| Course |
Brief Description |
|
Introductory
Soils (ENVS/EARS 79) |
This course deals with the nature
and properties of soils. Topics covered include the physical,
chemical, and biological processes responsible for soil properties.
|
| Soil Chemistry (EARS 74) |
An overview of the basic principles that govern
soil chemistry, with particular emphasis on the composition and
mineralogy of soils, the chemical processes that function within soils,
the reactions that describe the fate of elements (both nutrients and
contaminants) within soils and soil solutions. Course Website:
at
http://blackboard.dartmouth.edu |
| Earth Materials (EARS 34) |
Identification, crystallography, crystal
chemistry, and natural occurrence of minerals, rocks, and water.
Concentration on the processes that regulate rock formation.
Course Website:
at
http://blackboard.dartmouth.edu
|
|
Stretch (EARS 45,46, 47) |
A field course taught throughout the Western
US. My segment is located near Cooke City (MT) and Yellowstone
National Park. |
| Concepts and Methods (EARS
201/202) |
Overview of current methodologies in earth
science. Taught in conjunction with other faculty. |
| Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Soil
Solutions (EARS 125)
|
An advanced course covering the mechanisms of mineral
precipitation, dissolution, ion exchange and adsorption, and soil redox
processes. |
