Teaching
List of courses (information is subject to change) [last updated: 8/2008]
SOS 5720C GIS in Land Resource Management
On-campus section
Objectives:
To
provide students with the basic concepts of, and experience in using,
the
ArcGIS geographic information system (GIS) and geospatial methods as applied to land resource
management issues.
Format: Lecture and labs
(Virtual GIS Computer Lab)
Credits: 3
Time: Fall
ICGIS: The course counts towards the ICGIS certificate (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/icgis)
SOS 5720C GIS in Land Resource Management Distance education section
Objectives: To provide students with the basic concepts of, and experience in using, the ArcGIS geographic information system (GIS) and geospatial methods as applied to land resource management issues.
Format: Distance education (Internet & Virtual GIS Computer Lab)Requirement: High-speed Internet access
Credits: 3
Time: Fall
ICGIS: The course counts towards the ICGIS certificate (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/icgis) Syllabus
SOS 4932C GIS in Soil and Water Science
On-campus section
Objectives:
To provide students with the basic concepts of geographic information
systems and applications focused on soil and water resource management.
Format: Lecture and labs
Credits: 3
Time: Fall
SOS 4932C GIS in Soil and Water Science
Distance education section
Objectives:
To provide students with the basic concepts of geographic information
systems and applications focused on soil and water resource management.
Format: Lecture and labs
Credits: 3
Time: Fall
SOS 6722 Soil-Landscape Modeling
On-campus section
Objectives:
The
goal of this class is to explore various concepts and quantitative
methods to
model and understand the spatial distribution of soil properties across
landscapes considering
its biological and chemical composition, physical environment, and anthropogenic
patterns.
This is essential to understand environmental consequences (e.g. fate
of nutrients, pesticides,
and potential contaminants) that relate to soils as natural bodies within
the landscape/hydrological
continua. The relationship between soil properties and environmental factors
such as topography
and land use/land cover will be given special attention.
Format: Lecture
Credits: 3
Time: Spring odd years (next
time: Spring 2009)
ICGIS: The course counts towards the ICGIS certificate (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/icgis)
Short Course on GIS - Applications in Land Resource Management: July 31 to August 4, 2006 in Hyderabad, India.
Distance
Education Graduate Track in Environmental Science, University of Florida
Distance Education Coordinator: Dr. Grunwald
Email
Information:
http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/distance
School
of Natural Resources and Environment (SNRE), University of Florida
Dr. Grunwald is Affiliate Faculty in SNRE (graduate student advisor
status). SNRE
offers M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Interdisciplinary Ecology. Information
about the graduate programs can be found at:
http://snre.ufl.edu/
Agricultural and Bioengineering Department (ABE), University of Florida Dr. Grunwald is Affiliate Faculty in ABE (graduate student advisor status). Research areas: (1) Agrisystems engineering, (2) Biological engineering, and (3) Land and Water Resource Engineering. Information about ABE and graduate programs can be found at: http://www.agen.ufl.edu/newsite/undergraduatepages/ABE/undergraduateabeindex.htm
IGERT
(Integrative Graduate Education and Research) Adaptive
Management (Water - Wetlands - Watersheds)
funded
by the National Science Foundation
Collaborating faculty:
Dr. Grunwald
Information: http://amw3igert.ufl.edu
(Ph.D. assistantships)
Water Institute, University of Florida Dr. Grunwald is participating member of the Water Institute. Adequate water of sufficient quality is a pressing need for society as development pressures stress existing supplies. Competing demands for water require non-traditional solutions that must balance economic, environmental, and social factors. The mission of the University of Florida Water Institute is to meet this need by fostering interdisciplinary research, education, and public outreach programs designed to:
- Improve understanding of the physical, chemical, and biological processes in aquatic systems (rivers, lakes, oceans, estuaries, wetlands, and ground waters).
- Enhance understanding of how human activities and attitudes affect aquatic systems.
- Develop and promote the adoption of improved methodologies for water management and policy development based on a strong background in water-related sciences, engineering, management and law.
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