Environmental Engineering
Courses
ENVE 516 Fundamentals of Environmental Biotechnology 3.0 Credits
This is an introductory course in environmental biotechnology for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in engineering. The fundamentals of microbiology and molecular biology important to environmental engineering applications will be emphasized.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 546 Solid Waste Systems 3.0 Credits
Analyzes the public health, economic, and political aspects in the operation and design of storage, collection, and disposal of solid waste materials.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 555 Geographic Information Systems 3.0 Credits
The course provides grounding in fundamental principles of GIS, and achieves understanding through hands on practical laboratories. Course topics include: spatial reference systems, geographic data theory and structures, structures, spatial analysis tools, functions and algorithms, GIS data sources, compilation and quality, and GIS project design and planning.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 560 Fundamentals of Air Pollution Control 3.0 Credits
Fundamental topics with regard to the formation and control of air pollutants are studied. This course provides strong foundation for engineers who will be involved in the development of engineering solutions for industrial air pollution prevention and design, development or selection of air pollution control devices and systems.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 570 Industrial Ecology 3.0 Credits
Industrial Ecology (IE) is an evolving view of industrial operations which seeks to design processes and manufacture products in such a way to minimize and optimize their environmental interactions. IE borrows the analogy from nature that “waste” from one organism is “food” for another. Within the “technosphere”, the organization in which economic processes and activities are conducted by humans, IE uses the evolving tools life cycle assessment (LCA), material flow analysis (MFA), and economic valuation, to explore novel approaches to minimizing waste stocks and flows at both micro and macro levels.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: CIVE 240 [Min Grade: B-] and ENVE 300 [Min Grade: B-]
ENVE 571 Environmental Life Cycle Assessment 3.0 Credits
This course provides graduate engineering students with an enhanced skill set to permit them to cooperate more fully in the sustainable design and planning of engineering systems. Students will be introduced to the systems analysis modeling approaches life cycle assessment (LCA) and material flow analysis (MFA), and will explore research-oriented aspects of the methods and their application in engineering design, decisions, and public policy.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 660 Chemical Kinetics in Environmental Engineering 3.0 Credits
Covers chemical and biological kinetics, mass-transfer considerations and hydraulic regimes in water and wastewater treatment, and water quality management. Includes absorption and stripping of gases and volatile organics and applications to aeration and ozonation processes.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 661 Env Engr Op-Chem & Phys 0.0-3.0 Credits
Provides a theoretical study of the chemical and physical unit operations of environmental engineering, including sedimentation, coagulation, precipitation, adsorption, oxidation-reduction, ion exchange, disinfection, membrane processes, and filtration.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENVE 660 [Min Grade: C]
ENVE 662 Enviro Engr Unit Oper-Bio 3.0 Credits
Provides a systematic study of the microbiological and biochemical processes for the treatment of aqueous and solid wastes, including aerobic and anaerobic processes and composting.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENVE 660 [Min Grade: C]
ENVE 665 Hazardous Waste & Groundwater Treatment 3.0 Credits
Covers principles of hazardous waste and groundwater treatment and in situ technologies. Presents application of processes, including solvent extraction, steam and air stripping, adsorption, ion exchange, oxidation, dechlorination, stabilization, wet air and supercritical oxidation, incineration, soil washing, and soil vapor extraction.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: ENVR 660 [Min Grade: C]
ENVE 681 Analytical and Numerical Techniques in Hydrology 3.0 Credits
This course provides an introduction to some of the analytical and numerical methods that are widely used to solve problems in hydrology, including translating physical processes into partial differential equations and solving these problems using both analytical and numerical solution methods.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Prerequisites: MATH 200 [Min Grade: D] and ENGR 232 [Min Grade: D]
ENVE 684 Water Resource Systems Analysis 3.0 Credits
This course covers mathematical optimization techniques as applied to water resource systems. Example applications include water supply management, irrigation planning and operation, water quality management and ground water management.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 727 Risk Assessment 3.0 Credits
Covers quantitative relations between environmental exposures and effects. Includes computer methods for risk analysis and development of environmental guidelines and standards.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
ENVE 750 Data-based Engineering Modeling 3.0 Credits
This course covers empirical methods to understand and model engineering systems. Students will learn to develop evaluate statistical models and use three common statistical software packages, Excel, SPSS, and R.
Repeat Status: Not repeatable for credit
Restrictions: Cannot enroll if classification is Freshman or Junior or Pre-Junior or Sophomore
ENVE I599 Independent Study in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE I699 Independent Study in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE I799 Independent Study in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE I899 Independent Study in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE I999 Independent Study in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Self-directed within the area of study requiring intermittent consultation with a designated instructor.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE T580 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE T680 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE T780 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE T880 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit
ENVE T980 Special Topics in Environmental Engineering 0.0-12.0 Credits
Topics decided upon by faculty will vary within the area of study.
Repeat Status: Can be repeated multiple times for credit