Courses
Environmental Engineering Courses
ENE 210 Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment 3 Cr.
Solve problems in environmental engineering that involve fundamental physical, chemical and biological processes, engineering technology, and current environmental issues and policies. Introduction to topics related to environmental quality, public health, environmental and occupational health regulations, health risk assessment, public and private institutions, and environmental systems. Topics discussed include risk analysis, brownfields, solid waste and energy fundamentals. Prerequisites: CHEM 115 and MATH 126 or MATH 131.
ENE 260 Environmental Sustainability 2 Cr.
An introduction to the fundamental aspects of sustainability and green design concepts. Topics include renewable and non-renewable resources, energy cycles, pollution generation, carbon cycle, emissions and sequestering, and life cycle analysis. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
ENE 310 Chemical Fate and Transport 3 Cr.
An introduction to solving problems using concepts of heat and mass transfer and evaluating design options related to the production, clean-up and control of bioenvironmental systems. Focus is placed on understanding conduction, convection, radiation, and diffusion heat and mass transfer processes. Prerequisites: CE 334 and ME 270.
ENE 330 Environmental Soils 2+3, 3 Cr.
An introduction to the chemical, physical, and biological properties of soils; the origin, classification, properties, and distribution of soils and their influence on hydrological and environmental processes; the management and conservation of soils; and the environmental impact of soil disturbance. Prerequisite: CE 213 and 215.
ENE 360 Environmental Policy and Law 2 Cr.
Introduction to environmental law and major federal statutes covering the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and hazardous waste and toxic substance laws. Students will discuss historical and contemporary issues of statutory and regulatory analysis, ethics, politics, and economics in these various legal contexts. Emphasis will be placed on contextualizing environmental problems, including uncertainty, risk assessment, risk perception and risk mitigation. Prerequisite: ENE 260.
ENE 440 Introduction to Air Pollution 3 Cr.
Introduction to particulate- and gas-control technologies, dispersion modeling, and pollutant transport. Students will solve problems in the area of air quality and air pollution control using fundamental physical, electrical and chemical processes. Course topics will investigate the effects of regulation and legislation. Prerequisites: CE 334, ENE 210, and ME 270.
ENE 450 Hazardous Waste Management 3 Cr.
An overview of remediation of contaminated soil and ground water at hazardous waste sites including development of site investigation plans, management of field investigations, environmental risk assessments, feasibility studies, innovative remedial design techniques, and case studies. Energy and greenhouse gas emission will be evaluated as will municipal landfill leachate and gas generation. Prerequisites: ENE 310.
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Mechanical Engineering Courses
ME 317 Sustainable Engineering 2 Cr.
This course provides an introduction to sustainable engineering techniques. Topics include sustainable engineering terminology, applications, metrics, tools such as cost-benefit analysis and life-cycle analysis, design for sustainability, sustainable materials, and sustainable energy production. Prerequisites: ME 201 and ME 270.
ME 377 Introduction to Renewable Energy m 1 Cr.
A study of the global energy crisis. Students will identify the challenges of the current energy system and investigate alternative energy systems including renewables and their associated technologies. As a focus of their studies, students will evaluate the role that alternative energy systems can play in solving the energy crisis based on their availability and sustainability. Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
ME 477 Solar Thermal Technology m 3 Cr.
The fundamentals and applications of solar thermal energy systems are developed and discussed. Topics include residential water heating, residential and commercial space heating, and solar concentrating systems. The subject is an application of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer. Prerequisite: ME 370 (or ME 270). Prerequisite or Corequisite: ME 376.