Students receive guidance on effective written and oral communication of research results. Students prepare and present a seminar, poster, and written thesis describing their honors research in Earth System Science. Corequisite: Earth System Science H199C. Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement; Earth System Science H199A-B; consent of faculty sponsor; acceptance and enrollment in the Earth System Science Honors Program. This course is also open to Earth System Science majors participating in the Campuswide Honors Program.

Students receive guidance on the effective oral and written communication of research results. Students prepare and present a seminar, a poster, and a written thesis describing their research in Earth System Science. Prerequisites: successful completion of two quarters of Earth System Science 199 or comparable research experience with consent of instructor; successful completion of the lower-division writing requirement. Intended for seniors majoring in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Earth System Science 198 and H198 may not both be taken for credit.

An introduction to common environmental issues using case studies from Orange County and California. Studies natural hazards as well as human-caused problems with air quality, water quality, coastal pollution, ecosystem degradation, and urban climate. Prerequisites: Earth System Science 60A or 25 and Chemistry 1B or H2B. Earth and Environmental Sciences and Earth and Environmental Studies majors have first consideration for enrollment.

Introduction to the basic science and state of predictability of various natural catastrophic events including hurricanes, tsunamis, and volcanoes, as well as possibly future climate catastrophes including severe droughts, abrupt climate change, thermohaline circulation collapse and sea level rise. (II, VA, VIII)

For junior and senior undergraduates, preferably with majors in science or engineering. Interested students should arrange with a member of the Earth System Science faculty to supervise and support a research project. A written summary is required at the end of each quarter. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

Students receive guidance on effective written and oral communication of research results. Students prepare and present a seminar, poster, and written thesis describing their honors research in Earth System Science. Corequisite: Earth System Science H199C. Prerequisites: satisfactory completion of the lower-division writing requirement; Earth System Science H199A-B; consent of faculty sponsor; acceptance and enrollment in the Earth System Science Honors Program. This course is also open to Earth System Science majors participating in the Campuswide Honors Program.

Once you have completed two quarters of research (EarthSS 199 or H199), you are invited to complete a senior thesis in Earth System Science. In this course (EarthSS 198 or H198), students prepare and present a seminar, poster, and written thesis describing their research. 

If you have not already completed two quarters of research, please see the Undergrad Research Application for more information.

Numbers can be very dry and visually uninteresting – particularly when they are characterizing the El Nino / La Nina weather system. In her project with Professor Yu, Alice Kim makes these numbers come alive in a video simulation.  It’s pretty amazing to see black and white numbers turn into a short movie, with colors representing temperatures on a global scale.