AGRO 605 Pedology. (3-0). Credit 3. Soil genesis, morphology and classification; development of a working knowledge of soil taxonomy and diagnostic horizons used in placement of soils. Prerequisite: AGRO 301 or equivalent; or approval of instructor. Two-day field trip required.

AGRO 617 Advanced Soil Physics. (3-3). Credit 4. Physical properties of soil; dynamics of soil, water and ion movement, soil aeration and soil thermal relationships.

BAEN 674 Vadose Zone Hydrology. (3-0) Credit 3. Fundamental concepts and advanced mathematical and experimental techniques for quantifying water, chemical, microorganism, and heat transport in the vadose zone; provides a common platform for addressing issues related to soil and water resources, hydrology, geochemistry, microbiology, ecology, hydrogeology and environmental engineering.

CVEN 674 Groundwater Engineering. (3-0). Credit 3. Groundwater hydrology, theory of groundwater movement, steady-state flow, potential flow, mechanics of well flow, multiple-phase flow, salt water intrusion, artificial recharge, groundwater contamination and models.

GEOL 610 Field Methods in Hydrogeology. (1-6). Credit 3. Field methods in hydrology; including groundwater drilling technology and law; investigation and planning of well sites; installation of ground water wells; field testing of aquifer properties and analysis of field data. Field trips may be required for which departmental fees may be assessed to cover cost.

GEOL 620 Geology of Groundwater. (3-0). Credit 3. Principles of occurrence and movement of water beneath Earth’s surface and influence of various geologic situations upon its behavior; factors applying to estimates of supply; engineering aspects of groundwater.

GEOL 625 Applied Groundwater Modeling. (3-0). Credit 3. Concept of groundwater flow and contaminant transport; numerical simulations of solving flow and transport equations; finite difference and finite element methods; software structures of groundwater flow; contaminant transport, density-dependent fluid flow and hydrocarbon remediation; real case applications of software including geological, physical, chemical, biological and hydrological information.

GEOL 642 Chemical and Isotopic Evolution of Groundwater. (3-0). Credit 3. Factors controlling the chemistry of groundwater (mineral-water reactions and microbial processes); isotopic tracers for abiotic and microbial processes; dissolved organic carbon; 14C, tritium, and 36CI dating of groundwater; conservative tracers and groundwater mining; flow path modeling.