Geophysical Field Equipment for Undergraduate Geology and Physics

地质系正在将实地地球物理学纳入下级和上级课程的实地部分，重点是使用地球物理数据作为解决问题的工具。为了实现四个目标，正在购置重力仪、磁力仪和便携式计算机：1.所有地质学专业和大多数物理专业的学生接触地球物理场技术；2.增加本科生的研究机会；3.设备的全年使用；4.非专业学生在演示场所和展品中的有限使用。该设备正作为定量数据采集、等高线绘制和测绘的练习，用于新开设的一门较低级别的野外方法课程。在《构造地质学》课程中，它被用来研究巴尔科尼斯断裂带的偏移量或模拟盐丘。在地球物理课程中的使用强调处理和建模方法。学生参与调查计划，并就分析技术和结果准备一份全面的报告。它还被用于年度专业实地考察的几次调查，作为海洋学课程的演示工具，以及在监测地球潮汐的展览中使用。这所大学将捐赠一笔相当于该奖项的金额。

The geology department is integrating field geophysics into the field component of lower and upper division courses with emphasis on the use of geophysical data as a tool for problem solving. A gravity meter, magnetometer and portable computer are being acquired to meet four goals: 1. exposure of all geology majors and a majority of physics majors to geophysical field techniques, 2. enhancement of undergraduate research opportunities, 3. year-round use of the equipment, and 4. limited use by non-majors in demonstration settings and exhibits. The equipment is being used in a new lower division course in Field Methods as an exercise in quantitative data acquisition, contouring and mapping. It is used in the Structural Geology course to study offsets in the Balcones fault zone or to model a salt dome. Use in the Geophysics course emphasizes processing and modelling methods. Students participate in planning of surveys and prepare a comprehensive report on the analysis techniques and results. It is also used for several surveys on the yearly Majors Field Trip, as a demonstration tool in the Oceanography course, and in an exhibit monitoring Earth tides. The university will contribute an amount equal to the award.