESTIS
The ocean as a physical and chemical feature and a dynamic process.
TEXT: "ESSENTIALS OF OCEANOGRAPHY", THURMAN & TRUJILLO, 7TH EDITION, PRENTICE
HALL (REQUIRED)
116 Northrop 10:00-10:50 M W F GUTZLER
(Also offered as Geog 251.) Description of weather phenomena, principles of
atmospheric motion, weather map analysis, and weather prediction.
TEXT: "UNDERSTANDING WEATHER AND CLIMATE", AGUADO & BUST, 2ND EDITION, PRENTICE
HALL PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
146 Northrop 6:00-9:00PM W BARGER
An artist must be concerned with their materials and how they interact with
each other and how they age. In an era of heightened awareness of the preservation
of works of art, it is especially important to know how are materials are made
and how various materials interact with each other over time. This course is
concerned with the manufacture and characteristics of materials used in the
production of primarily two-dimensional works of art such as paintings, manuscript
illuminations, prints, and photographs. The topics will include the scientific
basis for the manufacture of paints, pigments, inks, and dyes; canvas, wood
and other paintings supports; paper, vellum and parchment; varnishes; and photographic
materials. The course will include some discussion about the aging characteristics
of these materials, conservation issues, the scientific basis of color. There
will be one required text, Seeing Through Paintings as well as additional readings
on reserve about specific topics. Students will be required to write one paper
and there will be a final exam.
TEXT: "SEEING THROUGH PAINTINGS", KIRSH AND LEVENSON 2000 EDITION, YALE UNIVERSITY
PRESS (REQUIRED)
116 Northrop 9:30-10:45 T R SELVERSTONE
Lab 105 Northrop 2:00-5:00 PM T SELVERSTONE
Lab 105 Northrop 2:00-5:00 PM R SELVERSTONE
Introduction to classification, identification, occurrence and origin of igneous
and metamorphic rocks. Must enroll in lab. Prerequisites: 301 and 302L or permission
of instructor. (Special fee $20.00)
TEXT: "IGNEOUS & METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY", WINTER, 2001,PRENTICE HALL PUBLISHER
(REQUIRED) AND "INTRO TO OPTICAL MINERALOGY", NESSE, 2ND EDITION, OXFORD PUBLISHER,
(OPTIONAL)
340 Northrop 9:30-10:45 T R KARLSTROM
Lab 116 Northrop 2:00-5:00 PM T KARLSTROM
Nature and origin of rock structures and deformation; map and stereographic
projection problems; stress and strain. Must enroll in a lab. Prerequisites:
303L, 304L, Math 162, Physics 151 or 160, or permission of instructor. (Special
Fee $20.00)
TEXT: "STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY", TWISS & MOORE, 1992, FREEMAN PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
105 Northrop 12:00-5:00 PM M GEISSMAN
/ KARLSTROM
Scientific method in field observation and analysis of geologic phenomena. Written
report for each 4-hour field trip; 2-hour lecture to discuss previous field
project and preparation for following project. Prerequisites: 101, 105L or EnvSc.
101, 102L.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
340 Northrop 11:00-12:15 T R PAPIKE
Geology of the Planets as deduced from visual and geophysical observations,
space prove data, laboratory experiments, study of meteorites and lunar samples
and terrestrial analogs of planetary features. Prerequisites 101 or 102L or
103.
TEXT: "EXPLORING THE PLANETS", CHRISTIANSEN & HAMBLIN, 2ND EDITION, PRENTICE
HALL. (REQUIRED)
122 Northrop 2:00-2:50 PM F GEISSMAN
Current topics in Geology; Junior standing.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
146 Northrop 10:00-10:50 M W F ROY
(Also offered as Physics 327) Applications of gravity, magnetics, seismology,
heat flow for the structure constitution and deformation of earth. Related aspects
of plate tectonics and resource exploration. Prerequisites: 101 or EnvSc. 101,
Math 163L, Physics 161. Students in 500 level will have extra assignments to
justify graduate credit.
TEXT: (To be announced)
340 Northrop 11:00-11:50 M W F FAWCETT
History of the earth's climate. Examination of methods in climatic reconstruction
and methods of climatic change. Emphasis on Pleistocene and Holocene climatic
records. Prerequisite: 105L.
TEXT: "EARTH CLIMATE PAST AND FUTURE", RUDDIMAN, 2001 EDITION, FREEMAN PUBLISHER
(REQUIRED)
105 Northrop 10:00-10:50 M W F FISCHER
Lab 105 Northrop 1:00-3:00 PM W FISCHER
Characteristics and mechanisms of volcanic systems, volcanism in various continental
and marine (including submarine) tectonic settings. Laboratory to include field
and laboratory examination of volcanic rocks and structures, models of volcanic
processes. Prerequisites: 303L.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
340 Northrop 2:00-2:50 PM M SMITH
Lab 340 Northrop 2:00-6:00 PM W SMITH
(Also offered as ANTH 482/582.) Application of geological concepts to archaeological
site formation with emphasis on pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United
States. Topics: Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape evolution,
depositional environments, Quaternary stratigraphy, soil genesis, sourcing of
lithic materials, site formation processes. Lectures, discussion sessions, field
exercises. Required field trip. Prerequisites: EPS 101, 105L, or EnvSc. 101
and 102L, Anth 121L, 220 and at least junior standing in EPS or ANTH. Students
in 500 level will have extra assignments to justify graduate credit.
TEXT: "GEOARCHAEOLOGY", RAPP & HILL, 1998 EDITION, YALE UNIV. PRESS, AND "PRINCIPLES
OF GEOARCHAEOLOGY", WATERS, 1992, UNIV. ARIZONA PRESS (BOTH REQUIRED)
146 Northrop 12:30-1:20 PM T GEISSMAN
Student reviews of geologic literature and critique. Pre- or corequisite: 304L.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
122 Northrop 2:00-3:00 F GEISSMAN
Current topics in Geology; Junior standing.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
146 Northrop 9:30-10:45 T R CROSSEY
Fundamentals of organic chemistry; global carbon cycle; formation of hydrocarbons;
environmental fate of organic compounds in the surface environment. Prerequisites:
304L, Chem. 122L.
TEXT: "ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION", ENGEL & MACKO, 1993,
KLUWER ACADEMIC/PLENUM PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
105 Northrop 11:00-12:15 T R SHARP
Examination of principles governing the distribution of stable isotopes in geological
materials and their applications in understanding geochemical processes. Prerequisite:
permission of instructor.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
134 Northrop 6:00-9:00 PM W MEYER
Seminar focus is environmental geomorphology, including human impacts to and
restoration of fluvial systems; mass movement processes and hazards; linkages
between geomorphic processes, soils, vegetation, and land use; and new methods
in geomorphology and Quaternary geology applied to environmental problems. Prerequisites:
481L or 581L or permission of instructor.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
146 Northrop 10:00-10:50 M W F ROY
(Also offered as Physics 327) Applications of gravity, magnetics, seismology,
heat flow for the structure constitution and deformation of earth. Related aspects
of plate tectonics and resource exploration. Prerequisites: 101 or EnvSc. 101,
Math 163L, Physics 161. Students in 500 level will have extra assignments to
justify graduate credit.
TEXT: (To be announced)
340 Northrop 3:30-4:45 PM T R FISCHER
/ BALDRIDGE
Lab 224 Northrop 2:00-3:15 PM R FISCHER
/ BALDRIDGE
Discussion of the properties, generation, emplacement and differentiation of
magma; applications of physical/chemical principles to the study of igneous
rocks. Prerequisites: 303L
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
340 Northrop 2:00-3:15 PM T R Xu
Principles and practical techniques of transmission and analytical electron
microscopy for materials characterization. Topics covered include: diffraction
and phase contrast image formation, selected area and convergent beam electron
diffraction; energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. Prerequisites: 487 and 518L
or permission of instructor.
TEXT: "TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY" (I, II, III, IV) WILLIAMS & CARTER,
1996, PLENUM PUBLISHER (REQUIRED) AND "ENERGY FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON
MICROSCOPY" LUDWIG, REIMER, 1994 EDITION, SPRINGER PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
340 Northrop 9:00-9:50 M W F SMITH
Seminar will explore the origin of sedimentary basins and factors determining
the architecture of sedimentary basin fill.
TEXT: "PRINCIPLES OF SEDIMENTARY BASIN ANALYSIS", MIALL, 3RD EDITION, SPRINGER
PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
105 Northrop 10:00-10:50 M W F FISCHER
Lab 105 Northrop 1:00-3:00 PM W FISCHER
Characteristics and mechanisms of volcanic systems, volcanism in various continental
and marine (including submarine) tectonic settings. Laboratory to include field
and laboratory examination of volcanic rocks and structures, models of volcanic
processes. Prerequisites: 303L. Students in 500 level will have extra assignments
to justify graduate credit.
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
130 Northrop 2:00-3:15 PM M W GUTZLER
(Also offered as Geog. 570). Theory and observation of the Earth's climate system.
Radioactive ransfer, conservation of heat, and momentum, maintenance of circulation
systems, mechanisms of climate change. Prerequisites: Physics 262, Math 264L.
TEXT: "GLOBAL PHYSICAL CLIMATOLOGY", HARTMANN, LATEST EDITION, ACADEMIC PRESS
(OPTIONAL; HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)
340 Northrop 6:30-7:45 PM M W CAMPANA
Advanced treatment of subsurface fluid flow and other transport phenomena through
granular and fractured media. Prerequisites: 462 or CE 441, and Math 264L, or
permission of instructor.
TEXT: "PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL HYDROGEOLOGY", DOMENCIO & SCHWARTZ, 2ND EDITION,
WILEY PUBLISHER (REQUIRED) AND "MATHEMATICAL PRIMER ON GROUNWATER FLOW", HERMANCE,
1ST EDITION, PRENTICE HALL PUBLISHER (REQUIRED)
340 Northrop 2:00-2:50 PM M SMITH
Lab 340 Northrop 2:00-6:00 PM W SMITH
(Also offered as ANTH 482/582.) Application of geological concepts to archaeological
site formation with emphasis on pre-ceramic prehistory of the southwestern United
States. Topics: Quaternary dating methods, paleoenvironment, landscape evolution,
depositional environments, Quaternary stratigraphy, soil genesis, sourcing of
lithic materials, site formation processes. Lectures, discussion sessions, field
exercises. Required field trip. Prerequisites: EPS 101, 105L, or EnvSc. 101
and 102L, Anth 121L, 220 and at least junior standing in EPS or ANTH. Students
in 500 level will have extra assignments to justify graduate credit.
TEXT: "GEOARCHAEOLOGY", RAPP & HILL, 1998 EDITION, YALE UNIV. PRESS, AND "PRINCIPLES
OF GEOARCHAEOLOGY", WATERS, 1992, UNIV. ARIZONA PRESS (BOTH REQUIRED)
105 Northrop 9:30-10:45 T R BREARLEY
Crystallographic principles, structure, chemistry, physical properties of rock
forming minerals. Prerequisites: 301, 302L, Chem. 122L, or permission of instructor
TEXT: NO TEXT REQUIRED
See the Graduate Bulletin for total credit requirements. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
See the Graduate Bulletin for total credit requirements. Offered on a CR/NC basis only.
Each listing includes the number and name of course, credit hours, classroom location, time and days, and instructor. Classes which include an "L" in the number include a required laboratory. Consult the Faculty and Staff Pages for information about instructors.
Please send questions about this schedule to the Department via Email at epsdept@unm.edu. or contact the main office by mail or phone as shown on the department contacts page.
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