Graduate Program

Fall Term Schedule

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Fall 2023

Number	Title	Instructor	Time
EESC 405-1 Solid Earth Geophysics Rory Cottrell MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM
No description Location Hutchison Hall Room 138 (MWF 11:50AM - 12:40PM)
EESC 412-1 Clim.Chng.Persp-Chem Ocean. John Kessler TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM
Most introductory courses to chemical oceanography cover a variety of topics that are only related because they are under the broad umbrella of chemical oceanography. Some of these topics include reaction rates, gas solubility and air/sea exchange, carbon dioxide and inorganic carbon chemistry, marine nutrients, organic constituents, and global chemical distributions. Similarly, most discussions of climate change and chemical oceanography only touch on ocean acidification. This course seeks to provide the same broad perspective to conventional chemical oceanography courses but will interweave the unifying theme of climate change into these numerous and diverse topics. Location Gavett Hall Room 310 (TR 12:30PM - 1:45PM)
EESC 424-1 Geophysical Flows Rachel Glade TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
Earth and other planetary bodies are constantly deforming as geophysical flows drive transport of materials over a wide range of length and time scales. In this course we will explore the mechanics of geophysical flows including (but not limited to) lava flows, rivers, debris flows, ocean and atmospheric currents, mantle convection, and glaciers. The first part of the course will be a primer on necessary fundamental fluid and granular mechanics, including topics such as rheology, the navier stokes equation, fluid drag, and fluid instabilities. In the second part of the course we will use these fundamental principles to discuss scientific literature and explore case studies of geophysical flows, with specific topics driven by student interest. Throughout the semester we will cover both well-established principles and cutting edge research, using hands on demonstrations to visualize physical processes. Coursework will consist mainly of labs, problem sets, readings, and a final project. Location Hylan Building Room 307 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
EESC 435-1 Physical Oceanography Thomas Weber TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM
Blank Description Location Hylan Building Room 303 (TR 11:05AM - 12:20PM)
EESC 436-1 Physics of Climate Lee Murray TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 121 or equivalent; MATH 165 or equivalent A broad and quantitative overview of the basic features of Earth's climate system and the underlying physical processes. Topics include the global energy balance, atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud microphysics, atmospheric dynamics, general circulation, weather systems, surface processes, ocean circulation, and climate variability and forecasting. Students will understand what drives present-day temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns, as well as major modes of natural climate variability including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon and Ice Age cycles, and extreme weather. We will learn how the rise of human civilization has influenced the climate system, and how this legacy and our future actions can influence climate in the coming century. Location Lechase Room 181 (TR 2:00PM - 3:15PM)
EESC 436-2 Physics of Climate-Rec Lee Murray F 10:25AM - 11:40AM
A broad and quantitative overview of the basic features of Earth's climate system and the underlying physical processes. Topics include the global energy balance, atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud microphysics, atmospheric dynamics, general circulation, weather systems, surface processes, ocean circulation, and climate variability and forecasting. Students will understand what drives present-day temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns, as well as major modes of natural climate variability including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon and Ice Age cycles, and extreme weather. We will learn how the rise of human civilization has influenced the climate system, and how this legacy and our future actions can influence climate in the coming century. Location Lechase Room 103 (F 10:25AM - 11:40AM)
EESC 474-1 Paleoceanography & Climate Change Chiara Borrelli MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM
This course will explore the ocean-climate system from a geological perspective, with particular emphasis on the past 65 million years of Earth’s history. In the first part of the semester, the class will learn about the ocean-climate connection today and will explore how physical, chemical, and biological aspects of ocean and climate leave characteristic imprints in marine sediments and what are the tools available to scientists to extract and read such clues. This will be done through lectures and the reading and discussion of seminal papers. The second part of the semester will focus on students’ investigation of specific past climatic regimes (e.g., greenhouse periods, rapid climatic perturbations, and transitions to cooler climates). In addition to learning paleoceanography fundamentals, students will learn how to undertake a scientific literature search, read and understand scientific material, brainstorm and develop new ideas, and write a final research proposal. This class has no specific prerequisites, but some coursework in earth sciences, oceanography, and/or geochemistry might be helpful. Location Goergen Hall Room 110 (MW 3:25PM - 4:40PM)
EESC 490-1 Supervised College Teaching Karen Berger –
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EESC 490-3 Supervised College Teaching Lee Murray –
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EESC 490-4 Supervised College Teaching John Kessler –
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EESC 490-5 Supervised College Teaching Erin Black –
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EESC 490-6 Supervised College Teaching Tolulope Olugboji –
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EESC 490-7 Supervised College Teaching Julia Masny –
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EESC 490-8 Supervised College Teaching Thomas Weber –
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EESC 490-9 Supervised College Teaching Vas Petrenko –
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EESC 493-1 Master's Essay John Tarduno –
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EESC 495-1 Master's Research in Geology John Tarduno –
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EESC 499-1 Research Frontiers in Geo Sc John Kessler –
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EESC 505-1 First-year PhD research in Geosciences Chiara Borrelli –
This course is for first-year PhD students in EES and encompasses the research they would be doing during one of their first-year semesters. Students should register for the section affiliated with their primary research advisor.
EESC 505-2 First-year PhD research in Geosciences Miki Nakajima –
This course is for first-year PhD students in EES and encompasses the research they would be doing during one of their first-year semesters. Students should register for the section affiliated with their primary research advisor.
EESC 505-3 First-year PhD research in Geosciences Vas Petrenko –
This course is for first-year PhD students in Earth and Environmental Science and encompasses the research they would be doing during one of their first-year semesters. Students should register for the section affiliated with their primary research advisor.
EESC 505-4 First-year PhD research in Geosciences John Tarduno –
This course is for first-year PhD students in EES and encompasses the research they would be doing during one of their first-year semesters. Students should register for the section affiliated with their primary research advisor.
EESC 595-1 PhD Research in Geology – –
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EESC 595-10 PhD Research in Geology Thomas Weber –
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EESC 595-11 PhD Research in Geology Rachel Glade –
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EESC 595-2 PhD Research in Geology John Kessler –
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EESC 595-3 PhD Research in Geology Gautam Mitra –
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EESC 595-4 PhD Research in Geology Lee Murray –
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EESC 595-5 PhD Research in Geology Miki Nakajima –
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EESC 595-6 PhD Research in Geology Tolulope Olugboji –
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EESC 595-7 PhD Research in Geology Vas Petrenko –
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EESC 595-8 PhD Research in Geology John Tarduno –
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EESC 595-9 PhD Research in Geology Dustin Trail –
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EESC 895-1 Cont of Master's Enrollment – –
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EESC 897-1 Masters Dissertation John Tarduno –
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EESC 899-1 Master's Dissertation John Tarduno –
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EESC 995-1 Cont of Doctoral Enrollment – –
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EESC 997-1 Doctoral Dissertation – –
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EESC 997-10 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Weber –
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EESC 997-11 Doctoral Dissertation Rachel Glade –
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EESC 997-2 Doctoral Dissertation John Kessler –
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EESC 997-3 Doctoral Dissertation Gautam Mitra –
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EESC 997-4 Doctoral Dissertation Lee Murray –
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EESC 997-5 Doctoral Dissertation Miki Nakajima –
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EESC 997-6 Doctoral Dissertation Tolulope Olugboji –
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EESC 997-7 Doctoral Dissertation Vas Petrenko –
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EESC 997-8 Doctoral Dissertation John Tarduno –
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EESC 997-9 Doctoral Dissertation Dustin Trail –
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EESC 999-01 Doctoral Dissertation John Tarduno –
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EESC 999-02 Doctoral Dissertation John Kessler –
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EESC 999-03 Doctoral Dissertation Gautam Mitra –
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EESC 999-04 Doctoral Dissertation Lee Murray –
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EESC 999-05 Doctoral Dissertation Miki Nakajima –
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EESC 999-06 Doctoral Dissertation Tolulope Olugboji –
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EESC 999-07 Doctoral Dissertation Vas Petrenko –
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EESC 999-09 Doctoral Dissertation Dustin Trail –
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EESC 999-10 Doctoral Dissertation Thomas Weber –
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EESC 999-11 Doctoral Dissertation Rachel Glade –
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Number	Title	Instructor	Time
Monday
Monday and Wednesday
EESC 474-1 Paleoceanography & Climate Change Chiara Borrelli
This course will explore the ocean-climate system from a geological perspective, with particular emphasis on the past 65 million years of Earth’s history. In the first part of the semester, the class will learn about the ocean-climate connection today and will explore how physical, chemical, and biological aspects of ocean and climate leave characteristic imprints in marine sediments and what are the tools available to scientists to extract and read such clues. This will be done through lectures and the reading and discussion of seminal papers. The second part of the semester will focus on students’ investigation of specific past climatic regimes (e.g., greenhouse periods, rapid climatic perturbations, and transitions to cooler climates). In addition to learning paleoceanography fundamentals, students will learn how to undertake a scientific literature search, read and understand scientific material, brainstorm and develop new ideas, and write a final research proposal. This class has no specific prerequisites, but some coursework in earth sciences, oceanography, and/or geochemistry might be helpful.
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
EESC 405-1 Solid Earth Geophysics Rory Cottrell
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Tuesday
Tuesday and Thursday
EESC 435-1 Physical Oceanography Thomas Weber
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EESC 412-1 Clim.Chng.Persp-Chem Ocean. John Kessler
Most introductory courses to chemical oceanography cover a variety of topics that are only related because they are under the broad umbrella of chemical oceanography. Some of these topics include reaction rates, gas solubility and air/sea exchange, carbon dioxide and inorganic carbon chemistry, marine nutrients, organic constituents, and global chemical distributions. Similarly, most discussions of climate change and chemical oceanography only touch on ocean acidification. This course seeks to provide the same broad perspective to conventional chemical oceanography courses but will interweave the unifying theme of climate change into these numerous and diverse topics.
EESC 424-1 Geophysical Flows Rachel Glade
Earth and other planetary bodies are constantly deforming as geophysical flows drive transport of materials over a wide range of length and time scales. In this course we will explore the mechanics of geophysical flows including (but not limited to) lava flows, rivers, debris flows, ocean and atmospheric currents, mantle convection, and glaciers. The first part of the course will be a primer on necessary fundamental fluid and granular mechanics, including topics such as rheology, the navier stokes equation, fluid drag, and fluid instabilities. In the second part of the course we will use these fundamental principles to discuss scientific literature and explore case studies of geophysical flows, with specific topics driven by student interest. Throughout the semester we will cover both well-established principles and cutting edge research, using hands on demonstrations to visualize physical processes. Coursework will consist mainly of labs, problem sets, readings, and a final project.
EESC 436-1 Physics of Climate Lee Murray
PREREQUISITES: PHYS 121 or equivalent; MATH 165 or equivalent A broad and quantitative overview of the basic features of Earth's climate system and the underlying physical processes. Topics include the global energy balance, atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud microphysics, atmospheric dynamics, general circulation, weather systems, surface processes, ocean circulation, and climate variability and forecasting. Students will understand what drives present-day temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns, as well as major modes of natural climate variability including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon and Ice Age cycles, and extreme weather. We will learn how the rise of human civilization has influenced the climate system, and how this legacy and our future actions can influence climate in the coming century.
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
EESC 436-2 Physics of Climate-Rec Lee Murray
A broad and quantitative overview of the basic features of Earth's climate system and the underlying physical processes. Topics include the global energy balance, atmospheric thermodynamics, radiative transfer, cloud microphysics, atmospheric dynamics, general circulation, weather systems, surface processes, ocean circulation, and climate variability and forecasting. Students will understand what drives present-day temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns, as well as major modes of natural climate variability including the El Niño-Southern Oscillation phenomenon and Ice Age cycles, and extreme weather. We will learn how the rise of human civilization has influenced the climate system, and how this legacy and our future actions can influence climate in the coming century.