Download Sustainable Engineering Certificate Technical Track 1. GEO 416

Sustainable Engineering Certificate
Technical Track
1. GEO 416 Global Warming (Fall 2010)
Educate the student about climate change, including its causes
and impacts, mitigation measures, climate policy, energy
alternatives and carbon footprinting. Global warming refers to
contemporary changes to the surface temperature of the Earth
which are occurring in large part due to changes in the carbon
dioxide content of the atmosphere as a result of our consumption
of fossil fuels
2. ME 483 Alternative Energy Engineering (Sp 2010 MW
2:00- 3:15)
Solar radiation characteristics. Solar energy collection and
conversion devices. Design and analysis of passive and active
solar energy systems. Solar electric power production. Wind
energy conversion. Economic analysis.
3. MSE 415 ( Every Fall)
Product Design and Development is a project-based course that
covers modern tools and methods for sustainable product design
and development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of
management, engineering, and industrial design students
conceive, design and prototype a physical product. Class sessions
are conducted in workshop mode and employ cases and hands-on
exercises to reinforce the key ideas. Topics include identifying
customer needs, concept generation, industrial design, and
design-for-manufacturing.
4. MSE 304 Engineering Economics/ Env Economics (Every
Sp and Fall)
Systematic evaluation of the economic benefits and cost of
projects involving engineering design and analysis. Economic
decision-making in an environment of limited resources and
uncertainty.
5. PS 461 Env Policy ( Sp 2010 T Th 12:30-1:45)
The political processes that govern environmental policymaking in
the U.S. are examined. It begins by laying the groundwork of an
evaluation of the current state of environmental affairs by
exploring the history of American environmentalism. It then
presents a theoretical framework for understanding
environmental problem and their policy solutions. Finally, it
encourages students to critically analyze environmental cases,
with specific attention focused on issues surrounding energy and
climate change, air, and water pollution, land use, and hazardous
and toxic waste.
6. CMT 336/L Fundamentals of Green Buildings and Lab
The purpose of this course is to give the students an overview
of design process and construction delivery systems for high
performance green buildings. The US Green Building Council
(USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) will be studied in some detail. Sustainability evaluation
systems will be reviewed. The course will provide an
understanding of the concept of high performance green
buildings and sustainability, the physical limitations of the
materials used and the issues involved in selecting green
building materials. Sustainable landscapes, energy usage and
indoor environmental quality factors will be discussed.
Students will learn to reduce the footprint of construction
operations and become familiar with green building
commissioning.
7. MSE 556 Nanomaterials and nanotechnology (Every
Even Spring)
Introduction to nanotechnology and types of nanomaterials that
have been synthesized for applications in nanotechnology
(mechanics, electronics, optoelectronics, energy and biomedical
sciences. Illustration of novel synthesis methods of various
nonmaterials.
8. CE 487 Water Pollution Control (Fall 2010)
Principle of water and waste-water purification processes. Design
of engineering systems for treatment of water and municipal
waste-water.
9. ECE 411 Electric Power Systems
Review of basic principles such as complex power, nuclear,
hydroelectric and fossil power plant generation. Transmission
line parameters, flux linkage, impedance, line capacitance.
Design of transmission lines, V-I relationships, wave analysis,
models and power handling capabilities. Transformer and
generator analysis at the power system level. Per unit system
analysis. Two port analysis and design of power transmission
lines. Use of software such as Matlab, C, Visual Basic and Excel
for simulation, design and homework.
10. Principles of Recycling and Municipal Solid Waste
Management
Designed for those new to the recycling and solid waste
management industry, this introductory course covers the nature
and composition of municipal solid waste as well as the current
“integrated waste management approach” and the practices of
waste reduction, recycling, and transformation/disposal of solid
waste. A broad overview of the legal and regulatory framework
that governs the industry and various technologies utilized will be
discussed.
Sustainable Practice Certificate
Non-Technical Track
1. GEO 416
2. ME 122 Energy and Society
Energy use and its impact on society. Energy production and
consumption at all levels from personal to global. Conventional
and alternative energy sources, their costs, and their
environmental impacts. Understanding and participating in
public discussions of energy. Designed for non-majors. Regular
written assignments are required.
3. MSE 415/MAE 188
4. CMT 336/L
5. MGT 466
A humanly inhabitable earth is in danger: global warming, ozone
depletion, drought, deforestation, species extinction, etc. We can
trace the source of these problems to economic activity,
population growth, technology, and our collective failure to
adequately address these problems. In this course, we will
examine these issues and study how business can play a major
role in attempting to create a sustainable economy.
6. PS 461
7. Principles of Recycling and Municipal Solid Waste
Management