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Jamie MacDonald is an Professor of Geology at Florida Gulf Coast University, in Fort Myers, Florida. He received his Ph.D. in Geology from the University at Albany in 2006 and a B.S. in Environmental Geology from SUNY New Paltz in 1998. Dr. MacDonald’s research interests include ophiolites, petrology, tectonics, and Earth Science education.
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Single crystal X-ray diffractometer study of carbonate minerals and its relationship to their unit cells part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
In this activity, undergraduate students will prepare carbonate samples (calcite and rhodochrosite) for analysis by a single crystal X-ray diffractometer (SCXRD). The SCXRD analysis will determine the unit cell ...
Field saturated hydraulic conductivity part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
This is a field-based lab that allows students to measure field saturated hydraulic conductivity of the unsaturated soils. This is done by keeping a constant head in an augured hole and measuring the time required ...
Utilizing X-Ray Instrumentation Combined with 3D Printing to Increase Student's Conceptualization and Understanding of Unit Cells part of Teach the Earth:Teaching Activities
3D printing in the geosciences has been occurring for more than a decade (e.g., Hasiuk, 2014). It can be an easy and effective method to help teach landforms, fossils, porosity, and other areas of the geosciences ...
