Water Quality Biotechnology Program

Education

Courses:

• CEE397H Environmental Challenges in Modern India (3cr). The objective of this course is to focus on environmental concerns while discussing the politics, identity, economy, education, youth culture, and future of modern India through critical review of selected readings.
• CEE398H Readings in Sustainable Urban Engineering (3cr). By 2050, more than five billion people will live in urban agglomerations. Learning how to sustain living conditions in mega cities is critical for human capital, natural capital, and financial capital. The objective of this course is to integrate readings from urban planning, engineering, and public health with an understanding of the social implications and financial opportunities of mega cities and urban lifestyle.
• CEE400 Engineering Project Abroad I: Market Assessment (1cr). The objective of this course is to prepare engineers to plan and execute as assessment of a market need abroad including the identification of the need, quantifying the market opportunity, planning an international assessment trip, and evaluating data collection in the field.
• CEE401 Engineering Project Abroad II: Appropriate Design (1cr). The objective of this course is to prepare engineers for appropriate design in a context-dependent manner.
• CEE402 Engineering Project Abroad III: Implementation (1cr). The objective of this course is to facilitate the inherent entrepreneurial spirit of each student to implement an appropriate design.
• CEE472H Practical Aspects of Building Energy Audits (3cr). There are 3 major objectives of this course. First, to train students to actually go into a building and identify specific opportunities for reducing its energy consumption through technology upgrades and behavior modifications. Second, to evaluate the costs of the required changes and the savings that will accrue over time. Third, to be able to present coherent recommendations to the building management on the economic and social consequences of implementing those changes.
• CEE600 U.N. Millenium Development Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability (3cr). The objective of this course is to demonstrate key concepts in environmental chemistry and microbiology through engaging students in the evaluation of appropriate technology using case studies. Drinking water and sanitary system design in North America, India, and Sub-Saharan East Africa will be used to compare design needs in developed, emerging, and less developed countries.
• CEE601 Environmental Sustainability Laboratory (1cr)
• CEE619 Molecular Methods for Environmental Engineers (4cr). The goal of this course is to expose students to cutting-edge technology in the emerging field of Environmental Biotechnology. By the end of this course, students should be familiar with qualitative and quantitative aspects of the “full cycle 16S rRNA approach.” This course aims to teach students to develop a scientific question, learn appropriate methodology, conduct careful experimentation, analyze data, and draw conclusions worthy of publication.
• CEE646 Biological Principles of Environmental Systems (3cr). The goal of this course is to develop an appreciation for applications of (micro)biological principles to systems of interest to environmental engineers and scientists. This course aims to teach students to work in teams to synthesize the scientific literature, develop and teach their professional opinions on a (micro)biological topic, and to successfully manage an intensive classroom problem based learning exercise.
• Molecular Microbial Ecology, Kasturba Medical College, India

Questions? Contact Daniel B. Oerther.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Room 765 Baldwin Hall; Box 210071
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0071, USA
(513) 556-3670; (513) 556-2599 (fax)