This is my husband, Mike Aide, and myself. I am normally the one taking the pictures so there are no pictures of just myself. I have an undergraduate degree in Biology and a masters in Geology. I have been teaching Geoscience courses since fall of 1999. This is my second career, my first being dentistry. I am presently doing research in light reflectance and  plant fertility as well as hydrothermal clay alteration.

Courses

Environmental Hazard ITV

 
 

 Purpose: The purpose of this course is to give you a deeper understanding of the world around you. During this course you will be introduced to new concepts such as plate tectonics, global warming etc. and shown how these broad ranging processes impact you. In the end you should be able to recognize possible environmental threats to you and your property, understand why they are threats and determine the appropriate course of action. This course is offered ITV to multiple sites and has an online, web based lab section

Environmental Hazards T-Th

This is the section with the "Face to Face" labs

Earthquakes and Society

Purpose:
The content of this course deals with earthquakes and how they impact humanity. In the course you will learn about the causes of earthquakes and how earthquakes relate to the planet as a whole. You will also learn about what is necessary to determine the size of an earthquake, its location and the different effects of an earthquake on the landscape (seismic risk). The course will also discuss the latest methods on predicting earthquakes.  The last section is devoted to regions of seismic risk and personal seismic risk and seismic safety. During this course several historic earthquakes will be discussed. The culmination of this course is a seismic scenario with an actually town being evaluated with regards to it's buildings, EMS response, ability to provide shelter for it's residents. This is followed by a day of role playing as each student is assigned a neighborhood and house. The final project being an evaluation of the seismic safety plan created in class.

This is an Online version of the Earthquakes and Society. All of the lectures have been typed out and images have been inserted in the text. There will also be a Seismic Simulation

Earth and Life Through Time

Purpose: Examining the Earth as it changes through time and the impact of this change on the biota. Extinction events will be examined with these events being correlated to both climatic change and plate tectonics. The reasons for climatic change will also be looked at. The information gained by looking at the past will give the student insights to our worlds response to global warming. This is a web assisted course with material on line that will enhance the students understanding of the nature of the Earth. This is a 300 level course with no prerequisite.