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Course Organization: The course will be divided into 2 lecture sessions (M&W) and one laboratory sessions (TBA). Lecture periods will be devoted to the capabilities and theory of each instrument. Laboratory periods will provide an opportunity for each student to run samples and collect data from each instrument. Samples of water, soil, and rock to be used throughout the semester will be collected during a mandatory field trip on Saturday, January 27. After each analytical technique is completed, you will be responsible for writing a laboratory report that details the previous weeks’ activities. Although specifics for each laboratory report will be given during lab period, minimum requirements are listed below. The course will culminate in a final project report describing the geochemistry of the field trip location based on data collected by the entire class throughout the semester.
Laboratory Reports: Introduction (application of instrument), Methods (sample prep, calculations for final results), and Results/Discussion (~2page report)
Final Project Report: Data from all students will be put into a common database and modeled using PHREEQC during the final week of the course. Using these results provide an overall geochemical characterization of the study location from the field trip. Report should be written in the format of a peer reviewed journal article including references.
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