ESPM 1001 Orientation to Environmental Sciences, Policy, and Management (1 cr)
Instructor: Jay Bell
Offered: FALL Semester
Academic planning, ESPM careers, liberal education requirements, internships.
Building relationships with other students/faculty, student life, information technology, critical computer skills.
ESPM 1011 - Issues in the Environment (C/PE, ENVT) (3 cr)
Instructor: Dan Philippon and Todd Arnold
Offered: Fall, Spring, every year)
Introduction to environnmental sciences, management of the environment.
Ethics, historical perspectives on current condition.
How values influence problem definition, use of natural/social sciences in integrated problem solving.
Comparative historical reflection on problem of solving overtime. Public/private factors.
Ethical professionalism within integrated environmental teams.
Soil 1125 The Soil Resource (3 cr)
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Fall Semester, 6:20pm-9:00pm TTH
The course covers the 5 basic areas of: soil classification, soil formation,
physical properties, biological properties and chemical properties. Students
must use the WWW to read required information before doing hands-on laboratory
activities. Lecture notes on the WWW. Class time: 60% lecture, 40% discussion
Work load: 20 pages of reading per week Grade: 40% mid-semester exam(s),
10% final exam(s), 20% quizzes, 10% class participation, 20% land use
project.
ESPM 1425 The Atmosphere (3 cr)
Instructor: Katherine Klink/Tim Griffis
Offered: Fall (Mpls) Semester, 11:15am-12:05pm MWF (Klink)
Offered: Spring (St. Paul) 8:45 am - 10:00 am TTh (Griffis)
The goal of ES 1425 is to introduce the basic physical, chemical and biological processes that drive changes in Earth's
weather and climate. Topics will include: radiation and energy exchange; greenhouse effect; stratospheric ozone depletion; severe
weather hazards; general circulation of the atmosphere; climate teleconnections including El Nino, and impacts of human activities on
climate. Weekly field and computer labs will be used to investigate how weather and climate data are measured, analyzed and interpreted.
All lecture and lab material will be made available on the course web site.
ESPM 1901 Freshman Seminar - Human Impact on Environment
Instructor: Jay Bell
Offered: Fall Semester; 3:00 - 5:00 pm Tuesday
How human activities have altered the earth. Focuses on causes, attempted solutions, and long-term effects, case studies
on such topics as soil erosion, salinization, deforestation, and climate change.
ESPM 1905 Freshman Seminar - State of the World
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Spring Semester; 12:50 - 1:40 pm Monday
SOIL 2125 Basic Soil Science (4 cr)
Instructor: Terence Cooper (Fall) and John Lamb (Spring)
Offered: Fall and Spring Semester, 09:35am-10:25am MW, 2 hr lab arranged;
TH 8:30am-9:20am or 11:45am-12:35pm or 3:00-3:50pm or 4:05-4:55pm
(Cooper: Fall)
This course is designed for undergraduates who
have completed some of the basic sciences (biology, chemistry). The course
covers the 5 basic areas of: 1) Soil classification; 2) Soil formation;
3) Physical properties; 4) Biological properties; and 5) Chemical properties.
Students must use the WWW to read required information before doing hands-on
laboratory activities. Web exams, team exams, lecture dyads, lab reports,
land use project and final exam are used to determine course grades. Lecture
notes on the WWW. Class time: 60% lecture, 40% discussion Work load: 20
pages of reading per week. Grade: 40% mid-semester exam(s), 10% final
exam(s), 20% quizzes, 10% class participation, 20% landuse project.
(Lamb: Spring) Basic physical, chemical, and biological properties
of soil. Soil genesis classification, and principles of soil fertility.
WWW used for lab preparation information. Use of soil survey information
to make a land use plan. Lecture, lab and recitation. Class time: 33%
lecture, 17% discussion, 33% laboratory, 17% WWW units. Work load: 35
pages of reading per week, 4exams, 0 paper(s) Grade: 40% mid-semester
exam(s), 20% final exam(s), 10% quizzes, 10% class participation, 10%
lab work, 10% problem solving Exam format: Multiple choice and short answer.
ESPM 3131 Environmental Physics (3 cr)
Instructor: Dong Wang
Offered: Spring Semester, Lec: 1:15pm-2:3pm TTH
The science of environment constitutes many complex processes that may
be studied collectively and synergistically from a physical, chemical,
biological, or social-economic perspective. An apparent concern to environmental
scientists is the understanding and resolution of environmental pollution
that can be broadly defined as the addition of any substance or energy
to parts of the ecosystem that ultimately harm or damage mankind. The
complexity of an even seemingly simple environmental problem can be enormous.
In this class, we will, using basic concepts and principles of classic
and modern physics, examine a broad range of environmental problems arising
from the interaction between humans and the natural environment. We will
cover various forms of pollution (land, water, air, and noise), transport
mechanisms of the pollutants, and anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions
and global climate change. In addition to the physical principles, we
will also briefly discuss social and societal issues of environmental
problems and the interrelationship between science and many societal concerns
such as energy, pollution, climate change, scarcity of resource and sustainability
that places environmental science in a broader social-economic context.
Class time: 60% lecture, 25% discussion, 25% laboratory. Work load: 30
pages of reading per week, 30 pages of writing per semester, 3 exams,
0paper. Grade: 30% midsemester exam, 30% final exam,10% quizzes, 30% lab
work. Exam format: closed book.
ESPM 3221 Soil Conservation and Land-Use Management (3 cr)
Instructor: Dan Wheeler
Offered: Spring Semester, 8:30am-9:20am MWF;
The content of this course involves the historical causes and consequences
of accelerated soil erosion on soil productivity and water quality, the
physical process of wind and water erosion; soil conservation techniques
for agriculture, forestry, mining, and urban land uses; case studies on
water quality, and the economic, political, and sociological influences
on soil conservation planning. The impacts of soil management on water
quality will be explored using case studies for the Minnesota River and
Chesapeake Bay. Class time: 50% lecture, 20% discussion. Work load: 30%
laboratory. 20 pages of reading per week, 10 pages of writing per semester,
3 exams, 1 paper. Grade: 30% midsemester exam 20% final exam, 2% written
reports or papers, 20% problem solving assignments. Exam format: Fill
in the blank, short answer.
This course presents fundamental concepts in soil fertility and plant
nutrition. The lecture emphasizes the basic concepts on nutrient availability
to plants and transport through the environment, while the discussion/laboratory
deals with practical applications of nutrient management and losses to
the environment. Evaluation, interpretation, and correction of nutrient
problems are presented. Designed for undergraduate students in the area
of plant and soil science and environmental science. Class time: 50% lecture,
40% discussion, 10% laboratory Work load: 40 pages of reading per week,
3 exams, 1 integrating project; 12 assignments. Grade: 25% mid-semester
exams, 25% final exams, 35% special project(s), 15% assignments Exam Format:
Essay
SOIL 3521 Soil Judging (1 cr, 3 cr max)
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Fall Semester
Students who participate in the regional or national soil judging contest
are eligible to enroll in this course. Soil judging contests are in October
and require 4 days of commitment. Students should have completed Soil
4511 Class time: 100% Field trip to contest Grade: 100% final exam(s)
ESPM 3612W Soil and Environmental Biology (3 cr)
Instructor: Deborah Allan and Peter Graham
Offered: Fall Semester, 10:40am-11:30am MWF
Properties of microorganisms that impact soil fertlity, structure and
quality. Nutrient requirements of microbes and plants, and mineral transformations
in biogeochemical cycling. Symbiotic plant/microbe associations and their
role in sustainable agricultural production. Biodegradation of pollutants
and bioremediation approaches.
Soil 4005
Instructor: Jay Bell
Offered: Fall Semester;(Lec: 8:30 am - 9:20 am Tu; Lab: 9:35 am - 12:35 pm TH)
Field/Lab experiences for analysis of soils/landscapes. Students describe soils along a hillslope sequence,
take soil samples, and perform a suite of chemical, biological, and physical soil analysis. Analytical techniques,
safety and quality control issues are covered.
This class will cover the material that will assist you in writing EIS
and EAW documents. We discuss the process with students presenting information
in the texts. Students are required to write and speak frequently. The
class is writing intensive and peer review is used to help with writing
skills. Guest speakers are used to provide information about the process
from experts in the field. Exams are open book or take home. The class
project is writing an EAW document on a parcel of land.
ESPM 4093 and SOIL 4093 Directed Study (1 - 7 cr)
Instructor: STAFF
Offered: Independent research
Students who want to explore a special topic of their interest should
visit with a faculty member who will direct their exploration. Report
length dependent on the credits.
ESPM 4094 and SOIL 4094 Directed Research (1 - 7 cr)
Instructor: STAFF
Offered: Independent research
Students who want to do research in a special area should determine a
faculty member who will guide their research activities. Research depth
depends on the credits.
ESPM 4096 Professional Experience Program: Internship(1 -3 cr)
Instructor: Cooper,Terence H (Morse Alumni Award)
prereq CFANS undergrad, instr consent, complete internship contract available in
CFANS Career Services before enrolling; UC only, 1 - 3 credits.
SOIL 4111 Introduction to Precision Agriculture (3 - 5 cr)
Instructor: David Mulla
Offered: Spring Semester, 12:50pm - 3:55pm M
Precision agriculture (PA) is a holistic new and developing agricultural
system that is profoundly changing agriculture in the U.S. and the world.
PA is bringing an information revolution in agriculture based on new technologies.
Through precise spatial and temporal information and inputs management,
PA is increasing significantly - when used appropriately - farm productivity,
profitability, sustainability, environmental protection, food safety,
and quality of life. It does apply to all agricultural systems such as
grain, vegetables, orchards, organic crops; all kinds of farms (big or
small); and different technological levels. It will become the standard
agricutural system of the developing global agricultural economy. But
PA requires new knowledge and skills. Students will be introduced to the
concept; soil/landscape and crop spatial variability; new technologies
such as GIS, DEM, GPs, sensors, variable rate machinery, PA software,
remote sensing; geostatistics, sampling, experimental designs; precision
integrated crop management; data acquisition, processing, and management;
and socio-economical and e-marketing aspects. The class will be given
in a weekly 3-hour sequence. The first hour will include basic information
(lecture) and the next 2 hours will include activities such as case studies,
group discussion and presentation, problem solving, and hands-on computer
exercises. Field trips (weather permitting) and farm visits will be scheduled.
Class grading will be 60% exams (20% mid-term and 40% final), and 40%
for activities and reading reports.
ESPM 4216 Contaminant Hydrology
(2 cr)
Instructor: Satish Gupta
Offered: Fall Semester, 12:50pm - 1:40pm MW
This course covers the principles of contaminant transport both in percolate
solution and in overland flow. The course emphasizes transport of agricultural
contaminants such as sediment, phosphorus, nitrate, and herbicides, and
how management practice can minimize their transport. Topic discussion
is mostly descriptive (minimal use of equations) but includes several
examples that involve computations. Specific topics include Hydrologic
cycle, Darcy's flux, pore water velocity, piston flow, diffusion-dispersion
processes, and chemical degradation; contaminant travel time and distance
to travel; methods of characterizing contaminant leaching; Henry's law
and vapor phase transport; description of remediation technologies; methods
to calculate and measure runoff; tillage impact on runoff (snowmelt and
rainfall) processes; scale (plot, watershed, basin) effects on runoff;
impact of runoff on lake and river water quality; management practices
to control runoff and associated contaminants (sediment and P) losses.
Consultants talk about specific case studies. Tour of a remediation site
in town. Class time: 10% lecture. Work load: 20 pages reading per week.
Grade: 40% midsemester exam, 35% final exam, 25% problem solving.
SOIL 4505 Soil Geography
(2 cr)
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Spring 2005, 12:20pm - 2:00pm
Distribution/formation of soils on earth's surface, soil variability/taxonomy,
how various soils interact with water plants, microorganisms, and pollutants,
use/management of land via appreciation of earth's varied soil resources.
SOIL 4511 Field Study of Soils (2 cr)
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Fall Semester, 11:45am - 02:45pm T
This is a field course that requires students to learn how to write
soil profile descriptions. Students visit numerous roadcuts and determine
the morphological characteristics of the soils observed. Final field exam
determines the course grade. Field exam is open book. Class meetings end
first week of November. Class time: 100% laboratory Work load: 50 pages
of reading per week Grade: 10% mid-semester exam(s), 90% final exam(s)
ESPM 4601 Soils and Pollution (3 cr)
Instructor: Paul Bloom
Offered: Fall Semester, 1:55 - 2:45 MWF
The course was developed for upper division students in the environmental
sciences. The major topics are the mitigation of pollution in agricultural
and urban settings, as well as remediation of polluted sites. The course
work applies the principles of microbiology, chemistry, and physics to
evaluation of pollution in soils and to the remediation of polluted soils.
All lectures are given using PowerPoint and the lecture notes are made
available on the course web site. Guest speakers from state regulatory
agencies will be utilized for some of the topics. There will be 2 field
trips to sites in the Twin Cities. Textbook: "Pollution Science", by Pepper,
Gerba and Brusseau (1996). Class time: 80% lecture, 20% discussion Work
load: 40 pages of reading per week, 20 pages of writing per semester,
3 exam(s)
Soil 5005
Instructor: Jay Bell
Offered: Fall Semester;(Lec: 8:30 am - 9:20 am Tu; Lab: 9:35 am - 12:35 pm TH)
Field/Lab experiences for analysis of soils/landscapes. Students describe soils along a hillslope sequence,
take soil samples, and perform a suite of chemical, biological, and physical soil analysis. Analytical techniques,
safety and quality control issues are covered.
SOIL 5111 Practicum Internship in Precision Agriculture (2-5 cr)
Instructor: David Mulla
Offered: Independent
Practical experience in the field of study relevant to precision agriculture
in agri-industry/business. Content and extent of student work at the internship
site will be jointly decided by the instructor, host business representative,
and student's principal advisor.
SOIL 5125 Soil Science for Teachers (3 cr)
Instructor: Terence Cooper
Offered: Fall Semester, 06:20pm-09:00pm MW; 2-hr lab arranged
This course is designed for teachers who have completed some of the basic
sciences (biology, chemistry). The course covers the 5 basic areas of:
soil classification, soil formation, physical properties, biological properties
and chemical properties. Students must use the WWW to read required information
before doing hands-on laboratory activities. Lecture notes on the WWW.
Students have the opportunity to prepare lesson plans for their students.
Class time: 60% lecture, 40% discussion Work load: 20 pages of reading
per week Grade: 40% mid-semester exam(s), 10% final exam(s), 20% quizzes,
10% lab work, 20% land use project.
ESPM 5131 Environmental Biophysics and Ecology (2 cr)
Instructor: Dong Wang
Offered: Every-other year, 1:15pm-2:30pm MW
Students will use physical principles and reasoning to describe microclimates
and energy mass transfer between organisms and their environment. First,
students will study the basic environmental variables of temperature,
humidity, wind and radiation. The, students will apply these concepts
to problems involving plants, animals, and soil-atmosphere exchange processes.
Quantitative problem-solving in homework and quizzes will be emphasized.
Laboratory.
SOIL
5232 Vadose Zone Hydrology (3 cr)
Instructor: Satish Gupta
Offered: Fall Semester, 09:35am-10:25am MW and 09:35am-12:30pm T
The course is intended for undergraduates and graduate students in Soil,
Water, and Climate; Water Resources; Institute of Technology; Environmental
Sciences; and the Natural Resources. The course covers soil physical properties
and processes that govern the transport of mass and energy in soils. Major
emphasis is on water and solute transport through the vadose zone and
their impact on subsurface hydrology and water quality. Specific topies
include energy state of soil water, soil water retention characteristics,
saturated and unsaturated hydraulic conductivities, Poiseuille and Darcy
laws, law of mass conservation, water flow through uniform and layered
soils, water infiltration equations, mechanisms of contaminant transport,
preferential flow, contaminant adsorption and decay, transport of volatile
organic compound, soil thermal properties, steady and non-steady state
heat flow, and convective and diffusive gas fluxes. The lectures are supplemented
with hands on laboratory exercises on methods of measuring hydraulic,
thermal, and gas properties of soils, and methods of characterizing water,
contaminants, heat, and gas fluxes in soils. Guest lecturers.
Structural chemistry, and origin and identification of crystalline soil
clay minerals. Structure of soil organic matter. Chemical processes in
soil: solubility, adsorption/desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction,
acidity, and alkalinity. Solution of problems related to environmental
degradation, plant nutrition, and soil genesis. Class time: 80% lecture,
20% discussion. Work load: 20 pages of reading per week.
ESPM 5402 BIOMETEOROLOGY
Instructor: Tim griffis
Offered: Every-other year, 8:30 - 10:25 MW
Calculus based introduction to atmospheric boundary layer (ABL), the interface between
earth's atmosphere, ABL development/turbulance, surface energy balance, ABL clouds,
air quality, microclimate, observational/modeling methods.
SOIL 5515 Soil Genesis and Landscape Relations (3 cr)
Instructors: James Bell and Ed Nater
Offered: Spring Semester, 01:55pm-02:45pm MW; 3:00 - 4:55 Th
Soil 5515 is an advanced undergraduate/graduate level course covering
concepts of soil genesis and development, soil classification, and the
distribution of soils across the landscape. The first part of the course
uses conceptual and mathematical models to describe the processes and
environmental factors affecting the development of soils, their horizons,
and their properties. Particular emphasis is placed on development over
time; paleosols are used to illustrate some of these points. The second
part of the course consists of a brief introduction to the U.S. Soil Taxonomic
System. Characteristic properties of individual soil orders are used to
further illustrate soil development processes and the geographic distribution
of soils. The final portion consists of an advanced treatment of soil
- landscape relations and the processes and factors that lead to the distributions
observed. This section utilizes GIS and soil landscape modeling to develop
these concepts. An introduction to national soils databases and interpretations
will be provided. Soil surveys are introduced, both from the viewpoint
of making soil maps and their use and interpretation. Three weekend field
trips are required: the first is a one-day trip to Cedar Creek Natural
History Area; the section is a one-day trip to southeastern MN; and the
third is a two-day trip through north central and northwestern MN. Class
time: 80% lecture, 20% field trips Work load: 20 pages of reading per
week, 20 pages of writing per semester, 3 exam(s), 1 paper(s) Grade: 20%
mid-semester exam(s), 20% final exam(s), 30% written report(s)/paper(s),
30% special project(s) Exam format: essay
SOIL 5555 and ESPM 5555 Wetland Soils (3 cr)
Instructor: James Bell
Offered: Fall Semester, 04:05pm-04:55pm MW and 03:00pm-06:00pm TH
Course focuses on the morphology, chemistry, hydrology and formation
of mineral and organic soils in wet environment. Students will study:
1) the biogeochemical processes involved in the genesis of hydromorphic
soils, 2) soil hydrology for a variety of landscape settings, 3) soil
morphological indicators of wet conditions, and 4) how to interpret soil-landscapes.
In addition to field trips to study soils in a field setting, students
will delineate the hydric soils boundary for a wetland site near campus
and develop a comprehensive report of their findings. Additional topics
include peatlands, wetland benefits, preservation, regulation, mitigation,
and instrumentation to monitor soil water and redox fluxes. Course material
is not of an introductory nature and assumes prior knowledge of soil science
(an introductory soils course) and the ability to integrate information
from several disciplines in order to understand wetland processes. Scheduled
in late afternoon to accommodate extension students. In addition to lectures,
one hour-long recitation section is scheduled per week to concentrate
on the terminology and methods used for soil profile descriptions, field
instrumentation, and for in-depth discussion of lecture topics. Class
time: 50% lecture, 20% discussion, 10% laboratory and 20% field trips.
Workload: 20 pages of reading per week, 30 pages of writing per semester
(double-spaced), 2 exams, 1 paper and 6 problem solving assignments. Grade:
20% midsemester exam, 20% final exam, 15% written reports or papers, 25%
special projects and 20% problem solving assignments.
ESPM 5601 Principles of Waste Management (3cr)
Instructor: Thomas Halbach
Offered: Spring Semester, 1:15pm-2:30pm TTH
Waste and waste management principles. Issues, problems, and solutions
in remedying waste stream. MSW and yard waste composting, WTE incineration
operation, ash disposal, recycling, land fill requirements, direct land
disposal, regulatory trends, and beneficial utilization of waste materials
and case studies.
SOIL 5611 Soil Biology and Fertility (3cr)
Instructor: Deborah Allan and Peter Graham
Offered: Fall Semester, 10:40 am-11:30am MWF
Soil 5611 introduces students to the range of organisms found in soil,
and to the soil traits which influence their numbers and diversity. It
examines questions of soil fertility, quality and sustainability, and
the impact of human activities on the processes essential to life in the
soil and the processes undertaken there. Emphasis is given to the global
cycles of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur and how different organisms impact
specific nutrients in soil. It also considers plant microbe interactions
as they affect nitrogen fixation, P availability, the biological control
of pests and bio-remediation of pollutants in soil. The course balances
lectures with group and small-group discussion, scientific literature
evaluation, project and review activities. It emphasizes principles rather
than rote, and provides a broad microbial and ecological perspective.
Many of the examples used will be from agricultural systems in other countries.
The course is similar in content to Soil 3612, but intended for graduate
students, and so pitched at a somewhat higher level. Class time: 60% lecture,
20% discussion, 20% Assignments Work load: 5-10 pages of reading per week,
15 pages of writing per semester, 2 exam(s), 3 paper(s) Grade: 20% mid-semester
exam(s), 20% final exam(s), 45% written report(s)/paper(s), 15% other
SOIL 5711 Forest Soils (2cr)
Instructor: Bill Zanner
Offered: Spring Semester, 1:15pm -2:30pm TTH
Students completing this course should be able to: 1. Understand what soil properties
affect tree growth and how they are determined. 2. Grasp concept of nutrient cycling and
limitations of forest site productivity due to soil properties. 3. Be able to critically
examine methods of measuring and estimating soil productivity. 4. Understand the consequences
of management operations on site productivity, including fertilization, drainage, and harvesting.
5. Be able to read and interpret research papers dealing with soil-vegetation interactions.
SOIL 8110 Colloquium in Soil Science (1-3 cr, 6 max)
Offered: Fall Semester and Spring Semester
Colloquia involve discussion of methodologies or rapidly developing areas
of research not treated in existing courses. Colloquia schedules are planned
two years in advance and fall into three groups: instrumentation and techniques;
specialty topics in the five areas of classification and genesis, chemistry
and fertility, microbiology and biochemistry, physics, and agricultural
climatology; and literature reviews. Faculty guide the colloquia, but
students participate to the fullest extent Lectures and discussions; some
topics include visits to field sites and other laboratories.
A minimum of five students registered is generally necessary for a colloquium.
One colloquium credit is required on each M.S. program, and two additional
credits on each Ph.D. program in Soil Science. Minors and graduate students
from outside the department may register for colloquia with permission
of the instructor. Equally, students in Soil Science may satisfy colloquium
requirements outside the department, provided such colloquia are detailed
on their program.
SOIL 8123 Research Ethics in the Plant and Environmental Sciences (0.5cr)
Instructor: Deborah Allan (cross listed w/APSc8123, Plpa8123, PBio8123)
Offered: Spring Semester
The goal is to provide ethics training to students enrolled in plant
and environmental graduate research programs. The course will consist
of presentations by faculty and invited speakers on the specific topics.
Students will be provided required readings in advance of speaker presentations.
About one-half of the class time will be devoted to active discussion
of the speaker's topic for that period. The class will meet the first
7 weeks of the spring semester. Instructor contact hours will be 1.5 hours
per class meeting. Student work load will comprise assigned reading provided
by the invited speakers.
SOIL 8128 Seminar in Soils (1 cr, max 2)
Offered: Fall and Spring Semesters, 11:45pm-12:35pm M
The departmental seminar provides a forum for the presentation of topics
of interest and significance to soil science. As such, all faculty and
graduate students are expected to attend, support the seminar, contribute
to it, and enter into the discussions. One credit in seminar is required
in each M.S. and two seminar credits are required in each Ph.D. program
in Soil Science. One of these should be a presentation which reviews literature
available in the student's specific field of research, and which lay out
a possible research program for discussion. This should be scheduled within
the first 18 months after acceptance into the program. Seminar requirements
are to be satisfied and grades recorded before defense of thesis is scheduled.
Arrangements for satisfying the seminar credit are made with the Department
Seminar Committee. This involves formal presentation of a seminar topic.
All seminar credits are graded on the (S-N) system.
SOIL 8195 Research Problems in Soils (1-5 cr, 10 max)
Individual fieldwork lab in special problems in an area of soils other
than that of the student's major thesis. Arrangements must be made in
advance.
SOIL 8252 Advanced Soil Physics (2 cr)
Instructor: Satish Gupta
Offered: Spring Semester (alternate years), 9:35am-10:25am MW
This course deals with advanced topics in subsurface hydrology. Specifically,
it reviews the advances in measurements and modeling of soil physical
properties and processes as they relate to water, solute, and heat movement
in soils. Topics include methods of measuring and estimating soil hydraulic
and thermal properties; scaling and similar media concepts; application
of Fractals in Soil Physics; analytical and numerical solutions of non-steady
state heat and water flow equations; analytical solutions of diffusion-dispersive
equation for solute movement; and concepts of spatial variability and
their application in soil physical properties and processes.
ESPM 8282 Modeling Water, Carbon, and Nitrogen Dynamics in the Soil-Plane-Air System
Instructor: Dong Wang
Offered: Spring Semester; 3 cr
SOIL 8333 FTE Masters (1 cr)
SOIL 8444 FTE Doctoral (1 cr)
SOIL 8510 Advanced Topics in Pedology (2-4 cr)
Instructor: Edward Nater
Offered: Fall Semester (alternate years), 10:40am-11:30am MWF
This is a discussion course that, at each offering, may cover one or
more advanced topics in pedology such as: soil-landscape relations; soil
genesis; landscape evolution; land use and management; precision agriculture;
digital terrain modeling; and forest soils.
Soil 8541 Aquatic and Soil Chemistry (3 cr)
Instructor: Pat Brezonik and Paul Bloom
Offered: Spring Semester (alternate years), 9:35am - 11:00am TTH
Advanced course on water and soil chemistry; physical chemical principles
and geochemical processes controlling the chemical composition of natural
waters; soil- and sediment-water interactions. Emphasizes behavior of
inorganic contaminants in natural waters and engineered systems and natural
aquatic and soil organic matter.
SOIL 8550 Teaching Experience (1 cr, 6 max)
All students enrolled in graduate studies in Soil Science are required
to assist in some phase of departmental teaching since experience in teaching
and preparation of laboratory courses is considered an essential part
of advances study. Students in MS programs are required to take one credit
of Soil 8550 (Soil 8005, Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience,
may substitute for Soil 8550). Teaching assignments will be made by the
Teaching Experience Coordinator at the start of each academic year.
SOIL 8666 Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits (1-18 cr)
For doctoral students who have not passed oral prelims.
SOIL 8777 Thesis Credits: Masters (1-18 cr)
M.S. Plan A only.
SOIL 8888 Thesis Credit: Doctoral (1-24 cr)
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