Biological & Environmental Engineering (BEE)Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2023-2024 is scheduled to publish mid-June.
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Classes
BEE 2510
Course Description
Students will quantitatively understand and analyze environmental issues such as: the impact of industrial contanimants and excess nutrients on water quality; the global carbon cycle; improving global ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRD 2510
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Riley-Robb Hall 125
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Capiro, N
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: CHEM 2070, 2090 or AP CHEM. Pre- or co-requisite: MATH 2930.
BEE 2600
Course Description
Focuses on the integration of biological principles with engineering, math, and physical principles. Students learn how to formulate equations for biological systems in class and practice in homework sets. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ENGRD 2600
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
March, J
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 2930, 2 semesters of core biology major classes and the investigative lab or BIOG 1445.
BEE 3280
Course Description
The world today is in a state of enormous transition. In the coming few decades, billions of people will leave poverty and enter the developed world. This unprecedented development will be one of the greatest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 5280
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Riley-Robb Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barstow, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: intro bio (such as BIOG 1440), biochem (such as BIOMG 3300), MATH 2930, MATH 2940. Recommenced courses are BEE 2600 and BEE 3600 or permission of instructor.
BEE 3310
Course Description
Properties of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; hydrostatic and dynamic forces; principles of continuity, conservations of mass, energy and momentum and their applications; laminar and turbulent flows, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BEE 5310
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 and engineering math sequence.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 3500
Course Description
Focuses on understanding the principles of heat and mass transfer in the context of biological (biomedical/bioprocessing/bioenvironmental) systems. Emphasizes physical understanding of transport processes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BEE 5500
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Datta, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite or corequisite: Math 2930 and fluid mechanics.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Datta, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 4270
Course Description
Managing soil and water resources requires monitoring. In this field-based lab course, you learn techniques to quantify water flow in surface and subsurface environments and monitor water quality in lakes, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 5270
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 225
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Steenhuis, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 or hydrology course.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 225
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Steenhuis, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 4560
Course Description
Ecological mechanics explores ecological relations from a mechanics perspective, including fluid, solid, structural mechanics, and heat and mass transport. While other ecological studies incorporate transport ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 6560
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- WF Riley-Robb Hall 160
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Pre-reqs: ENGRD 2020 (or equivalent statics and mechanics of solid), BEE 3310 (or equivalent fluid mechanics), BEE 3500 (or equivalent heat and mass transport), and BEE 3400 (or equivalent solid mechanics).
BEE 4590
Course Description
Students will choose a project depending on their interests, and complete the project goal by integrating the knowledge of biology, physics, and engineering. Students will present their proposal and final ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 5590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: General physics or permission of an instructor is required. Corequisite: Students must enroll in ENGRC 4590 (College of Engineering technical communications requirement).
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Riley-Robb Hall 305
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall 305
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 4730
Course Description
Teaches basic engineering design and analysis as practiced for water control and nonpoint source pollution prevention. Discusses the origins of design approaches, including their theoretical bases and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 5730
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Stocking Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Walter, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 or hydrology course.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall B72
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Walter, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 4750
Course Description
Applications of mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimization to environmental-quality management. Fate and transport models for contaminants in air, water, and soil. Optimization methods (search ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 5750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Srikrishnan, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BEE 2510 or BEE 2600 or permission of instructor.
BEE 4970
Course Description
Special work in any area of biological and environmental engineering on problems under investigation by the department or of special interest to the student, provided, in the latter case, that adequate ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit).
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BEE 4980
Course Description
The student assists in teaching a biological and environmental engineering course appropriate to his or her previous training. The student meets with a discussion or laboratory section, prepares course ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Independent Studies
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit).
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BEE 4990
Course Description
Research in any area of biological or environmental engineering on problems under investigation by the department or of special interest to the student, provided that adequate facilities can be obtained. ... view course details
Project Session Full.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-8 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (https://cals.cornell.edu/undergraduate-students/student-services/academic-resources/special-studies-academic-policies-and-petitions-and-forms/undergraduate-special-studies-enrollment-non-structured-credit).
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BEE 4993
Course Description
Intended for students pursuing the research honors program in BEE. This course is the culmination of the program's honors project requirement. Students enrolled in the BEE Honors program will prepare an ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
3-6 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Staff
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: Directed Research
Students from all Colleges must submit a CALS Special Studies Form (Available online: http://cals.cornell.edu/academics/registrar/policies/#independent-study). Do not enroll in section 701. You will be enrolled in the course after submitting the form online.
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BEE 4994
Course Description
Research in any area of biological and environmental engineering on problems under investigation by the department or of special interest to the student, provided that adequate facilities can be obtained. ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1-12 Credits Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
BEE 5270
Course Description
Managing soil and water resources requires monitoring. In this field-based lab course, you learn techniques to quantify water flow in surface and subsurface environments and monitor water quality in lakes, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 4270
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 225
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Steenhuis, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 or hydrology course.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 225
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Steenhuis, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5280
Course Description
The world today is in a state of enormous transition. In the coming few decades, billions of people will leave poverty and enter the developed world. This unprecedented development will be one of the greatest ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 3280
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Riley-Robb Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Barstow, B
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisites: intro bio (such as BIOG 1440), biochem (such as BIOMG 3300), MATH 2930, MATH 2940. Recommenced courses are BEE 2600 and BEE 3600 or permission of instructor.
BEE 5310
Course Description
Properties of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; hydrostatic and dynamic forces; principles of continuity, conservations of mass, energy and momentum and their applications; laminar and turbulent flows, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BEE 3310
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: ENGRD 2020 and engineering math sequence.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5459
Course Description
Energy Seminars will explore energy-related topics of emerging, contemporary and historical interest. An abbreviated list of subjects explored in the seminars includes: global energy resources, energy ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CHEME 5870, ECE 5870, MAE 5459
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Phillips Hall 203
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Anderson, C
Hammer, D
Zhang, K
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5500
Course Description
Focuses on understanding the principles of heat and mass transfer in the context of biological (biomedical/bioprocessing/bioenvironmental) systems. Emphasizes physical understanding of transport processes ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: BEE 3500
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Datta, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite or corequisite: Math 2930 and fluid mechanics.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- T Riley-Robb Hall 401
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Datta, A
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5590
Course Description
Students will choose a project depending on their interests, and complete the project goal by integrating the knowledge of biology, physics, and engineering. Students will present their proposal and final ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 4590
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall B15
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: General physics or permission of an instructor is required.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- F Riley-Robb Hall 305
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall 305
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5730
Course Description
Teaches basic engineering design and analysis as practiced for water control and nonpoint source pollution prevention. Discusses the origins of design approaches, including their theoretical bases and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory. Combined with: BEE 4730
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Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Stocking Hall 202
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Walter, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: CEE 3310 or hydrology course.
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- R Riley-Robb Hall B72
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Walter, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
BEE 5750
Course Description
Applications of mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimization to environmental-quality management. Fate and transport models for contaminants in air, water, and soil. Optimization methods (search ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 4750
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- MWF Riley-Robb Hall 105
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Srikrishnan, V
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: BEE 2510 or BEE 2600 or permission of instructor.
BEE 5951
Course Description
Comprehensive engineering design projects relating to the candidate's area of specialization. Projects are supervised by a BEE faculty member on an individual basis. A formal project report and ... view course details
BEE 6400
Course Description
In this class, we will discuss some classical as well as cutting-edge research papers from the biomaterials field on topics including: (1) Polymer Biomaterials; (2) Hydrogel Biomaterials; (3) Inorganic ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TR Riley-Robb Hall 160
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Ma, M
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Graduate level or senior standing.
BEE 6560
Course Description
Ecological mechanics explores ecological relations from a mechanics perspective, including fluid, solid, structural mechanics, and heat and mass transport. While other ecological studies incorporate transport ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: BEE 4560
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Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- WF Riley-Robb Hall 160
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Roh, C
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Pre-reqs: ENGRD 2020 (or equivalent statics and mechanics of solid), BEE 3310 (or equivalent fluid mechanics), BEE 3500 (or equivalent heat and mass transport), and BEE 3400 (or equivalent solid mechanics).
BEE 6640
Course Description
Marginal agricultural lands are an oft-cited but largely untapped regional resource base for bioenergy crop production. They constitute the primary available land base for production of second generation ... view course details
BEE 6970
Course Description
Topics are arranged by the faculty at the beginning of the semester. view course details
BEE 7000
Course Description
This course is intended to introduce students to graduate school in Biological and Environmental Engineering. It is intended for first year graduate students although others may find it helpful. It consists ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Sat/Unsat(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Jung, S
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Prerequisite: required for new MS/PhD graduate students in BEE. MEng/MPS students may attend for audit. Meeting time will be announced prior to the start of the semester.
BEE 7710
Course Description
Study and discussion of research or design procedures related to selected topics in watershed management, erosion control, hydrology, colloid transport, and water quality. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
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Credits and Grading Basis
1 Credit Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Class Number & Section Details
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Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 21 - Dec 4, 2023
Instructors
Walter, T
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Additional Information
Instruction Mode: In Person
Enrollment limited to: graduate students or permission of instructor. Meeting time will be announced prior to the start of the semester.