Spring 2009 classes begin on January 20th and end on May 8th:

a total length of 15 weeks.

The schedule for all classes is below.   

There will be a total of 8 classes.  All classes will be discussion-style based on two or three selected articles (there is no textbook for this class). The first two classes will be led by me, and the remaining six classes will be led by student teams of 2 to 3 individuals.

Here is the tentative schedule, please e-mail me immediately if there any important conflicts.

1. January 30, Introduction & Assignment of Lectures
   

2. February 6,
   

3. February 13, The history of the formation of the Sierra Nevada & The volcanic evolution of Long Valley Caldera
   

4. Josh Feinberg
   

5. Lecture Materials:
   

6. Geologic Map of Long Valley
   

7. Explanatory Text
   

8. Mono Lake Map and Geologic Cross Sections
   

9. Landsat Image and Map Legend
   

10. February 20, No Class
    

11. February 27, No Class - Josh is Giving a Talk at Princeton
    

12. March 6, Geophysical monitoring of an active volcanic system.
    

13. Matt Baker, Joe Cropsey, Ryan Swanson
    

14. Please explore the USGS Long Valley Caldera website
    

15. and get a feel for the different kinds of volcano
    

16. monitoring equipment that have been deployed there.  
    

17. March 13, Geologic hazards: Strategies for coping with an active volcanic system.
    

18. Rupert Cooper, Susanna Webb
    

19. March 20, No Class
    

20. March 27, No Class
    

21. April 3, The geologic history and social controversy surrounding Mono Lake.
    

22. Stephanie Olson, Spencer Niebur, Michael Zazzera
    

23. April 10, The 1980 Earthquake swarm in Long Valley Caldera.
    

24. Alex Panessa, Jake Wotzcak, Chris Zahasky,  
    

25. April 17, No Class
    

26. April 24, Glacial History and modern geomorphology of the Eastern Sierra
    

27. Alex Albrigtson, Laura Gislason, Leta Schoeller
    

28. May 1, Hot springs, hydrology, and geothermal power generation in LVC.
    

29. John Farmer, Alex Morrison, Leif Tokle
    

30. May 8, No class
    

Students teams should meet with me in advance to identify several key papers to help focus their discussions.  Once identified, all papers will be posted on this website.