K Muehlenbachs
Contact
Professor, Faculty of Science - Earth & Atmospheric Sciences Admin
- kmuehlen@ualberta.ca
- Phone
- (780) 492-2827
- Address
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3-22A Earth Sciences Building
11223 Saskatchewan Drive NWEdmonton ABT6G 2E3
Overview
Research
Research area
Stable isotope geochemistry, oceans, water rock interaction, paleoclimate
Research interest
Dr. Karlis Muehlenbachs specializes in using stable isotope variation in many aspects of geochemistry, e.g. history of seawater, isotopic paleoclimate proxies, oxygen diffusion in minerals, contamination of groundwater by natural gas, and in-situ steam-assisted heavy oil extraction
Research opportunity
- Muehlenbachs is seeking graduate students to participate in an ongoing,
- industry funded initiative to understand the origin of shallow natural gas
- in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin.
- Muehlenbachs is seeking a graduate student to determine rates of oxygen
- diffusion in minerals and melts at high temperature and pressure
- Muehlenbachs is seeking a graduate student who would elucidate aspects of
- microbiological attack on volcanic glass
Courses
EAS 105 - The Dynamic Earth Through Time
The plate tectonic framework of a dynamic Earth as it relates to the origin of major groups of minerals and rocks. Earthquakes, structural geology, and the origin of mountain belts. Surface processes and their sedimentary products. History of life and extinctions. Prerequisite: EAS 100 or GEOPH 110 or GEOPH 210. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in EAS 201 or 210.
EAS 200 - Introductory Studies in Earth Science
Laboratory study of topics in introductory Earth Science. EAS 200 and EAS 201 are considered to be equivalent to EAS 100 for prerequisite purposes. Not available to students with credit in EAS 100, 101, EAS 210 or SCI 100. Prerequisite: EAS 201.
EAS 201 - Earth Science I
A non-laboratory introduction to the origin and evolution of the Earth and the solar system. Introduction to plate tectonics and the rock cycle. Simple energy balances and interactions between radiation and the atmosphere, land, oceans, ice masses, and the global hydrological cycle. Evolution of life, biogeography, and global climate in the context of geologic time. The carbon cycle. Human interactions with the Earth. Mineral and energy resources. This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been obtained in EAS 100 or 210. (Note: EAS 201 and EAS 200 are considered to be equivalent to EAS 100 for prerequisite purposes). [Faculty of Science]
EAS 204 - The Geology of Your Environment
Near-surface geological processes and the physical environment in western Canada. Topics include: natural hazards in developed areas; rivers and flooding; surface water and groundwater resources; soil resources and degradation; air and water pollution; waste management and disposal; environmental geoscience and resource extraction; and global change. Prerequisites: Any 100-level Science course. [Faculty of Science]
EAS 205 - Violent Earth: The Geology of Catastrophic Events
Processes and geological evidence of natural catastrophes, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, slope failures, tsunamis, floods, extraterrestrial impacts, and other rapid environmental changes. Natural hazard risk in the context of geological time. Prerequisite: Any 100-level Science course. [Faculty of Science]