Illinois Issues in Earth Science UIUC Geology 593

Schedule for Spring Semester 2008

Week	Date	Topic	People
1	January 31	Setting: Bedrock geology and stratigraphy	Bill Shilts and Don McKay
2	February 7	Landscape: glacial history and present setting	Nathan W., Sara H., Vineeth M., Bill Shilts
3	February 14	Recreation—parks, forests, rivers; Karst	Mirona C., Jessica H. +INHS
4	February 21	Water	Peter B. +ISWS
5	February 28	Soil and agriculture; natural and artificial drainage	Nathan W.
6	March 6	Paleontology Recreation	Derik S., Mara M. Mirona C.
7	March 13	Turn in Assignment at Geology Library by 5 p.m.	Hand-In Due
	Break	Break	Break
8	March 27	Hazards	Vineeth M. & IWRC?
9	April 3	Energy (coal, oil, natural gas, sequestration, ethanol/biorefinery locations)	Peter B. & Rob Finley (ISGS)
10	April 10	Economic Geology (other than coal and oil), (e.g. Aggregates, Minerals, and any geological aspects to Nuclear, Wind, Solar, Hydrothermal...for example locating sites)	Mara M., & Vineeth (INHS?, ISGS?)
11	April 17	Waste (including nuclear waste)	Charles B., George Vander Velde? (IRWC)
12	April 24	Climate: Past, Present, Future	Sara H. & Alison Anders, INHS?, ISWS?

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Lura Joseph
Created 02/12/08 LEJ