3.00 Credits
This lecture, lab, and discussion course will introduce students to the fundamentals and applications of geomagnetism, paleomagnetism, and rock & mineral magnetism in the context of Earth System Science. Students will gain experience reading, discussing, reviewing, and presenting scientific literature, as well as writing grant proposals and data reports. The course also comprises a series of problem sets, which will be focused on a class project in which students will learn a variety of rock and paleomagnetic analytical techniques by generating their own data in the Utah Paleomagnetic Center and applying a variety of rock magnetic and paleomagnetic data reduction and synthesis techniques. The exact topic of the class project is TBD, but could include applying mineral magnetism to: environmental science, geomagnetic field behavior, planetary magnetism, geobiology, tectonics, paleoclimate, or geochronology. The course is intended for graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students. It is assumed that students have completed GEO 3100 (Dynamic Earth) and their general physics requirements (PHYS2210 & PHYS2220). If you are missing one or more of these courses, please contact the instructor prior to enrolling.