Updated August 2011
Courses
- CEE 272. Coastal Contaminants. Fall, 3-4 units. Coastal
pollution and
its effects on ecosystems and human health. The sources, fate, and transport
of human pathogens, nutrients, heavy metals, persistent organics, endocrine
disrupters, and toxic algae. Background on coastal ecosystems and coastal
transport phenomena including tides, waves, and cross shelf transport.
Introduction to time series analysis with MATLAB. Undergraduates may enroll
with consent of instructor. Taught by Dr. Nick De
Sieyes and Dr. Kim Null in 2011-2012.
- CEE 271M/371M. Transport Phenomena. Winter, 3 units. Heat,
mass, and momentum transfer theory from the viewpoint of the basic
transport equations. Steady and unsteady state; laminar and turbulent
flow; boundary layer theory. Prerequisites: fluid mechanics, ordinary
differential equations. Can be taken for a letter grade or credit / no
credit. Taught by Dr. Keeney Willis in 2011-2012.
- CEE 274P. Environmental Health Microbiology. Spring, 4 units. Lab
class.
Microbiology skills including culture-, microscope-, and molecular-based
detection techniques. Focus is on standard and EPA-approved methods to
enumerate and isolate organisms used to assess risk of enteric illnesses, such
as coliforms, enterococci, and coliphage, in drinking and recreational waters
including lakes, streams, and coastal waters. Student project to assess the
microbial water quality of a natural water. Enrollment by consent of
instructor, application required.
- CEE 175A/275A. California Coast: Science, Policy, and Law.
(Graduate
students register for 275A; same as EARTHSYS 175/275, LAW 514.)
Winter, 3-4 units. Interdisciplinary. The legal, science, and policy
dimensions
of managing California's coastal resources. Coastal land use and marine
resource decision making.
The physics, chemistry, and biology of the coastal zone, tools for exploring
data from the coastal ocean, and the institutional framework that shapes
public and private decision making. Field work: how experts from different
disciplines work to resolve coastal policy questions. Team taught with Meg
Caldwell, and Debbie Sivas of the Stanford Law School. This is an iEarth
class. Students must apply to take this course, instructors' consent
required. Not offered 2011-2012.
- CEE 274E. Pathogens in the Environment. Spring, 3
units. Sources,
fates,
movement, and ecology of waterborne pathogens in the natural environment
and
disinfection systems; epidemiology and microbial risk assessment. No
microbiology background required; undergraduates may enroll with consent
of
instructor. Not offered 2011-2012.
- CEE 70. Environmental Science and Technology. Fall, 3
units.
Introduction
to environmental quality and the technical background
necessary for understanding environmental issues, controlling
environmental
degradation, and preserving air and water quality. Material balance
concepts for
tracking substances in the environmental and engineering
systems. Three-day
field project to quantify the flux of pollutants from a local
watershed outlet
to the ocean or bay. Students may enroll in 70A
concurrently. GER:DB-EngrAppSci
Taught by Dr. Royal Kopperund
2011-2012.
- CEE 70A. Current Events in Environmental Science and
Technology.
Fall,
1
unit. Must be enrolled in CEE 70 to take this class.
Not offered
2011-2012.
- CEE 277D. Water, Health & Development in Africa.
Spring, 1 unit, by consent of instructor only. This is a directed reading and
discussion class. You should plan to spend, on average, 3 hrs per week
on this course. Time will be spent reading papers, preparing discussion
questions for the group, and participating in discussions. 1.5 hours
will be spent outside class and 1.5 hr spent in the classroom per
week. We will meet for 1.5 hr per week to discuss the reading
material. The class is offered credit / no credit only. Cotaught with
Prof. Jenna Davs.