Bruce Rueger, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geology
Geology of Bermuda Jan Plan, Bermuda
January 2016
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GE279 Geology of Bermuda. Course description: Students will learn how the island of Bermuda, subjected to a variety of geologic processes, has evolved over the past two million years. They will be exposed to the scientific method and how geologists study the Earth, its materials, and its processes. During field and laboratory observations, students will investigate how organisms, including humans, and sedimentary processes have shaped Bermuda; how sediment is formed, moved, consolidated, and lithified; and the interrelationships between geology and biology. They will gain an appreciation of the complexities of living on an island and the anthropogenic impacts on a fragile ecosystem.