AI FOR EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

This course will explore the applications of AI to Earth and Environmental Science research and the appropriate use of AI tools as a research assistant. The course will cover introductory topics in AI and machine learning (ML) and use project-based learning to deepen understanding. Students will use existing code to recreate recent publications, and then extend this code to deepen knowledge. Students will then develop their own projects that apply AI/ML to Earth and environmental data or models. Throughout the semester, the appropriate use of state-of-the-art AI tools in scientific research (e.g., literature review, coding, writing, etc.) will be discussed and practiced.