Environmental Engineering Sciences

Interaction of technology and industrialization with earth’s resources and the resultant effect on environmental quality. Identification of air, water and land pollution: causes, effects, and controls. Concepts of environmental management and the socioeconomic and institutional factors influencing environmental quality. Intended for non-ENV majors. (B)

Field and laboratory instruction on ecosystems, environmental treatment and control systems, and methods of environmental analysis. Intended for junior level environmental science majors and minors. (B)

Consideration of the energy basis for man and nature including principles of energy analysis, systems ecology, and public policy. (P)

Relationship of feedback to dynamics, and its use in computer modeling of the causes of dynamics in bio-environmental systems to achieve engineering goals. Environmental models developed, tested and alternative solutions analyzed.

Principles and applications of geographic information systems, spatial analysis and spatial modeling in environmental engineering sciences.

Principles and practices of environmental planning. Planning for and designing sustainable communities and regions. Exploration of quantitative methods for the evaluation of environmental impacts and analysis of carrying capacity of economic development. Exploration of theories of spatial and temporal organization of systems of humanity and nature.

General concepts in microbiology and cell biology with major emphasis on the role of microorganisms in polluted environments. (B)

Focuses on the biota (microorganisms, algae, zooplankton, fish, plants) found in natural (lakes and wetlands) and engineered systems, ecological engineering approach to management of surface waters and ecological modeling.

Application of ecological principles to technological resource management and problem solving. (B)

Application of chemical principles to environmental processes and problems. Emphasis on organic chemical contaminants, chemistry of treatment processes, analytical methods, biochemistry and toxicology, and hazardous wastes. (P)

Kinetics and equilibrium of aqueous chemistry including acid-base, complexation, precipitation and redox equilibria. (P)

Basic procedures of chemical analysis applied to natural and waste waters, including sampling and interpretation of water quality. (P)

Processes of the atmosphere and oceans and human interaction.

Application of engineering principles to protect public health. Areas covered include water supply, waste treatment, air pollution, radiological health, occupational health, milk and food sanitation, vector control, solid wastes, and housing hygiene. (P)

Numerical modeling techniques and their application to environmental engineering. Use of personal computers and spreadsheets to solve numerical models. Solution techniques include numerical methods and their implementation using Excel and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).

Intended for undergraduate students majoring in environmental engineering sciences. Lectures and discussion on ethics topics in environmental engineering sciences. (H)

Theory and laboratory techniques for the analysis of air and water pollutants and basic concepts of ecosystems structure and analysis.

Techniques and tools from sampling theory through laboratory QA and calibration, presentation of results, and legal aspects. In addition to standard statistical techniques, log normal distributions, censored data, limits of detection, etc. are presented.

The distribution of pollutants in natural waters. Advective and diffusive transport phenomena. Analytical and numerical prediction methods. Water quality models. Ocean outfall diffuser design.

Sources, effects and regulation of air pollutants. Meteorology and dispersion of pollutants. Sampling and analysis of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Photochemical air pollution and mobile sources. (P)

Application of physical and chemical principles to measurement of gaseous and particulate pollutants in ambient air. Emphasis on federal reference methods for criteria pollutants.

Principles of particulate and gaseous emission control; design and operation of particulate and gas control equipment to meet federal emission standards.

Design of a complete air pollution control system including the industrial ventilation system needed to capture, transport and condition the hot, corrosive gases from an industrial process.

Characterization and description of low and high level radwastes, regulatory requirements and method of treatment. Transportation, burial and surveillance of radwaste. Decommissioning of nuclear facilities.

Design fundamentals of solid and hazardous waste landfills, waste piles, monofills, and surface impoundments. Regulations, site requirements, sizing, liner design, leachate and gas management system design, operations, and closure.

Generation of solid and hazardous wastes. Collection, methods, equipment, costs and disposal. Rules, regulations and management systems for proper control of solid and hazardous wastes. Evaluation of engineering systems to minimize costs and regulatory problems. (P)

A capstone design experience focusing on the design of solid waste management systems such as landfills, waste-to-energy facilities, compost operations, recycling facilities and hazardous waste treatment/storage/disposal facilities.

Biological and physicochemical processes for advanced treatment of municipal wastewater. Reuse guidelines and applications.

Design of chemical water treatment processes including reactor design, air stripping, oxidation and disinfection, activated carbon absorption, ion exchange and membrane processes. Predesign laboratory studies to select appropriate process parameters.

Design of conventional water treatment operations, including reactor design, coagulation, flocculation, mixing, sedimentation, filtration, softening, disinfection and sludge management.

Surface and atmospheric hydrology. Hydrologic Process controlling streamflow events. Practical application to stormwater management.

Subsurface hydrology. Properties of porous media governing flow and chemical transport in the subsurface. Environmental site evaluation methods.

Design of water and wastewater treatment units.

A detailed study of the processes utilized in the treatment of wastewater, with emphasis placed on the theoretical aspects of design and on the practical aspects of operation.

Detailed design and layout of gravity wastewater collection systems, pumping facilities, force mains, and a wastewater treatment plant. Emphasis is placed on the preparation of design drawings and estimating costs.

Hydraulic design of water distribution systems, wastewater collection and disposal systems, and water and wastewater treatment plants.

Theory and application of engineering economics and systems analysis to the design of environmental management systems.

This course approaches design of products and processes from a "green" engineering perspective, where one of the primary objectives is minimization of environmental impacts. Three scales of pollution prevention will be covered: macroscale (life-cycle assessments), mesoscale (unit operations design), and microscale (molecular level).

Selected problems or projects in the student’s major field of study.

The first part of a two-course sequence in which multidisciplinary teams of engineering and business students partner with industry sponsors to design and build authentic products and processes—on time and within budget. Working closely with industry liaison engineers and a faculty coach, students gain practical experience in teamwork and communication, problem solving and engineering design, and develop leadership, management and people skills.

The second part of ENV 4912-4913 sequence.

One term industrial employment including extra work according to a pre-approved outline. Practical engineering work under industrial supervisor, as set forth in the College of Engineering Regulations.