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From Meteorology to Mitigation: Understanding Global Warming

This course provides an introduction to global warming and climate change, covering the basic science, projected impacts, and approaches to mitigation.

Master of Science Teaching (MST).Ò Climate and carbon sequestration

This class is designed for K-12 teachers, particularly those enrolled in New Mexico Techås MST program.Ò It will be taught on the New Mexico Tech campus.ÒÒÒ

Advanced Topics in Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods

Advanced topics may include surfactant and alkali flooding mechanisms. Polymer flooding and rheology of non_Newtonian fluids. Gas injection methods including carbon dioxide, hydrocarbons, and nitrogen. Thermal recovery.

Reservior and Caprock Analysis

The class focuses on the role of sedimentary and structural heterogeneities in controlling porosity, permeability, and fluid flow in the subsurface.ÒÒTopics include controls on conventional and unconventional reservoir quality and performance, evaluating caprock integrity, and the influence of faults and fracture networks on fluid flow.ÒÒApplications to petroleum geology, petroleum engineering, carbon sequestration, and hydrology.ÒÒThere is a mandatory field trip associated with the class, which involves camping and moderately strenuous hiking on uneven ground.ÒÒ Shares lecture with ERTH 461,

Carbon Capture and Storage

Offered on demand. The course examines efforts to reduce the buildup of atmospheric greenhouse gases by sequestering carbon into geological reservoirs.ÒÒTopics include Earthås climate history, atmospheric chemistry, sources and sinks for greenhouse gases, carbon capture technology, geological reservoirs and seals, water/rock interaction, subsurface flow modeling, site monitoring for verification, decision making rationale, and policy issues.ÒÒTaughtÒÒjointly with the University of Utah usingÒÒDistance Education facilities.ÒÒ Numerous guest lectures from experts in the field.

Reservoir and Caprock Analysis

Offered on demand The class focuses on the role of sedimentary and structural heterogeneities in controlling porosity, permeability, and fluid flow in the subsurface.ÒÒTopics include controls on conventional and unconventional reservoir quality and performance, evaluating caprock integrity, and the influence of faults and fracture networks on fluid flow.ÒÒApplications to petroleum geology, petroleum engineering, carbon sequestration, and hydrology.ÒÒThere is a mandatory field trip associated with the class, which involves camping and moderately strenuous hiking on uneven ground.ÒÒShares lectur

Carbon Sequestration Science

Overview of geological carbon sequestration.ÒÒTopics include: Earthås changing climate, sources and sinks of greenhouse gases, carbon capture, reservoirs and caprocks, physical and aqueous chemistry of CO2.ÒÒField trip

Energy Systems and Climate Change Mitigation

Explores the contributions of energy systems to global greenhouse gas emissions and the potential levers for reducing emissions. Lectures and projects focus on decomposing contributions to greenhouse gas emissions, with emphasis on technology related variables such as per unit cost and carbon intensity of energy. Reviews other performance attributes of energy technologies. Student projects explore pathways for realizing emissions reduction scenarios.

Advanced Topics in Surfactant Science

Introduces fundamental advances and practical aspects of surfactant self-assembly in aqueous media. In-depth discussion of surfactant micellization, including statistical-thermodynamics of micellar solutions, models of micellar growth, molecular models for the free energy of 173 COURSE 1 0 2014Ñ2015 micellization, and geometric packing theories. Presents an introductory examination of mixed micelle and vesicle formation, polymersurfactant complexation, biomolecule-surfactant interactions, and micellar-assisted solubilization.

Computational Methods for Flow in Porous Media

Covers physical, mathematical and simulation aspects of fluid flow and transport through porous media. Conservation equations for multiphase, multicomponent flow. Upscaling of parameters in heterogeneous fields. Modeling of viscous fingering and channeling. Numerical methods for elliptic equations: finite volume methods, multipoint flux approximations, mixed finite element methods, variational multiscale methods. Numerical methods for hyperbolic equations: low-order and high-order finite volume methods, streamline/front-tracking methods.

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