Contact Information
Dr. P. K. BanerjeeChair
Tel: 401-825-2462
or 401-333-7381
pbanerjee@ccri.edu
Mr. B. F. Herrick
Lab Staff/Web Site Content Manager
Tel: 401-825-2212
bherrick@ccri.edu
Laboratories
Knight Campus
2nd Floor, main bldg.
Tel: 401-825-2212
Flanagan Campus
Room 2828
Tel: 401-333-7153
New Class: GEOL 1050, Urban Geology
This new 4-credit lab science class has been approved by the Curriculum Committee and has been taught twice in abbreviated form as a summer class.
It covers basic concepts in geology such as plate tectonics, the rock cycle, earthquakes, and volcanoes, and links them to urban environments and issues.
This class explores the ways in which cities interact with and depend on their natural surroundings. Rivers and groundwater are studied in conjunction with water supply, sanitation, and pollution. Minerals and elements are examined as raw meterials for construction and other uses. Earthquakes and rock types are linked to problems in engineering and supporting large buildings. Since most Rhode Islanders live in cities or suburbs, this class is designed to make geology relevant to the environment in which we live.
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