June 10-20, 2016
This Honors course explores how the chemistry of the land, air, and water has changed overtime. Areas of investigation will include energy, climate change, farming, land, air, and water pollution. Students will learn how the Earth’s chemical changes have impacted the world—by not just reading about and discussing them, but by visiting sites where these changes have occurred. Students will keep a journal during the trip, recording their observations, reactions, and forming hypotheses at the various areas visited. They will present their experiences through oral presentations upon their return. (Honors students only; prerequisite: HONR 1000V)
HONR 1100A Changes of Our Chemical World Field Study (Summer 2016, 1 credit)
Instructor: Dimitri Giarikos, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Chemistry and Physics
giarikos@nova.edu | (954) 262-8337 | Parker Building, Room 347
Trip Information (Price-Itinerary-Payment Schedule)
If you choose to enroll in the course, please follow these directions:
Itinerary (Tentative Dates) | |
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Friday, June 10 | Leave for Europe, tentatively – Fort Lauderdale or Miami |
Saturday, June 11 | Arrive Athens around 9:30 AM Greece time Leave for Santorini Arrive Santorini around 3:00 p.m. Go to hotel. Experience Fira |
Sunday, June 12 | Santorini Travel to old ruins in Perissa and black sand beach |
Monday, June 13 | Trip to caldera (volcano) Pay fee at site Visit Oia |
Tuesday, June 14 | Visit winery and museum |
Wednesday, June 15 | Leave Santorini, around 9am Arrive Athens, 10am. Go to hotel, experience Plaka in Athens |
Thursday, June 16 | Visit Acropolis, the museum, and Agora |
Friday, June 17 | Leave Athens 9:00 a.m. Arrive in Chios 10:00 a.m. Go to hotel, experience main town of Chios |
Saturday, June 18 | Travel to Emporios, Komi, and Cave system in Olympi |
Sunday, June 19 | Visit mastic areas and museum |
Monday, June 20 | Leave Chios 7:30 a.m. Arrive in Athens 9:00 a.m. Leave Athens for Fort Lauderdale around 12:30 p.m. Arrive at Fort Lauderdale at 11:30 p.m. US time |
and/or tuition waivers.
Travel study trips often require strenuous activity that may be difficult for some students. In many destinations, special accommodations are not available. If you may require special accommodations to participate in a travel study trip, please speak with the respective faculty member to determine whether or not you should enroll in this class.