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Subsurface Science Graduate ProgramThe Subsurface Science Graduate Program (SSGP) is a long-term collaborative effort by the universities of the Inland Northwest Research Alliance (INRA) to enhance research and education in the subsurface sciences. Development of the SSGP is the primary goal of the Subsurface Science Research Institute (SSRI), an INRA project funded by the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-FG07-02ID14277. Activities of the SSRI include the development and implementation of multi-institutional graduate courses in the subsurface sciences, the acquisition and installation of course distance delivery systems, and the recruitment of outstanding graduate students through the SSGP fellowship and research support program. The SSGP is designed to support the subsurface science emphasis of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) by extension of graduate faculty status to participating INL scientists and engineers and by inclusion of a classroom site in Idaho Falls in the distance delivery network.
Subsurface Science
Subsurface science is the study of the processes that occur in the uppermost part of the Earth’s crust (nominally the first few hundred meters). These processes involve the complex interplay of phenomena that have traditionally been studied in isolation such as biological activity, geochemical reactions, multiphase fluid flow, mechanical deformation, and the flux of heat and electromagnetic energy. Subsurface science is a field rich in opportunities for graduate research and education across a broad spectrum of disciplines.
INL Subsurface Science Initiative:
The INL has established the Subsurface Science Initiative (SSI) to help the Department of Energy address a staggering challenge--the need to better understand the complex geological, geochemical, biological, and hydrological processes of the subsurface.
INL Subsurface Geoscience Laboratory (SGL):
A new $200M state-of-the-art INL laboratory in Idaho Falls will house subsurface science research facilities.
INL Educational Programs:
The INL offers fellowship programs for students and faculty and postdoctoral research and postgraduate internship programs.
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INRA UniversitiesINRA is a consortium of eight research universities dedicated to fostering collaborative research and educational partnerships in the Inland Northwest.
The eight members of the INRA alliance are:
(Click the 'map' link to see the location of each University in the map; click the 'website' link to open the university's website.)
- Boise State University - map website
- Idaho State University - map website
- Montana State University - map website
- University of Alaska, Fairbanks - map website
- University of Idaho - map website
- University of Montana - map website
- Utah State University - map website
- Washington State University - map website
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Student ParticipantsA student who wishes to participate in the SSGP must be admitted as a graduate student to an INRA university.
Registration & Tuition/Fees
Students will register for SSGP courses and pay normal tuition and fees through their resident INRA university. Contact the graduate dean for more information about the registration procedures and tuition/fees.
Assignment of Open Seats in the SSGP Core Sequence
After all SSGP fellows scheduled to take the SSGP core sequence have been assigned a seat, the remaining seats are to be made available to other qualified INRA graduate students (non-SSGP fellows) on a first-come first-serve basis up to a total maximum enrollment of 25 students. Students who are not SSGP fellows but are interested in an open seat must contact the SSGP Core Course Coordinator (CCC) who has sole discretion to judge the qualifications of the student. If the CCC judges the qualifications of the student to be adequate and a seat is available, then the CCC notifies the student's graduate dean that the student may enroll in the core sequence at his or her home university (the student is also copied on this notification). Students enrolled in open seats are required to participate in all facets of the core sequence at their own expense.
Elective Course Management Plan
The SSGP Elective Course Management Plan provides all policies and procedures for the following tasks associated with SSGP elective courses: approval of the teaching university by the Council of Graduate Deans, selective offering by INRA universities, student registration and payment of tuition and fees, delivery methods, quality control, reporting of grades, and compensation to the teaching university.
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Core Courses & Elective Courses
Core CoursesThe SSGP two-course core sequence is a required sequence for all students who accept an SSGP fellowship. The sequence is also open to other qualified students depending on availability of space. For further information, please contact the core course coordinator.
Fall Semester, 2007 - Terrestrial Subsurface Processes I
Course Description: This 4-credit course is the first of a two-course graduate introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the uppermost part of the Earth’s crust (nominally the first few hundred meters) in terrestrial environments. Topics in course I include subsurface architecture, deformational processes, surficial processes, and chemical processes. The pedagogical goal is a unified treatment that provides as much technical breadth and depth as possible with emphasis on a common vocabulary. Prerequisites: 1 year each of physics, chemistry, biology, and calculus, plus consent of instructor.
Block Topic Instructor 1 Subsurface Architecture 2 Vadose Zone Processes 3 Subsurface Microbial Processes Spring Semester, 2008 - Terrestrial Subsurface Processes II
Course Description: This 4-credit course is the second of a two-course graduate introduction to the physical, chemical, and biological processes that occur in the uppermost part of the Earth’s crust (nominally the first few hundred meters) in terrestrial environments. Topics in course II include subsurface microbiological processes, kinetically driven biogeochemical processes, and flow and transport processes. The pedagogical goal is a unified treatment that provides as much technical breadth and depth as possible with emphasis on a common vocabulary. Prerequisites: Terrestrial Subsurface Processes I (no exceptions) plus consent of instructor.
Block Topic Instructor 4 Subsurface Geochemical Processes 5 Kinetically Driven Biogeochemical Processes 6 Flow and Transport Processes Download the core course calendar 2006-2007 (all instructional blocks) - will be posted soon.
Elective Courses
No elective courses are offered in the 2007-2008 academic year.
Archives
See course offerings during the 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 academic years
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Distance Course Delivery Systems
Core courses will be delivered using two types of distance delivery systems.
- IP-based H.323 Video Conferencing System: The lectures are delivered in real time to the nine SSGP sites via the IP-based H.323 video conferencing system.
The course lectures are also delivered on the web (live and archived steaming video) - see http://www.ett.wsu.edu/whets/class/
classFall2002.asp?cl=INRA.
Course Management System: A course management system will be utilized as a supplementary instructional delivery system. Blackboard will be used as the standard course management system for the core courses.
Elective courses can be delivered using a distance technology of the instructor's choice.
Meetings among students and/or faculty can also be held via the IP-based H.323 video conferencing system.
Washington State University is the central switching and operations provider for the video conference systems.Procedures for scheduling a meeting:
- Fill out and submit the request form at
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/wecn/requestinra.asp.
(Note: You may need to contact the staff member who manages the video conferencing system at your site and request him or her submit the form.)- WSU will contact all sites requested. WSU will either confirm the meeting as proposed or propose alternative times based on schedules at the other sites.
- Confirmation with the dial number will be sent to all participants via e-mail.
Guidelines:
- Scheduling should be requested 5 working days prior to the event.
- If meetings need to be scheduled in less than 5 days, WSU will try to accommodate, but it cannot guarantee availability of bridge.
- Meetings should be held within the 10 a.m.- 3 p.m. time slot (Pacific time). Meetings requested outside of these hours will be accommodated dependent on bandwidth availability.
- To cancel scheduled meetings, notify WSU 24 hours prior to the scheduled time. Full rate will be charged for no-shows and for meetings cancelled less than 24 hours before the event.
Boise State University is the Blackboard course site provider for core courses.
Link to blackboard.boisestate.edu and log in the core course site with your username and password. Contact Dr. Nancy Hinman (nhinman@selway.umt.edu; 406-243-5277) for questions about your username/password.
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INRA SSGP Fellowship SpecificationsName: INRA Subsurface Science Graduate Program Fellowship
Stipend: $25,000/12-month
Tuition/Fees: Full payment Fall, Spring, Summer semesters
Requirements: Fellowship recipients must be enrolled in a host Ph.D program at one of the INRA universities and must satisfy each of the following:
(a) complete SSGP core sequence with grades of B or better,
(b) attend INRA Subsurface Science Symposium, and
(c) attend SSGP field trips, seminars, etc. as required (expenses normally paid with additional funding from INRA).
Contact Information: Please contact the graduate dean at the INRA university of interest.
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The Third Annual INRA Subsurface Science Symposium will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center and the Wyndham Salt Lake City Hotel in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 5th through 8th, 2003.
This year’s theme is "Advances in Understanding and Modeling Subsurface Processes."
The keynote speaker is Dr. Harrison Schmitt whose background includes Apollo astronaut, lunar module pilot, geologist, the only scientist to set foot on the Moon, and former senator from New Mexico.
Plenary speakers include Dr. Terry Hazen from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Dr. Rosemary Knight from Stanford University.
See more information about the speakers:
Dr. Harrison Schmitt
Dr. Terry Hazen
Dr. Rosemary KnightSee more information about the symposium:
www.b-there.com/breg/inra
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Core Developers
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Michael McCurry, Ph.D.
Phone: 208-282-3960 |
Mailing Address: Professor of Geology Department of Geosciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8072 |
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Bernadette Howlett Phone: 208-282-2502 |
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Terry Lay, Ph.D. Phone: 208-282-2180 |
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David W. Rodgers, Ph.D. Phone: 208-282-4634} |
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Richard P. Smith Phone: 208-526-9896 |
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| Block 2 Subsurface Deformational Processes | |
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David Haws, Ph.D., P.E.
Phone: 208-939-1642 |
Mailing Address: Associate Professor of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Boise State University 1910 University Drive Boise, ID 83725-2075 |
Core Developers
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| Block 3 Surficial Processes | |
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Clain Jones, Ph.D. Phone: 406-994-6076 |
Mailing Address: Soil Chemistry and Fertility Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717 |
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| Bob Friedrich ITD Support Phone: 406-994-6839 |
Mailing Address: Information Systems Technologist Burns Telecommunication Center EP 128E Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Nadeen Comfort ITD Support Phone: 406-994-6533 |
Mailing Address: Telecommunication Systems Analyst Burns Telecommunication Center EP 128 Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| J. Ritchie Boyd ITD Support Phone: 406-994-4660 |
Mailing Address: Assistant Director MA Burns Telecommunication Center EP 128 I Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| William Locke,
Ph.D. Faculty Collaborator Phone: 406-994-6918 |
Mailing Address: Professor of Geology Department of Earth Sciences Montana State University-Bozeman Bozeman, MT 59717 |
| Jon Wraith, Ph.D. Faculty Collaborator Phone: 406-994-1997 |
Mailing Address: Professor of Soil and Environmental Sciences Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences Montana State University-Bozeman P.O. Box 173120 Bozeman, MT 59717-3120 |
Core Developers
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| Block 4 Subsurface Chemical Processes | |
| Daniel Strawn,
Ph.D. Developer Phone: 208-885-2713 |
Mailing Address: Assistant Professor of Soil Chemistry Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences University of Idaho P. O. Box 442339 Moscow, ID 83844-2339 |
| Erik T. Anderson,
Ph.D. ITD Support Phone: 208-885-6632 |
Mailing Address: Associate Professor and Director Agriculture Communications University of Idaho P. O. Box 442332 Moscow, ID 83844-2332 |
| Robert W. Smith,
Ph.D. Faculty Collaborator Phone: 208-282-7954 |
Mailing Address: Professor of Subsurface Science Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering University of Idaho-Idaho Falls 1776 Science Center Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83402 |
| George D. Redden,
Ph.D. INEEL Collaborator Phone: 208-526-0765 Fax: 208-526-8541 Email: reddgd@inel.gov |
Mailing Address: INEEL Geosciences Research Department P. O. Box 1625 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2208 |
Core Developers
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| Block 5 Subsurface Microbiological Processes | |
| Maribeth Watwood,
Ph.D. Developer Pocatello
Phone: 208-282-3090 |
Mailing Address: Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID 83209-8007 |
| Terry Lay, Ph.D. ITD Support Phone: 208-282-2180 |
Mailing Address: Instructional Technology Resource Center Idaho State University Box 8064 Pocatello, ID 83209-8064 |
| Gill Geesey,
Ph.D. Faculty Collaborator Email: geesgg@inwl.gov |
Mailing Address: INEEL Biotechnology Department Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203 |
| William Apel,
Ph.D. INEEL Collaborator Phone: 208-526-1783 |
Mailing Address: INEEL Biotechnology Department P. O. Box 1625 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2203 |
| Deborah T. Newby,
Ph.D. INEEL Collaborator Phone: 208-526-7779 |
Mailing Address: INEEL Biotechnology Department P. O. Box 1625, MS 2203 Idaho Falls, ID 83415 |
Core Developers
| Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | Block 4 | Block 5 | Block 6 | Block 7 |
| Block 6 Kinetically Driven Biogeochemical Processes | |
| Akram Hossain,
Ph.D. Developer Phone: 509-372-73 |
Mailing Address: Associate Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Washington State University Tri-Cities Branch Campus Richland, WA 99352-1671 |
| Charmaine
Wellington ITD Support Phone: 509-335-6524 |
Mailing Address: Director New Media Applications Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-2530 |
Core Developers
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| Block 7 Flow and Transport Processes | |
| Jagath
Kaluarachchi, Ph.D. Developer Phone: 435-797-3918 |
Mailing Address: Professor Civil and Environmental Engineering Utah Water Research Laboratory Utah State University 1600 Canyon Road Logan, UT 84322-8200 |
| Andrew S.
Gibbons, Ph.D. ITD Support Phone: 435-797-2393 |
Mailing Address: Professor Department of Instructional Technology Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-2830 |
| Markus Tuller Faculty Collaborator Phone: 208-885-2771 |
Mailing Address: Assistant Professor Plant, Soil, and Entomological Science AG Science Building University of Idaho 83844-2239 |
| Robert Lenhard INEEL Collaborator Phone: 208-526-4767 |
Mailing Address: INEEL Geoscience Discipline Leader Subsurface Science Initiative Box 1625 MS-2025 Idaho Falls, ID 83415-2025 |
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