Civil & Environmental Engineer
CIVE 3430: Engineering Microbiology and Ecology
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Introduces the importance of microorganisms and plants to the natural and built environments and evidence-based decision making for complex systems constrained and defined by multiple metrics.
- Seeks to provide a fundamental understanding of microorganisms (metabolisms, growth, genetics, resource requirements, and niche) and their role in the global ecosystem (element cycling, energy flows, food webs).
- Examines the role of plants and microbes in both engineered and natural environmental systems and bidirectional interactions between the natural and the built environments.
- Framed around a series of case studies that highlight the challenges of and strategies for engineering in the earth system context, such as microbially mediated infrastructure corrosion; ecological effects of nutrient pollution; bioaccumulation; green infrastructure and remediation (constructed wetlands, bioremediation); and wastewater treatment.
Introduces the importance of microorganisms and plants to the natural and built environments and evidence-based decision making for complex systems constrained and defined by multiple metrics. Show more.
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