Explore Earth's interior, geological processes, and energy resources in this 6-week introductory geoscience course.
Explore Earth's interior, geological processes, and energy resources in this 6-week introductory geoscience course.
Embark on a fascinating journey through the Earth's subsurface in this comprehensive geoscience course. Over six weeks, you'll delve into the fundamental processes shaping our planet, from plate tectonics to sediment formation and deposition. Learn how mountains and sedimentary basins are formed, and explore the deformation of rocks. Gain crucial knowledge about hydrocarbon geology, hydrogeology, and geothermal energy – essential topics in the context of global climate change and energy transition. This course emphasizes practical applications, teaching you to predict subsurface behavior using your newfound knowledge. Ideal for aspiring geoscientists or professionals looking to upgrade their Earth Sciences expertise, this course provides a solid foundation for understanding and responsibly utilizing Earth's resources.
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What you'll learn
Understand the basics of plate tectonics and Earth's structure
Explain processes controlling the formation of mountains and sedimentary basins
Describe how sediments are formed, transported, and deposited
Analyze rock deformation and its impact on subsurface predictions
Explore the fundamentals of hydrocarbon geology
Investigate principles of hydrogeology
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There are 7 modules in this course
This introductory geoscience course covers a wide range of topics essential for understanding the Earth's structure, processes, and resources. The curriculum begins with the basics of plate tectonics and the Earth's structure, then progresses through the formation of mountains and sedimentary basins, sediment production and transport, and rock deformation. The course also delves into applied geoscience topics such as hydrocarbon geology, hydrogeology, and geothermal energy. Throughout the course, students learn to apply their knowledge to predict subsurface behavior, a crucial skill in geoscience. The course emphasizes the importance of geoscience in addressing contemporary challenges like climate change and the energy transition.
Warming up. The three main rock types, the structure of the Earth and plate tectonics
Module 1
Horizontal deformations, vertical movements and the formation of mountains and basins
Module 2
Climate and how siliciclastic sediments are produced and transported
Module 3
Deposition in the marine domain
Module 4
Hydrocarbon geology
Module 5
Geology of geothermal energy
Module 6
Round-up
Module 7
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Instructor

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Expert in Structural Geology and Sedimentary Basin Analysis
Giovanni Bertotti serves as a Full Professor of Applied Geology at TU Delft's Department of Geoscience and Engineering. After earning his MSc from the University of Pisa (Italy) and PhD cum laude from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETHZ), he has established himself as a leading authority in structural geology and basin analysis. His expertise spans multiple areas including sedimentary basins, tectonics, structural geology, and fractured reservoirs. His research focuses on analyzing multiscale deformation patterns in various tectonic settings worldwide, combining numerical modeling techniques with observations from outcropping analogs of buried reservoirs
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