A multidisciplinary course examining the geological development of a region of the Earth. Emphasis will commonly be on North America. Field trip course. Modern instrumental techniques including inductively coupled plasma spectrophotometry, atomic absorption spectrophotometry, scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and sample preparation. Courses dealing with a variety of topics including new techniques and specific problems in rapidly developing areas of the science.
Hours vary depending on course requirements.
Designed for students in the M.A.T. program to gain relevant field geological experience. Designed to prepare students to give oral and written presentations based on literature review or research interests and on critiquing oral presentations. Required of all Geosciences graduate students. Principles and procedures in scanning electron spectrophotometry including energy dispersive analysis. Presentations and critical analysis of independent work and of the recent literature.