Courses Offerings

Spring 2023

Natural Disasters (SEL)
Subject associations
GEO 103

An introduction to natural (and some society-induced) hazards and the importance of public understanding of the issues related to them. Emphasis is on the geological processes that underlie the hazards, with discussion of relevant policy issues tied to reading recent newspaper/popular science articles. Principal topics: Earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, tsunami, hurricanes, floods, meteorite impacts, global warming. Intended primarily for non-science majors.

Instructors
Allan M. Rubin
Responsible Conduct of Research in Geosciences (Half-Term)
Subject associations
GEO 503 / AOS 503

Course educates Geosciences and AOS students in the responsible conduct of research using case studies appropriate to these disciplines. This discussion-based course focuses on issues related to the use of scientific data, publication practices and responsible authorship, peer review, research misconduct, conflicts of interest, the role of mentors & mentees, issues encountered in collaborative research and the role of scientists in society. Successful completion is based on attendance, reading, and active participation in class discussions. Course satisfies University requirement for RCR training.

Instructors
Leo Donner
Thomas S. Duffy
John A. Higgins
Larry W. Horowitz
Allan M. Rubin
Daniel M. Sigman
Frederik J. Simons
Rong Zhang
Fundamentals of the Geosciences
Subject associations
GEO 505

A yearlong survey, in sequence, of fundamental papers in the geosciences. Topics in 505 (Spring) include the origin and interior of the Earth, plate tectonics, geodynamics, the history of life on Earth, the composition of the Earth, its oceans and atmospheres, past climate. Topics in 506 (Fall) include present and future climate, biogeochemical processes in the ocean, geochemical cycles, orogenies, thermochronology, rock fracture and seismicity. A core course for all beginning graduate students in the geosciences.

Instructors
Jie Deng
Adam C. Maloof
Satish C. Myneni
Allan M. Rubin
Daniel M. Sigman
Frederik J. Simons
Graduate Studies

Previous Semesters

FALL COURSES

Geodynamics
Subject associations
GEO 442 / PHY 442
Instructors
Allan M. Rubin
Fundamentals of the Geosciences II
Subject associations
GEO 506
Instructors
Stephan A. Fueglistaler
John A. Higgins
Ching-Yao Lai
Elizabeth Niespolo
Allan M. Rubin
Gabriel A. Vecchi
Fall 2022
Rock Fracture
Subject associations
GEO 543
Instructors
Allan M. Rubin
Fall 2021

SPRING COURSES

Natural Disasters (SEL)
Subject associations
GEO 103
Instructors
Allan M. Rubin
Spring 2022
Responsible Conduct of Research in Geosciences (Half-Term)
Subject associations
GEO 503 / AOS 503
Instructors
Curtis A. Deutsch
Leo Donner
Thomas S. Duffy
John A. Higgins
Larry W. Horowitz
Sonya A. Legg
Allan M. Rubin
Daniel M. Sigman
Frederik J. Simons
Jeroen Tromp
Rong Zhang
Spring 2022
Fundamentals of the Geosciences
Subject associations
GEO 505
Instructors
Thomas S. Duffy
John A. Higgins
Satish C. Myneni
Allan M. Rubin
Daniel M. Sigman
Frederik J. Simons
Jeroen Tromp
Spring 2022