Advanced examination of modern and emerging topics in Soil Chemistry. The course will focus on the most current ideas and cutting-edge techniques to understand how key soil chemical mechanisms and pathways are linked to large-scale phenomena such as climate change, food security, sustainability, nutrient cycling, and pollution.

Cross-listed with ENST499T. Credit only granted for ENST499T or ENST689T.

This course is an introduction to data management, analysis, and visualization using the R programming language. Class topics and examples will have an emphasis on problems in environmental science (both natural and social science examples). The course is broken down into three sections: 1. Working with Data, 2. Statistics and Modeling, and 3. Advanced Topics. Classes will consist of short introductions to new concepts followed by hands-on computing exercises using R. No background in programming isrequired. Students are encouraged to bring their own laptop, either Mac or PC, to this course.