150 Multifaceted Nature of Oak Ridge and East Tennessee Regional Geology
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This course, giving an overview and history of east Tennessee regional geology, will have five class sessions and a field trip. The following topics will be discussed during the term:
Basic Geology Introduction (January 31)
Context of east Tennessee in Appalachians (February 7)
Appalachians compared to other mountain chains (February 14)
How old are the Appalachians, oldest in the world? (February 21)
Geologic hazards in east Tennessee. (February 28)
Field trip introduction (March 7)
Field trip in Oak Ridge area (caravan of personal vehicles) (March 11, Saturday)
Robert D. (Bob) Hatcher
Bob Hatcher is an Oak Ridge resident of some 40 years. He is a field scientist with his primary goal to unravel the tectonic history of the interiors of mountain chains. While he and graduate students have worked primarily in the Appalachian Mountains, he has spent many weeks in the field studying the internal makeup and tectonic history of other chains in Europe, South America, Siberia, and western North America.