Courses Taught
Environmental Geology
(3 credits, 21&62:460:206)
Geologic controls on environmental problems and methods for mitigation studied in a topical approach, with emphasis on urban-suburban settings. Topics include groundwater pollution and processes, soil pollution, air pollution and weather, slope stability, radiation, earthquake hazards, and coastal processes.
course syllabus
Quantitative Methods in Environmental Geophysics
(3 credits, 26:380:609)
This class will present a comprehensive study of the theory and practice of geophysical inversion. Inverse methods are used to transform geophysical data into a physical model of the subsurface, which allows geophysicists to draw meaning from their data. The focus of this class will be the application of geophysical inverse methods in environmental geophysics and hydrogeophysics; however, the material of the class will be relevant to many areas of applied geophysics.
Potential Field Methods in Applied Geophysics
(3 credits, 26:380:610)
This graduate course will examine the theory and practice of potential field methods in geophysics. Potential field methods include gravity and magnetic surveys; these methods rely on gravitational and magnetic fields and are used to image the subsurface. The focus of this class will be the application of potential field methods in environmental geophysics and hydrogeophysics; however, the material of the class will be relevant to many areas of applied geophysics.