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Overview

What can we learn about Earth, and other planets in and beyond our solar system, by studying their atmospheres?

Duration

2 weeks

Total fee

4,450

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from University of Leeds
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Discovering Science: Atmospheric Chemistry
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Course details

Who should do this course?

The course is suitable for anyone with a general interest in chemistry; no previous knowledge or experience is required

What are the course deliverables?
Explore the chemistry behind climate and pollution in Earth’s atmosphere.
 
Assess the future of living with climate change, the contributing impact humans are making and possible solutions.
 
Explore how knowledge of chemistry helps us to understand the planets in the solar system.
 
Assess the impact of current space missions and how these may help us find life on other planets.

Discovering Science: Atmospheric Chemistry
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Curriculum

The chemistry of atmospheric pollution.

 

The role that radiation and greenhouse gases play in atmospheric chemistry.

 

The role of chemical feedbacks.

 

An introduction to the FAGE container.

 

The research conducted using the FAGE container to predict climate and air quality.

 

Chemical solutions for reducing the amount of Carbon Dioxide in our atmosphere.

 

The influence of humans on recent climate change.

 

Assignment: prepare interview questions to demonstrate an understanding of lowering CO2 emissions.

 

The role of chemistry in understanding the atmospheres in the solar system.

 

Space exploration in the media.

 

The evolution of technology in aiding knowledge of planetary atmospheres.

 

The Cassini-Huygens space mission.

 

Similarities and differences between Titan’s and Earth’s atmospheres.

 

The search for life or a habitable planet.

 

Assignment: a peer-reviewed task to write a press release about a space mission.

 

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Faculty details

Paul Taylor
I'm from West Yorkshire. I'm a Professor at the University of Leeds & Dean : Student Education. I research cancer & evolution

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