Presentations at the April 2006 Workshop Discoveries from Mars: Using a Planetary Perspective to Enhance Undergraduate Geoscience Courses

Lava channels on Ascraeus Mons NASA/JPL/ Arizona State University

Hotlinks below enable you to download the PowerPoint and poster presentations from the program of the workshop Discoveries from Mars: Using a Planetary Perspective to Enhance Undergraduate Geoscience Courses offered by On the Cutting Edge at the Mars Space Flight Facility at Arizona State University from April 27-29, 2006.

Catalyst presentations

Hematite Concretions: Mars Blueberries and Earth Analogs (PowerPoint 6.1MB May12 06) (Marjorie Chan, University of Utah)
Aeolian Geology on Mars (PowerPoint 8.5MB May12 06) (Ron Greeley, Arizona State University)
Water, Ancient Climate, and Life on Mars (PowerPoint 2.5MB May12 06)

(Brian Hynek, University of Colorado)

THEMIS Imaging of Mars (Phil Christensen, Arizona State University)
Spectroscopy and Determining Rock Properties in the Lab and on Mars (Jeffrey Moersch, University of Tennessee)
Mars GIS 101 (PowerPoint 4MB May12 06) (Trent Hare, U.S. Geological Survey)
Enhancing Structural Geology Using Mars Data? You Bet! (PowerPoint 3.9MB May12 06) (Eric Grosfils, Pomona College)
Mars Geophysics (Paul Morgan, Northern Arizona University)
Volcanoes on Mars (PowerPoint 2.5MB May12 06) (Tracy Gregg, SUNY Buffalo)

Posters on Mars Activities for the Undergraduate Classroom and Lab

Topics in sedimentary geology, geomorphology, hydrogeology, climate change, and Mars history

Using sand dunes to interpret geologic processes on Mars (Acrobat (PDF) 212kB May1 06) (Jacquelyn E. Hams, Los Angeles Valley College)
A High-Tech Martian Wind Tunnel Lab (Acrobat (PDF) 1.5MB May1 06) (James Woodhead, Occidental College)
Angle of Repose Measurement on Mars and Earth: An Activity for a Non-Major Geology Elective Course at a 2-Year Community College (Acrobat (PDF) 896kB May1 06) (Bill Case, Salt Lake Community College)
Comparative Planetary Geology and Geomorphology—An Advanced Geomorphology Lab Exercise (Acrobat (PDF) 4.5MB May1 06) (Jennifer Anderson, Winona State University)
Did it Rain on Mars? Analysis of Valley Networks on Mars in an Intro Geo Course (Acrobat (PDF) 9.1MB May1 06) (Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College)
Hydrologic Environments on Mars Using GIS and Topography Data: An Exercise in Stream Networks and Drainage Basins (Acrobat (PDF) 3MB May1 06) (Arwen Vidal, University of Colorado)
Earth and Mars: Comparing Energy Budgets (John VanLeer, Cascadia Community College)
View From Space: What Surface Features Tell Us About the Evolutionary History of Planetary Bodies (Dean Moosavi, Walden University)
Teaching About Unconformities and Relative Dating on The Earth, Moon, and Mars: Challenges And Opportunities Presented by Spacecraft Images (Marek Cichanski, DeAnza College)

Topics in petrology, mineralogy, volcanology, and structural geology

Comparative Magmatism on Earth and Mars (Acrobat (PDF) 103kB May1 06) (Mike Roden, University of Georgia)
Undergraduate Exercise in Determining Martian Mineralogy by Modeling Rover Mini-TES Data with Known Infrared Emission Spectra (Laurel Goodell and T.C. Onstott, Princeton, University)
Using Lava Flows and Volcanic Structures on THEMIS Images of Mars to Introduce the Concept of Relative Dating in Introductory Courses (Acrobat (PDF) 923kB May1 06) (Audeliz Matias, Skidmore College)
Small Plains-style Shield Volcanoes on Mars and Earth - Studied in the Lab and in the Outdoor Classroom (Acrobat (PDF) 2.7MB May1 06) (Scott Hughes, Idaho State University)
Using THEMIS Images of Mars Graben in a Structural Geology Course (Acrobat (PDF) 2MB May1 06) (Barbara Tewksbury, Hamilton College)
Antipodal Activity on Mars and Earth (Otto Muller, Alfred University)