Courses taught by Dr. Childers include:
Explore the interactions of microorganisms with the environment, particularly soil-rock-water interactions, and how microorganisms are important to our understanding of geological and hydrological processes. Topics include ground water microbiology, subsurface microbiology and the microbiology of extreme environments. Additional work required for graduate credit. (3 credits; offered spring semester)Geol 361: Environmental Geology
Environmental consequences of development of geologic resources; geochemistry of pollution due to geologic resource use; geology and geochemistry of waste disposal sites. Two 1-day field trips. (3 credits; prerequisite: Geol 101 or 111)Evolution of the physical earth, plants, and animals; techniques used in interpretation of geologic history. Three lectures and 2 hours of lab a week; one 1-day field trip. (4 credits)