The following represents some skills students can acquire by completing this course*

• OSHA 40 hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Certification

• Set-up, operation, and data processing of the following geophyisical equipment:
  • Geonics EM-61
  • Geonics EM-31
  • Geometrics G858 cesium vapor magnetometer
  • Iris Syscal -R2 resistivity system
  • Iris T-VLF (Very Low Frequencies) survey instrument
  • Geometrics Strataview Seismograph
  • GSSI SIR 10 Ground Penetrating Radar with 100MHz, 300 MHz, and 500MHz antennae
  • Using the associated geophysics processing programs and Surfer® to create maps of geophysical anomalies

• Well log construction

• Monitoring well design, installation, and development

• Sediment sample collection and characterization using:
  • Split spoon sampler
  • Hand auger
  • Sonic core
  • Direct push soil samplers
  • Mud/air rotary grab samples

• Close observation of drill rigs
  • Hollow stem auger (limited hands-on experience)
  • Mud rotary
  • Rotasonic
  • Reverse air rotary
  • Geoprobe (limited hands-on experience)
  • Cable tool

• Natural Gamma log collection and interpretation

• Collection and processing data for a 50 hour pump test with nine monitoring wells

• Processing data from In-situ's Hermit 1000 and Hermit 2000 and Troll Data loggers.

• Conducting slug test

• Installation and monitoring of lysimeters and tensiometers

• Field collection and analysis of ground water samples

• Close observation of remediation and monitoring systems from gas stations, industrial sites (chemical plant and oil refinery), and landfills