This course provides the student with an opportunity to earn credit for relevant work experience in industry. Students gain valuable industrial experience that allows them to both apply the knowledge gained in the classroom and prepare for their future careers. Enrollment requires a faculty advisor and is limited by the number of internship opportunities available. International students need to submit appropriate paperwork for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. 3 credits ESE599 Environmental Science Seminar Weekly seminars by invited guests on all aspects of environmental science, and by ESE faculty and students on their research.
Visitors are welcome.
An introductory course in the physics of transport processes in the natural environment. The course examines heat, mass, and momentum transport via conservation principles and the Reynolds Transport Theorem, but strongly emphasizes the environmental applications of these processes. Example studies include atmospheric and oceanic circulation, flow and dispersion in rivers, and heat budgets for lakes and reservoirs. 4 credits ESE542 Contaminant Hydrology Processes controlling subsurface contaminant movement in porous and fractured media, including groundwater flow, dispersion, diffusion, sorption, and degradation. Parameter estimation, mathematical and laboratory modeling of aquifers is also covered.