Subsurface, Surface & Life
Program Lead: Dr. Peter Flemings
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
Spring 2024
Lower Division
| Day | Time | Instructor | Course Link |
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| GEO 114G GEOPHYSICS COLLOQUIUM | |||
| M | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | TISATO, NICOLA | |
| GEO 302M THE AGE OF MAMMALS | |||
| TTH + Lab | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | BELL, CHRISTOPHER D MORETTI, JOHN A |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 302D AGE OF DINOSAURS | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | ROWE, TIMOTHY | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 302E EARTH, WIND, AND FIRE | |||
| TTH + Lab | 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 303E EARTH IN 2100 | |||
| CATANIA, GINNY | Syllabus (Spring 2024) | ||
| GEO 302J CRISIS OF OUR PLANET | |||
| TTH | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | GARDNER, JAMES MOHRIG, DAVID |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 315L EARTH FROM LAB TO PLANET | |||
| MW | 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER B BECKER, THORSTEN |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 405 LIFE THROUGH TIME | |||
| MW + Lab | 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. | MARTINDALE, ROWAN | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 371T GEODATA | |||
| MW | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | GOUDGE, TIMOTHY TISATO, NICOLA |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 316P SEDIMENTARY ROCKS | |||
| TTH | 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. | OLARIU, CORNEL | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 420K INTRO TO FIELD/STRAT METHS | |||
| TTH +Lab | 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | KERANS, CHARLES MARTIN, CRAIG |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 420K INTRO TO FIELD/STRAT METHS | |||
| MW + Lab | 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. | MALKOWSKI, MATTHEW BARQUERO-MOLINA, MIRIAM |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
Upper Division or Graduate
| GEO 191 GEOMECHANICS SEMINAR | |||
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| TH | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER B SAFFER, DEMIAN M |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 385Q GEOMORPHOLOGY PROCESS/FORM | |||
| TTH | 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | JOHNSON, JOEL | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 383S SEDIMENTARY BASIN ANALYSIS | |||
| W | 3:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. | HORTON, BRIAN | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 384S SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING | |||
| TTH + Lab | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | FOMEL, SERGEY | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 398D 2-APP DATA ANLY/VIS/MCHN LRNG | |||
| TTH | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | FOMEL, SERGEY SYLVESTER, ZOLTAN |
Syllabus (Spring 2024 |
| GEO 383N DEP SYS: CARBONATES/EVAPORITES | |||
| TTH + Lab | 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | KERANS, CHARLES | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
| GEO 391 HUMAN EVOLUTION/BIODIVERSITY | |||
| M +Lab | 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. | ROWE, TIMOTHY | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
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GEO 325G COMP APPLS IN GEO |
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| T + Lab | 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. | TISATO, NICOLE | Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
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GEO 371T ICE SHEETS, SEDS/SEA LEVEL |
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| M | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | KEISLING, BENJAMIN KERANS, CHARLES |
Syllabus (Spring 2024) |
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 |
Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| 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 | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| 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 | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| 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 | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 384M INVERSE THEORY | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | SEN, MRINAL K | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 371T INTRO TO MACHINE LEARNING | |||
| TTH | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | SEN, MRINAL K | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 369E EVOLUTION OF REEF ECOSYSTEMS | |||
| W | 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | MARTINDALE, ROWAN CLARE | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 391 ENVIRO AND URBAN SEISMOLOGY | |||
| MWF | 12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. | MAO, SHUJUAN | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 371C GLACIOLOGY | |||
| TTH | 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. | CATANIA, GINNY A | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 371T BASIN GEOMECHANICS | |||
| MW | 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| 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 | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 383U DYNAMIC FIELD STRATIGRAPHY | |||
| TTH | 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. | HORTON, BRIAN K | Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 371T SEISMIC DATA INTERPRETATION | |||
| MW | 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. | COVAULT, JACOB AARON FOMEL, SERGEY B |
Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 191 GEOMECHANICS SEMINAR | |||
| TH | 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | FLEMINGS, PETER BARRY SAFFER, DEMIAN M |
Syllabus (Fall 2024) |
| GEO 398T SUPERVISED TEACHING IN GEO SCI | |||
| TTH | 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | BELL, CHRISTOPHER J NIYOGI, DEV |
Syllabus (Fall 2024) |