Geologic Concepts and Our Geological Wonderland
Class - Fall Only | Available (Membership Required)
This course covers local and regional geological topics including our local National Parks. Lectures will include some basic geological concepts and the amazing geology of our local region and other significant areas of the United States. A different topic each week:
09/17. Introduction To Geology and My Bio
09/24. Some Basic Geological Concepts
09/31. Fossil Record and The Theory of Evolution
10/01. Of Dinosaurs and Men. History of Dinosaur Research
10/08. Oh, It’s Just Another Rock
10/15. Hypothesis Of Continental Drift
10/22. Modern Theory of Plate Tectonics
10/29. How To Build a Continent
11/05. Our St. George Geological Wonderland
11/12. Geology Of Three National Parks: Grand Cyn, Zion Cyn, Bryce Cyn
11/19. Geology Made America Great
11/26. Thanksgiving Break. No Class
12/03. Death And Destruction: Geologic Hazards in St. George
NO CLASS ON NOV. 26th.
Rick Miller
Rick Miller began teaching geology in the 1960s as a Teaching Assistant and began his career as a lecturer in geology in 1970. He holds a PhD from UCLA, 1975. His research interests focused on Micropaleontology and Earth History. He taught various subjects in Geology at the California State College & University System until 2001, when he retired early and moved to St. George. He taught as an adjunct at DSU for five years, for the ICL program since 2004 and for the Community Education program since 2018.