Special Topics in Civil and Environmental Engrg (395-0-26)
Topic
Practicum in Environmental Engineering
Instructors
Ludmilla Aristilde
847/491-2999
Tech A316
Office Hours: By Appointment
Dr Aristilde’s areas of expertise are in the combined application of experimental and computational tools in chemistry and biochemistry to gain novel molecular insights underlying the dynamics of organics in environmental processes. The goal of the Aristilde Group is to obtain a fundamental understanding of the “why” and “how” of the environmental behavior of organics, with implications for nutrient cycling, ecosystem health, agricultural productivity, and environmental biotechnology. Her group seeks to figure out the mechanisms responsible for the physical and biological fates. The current research activities of her group are focused on (i) cellular carbon metabolism of organic substrates in environmental bacteria, (ii) catalytic dynamics of nutrient-cycling extracellular enzymes, (iii) the physical chemistry of biomolecules and organic contaminants in environmental matrices, (iv) molecular ecotoxicological targets of organic contaminants.
Meeting Info
Technological Institute M120: Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
Overview of class
This course will focus on the application of environmental engineering fundamentals to evaluate, model, and develop engineering solutions for different environmental contamination scenarios. Students will work in groups of "environmental consulting engineers" to address each problem scenario by designing engineering approaches to the problems, deriving mass balances of problem contaminants, applying differential equations to model biological and chemical transformations, evaluate cost-benefit analyses or implementation challenges of solutions
Learning Objectives
Course Objectives:
1. Derive and apply equations to describe mass balances and reactions in environmental systems.
2. Solve environmental problems in different natural and engineered settings.
3. Develop and evaluate alternative engineering solutions.
4. Evaluate the complexity of problems and challenges faced by environmental scientists and engineers.
Evaluation Method
Case Study 1 160 (16%)
Case Study 2 200 (20%)
Case Study 3 200 (20%)
Quizzes (6) 390 (39%)
Participation/Attendance 50 (5%)
Class Materials (Required)
No Textbook required
Class Notes
CIV_ENV 260 is a pre-req