Info Brochure (Flyer)
Dates: Summer Term 2012 (Session I) June 4-24, 2012
- Introduction
Contact:
Dr. Christopher Liu, Department of Biological Sciences, East Tennessee State University.
Email: liuc@etsu.edu; Tel. (423) 439-6920; Fax (423) 439-5958
Introduction
Through lectures and field trips to three outstanding fossil sites and several botanical/zoological gardens in spring-year-around southwest China, students will gain skills in field paleontology and knowledge of the amazing biodiversity of both ancient and modern lives, such as one of the best soft-bodied fossils from the Cambrian Chengjiang fauna (left image below), Jurassic Lufengosaurus from Lufeng Dinosaur Museum, and Neogene leaves preserved with exquisite venations in Xianfeng Coalmine. The course provides first-hand experience of excavating and collecting a wide range of fossils and enhances cross-cultural exchange during this 3 week program by having graduate students from the Kunming Institute of Botany to join the class for field trips and to visit several botanical/zoological gardens in Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
Fig. 1. Fig. 2.
Fig. 1. Fossil worm from the Chengjiang Fauna (Early Cambrian, 530 million-year-old)
Fig. 2. Lufeng dinosaur, Lufengosurus from Jurassic.
COST:
Estimated at $3400 and includes:
- Round-trip airfare from Tri-cities to China
- Accommodations: double occupancy dorm or hotel with private bath and air conditioning
- All planned local transportation, museums, meals, and entry fees
Note: visa costs, tuition, health insurance, and personal expenses not included.
FINANCIAL SUPPORT:
1. Undergraduates with min. 2.75 GPA are eligible for $2000 scholarship from Honors College. For more information (form, ...), go to www.etsu.edu/international.
2. Other scholarships:
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Contact Dr. Liu for supplement funding from his research grant. Please send an email of your CV and a short essay to explain why you like to take this trip.
APPLY:
Contact the Office of International Programs and Services (http://www.etsu.edu/honors/international/exchange/default.asp) or Dr. Liu.
The University reserves the right to alter the program format and/or cost in case of conditions beyond its control. If the program is canceled or a student withdraws, a refund of program costs may not be available in all cases.