Course Description | Credits | Term | Frequency | |
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BEE 101 Ecological Engineering I |
Introduction to engineering at OSU and the emerging field of ecological engineering. Topics include engineering analysis and problem solving, professional ethics, the design process and teamwork. |
3 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 102 Ecological Engineering II |
Introduction to common problems and solutions in ecological engineering, emphasizing the multiplicity of approaches to constraining, analyzing, and resolving challenges of ecosystem management. Two overnight field trips to local ecological monitoring and engineering sites will be required. |
3 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 221 Ecological Engineering Fundamentals |
Introduction to the concepts and practice of ecological engineering including characteristics, classification, and modeling of ecosystems; ecosystem protection; and sustainable uses of ecosystems, including treatment wetlands, land treatment systems, and ecologically sensitive stormwater management, to meet the needs of human societies. PREREQS: One year of college biology and chemistry and MTH 256 or instructor approval required. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 222 Ecological Engineering Computation |
Programming methods relevant to ecological engineering, including hardware/software integration. PREREQS: Sophomore standing, consent of instructor. |
3 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 311 Ecological Fluid Mechanics |
Fluid properties, fluid statics, fluid motion, conservation of mass, momentum and energy for incompressible fluids, dimensional analysis, ecological engineering applications. Lec/rec. PREREQS: Consent of instructor. |
4 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 312 Ecohydraulics |
Theory and design of hydraulic systems for ecological engineering applications. Lec/rec. PREREQS: BEE 311 or CE 311 or CHE 331 or CHE 331H |
4 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 313 Ecohydrology |
Provides quantitative description of fundamental hydrologic processes and the hydrologic cycle, the interactions of water between atmosphere, soils, and plants, and models for estimating the generation and transport of water in the environment. Lec/rec. PREREQS: BEE 312 |
4 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 320 Biosystems Analysis and Modeling |
An introduction to simulation modeling and analysis of a variety of biological and ecological systems. Systems approaches to describing ecological systems. PREREQS: MTH 256 and consent of instructor. |
4 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 322 EcoE Thermodynamics/Transfer Processes |
A study of the transport processes of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer applied to biological organisms and ecological systems. PREREQS: BEE 320 |
4 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 361 Ecological Engineering Laboratory |
Introduction to modern measurement methods for ecological applications, includes sensors and systems for measuring soil, water and atmospheric properties. Lec/lab. PREREQS: One year college physics. |
3 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 399 Design of Microbial Processes for Ecological Engineering Applications |
Application of ecological engineering principles to the modeling, analysis and design of microbial processes in the environment. PREREQS: See course page for details |
4 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 411 Global Environmental Change: Using Data to Inform Design (ECampus) |
Empowers students interested in global change research to focus on the interactions between changes in human land use and climate. Using an innovative online data and mapping tool called Data Basin, students will explore topics accessing the highest quality datasets available in an all-in-one platform. |
3 | Annually | |
BEE 415 Professional Development Seminar |
This course is designed to help students prepare for their professional career. Students will interact with professionals working in Career Development and Ecological Engineers to learn from their experiences. |
1 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 433 Irrigation System Design |
Principles of soil physics and plant water use applied to irrigation system design. Design of gravity, pressurized, and trickle irrigation systems, improving on-farm water management, performance characteristics of pumps and other irrigation equipment. Lec/lab. Offered alternate years. |
4 | Winter | Biannually (Odd Years) |
BEE 439 Irrigation Principles and Practice (eCampus) |
Survey of irrigation systems, system configurations, factors that influence irrigation efficiency, crop water requirements, energy requirements, pumps, irrigation scheduling. For non-engineers. Lec/lab/rec. PREREQS: MTH 111 |
4 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 446 River Engineering |
Multipurpose river use; natural physical processes in alluvial rivers; channel modification practices; river structures; design practices; impact of river modification; problem analysis; and impact minimization. Offered alternate years. PREREQS: CE 313 |
4 | Spring | Biannually (Odd Years) |
BEE 458 Nonpoint Source Pollution Assessment and Control |
Problem solving in nonpoint source pollution. Methods for evaluating the extent, rate, timing, and fate of Non-Point Source (NPS) pollutants in agricultural and urban environments. Offered yearly in Spring term, as a hybrid section for odd years and an ecampus section for even years. |
3 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 468 Bioremediation Engineering |
Examines strategies for using a variety of biological processes for treating municipal, agricultural and industrial contaminants. This course is a Hybrid. PREREQS: MTH 251 and professional school standing. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 469 Ecological Engineering Design I |
Engineering design processes for ecological engineering applications, including specifications, performance criteria, timelines, and project logistics, principles and practices of working in engineering teams. (Writing Intensive Course) PREREQS: BEE 322 and (ENGR 391 or ENGR 391H), senior standing or consent of instructor. |
4 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 470 Ecological Engineering Design II |
Engineering design processes for ecological engineering applications, including specifications, performance criteria, timelines, and project logistics, principles and practices of working in engineering teams. PREREQS: BEE 469, senior standing or consent of instructor. |
4 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 472 Intro to Food Engineering Principles |
This course is the first in a two-course sequence for non-engineering majors. BEE 472 provides principles of mass and energy conservation plus fundamentals of fluid flow dynamics as applied to food processing operations. |
5 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 473 Intro to Food Engineering Process Design |
This Course is the second in a two-course sequence for non-engineering majors. BEE 473 topics include conservation of mass and energy plus fundamentals of heat transfer as applied to food processing operations |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 499 Ecohydrology Tracer Applications |
This course provides an introduction to the use of tracers in understanding the function of ecohydrological systems. This course will cover both natural and artificial tracers through examination of experimental data, mathematical models, and case studies. Pre-Requisites: None |
3 | Winter | |
BEE 499 Small and Onsite Water Treatment Systems |
This course covers features, characteristics, applicability, advantages/disadvantages, and design of water supply and wastewater treatment components and systems for municipal, commercial, and residential facilities not able to connect to a centralized system. The course material will be applicable mainly to facilities in rural or suburban settings and in developing countries and for water or wastewater flows typically in the range of 100-100,000 gallons per day. |
3 | Fall | |
BEE 499 (formerly BEE 478) Biofuel Feedstocks Production |
Bioethenal is one of the important alternatives to fossil fuels. This course will provide an overview of the biofuel feedstocks for production of fuels, feed and industrially valuable chemicals. Issues in feedstock utilization such as suitability, availability, sustainability and economic viability will be addressed. This course will cover the preprocessing, post processing and fermentation technologies in ethanol production. Influence of feedstock composition and process technologies on ethanol and coproducts will be discussed. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
Course Description | Credits | Term | Frequency | |
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BEE 511 Global Environmental Change: Using Data to Inform Design (ECampus) |
Empowers students interested in global change research to focus on the interactions between changes in human land use and climate. Using an innovative online data and mapping tool called Data Basin, students will explore topics accessing the highest quality datasets available in an all-in-one platform. |
3 | Annually | |
BEE 512 Physical Hydrology |
Principles of hydrologic processes and the integration of these processes into the hydrologic cycle. Topics include atmospheric processes, precipitation and runoff, storm response in streamflow on a watershed scale, and major concepts in groundwater systems. PREREQS: One year of calculus. |
3 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 525/CE 540 Stochastic Hydrology |
Study the elements of randomness embedded in the hydrological processes with emphasis on time series analysis, stationarity, periodic/trend component, stochastic component, time series synthesis, ARMA model, spatial sampling and scale variability. Offered alternate years. PREREQS: BEE 512 |
3 | Spring | Biannually |
BEE 529 Biosystems Modeling Techniques |
Development of mathematical models of biological and ecological systems; linear and nonlinear systems analysis; stochastic modeling and random processes; model solution and analysis techniques. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 533 Irrigation System Design |
Principles of soil physics and plant water use applied to irrigation system design. Design of gravity, pressurized, and trickle irrigation systems, improving on-farm water management, performance characteristics of pumps and other irrigation equipment. Lec/lab. Offered alternate years. |
4 | Spring | |
BEE 542 Vadose Zone Transport |
Introduction to the physical and hydraulic properties involved in flow from the soil surface to groundwater. Classical infiltration equations will be derived and presented with exact and approximate solutions. Attention is focused on application to pollutant transport and recent advances in non-ideal flow. Recommended prereq: MTH 254 |
4 | Fall | Biannually (Odd Years) |
BEE 544/ CE 640 ST Open Channel Hydraulics (currently offered by CE dept) |
Contact Civil Engineering department for course information. |
3 | Winter | Biannually |
BEE 545 Sediment Transport |
Principles of sediment erosion, transportation and deposition in rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries; measurement, analysis, and computational techniques. Offered alternate years. Recommended Prereq: CE 313 |
4 | Winter | Biannually |
BEE 546 River Engineering |
Multipurpose river use; natural physical processes in alluvial rivers; channel modification practices; river structures; design practices; impact of river modification; problem analysis; and impact minimization. Offered alternate years. PREREQS: CE 313 |
4 | Spring | Biannually (Odd Years) |
BEE 549 Regional Hydrologic Modeling |
Challenges in regional-scale water resource analysis and management with emphasis on application to production agriculture. Application of geostatistical techniques to spatially variable systems and remote sensing to large-scale water resource systems. Development of soil-water-atmosphere-plant models. Analysis of evapotranspiration estimating methods. Offered alternate years. |
3 | Winter | Biannually |
BEE 558 Nonpoint Source Pollution |
Problem solving in nonpoint source pollution. Methods for evaluating the extent, rate, timing, and fate of Non-Point Source (NPS) pollutants in agricultural and urban environments. Offered yearly in Spring term, as a hybrid section for even years and an ecampus section for odd years. |
3 | Spring | Annually |
BEE 568 Bioremediation Engineering |
Examines strategies for using a variety of biological processes for treating municipal, agricultural and industrial contaminants. This course is a Hybrid. PREREQS: Graduate level standing. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 572 Intro to Food Engineering Principles |
This course is the first in a two-course sequence for non-engineering majors. BEE 572 provides principles of mass and energy conservation plus fundamentals of fluid flow dynamics as applied to food processing operations. |
5 | Fall | Annually |
BEE 573 Intro to Food Engineering Process Design |
This Course is the second in a two-course sequence for non-engineering majors. BEE 573 topics include conservation of mass and energy plus fundamentals of heat transfer as applied to food processing operations |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 585 Metabolic Systems Engineering |
Mathematical and experimental techniques for quantitative descriptions of microbial bioreaction processes and an introduction to the principles and methodologies of metabolic engineering. Pre-requisites: Differential equations, linear algebra, biochemistry. |
3 | Spring | |
BEE 590 Bioprocess Control Systems |
Analysis and control of biological and biochemical systems. Stability, observability, controllability, pole-placement methods. Introduction to optimal control and feed back systems. PREREQS: MTH 251 and MTH 306 and BEE 571 or equivalent. |
3 | Spring | Biannually |
BEE 599 Ecohydrology Tracer Applications |
This course provides an introduction to the use of tracers in understanding the function of ecohydrological systems. This course will cover both natural and artificial tracers through examination of experimental data, mathematical models, and case studies. Pre-Requisites: None |
3 | Winter | |
BEE 599 Environmental Transport & Mixing | 3 | Fall | ||
BEE 599 (formerly BEE 578) Biofuel Feedstocks Production |
Bioethenal is one of the important alternatives to fossil fuels. This course will provide an overview of the biofuel feedstocks for production of fuels, feed and industrially valuable chemicals. Issues in feedstock utilization such as suitability, availability, sustainability and economic viability will be addressed. This course will cover the preprocessing, post processing and fermentation technologies in ethanol production. Influence of feedstock composition and process technologies on ethanol and coproducts will be discussed. |
3 | Winter | Annually |
BEE 691 Advanced Bioproduct Systems - Microbial Fuel Cells |
Fundamentals of fuel cell. Electricity generating microorganisms. Electron transfer mechanism microbial fuel cell (MFC). Parameters for evaluating MFC performance. MFC reactor configuration. Potential applications of MFC. Production of hydrogen using microbial-electrolyzer (adapted MFC); fundamentals of electrolyzer; factors affect the bio-electrolyzer performance and reactor configuration; comparison with other H2 generation technologies. |
2 | Fall | Biannually |