Teaching

I teach courses in environmental engineering, aquatic chemistry and biogeochemistry. The following are a brief summary and syllabi for my classes.

CIE 341 - Environmental Engineering I

This undergraduate class introduces students to the field of environmental engineering. Students learn principles of physical, chemical and biological phenomena and processes that are relevant to solving environmental engineering problems. Topics include groundwater hydrology, water quality, water quality modeling, wastewater treatment processes, air pollution and control. The class involves problem solving, a class project and an oral and written presentation. In the class emphasis is placed on developing and improving technical communication skills. The role of the environmental engineer the societal context of environmental problems is discussed.

CIE 653 - Applied Aquatic Chemistry

This is an advanced graduate class in understanding aquatic chemical systems through thermodynamic chemical equilibrium techniques. The theory and principles of stoichiometry and chemical thermodynamics are discussed, including non-ideal effects. Acid-base, precipitation-dissolution, aqueous coordination and oxidation-reduction reactions are discussed by solving chemical equilibrium problems. Chemical equilibrium software is used and applied in the solution of problems.

CIE 657 - Biogeochemistry

This graduate class involves the study of the transport and cycling of major elements in environmental systems. The role of human activity in disturbing element cycles is emphasized. The class includes lectures and discussion of papers in the literature. The class focuses on the biogeochemistry of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, metallic cations and mercury, and the interaction of these elements. The class involves interpretation, and oral and written presentations of biogeochemical data by students.