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Undergraduate Catalog 2000 - 2001

Environmental Engineering (ENVE)

Program Coordinator: Nikolaos P. Nikolaidis
Office: Room 302, F.L. Castleman Building


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110. The Environmental Debate I

Second semester. One credit. May be repeated for credit (maximum of 3 credits). Open only with consent of instructor.

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

210. The Environmental Debate II

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.

251. Civil Engineering Systems

(Also offered as CE 251.) First semester. Three credits. Open to sophomores. Anagnostou, Garrick

Application of statistical principles to the analysis of problems. Topics covered include normal, poisson, and binomial distributions, chi square, comparison of means and variances, least square and regression analysis.

260. Water Quality Engineering

(Also offered as CE 260.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 263 and 297. Abboud, Smets

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

262. Environmental Engineering Laboratory

(Also offered as CE 262.) Second semester. Three credits. Two class periods and one 3-hour laboratory period. Prerequisites: CE 263 and 297 or CHEG 223 (which may be taken concurrently). Abboud, Smets

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

263. Environmental Engineering Fundamentals

(Also offered as CE 263.) Both semesters. Three credits. Prerequisites: CHEM 128 or 130 and MATH 211 (which may be taken concurrently). Open to sophomores. Hoag, Nikolaidis, Smets

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.

265. Hydraulic Engineering

(Also offered as CE 265.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 297 or CHEG 223 and CHEG 224. Anagnostou, Nikolaidis, 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.

266. Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory

(Also offered as CE 266.) Second semester. Two credits. One class period. One 2-hour laboratory. Prerequisites: CE 297.

Tests and investigation of the flow of oils, water, and other fluids through orifices, nozzles, wires, and pipes; calibration of measuring devices; experiments with turbines and pumps.

267. Engineering Hydrology

(Also offered as CE 267.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: CE 297 or CHEG 223 and CHEG 223. Anagnostou, Nikolaidis, 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

268. Limnology

(Also offered as CE 268 and as EEB 247.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisites: MATH 109 or 112 or 115 and an introductory course in CHEM (CHEM 122, 127, or 129); an introductory course in Biology is recommended.

Physical, chemical, and biotic interrelationships of freshwater habitats.

270. Environmental Engineering Chemistry

First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: CHEM 128 or 130 , MATH 211 or consent of instructor. Open only with consent of instructor.

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

279. Environmental Modeling

(Also offered as CE 279.) Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: CE 263 and CHEG 223 or CE 297 or consent of instructor. Nikolaidis

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.

280. Introduction to Environmental Rate Processes

(Also offered as CHEG 280.) First semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEM 128.

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

281. Introduction to Water Pollution

(Also offered as CHEG 281.) Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 224.

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.

283. Introduction to Biochemical Engineering

(Also offered as CHEG 283.) Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 224 and 251.

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.

285. Introduction to Air Pollution

(Also offered as CHEG 285.) Second semester. Three credits. Recommended preparation: CHEG 211 or ME 233 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.

290. Environmental Engineering Design I

First semester. Three credits. To be taken during the senior year.

Basic aspects of environmental engineering design from data acquisition through preliminary design, cost estimating and final specifications. Report writing will be integral parts of the course.

291. Environmental Engineering Design II

Second semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: ENVE 290. To be taken during the senior year.

Implementations of protocols and techniques covered in Course I to a specific environmental scenario. Instructors will supply initial conditions and performance expectations. Reporting writing will be an integral part of the course.

295. Special Topics in Environmental Engineering

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.

296. Thesis

Either semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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

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