Conveners
Thalia Anagnos, Department of General Engineering, San Jose State University
Activity: Using Real World Data to Study Soil Foundation Structure Interaction
Essay: Integrating Engineering and Geoscience Through Technical Writing
Solomon Billign, Department of Physics, North Carolina A&T State University
Steven Burian, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Utah
Course: Hydrotopia: Water Resources Management in the West
Essay: Techniques to Teach Sustainability in Multi-Disciplinary Classrooms Comprised of Engineers, Geoscientists, and other Disciplines
Diane Doser, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso
Course: Geology for Engineers/Engineering Geology
Essay: The Challenge and Reward of Teaching Geological Engineering on the Border
Cathryn Manduca, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College
Paul Santi, Department of Geology and Geological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines
Course: Geological Engineering Site Investigation
Essay: It's a leucocratic gneiss. So what?
John Taber, Education and Public Outreach, IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology)
Workshop Participants
The following people have been accepted to the workshop
Kevin Amende , Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, Montana State University-Bozeman
Activity: How to Create a Well Log for Use in Geothermal Bore Field Design
Essay: Integration of Geoscience into Geothermal Bore Field Design
Joel Aquino, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, University of North Georgia (formerly Gainesville State College)
Activity: Simulating Mineral Industry Drilling and Processing Lab
Essay: Integrating Engineering Concepts to Introductory Geoscience Courses
Eric Baer, Geology, Highline Community College
Activity: Examining your Earthquake Hazard
Brenda Bowen , Geology and Geophysics & Global Change and Sustainability Center, University of Utah
Course: Global Changes and Sustainability
Essay: Finding Interdisciplinary Common Ground for Sustainability
Freddi-Jo Bruschke, Geological Sciences, California State University-Fullerton
Activity: Runoff Generation from Varying Land Surfaces
Course: Geology for Engineers
Essay: Navigating an Ersatz Dichotomy (Science vs Engineering)
Vince Cronin , Geology, Baylor University
Activity: Physical Model of the Failure of an Unreinforced Structure During an Earthquake
Essay: A Few Thoughts on the Integration of Engineering and Geoscience
Mookesh Dhanasar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University
Activity: Numerical Algebraic Modeling of Earth's Atmosphere using MSExcel
Essay: STEM Education for the 21st Century
John Duggan, Civil Engineering and Technology, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Activity: Evaluating Reuse Opportunities for Recovered Building Materials
Essay: The Built Environment: A Common Ground for Geoscience and Engineering
Horacio Ferriz, Physics and Geology, California State University-Stanislaus
Course: Applied Geology
Essay: Common Ground Between Applied Geology and Engineering
Tej Gautam, Department of Petroleum Engineering and Geology, Marietta College
Activity: Finding Soil Material for a Construction Project
Essay: Integrating Engineering and Geoscience in a Classroom
Laurel Goodell , Geosciences, Princeton University
Activity: Using GPS Data to Analyze Crustal Strain -or- Where is the Boundary between the Pacific and North American Plates?
Essay: Reinventing the Introductory Geology Course for Engineering and Other Quantitatively-able Students
Mary Beth Gray, Geology, Bucknell University
Course: Geology for Engineers
Essay: Teaching at the Intersection of Geoscience and Engineering
Don Hellstern , Geotechnology Institute, Brookhaven College
Course: Elementary Geophysics
Essay: Academic and Industry Collaborative Approach to Integration of Engineering with Geoscience
Manoj Jha, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, North Carolina A & T State University
Activity: Data analyses for Water Resources Design Parameter
Course: Water Resources Engineering Design (CIEN 560)
Essay: Integrating Geoscience into Water Resources Engineering
Francis Jones, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia
Activity: Learning to Integrate Geophysics into Engineering Projects using a Comprehensive Set of Interactive, Online, Scenario-based Resources
Essay: Active Learning Strategies for Enhancing the Integration of Geoscience and Engineering
Mark Koopman , Metallurgy, University of Utah
Activity: Air and Water Quality Optimization Related to Open Pit Mining
Essay: Materials and the Environment
Gretchen Miller, Civil Engineering, Texas A & M University
Course: Groundwater Engineering
Essay: Uncertainty and Risk: Bringing the Geosciences into the Civil Engineering Classroom
Robert Mitchell , Geology, Western Washington University
Course: Engineering Geology
Essay: Teaching Engineering Geology in a Geoscience Department
Kyle Monahan, Institute for a Sustainable Environment, Clarkson University
Activity: Assessing Water Resource Demand in New York City
Essay: Embracing the "Mess" in Environmental Systems
Daniel Morgan, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Activity: Mohr Circles
Course: Structural Geology
Essay: Teaching from Multiple Perspectives
Gigi Richard , Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University
Course: Basic Hydrology
Essay: Incorporating engineering-based problem solving into water and environmental geology classes
Anne Ronan, Civil and Urban Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Course: Water Resources Engineering
Essay: Engineering Hydrology with a Real-World Perspective
James Stone , Civil and Environmental Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Course: Life Cycle Assessment Modeling
Essay: Teaching Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Modeling through Project Based Learning
Susa Stonedahl, Engineering and Physics, St. Ambrose University
Activity: Hyporheic Board Game
Essay: Incorporating Environmental Issues Across the Curriculum
LeAnne Teruya , Geology, San Jose State University
Activity: Think Like a Geologist Field Trip to Downtown San Jose
Essay: Finding a Global View at the Intersection of Geology and Engineering