Teaching

WATER 201: Introduction to Water Science

Water Science is the interdisciplinary study of water and its interaction with solids, liquids, gases, and organisms in various Earth systems. Water is essential to life, and it plays a critical role in nearly every natural process in Earth's lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and cryosphere. The world faces significant challenges regarding water quantity, quality, and ecological function that are expected to worsen during the 21st century. It is rare to find a real-world system in which water does not play a significant role. 

WATER 202: Laboratory course to accompany WATER 201 Introduction to Water Science. 

ENV SCI 305/505: Environmental Fate and Transport (Environmental Systems)

Environmental systems explores the physical and chemical aspects of natural environmental processes. The course focuses on the movement, transformation, and fate of materials and contaminants in surface water, groundwater, and atmosphere systems. Concepts include advection, dispersion, sorption, biogeochemical transformations, and other processes that control the movement of nutrients and contaminants in the natural environment. 

WATER 444/644: Aqueous Geochemistry (Geochemistry of Natural Waters)

This course explores the theory and application of aqueous geochemistry principles to the study of surface and groundwater systems at low to moderate temperatures. The class will focus on inorganic processes including the hydrologic cycle, chemical weathering, chemical activities in natural waters, thermodynamics, kinetics, acid/base equilibria, carbonate chemistry, acid water systems, heavy metals, redox reactions, and saline waters. 

GEOSCI 432/632: Hydrogeology

Introduction to the geological and physical principles governing ground water flow. Description of aquifer properties, chemical processes, equation of flow, well hydraulics, and environmental concerns. 

ENV SCI 320/520: The Soil Environment

The physical, chemical and biological properties and principals of soils; formation, classification and distribution of major soil orders; function and management of soils in natural, agricultural and urban environments. Includes field and laboratory experiences. 

ENV S&P 763: Capstone in Environmental Science and Policy

This course provides an overview of contemporary topics in global environmental change from the local to global scale, with emphasis placed on scientific evidence, policy approaches, public attitudes, and sustainable solutions. Both policy and scientific aspects of the topics are addressed. The course involves a semester-long reserach project in which graduate students conduct data analysis and develop a scientific manuscript.