Courses

Sustainability in chemical engineering; including sustainable approaches to design and development of processes, products, energy usage, renewable energy system and emission reduction; systems thinking, process performance and mathematical tools.

This course will increase student awareness of sustainability issues concerning the future survival of humans and other organisms on the planet. The course specifically covers the following biological diversity trends, human population growth, agriculture and food consumption issues, water use and supplies, global warming and effects on biological diversity, sustainable fisheries, forest products and services, and other issues.

Sustainable development is both a fundamental concept used to understand this concept using the framework of geography and a global perspective. Students environmental, economic, and social barriers to development, environmental sustainability in achieving global development goals.

This course examines the role of law and policy in balancing economic, environmental, and social issues for current and future generations.

Three lectures and one laboratory. Lecture and laboratory provide an understanding of important earth resources (rocks and minerals, soil, water, fossil fuels, alternative energy) and how their utilization by humans impacts the environment. Includes discussion of water pollution, air pollution and waste disposal as primary issues related to resource utilization. Natural Science

This course explores historical and contemporary environmental issues in Earth science with an emphasis on human-environmental relationships and their influences on sustainability. Inquiry into regional and global environmental issues in geoscience allows students to identify causes, effects, and potential solutions to problems.

This course explores the basic principles of ecology, with a particular emphasis on biological and environmental relationships and their influences on sustainable ecosystems. Inquiry into regional and global issues allows students to identify causes, effects, and potential solutions to ecological challenges facing us today and in the future.

Contemporary issues surrounding the challenge of providing energy for societal and economic development are examined. Depletion of fossil fuel resources and the impact of fossil fuel use on the environment and climate are considered. Alternative Sustainable sources of energy production are explored.

This course will focus on determining energy requirements of various sustainable as alternatives for traditional sources provided by fossil fuel. Innovative and energy will be investigated.

This course examines the consumption and production of energy and the principles and technologies behind renewable energy sources. It also introduces the basics of energy storage systems such as batteries, gravitational, and hybrid.