Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Earth Sciences (ESCI)
Rice Course Schedule as of 03/03/2003.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some ESCI courses.
ESCI 101 THE EARTH Credits 3.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Study of nature of the earth and the processes that change it. Required for
geology and geophysics majors; may substitute ESCI 102, 107, or 108. ESCI 105
is a recommended corequisite.
001 GL 106 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Gordon, Richard G. Enr: 65 Max:
Luttge, Andreas
ESCI 103 FIELD TRIPS FOR THE EARTH Credits 1.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Four evening lectures of one hour each prior to one long and one one-day field
trip.
001 TBA - TBA Droxler, Andre W. Enr: 24 Max: 0
Shipp, Stephanie
ESCI 105 INTRODUCTORY LABORATORY FOR EARTH SCIE Credits 1.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Exercises on rocks, minerals, stratigraphy, paleontology, mapping and plate
tectonics. Normally taken with ESCI 101 or 102. This lab is recommended
before taking advanced courses in Geology. Required of all geology or
geophysics majors.
001 GL 105 - T 01:00PM - 04:00PM Zelt, Colin A. Enr: 4 Max: 0
ESCI 109 OCEANOGRAPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Introduction to the oceans, with an emphasis on how the physics chemistry
geology and biology of the oceans are linked.
001 GL 106 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Dickens, Gerald Enr: 14 Max: 0
ESCI 202 GEOSCIENCES IN HUMAN AFFAIRS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
The historical development of geosciences. Application of geophysical methods
to learn about the Earth's interior and to explore for oil and other minerals.
(For coherent minors, non-majors, and majors.)
Prereq- Geol 101 is recommended but not required.
001 GL 105 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Talwani, Manik Enr: 3 Max: 0
ESCI 312 PETROLOGY Credits 4.00 Spring 03
Description and interpretation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Laboratory
work emphasizes study of rock thin sections with petrographic microscope and
includes a one weekend field trip.
Pre-requisite: GEOL 311
001 GL 202 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40PM
GL Lee, Cin-Ty Enr: 8 Max: 0
Leeman, William P.
ESCI 314 PETROLOGY (WITHOUT LAB) Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Same as Geol 312 without the laboratory.
001 GL 202 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40PM Lee, Cin-Ty Enr: 0 Max: 0
Leeman, William P.
ESCI 332 SEDIMENTOLOGY Credits 4.00 Spring 03
Processes in sedimentation and sedimentary rocks including both clastic and
carbonate rocks. Laboratory exercises include two one-weekend field trips.
001 GL 107 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM
GL Anderson, John B. Enr: 8 Max: 0
Droxler, Andre W.
ESCI 334 GEOLOGICAL AND GEOPHYSICAL TECHNIQUES Credits 2.00 Spring 03
Beginning field techniques taught in seven labs and seven day field excursion
during mid-term recess.
Prerequisite: 331 or permission of instructor
001 GL 202 - M 12:00PM - 01:00PM Ave Lallemant, Hans G. Enr: 4 Max: 0
ESCI 404 GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 1.00 Spring 03
NO DESCRIPTION
001 GL 106 - TTH 04:00PM - 06:00PM Zelt, Colin A. Enr: 37 Max: 0
ESCI 406 SEMINAR:CURRENT RESEARCH IN EARTH SCIENC Credits 1.00 Spring 03
A series of lectures on current research in various areas of geology and
geophysics.
001 TBA - W 04:00PM - 06:00PM Staff Enr: 16 Max: 0
ESCI 412 ADVANCED PETROLOGY Credits 4.00 Spring 03
Evaluation of the evolution of igneous rocks in the earth's crust and mantle.
Topics will include phase equilibria, experimental studies, and geochemistry.
Labs will stress thin section petrography.
001 TBA - TBA Lee, Cin-Ty Enr: 4 Max: NA
Leeman, William P.
ESCI 415 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY-PETROLEUM Credits 3.00 Spring 03
A study of the geology of petroleum: origin, migration, and accumulation will
be studied. Government regulation and industry economics will be examined.
001 GL 107 - M 05:30PM - 08:00PM Riese, Rusty Enr: 5 Max: 0
ESCI 427 SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Principles of sequence stratigraphy (a new tool used to subdivide, correlate,
and map sedimentary rocks within chronostratigraphically constrained genetic
intervals) and its application to outcrops, well log and seismic data.
001 GL 202 - TBA Abreu, Vitor Enr: 9 Max: NA
Wellner, Julia
Wellner, Robert
ESCI 444 EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Experience with processing reflection seismic data. Includes seismic data
organization, velocity analysis, stacking,filtering, deconvolution, migration,
and display, using the Center for Computational Geophysics facility's Omega
seismic processing system.
Prereq-ESCI 442: Not offered every year
001 GL 202 - TTH 11:00AM - 11:50AM
GL Danbom, Steve Enr: 4 Max: NA
ESCI 446 SOLID EARTH GEOPHYSICS Credits 4.00 Spring 03
A review of the structure of the Earth and key physical processes that have
shaped it. The course topics include the geometry of plate tectonics, past
plate motions and paleomagnetism, seismology, the gravitational field,
geochronology, heat in the Earth, and the features
of continental and oceanic
lithosphere. Laboratory exercises are computer based. Each involves using
data and modern software to constrain aspects of the Earth's structure or
history. Some labs are based on classical analyses from the literature, while
others are based on observations, acquired using the Internet, of current
geophysical
events.
001 GL 327 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM
GL Niu, Fenglin Enr: 4 Max: 0
ESCI 458 THERMODYNAMICS/KINETICS FOR GOESCIENTIST Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Thermodynamics and kinetics for the special needs of geo/earth Scientists
covering the basic concepts with respect to geochemical applications,e.g.,
equilibrium - non equilibrium concepts, steady state, delta G dependence of
reactions, missing models, etc.
pre-req-calculus
001 TBA - TBA Luttge, Andreas Enr: 5 Max: 0
ESCI 466 ADVANCED STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY - 2 Credits 4.00 Spring 03
No Description.
Prereq- ESCI 331 (Structural Geology)
001 GL 107 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Ave Lallemant, Hans G. Enr: 2 Max: 0
ESCI 482 SENIOR RESEARCH IN GEOLOGY Credits Spring 03
See Geol 481.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: 0
ESCI 492 SPECIAL STUDIES FOR UNDERGRADUATES Credits Spring 03
See Geol 491.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 2 Max: 0
ESCI 502 SPECIAL STUDIES FOR GRADUATES Credits Spring 03
See Geol 501.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 8 Max: 0
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 1 Max: NA
ESCI 506 CARBONATE DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Characterization of modern and ancient, shallow and deep sedimentary
environments and facies. Includes examination of different depositional models
in relation both to climate and to hydrographic and geographic settings, as
well as three field trips.
Prereq- Geol 332.
001 TBA - TBA Dravis, Jeffrey Enr: 4 Max:
Droxler, Andre W.
ESCI 509 SEM:THE GEOLOGY OF THE ALPS- FIELD TRIP Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Bally, Albert Enr: 13 Max: 0
Droxler, Andre W.
ESCI 511 SEM: DYNAMIC EARTH II: OCEANS & ATMOSPHE Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Middle school teachers will investigate Earth's origin, and the changes in
geography, oceans, atmosphere, and life through time. Classroom materials and
resource lists will be provided; course content is tied to the TEKS. Field
trips focus on local resources.
No pre-requisites.
001 TBA - T 05:30PM - 08:30PM Shipp, Stephanie Enr: 5 Max: 0
ESCI 520 SEM: SEISMOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA Levander, Alan Enr: 2 Max: 0
ESCI 527 QUANTITIVE PETROLEUM GENERATION AND MIGR Credits 3.00 Spring 03
This course focuses on the integration of organic geochemical information into
the geologic framework to estimate the quantities of oil and gas available for
entrapment within a basin or a series of prospects. Participants will learn
how to apply modern principles and procedures of quantitative petroleum
generation and migration analysis to enable them to evaluate exploration and
exploitation opportunities. The course includes lectures and workshop sessions.
The course lectures are outlined below. The workshop sessions will
interactively involve the participants in a practical, hands-on simulation of
an exploration license bid-round where they will carry out a comprehensive
basin evaluation study and objectively rank prospects on the basis of
statistical probabilities of hydrocarbon charge, reservoir, trap and seal.
Prereq- Basic geology and Geochemistry.
001 TBA - TBA Bissada, K. K. Enr: 0 Max: NA
ESCI 532 ADVANCED GLOBAL TECTONICS Credits 3.00 Spring 03
No description
001 GL 107 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM Gordon, Richard G. Enr: 1 Max: 0
ESCI 555 SEM: ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOCHEMISTRY REA Credits 3.00 Spring 03
Study of selected topics in low temperature aqueous
geochemistry.
001 TBA - TBA Luttge, Andreas Enr: 5 Max: 0
ESCI 562 ADVANCED TOPICS IN GEOPHYSICS-GEOMECHANI Credits Spring 03
No Description.
001 TBA - TBA Morgan, Julie Enr: 0 Max: 0
ESCI 580 PREPARATION OF M.A. THESIS PROPOSAL Credits 3.00 Spring 03
See Geol 579.
001 GL 106 - WF 02:30PM - 05:30PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
ESCI 590 PREPARATION OF PH.D. THESIS PROPOSAL Credits 3.00 Spring 03
See Geol 589.
001 GL 106 - M 02:30PM - 07:00PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 0
ESCI 800 THESIS RESEARCH Credits Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TWTH 01:30PM - 04:00PM Staff Enr: 26 Max: NA
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