PART IA: EARTH SCIENCES 2015-16
Course Co-ordinator: Dr E. Tipper E-mail: ett20@cam.ac.uk
Course Website: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk and http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/general-information
All lectures are given in the Physiology Lecture Room, adjacent to the Department of Earth Sciences, on M. W. F. 11
MICHAELMAS TERM
LENT TERM
EASTER TERM
PROF. J. A. JACKSON
DR N. H. WOODCOCK
DR D. B. NORMAN
Earth as a Planet
(Eight lectures)
Sedimentary Processes and Products
(Six lectures)
Probing the vertebrate fossil record
(Three lectures)
DR R. J. HARRISON
PROF. D. HODELL
DR N. H. WOODCOCK
What the Earth is made of
(Six lectures)
The Earth’s Climate System
(Five lectures)
Britain's Geology: solving the jigsaw
(Five lectures)
DR E. TIPPER
PROF. S. CONWAY MORRIS
PROF. J. A. JACKSON
From minerals to rocks: how the crust works
(Six lectures)
Palaeobiology
(Twelve lectures)
Planet Earth: The bigger picture
(Four lectures)
PROF. J. A. JACKSON
DR N. H. WOODCOCK
Geodynamics: the Earth and other planets
(Four lectures)
Introduction to Geology of Arran
(One Lecture)
Field Course in Arran dates tbc
Party A. 10 – 18 March
Party B. 23 – 31 March
Party C. 30 March – 7 April
Practical work: There are three one-hour practicals to be taken per week: students choose one from each set (Set 1: F. 12, S. 10, M. 9, M. 10; Set 2: M. 12, Tu. 10, W. 9, W.
10; Set 3: W. 12, Th. 10, F. 9, F. 10), starting Friday 9 Oct. at 12 noon.
Long Vacation Course: A course on Geological Field Methods will be given 20– 29 September 2016 for students intending to take an earth sciences subject in Part IB.
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PART IB: EARTH SCIENCES A 2015-16
Course Organiser: Dr. A.M. Piotrowski E-mail: amp58@cam.ac.uk
Course Website: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk and http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/general-information
All lectures are in the Tilley Lecture Room, Department of Earth Sciences on M. W. F. 10
DR N. H. WOODCOCK
DR K. MCNAMARA AND DR N. DAVIES
DR D. B. NORMAN
Maps and Structures.
(Eight lectures)
Sedimentary Environments Through Time.
(Fifteen lectures)
Vertebrate Evolution.
(Five lectures)
PROF. R. S. WHITE
DR E. HARPER
PROF. N. J. WHITE
Solid Earth Geophysics.
(Eight lectures)
Evolutionary Palaeobiology and Micropalaeontology.
(Eight lectures)
Sedimentary Basins Reviewed.
(Five lectures)
DR A. PIOTROWSKI AND DR A. TURCHYN
DR N. WOODCOCK
Evolution of the Hydrosphere.
(Eight lectures)
GIS for geological mapping
(One lecture and associated practical)
Earth Sciences Field Course (4 – 14 Apr.)
Practical Work. There are three practicals per week of about 1½ hours: students choose one from each set (Set 1: F. 11-1, F. 2-4; Set 2: M. 11-1, M. 2-4, Tu. 10-1; Set 3: W.
11-1, W. 2-4, Th. 10-1). Students should go to the Department of Earth Sciences on Wednesday, 7 Oct., between 9.30 and 12.30, or 2.30 and 4.30, to register their choice of
times from those available.
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PART IB: EARTH SCIENCES B 2015-16
Course Organiser: Dr M. Edmonds E-mail: me201@cam.ac.uk
Course Website: https://www.vle.cam.ac.uk and http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/general-information
All lectures are held in the Tilley Lecture Room, Department of Earth Sciences on M. W. F. 9
DR A. PIOTROWSKI
DR J. MACLENNAN
DR E. TIPPER
In the Beginning.
(Four lectures)
Magmatic Settings.
(Six lectures)
Evolution of the Himalaya.
(Five lectures)
DR I FARNAN
PROF. M. A CARPENTER
DR S. GIBSON
Crystallography and Optical Petrography.
(Four lectures)
Metamorphic Mineralogy.
(Five lectures)
Igneous Case Studies.
(Four lectures)
PROF. M. A CARPENTER
PROF. T. J. B. HOLLAND
Principles of Mineral Behaviour.
(Eight lectures)
Introduction to Metamorphism.
(Eight lectures)
DR M. EDMONDS
PROF. M. B. HOLNESS
Introductory Igneous Petrology.
(Five lectures)
Metabasites
(Five lectures)
DR M. EDMONDS
DR N. WOODCOCK
Chemical Differentiation of the Earth.
(Three lectures)
GIS for geological mapping W 10 (9 Mar)
(One lecture and associated practical)
Geological Sciences Field Course (4 – 14 Apr.)
Practical Work. There are three practicals per week of about 1½ hours, to be taken between successive lectures. Students should go to the Department of Earth Sciences on
Wednesday, 7 Oct., between 9.30 and 12.30, or 2.30 and 4.30, to register their choices of times from those available, which are M. W. F. 11-1, Tu. Th. S. 10-12.
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PART II EARTH SCIENCES 2015-16
Course Website: https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/ and
http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/general-information
Course Co-ordinator: Dr A. Copley E-mail: acc41@ cam.ac.uk
Students take a total of three core courses in the Michaelmas and Lent Terms with revision sessions in the Easter Term. They must in addition
attend the Skills course S1 in the Michaelmas Term.
MICHAELMAS TERM
Core C1 Geophysics
PROF. J. A. JACKSON, DR A. C. COPLEY, PROF. N. J. WHITE,
DR J. A. NEUFELD, DR D. AL-ATTAR AND DR J. RUDGE
Convenor: Dr A.C. Copley
Lectures. Tu. 9 Th. 9 F 12 Tilley Room
Practicals. Tu. Th. 10–12 Petrology Laboratory
Seminars. F 10 fortnightly Harker Room
LENT TERM
Core C3 Petrology
PROF. M.B. HOLNESS, PROF. T. J. B. HOLLAND, DR E.
TIPPER, DR J. MACLENNAN AND DR M. EDMONDS
Convenor: Prof. M. B. Holness
Lectures. M. W. F. 9 Harker Room
Practicals and seminars. M. W. F. 10–12 Petrology
Laboratory/Harker Room
Core C2 Ancient Life and Environments
DR A. V. TURCHYN, DR N. DAVIES, AND PROF. N. J.
Core C4 Earth’s Climate System
PROF. D. HODELL, DR A. PIOTROWSKI AND DR A TURCHYN
Convenor: Prof. D. Hodell
Lectures. M. W. Th. 2 Harker Room
Practicals. M. W 3–5 Shell Lab/Harker Room.
Seminars. Th. 4 fortnightly Harker Room
BUTTERFIELD
Convenor: Prof. N.J. Butterfield
Lectures. M. 9 W. 9 F. 2 Harker Room
Practicals and seminars. M, W. 10–12 F. 3–5
Palaeontology Laboratory/Harker Room
Skills Course S1
DR N. H. WOODCOCK
Convenor: Dr N. H. Woodcock
Tilley Room and Computer Room
(First two weeks)
M. W. 12, M. Tu. W. Th. 2–5
EASTER TERM
Four revision sessions per core course
Timetable to be released during the Easter
holidays.
Core C5 Mineralogy
DR I. FARNAN, PROF. M. A. CARPENTER, PROF. E.K.H. SALJE
AND DR R. J. HARRISON
Convenor: Prof. M. A. Carpenter
Lectures. T. Th. 9, F. 2 Harker 2 room
Practicals. T. Th. 10–12, F. 3–5 Petrology Laboratory
Seminars. F 4 fortnightly (instead of practical) Harker 2
Field Course to Greece
Party A: 4-12 December 2015
Party B: 8-16 December 2015
PROF. J. A. JACKSON AND PROF. N. J. WHITE
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PART III 2015-16 GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Course Website: https://camtools.caret.cam.ac.uk/ and
http://www.esc.cam.ac.uk/teaching/general-information
Course Co-ordinator: Dr N. J. Butterfield E-mail: njb1005@esc.cam.ac.uk
Students attend the seminar course in the Michaelmas Term and take three options in the Lent and Easter Term.
Seminar Course
A series of seminars will be run during the Michaelmas Term.
Tu. 4.30 Tilley Lecture Theatre; Th. 5 Harker Room
Part III Physics course
DR J. RUDGE, PROF. K. PRIESTLEY AND DR D. AL-ATTAR
Physics of the Earth as a Planet.
M. W. F. 9 Cavendish Laboratory
Part III DAMPT course
DR J. A. NEUFELD
Fluid Dynamics of the Solid Earth.
T. Th. 11 DAMPT MR13
Option 1 Basin Dynamics
PROF. N. J. WHITE ET AL
Convenor: Dr N.J. White
Lectures. Tu. Th. 2 Tilley Room
Practicals. Tu. Th. 3-4.30 Petrology Laboratory
Option 2 Geochemistry of Earth’s surface
Environment
DR A. TURCHYN, AND DR E. TIPPER
Convenor: Dr A. Turchyn
Lectures. W. F. 9 Harker Room 2
Practicals. W. F. 10-11.30 Palaeontology Laboratory
Option 3 Metamorphic and Igneous Processes
PROF. M. J. BICKLE, DR M. EDMONDS AND
DR J. MACLENNAN
Convenor: Dr J. Maclennan
Lectures. M. W. 2 Harker Room 2
Practicals. M. W. 3–4.30 Petrology Laboratory
IDP2 Interdisciplinary Course The Earth System and
Climate Change
PROF. E. WOLFF, AND DR L. SKINNER
Convenor: Dr L. Skinner
Lectures. Tu. Th. 10, Harker Room 1
Practicals. Tu. Th.. 11-12.30, Harker 1 Room
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The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
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Option 5 Evolutionary Palaeobiology
PROF. N. BUTTERFIELD AND DR D. B NORMAN
Convenor: Dr D. B. Norman
Lectures. M. 9 Harker 2 F. .2 Tilley Room
Practicals. M. 10-11.30 F. 3-4.30 Palaeontology Lab
Option 6 Applications of Mineral Sciences
DR I FARNAN AND DR R. J. HARRISON
Convenor: Dr. I. Farnan
Lectures: M. 10 Harker 2 F. 2 Harker 1
Practicals. M. 11-12.30 Harker 2 F. 3-4.30 Harker 1
The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
The same continued. (Eight revision sessions)
Field Course to Spain
11 – 18 April 2016
PROF. D. HODELL AND DR M. EDMONDS
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M.PHILS (one-year courses), DIPLOMAS AND SPECIAL COURSES
EARTH SCIENCES
REGULAR SEMINARS
PROF. J. A. JACKSON AND OTHERS
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
The same continued.
Topics in Geological Sciences. Tu. 4.00 Harker Room
DR D. AL-ATTAR AND OTHERS
Colloquium in Geophysics. W. 4.00 Bullard
Laboratories
DR J. A. NEUFELD
Geophysical and Environmental Processes. M. 1 p.m.
DAMTP MR5
DR E. CAPRON (BAS), J. GOTTSCHALK AND OTHERS
Quaternary Discussion Group. alternate Th. 5.30 p.m.
Clare College, Thirkill/Latimer Rooms
PROF. A. WOODS
Research Seminar Series. Th. 11.30 BP Institute
Seminar Area
OTHER COURSES
DR J. RUDGE, PROF. K. PRIESTLEY AND DR D. AL-ATTAR
Physics of the Earth as a Planet. M. W. F. 9 Cavendish
Laboratory
DR J. A. NEUFELD
Fluid Dynamics of the Solid Earth. T. Th. 11 DAMPT
MR13
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