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China: Geology, Geo-hazards, and SocietyFaculty Directors Tentative Dates Application Deadline For information, contact: Jenna Kirchgasler Faculty-Led Study Abroad: Summer 2010sponsored by The Department of Geological Sciences and the International Center will offer a 3½-week, 6-credit program. The Summer Institute for Earthquakes and Geodynamics will be held in China and will provide training for undergraduate students on earthquake studies, including ~2 weeks of fieldwork with the PIs, graduate students, and Chinese partners, and including opportunities to see and learn about Chinese history and culture. This Summer Institute is open to undergraduates from all U.S. universities. Funds are available to assist with partial support of travel costs. We particularly encourage applications from underrepresented minorities in the geosciences. The program will focus on one of the major challenges for geo-hazard mitigation of the 21st century: How to sustain human development with an unforgiving natural environment. Participants will study and appreciate the interactions between geological processes and societal development. Students will begin preparing for the program for 3 days in Columbia, MO; next, the group will go to Beijing to learn about Chinese geology and culture. Field excursions will include a trip to the Great Wall to the the offset of the structure by earthquakes, and to Tangshan, a city rebuilt on the ruins of the 1976 earthquake. The program will next move to Xi'an, the ancient capital of China. Near the famous Terra Cotta Museum, Xi'an is also the location of one of the largest geological parks in the world. The last stop will be Chengdu, located in the foothills of the Tibetan Plateau, where the geology is spectacular and the scenery is breath-taking. A field trip to Beichuan Earthquake park, built on the ancient town destroyed by the 2008 earthquake, will provide students with first-hand experience about how geological processes affect our daily life. * National Science Foundation Partnerships for International Research and Education |
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