Walter Borowski
Geography and Geology
Eastern Kentucky University
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Activities (3)
Introduction to well logs for use in the petroleum industry part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
This exercise uses a suite of well logs (aka electric logs) to interpret lithology within a stratigraphic section and to determine fluid content within borehole rocks.
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Using Well Logs in the Petroleum Industry part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Activities
This exercise shows how well logs are used in the petroleum industry. It is designed as a first exposure to well logs for undergraduate geology majors and introduces not only well logs and their interpretation as ...
Expedition to the PreCambrian part of Early Earth:Activities
A group exercise that investigates geological, atmospheric, hydrologic, and biological conditions during the Hadean, Archean, and Proterozoic. Students will plan a trip to a certain time period within the ...
Course (1)
Global Environmental Obstacles part of Quantitative Skills:Courses
The course uses Mackenzie's Our Changing Planet as a template and investigates world population, diminishing water resources, anthropogenic effects on the atmosphere (ozone hole and acid rain), and global ...
Conference Presentation (1)
Project-based science instruction for general-education undergraduates and seventh graders: Practices, proficiency, and pitfalls part of Earth Educators Rendezvous:Previous Rendezvous:Rendezvous 2016:Program:Poster Sessions:Tuesday
For three semesters we conducted a general-education course designed for both undergraduates and seventh-graders in which students investigated contaminant sources and water quality of a local stream. The middle ...
Other Contributions (2)
Sedimentary Geology part of Sedimentary Geology:Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014:Courses
Examination of sedimentary processes and products, the characteristics and origins of sedimentary rocks and their related depositional environments, and application of these principles to solving geological ...
Oceanography (GLY 304, The World Ocean)at Eastern Kentucky University part of Math You Need:Implementations
Implementor(s): Walter S. BorowskiEnrollment: 24Anticipated Start Date: The semester starts 20 August 2012 (Semester)Challenges to using math in introductory geoscienceEastern Kentucky University (EKU) is a ...
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20 activities reviewed
Workshop Participant (9 workshops)
January 2015 Sedimentology, Geomorphology, and Paleontology 2014
June 2014 Strengthening Your Geoscience Program
June 2009