Students participate in weekly discussions with visiting lecturers from all sectors of the U.S. construction industry. Opportunities are available to support a limited number of graduate students each year through the sponsored research activities of the construction program. This program is primarily intended for students having undergraduate degrees in electrical, mechanical, mining or chemical engineering. The Environmental and Water Studies Program covers a broad spectrum of specialities, including environmental chemistry and microbiology, water pollution control, air pollution, groundwater pollution, water resources engineering, hydrology, fluid mechanics, and environmental and water resources planning. Course offerings are scheduled to permit either intensive study in a single area or interrelated study between areas.
Seminars provide a broad coverage of water problems.
Modern laboratories for water quality control, hydraulics, and hydromechanics are well-equipped and instrumented for advanced research and instruction. Students with backgrounds in all areas of engineering and science who are interested in applying their specialized abilities to the solution of water problems are welcome. Comprehensive introductory courses in each major area of study are given to provide a common basis of understanding among those with dissimilar backgrounds. The chemical, biological, and engineering aspects of water supply and water pollution control, and the fate and effects of pollutants in surface and ground waters and in the atmosphere can be covered in depth through the environmental engineering and science specialization. Additional study is available in noise pollution, environmental aspects of energy generation, and environmental planning and risk assessment.