Courses

11:375:201. ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY (3) (co-taught with Prof. Jeffra Schaefer) Hazardous agents, pollution, population interactions and dynamics; biogeochemical cycles in damaged and remediated ecosystems; environmental risk, management, and remediation; human health impacts.

11:117:414. UNIT PROCESSES IN BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING II (3) Prerequisites: 11:117:413 or permission of instructor. Biological principles and operations for wastewater treatment, bioremediation and energy production including: microbial ecology; energetics, stoichiometry and kinetics of microbial growth; kinetics of pollutant degradation; modeling ideal bioreactors; design criteria for specific wastewater treatment processes; and new developments in use of microorganisms in bioenvironmental engineering.

11:117:424. BIOENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING UNIT PROCESSES LAB II (1) Prerequisite: 01:160:171 or equivalent. Corequisite: 11:117:414 Demonstration and investigation of biological processes used in the treatment of wastewater, including: natural biological processes in biotreatment ponds; biodegradability and biodegradation kinetics; activated sludge reactors; anaerobic digestion for bioenergy production; and use of laboratory methods and analytical equipment to assess biological processes.                

16:375:529. BIODEGRADATION AND BIOREMEDIATION (3) This course covers the unifying microbial principles of pollutant biodegradation: Microbes, genes and pathways involved in biotransformation of specific pollutants; Molecular tools and biomarkers for identifying function and activity in bioremediation systems; Remediation systems for groundwater and sediments; Physical-chemical processes used in remediation; Incorporation of bioremediation in remedial approaches; Bioremediation systems as part of overall site restoration solutions; New advances in bioremediation; Regulatory considerations; Case studies from practicing professionals.