PRISM Year
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Quarter
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Course number(s) and title
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Course Title
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Instructor
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Enrollment
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Description
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PRISM Resource
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Y4 004 |
Fall Qtr 2000 |
OCEAN 485 FISH 497 FM 490 QSCI 499 |
Spatial Information Technologies: Integrating GPS, GIS, and Remote Sensing for Earth Science and Natural Resources Planning |
Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) |
23 total; |
This course is designed to introduce the use of GPS, GIS and Remote Sensing in the ecosystem sciences. |
Support for Miles Logsdon, web site development and visualization support by CEV. |
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Y3 002 |
Spring Qtr 2000 |
OCEAN 582A GEOL 490C/590C |
River Basin Dynamics |
Jeffrey Richey (Oceanography) Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) David Montgomery (Geological Sciences) Allan Devol (Oceanography) Ken Westrick (Atmospheric Sci) Mark Stoermer (CEV) |
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This course will explore how river basins are built and how they function in the transport of water, and particulate and dissolved chemical species from land to the oceans. |
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Y3 002 |
Spring Qtr 2000 |
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Undergraduate Research Symposium |
Jeffrey Richey (Oceanpgraphy) Linda Maxson (OMERP) Jon Frodge (King Co) Barbara Cairns (LLTK) Angela Norbeck (undergraduate) |
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The Role of Research in Society: The Puget Sound Regional Synthesis Model (PRISM). Video taped and broadcast on UWTV. |
Organizational support for PRISM symposium by Linda Maxson. |
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Y3 002 |
Spring Qtr 2000 |
URBDP 498U GEOG 499B CFR 590U FM 490U FISH 497U POE 450U SMA 499U Public invited |
Policy and Management of Human Influences on The Puget Sound |
Robert Lee (Forest Resources) |
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1 or 2 credits. The PRISM sponsored lecture series is designed to address the policy and management processes affecting how human influences transform the Puget Sound Region. |
1 quarter of TA support for Shannon Winger (Urban Design & Planning), summer salary support for Robert Lee |
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Y3 001 |
Winter Qtr 2000 |
URBDP 467 OCEAN 506A |
Land Cover Classification of Satellite Remote Sensing Data |
Frank Westerlund (Urban Design and Planning) Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) Robin Weeks (Geological Sciences) |
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3 credits. Continuation of 991 previous PRISM work in the course. An interdisciplinary approach to understanding the bases of classification of Satellite Remote Sensing data, applications of that data in research, and the skill set necessary for the construction of a classified Landcover dataset. |
Support for Miles Logsdon and Robin Weeks, software and data for the project work. |
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Y3 994 |
Fall Qtr 1999 |
URBDP 498U GEOG 499B CFR 590U FM 490U FISH 497U POE 450U SMA 499U Public invited |
Human Influences on the Puget Sound—Environmental Impacts |
Robert Lee (Forest Resources) |
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1 or 2 credits. The purpose of this PRISM sponsored lecture series is to address the significant impacts caused by human induced changes to streams, lakes and marine processes in the Puget Sound Basin. |
1 quarter of TA support for Shannon Winger in Urban Design & Planning |
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Y3 994 |
Fall Qtr 1999 |
GEN ST 197 I |
Freshman Seminar: Advanced Technologies in Ecosystem Modeling |
Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) |
17 |
Explore how ecologists use the latest in computer modeling, virtual reality, satellite imagery, global positioning receivers, and spatial analysis software to build an understanding of earth system processes. |
Salary support for Miles Logsdon, speakers from PRISM projects. |
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Y3 994 |
Fall Qtr 1999 |
OCEAN 485 |
Oceanography of Puget Sound |
Rick Keil (Oceanography) |
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1-5 credits. The primary objective of the course is to use Puget Sound as a tool for exploring the application of oceanography to relevant regional issues. |
Web site development support by Bruce Campbell (HITL) and visualization assistance by CEV. |
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Y3 993 |
Summer Qtr 1999 |
OCEAN 590B |
Coastal/Estuary Geophysical Fluid Dynamics in Ocean and Laboratory |
Peter Rhines (Oceanography) Stephen Monismith (Stanford) Craig Lee (APL) |
15 students; 4 UW and 11 non-UW |
The course will emphasize geophysical fluid dynamical processes of Puget Sound and the San Juan region. |
2 weeks salary support for lecturer Craig Lee; honoraria for Rocky Geyer (WHOI) for guest lectures |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
FISH 428 |
Restoration of Fish Communities and Habitats in River Ecosystems |
Robert Wissmar (Fisheries) |
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5 credits. Focus on current restoration concepts for ecosystems, project design, and case studies. |
PRISM provided landcover data sharing via support for Miles Logsdon. |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
CEWA 599C ZOOL 572 |
Urbanization, Water Resources and Lake Water Quality in the Seattle Area |
Michael Brett (Civil & Environmental Engineering) Dan Schindler (Zoology) |
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3 credits. This course will be run as a workshop to investigate the critical lake water quality management issues in the Lake Washington and Lake Sammamish watersheds |
1 quarter of TA support for Bernadette Kenworthy (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
CSE 444 |
Introduction to Database Systems |
Alon Levy (Computer Science & Engineering) |
6 students worked on PRISM project |
3 credit course. Service learning collaboration with Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) and Tom Quinn (Fisheries). Student programmers developed the Historical Fisheries and Environmental Database for PRISM. |
PRISM collaboration time and data sharing for Miles Logsdon. |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
URBDP 498U Public invited |
Human Influences on The Puget Sound |
Robert Lee (Forest Resources) |
100; 50 for 1 credit and 50 for 2 credits |
1-2 credits. Lecture series focused on the significant impacts caused by human-induced changes to streams, lakes, and marine processes in the Puget Sound Basin. |
1 quarter of TA support for Shannon Winger (Urban Design & Planning), summer salary support for Robert Lee. |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
OCEAN 582? OCEAN 506B |
Linking Chemical and Biological Models of Puget Sound |
Jeffrey Richey (Oceanography) Jan Newton (Oceanography and WA Dept. Ecology)
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3 grad students, 1 post doc, 3 DOE, 3 King Co. |
2 credits. Seminar will explore the utility and feasibility of developing and calibrating a water quality model of Puget Sound. |
Post doctoral support for John Dunne; web site development by CEV |
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Y2 992 |
Spring Qtr 1999 |
K-12 program with Westside Middle School, Seattle |
Puget Sound Water Quality |
Ruth Fruland (Education) and Gregg Teslovich (Westside Schhol) |
15 |
Curriculum includes map activiites, data and evidence-gathering about sewage effluent and circulation in Puget Sound with hands-on experiments and tests related to water quality and water movement. |
1 quarter of RA support for Ruth Fruland (Education); visualization support from CEV; equipment support |
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Y2 991 |
Winter Qtr 1999 |
FISH 497U Shared access course through UW Extension. Jefferson County site offered also in partnership with UWOEP. |
The Puget Sound Basin and Salmon: Developing a Scientific Basis of Understanding |
Robert Francis (Fisheries) |
100+, 50 UW and 50 non-UW |
Classroom manifestation of PRISM, the course synthesized information o n the physical structure of the Sound, life hsitories of salmon and institutional reponses to salmonid issues |
Organizational support by Linda Maxson (OMERP), TA support for Julie Nelson (School of Marine Affairs), materials development support. |
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Y2 991 |
Winter Qtr 1999 |
URBDP 467 ESC 590B OCEAN 506B |
Land Cover Classification of Satellite Remote Sensing Data |
Frank Westerlund (Urban Design & Planning) Miles Logsdon (Oceanography) Robin Weeks (Geology) Josh Greenberg (Forest Resources) |
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3 credits. Students participate in this work as members of the interdisciplinary program PRISM. The result of the classwork is a classified landcover dataset of the majority of the Puget Sound drainage basin. |
Salary support for Miles Logsdon, Robin Weeks and Josh Greenberg; web site development and technical support by CEV. Support for partnership facilitation with King County by Linda Maxson. Software and data for the project work. |
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Y2 984 |
Fall Qtr 1998 |
ESC 210 |
Introductory Soils |
Darlene Zabowski (Forest Resources) |
3 PRISM students on project |
4 credits. Physical, chemical, and biological properties that affect distribution and use patterns soils. |
Travel support for Lisa Stuebing to collect soil data for Ken Westrick and PRISM models as an undergraduate research project for this course. |
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Y2 984 |
Fall Qtr 1998 |
URBDP 200 |
Introduction to Urban Planning |
Laura Grosso (Urban Design & Planning) |
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The focus of this course is on how decisions that urban planners make are influenced by water |
Post-doc support for Laura Grosso for preparation of this course. |
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Y2 984 |
Fall Qtr 1998 |
K-12 |
Curriculum development |
William Winn (Education) Ruth Fruland (Education) |
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RA support for Ruth Fruland to work with teacher Gregg Teslovich from Westside School in Seattle to utilize PRISM visualizations in curriculum development. |
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Y2 983 |
Summer Qtr 1998 |
K-12 |
COAST: Operation Pathfinder |
Mike Spranger (OMERP) |
30 |
Teacher workshop for K-12 science teachers. |
PRISM presentation by various projects. |
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Y1 982 |
Spring Qtr 1998 |
CEWA 520 |
Water Resources in the Puget Sound: Are We Ready for the Next Millennium? |
Richard Palmer (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
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2 credits. Addresses the challenges of meeting water needs and demands of the region in the coming century. |
PRISM co-sponsored this with CEE |
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Y1 982 |
Spring Qtr 1998 |
OCEAN 509 |
Spring Quarter Seminar |
Mary Jane Perry (Oceanography) |
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C/NC. PRISM lectures comprised a series of 4 of 10 departmental seminars. |
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Y1 974 |
Fall Qtr 1997 |
OCEAN 485 |
Oceanography of Puget Sound |
Rick Keil (Oceanography) |
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1-5 credits. The primary objective of the course is to use Puget Sound as a tool for exploring the application of oceanography to relevant regional issues. |
Web site development support by Bruce Campbell (HITL) and visualization assistance by CEV. |
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Y1-Y4 |
June 15-19, 1998 Dec 16 - 20, 1998 June 13 -1 5, 1999 Aug 15 - 19, 1999 Dec 19 - 22, 1999 June 12 - 15, 2000 Dec 18- 23, 2000 |
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PRISM Cruises |
Mitsuhiro Kawase Mark Warner (Oceanography) Jan Newton (Dept. of Ecology) |
17+/- students per cruise |
Purpose of cruises are to conduct a broad-scale hydrographic and tracer survey of Puget Sound, including Hood Canal, Whidbey Basin and South Sound. 40 stations in 5 days. |
Salary support for Warner. Analytical costs for water samples. CTD rental charges. |