Announcing "Introduction to Mineral Physics" A nationwide COMPRES Graduate Seminar Hosted by Dr. Pamela Burnley and Dr. Sylvia-Monique Thomas High Pressure Science and Engineering Center and Department of Geoscience University of Nevada, Las Vegas "Introduction to Mineral Physics" (GEOL704X) is an entry-level graduate course in mineral physics that will be taught on-line during Spring 2014. The objective of the course is to familiarize students with mineral physics topics and techniques so that they can comfortably read research literature in mineral physics. The course will meet twice a week (Tuesday & Thursday 11:00 AM- 12:30 PM (PST) January 21^st -May 8^th ) on-line via Gotomeeting (a free web-based meeting tool).Class meetings will be spent in a combination of lectures, guest lectures and student led discussions. Students who wish to enroll for credit at UNLV as non-degree seeking graduate students should go to http://graduatecollege.unlv.edu/prospective/non-degree/become_a_student/.Students at COMPRES member institutions should contact Dr. Burnley for additional enrollment options.Auditors are also welcome. Students interested in participating in the course should contact Dr. Burnley by *December 15, 2013*.** More information can be found at:http://faculty.unlv.edu/pburnley/MP101.html <%20http:/faculty.unlv.edu/pburnley/MP101.html> Questions can be directed to: Mineralphysics101@gmail.com -- Dr. Pamela C. Burnley Department of Geoscience University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-4010 Phone (702)895-5460