Ecological Engineering
This course explores ecological principles and engineering design techniques to enable the creation and rehabilitation of ecosystems for the benefit of nature and society. Particular applications to be covered include water pollution control (wastewater and stormwater), and ecosystem restoration (freshwater/coastal wetlands, and rivers).
Water Resources Sustainability
This course teaches principles of sustainability science applied to worldwide water management issues related to flooding, scarcity, pollution, ecological integrity, and distribution inequality. Concepts that facilitate tradeoff analysis and conflict resolution at the watershed scale are reviewed and discussed, including: integrated water resources management, water diplomacy, virtual water, the food-energy-water nexus, and water allocation strategies. Concepts in water resources sustainability are studied in light of cases studies from around the world. Students elaborate and share with the class about their own case studies to which they will propose solutions to a particular water management issue.
Basic Fluid Mechanics
This course prepares students in the understanding and resolution of fluid mechanics problems applied to civil and environmental engineering. At the end of the course, students will have been given adequate preparation to pass the fluids portion of the EI examination and be well prepared to pursue course work in hydraulics and other more advance courses in fluid dynamics and related environmental and water resources engineering courses.
Capstone Water Resources/Environmental Engineering Design
-A capstone water resources design experience for seniors in Civil and Environmental Engineering. A design-oriented course to design both industrial and domestic water treatment and water transport systems and hydraulic systems.
-An engineering design experience for Environmental Engineering graduate students. Students will work in teams on real world design projects in water or wastewater treatment.