This course explores the potential environmental and health impacts of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It covers topics such as: the fate and transport of nanomaterials in the environment, state-of-the-art techniques for the characterization of nanomaterials, and new methods for developing nanomaterials with less environmental risk.

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This course is designed to enhance the knowledge base and analytical skills of engineering graduate students whose major interests are in geotechnical engineering and civil infrastructure materials. It can also be a selective for graduate students from geology (geosciences) and soil sciences. Major topics include the fundamentals of clay mineralogy, the mechanical and engineering properties of clay minerals, and a suite of micro/nano characterization techniques for clay minerals and other fine-grained geomaterials.

Transport of fluids and constituents in environmental systems. Advection, diffusion, dispersion, zero and first-order reaction kinetics and equilibrium partitioning processes. Mathematical models solved with analytical and numerical methods. Multi-scale application to surface and subsurface waters and the atmosphere.

Fundamentals of soil behavior, soil mineralogy and structure, soil stresses, stress-strain-strength behavior of cohesionless and cohesive soils, consolidation behavior of saturated soils, and determination of consolidation and strength parameters in practice. Prerequisite: CE-ENGIN 320.

Applications of traffic flow theory involving traffic flow modeling at varying levels of details using manually-generated and commercially-available transportation simulation tools. Fundamentals involved in transportation simulation such as random number generation, input/output analysis, and macroscopic and microscopic traffic flow models.

This course will cover concepts of sustainable transportation management strategies and policies. Among other topics, it will cover: life-cycle assessment for transportation infrastructure, vehicle emission estimation models, alternative fuel vehicles, non-motorized modes, and transit preferential treatments.

The major biological phenomena and processes used in environmental engineering. Fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry as applied to wastewater treatment, bioremediation drinking water treatment, and biological air pollution control.

The major biological phenomena and processes used in environmental engineering. Fundamentals of microbiology and biochemistry as applied to wastewater treatment, bioremediation drinking water treatment, and biological air pollution control.

This course will cover concepts of sustainable transportation management strategies and policies. Among other topics, it will cover: life-cycle assessment for transportation infrastructure, vehicle emission estimation models, alternative fuel vehicles, non-motorized modes, and transit preferential treatments.