Courses for Fall 2021 | Earth and Environmental Sciences

	Title	Instructors	Location	Time	Description	Cross listings	Fulfills	Registration notes	Syllabus URL
ENVS 245-401	Petrosylvania: Reckoning with Fossil Fuel	Jared Farmer	VANP 625	W 10:15 AM-01:15 PM	Fossil fuel powered the making--now the unmaking--of the modern world. As the first fossil fuel state, Pennsylvania led the United States toward an energy-intensive economy, a technological pathway with planetary consequences. The purpose of this seminar is to perform a historical accounting--and an ethical reckoning--of coal, oil, and natural gas. Specifically, students will investigate the histories and legacies of fossil fuel in connection to three entities: the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the City of Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania. Under instructor guidance, students will do original research, some of it online, much the rest of it in archives, on and off campus, in and around Philadelphia. Philly-based research may also involve fieldwork. While based in historical sources and methods, this course intersects with business, finance, policy, environmental science, environmental engineering, urban and regional planning, public health, and social justice. Student projects may take multiple forms, individual and collaborative, from traditional papers to data visualizations prepared with assistance from the Price Lab for Digital Humanities. Through their research, students will contribute to a multi-year project that will ultimately be made available to the public.	HIST245401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS245401
ENVS 258-401	Extreme Heat: White Nationalism in the Age of Climate Change	Anne K Berg	VANP 629	W 03:30 PM-06:30 PM	The Amazon is burning. The glaciers are melting. Heat waves, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, wildfires, and droughts devastate ever larger swaths of the earth, producing crop failures, air pollution, soil erosion, famine and terrifying individual hardship. At the same, time the so-called Western World is literally walling itself off from the millions who are fleeing from disaster and war with what little they can carry. White militants chant "blood and soil" and "Jews will not replace us," social media spreads memes and talking points about "white genocide" and "white replacement" and online ideologues fantasize about building white ethnostates. Are these developments connected? Is there a causal relationship? Or are these conditions purely coincidental? Increasingly, arguments about limits to growth, sustainability, development and climate change have come to stand in competitive tension with arguments for social and racial equality. Why is that case? What are the claims and underlying anxieties that polarize western societies? How do white nationalist movements relate to populist and fascist movements in the first half of the 20th century? What is new and different about them now? What is the relationship between environmentalism, rightwing populism and the climate crisis? And how have societies responded to the climate crisis, wealth inequality, finite resources and the threat posed by self-radicalizing white nationalist groups?	HIST258401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS258401
ENVS 301-001	Envir Case Stds	Jane E Dmochowski	FAGN 214	MW 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	A detailed, comprehensive investigation of selected environmental problems. Guest speakers from the government and industry will give their acccounts of various environmental cases. Students will then present information on a case study of their choosing.				https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS301001
ENVS 325-001	Sustainable Goods	James R. Hagan		CANCELED	The study of sustainability-the long term viability of humans in harmony with the environment-has been identified as a critical issue for society and industry and is evolving to examine how society should conduct itself in order to survive.This issue impacts the consumer goods that we use in our lives,the processes that are designed to make these goods, and the raw materials that we obtain to create these goods.The questions that we will examine will be:can these goods be obtained,made,and consumed in a fashion that allows the current quality of life to be mantained (or enhanced) for future generations? Can these processes be sustainable? A review of consumer goods is necessary as the starting point in order to understand the basic needs of people in society and why people consume goods as they do. Subsequently,each student will choose a product to examine in detail and will research the product for its impact with respect to natural resource selection,production,use,and disposal/reuse.			Crse Online: Sync & Async Components
ENVS 326-001	Gis Map Plac & Analy Spa	Siobhan Whadcoat	PCPE 201	R 03:30 PM-06:30 PM	This course is a hands-on introduction to the concepts and capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS). Students will develop the skills necessary for carrying out basic GIS projects and for advanced GIS coursework. The class will focus on a broad range of functional and practical applications,ranging from environmental science and planning to land use history, social demography, and public health. By the end of the course, students will be ableto find, organize, map, and analyze data using both vector (i.e. drawing-based) and raster (i.e. image-based) GIS tools, while developing an appreciation for basic cartographic principles relating to map presentation.This course fulfillsthe spatial analysis requirement for ENVS and EASC Majors. Previous experiencein the use of GIS is not required.				https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS326001
ENVS 400-305	Envs Seminar: Environmental Policy	Michael Kulik	DRLB 4E9	TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	Application of student and faculty expertise to a specific environmental problem, chosen expressly for the seminar. May be repeated for credit.			Natural Science & Math Sector	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS400305
ENVS 404-301	Urban Environments:Speaking About Lead in West Philadelphia	Richard Pepino	DRLB 4E19	TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	Lead poisoning can cause learning disabilities, impaired hearing, behavioral problems, and at very high levels, seizures, coma and even death. Children up to the age of six are especially at risk because of their developing systems; they often ingest lead chips and dust while playing in their home and yards. In ENVS 404, Penn undergraduates learn about the epidemiology of lead poisoning, the pathways of exposure, and methods for community outreach and education. Penn students collaborate with middle school and high school teachers in West Philadelphia to engage middle school children in exercises that apply environmental research relating to lead poisoning to their homes and neighborhoods.			Communication Within the Curriculum An Academically Based Community Serv Course Benjamin Franklin Seminars Natural Science & Math Sector
ENVS 410-301	Role of Water in Sustain	Howard Mark Neukrug	HAYD 358	T 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	This course will provide an overview of the cross-disciplinary fields of civil engineering, environmental sciences, urban hydrology, landscape architecture, green building, public outreach and politics. Students will be expected to conduct field investigations, review scientific data and create indicator reports, working with stakeholders and presenting the results at an annual symposium. There is no metaphor like water itself to describe the cumulative effects of our practices, with every upstream action having an impact downstream. In our urban environment, too often we find degraded streams filled with trash, silt, weeds and dilapidated structures. The water may look clean, but is it? We blame others, but the condition of the creeks is directly related to how we manage our water resources and our land. In cities, these resources are often our homes, our streets and our communities. This course will define the current issues of the urban ecosystem and how we move toward managing this system in a sustainable manner. We will gain an understanding of the dynamic, reciprocal relationship between practices in an watershed and its waterfront. Topics discussed include: drinking water quality and protection, green infrastructure, urban impacts of climate change, watershed monitoring, public education, creating strategies and more.			An Academically Based Community Serv Course Benjamin Franklin Seminars	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS410301
ENVS 411-301	Air Pollution: Sources & Effects in Urban Environments	Maria-Antonia Andrews	HAYD 360	TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM	This is an ABCS course designed to provide the student with an understanding of air pollution at the local, regional and global levels. The nature, composition, and properties of air pollutants in the atmosphere will also be studied. The course will focus on Philadelphia's air quality and how air pollutants have an adverse effect on the health of the residents. The recent designation by IARC of Air Pollution as a known carcinogen will be explored. How the community is exposed to air pollutants with consideration of vulnerable populations will be considered. Through a partnership with Philadelphia Air Management Service (AMS) agency the science of air monitoring and trends over time will be explored. Philadelphia's current non-attainment status for PM2.5. and ozone will be studied. Philadelphia's current initiatives to improvethe air quality of the city will be discussed. Students will learn to measure PM2.5 in outdoor and indoor settings and develop community-based outreach tools to effectively inform the community of Philadelphia regarding air pollution. The outreach tools developed by students may be presentations, written materials, apps, websites or other strategies for enhancing environmental health literacy of the community. A project based approach will be used to include student monitoring of area schools, school bus routes, and the community at large. The data collected will be presented to students in the partner elementary school in West Philadelphia . Upon completion of this course, students should expect to have attained a broad understanding of and familiarity with the sources, fate, and the environmental impacts and health effects of air pollutants.			An Academically Based Community Serv Course Benjamin Franklin Seminars Natural Science & Math Sector	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS411301
ENVS 498-001	Senior Thesis	David Goldsby	HAYD 358	M 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	The culmination of the Environmental Studies major. Students, while working with an advisor in their concentration, conduct research and write a thesis. Prerequisite: ENVS 400-level course and declaration of the ENCVS major. The environmental Studies major, as of the fall of 2008, requires 1 semester of ENVS 399 and two semesters of ENVS 498.
ENVS 507-660	Wetlands	Sarah A Willig	HAYD 358	W 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	The course focuses on the natural history of different wetland types including climate, geology, and,hydrology factors that influence wetland development Associated soil, vegetation, and wildlife characteristics and key ecological processes will be covered as well. Lectures will be supplemented with weekend wetland types, ranging from tidal salt marshes to non-tidal marshes, swamps, and glacial bogs in order to provide field experience in wetland identification, characterization, and functional assessment. Outside speakers will discuss issues in wetland seed bank ecology, federal regulation, and mitigation. Students will present a short paper on the ecology of a wetland animal and a longer term paper on a selected wetland topic. Readings from the text, assorted journal papers, government technical documents, and book excerpts will provide a broad overview of the multifaceted field of wetland study.			Undergraduates Need Permission
ENVS 541-660	Modeling Geographic Objects			R 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	This course offers a broad and practical introduction to the acquisition, storage, retrieval, maintenance, use, and presentation of digital cartographic data with both image and drawing based geographic information systems (GIS) for a variety of environmental science, planning, and management applications. Its major objectives are to provide the training necessary to make productive use of at least two well known software packages, and to establish the conceptual foundation on which to build further skills and knowledge in late practice.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 543-401	Environmental Humanities	Bethany Wiggin	WILL 204	R 01:45 PM-04:45 PM		GRMN543401, ENGL643401, SPAN543401, COML544401		Undergraduates Need Permission All Readings and Lectures in English	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS543401
ENVS 601-660	Proseminar: Contemporary Issues in Environmental Studies	Yvette L Bordeaux	PCPE 200	M 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	A detailed, comprehensive investigation of selected environmental problems. This is the first course taken by students entering the Master of Environmental Studies Program.
ENVS 604-660	Conservation Land Management	Thomas M. Brightman		M 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Understanding a region's natural resources and its threats are a key component in land preservation. This course will explore the different drivers and the techniques used to achieve success in small and large scale land protection. This field-based course will explore various strategies for open space conservation and protection, along with cultural perspectives on land preservation. Evaluation of management techniques used on preserved lands will also be investigated. Emphasis will be placed on developing skills in reading the landscape, the landowner, and the political motivators to determine conservation and restoration priorities.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 609-660	Creating Gateways To the Land with Smarter Conservation	Lisa A Kiziuk	DRLB 3C8	T 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Conservationists were long accused of ignoring the needs of human communities. often been thought of as protecting land from people. Now, the conservation movement is embracing a different viewprotecting land with and for people. As a result innovative programs have been developed that connect people to nature, thereby helping to facilitate land conservation. This interdisciplinary course will integrate concepts in scientific method, study design, ecology, and conservation with a focus on birds in order to foster an understanding of how research can inform management of wildlife populations and communities. Topics will include wildlife management, habitat restoration, geographical information systems (GIS), sustainable agriculture, integrated land-use management, and vegetation analysis. This course will also provide opportunities for field research and application of techniques learned in the classroom. Prerequisite: Saturday field trip required.
ENVS 620-660	Developing Environmental Policy	Michael Kulik		T 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	When we think of environmental policies in the USA, we may think of one or more laws geared to improve our nation's air, water, ecosystems, and biodiversity. However, environmental policies and policy-making comprise more than just specific laws and regulations. Making and implementing environmental policy is a process influenced by multiple political, cultural, and economic factors in addition to scientific factors, all of which impact the ability of policies to be effective, that is, to actually improve the environment. In this course, we develop a framework to analyze the effectiveness of the social actors, process and outcomes of environmental policy-making. We ask questions such as: How do policy makers define environmental problems and solutions? Who are the social actors involved in the process? How are policies created and negotiated? What underlying assumptions and realities about the roles of government and society shape policy instruments and design? Are science and risk accurate or distorted? How are social and environmental justice intertwined? To answer these complex questions, we contextualize and critically analyze policies to determine how both government and society impact on regulatory approaches. We study the institutions involved and examine social and ecological outcomes of environmental policies. We also discuss contemporary issues and policy situations that arise throughout the course of the semester, and comment on them in a class blog. Finally, students will select an environmental issue and formulate a policy proposal to recommend to decisionmakers.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 667-660	Sustainability and Anthropogenic Impacts	James R. Hagan		T 07:00 PM-10:00 PM	The study of sustainability-the long term viability of humans in harmony with the environment-has been identified as a critical issue for society and industry and is evolving to examine how society should conduct itself in order to survive.There are a number of aspects to how society organizes its activities that will be reviewed. Issues such as sustainable products, sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry, sustainable fisheries, and sustainable communities, to name just a few, are areas that are the focus of the need for change. This course will review the various aspects of sustainability in society and ask each student to conduct a qualitative comparison of the life cycle impacts of two products that provide the same function to determine which is more sustainable and if and how they could both be made sustainable for the long term.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 673-660	The Future of Water	Jon B Freedman Francesca Mccann Charles Iceland	BENN 138	W 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	From Wall Street to rural Sub-Saharan Africa, technology innovation to aging infrastructure-this course will explore the; impact of water and consider what future leaders need to know about the dynamics of the industry, investment and business opportunities, and water-related risk; Opportunities for water are booming around the world, in large part because of existing or looming shortages and decades of underinvestment, population growth, rapid industrialization and urbanization, pollution, and climate change. Water is the only irreplaceable natural resource on the planet. Its critical role in every aspect of the global economy, could, in fact, lead it to be the next gold or the next oil; This course will address the fundamentals of the water sector from an international perspective. The future of water will be critical to our global economic, social and political development and will likely become one of the most influential factors in business decisions for the future. Furthermore, it is essential for leaders across all sectors-from pharmaceuticals to financials, energy to agriculture-to understand how to sustainably manage and account for water resources, capitalize on new technologies, mitigate water-related risks and navigate through complex and dynamic policy and regulation. The course will engage students in high-level discussion and strategy formation, challenging them to develop creative and sustainable solutions to some of the greatest challenges facing environmental, business and water industry leaders today. Interactive sessions and projects will provide an introduction to appropriately managing, valuing and investing in water assets to create sustainable and compelling business opportunities.			Undergraduates Need Permission	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=ENVS673660
ENVS 676-660	Corporate Sustainability Management and Communication	Nancy B English James R. Hagan		R 07:00 PM-10:00 PM	Sustainability (i.e. the long term viability of humans in harmony with the environment) has been identified as a critical issue for society and industry. The question is what actions individual companies can take to promote sustainability. This course will focus on the approach to both managing and communicating the corporate sustainability function. The opportunity that exists is to demonstrate that sustainability can reduce costs and enhance the corporations reputation. A sustainable approach looks to change core business activities that consume resources and generate waste (now to be seen as by-products) so that the new business model will not only have a beneficial impact on the environment but also generate better products, reduce costs and improve trust between society and the company. The implementation of sustainability management systems, which assists in aligning business operations with sustainable principles, has the potential for significant benefit for industry as well as for the long term viability of the human population and the natural ecosystem. The key will be to communicate the approach and the benefit so that investors, employees and the public understand what is at stake.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 677-660	Sustainable Agriculture and Product Stewardship	Linda Froelich		M 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	This course will focus on how food is produced around the globe and inputs required to ensure food security. Topics explored include: Integrated Pest Management, Precision Agriculture, Product Stewardship, Biodiversity, Biologicals, Organics and Synthetic Products, GMOs, Sustainable Development Goals, Regulations, Stakeholders (Growers, NGOs, consumers, etc.), and Food waste.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
ENVS 688-660	Floodplain Management	John Arthur Miller	DRLB 4C8	R 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	According to a 2019 paper by Scott A. Kulp and Benjamin H. Strauss in the journal Nature Communications, 230 million people worldwide occupy land that is less than 1 meter above current high tide. These lands will be inundated by sea level rise by the end of this century, or earlier. Add to this the inherent flood risks in riverine and urban settings. How do we prepare and adapt? The class will explore the challenge of floodplain management in a changing climate through lectures, talks by guest experts, readings and multimedia, and exploration in the field. We will take a field trip to the New Jersey coast to witness home elevations, beach nourishment, and locales that are already experiencing chronic tidal flooding; we will meet with municipal officials challenged by increasingly persistent sea level rise.
GEOL 100-001	Intro To Geology	Reto Giere	DRLB A1	MW 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Recitation (see below)	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL100001
GEOL 100-201	Introduction To Geology	Samantha Marie Varela Reto Giere	HAYD 358	M 01:45 PM-02:45 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-202	Introduction To Geology	Jonas Toupal Reto Giere	TOWN 319	T 01:45 PM-02:45 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-203	Introduction To Geology	Jonas Toupal Reto Giere	HAYD 358	T 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-204	Introduction To Geology	Cooper James Yerby Reto Giere	HAYD 358	W 08:30 AM-09:30 AM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-205	Introduction To Geology	Cooper James Yerby Reto Giere	HAYD 358	W 01:45 PM-02:45 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-206	Introduction To Geology	Sophie Martine Silver Reto Giere	HAYD 358	R 03:30 PM-04:30 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-207	Introduction To Geology	Samantha Marie Varela Reto Giere	HAYD 358	F 08:30 AM-09:30 AM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-208	Introduction To Geology	Sophie Martine Silver Reto Giere	HAYD 358	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. For Freshmen Only Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 100-601	Intro To Geology	Siobhan Whadcoat	HAYD 360	T 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	An introduction to processes and forces that form the surface and the interior of the Earth. Topics include, changes in climate, the history of life, as well as earth resources and their uses. Field trips required.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req. Physical World Sector	Only Open To LPS Students	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL100601
GEOL 103-001	Nat Disturb & Disasters	Siobhan Whadcoat	DRLB A1	MW 03:30 PM-05:00 PM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Recitation (see below)	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL103001
GEOL 103-201	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Siobhan Whadcoat		CANCELED	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-202	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Travis Flint Hager Siobhan Whadcoat	HAYD 358	T 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-203	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Galen Xiang Siobhan Whadcoat	DRLB 4C2	W 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-204	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Siobhan Whadcoat		CANCELED	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-205	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Galen Xiang Siobhan Whadcoat	TOWN 319	R 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-206	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Siobhan Whadcoat		CANCELED	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-207	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Maura Slocum Siobhan Whadcoat	HAYD 358	F 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.		College Quantitative Data Analysis Req.	Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 103-208	Natural Disturbances and Disasters	Maura Slocum Siobhan Whadcoat	DRLB 3C6	F 01:45 PM-02:45 PM	Natural disasters play a fundamental role in shaping landscapes and structuring ecosystems. The purpose of this course is to introduce you to both the natural and social science of disasters. This course will explore the geologic processes that cause natural disasters, the ecological and social consequences of disasters, and the role of human behavior in disaster management and mitigation. Through exploring these concepts, this class will provide you with a broad background in the geosciences and the basic tools needed to understand: how earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and hurricanes occur; the myriad of ways that we can mitigate against their impacts; and the way in which we can "calculate the cost" of these disasters.			Course is available to Freshmen and Upperclassmen. Natural Science & Math Sector Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 201-001	Mineralogy	Olusoga Martins Akintunde	HAYD 360	F 12:00 PM-01:00 PM	Crystallography, representative minerals, their chemical and physical properties. Use of petrographic microscope in identifying common rock-forming minerals in thin section.			Registration also required for Laboratory (see below)	https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL201001
GEOL 201-101	Mineralogy	Olusoga Martins Akintunde	HAYD 360	F 01:00 PM-04:00 PM	Crystallography, representative minerals, their chemical and physical properties. Use of petrographic microscope in identifying common rock-forming minerals in thin section.			Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
GEOL 204-001	Global Climate Change	Irina Marinov	HAYD 358	TR 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	Public perceptions and attitudes concerning the causes and importance of globalwarming have changed. Global Climate Change provides a sound theoretical understanding of global warming through an appreciation of the Earth's climate system and how and why this has changed through time. We will describe progress in understanding of the human and natural drivers of climate change, climate pr0cesses and attribution, and estimates of projected future climate change. We will assess scientific, tehnical, and socio-economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation.
GEOL 205-001	Paleontology	Lauren C Sallan	FAGN 103	TR 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	Geologic history of invertebrates and their inferred life habits, paleoecology, and evolution. Introduction to paleobotany and vertebrate paleontology. Two field trips required.		Living World Sector		https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL205001
GEOL 318-001	Glaciers,Ice & Climate	David Goldsby	DRLB 4E9	TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	All forms of frozen water at Earth's surface define the cryosphere. These icy environmnets are an integral part of the global climate system, with important linkages and feedbacks resulting from their influences on surface energy and moisture fluxes, clouds, precipitation, hydrology, and circulation in the atmosphere and oceans. This course will survey the various components of the cryosphere and their interactions with climate, with a strong emphasis on the dynamics of glaciers and ice sheets. Broad topics to be covered are 1)the rudimentary mechanics of glacier and ice sheet flow, 2)fast-flowing ice streams and factors limiting their motion, 3)ice-quakes and their origins, 4)the nature of climate data recorded in natural ice bodies, 5)the influence of climate on the stability of ice sheets and glaciers, and 6)glacier-like flow on other planetary bodies. This will be a lecture-based course with written assignmnets and problems sets. Prerequisite: Students should have basic knowledge of Calculus.
GEOL 409-401	Intro To Remote Sensing	Jane E Dmochowski	HAYD 360	TR 08:30 AM-10:00 AM	This course will introduce students to the principles of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications. Image acquisition, data collection in the electromagnetic spectrum, and data set manipulations for earth and environmental science applications will be emphasized. We will cover fundamental knowledge of the physics of remote sensing; aerial photographic techniques; multispectral, hyperperspectral, thermal, and other image analysis. Students will pursue an independent research project using remote sensing tools, and at the end of the semester should have a good understanding and the basic skills of remote sensing.	GEOL509401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL409401
GEOL 421-401	Biogeochemistry	Alain Plante	VANP 113	MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM	Humans have an enormous impact on the global movement of chemical materials. Biogeochemistry has grown to be the principal scientific discipline to examine the flow of elements through the global earth systems and to examine human impacts on the global environment. This course will introduce and investigate processes and factor controlling the biogeochemical cycles of elements with and between the hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. Students will apply principles learned in lectures by building simple computer-based biogeochemical models.	GEOL541401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL421401
GEOL 424-001	Geomicrobiology	Ileana Perez-Rodriguez	BENN 140	TR 03:30 PM-05:00 PM	Microorganisms inhabit almost every conceivable environment on the planet's surface, and extent the biosphere to depths of several kilometers into th ecrust. Significantly, the chemical reactivity and metabolic diversity displayed by microbial communities make them integral components of global elemental cycles, from mineral dissolution and precipitation reactions, to aqueous reduction-oxidation processes. In that regard, microorganisms have helped shape our planet overthe past 4 billion years and made it habitable for higher forms of life. In this course we will evaluate the geological consequences of microbial activities, by taking am interdisciplinary and "global" view of microbe-environment interactions.
GEOL 430-001	Atmospheric Chemistry	Joseph S Francisco	HAYD 360	TR 12:00 PM-01:30 PM	An introduction to the chemistry of the earth's atmosphere. Covers evolution of the earth's atmosphere, its physical and chemical structure, its natural chemical composition and oxidative properties, and human impacts, including photochemistry, and aerosols; stratospheric ozone loss, tropospheric pollution; climate change, and acidic deposition. Chemistry in the atmosphere of other planets in our solar system will be covered.
GEOL 498-001	Senior Thesis	David Goldsby	HAYD 360	M 10:15 AM-11:15 AM	The culmination of the Earth Science major. Students, while working with an advisor in their concentration, conduct research and write a thesis. Prerequisite: GEOL 400-level and declaration of the EASC major. The Earth Science major, as of the fall of 2008, requires 1 semester of GEOL 399 and two semesters of GEOL 498.
GEOL 509-401	Intro To Remote Sensing	Jane E Dmochowski	HAYD 360	TR 08:30 AM-10:00 AM	This course will introduce graduate students to the principles of remote sensing, characteristics of remote sensors, and remote sensing applications. Image acquisition, data collection in the electromagnetic spectrum, and data set manipulations for earth and environmental science applications will be emphasized. We will cover fundamental knowledge of the physics of remote sensing; aerial photographic techniques; multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, and other image analysis. Students will pursue an independent research project using remote sensing tols, and at the end of the semester should have a good understanding and the basic skills of remote sensing. Expectations for the graduate student independent research projects will be at the graduate level and can relate to their capstone or Ph.D. thesis research topics.	GEOL409401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL509401
GEOL 528-690	Aqueous Geochemistry	Maria-Antonia Andrews	HAYD 360	R 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	This course is designed to provide the graduate student with an understanding of the fundamentals of aqueous geochemistry.The chemistry of water,air and soil will be studied from an environmental perspective.The nature, composition, structure, and properties of pollutants coupled with the major chemical mechanisms controlling the occurrence and mobility of chemicals in the environment will also be studied.Upon completion of this course, students should expect to have attained a broad understanding of and familiarity with aqueous geochemistry concepts applicable to the environmental field. Environmental issues that will becovered include acid deposition, toxic metal contamination, deforestation,and anthropogenic perturbed aspects of the earth's hydrosphere.			Undergraduates Need Permission
GEOL 541-401	Advanced Biogeochemistry	Alain Plante	VANP 113	MW 01:45 PM-03:15 PM		GEOL421401			https://pennintouchdaemon.apps.upenn.edu/pennInTouchProdDaemon/jsp/fast.do?webService=syllabus&term=2021C&course=GEOL541401
GEOL 542-001	Data Analys in Earth Sci	Douglas J. Jerolmack	DRLB 3W2	T 01:45 PM-04:45 PM	This course will introduce numerical techniques for analyzing data and formulating models in Earth Science. Students will first be introduced to Octave, a high level computer programming language (equivalent to Matlab, but free of cost) that allows data analysis and manipulation, sophisticated plotting and numerical modeling from the same interface. Data analysis will focus on time series, pattern recognition, image/topography analysis, and correlation statistics; modeling will include groundwater and surface water flow, random processes, diffusion, and erosion and deposition. This will be a seminar-style course where discussion will be encouraged, and additional topicsmay be covered depending on student interest. Through project-based learning exercises students will gain proficiency in Octave which will be useful for allaspects of Earth science. Prerequisite: All relevant physics will be covered with the course. Some exposure to applications of physics or mathematics is required.
GEOL 620-690	Applied and Environmental Geophysics	J. Anthony Sauder	HAYD 358	M 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	The application of geophysical investigation techniques to problems of the local and shallow subsurface structure of the earth. The application of geophysical measurements and interpretation for environmental site characterizations, locating buried structures, groundwater investigations, and identifying geotechnical hazards with emphasis on gravity methods, seismic refraction and reflection, electrical resistivity, electromagnetic methods, ground penetrating radar, and borehole nuclear logging. Prerequisite: MSAG Required Course			Undergraduates Need Permission
GEOL 650-690	Role of the Env Professional in Managing Contaminated Site Liability	Mitch A Cron	HAYD 358	R 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Evaluation of environmental contamination and liability is an important tool during acquisition of real estate property, and a standard work product in the environmental consulting field. This course will cover the purpose and history of the Superfund law, the various classifications of Superfund liable parties, and protections against Superfund liability, specifically with regard to bona fide prospective purchasers (BFPP). In the context of the BFPP liability defense the course will focus on the performance of "All Appropriate Inquiry" for the presence of environmental contamination (e.g. Phase I environmental site assessment). Our study of "All Appropriate Inquiry" will include evaluation of historical maps and other resources, aerial photography, chain-of-title documentation, and governmental database information pertaining to known contaminated sites in the area of select properties on or near campus. Site visits will be performed to gain experience and knowledge for the identification of recognized environmental conditions. Students will prepare environmental reports for select properties and will have an opportunity to hone technical writing skills.			Undergraduates Need Permission
GEOL 651-690	Geocomputations	Carl Mastropaolo		M 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Review and applications of selected methods from differential equations, advanced engineering mathematics and geostatistics to problems encountered in geology, engineering geology, geophysics and hydrology.			Undergraduates Need Permission Course Online: Synchronous Format
GEOL 653-690	Introduction To Hydrology	J. Anthony Sauder	DRLB 2C2	W 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Introcudction to the basic principles of the hydrologic cycle and water budgets, precipitation and infiltration, evaporation and transpiration, stream flow, hydrograph analysis (floods), subsurface and groundwater flow, well hydraulics, water quality, and frequency analysis.			Undergraduates Need Permission
GEOL 654-690	Geomechanics: Solids	George E Duda	DRLB 3C4	T 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	Mechanical properties of solid and fluid earth materials, stress and strain, earth pressures in soil and rock, tunnels, piles, and piers; flow through gates, wiers, spillways and culverts, hydraulics, seepage and Darcy's law as applied to the hydrologic sciences.			Undergraduates Need Permission
GEOL 670-690	Engineering Geology: Rock Mechanics	George E Duda	DRLB 4C8	W 05:15 PM-08:15 PM	This course focuses on the rock mechanics aspects of Engineering Geology. The theme is characterization of the geologic environment for engineering and environmental investigations. Covered are the various exploration tools and methods, including: Collection and analysis of existing engineering data; Interpretation of remotely sensed imagery; Field and laboratory measurements of material properties; Measurement and characterization of rock discontinuities; Rock slope stability analysis; Stress, strain and failure of rocks and the importance of scale; Rock core logging; Rock mass rating; Rock support and reinforcement; Rock excavation, blasting and blast monitoring and control.
GEOL 750-301	Topics in Earth Science	Joseph S Francisco		CANCELED	This course will use the weekly EES seminar series to survey historic breakthrogh papers or topics in the earth sciences, as well as modern papers - written by the seminar speakers - that often put the classics in perspective. Graduate students (Ph.D. only) in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science will engage in the material through reading, presentation, and discussion. The course has several goals. (1.) To engender an understanding and appreciation of major breakthroughs in our field. (2.) To develop skills in presenting and discussing scientific results. And (3.) to refine students' understanding of what constitutes great science.
GEOL 752-301	Research Topics	David Goldsby	DRLB 2C6	F 10:15 AM-11:45 AM	This seminar will familiarize new PhD students in Earth Science with the skills and knowledge needed to develop as professionals. Topics will include research ethics, the publication process, writing proposal for research funding, etc.