The objective of this
course is to provide students with
exposure to multidisciplinary opinions
on current and future environmental
issues from industrial, scientific,
academic, governmental and engineering
experts, in an environmental that
fosters productive exchange of ideas.
Credit / non-credit grades will
be issued for this course.
Prerequisites
graduate standing in
EVEN or related discipline.
EVEN
6301
Environmental
And Occupational Health
3(3-0)
Description
Allows Environmental
Engineering graduate students to
participate in internships with
industry, government, and environmental
consulting companies in career-based
practical activities to broaden
the skills obtained through curricular
education. Credit/non-credit grade.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6304
INTERNSHIP
/ ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
V:1-3
Description
Overview of pertinent
regulations and regulatory infrastructure.
Development and application of the
fundamental principals that determine
environmental and occupational health.
Discussion of methods for controlling
environmental occupational hazards.
Introduction to Environmental health
and Safety Information Systems.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6305
Research
In Environmental Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Research for Thesis
or Dissertation.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6308
Fundamentals
Of Solid/Hazardous Waste Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of pertinent
federal and state regulations. Fundamentals
of solid/hazardous waste generation,
management, treatment and disposal.
Emphasis on the modeling aspects
of the fate and transport of hazardous
waste in the environment. Discussions
of assessment planning, waste minimization,
effective management of waste material,
and the application of treatment
and disposal technologies.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6309
Fundamentals
Of Air Quality And Pollution Control
3(3-0)
Description
Classification of
air pollutants by the Clean Air
Act and its amendments. Fundamental
theories of air pollution and atmospheric
science. Air pollution meteorology,
atmospheric dispersion modeling,
and an introduction to air quality
models. Control technology of gaseous
air pollutants, process design variable
applications.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6311
Air
Quality Modeling
3(3-0)
Description
Physico-chemical process
analysis of the atmosphere. Discussion
of air quality models, types and
applications. Development of an
atmospheric chemical transport model
for urban and regional-scale applications.
Performance evaluation and statistical
assessment of air quality models.
Stochastic modeling and analysis
of air quality problems.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320 or equivalent.
EVEN
6312
Surface
Water Quality Modeling
3(3-0)
Description
Ecological and human
effects assessment; environmental
decision criteria; monitoring strategies;
environmental exposure assessment;
development of pollutant transport,
fate and persistence models; model
parameter estimation.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320 or equivalent.
EVEN
6313
Groundwater
Contaminant Transport Modeling
3(3-0)
Description
Advanced topics in
groundwater flow problems and contaminant
transport modeling, including groundwater
transport model selection, initialization,
and calibration with an emphasis
on model application to regional
water resources protection and planning.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320.
EVEN
6314
Ecosystem
Modeling
3(3-0)
Description
Discussion of ecosystem
models, types and applications.
Emphasis is placed on incorporation
of relevant forcing functions and
system processes into models to
predict design outcomes for restoration
and re-creation. Ecosystem modeling
definitions, concepts and principles
in their application to understanding
ecosystem response to human induced
perturbations. Development of a
dynamic, ecosystem computer simulation
model.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320 or equivalent.
EVEN
6315
Fundamentals
Of Water Quality Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of pertinent
regulations and regulatory infrastructure.
Introduction to fundamental principles
of water supply and pollution control.
Characterization of water quality
and its relationship to quantity.
Development and application of analytical
methods for modeling and modifying
water quality and in natural and
engineering systems.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6316
Fundamentals
Of Environmental Biotechnology
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of microbiology
fundamentals and development of
quantitative tools for describing
stoichiometry, microbial energetics,
microbial kinetics, biofilm kinetics,
and bioreactor mass balances. Application
of these tools for designing processes
for treating solid, liquid, and
gas phase pollutants, including
solid waste composting, wastewater
treatment, sludge digestion, bioremediation,
and air biofiltration. Analysis
of complex biological systems involving
dynamic multispecies interactions.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6318
Environmental
Systems Modeling
3(3-0)
Description
This course is designed
to introduce the basic approaches
for modeling environmental systems.
Impacts from anthropogenic activities
to the environment will be systematically
evaluated via the use of various
simulation approaches. Case studies
in understanding complex environmental
systems will be incorporated to
enhance the integrated skills available
for model synthesis via multidisciplinary
analysis.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320 or equivalent.
EVEN
6319
Chemical
Principles Of Environmental Engineering
Design
3(3-0)
Description
Discussions and applications
of chemical principles in disinfection,
air pollution, geochemistry, and
aquatic, microbial, redox, and coagulation
chemistry in systems design for
environmental engineering. Introduction
to chemical computer models for
environmental applications. An overview
of the biogeochemistry of natural
water systems and the chemistry
of the atmosphere.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6320
Environmental
Risk Assessment And Management
Of Risk
3(3-0)
Description
Quantitative and qualitative
topics in the characterization of
environmental risk and the development
of acceptable concentrations. Evaluation
of models to develop guideline concentrations
and regulatory options and actions
to manage risk.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6329
Environmental
Monitoring And Measurements
3(1-3)
Description
An integrated experience
in developing and designing laboratory
experiments and field sampling campaigns,
acquiring and analyzing high quality
data for understanding environmental
phenomena, and presenting experimental
results using state-of-the-art communication
tools. Emphasis is also on project-oriented,
team-based projects that promote
collaborative learning.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6330
Ecological
Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
Discussion of the
fundamental processes and attributes
of natural systems, including hydrology,
bio-geochemistry and ecology, with
the emphasis on the engineer's role
in creating and restoring natural
systems. Techniques for terrestrial,
aquatic and wetland ecosystem creation
and restoration, including assessment,
planning, and construction.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6331
Industrial
Ecology
3(3-0)
Description
Discussion of similarities
between ecological systems and industrial
systems with the emphasis on material
cycles, energy flow, organizational
structures and how industries can
learn from their natural counterpart.
Fundamentals of natural ecosystems
as models for the design, creation
and operation of industrial ecosystems.
Role of engineered ecosystems in
industrial ecosystems (e.g., residual-product
resource recovery, contaminated
site remediation water conservation).
Discussion of pollution prevention
tools for industrial and process
design, including green chemistry
and green engineering approaches
to process and product design, and
environmental performance evaluation
tools, including life cycle assessment.
Prerequisites
EVEN
6332
Environmental
Data Analysis
3(3-0)
Description
Topics concerning
the unique characteristics of environmental
data, the process of statistical
characterization, the identification
of system changes, the usefulness
of non-parametric approaches and
the utilization of data in characterizing
risk and the determination of acceptable
environmental cleanup standards
to manage risk.
Prerequisites
MATH 3320.
EVEN
6340
Decision
Sciences For Environmental Systems
3(3-0)
Description
This course provides
the fundamentals of decision science
theory in support of large-scale
complex environmental systems analysis.
Discussions and lectures will cover
the realm of multi-criteria decision-making.
The basics of multi-attribute decision-making
and multi-objective programming
techniques, risk and uncertainty-based
decision analysis, such as multi-objective
stochastic programming, gray programming,
fuzzy programming, and their combinations
will be emphasized.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6341
Environmental
Informatics
3(3-0)
Description
Introduction to environmental data
types and structures. Discussion of database design
and tools, data warehousing; environmental information
management using Geographic Information Systems
(GIS), theory and environmental application of remote-sensing
technologies; environmental knowledge management
and decision support using knowledge-based systems.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6342
Environmental
Systems Engineering
3(3-0)
Description
The course provides the fundamentals
of optimization theories and their real world application
potential for environmental systems planning and
pollution control. Class discussions of fundamental
operational research techniques cover linear programming,
integer programming, dynamic programming, and nonlinear
programming. Case studies are designed to deal with
the typical planning, design, and operation problems
for environmental infrastructure systems with regard
to complex multidisciplinary decision-making.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6343
Environmental
Management Systems
3(3-0)
Description
This course introduces the basic knowledge
of current environmental management systems applied
in both public and private sectors. Class discussions
will cover conventional development of ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for various
levels of organizations. Possible extensions of
internal and external environmental auditing, environmental
label, and life cycle assessment can be made based
on relevant Total Quality Environmental Management
(TQEM) requirements. Case studies emphasize enterprise
strategic environmental management planning for
organizations and their stakeholders, in the context
of environmental regulatory, law and policy. These
topics will be linked with ecoproduct evaluation,
environmental performance evaluation, and green
production planning to search for strategies compatible
with ISO 14001-accreditation.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6354
Environmental
Regulations And Policy
3(3-0)
Description
Overview of federal and state regulations
for the protection, and international agreements
for the protection of human and environmental health.
Legal, social, political and economic patterns and
processes, which set the stage of the development
of environmental policy. Impacts and interactions
of environmental regulation and policy on the design
and implementation of environmental management systems
in the public and private sectors. Discussion of
environmental ethics and interactions with the environmental
engineering profession and with the formulation
of environmental regulations and policy.
Prerequisites
EVEN 6356
Environmental
Exposure Assessment
3(3-0)
Description
Direct measurement and model simulation
methods used to characterize environmental exposures.
Students gain an understanding of the complexities,
uncertainties, and physical, chemical and biological
issues relevant to environmental exposure assessment.
Topics include exposure terminology, exposure study
design, pollutant fate and transport, human activity
patterns, indoor air quality, dosimetry, statistical
methods in exposure assessment, quality assurance
and quality control, and state-of-the-art techniques
for characterizing airborne pollutants.
The advanced study of the toxicology
of industrial and commercial products as the basis
for proper design and operation of industrial facilities.
Toxicology to apply to animals, plants, and humans.
EPA approved test protocols for lethal dose, non-lethal,
and long term damage to human health and the environment,
and reproductive systems.
Product
Safety Design
3(3-0)
Description
Application of federal and state regulations
to the design and operation of facilities for the
handling, storage, transportation, application,
and ultimate disposal of commercial chemical products.
Application of toxicological testing to the proper
design and operation of commercial chemical product
logistics.
Advanced
Industrial Safety and Health Design
3(3-0)
Description
Availability and application of engineering
designs and controls for protection of workers and
community from potential industrial hazards. Hazards
include chemical, biological, noise, radiation,
thermal, and other potential concerns.
Biological
Treatment of Wastewater
3(3-0)
Description
Analysis of biological unit processes
used to treat wastewater. General models for suspended
growth and fixed film biological systems are developed
using the mass balance concept. Review of pertinent
journal articles.
Design of
Air Pollution Control Systems
3(3-0)
Description
Discussions in process design. Classification
identification and particle size distribution of
particulate air pollutants. Control technology of
particulate air pollutants, process design variables
applications. A particulate control problem project.
Groundwater
Hydrology
3(3-0)
Description
An applied course dealing with groundwater
hydrology and its interrelation with surface water,
water well design, well pumps, well hydraulics,
pumping tests, and safe yield of aquifers artificial
recharge, flow nets, salt water intrusion, and some
modeling of groundwater flow.
Remediation
Design for Solid/Hazardous Sites
3(3-0)
Description
Site assessments, optimization of
site evaluations, development of design alternatives,
remediation management, soil and groundwater transport,
light and dense non-aqueous phase contaminants.
Civil Engineering Curricula
CEEN 4362
Hydrology
Description
Hydrologic cycle; transpiration, evaporation,
snow melt and planetary circulation. Rainfall?runoff
relations, index, unit hydrographs, synthesized
hydrographs. Binomial, normal, and extreme?value
skewed distributions.
CEEN 4367
Industrial
Liquid Waste Treatment
Description
Practices of industrial waste treatment
plants. Methods of determining strength of wastes
and their treatment.
CEEN 5303
Contaminant
Hydrogeology
Description
Groundwater contamination and its
prevention. Mass transport in saturated and unsaturated
zones as well as the occurrence and movement of
non-aqueous liquids is treated.
Physics Curricula
PHYS 5325
Meteorology
Description
The advanced study of atmospheric
conditions, their impact and their prediction as
the basis for the design of industrial facilities
to control air pollution and to determine the routes
of exposure of the releases from or within industrial
facilities which handle toxic materials. The basis
for modeling of the transport of pollutants through
the atmosphere.
Plant and Soil Science
Curricula
PLSS 5328
Soil Physics
Description
An advanced study of the physical
properties of soils with environmental and agricultural
applications.
Chemical and Natural
Gas Engineering Curricula
CHEN 4386
Air Pollution
Control
Description
A fundamental approach to air pollution
testing, control, and design of control systems.
Introduction to dispersion modeling via computer.
Biology Curricula
BIO 5406
Bacteriology
Description
The Survey of Medical, Public Health,
Water, Sewage, and Milk Bacteriology. Bacteriological
technique is emphasized.
Chemistry Curricula
CHEM 5325
Environmental
Chemistry
Description
The advanced study of chemistry as
the basis of the environmental regulations for air
pollution, water pollution, solid/hazardous wastes,
toxic commercial chemical products, and employee
safety.
Industrial Technology
Curricula
ITEN 4341
Industrial
Safety
Description
Study of plant layout and safety procedures,
including information for employees, accident reporting,
first aid practices, emergency procedures, fire
prevention, and plant environmental conditions.
Geology Curricula
GEOL 5319
Geology
of Ground Water
Description
Occurrence and movement of water beneath
the earth??s surface. The influence of geologic
conditions on ground water quality, production,
and resource evaluation. Field trips may be arranged.
GEOL 5329
Urban and
Environmental Geology
Description
Current problems related to environmental
geology and urban planning and development. Field
trips may be arranged.
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