Complete series of operations required for publication of a geological map: field location and drawing of contacts, collection and interpretation of field notes, data reduction, drafting, and methods of reproduction. Two afternoons per week in the field. Prerequisites: GEO-SCI 321, 431 or equivalent training.

Advanced groundwater hydrology and contaminant hydrogeology. Includes the application of field techniques, analysis of field data, and use of analytical and numerical models in the investigation of groundwater problems. Introduction to Visual MODFLOW and other groundwater models, including development of conceptual models from geologic data, laying out grids handling boundaries, sources and sinks, transience, calibration and sensitivity. Prerequisite: Geo-Sci 587.

A practical approach to the Earth in the laboratory and field. Understanding rocks and minerals, reading topographic and geologic maps, investigating the geologic history of the Connecticut Valley, measuring stream flow and water quality. Prerequisite: GEO-SCI 100 or 101 or 103 or 105 or 285; may be taken concurrently.

Enhance your experience of geologic field mapping by taking the Honors Colloquium for GEO 331. Attend the 3-day New England Intercollegiate Geologic Conference (a 3 day series of fieldtrips in early October) where you get to visit many interesting geologic outcrops and locations with the scientists who have mapped them. See current field projects in progress and learn about the latest ideas for the geologic evolution of New England.

This course is designed to provide a basic understanding for the transport and deposition of sediments. Students in the honors colloquium will complete an additional field project where sediments are obtained from the field and analyzed in the lab. A formal presentation of the project results is also required at the end of the course. Students in the colloquium will meet for 3 hours every third week to obtain field data, process samples in the lab, synthesis data collected, and prepare results for both oral and written presentations.

Soils are the medium that grows the vast majority of the food consumed world-wide, yet historical and ongoing soil erosion diminishes agricultural production and ultimately threatens food security. In the U.S. major uncertainties still exist regarding the rates of soil erosion and soil formation. This course will explore soils and soil erosion, with a focus on the Midwestern U.S., and some of the world's other important agricultural landscapes.

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