Universität Wien

280101 VU The Frozen Planet Glacial Sediments and Micromorphology (2025S)

3.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Mo 05.05. 10:00-12:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II

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Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    5th, 6th and 7th May

    • Tuesday 06.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
    • Tuesday 06.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum Geochemie 2C193 1.OG UZA II
    • Wednesday 07.05. 10:00 - 12:00 Felix-Machatschki-Seminarraum Mineralogie 2B284 2.OG UZA II
    • Wednesday 07.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Seminarraum Paläontologie 2B311 3.OG UZA II

    Information

    Aims, contents and method of the course

    Please note that this course will be given by Dr Lorna Linch, a world expert in the description and interpretation of sediments in the thin section scale. The emphasis will be on glacial sediments, and students will get an appreciation of an approach to sediments that they will not have learned about in regular Bachelors or Masters courses. In addition to glacial geology, the techniques and approaches taken by Lorna are widely applicable to other areas of science, including materials and soil science and so are guaranteed to bring something new to the table for participants!

    Lorna's University of Brighton website is here:
    https://research.brighton.ac.uk/en/persons/lorna-linch

    And you can see her in action in the field in Greenland here:-
    https://www.brighton.ac.uk/news/2024/brighton-lecturer-leads-arctic-expedition-to-study-impact-of-climate-change-on-greenlands-ice-caps

    Assessment and permitted materials

    This will be communicated by Dr Linch to participants on the first day of the course.

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Attendance, adequate and enthusiastic participation (questions, student engagement) plus completion of any assessed tasks (to be communicated at the beginning).

    Examination topics

    To be communicated on the 5th May.

    Reading list

    The lecturer will provide peer reviewed literature recommendations, and if there is sufficient interest from the student body, this can be supported by a Moodle site.

    Association in the course directory

    BA-ERD-25.0; MA-ERD-W-1.1;

    Last modified: Tu 22.04.2025 15:06