ENGRI 1130 - Sustainable Engineering of Energy, Water, Soil, and Air Resources

(crosslisted) CEE 1130
(CU-SBY)

Spring. 3 credits. Student option grading.

A. Giometto.

Course introduces concepts and tools required for the sustainable management of energy, water, soil, and air resources in our modern society. Semester is organized into four modules, each concentrating on one resource area and including a case study of local or regional significance. Students work in teams to address sustainability problems that arise in the case studies. Each module also includes presentations of technical approaches used in environmental engineering analyses. Project teams will be expected to apply those methods in their case study evaluations and management proposals. Technical approaches include life cycle analysis, mass balance computations, and mathematical modeling of pollutant dynamics in the environment.

Outcome 1: Students will be able to describe key scientific, economic, and social issues associated with sustainable management of energy, water, soil, and air resources.

Outcome 2: Students will be able to explain how infrastructure and regulatory systems influence sustainable resource use.

Outcome 3: Students will be able to identify appropriate technical engineering approaches to address management questions, and to apply basic versions of these techniques to specific problems.