ENSC 4931: Environmental Sciences Practicum
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Summer 2009
Tentative Agenda
ESP
AM
811:30
PM
12-3
Day 1:
Fri. June 5th
On campus
-Intro, Dr.
Akladios,
8:30-10:00,
Joe Smith
(XOB),
Water +
Hypoxia in
the Gulf of
Mexico
-10-12: Dr.
Akladios:
Intro + Exxon
Valdez Video
1-3: Lecture/
Tour: Water
Testing &
Quality
(George
Guillen)
Day 2:
Fri. June 12th
Off Campus
Blackhawk
facility (Bay
Area Blvd),
Clyde LeBlanc
Fri. June 19th
OFF
NO CLASS
Day 3:
Fri. June 26th
Off Campus
(VAN)
Boat Tour,
Water Quality
& Testing in
Anahuac city:
Brent Stafford
Fri. July 3rd
OFF
NO CLASS:
4th of July
Holiday
Day 4:
Fri. July 10th
Off campus
Tour:
Heather
Millar +
Mark Kramer:
(Armand
Bayou Nature
Center)
Day 5:
Fri. July 17th
Off campus
(VAN)
Day 6:
Fri. July 24th
Off/On campus
(VAN)
Day 7:
Fri. July 31st
On campus
Tour: (Alan
Bachrach)
Gulf Coast
Recycling
Tour: Deer Park
Air Monitoring
Station (Mike
Gatewood)
Lecture/
Pond: Heidi
Moltz (Texas
Watch I+II)
Lecture: Dr.
Casserly: IAQ
Dr. Akladios:
Final
remarks,
course eval,
Final Exam,
etc
Tour: (Lisa
Doughty)
Atascocita
Recycling
Other possibilities:
Lecture: Laura Ruan: City of Houston: 8:15-10:00
Lecture: Laura Higgings + Michelle Hoelscher (Drive Clean Across Texas)
Lecture: Galveston Bay Ecosystem: Jim Dobberstein + Vanessa Mintzer
Dr. Akladios: Videotapes: Wastewater Treatment and Discharge, or Amazon River, or Alaska Valdez Oil Spill, or Ozone Depletion.
Lecture: Dr. Akladios (IAQ)
Chief Matthew Tilimon: Cell: 832-256-3261 (US Coast Guard: Dredging, HazMat)
Lecture: Karla Klay (Artist Boat)
Tour: Blackhawk Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant: Clyde LeBlanc, Friendswood
Lecture: Juline Ferris, Alternative Energy Workshop
Tour: Jim Doberstein, Topic: Salt Marshlands in the Galveston area, and Restorations (Bring rubber boots/water shoes)