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Dr. Daniel N. Leavell

School of Earth Sciences

The Ohio State University at Newark

 Professor Leavell in the Cordillera Vilcanota, Peru, 2002

 

Rio Urubamba, Pisac, Peru. The Sacred Valley

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Founders 2034

1179 University Drive

Newark, OH 43055

leavell.6@osu.edu

740-366-9342 (office)

740-366-5047 (fax)

 

Rio Vilcanota, Pisac, Peru
The Sacred Valley

Hurricane Katrina

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Recent publications:

Distributed solar power for Ohio: UCEAO 2009

The impacts of climate change on the mountain glaciers of the central Andes, and the future of water supply in Lima, Perú

Third International Conference on Water and Climate, Helsinki, Finland, 9/07

Granville Solvents: growth and remediation of a chemical processing facility in a small Ohio town

Environmental Geology, 2006

Roofing materials

Chapter in Industrial Minerals and Rocks, 7th ed., Society of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering, 2006.

Research projects:

Water Resources of Peru

IWRA: XI World Water Congress Proceedings Paper, Madrid, 2003

Climate Change and Water Resources in Peru (PDF of PPT file)

"Worrying About Water"

Granville Sentinel, July, 2004

Gold Mining in Amador County, California

The Raccoon Valley Aquifer and Granville Solvents

Recycled Glass

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Majoring in geology at OSU

Link to Geological Sciences at Main Campus

Careers in the Geosciences

 

Climate Change 101 - from the Pew Center

Think Again: Climate Change   

by: Bill McKibben    21 January 2009

Act now, we're told, if we want to save the planet from a climate catastrophe. Trouble is, it might be too late. The science is settled, and the damage has already begun. The only question now is whether we will stop playing political games and embrace the few imperfect options we have left.

.......It won't be easy, because the scientific consensus calls for roughly 5 degrees more warming this century unless we do just about everything right. And if our behavior up until now is any indication, we won't.

If you have any doubts about Climate Change.....Read More!

Click here to read McKibben's essay!

SPECIAL: NPR Carbon Cartoons! A lighthearted and excellent presentation of the carbon cycle.

Courses: 

In Fall 2008, I will teach ES 105 and ES 121.

In Winter 2009, I will teach ES 105 and ES 210.

In Spring 2009, I will teach ES 100 and ES 203.

Links to course WebPages below: (Textbook information available also)

ES 100-

Earth Systems I:  Geologic Environment

ES 105-

Geology and the National Parks

ES 121-

Physical Geology

ES 203-  

Geology and the Environment

ES 210-

Energy, Resources and Society

Dan Leavell and friends high in the Vilcanota, Peru 2002

Fun Geology Links Used in ES 100

 

 

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