Class Materials

Dawn Y. Sumner
Geology Department
University of California, Davis


Undergraduate Classes:

Putah Creek Project otherwise known as Gel 91: Geology of Campus Waterways. This course is a 1 unit P/NP class where students work collaboratively to monitor the water quality of the old North Fork of Putah Creek, otherwise known as the Arboretum Waterway. The goal of the course is to provide undergraduates with a meaningful research opportunity as well as collect data for ongoing environmental projects for the campus. It is taught every quarter and there are opportunities for students to work during the summer and holidays.

Geology 175: First Weekend Field Trips

Sed Strat (GEL 109) Offered Winter quarters

GEL 142:  Basin Analysis Next offered Spring 2007

Selected Graduate Seminar Topics:

Carbonate Platforms Through Time
Microbial Mineralization
Vendian Environments


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Dawn Y. Sumner
Department of Geology
University of California
Davis, CA 95616
sumner@geology.ucdavis.edu