Subsurface, Surface & Life
Program Lead: Dr. Nicola Tisato
By studying past and present states of the Earth’s surface and environment, faculty in this research area seek to (1) understand the evolution of organisms and how developing ecosystems affect the environment, (2) understand how the transport of fluids, solutes, and solids both at and near the Earth’s surface evolve its form, and (3) develop tools and methods that image and quantify properties of Earth’s near surface. Faculty expertise includes geophysics, tools from biology, and geochemical/ geochronological methods that utilize field work, experimentation, remote sensing analyses, and numerical models with an eye toward reconstructing past Earth states and predicting future change. Please check out the Geophysics, Soft Rock and UT Paleontology seminar series.
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SSL Course Lists
Fall 2024
Lower Division
| Day | Time | Instructor | Course Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 401 PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | |||
| WF | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. |
BELL, CHRISTOPHER J POTEET, MARY F |
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| GEO 405 LIFE THROUGH TIME | |||
| TTH W |
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
BELL, CHRISTOPHER D | |
| GEO 302M THE AGE OF MAMMALS | |||
| MW + Lab | 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | MORETTI, JOHN ANDREW | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 302T CLIMATE/ENERGY TRANSITION | |||
| MWF | 1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 145E PRO ETHICS IN GEOSCI-WB | |||
| W | 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 416S EARTH/PLANETARY PROC THRU TIME | |||
| TTH + Lab | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | MALKOWSKI, MATTHEW ALAN SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS |
Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
Upper Division or Graduate
| Day | Time | Instructor | Course Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 384N ROCK PHYSICS | |||
| MWF | 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS | |
| GEO 384M INVERSE THEORY | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SEN, MRINAL K | |
| GEO 371T INTRO TO MACHINE LEARNING | |||
| TTH | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SEN, MRINAL K | |
| GEO 369E EVOLUTION OF REEF ECOSYSTEMS | |||
| W | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | MARTINDALE, ROWAN CLARE | |
| GEO 391 ENVIRO AND URBAN SEISMOLOGY | |||
| MWF | 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | MAO, SHUJUAN | |
| GEO 371C GLACIOLOGY | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | CATANIA, GINNY A | |
| GEO 371T BASIN GEOMECHANICS | |||
| MW | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY | |
| GEO 455S INTRO REMOTE SNSNG GEOSCINTSTS | |||
| MW T |
2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. |
GOUDGE, TIMOTHY ANDREW | |
| GEO 383U DYNAMIC FIELD STRATIGRAPHY | |||
| TTH | 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | HORTON, BRIAN K | |
| GEO 371T SEISMIC DATA INTERPRETATION | |||
| MW | 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | COVAULT, JACOB AARON FOMEL, SERGEY B |
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| GEO 191 GEOMECHANICS SEMINAR | |||
| TH | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY SAFFER, DEMIAN M |
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| GEO 398T SUPERVISED TEACHING IN GEO SCI | |||
| TTH | 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | BELL, CHRISTOPHER J NIYOGI, DEV |
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Spring 2025
Lower Division
| Day | Time | Instructor | Course Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 114G GEOPHYSICS COLLOQUIUM | |||
| M | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | TISATO, NICOLA | |
| GEO 135J JACKSON SCHOLARS SEMINAR | |||
| W | 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | POTEET, MARY F JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON |
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| GEO 302E EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE | |||
| T | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 302E EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE | |||
| W | 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 302E EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE | |||
| T | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 302E EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE | |||
| W | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 302J CRISIS OF OUR PLANET | |||
| TTH | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | GARDNER, JAMES E MOHRIG, DAVID |
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| GEO 303 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY | |||
| TTH + Lab | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | KETCHAM, RICHARD A OLARIU, CORNEL |
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| GEO 303 INTRODUCTION TO GEOLOGY | |||
| MW + Lab | 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | KETCHAM, RICHARD A OLARIU, CORNEL |
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| GEO 315L EARTH FROM LAB TO PLANET | |||
| MW | 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY BECKER, THORSTEN |
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| GEO 316P SEDIMENTARY ROCKS | |||
| TTH | 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | OLARIU, CORNEL | |
| GEO 325G COMP APPLS IN GEO | |||
| T M |
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. |
TISATO, NICOLA | |
| GEO 352P PYTHON FOR GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH | |||
| MW | 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | LARSON, TOTI E | |
| GEO 354 PHYSICS OF EARTH | |||
| MW | 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | MAO, SHUJUAN | |
| GEO 371T GEODATA | |||
| TTH TH |
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. |
GOUDGE, TIMOTHY ANDREW TISATO, NICOLA |
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| GEO 405 LIFE THROUGH TIME | |||
| MW + Lab | 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | MARTINDALE, ROWAN CLARE | |
| GEO 416S EARTH/PLANETARY PROC THRU TIME | |||
| MW + Lab | 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | MOHRIG, DAVID SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS |
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| GEO 420K INTRO TO FIELD/STRAT METHS | |||
| MW F |
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. |
BARQUERO-MOLINA, MIRIAM KERANS, CHARLES |
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| GEO 465K SEISMIC EXPLORATION | |||
| MW W |
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. |
SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS | |
| GEO 660A FIELD GEOLOGY | |||
| May 6-June 4 | BARQUERO-MOLINA, MIRIAM FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY MALKOWSKI, MATTHEW ALAN OLARIU, CORNEL FLAIG, PETER P |
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| GEO 660B FIELD GEOLOGY | |||
| May 6-June 4 | BARQUERO-MOLINA, MIRIAM MARTIN, CRAIG HORTON, BRIAN K TISATO, NICOLA STOCKLI, DANIEL PRIOR, MICHAEL |
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| GEO 661A GEOPHYSICS FIELD CAMP | |||
| May 6-June 4 | SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS | ||
Upper Division or Graduate
| Day | Time | Instructor | Course Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEO 191 GEOMECHANICS SEMINAR | |||
| TH | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY SAFFER, DEMIAN M |
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| GEO 365Q GEOMORPHOLOGY PROCESS/FORM | |||
| TTH | 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL PETERSON | |
| GEO 371T ICE SHEETS: SEDS/SEA LEVEL | |||
| M | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | KEISLING, BENJAMIN KERANS, CHARLES |
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| GEO 371T SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHY | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | KERANS, CHARLES | |
| GEO 383 CLASTIC DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS | |||
| TTH | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | MALKOWSKI, MATTHEW ALAN | |
| GEO 384C SEISMOLOGY I | |||
| MW W |
12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. |
SPIKES, KYLE THOMAS | |
| GEO 384D PHYSICS OF EARTH | |||
| MW | 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. | MAO, SHUJUAN | |
| GEO 384H MULTIDIMNSNL DATA ANLYS IN GEO | |||
| MW | 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | FOMEL, SERGEY B | |
| GEO 392P PYTHON FOR GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH | |||
| MW | 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. | LARSON, TOTI E | |
| GEO 398D 2-APP DATA ANLY/VIS/MCHN LRNG | |||
| MW | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | FOMEL, SERGEY B SYLVESTER, ZOLTAN |
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| GEO 398D 5-MACHINE LEARNING RESEARCH | |||
| F | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | SEN, MRINAL K | |