CEVE 315 Urban Water Systems (Spring)
This course introduces urban water systems, including water sources, treatment processes, distribution and collection systems, and resource recovery and reuse. Student will learn the principles of physical, chemical, and biological processes, operations and reactor configurations commonly used for water quality control. In addition, students will learn analysis and design of specific water treatment and resource recovery processes and operations.
CEVE 316 Urban Water Systems Lab (Spring)
This course introduces measurement of physicochemical water quality parameters and their application to the design and evaluation of water treatment unit processes. The principles behind the measurements and the significance of measured values will be covered. Selected conventional and advanced water treatment techniques will be introduced with emphasis on experimental design, group problem solving, and report writing.
CEVE 426/526 Smart Materials for the Environment (Fall)
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the concept of smart materials and their application to address challenges in environmental engineering. The course will cover three broad categories of smart materials, namely self-healing materials, stimuli-responsive materials, and materials with molecular-recognition capabilities. The use of these materials for structural, sensing, water treatment, and energy applications will be highlighted. The course will emphasize the underlying chemical and thermodynamic principles driving the behavior and responses of smart materials.