Environmental Engineering

EVEN 5131 (3) Air Pollution Control Engineering

Introduces air quality regulations, meteorology and modeling. Examines methods for controlling major classes of air pollutants, including particulate matter and oxides of sulfur and nitrogen, as well as control technology for industrial sources and motor vehicles. Requires interdisciplinary design projects.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: MCEN 5131 and MCEN 4131 and EVEN 4131
Requisites: Restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students or to Mechanical Engineering or Environmental Engineering undergraduate majors only.

EVEN 5141 (3) Indoor Air Pollution

Describes the impact of indoor air pollutants on human health, including an introduction to key pollutants and their sources. Students will estimate emission factors, calculate generation/ventilation rates, quantify the impact of deposition and chemical reactions and explore relevant control technology. Current issues will also be addressed, including climate change, green building design, economic concerns and relevance to the developing world.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: MCEN 5141, MCEN 4141, and EVEN 4141
Requisites: Restricted to any College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students or to Mechanical Engineering or Environmental Engineering undergraduate majors only.

EVEN 5444 (3) Analytical Methods, Experimental Design, and Applied Data Analysis

Focuses on experimental design and applied statistical methods for data analysis in the environmental engineering field. Students learn how to design and interpret experiments considering multiple variables, avoid confounding effects, and identify interactions between variables. Statistical tools are applied to analytical methods to validate environmental analytical samples. Students learn how to decipher analytical methods to ensure that environmental samples are collected and analyzed following robust quality assurance/quality control procedures.

Requisites: Restricted to College of Engineering and Applied Science graduate students or BS/MS Concurrent Degree Students only.
Recommended: Prerequisite an undergraduate statistics course.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 5484 (3) Integrative Environmental and Molecular Microbiology

Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CVEN 4484, EVEN 4484, and CVEN 5484
Requisites: Restricted to graduate students or students accepted in the AREN, CVEN or EVEN Bachelor Accelerated Masters (BAM) programs.

EVEN 5514 (3) Bioremediation

Advanced study on biological processes used to treat toxic organic and inorganic compounds contained in contaminated water, air, and soil; design and evaluation of in situ toxic compound biotransformation; fundaments of phytoremediation; critical reviews of current literature on bioremediation.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: CVEN 5514

EVEN 5544 (3) Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery

Covers the scope of the nonhazardous solid waste problem and regulations that drive its management; discussions of nonengineering factors that impact waste management and recycling; design of incinerators, composting facilities, and landfills used to treat and dispose of solid waste.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: EVEN 4544 and CVEN 5544
Requisites: Requires prereq courses (CHEN 1201 or CHEN 1211 or CHEM 1113 or MCEN 1024) and (APPM 1350 or MATH 1300) (all min grade C-). Restricted to CVEN, AREN, EVEN, MCEN, CHEN, IDEN or AMEN majors only.
Recommended: Prerequisite CVEN 3414.

EVEN 5584 (3) Sustainable Engineering Design

Introduces students to sustainable design and quantitative sustainability assessment methods. Students will develop an understanding of quantitative sustainable design and how to navigate engineering decision-making. Students will learn tools for economic (life cycle costing, LCC) and environmental (life cycle assessment, LCA) sustainability assessments, and how to link these tools to engineering design decisions under uncertainty. Students will design engineered technologies individually and in teams, with special attention to energy and water technologies. Main course objectives are that students will have the ability to assess the relative sustainability of design alternatives using quantitative tools and to complete the detailed design of civil/environmental engineering infrastructure while navigating trade-offs across and within dimensions of sustainability.

Requisites: Restricted to graduate students only.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 5830 (1-4) Environmental Engineering Special Topic

Supervised study of special topics of interest to students under instructor guidance.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 30.00 total credit hours. Allows multiple enrollment in term.
Requisites: Restricted to graduate students or concurrent degree sub plans (C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-ARENCVEN, C-EVENCVEN or C-EVEN) only. Undergraduates with over 80 credit hours can take this course.

EVEN 5959 (3) International Environmental Impact Assessment

Provide elements needed to develop Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) in countries around the world. Familiarizes students with terms and definitions used in environmental practice. Explains the application of methodologies/tools used globally in EIA studies, taking into consideration the cause-effect relationships between project activities and the environment. Overview of World Bank and regional evaluation criteria driven by local ecosystems, society, and regulations. Case studies focus on the application of tools/methodologies and criteria in various international scenarios.

Equivalent - Duplicate Degree Credit Not Granted: EVEN 4959
Requisites: Requires prerequisite or corequisite course of EVEN 3414 (minimum grade C-). Restricted to graduate students or concurrent degree sub plans (C-AREN, C-CVEN, C-ARENCVEN, C-EVENCVEN or C-EVEN) only.
Recommended: Prerequisite or corequisite EVEN 3550.

EVEN 5979 (1-3) Introduction to Humanitarian Aid

Addresses the humanitarian-development nexus and gives an overview of the main ethical and professional principles, standards, and key stakeholders involved in humanitarian aid. Students will learn the historical and legal frameworks that shaped these principles, and examine their applicability to the challenges faced by humanitarian actors today. Increasing frequency, intensity, complexity, and length of emergency situations require new approaches and coordination among historically divided humanitarian and development actors.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) or graduate students only.
Recommended: Prerequisite CVEN 4839/5919 Global Development for Engineers.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 5989 (1-3) Disaster Risk Reduction

Explores disaster governance, the decentralization of disaster resources and responsibilities, and best practices and tools in preparedness and mitigation. Students will examine the intersection of development, climate change, and disasters, by studying the impact of crisis events on human, social, and political behavior, and associated responses from impacted populations. Students will learn how to use data, tools, and geospatial techniques (GIS) that can inform and enhance vulnerability assessments, mitigation planning, and response operations.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) or graduate students only.
Recommended: Prerequisite CVEN 4839/5919 Global Development for Engineers, or EVEN 5979, Introduction to Humanitarian Aid.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 5999 (1-3) Refugees and Displacement

Examines the processes and policies contributing to and driving refugee and migration flows, as well as response strategies. The focus will be on forced displacement, which currently impact the lives of almost 80 million people worldwide. This course covers solutions, particularly in the settlement context, for the appropriate provision of covered living space to adequately shelter displaced populations, while also promoting safer, healthier settlements that link emergency shelter and settlement assistance to longer-term recovery efforts. Previously offered as a special topics course.

Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) or graduate students only.
Recommended: Prerequisites CVEN 4839/5919, EVEN 5979 and EVEN 5989.
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 6504 (3) Advanced Physical-Chemical Processes for Water and Water Reuse Treatment

Teaches the process fundamentals of (1) granular activated carbon adsorption (2) UV, ozone and advanced oxidation processes (3) membrane filtration and reverse osmosis treatment and (4) ion exchange. These processes, as applied to impaired water sources, including brackish/saline/saltwater and wastewater reuse, will address water quality parameters including pathogenic microorganism, background organic matter, specific organic contaminants, metals and salts.

Requisites: Requires prerequisite course of CVEN 5524 (minimum grade C-).
Grading Basis: Letter Grade

EVEN 6940 (1) Master's Candidate for Degree

Registration intended for students preparing for a thesis defense, final examination, culminating activity, or completion of degree.

EVEN 6950 (1-6) Master's Thesis

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 6.00 total credit hours.

EVEN 6960 (1-3) Master's Report

Offers report research under faculty supervision. Faculty advisor consent required.

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 3.00 total credit hours.

EVEN 8990 (1-10) Doctoral Dissertation

Repeatable: Repeatable for up to 10.00 total credit hours.