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ESCI 777 (01) - GIS for Earth & Environmental Sciences

Earth/Envi Sciences GIS

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   18  
CRN: 12378
Geospatial technologies provide insight into spatial and temporal aspects of environmental and earth systems. Students will master basic skills of a geographical information system. Weekly laboratory exercises will build upon a foundation of conceptual knowledge and data processing skills. Focus on applied research questions and projects will be addressed. The course will use the opensource program QGIS. Additional work will develop programming skills using the python language. Programming background is not a requirement but beneficial.
Section Comments: You must have JR or SR standing at the start of this course.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : ESCI 877.01
Instructors: Christina Herrick
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 10:10am - 11:00am KING N334
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ESCI 799 (01) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   1  
CRN: 11013
Students work under the direction of a faculty sponsor to plan and carry out independent research resulting in an oral presentation and a written thesis. Research projects should include the development of a research question; collection analysis, and synthesis of data; and interpretation and presentation of results. A copy of the written thesis must be submitted to the Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences prior to graduation. A total of 4 credits is required and may be completed over multiple semesters.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Joel Johnson
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
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ESCI 799 (02) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   1  
CRN: 15737
Students work under the direction of a faculty sponsor to plan and carry out independent research resulting in an oral presentation and a written thesis. Research projects should include the development of a research question; collection analysis, and synthesis of data; and interpretation and presentation of results. A copy of the written thesis must be submitted to the Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences prior to graduation. A total of 4 credits is required and may be completed over multiple semesters.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: James Pringle
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
Durham   Engineering&Physical Sciences :: Earth Sciences
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ESCI 799 (03) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   1  
CRN: 16883
Students work under the direction of a faculty sponsor to plan and carry out independent research resulting in an oral presentation and a written thesis. Research projects should include the development of a research question; collection analysis, and synthesis of data; and interpretation and presentation of results. A copy of the written thesis must be submitted to the Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences prior to graduation. A total of 4 credits is required and may be completed over multiple semesters.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Julie Bryce
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
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ESCI 799 (04) - Senior Thesis

Senior Thesis

Credits: 2.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   1  
CRN: 17109
Students work under the direction of a faculty sponsor to plan and carry out independent research resulting in an oral presentation and a written thesis. Research projects should include the development of a research question; collection analysis, and synthesis of data; and interpretation and presentation of results. A copy of the written thesis must be submitted to the Chair of the Department of Earth Sciences prior to graduation. A total of 4 credits is required and may be completed over multiple semesters.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits.
Attributes: Writing Intensive Course
Instructors: Matt Davis
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 Hours Arranged TBA
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ESCI 805 (01) - Principles of Hydrology

Principles of Hydrology

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 16289
Special Fees: $20.00
Basic physical principles important in the land phase of the hydrologic cycle, including precipitation, snow melt, infiltration and soil physics, evapotranspiration, and surface and subsurface flow to streams. Problems of measurement and aspects of statistical treatment of hydrologic data. Field trips. Transportation fee. One term of calculus and one term of physics required, and statistics recommended. Lab.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : ESCI 705.01
Instructors: Anne Lightbody
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 TR 8:10am - 9:30am JAMS G54
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 F 1:10pm - 3:30pm JAMS 221
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ESCI 820 (01) - Ocean Measurements Lab

Ocean Measurements Lab

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   8  
CRN: 12763
Measurements of fundamental ocean processes and parameters. Emphasizes understanding typical coastal and estuarine measurements their applications, and the use of acquired data in terms of the effects on structures and processes in the ocean.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Equivalent(s): OE 810
Cross listed with : ESCI 720.01, ESCI 720.02
Instructors: Thomas Lippmann
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 10:10am - 11:00am CHASE 175
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 R 1:10pm - 5:00pm CHASE 171
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ESCI 834 (01) - Global Geophysics

Global Geophysics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 14699
Special Fees: $20.00
This course focuses on the structure of the Earth and dynamic processes within it. Topics include: plate tectonics, earthquakes and seismic waves, mantle convection, rheology and ice age dynamics, Earth's gravity field and geodesy, and the geodynamo. One year of calculus, one year of college physics required. Lab.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : ESCI 734.01
Instructors: Sophie Coulson
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 11:10am - 12:00pm JAMS 254
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 F 1:10pm - 3:30pm JAMS 252
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ESCI 847 (01) - Aqueous Geochemistry

Aqueous Geochemistry

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   7  
CRN: 16290
Special Fees: $35.00
The chemical processes that determine the composition of aquatic systems such as rivers, lakes, groundwater and the ocean. The goal is to quantitatively understand the behavior of inorganic species such as carbon dioxide, nutrients, trace metals and inorganic pollutants in natural waters. Topics include, acid-based equilibria, carbonate chemistry, reduction-oxidation reactions, organic complexation and mineral precipitation and dissolution. Lab. One year each of calculus and chemistry or geochemistry required.
Instructor Approval Required. Contact Instructor for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : ESCI 747.01
Instructors: Robert Letscher
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 R 2:10pm - 4:00pm JAMS 244
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 9:10am - 10:00am JAMS 240
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ESCI 858 (01) - Introduction to Physical Oceanography

Intro to Physical Oceanography

Credits: 3.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 10529
Descriptive treatment of atmosphere-ocean interaction; general wind-driven and thermo-haline ocean circulation; waves and tides; continental shelf and near-shore processes; instrumentation and methods used in ocean research. Simplified conceptual models demonstrate the important principles. Calculus-based physics and introductory oceanography required.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Cross listed with : ESCI 758.01
Instructors: James Pringle
Start Date End Date Days Time Location
8/26/2024 12/9/2024 MWF 12:10pm - 1:00pm JAMS 254