Field trips are a major component. Natural Hazards Exploration of how to develop comprehensive plans to mitigate the impact of natural hazards on humans. Includes basic scientific background, current mitigation practices, and proposed mitigation strategies. Includes group and individual student proposals for value added. Most recent natural disasters will be focal points.
Students prepare maps of subsurface features using large data sets.
Labs use current, popular GIS software packages. On Demand GE 4170 Volcanic Clouds Remote sensing applied to volcanic cloud hazards. Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology Optical mineralogy taught first five weeks. Petrogenesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks, including petrographic imagery and quantitative microdescriptive techniques. I Design of geophysical site investigations utilizing resistivity, electromagnetic, ground penetrating radar, and magnetic techniques.