Biological & Ecological Engineering

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.

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.

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

A study of the transport processes of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer applied to biological organisms and ecological systems. PREREQS: BEE 320

Application of ecological engineering principles to the modeling, analysis and design of microbial processes in the environment. PREREQS: See course page for details

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Contact Civil Engineering department for course information.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.