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Environmental Engineering (ENVE)

Program Director: Associate Professor Amvrossios Bagtzoglou
Office: Room 310, F.L. Castleman Building

1320. The Environmental Debate I

(110) Second semester. One credit. May be repeated for credit (maximum of 3 credits). 

Structured review of environmental issues and active debate during class time. Presentation of current environmental issues by environmental professionals and experts.

2251. Probability and Statistics in Civil Engineering

(251) (Also offered as CE 2251.) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: MATH 1121Q or 1131Q/1131QC. This course and ENVE 2330 or CE 2210 may not both be taken for credit. Anagnostou, Aultman-Hall, Garrick, Ivan

Application of statistical principles to the analysis of civil engineering problems. Topics include probability, random variable distributions, hypothesis testing, and linear regression analysis.

2310. Environmental Engineering Fundamentals

(263) (Also offered as CE 2310.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 1128Q or 1148Q.   MacKay

Concepts from aqueous chemistry, biology, and physics applied in a quantitative manner to environmental problems and solutions. Mass and energy balances, chemical reaction engineering. Quantitative and fundamental description of water and air pollution problems. Environmental regulations and policy, pollution prevention, risk assessment. Written and oral reports.

2320. The Environmental Debate II

(210) Second semester. One credit. May be repeated for credit (maximum of 3 credits).

Structured review of environmental issues and active debate during class time. Presentation of current environmental issues by environmental professionals and experts.

2330. Decision Analysis in Civil and Environmental Engineering

(201) (Also offered as CE 2210.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: MATH 1122Q or 1132Q. This course may not be taken for credit if the student has taken CE 2251, CE 281, or ENVE 2251. Anagnostou, Ivan

Time value of money. Evaluation of alternative projects. Fundamentals of probability theory and statistics. Introduction to critical path method for project scheduling and optimization using linear mathematical models.

3200. Environmental Engineering Laboratory

(262) (Also offered as CE 3300.) Second semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 3-hour laboratory period. Prerequisite: CE 2310; and prerequisite or corequisite: (CE 3120 or CHEG 3123). Abboud, Holmen

Aqueous analytical chemical techniques, absorption, coagulation/flocculation, fluidization, gas stripping, biokinetics, interpretation of analytical results, bench-scale design projects, written and oral reports.

3210. Environmental Engineering Chemistry

(270) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: (CHEM 1128 or 1148) and MATH 2410. MacKay

Quantitative variables governing chemical behavior in environmental systems. Thermodynamics and kinetics of acid/base, coordination, precipitation/dissolution, and redox reactions. Organic chemistry nomenclature.

3220. Water Quality Engineering

(260) (Also offered as CE 3320.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 2310 and (CE 3120 or CHEG 3123). Abboud,

Physical, chemical, and biological principles for the treatment of aqueous phase contaminants; reactor dynamics and kinetics. Design projects.

3230. Introduction to Air Pollution

(285) (Also offered as CHEG 3230.) Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 2111 or ME 2233 or ME 238. 

Gaseous pollutants and their properties; basic analytical techniques for air pollutants; particulate pollutants and their properties; equipment design for removal of gaseous and particulate materials; economic and environmental impact of air pollutants; federal and state regulations.

3240C. Soil Chemistry Components

(259C) (Also offered as SOIL 3410C.) First semester, alternate years (even). Four credits.  Three class periods and one 2-hour computer laboratory period. Prerequisites: CHEM 1128Q and 2241. Recommended preparation: SOIL 2120 and 2125. Schulthess.

Basic concepts of the physical chemistry of soil constituents. Topics include soil atmospheres, soil solutions, soil organic matter, soil mineralogy, and surface characteristics and analysis.

3250. Introduction to Biochemical Engineering

(283) (Also offered as BME 3301 and as CHEG 3173.) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 3151. Wood

Enzyme and fermentation technology; microbiology, biochemistry, and cellular concepts; biomass production; equipment design, operation, and specification; design of biological reactors; separation processes for bio-products.

3260. Introduction to Environmental Rate Processes

(280) (Also offered as CHEG 3260.) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEM 1128.

Application of thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and transfer operations to environmental problems; water pollution control. Open only to students not majoring in chemical engineering.

3320. Limnology

(268) (Also offered as EEB 3247.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: (MATH 1060 or 1120 or 1131) and (CHEM 1122 or 1127, or 1137 or 1147). Recommended preparation: BIOL 1107 or an introductory biology course. 

Physical, chemical, and biotic interrelationships of freshwater habitats.

3995. Special Topics in Environmental Engineering

(295) Semester, credits, and hours by arrangement as announced. Prerequisite and or consent: Announced separately for each course. Course may be repeated for credit. Classroom or laboratory course on specific topics as announced.

4220. Introduction to Water Pollution

(281) Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 3124.

Water purification and water quality control; aeration and mass transfer, biological mechanisms and kinetics; design of biological reactors and sludge treatment facilities; design and operation of physical purification methods; alternative processes for industrial wastewater treatment.

4310. Environmental Modeling

(279) (Also offered as CE 4310.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: CE 2310 and (CHEG 3123 or CE 3120). 

Systematic approach for analyzing contamination problems. Systems theory and modeling will be used to assess the predominant processes that control the fate and mobility of pollutants in the environment. Assessments of lake eutrophication, conventional pollutants in rivers and estuaries and toxic chemicals in groundwater

4800. Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory

(266) (Also offered as CE 4800.) Second semester. Two credits. One class period. One 2-hour laboratory. Prerequisites: CE 3120.

Tests of the flow of water in pipes and open channels. Theory and calibration of flow measurement devices. Generation of flow measurement devices. Study of velocity profiles. Generation of pump performance curves. Physical hydraulic modeling and similtude.

4810. Engineering Hydrology

(267) (Also offered as CE 4810.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 3120 or (CHEG 3123 and 3124). Anagnostou, Ogden

Hydrologic cycle: precipitation, interception, depression storage, infiltration, evaportranspiration, overland flow, snow hydrology, groundwater and streamflow processes. Stream hydrographs and flood routing. Hydrologic modeling and design. Computer applications. Design project.

4820. Hydraulic Engineering

(265) (Also offered as CE 4820.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 3120 or (CHEG 3123 and 3124). Anagnostou, Ogden

Design and analysis of water and wastewater transport systems, including pipelines, pumps, pipe networks, and open channel flow. Introduction to hydraulic structures and porous media hydraulics. Computer applications.

4910W. Environmental Engineering Design I

(290W) First semester. Two credits. Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or 1011 or 3800. To be taken during the senior year.

Students working individually or in groups produce solution to environmental engineering design projects from data acquisition through preliminary design, cost estimating and final specifications, oral presentation and written reports.

4920W. Environmental Engineering Design II

(291W) Second semester. Two credits. Prerequisite: ENVE 4910W. To be taken during the senior year.

Students working individually or in groups complete the implementations of protocols and techniques covered in ENVE 4910W, final cost of entire project, feasibility, oral presentation and written reports. Instructors will supply initial conditions and performance expectations. 

4996. Thesis

(296) Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Designed to extend student knowledge in a specialized area of environmental engineering and introduction to research.

4999. Independent Study

(299) Either or both semesters.  Credits by arrangement, not to exceed six in any semester.  Open only with consent of instructor.

Individual study of special topics in law as mutually arranged between student and instructor.

 

   
      
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