TEACHING

UWHS -  UW in the High School: ESS 101, Intro to Geological Sciences

See website for information on high school teacher professional development and Earth Science curriculum development to increase the participation of minorities in science.

WEBSITE: http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1/UWHS/

ESS 211 - Physical Processes of the Earth, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011

Combines structural geology and geomorphology in the first core course of the ESS major

WEBSITE: http://courses.washington.edu/ess211/

ESS 418 - Geoscience Communication, Winter 2011, 2012; Spring 2013

Designed this new course on technical writing (and speaking), which is required for the ESS major

WEBSITE: https://sites.google.com/a/uw.edu/ess418-geoscience-communication/home

ESS 595 - Tectonics and Erosion, Spring 2010, 2011, 2012

This inquiry-based course integrated research and education as part of my NSF CAREER Award project.  The course focuses on a different theme each year.  Students get an overview of background information and cutting-edge research in Himalayan tectonics and research methods, and in the capstone assignment create an original research proposal. 

1. -Spring 2010: Problems in Himalayan Tectonics
   

2. -Spring 2011: Methods for Measuring Erosion
   

3. -Spring 2012: Detrital record of Himalayan Orogenesis
   

WEBSITE: http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1/ESS_595/

ESS 480/580 - Advanced Methods in Isotope Geochemistry (Clumped Isotope Geochemistry), Winter 2010, 2013

Clumped isotope geochemistry is the study of naturally occurring multiply-substituted isotopologues - that is, the extent to which rare isotopes bond with each other or “clump” together rather than being distributed randomly.  Clumping of rare isotopes can be used to investigate a variety of processes in Earth, atmospheric, planetary, and climate science. 

WEBSITE 2010: http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1/ESS_590_clumps/

WEBSITE 2013: https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/kate1/35922/

ESS 590 - Tectonics and Climate, Spring 2009, co-taught with Gerard Roe

Tectonics and climate? Climate and Tectonics? It is obvious that the major mountain belts on Earth reflect a balance between the two. Beyond that, almost nothing else is. Understanding the processes at play and their relative importance remains one of the great challenges in the Earth Sciences. We will survey the fundamental theory, the observational techniques, and the settings that speak to this challenge.

WEBSITE: http://faculty.washington.edu/kate1/ESS_590/

teaching resources

On the Cutting Edge - Professional Development for Geoscientists

UW Teaching Academy

Center for Instructional Development & Research

Resources for TAs    

Geology Teaching & Learning Resources

curriculum

UW ESS Course Catalog

Undergraduate Major Requirements

Graduate Program