Examples of experience gained through completed coursework.

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Research course- Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

• Regularly practiced and mastered basic GIS techniques.

• Created a personal project for supplemental graduate thesis work.

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Research course- Sampling Techniques

• Had hands-on experience with remote sensing, geologic, hydrologic and geophysical techniques in groundwater exploration.

• Explored the development of groundwater resources by well drilling, well design and safe yield determination. 

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Research course- Groundwater Modeling

• Advanced study of the mathematics of groundwater flow and the formulation of analytical and numerical models that describe steady-state and transient groundwater flow systems .

• Used physical models, flownets, spreadsheets, analytical solutions, and finite-difference and finite-element models to describe groundwater flow.

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Field course- Geology Field Camp

• Spent 5 ½ weeks out in Dillon, Montana conducting field work.

• Created several maps, cross sections, stratigraphic columns, research papers, etc.

 

Field course- Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

• Examined many sedimentary rock samples to determine provenance and depositional environment.

• Wrote a research paper about the depositional environment of the Talega bonebed.

 

Field course- Structural Geology

• Collected strike and dip data to analyze the syncline of Rainbow Basin.

• Input collected data into an online stereonet program to derive structural information about the fold.

 

Research course- Igneous Petrology

• Collected data on various thin sections of certain rocks and minerals throughout the semester.

• Made a full portfolio for all identified rocks.

 

Research course- Mineralogy and Introduction to Petrology

• Required to write a research paper on a particular mineral and how the existence of the mineral affects the Earth.

• Specifically, my paper was written about pyrite and acid mine drainage.

 

Field course- Field Techniques

●      Collected data in Rainbow Basin- determined strike and dip and differentiated between the separate contacts in the Middle Barstow Formation and the Upper Barstow

formation.

●      Mapped and drew a cross section of over a mile’s worth of Rainbow Basin.

●      Other miscellaneous areas were visited throughout the course and were mapped/analyzed.