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Land and Atmospheric Science (LAAS) Courses

Academic Unit: Soil, Water, & Climate

LAAS 5050 - Integrated Topics in Land & Atmospheric Science

(3 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)

Earth system science. Interactions between the land and atmosphere. Biogeochemistry, human-environment interactions, environmental biophysics, and global environmental change.

LAAS 5051 - Thesis Proposal Writing for Land & Atmospheric Science

(2 cr; A-F or Audit; offered Every Spring)

Grant proposals, including proposal formats of various funding sources, how to develop a significance statement, hypotheses and objectives, background, methods, project summary, time line, and budget. Critique proposal samples/discuss other aspects of seeking funding for research. Discuss LAAS graduate program prelim exam process.

LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy

(3 cr; Prereq-[[Chem 1022 or equiv], Phys 1102, grad] or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 5311 until 06-SEP-11

Structural chemistry, origin/identification of crystalline soil clay minerals. Structure of soil organic matter. Chemical processes in soil: solubility, adsorption/desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity, alkalinity. Solution of problems related to environmental degradation, plant nutrition, and soil genesis.

LAAS 5416 - Precision Agriculture and Nutrient Management

(3 cr; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

Precision Agriculture is an integrated information- and technology-based modern agricultural management system, with the intent to manage the spatial and temporal variability associated with all important aspects of agricultural production to achieve optimum yield, quality, efficiency and profitability, protection of the environment and sustainable development. It is an important direction of future agriculture. The focus of this course is on the concept, principles and technologies of precision agriculture and their applications in nutrient resource management. The specific topics include concept and development of precision agriculture and nutrient management, key supporting technologies, soil spatial variability and analysis, yield data analysis, remote sensing-based precision nutrient management, management zone delineation and application, crop growth modeling, combining crop growth modeling and remote sensing for precision nutrient management, and the challenges and future directions of precision agriculture and nutrient management. Precision agriculture and nutrient management is data intensive and the students will also learn basic agro-informatics through hands-on experiences and computer exercises. This course will involve background knowledge and technologies from multi-disciplines, which will facilitate multi-disciplinary integration and innovation. The class will include both lectures and activities such as case studies, group discussion and presentation, problem-solving, and hands-on exercises. This course is intended for graduate students and upper-level undergraduate students whose major is related to agriculture, environmental science and sustainability. This course is equivalent to LAAS 5480 (001) in Fall of 2018 only. This course was taught one semester as a topic course and is only equivalent to that particular topic and semester.

LAAS 5425 - Atmospheric Processes I: Thermodynamics and Dynamics of the Atmosphere

(3 cr; Prereq-One yr college-level [calculus, physics]; A-F or Audit; offered Fall Odd Year)

Basic laws governing atmospheric motion through analysis of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics at the micro, synoptic, and global scales. Fundamental thermodynamic and dynamical processes/equations governing the behavior of the atmosphere/apply to larger-scale geophysical situations.

LAAS 5426 - Atmospheric Processes II: Radiation, Composition, and Climate

(3 cr; Prereq-[one yr college-level [calculus, physics, chemistry]]; LAAS 5425 recommended; A-F or Audit; offered Spring Odd Year)

Atmospheric radiation, composition/chemistry, climate change. Radiative transfer in Earth's atmosphere. Changing chemical makeup of troposphere/stratosphere. Interplay between natural processes and human activities in air pollution, stratospheric ozone depletion, and chemical forcing of climate. Anthropogenic contribution to climate change/role of land-atmosphere feedbacks affecting atmosphere's energy budget and cycling of greenhouse gases. Application to numerical modeling.

LAAS 5480 - Special Topics in Land and Atmospheric Science (Topics course)

(1 cr [max 4]; Prereq-grad student or instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 5480 until 22-JAN-13

Lectures by visiting scholar or regular staff member. Topics specified in Class Schedule.

LAAS 5515 - Soil Formation: Earth Surface Processes and Biogeochemistry

(3 cr; Prereq-2125 or instr consent; A-F or Audit; offered Every Fall)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 5515 until 06-SEP-11

Basic soil morphology, soil profile descriptions. Pedogenic processes, models of soil development. Soil geomorphology, hydrology, hillslope processes. Digital spatial analysis. Soil classification. Soil surveys, land use. Soil geography.

LAAS 5621 - Environmental Genomics and Microbiomes

(3 cr; Prereq-college-level courses in microbiology; Student Option; offered Every Fall)

This course deals with molecular and genomic approaches to answer ecological questions related to environmental sciences. The course focuses on microbial community analysis and (meta)genomics, but also covers transcriptomics and other omics approaches. It includes hands-on computer exercises to learn basic bioinformatics with python and R.

LAAS 8005 - Supervised Classroom or Extension Teaching Experience

(2 cr; Prereq-instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring)

Equivalent courses: BBE 8005 (starting 05-SEP-06, ending 06-SEP-05, was BAE 8005 until 16-JAN-07), AGRO 8005 (inactive, starting 02-SEP-08, ending 06-SEP-05, starting 03-SEP-02, was BBE 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was HORT 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was PLPA 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was SOIL 8005 until 02-SEP-08, was BBE 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was HORT 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was PLPA 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was SOIL 8005 until 16-JAN-07, was BAE 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was HORT 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was PLPA 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was SOIL 8005 until 03-SEP-02, was BAE 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was HORT 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was PLPA 8005 until 07-SEP-99, was SOIL 8005 until 07-SEP-99), HORT 8005 (inactive), PLPA 8005 (ending 20-JAN-15), SOIL 8005

Teaching experience in biosystems and agricultural engineering or agronomy and plant genetics or horticultural science or soil, water, and climate or plant pathology. Discussions about effective teaching to strengthen skills and develop a personal teaching philosophy.

LAAS 8128 - Land and Atmospheric Science Seminar

(1.5 cr; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 3 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8128 until 06-SEP-11

Students present an open seminar on an advanced topic and attend seminars presented by other graduate students.

LAAS 8195 - Research Problems in Soils (independent study)

(1 cr [max 5]; Prereq-[Grad major in soil sci or related field], instr consent; Student Option; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 10 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8195 until 06-SEP-11

Directed research on special topics of interest in soil science or climatology supervised by individual or small groups of faculty.

LAAS 8333 - FTE: Master's

(1 cr; Prereq-Master's student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8333 until 06-SEP-11

(No description)

LAAS 8444 - FTE: Doctoral

(1 cr; Prereq-Doctoral student, adviser and DGS consent; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; 6 academic progress units; 6 financial aid progress units)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8444 until 06-SEP-11

(No description)

LAAS 8550 - Teaching Experience

(1 cr; Prereq-Grad major in soil sci or related field, instr consent; S-N or Audit; offered Every Fall & Spring; may be repeated for 6 credits; may be repeated 6 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8550 until 06-SEP-11

Provides students with practical experiences in instructional techniques in a university setting.

LAAS 8666 - Doctoral Pre-Thesis Credits

(1 cr [max 6]; Prereq-Doctoral student who has not passed prelim oral; no required consent for 1st/2nd registrations, up to 12 combined cr; dept consent for 3rd/4th registrations, up to 24 combined cr; doctoral student admitted before summer 2007 may register up to four times, up to 60 combined cr; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 12 credits; may be repeated 2 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8666 until 06-SEP-11

Doctoral pre-thesis credits.

LAAS 8777 - Thesis Credits: Master's

(1 cr [max 18]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 10 cr total required [Plan A only]; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 50 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8777 until 06-SEP-11

(No description)

LAAS 8888 - Thesis Credit: Doctoral

(1 cr [max 24]; Prereq-Max 18 cr per semester or summer; 24 cr required; No Grade Associated; offered Every Fall, Spring & Summer; may be repeated for 100 credits; may be repeated 10 times)

Equivalent courses: was SOIL 8888 until 06-SEP-11

(No description)

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