Cashman, P., Trexler, J.,  Muntean, T.,  Faulds, J., Louie, J.,  Oppliger, G., Abbott, R., Clark, M., 2003 Neogene Tectonic History of the Sierra Nevada – Basin and Range Transition Zone at the Latitude of Carson City, Nevada: Geological and Geophysical Evidence  , GSA Seattle Annual Meeting, Nov 2, 2003 Poster & published abstract.

   Coolbaugh, M., Sawatzky, D., Oppliger, G., Minor, T.,  Raines, G., Shevenell, L., Blewitt, G., 2003, Geothermal GIS Coverage of the Great Basin , USA: Defining Regional Controls and Favorable Exploration Terrains  Geothermal Resource Council's Annual Meeting, Morelia, Mexico October, 2003. Presentation.

    Faulds, J., Garside, L., Oppliger, G., 2003, Structural Analysis of the Desert Peak-Brady Geothermal Fields, Northwestern Nevada: Implications for Understanding Linkages between Northeast-Trending Structures and Geothermal Reservoirs in the Humboldt Structural Zone   Geothermal Resource Council's Annual Meeting, Morelia, Mexico October, 2003. Presentation.

   Oppliger, G.  L. (presenter), Widmer, M., Faulds, J. E., Henry, C. D., 2002, Extensional and Strike-Slip Faulting Interactions In the Northern Sierran – Great Basin Transition Zone Inferred from New Integrated Gravity Data , GSA Denver Annual Meeting Oct 27, 2002. Oral presentation and published abstract.

   Faulds, L. Garside, G,  Oppliger, G  (presenter), 2002, Structural and Geophysical Analysis of the Desert Peak-Brady Geothermal Field: Identifying links between northeast-trending structures and geothermal anomalies in the Great Basin  J., Geothermal Resources Council Annual Meeting Reno NV, Sept 24, 2002 . Oral presentation and published extended abstract.

   Smailbegovic, A. (presenter), Oppliger, G. L., Mihalasky, M. J.,  Taranik, J. V., 2002, Structural and Lithologic Constraints to Metallogenesis in The Bodie Hills, Nevada and California, Interpreted with Geophysical and Geostatistical Methods,  Denver Annual Meeting ,Oct 27, 2002. Poster and published abstract.

   Murphy, B., Hynes, A., Johnston, S, Oppliger, G., 2001, Flat Slab Subduction in the Geological Record: Consideration of Modern Analogs, GSA Annual meeting 2001. Oral w/published abstract.

Workshops and Seminars:

   Oppliger, G., L., 1998, Nevada's Gold Belts: Convergence of Mineral Technology and An Unusual Geologic History, U. C. Berkeley, Material Science and Mineral Engineering Departmental Seminar, Oct 29, 1998, invited speaker.

  Oppliger, G. L.,1998, Is the ancestral Yellowstone hotspot responsible for the Tertiary Carlin mineralization of Nevada and the Laramide Orogeny?: Geological Society of Nevada, Elko 1998.

Courses Taught   (see ABLE Faculty Courses for more information)

Taught Spring 04

GEOL 702h – Spring 04 - Advanced Geophysics - individual guided study in any of the areas of Potential Fields Methods, Electromagnetic Methods, or Interferometric Radar Methods.  Content will be customized toward the student's research interests. Instructor consent required. Contact Dr Oppliger for details.

To be offered Fall 04

GEOL 493-693 - Fall 04 -  Mining Exploration Geophysics - Introduction to Ground-based, Airborne and Spaceborne Imaging Methods for Earth Resource Applications  Syllabus   Taught jointly by Dr Gary Oppliger and Dr James Taranik.   An introductory level survey of methods employed by earth scientists and engineers to image, and map surface and subsurface geologic features and resources.  Geophysical imaging methods are integral  elements of most modern geoscience investigations. These methods play leading roles in the creation of geologic maps, the determination of geologic resource potential, and the discovery and protection of subsurface resources.   This course examines the full range of remote investigative technologies – including, both, remote imaging (satellite and aircraft imaging) and subsurface sensing methods (magnetic, gravity, ground penetrating radar, electrical and seismic).   The labs work with the practical aspects of accessing data resources,  survey design, GPS surveying methods, digital map construction, and GIS data integration and visualization.  For each class of method, the focus is on understanding:  1) physical principles,  2) extraction of geologic information from measurements, and  3) effective applications.   

GEOL 701h  -  Fall 04 -  Advanced Geophysics - individual guided study in any of the areas of Potential Fields Methods, Electromagnetic Methods, or Interferometric Radar Methods.  Content will be customized toward the student's research interests. Instructor consent required.   

To be offered Spring 05

GEOL 7XX – Spring 05 - Geophysics – Remote Sensing for Geoscience Applications - Imaging Radar   Jointly taught by Dr. Taranik and Dr. Oppliger.  A new course number will be assigned. <Fall 2003 course web page> 

Recently Taught 

GEOL 702h – Fall 2003 - Geophysics – Remote Sensing for Geoscience Applications - Imaging Radar  To be jointly taught by Dr. Taranik and Dr. Oppliger. This course reviews fundamental principles of aerospace remote sensing in the microwave portions of the electromagnetic spectrum.    Link to course web page.

GEOL 450 -   Spring 2003, 2002 -  Field Methods -  GPS Lab sessions assignments and lectures 
GEOL 702h - Spring 2002 - Advanced Potential Fields Methods  
GEOL 702h - Spring 2003 & 00 - Natural Geomagnetic Field Exploration Methods
GEOL 693   - Fall  2002 -  Potential Fields and EM Methods  - graduate level  Syllabus - This course focuses on understanding the principles and processes that make these geophysical methods useful in the geosciences. Laboratory sessions provide experience with high level processing, interpretation and modeling software.  Interactive three-dimensional visualizations of actual electromagnetic survey systems are used to compare and contrast various methods.  Note: The advanced content of GEOL 693 is now offered by Dr Oppliger in GEOL 702h individual guided research courses - see above. 
GEOL 493   - Fall 2001-  Introduction to Exploration Geophysics - undergraduate level