Instructor:
| Dr. Michael Sheridan |
| 717 NSC |
| Office hours MWF,10:00-11:00 |
| mfs@geology.buffalo.edu |
| http://www.eng.buffalo.edu/~mfs/ |
Recommended Textbook:
Encyclopedia of Volcanoes, 2000, Haraldur Sigurdsson, editor, Academic Press, San Diego, 1417 pp. (EV) This book can be purchased through amazon.com for $75. It is a very important reference source and every person with a career in volcanology should have access to it.
Texts on Reserve in the Science and Engineering Library:
Cas, R.A.F. and J.V. Wright, 1987, Volcanic Successions: Modern and Ancient. Allen & Unwin Press, London, 528 pp. (VS)
Fisher, R.V. and Schmincke, H.-U., 1984, Pyroclastic Rocks. Springer-Verlag, New York, 472 pp. (PR)
Other Reading:
Reading assignments of articles in professional journals will be made occasionally throughout the semester. Generally you will have one week to read an article before it is presented in class by a graduate student. Come prepared to ask pertinent or critical questions of the presenter to help clarify your understanding of the article.
Course Activities:
This course consists of two lectures (Monday and Wednesday) and a discussion/lab session (Friday) each week. If an outside reading has been assigned, graduate students will prepare an outline of the assigned readings which will be posted on my web site prior to their oral presentations in the class. If I bring study materials to the class, everyone will examine the samples and prepare a short written report which will be due one week later. I anticipate that we will work with actual samples in the SEM laboratory on the South Campus at least once during the semester.
Course Requirements
There will be one hour-long, in-class exams during the semester and one final exam during finals week. Daily and/or weekly projects will be assigned and are due at the beginning of the stated class period. Because this is a cross listed course, undergraduates (enrolled in GLY 431) and graduate students (enrolled in GLY 531) will have slightly different assignments.
Grading:
Undergraduates: Graduates Exam I 40% Exam I 25% Exam II 40% Exam II 25% Homework 20% Homework * 25% Final paper 25% *The Homework grade includes in-class activities, discussions, laboratory work and take-home assignments.
>90% A 80-89% B 70-79% C 60-69% D <60% F
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| 28 Aug. | Volcanic Plumes | EV527-544, VSC6 |
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| 4 Sept. | Under Sea Volcanism | EV361-382;493-420, VSC9, PRC7&10 |
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| 11 Sept. | Magmas, Magma Chambers & Conduits | EV191-207;219-248, VSC2, PRC2 |
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| 18 Sept. | Explosive Eruptions, Volatiles & Vesiculation | EV421-430, VSC3, PRC3&4 |
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| 25 Sept. | Tephra Grads: Paper topic due |
VSC3, PRC5&6 |
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| 2 Oct. | Strombolian and Vulcanian Eruptions | EV447-476, VSC6:129-140 |
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| 10 Oct. |
EXAM I (M) Hydrovolcanism (W) |
EV431-446;495-512, VSC6:156-162, PRC9 |
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| 16 Oct. | Scoria Cones, Tuff Cones, and Tuff Rings | EV683-696 |
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| 23 Oct. | Plinian Fall deposits | EV477-494;513-526; 555-570, VSC5:93-104 |
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| 30 Oct. | Pyroclastic Flows Grads: Paper abstract and outline due |
EV581-500, VSC5:110-114,PRC8 |
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| 6 Nov. | Welded Tuffs & Calderas | EV643-662, VSc7 |
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| 13 Nov. | Debris avalanches & Lahars | EV601-626, PRC11 |
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| 20 Nov. | Pyroclastic Surges | EV571-580, VSC5:114-126 |
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| 27 Nov. | Volcanoes & Geodynamics | EV89-114, VSC15, PRC14 |
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| 4 Dec. | Volcanic
Hazards Grads: Paper due |
EV915-556; 1215-1228 |
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Graduate Students Only (GLY 533)
Final Paper
The final paper will be due the last day of class (Friday, December 8). The general topic will be developed during the first month of class. This paper will represent original scientific research. It should exhibit new insights, questioning of existing ideas, and critical thinking. The paper will be written in the same format as found in the Journal of Geophysical Research and will have at least 5 pages of text, 12 point font, double-spaced; figures and references are not included in that length limit. Please come to me with any questions you might have regarding your semester project.
In-Class Activities
During the semester, you will occasionally be asked to make a brief (5-10 minute) oral presentation to the class on a published paper that I will provide to you. The presentations will typically be given on Fridays. You will be graded on organization and clarity, as well as thoroughness of content transmission. You should provide the class with your abstract and outline in advance of your presentation by preparing a web page that will be posted on my web site. Each graduate student will give at least two presentations of this type during the semester.