EAS 213: Engineering Geology
Fundamental facts and principles of geology with special reference to their importance in engineering projects; geologic perspective on current environmental issues; remote sensing; techniques for geologic study of project sites in terms of the surface and subsurface environment.
3 lect. hr./wk., nine 3 hr. lab sessions/sem.; 3credits.

EAS 219: Weathercasting
This course treats the structure and role of atmospheric circulation systems. It familiarizes the ESS major with the Internet, MCIDAS software (similar to GIS), and the numerical forecast models. This course includes oral presentations of scientific concepts (weather reports) everyday. Operation and understanding of a state-of-the-art weather station in the Department is an essential part of the course.
2 lect, 3 lab., hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 227: Structureal Geology
Geometry of elementary earth structures, especially faults and fractures, their modes of origin, stress analyses, and models. The mechanics of naturally occurring structures and their relationships to human-made structures. Includes earthquake mechanics and development of geological maps.
Prereq: EAS 100, 106 or 213.
3 lect., 2 lab. hr./wk.; 4 credits.

EAS 301-304: Honors I-IV
Research and studies in Earth Systems Science. Approval of Dean and Department required. Apply In NAC 4/110, no later than December 10th in the Fall term or May 1st in the spring term.
Variable cr. usually 3 cr./sem.

EAS 308: ESS Modeling/Database Bases
Applications of the principles of ESS to the diagnosis and modeling of global and local environmental problems. Introduction to remote sensing techniques, processing, and analyses of global data sets, and computer models of Earth Systems.
3 lect., 1 lab. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 310: Independent Study
Individual laboratory, field or library investigation of a problem in Earth Systems Sciences. Approval of instructor required.
1-4 cr./sem

EAS 311-315: Selected topics in Earth Systems Science
Current topics and problems with emphasis on aspect not treated in regular courses. Department permission required.
3 lect. or rec. hr./wk.; 3 cr./sem.

EAS 313: Environment Geochemitry
Shallow earth interactions in ESS emphasizing: groundwater geochemistry; elemental cycles linked to biological activi+1Xty in the oceans; geochemistry and global climate cycles; x-ray diffraction, potentiometeric tirations, and aspects of UV/visible spectroscopy.
3 lect., 1 lab. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 328: Global Environmental Hazards
Study of important, naturally-occurring, destructive phenomena, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides and coastal flooding. Long-term causes and remediation of these problems. Topics will focus on consequences to urban environments.
3 lect. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 345: Hydrology
Introduction to hydrological data, the hydrologic cycle. Precipitation, streamflow, evaporation, and runoff. Emphasis is on their interactions and processes.
Prereq:Math 203 or 208, Physics 208 or permission of the instructor.
2 lect., 2 lab. hr./wk; 3 credits.

EAS 364: Field Methods in Oceanography
An interdisciplinary introduction to theories, principles and laboratory methods in aquatic and coastal sciences and includes extensive fieldwork involving cruises on a research vessel. Course is taught as a continuous three week block of lectures and laboratories during summer session. Students will be required to be in residence at an appropriate field station in the New York area for the duration of the course.
Prereq: Completion of a lecture plus laboratory course designed for majors in either Biology or Geology. Completion of one year of chemistry and one semester of calculus is strongly recommended. Enrollment by application only. (Cross-listed as Bio 364)
4 credits.

EAS 365: Coast and Ocean Processes
Principles governing the atmosphere-coast-ocean interactions. This course utilizes the Department's Weather Station and Geoscience Computer Laboratory where oceanographic and atmospheric data are remotely sensed from space. The role of the world's oceans to current global warming/cooling models will be examined. Topics also include: bathymetric features, origins of the hydrosphere, sea-level change, wave formation, temperature salinity, and density of the ocean water.
Prereq: EAS 106 or 213, or Bio 105 or 109, or permission of the instructor.
3 lect. hr./wk., 3 credits.

EAS 439: Mineral/Energy Resources
Mineral in Earth Systems Science: principles of mineral stability and mineral association identification and recovery of earth resources. Mineral issues in human terms: toxic waste sites, climatology, and slope stability. Course introduces mineral optics and x-ray diffraction.
2 lect., 4 lab. hr./wk.; 4 credits.

EAS 446: Ground Water Hydrology
Occurrence of ground water. Basic equations and concepts of ground water flow. Flow nets. Methods of ground water investigation.
Prereq: Math 203 or 208; Physics 208; EAS 106 or 213, or by permission.
2 lect., 2 rec. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 472: Environmental Project
Senior-level project utilizes field data to solve an urban environmental problem. Can be taken in the spring semester or in the summer. Also open to post-graduates in the environmental field, by permission.
4 weeks in field plus lab. analyses; 6 credits.

EAS 488: Climate Change
This course links processes and interactions of the atmosphere, ocean, and solid earth and their impact on climate and climate change. Topic include the physical principles of climate; climates of the past and present; Ice Age theories; the Greenhouse Effect; and human impact on climate
Prereq: EAS 101 or 106; one semester of college math.
3 lect., 2 lab. hr./wk.; 4 credit.

EAS 528: Plate Tectonics/Geodynamics
This course treats the processes that change the face of the earth. It includes the concepts of mantle convection, continental drift, leading to the modern theory of plate tectonics. The perspective is global and process-oriented, with examples from nearby active plate boundaries. The plate tectonics model explains global distributions of earthquakes, volcanoes, mineral deposits, and long-term climate patterns.
3 lecture. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 561: Geophysics
This course covers the physical principles that govern the behavior and techniques used to infer the earth's internal structure, composition, and mineral resources. It provides earth scientists and engineers with the techniques to determine earth structures, locate environmental pollutants, and prospect for natural resources from remote locations. Topics include; seismology, geodesy, gravity, magnetics, and thermal properties of the earth.
Prereq:EAS 106 or 213 and Physics 208.
3 lect. hr./wk.; 3 credits.

EAS 566: Solid Earth Geochemistry
Deep earth involvement in Earth System Science: plutonism and volcanism; isotopic age dating; non-radiogenic isotope systematics; and trace metal non-characteristics of evolving earth systems. Course introduces petrography and x-ray fluorescence.
3 lect. hr./wk.; 3 credits.