Research Project in Geology and Paleontology - MG420E01

• Title: Research Project in Geology and Paleontology
• Czech title: Výzkumný project v geologii a paleontologii
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Geology and Paleontology (31-420)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2021
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 10
• Hours per week, examination: 0/8, C [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: not taught
• Language: English
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D.

Annotation

Last update: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D. (24.02.2018)

The Institute of Geology and Paleontology offers the Erasmus students a unique opportunity to participate in the Institute´s ongoing research projects, which cover a wide range of topics in Geology and Paleontology. Prospective students are referred to the Institute´s website [https://www.natur.cuni.cz/geologie/paleontologie] for a general overview. A research project may be an integral part of the individual study plan. We encourage interested Erasmus students to contact the project advisors for further details.

Literature

Last update: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D. (24.02.2018)

Detailed syllabus, literature, methods, and data acquisition will be discussed with a particular advisor depending on student´s interests and current research projects available.

Requirements to the exam

Last update: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D. (24.02.2018)

Only highly motivated students are admitted and good language skills (English, especially writing) are required. Usually progress meetings are organized on a regular basis and a project report will be required at the end. Credits are awarded on the basis of positive evaluation of the respective faculty advisor.

Syllabus

Last update: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D. (24.02.2018)

Project advisors and research topics:

[1] Geology

Jiří Žák: Physical Geology; Structural Geology and Tectonics; Magmatic processes

Filip Tomek: Physical Volcanology; Rock Magnetism

Karel Martínek: Sedimentology; Paleoclimatology; Geoinformation Systems and Remote Sensing in Geology

[2] Paleontology

Katarína Holcová: Micropaleontology: Taxonomy and Paleoecology of Early Paleozoic and Tertiary Foraminifera and Tertiary calcareous nannoplankton; Microfossils as a paleoceanographic proxy in epicontinental seas

Petr Kraft: Lower Paleozoic Paleontology (especially Ordovician); graptolites and problematic fossil groups; Stratigraphy; Paleoecology; Taphonomy; special methods (camera lucida drawings, photography) and field analysis

Entry requirements

Last update: prof. RNDr. Jiří Žák, Ph.D. (24.02.2018)

This course is for ERASMUS students only.