Hydrogeology and practice 

This course describes the concepts and basic theory of groundwater. The course material should be interest to undergraduate students in both science and engineering. 

Discussion topics include:

· Description of physical properties of aquifers

· Solutions of groundwater flow and well hydraulics

· Applications: Groundwater quality, occurrence, and field-investigation of groundwater

Future plans for Earth and environmental sciences and practice 

This course is designed to give students the latest information about the changing world of work and the skill that are likely to be in demand in the future in a field of Earth and Environmental sciences. Once you've settled on a few different career option, it's wise to think about the general plan for how to head in the right direction. This course would give you an idea of how to achieve your goals.

Groundwater Contamination and Practice 

This course describes contamination sources in the aquifers and solute transport in soils and aquifers. The course material should be interest to undergraduate students in both science and engineering. 

Discussion topics include:

· Description of sources of groundwater contamination

· Types of groundwater contamination

· Solute transport processes (diffusion, dispersion, advection, sorption, transformation, etc)

· Remediation methods of groundwater contamination 

water resource sustainability and practice 

This course describes effects of human impacts on hydrologic ecosystems (aquifers, watersheds, wetlands, etc). The course material should be of interest to undergraduates and graduate students in science and engineering. Case studies will be used to illustrate both the detrimental effects of unsustainable resource utilization and the benefits of implementing sustainable resource management strategies.

Discussion topics include: 

· Why should we care about groundwater or water resources?

· Climate change and water resources

· Water mass balance and hydrograph analysis

GeoStatistics and practice 

This course describes the basics of statistics, explains how statistical methods are designed and applied to scientific research, and aims to improve students' research ability through statistical analysis.

Advanced Hydrogeology 

This course describes introduction to analytical and numerical finite-difference techniques that are used to solve groundwater flow and contaminant transport problems. The course material should be interest to graduate students in both science and engineering. 

Discussion topics include: 

· One- and two-dimensional groundwater flow 

· Radial flow to wells

· Finite-difference method for flow equation

· Finite difference method for solute transport equation

Advanced Contaminant Hydrogeology 

This course describes solute transport in soils and aquifers. The course material should be interest to graduate students in both science and engineering. 

Discussion topics include: 

· Description and quantification of solute transport processes (diffusion, dispersion, advection, sorption, transformation, etc)

· Formulation and solution of solute transport equations

· Modeling of water flow and solute transport

· Applications: Groundwater contamination, site remediation, and agricultural non-point source pollution

Applied Groundwater Modeling 

This course describes simulation of flow and advective transport in aquifers. The course material should be interest to graduate students in both science and engineering. 

Discussion topics include: 

· Analytical solutions and numerical methods

· Conceptual model and grid design

· Model boundaries

· Sources and sinks