Teaching

Teaching includes a general course for undergradutes that is accessible both to beginning Earth scientists and the non-science major, a course in my specialty of igneous petrolgy, and a newly developed inter-disciplinary course on ocean ridges and the earth system. This latter course often has led to students later participating in research cruises.

Classes

Fall, 2017

EPS 145/245 Introduction to Igneous Petrology and Petrogenesis

Semester: Fall

Year offered: 2017

How igneous rocks form and reveal the processes and fluxes involved in the circulation of the solid Earth. The course begins with the essential elements of igneous petrology, rock description and nomenclature, mineralogy, phase diagrams, processes of melting and...

SPU-14: How to Build a Habitable Planet

Semester: Fall

Year offered: 2017

The story of Earth from the inception of the universe at the Big Bang to the revolution in planetary function and capability associated with the rise of human civilization. The aim of the course is to place human beings in a universal and planetary context, and to see the...

Spring, 2018

EPS 146/247: Ocean Ridges and the Earth System

Semester: Spring

Year offered: 2018

Course will present our current knowledge of the ocean ridge system where two thirds of Earth's crust is continually being created. We will examine the progressive understanding of ocean ridges from a historical perspective, emphasizing the process of scientific discovery...