ATMO 596A - Progress in Atmospheric Sciences

HWRS 695A - Hydrology and Water Resources

Fall 2016

Class hours: Thu 3:30-5:00 pm, PAS 220

Instructors: Prof. Thomas Galarneau, PAS 570, 520-626-7843, tgalarneau@email.arizona.edu, http://tgalarneau.faculty.arizona.edu/

Prof. Guo-Yue Niu, JW Harshbarger 318C, 520-626-4820, niug@email.arizona.edu, http://biosphere2.org/research/directory/guo-yue-niu

Class Website: http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/courses/fall16/atmo596a/

Course description from UA catalog: This is a seminar course that all graduate students are required to take each academic semester. The course consists of invited speakers that will overview progress in different sub-disciplines.

Course requirements and grades: This course is graded as pass/fail. In order to receive a passing grade, you must be an active participant in the course by:

a. attending every HAS seminar (attendance is mandatory and will be recorded)

b. writing a 2-paragraph report on each seminar presentation (email reports to tgalarneau@email.arizona.edu within one week following the seminar)

c. asking the speaker questions during the seminar

If you are unable to attend a seminar, please let me know ahead of time so we can make alternative arrangements. Students are also encouraged (but not required) to attend meetings and lunches with speakers scheduled outside of class time.

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Please view the official HAS seminar schedule at

http://has.arizona.edu/seminars.

Accessibility and Accommodations:

Our goal in this classroom is that learning experiences be as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or experience physical or academic barriers based on disability, please let me know immediately so that we can discuss options. You are also welcome to contact the Disability Resource Center (520-621-3268) to establish reasonable accommodations. For additional information on the Disability Resource Center and reasonable accommodations, please visit http://drc.arizona.edu/.

Nondiscrimination and anti-harassment policy:

The University is committed to creating and maintaining an environment free of discrimination; see http://policy.arizona.edu/human-resources/nondiscrimination-and-anti-harassment-policy.

Threatening Behavior Policy:

The UA Threatening Behavior by Students Policy prohibits threats of physical harm to any member of the University community, including to oneself. See http://policy.arizona.edu/education-and-student-affairs/threatening-behavior-students.

Code of Academic Integrity:

Students are encouraged to share intellectual views and discuss freely the principles and applications of course materials. However, graded work/exercises must be the product of independent effort unless otherwise instructed. Students are expected to adhere to the UA Code of Academic Integrity as described in the UA General Catalog. See: http://deanofstudents.arizona.edu/academic-integrity/students/academic-integrity.