Teaching
I am committed to
effective teaching at all levels including non-scientist first year
students, upper division general science majors, specialist majors /
Honors students or graduate students. These audiences present
different opportunities and challenges in course design and
implementation. I have continued my professional development in
education through active participation in the Carl Weiman Science
Education Initiative (CWSEI, http://www.cwsei.ubc.ca). I have developed
and taught
- large enrollment Earth
and planetary science courses, at the 1st year and 3rd year level
(~60-180 students) for undergraduate non-scientists and general science
majors,
- 2nd year computing class (~100 students) with labs for Earth Science / Environmental Science students,
- specialized third and
fourth year undergraduate courses in geodynamics, remote sensing and
planetary physics (~10-15 students) and
- graduate courses in planetary science, mathematics and inverse theory for geophysics, space physics.
Specific Courses Taught
UBC
- EOSC 340: Global Climate Change (3rd yr), Spring 2018.
- EOSC 211: Computer Methods in Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (2nd yr), Fall 2018 and previous yrs.
- EOSC 448: Introduction to Global Geophysics (3rd yr), Fall 2017 and 2016.
- EOSC 450: Potential Fields (4th yr), Fall 2016 and previous yrs.
- EOSC 595: Mars Interior and Climate History (graduate), Spring 2014.
- EOSC 355: The Planets (3rd yr), Fall 2013 and previous yrs.
- EOSC 552: Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (graduate), Spring 2012.
Short Courses
- Geophysics module for Canada-wide graduate 1-week short course in planetary science at University Western Ontario, London, Ontario. Sept. 2010 - 2015.
- One module in Mathematical Modeling of Geophysical Fluids, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cape Town, South Africa. May 2013.
UWO
- ERTH 01: The Planets (1st yr, general ed), 2005, 2004, 2003.
- ERTH 135: Remote Sensing (3rd / 4th yr), 2005.
- ERTH 130: Geodynamics of the Terrestrial Planets (3rd/4th yr), 2004, 2002, 2001.
- SIO 239: Mathematical Methods in Geophysics (graduate), 2003.
- SIO 249: Geophysics of Inner Solar System Bodies (graduate), 2002.