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AIS: Water, the Essential Resource (CORE 345, 4 credits)
An overview of our most important natural resource - water. Topics include occurrence, chemistry, physiological requirement for water, effects upon past and present civilizations, surface and groundwater flow, global water supply, water pollution, water exploration and extraction. Lab fee. Tags: SIP, AIS.
Dynamic Earth and Environment (ENVR/GEOL 212, 4 credits)
Introduction to the processes, cycles and systems of earth and environment. Special emphasis on human dependence upon earth's physical properties and processes and the environmental impacts of human activity. Plate tectonics and environmental systems provide frameworks for understanding earth materials and structures, global change, natural hazards (volcanoes, earthquakes, floods), water resources (surface and ground water, glaciers), biological/agricultural resources, energy and mineral resources, and associated environmental hazards. Explorations of biblical creation accounts and environmental stewardship relevant to course topics. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory. Field trip fee. Tags: SP
An image of Earth incorporating data from July 1-31, 2004 illustrating land topography and ocean bathymetry. Figure from Stöckli et al. (2005, NASA Earth Observatory, Visible Earth, The BlueMarble Next Generation).
Environmental Geochemistry (ENVR/GEOL 232, 4 credits)
Solutions; kinetics; chemical equilibrium; acid/base chemistry; carbonate chemistry; oxidation/reduction chemistry; carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous and sulfur cycles; surface chemistry; atmospheric chemistry; chemical weathering and soils; environmental mineralogy; diagenesis; organic geochemistry; radiogenic isotopes; stable isotopes. Three lectures, three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: GEOL 201 or ENVR/GEOL 212; and CHEM 231.
Distribution of aqueous species in the carbonate system with a total carbon concentration of 10-3 mol/kg.
Process Geomorphology (GEOL 336, 4 credits)
The study of earth surface processes and the landforms they produce in the context of engineering and environmental applications. Topics include processes and landforms associated with: weathering, mass wasting, rivers, karst, neotectonics, glaciers, shorelines, and wind. Individual project and laboratory assignments required, including qualitative descriptions and quantitative measurements from topographic and geologic maps, and aerial photographs. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Field trip fee and lab fee. Prerequisite: GEOL 201, 211, or consent of instructor. Alternate years.
Coastal processes and features at Illinois Beach State Park, Lake Michigan.
Hydrogeology (GEOL 437, 4 credits)
Basic processes and measurement of the hydrologic cycle, including: precipitation, evaporation, surface runoff, stream flow, soil moisture, and groundwater. Emphasis placed on groundwater, including: geology of occurrence, principles of flow, conceptual models of regional flow, chemistry and quality, well hydraulics, aquifer characteristics, resource development, detection of pollutants, and contaminant transport. Three hours lecture, three hours lab. Field trip fee and lab fee. Prerequisite: GEOL 201, 211, or consent of instructor. Alternate years.
River Styx Spring, Mammoth Cave National Park, KY.
Senior Capstone Seminar for Geology Majors (GEOL 494, 2 credits)
Integration seminar for seniors or for juniors who have completed most geology requirements. Reading and discussion of history and philosophy of geological science and critical reflection of student's experience in Christian liberal arts education, understanding of vocation and ethical considerations of practice.
Courses previously taught at New Mexico Tech
Groundwater Hydrology, Hydrogeochemistry/Chemistry of Aquatic Systems, Karst Hydrology, Graduate Seminar
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