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Summer and Intersession Field Courses
The department offers the
following graduate and undergraduate field courses for practical, hands-on
training and experiences in Earth and Environmental Sciences subjects.
Additional new field courses are under development and they will be available
in the near future.
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Courses for Undergraduate Students (BA, BS) |
1. EES 40xx Ground
Water Monitoring & Remediation (3.0 Hrs): An introduction
to various field practices employed by groundwater scientists and engineers
for the remediation of contaminated groundwaters and aquifer restoration.
This includes discussion of physical, chemical and biological treatment
techniques for cleanup. Contact Dr.
Abinash Agrawal for course schedule and other details.
2. Field camp (6 Hrs): The EES
Department requires 9 hours of field training, offered as the following
modules. Undergraduate EES majors will be required to take 4 out of
a total of 5 modules for a total of 9 credit hours in order to complete
the field training or field camp requirement. Modules I and II should
be taken together but modules III, IV and V can be taken separately.
Please inquire from your faculty advisor, should you have questions. |
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EES 4340 Mapping Methods, 2 credit hrs (Module I: 1 week). Using GIS as a mapping tool: Introduction of ArcGIS; raster vs. vector GIS; Areal photo and digital line graph (DLG) import; map projection and georeferencing systems; field data collection using GPS/ArcPad; final map production. Instructors: Dr. Songlin Cheng and Dr. Ernest Hauser |
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EES 4350 Field Mapping, 2 credit hrs (Module
II: 2 weeks). This module stresses field mapping. Students will produce
geologic maps and their accompanying stratigraphic columns. The study
area is central Utah, a transition zone between the Basin and Range physiographic
province to the west and the Colorado Plateau physiographic province
to the east. This location coincides spatially with the eastern limit
of deformation of the Sevier fold-thrust belt. Initially, the course
focuses on refining pre-existing mapping skills, learning new techniques,
and measuring stratigraphic columns. Using this skill set, students are
given several different areas to map. Mapping assignments progressively
reveal the complex geologic history of central Utah through the study
of primarily sedimentary and igneous units. Students will have an opportunity
to observe volcanic fields and associated volcanoclastic deposits, in
addition to deposition of Sevier foreland basin deposits from the edge
of the thrust sheets through alluvial, fluvial, lacustrine, and shallow
marine deposits. [The recommended pre-requisite
courses for this module include: (1) EES 417 Stratigraphy or EES 316
Earth Materials III: Sedimentology, and (2) EES 412 Introduction to Structural
Geology]. Instructor: Dr.
Charles Ciampaglio of Lake Campus. |
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EES 4360 Environmental Field Techniques, 2 credit
hrs (Module III: 1 week). Surface
and ground water sampling: sampling methods, sample treatment and preseervation.
Gound-water monitoring well design principles, drilling methods and
well construction, well development; drilling demonstration using hollow
stem auger. Multi-level sampling at Sycamore Farm; major ion analysis
of collected samples; comparison of water chemistry profile and geology
at Sycamore Farm. Instructor: Dr.
Songlin Cheng |
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EES 4xxx Geophysical Field Techniques, 2 credit
hrs (Module IV: 1 week). Instructor: Dr.
Ernest Hauser |
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EES 4xx Paleontological Field Techniques, 2 credit
hrs (Module V: 1 week). This module
includes study of the geology and paleontology of Black Hills, South
Dakota. During this field training, the following competencies will
be established: Stratigraphic Mapping, Fossil Excavation and Preservation,
Fossil Identification, followed by their synthesis of information to
construct a comprehensive geological picture. Site visits includes
the Badlands, Mammoth Hot Springs, the South Dakota School of Mining & Technology
Geology Museum, Black Hills Institute and Deadwood, SD, as well as
numerous paleontological sites. Instructor: Dr.
Charles Ciampaglio of Lake Campus |
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Courses for Graduate Students (MS, PhD) |
1. EES 60xx Ground
Water Monitoring & Remediation (3.0 Hrs): An introduction
to various field practices employed by groundwater scientists and engineers
for the remediation of contaminated groundwaters and aquifer restoration.
This includes discussion of physical, chemical and biological treatment
techniques for cleanup. Contact Dr.
Abinash Agrawal for course schedule and other details. |
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Field
Courses for MST Students
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