Earth & Resource Management

This course teaches business management & development skills.

Students will learn:

• Modern business practices
• How to create and use effective business plans
• To make business forecasts and scenarios
• To be effective managers
• Marketing and sales strategies
• Financial planning and analysis

This course teaches scientists & engineers how to excel in their careers.

This course includes:

• Interactive lectures
• Practical exercises
• Real-world case studies
• Self-assessments

Students will learn:

• To improve their professional abilities
• To be better communicators
• How to advance their careers

This is a cohort class for first-year MST students.

This course offers functional skills for & the improvement of organizational processes.

Students will learn:

• To manage value creation
• Effective and efficient process design
• Operational design and theory
• To plan and organize functions of management
• To carry out and oversee functions of management

This course teaches scientific reasoning, inquiry, & problem-solving skills. 

Topics covered include:

• Simple and theoretical induction
• Bayesianism
• Statistical and causal hypotheses
• Using scientific information in decision making
• Inference to the best explanation
• Science and the individual
• Science and society

Required of all first-year MST students.

This course teaches exploratory data analysis (EDA) & the R coding language.

This course includes:

• Practical exercises
• Real-world examples

Students will learn:

• To apply graphical EDA to representative data sets using:
  • Scatter plots
  • Box plots
  • Histograms
  • Probability plots
  • Residual plots
  • Mean plots
• The RStudio platform
• Standard and quantitative data evaluation techniques

No prior knowledge of the R coding language needed and you should bring your laptop.

This course assists with methods and skills needed to complete a professional project.

Students will learn:

• Realistic goal setting
• Project initiation
• To define objectives and scope
• To identify and manage risk
• Resource allocation
• Scheduling
• To keep track of progress
• Closure

This course bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical skills.

Students will be able to apply diverse skills gained from their studies such as:

• Problem-solving
• Critical thinking
• Communication
• Project management
• Collaboration

This class explores the role of data and technology in modern engineering and heavy industry operations. provides students with a basic overview of tools, techniques, and applications of data. All heavy industry operations need a new generation of engineers. They need traditional experts who are well-versed in data science.

This knowledge is important in a variety of management contexts:

• Modern operation management
• Maintenance management
• Managerial accounting
• Health & safety

Students will be comfortable with basic SQL database programming, business intelligence tools (such as Microsoft’s Power BI), and big data tools (such as MS Data Lake, OSI Pi, etc.).

In this course on Power System Economics, you’ll delve into the business aspects of electric power systems. You’ll gain a clear understanding of the roles played by system operators, power companies, and customers.

The course also introduces you to the essential tools and models used in electricity markets.

You will study key concepts like:

• Economic Dispatch: How to best use available power resources.
• Optimal Power Flow: The most efficient way to transmit electricity.
• Unit Commitment: Deciding which power system generators to run.

Dive into the world of health and safety management in the U.S. Mining Industry. Learn to identify hazards in a mining environment and understand the role of engineers in hazard control. Explore different strategies for managing health and safety.

• Investigate behavior-centered safety and the impact of human factors.
• Get introduced to risk management concepts and safety leadership.
• Engage in a class project where you'll perform a root cause analysis of a mining incident.

Get to know underground mining methods, their uses, designs, and safety aspects. Learn about different mining methods like supported, unsupported, and caving methods. Also, explore subtypes such as room and pillar, stopping, and block caving.

• Understand the basic terms, geomechanics of openings, equipment challenges, and unique risks in underground mining.
• Gain practical knowledge through lectures, labs, group projects, and reviews of published mine profiles.
• Focus on safety and learn about the unique equipment and operations of each mining method.
• By the end of the course, you'll have a deep understanding of various underground mining techniques and be ready for real-world applications in the mining industry.

Explore why companies contribute to air, water, and ground pollution. Learn about public policies aimed at reducing pollution. Understand how taxes, quotas, and tradable permits work.

• Discuss the economic conditions that endanger species and ecosystems.
• Understand what leads to the exploitation of nonrenewable energy and mineral resources.
• Discuss the ethical implications of these actions on future generations.
• Examine the impact of exploiting renewable natural resources like fish and trees.
• Delve into the concepts of entropy and thermodynamics. Discuss their implications in these areas.
• Contemplate the possibilities for endless economic growth.

Graduate students should register for ECON 6250 and will be held to higher standards and/or additional work.

In this course, you'll delve into various topics that intersect computer science, economics, and ecology.

These topics include:

• How mathematical ecology can have economic implications, such as how industries like fishing and timber maintain a balance for profitability and environmental sustainability.
• The depletion of nonrenewable resources like oil and minerals, emphasizing the importance of their prudent use.
• Inter-generational equity will be addressed, highlighting the importance of preserving resources for future generations.
• Species extinction and its implications, along with an introduction to the concepts of entropy and thermodynamics.
• The future of economic growth and the limitations of the neoclassical methodology when applied to dynamic systems.

This course aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the intricate relationship between computer applications, mining engineering, and earth resource management.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of drone technologies, their regulations, and applications in mining and geoscience.

Key topics include:

• Developing drone technologies and understanding their applications in mining and geoscience.
• Drone safety and best practices.
• Ethical and legal issues related to gathering geographic data using drones.
• Understanding the basics of photogrammetry and the workflows required for photogrammetric data processing.

This course aims to equip students with the skills to navigate the rapidly evolving field of unmanned aerial vehicle applications in mining engineering.

This course provides an introduction to the legal and policy issues of environmental protection and decision-making.

Key topics include:

• An introduction to the legal and policy issues of environmental protection and decision-making.
• The study of common law approaches to pollution control.
• The theories and approach to federal laws governing environmental regulation.

This course aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of the legal aspects of environmental protection and the decision-making processes involved.

This course provides a basic introduction and overview of the management of public lands and natural resources.

Key topics include:

• The history of the public lands and the allocation of authority within the federal government and between federal and state governments.
• An understanding of the National Environmental Policy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
• A deep dive into the six major resource areas: minerals, timber, range, wildlife, water, recreation, and preservation.

Throughout the course, the environmental, economic, and social dimensions of natural resource policy and conflicts will be examined. This course aims to equip students with a comprehensive understanding of natural resource management.

This course is all about learning how we use and manage mineral resources, like oil, gas, and some hardrock minerals. We'll look at how these resources are found, owned, and developed, both in our country and around the world.

We'll also discuss the rules and policies that guide how we use these resources. This includes conservation efforts to ensure their longevity and environmental considerations during their use. We'll explore different joint development arrangements as well.

We recommend taking Administrative Law or Natural Resources Law, but it's not required.

Throughout the course, students will gain a thorough understanding of water law and its practical applications. It offers a comprehensive overview of water resource allocation.

Key topics include:

• Studying riparian rights, which are fundamental to understanding water allocation.
• Exploring the origins of federal power over water resource allocation.
• Discussing the controversies that arise between states and the federal government, as well as between states over shared water resources.
• Delving into the practical aspects of water law and practice in states that follow the appropriation doctrine.

This course delves into major topics involving hardrock mineral resource development in the western United States under federal and state law.

Key topics include:

• Mineral exploration and mineral rights acquisition.
• Environmental and operational permitting.
• Mine closure and reclamation.
• Mining law reform efforts.
• How increases in demand for critical minerals due to the energy transition are changing the mining industry.

Explore the world of Environmental Humanities in this foundational course.

• Survey of social perspectives
• Exploration of cultural perspectives
• Understanding of ethical perspectives
• Insight into historical perspectives
• Study of communication perspectives
• Analysis of literary perspectives
• Emphasis on theoretical traditions
• Focus on research traditions

Join us in the 'Ecology of Residency' field course to learn about community living and engagement.

• Visit various sites and discuss regional issues.
• Hear stories from community members about ecology and economic sustainability.
• Learn from guest speakers with expertise in these areas.

Dive into the world of advanced system operation and automation in 'Smart Systems'.

• Learn about dynamic simulation with systems of ordinary differential equations.
• Understand advanced process control and custom control logic.
• Get hands-on with empirical modeling using regression techniques.
• Master quadratic programming and nonlinear programming.
• Explore real-time optimization.
• Discover machine learning with neural networks.

The graduate-level section of this course will require a special project.

This course offers an in-depth look at statistical methods used in environmental sciences. Students will gain hands-on experience with these techniques, equipping them with valuable skills for their future careers in the environmental sciences.

Key topics include:

• Understanding and applying numerical techniques in atmospheric modeling.
• Exploring time series analysis and multivariate data analysis.
• Learning about statistical forecasting and forecast verification.
• Practicing hypothesis testing.

This course delves into the field of rock blasting and the use of explosives. It equips students with knowledge and skills that are crucial in Mining and Civil engineering applications.

The course covers:

• Understanding and practicing rock blasting techniques.
• Learning about safety procedures associated with the use of explosives.
• Studying the environmental effects of rock blasting.
• Exploring the properties of explosives.