 Winters 2007/08 & 2008/09 Pun Pun Organic Farm, Seed Center and Sustainable Living-Learning Center, Thailand A study of the historical trends that have led to globalization and their implications for human well-being and environmental sustainability. Begins with a critical view of modern economics, surveys the major breakdowns of industrial agriculture and examines the influence of Western “developmentality” on ecosystems, communities, and traditional cultures worldwide. Progressively evinces an alternative course of authentic development for the future of human society, arising from an agrarian philosophical outlook that incorporates economic re-localization, local self-reliance, folk wisdom and traditional cultures, appropriate technologies, and ecological sustainability. Appropriate Technologies Practicum Winter 2008/09 Pun Pun Organic Farm, Seed Center and Sustainable Living-Learning Center, Thailand A course comprised of 1/3 lecture and 2/3 small-group practicum in various appropriate technologies projects. Example lecture topics include: environmental biogeochemistry for organic farmers; DIY drinking water filtration and disinfection; water delivery systems: gravity flow and pumps; ecological wastewater and sanitation systems; aquaponics principles and design. Example small-group projects include: synthesis, characterization and gardening with biochar materials; design and construction of solar water heating systems; developing simple, robust and low-cost solar and UV drinking water disinfection systems; rainwater harvesting systems design and implementation. Sustainability and Self-Reliance in Water and Sanitation Technologies Winter 2007/08 Pun Pun Organic Farm, Seed Center and Sustainable Living-Learning Center, Thailand A survey of simple, robust, and low-cost technologies for water harvesting, storage and delivery, drinking water purification, and ecological wastewater and sanitation systems for rural and developing communities. UC and the Bomb: The University of California and the Military-Industrial-Nuclear Weapons Complex, Past, Present and Future Spring 2005 University of California-Berkeley N.B.: This course has been offered each term since Spring 2005 at UC-Berkeley and has spawned similar courses at the Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara, Davis, Los Angeles, and San Diego campuses. Various independent study topics for science graduate students Spring 2004 – 2006 Berkeley, CA Topics: political economy, critical theory, political ecology, science and society, social responsibility in science, philosophy of science, ecological economics. Introductory geology; field geology Fall 2001 University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Graduate student instructor, Earth & Planetary Science Department. Introductory chemistry lab; analytical chemistry lab January 2000 - May 2001 Clemson University, Clemson, SC Teaching assistant, Department of Chemistry |