For prerequisites and restrictions on these courses, please refer to course descriptions. The Department accepts graduate students in the following research areas. Please click HERE for a listing of several available positions. Snow Avalanche Formation - Snowpack boundary conditions, snowpack properties, metamorphism of snow and intergranular bonding, deformation and failure of weak layers, avalanche initiation and fracture propagation. Avalanche Forecasting - Tests of snow slab stability.
Biomedical engineering applies the principles of engineering to solve medical problems.
Wastewater Treatment - Microbial growth kinetics and energetics. Attached and suspended growth secondary treatment systems. Tertiary treatment systems, including biological nutrient removal. Natural systems for wastewater treatment. Sludge treatment and disposal.