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University of Calgary Calendar 2023-2024 COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Course Descriptions E Environmental Engineering ENEN
Environmental Engineering ENEN

For more information about these courses, seeĀ Centre for Environmental Engineering Research & Education (CEERE): schulich.ucalgary.ca/ceere/graduate.

Graduate Courses
Environmental Engineering 603       Principles of Environmental Engineering
Introduction to environmental chemistry and relevant biological processes; environmental measurements; contaminant partitioning and transport process in air, soil, surface water and groundwater; environmental risk assessment; urban water requirements and standards; introduction to water treatment, solid waste management, air pollution and life cycle analysis.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 605       Environmental Chemistry and Microbiology
Chemistry of organic and inorganic contaminants in the environment. Natural chemical cycles in the biosphere, geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere, and consequences of anthropogenic disturbances. Aquatic, atmospheric and soil chemistry. The fate of hazardous, refractory and heavy metal pollutants in the environment. Introductory toxicological chemistry and atmospheric chemistry. Analytical techniques for contaminants in air, water, energy and soil. Introductory microbiology: characteristics and classification of microorganisms, kinetics and mathematical models of microbial growth, applications in environmental engineering. Introduction to ecology.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 616       Environmental Fluid Mechanics
Overview of fluid mechanics fundamentals; Boundary layer theory; Turbulence theory; Turbulent structures; Simulation of environmental flow and transportation of air pollutants; Dynamics of particulates dispersed in gases; Environmental applications (Two-phase flow and particulate removal; Turbulence and dispersion in low atmosphere).
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 616 and any of Mechanical Engineering 616, 619.06 or Environmental Engineering 619.11 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering 619       Special Topics
New courses on specialized topics relevant to environmental engineering. It may also be offered to doctoral degree students to enable them to pursue advanced studies in particular areas under the direction of a faculty member, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
MAY BE REPEATED FOR CREDIT
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Environmental Engineering 620       Water Quality
Water quality parameters, indicators of water pollution, pesticides, nutrients and other contaminants in water, fate and distribution of effluents in water bodies, water treatment options.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 621       Experimental Design and Error Analysis
Statistical analysis and design of engineering experiments. Random variables and sampling distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing; concepts of central tendency, variability, confidence level; correlation, regression and variation analysis; robust estimation; experiments of evaluation; experiments of comparison; factorial experiments (analysis of variance); experimental designs (involving randomization, replication, blocking and analysis of covariance).
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 701)
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Environmental Engineering 623       Air Dispersion Modelling
Regulations and policy. Mathematical models of contaminant transport in the atmosphere. Atmospheric thermodynamics. Turbulence in the planetary boundary layer. Turbulence and air pollution meteorology. Gaussian plume. Gradient transport and higher-order closure models. Point, area and line sources. Similarity theories. Basic statistical methods applied to turbulent flows. Urban air shed modelling. Theoretical development and practical applications to engineering problems. Air dispersion modelling using computer software.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 625       Numerical Methods for Engineers
Introduction, mathematical modelling, sources of errors in the process of numerical analysis and solution methodology; Elements of numerical analysis, Taylor series, round-off error, truncation error, concept of stability, consistency and convergence; Linear algebra, normal forms, Gauss elimination method, LU-decomposition, tridiagonal systems of equations; iterative methods, Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel, SOR, SSOR methods, conjugate gradient methods and preconditioning and principles of the multi-grid methods; Elliptic "equilibrium" equation, Laplace and Poisson equations, finite difference and finite control volume concepts and stability analysis; Parabolic equations: explicit, implicit and Crank-Nicolson methods, time-splitting method, method of lines, Stability analysis; Hyperbolic equations; Introduction to other methods; future challenging problems.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Mechanical Engineering 631)
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Environmental Engineering 627       Contaminant Transport
Mathematical models for contaminant transport in ground water. Flow/transport through porous media, advection, dispersion, diffusion. Sources and sinks. Applications of analytical finite element and finite difference equations, Environmental modelling using computer software.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 630       Spatial Databases and Data Mining
Comprehensive overview of spatial database management systems and issues related to spatial data mining. Topics include: overview of spatial databases, spatial concepts and data models, spatial query languages, spatial storage and indexing, spatial networks, spatial data mining, and trends in spatial databases.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 645)
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Environmental Engineering 631       Spatial Statistics for Environmental Modelling
Spatial statistics for topological, geometric and geographic properties. Spatial statistical models for data having an explicit spatial distribution. Basic and advanced methods in geo-spatial statistics for point, area and continuous variables. All levels (from visual to analytical) of possible spatial analysis techniques are examined for each type of variable and applications in environmental modelling are used to illustrate the concepts.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 633       Fuzzy Logic for Environmental Engineering
Complex, non-linear, or ambiguous system models. Fuzzy set theory, fuzzy logic operations, fuzzification and de-fuzzification. Development of membership functions, fuzzy system simulation, Rule-based reduction methods, Fuzzy classification and pattern recognition, Fuzzy arithmetic and extension principle, Fuzzy Control and Fuzzy cognitive mapping, applications in environmental engineering.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 635       Environmental Modelling
Introduction to environment modelling; steps involved in designing and building a model including conceptualization, formulation of the mathematical model, calibration, validation, sensitivity analysis, and scale dependency; characteristics, architecture and functioning of selected environmental models including solar radiation/energy modelling, evapotranspiration modelling, wind energy modelling, bioenergy modelling, potential species distribution modelling, forest fire danger forecasting, local warming modelling, river flow forecasting, modelling of vegetation phenological stages and mediated modelling.
Course Hours:
3 units; (2-2)
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 583)
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Environmental Engineering 637       Earth Observation for the Environment
An introduction to environmental earth observation systems in particular to satellite platforms. Topics include: discussion of physical principles; imaging system geometries; radiometric corrections, including calibration and atmospheric correction; spatial filtering for noise removal and information extraction; geometric corrections, including rectification and registration; fusion of multi-dimensional datasets; and application of satellite images in addressing selected environmental issues.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 637)
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Environmental Engineering 639       Advanced Topics in Sensor Web and Internet of Things
Overview of the sensor web architecture and algorithms, with a focus on Internet of Things. Topics include: sensor web data management, sensor web search and discovery, sensor web server design and implementation, interoperability issues, sensor-based analytics and visualization, introduction to sensor networks, and trends in sensor web and Internet of Things.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Geomatics Engineering 694)
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Environmental Engineering 641       Air Pollution Control Engineering
Introduction to air quality and air pollution. Energy and air pollution. Fossil fuel combustion and related air pollution. Industrial air pollution control. Control of particulate matter. Control of VOCs, SOx, and NOx. Adsorption, absorption and biofiltration of air pollutants. GHG emission control. Recent advances on related topics.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 643)
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Environmental Engineering 643       Air Pollutant Sampling and Characterization
Fundamentals and principles of air pollutant sampling and characterization. Kinematics of gases. Principles of gaseous pollutant sampling. Aerosol technology. Isokinetic sampling. Statistics and data analyses for airborne particulate matter. Particle size and concentration measurements. Indoor air quality assessment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 645       Data Mining and Machine Learning
Types of data mining: classification, clustering, association, prediction. Processes: data preparation, model building. Techniques: decision tree, neural network, evolutionary computing, Bayesian network. Applications: multi-media, text and web mining.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Electrical Engineering 645)
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Environmental Engineering 647       Grid-Connected Inverters for Alternative Energy Systems
Analysis and design of grid-connected inverters fed by an alternative energy source. Switch mode converters, inverter topologies, harmonics, drive electronics, control methodologies, implementation techniques, course project.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Electrical Engineering 661)
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Environmental Engineering 651       Solid Waste Engineering
Analysis and implementation of solid waste minimization strategies. Aerobic biological treatment of waste. Landfill bioreactors for energy recovery. Performance-based design of landfills, soil-chemical interactions and implications. Leachate migration in unsaturated/saturated zones. Design and construction of barrier systems. Leachate collection systems. Landfill closure issues. Life cycle assessment of waste management systems.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 653       Contaminated Soil Remediation
Contaminated sites; contaminant partitioning in air, water and gas phases; phases of site assessments; overview of soil remediation engineering. Physical and chemical treatment processes: soil vapour extraction, air sparging, soil washing, soil flushing, thermal desorption and incineration, solidification and stabilization, vitrification, biological treatment processes, ex situ and in situ techniques; site restoration.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 747)
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Environmental Engineering 655       Hazardous Waste and Contaminated Sites Management
Integrated waste management. Functional and fundamental properties of hazardous waste. Toxicological properties of contaminants. Contaminant release mechanisms. Fate and transport of contaminants in the environment. Contaminated site assessment principles. Quantitative human health risk assessment (QHHRA) as applied to contaminated sites. Hazard identification, exposure pathway analysis, risk characterization. Risk management and site remediation. Methods of hazardous waste treatment and contaminated site remediation. Secure land disposal of hazardous waste and contaminated soils and sludges.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 745)
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Environmental Engineering 661       Industrial and Produced Wastewater Treatment
Sources and characterization of industrial wastewater. Treatment objectives and regulations. Unit and process design. Physical/chemical treatment including sedimentation, coagulation, filtration, absorption, adsorption, ion exchange, membrane processes and pH adjustment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 645)
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Environmental Engineering 663       Biological Processes for Wastewater Treatment
Specialized biological wastewater treatment processes for removal of impurities not effectively removed by conventional secondary wastewater treatment systems, such as nutrients (e.g. nitrogen and phosphorus), residual organics, residual solids, bacteria and viruses. Wetlands. Activated sludge modelling. Biological nutrient removal. Sludge management. Disinfection.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Civil Engineering 741)
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Environmental Engineering 665       Wastewater Issues for the Oil and Gas Industry
Produced water characteristics, regulations governing produced water management, management options. Technologies used for produced water treatment, novel/emerging technologies. Process design approaches and comparative evaluation of various technologies. Case Studies.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Also known as:
(Chemical Engineering 665)
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Environmental Engineering 671       Energy and Environment
Introduction to fundamentals of energy (energy and entropy Balance); heat transfer; combustion. NOx, COx, SOx sources, environmental impacts and remedies; renewable energy (solar, wind, bioenergy, geothermal, hydro) and their environmental impacts; nuclear energy and the environment.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 681       Project in Environmental Engineering I
Allows course-based MEng degree students with the opportunity of pursuing advanced studies or a design project in environmental engineering under the direction of one or more faculty members, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration. A written proposal, progress reports, and a final report are required.
Course Hours:
3 units; (0-6)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Centre.
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 681 and 682 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering 682       Project in Environmental Engineering II
Allows course-based MEng degree students with the opportunity to work on a comprehensive research or design project under the supervision of one or more faculty members, which must be arranged and approved prior to registration. A written proposal, progress reports, and a final report are required.
Course Hours:
6 units; (0-6)
Prerequisite(s):
Consent of the Centre.    
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 682 and 681 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering 691       Environmental Policy Analysis
An examination of the policy tools used in decision-making related to the environment, the course aims to facilitate dialogue between political scientists and engineers. Topics include: risk analysis; decision analysis; uncertainty assessment; and benefit-cost analysis. The structure and evolution of environmental regulation will be used as a theme with an emphasis on energy.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 691 and Political Science 755.31 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering 693       Life Cycle Assessment
Concepts of life cycle assessment. Consideration of environmental and economic impacts from the extraction of resources to the disposal of unwanted residuals. Review and evaluation of tools and frameworks (e.g. process, input-output, hybrid life cycle assessment). Relative merits of various methods for interpreting and valuing the impacts. Examples of applications in environmental engineering and the energy industry.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
Antirequisite(s):
Credit for Environmental Engineering 693 and Environmental Design 683.85 will not be allowed.
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Environmental Engineering 695       Water and Wastewater Pollution, Treatment and Control
Water and wastewater quality and flows; drinking water guidelines; water and wastewater treatment objectives. Physical, chemical and biological treatment operations and processes such as coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, adsorption, ammonia and nutrient removal, aeration, suspended and fixed growth methods, membrane processes and others; design of water and wastewater treatment facilities; sludge characteristics and disposal; land treatment; reclaimed water reuse.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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Environmental Engineering 697       Air Pollution Mitigation for Environmental Engineers
Introduction of physical and chemical principles for air pollution mitigation. Fundamentals of particulate and gaseous pollutantsā€™ properties, measurement, analysis, generation, and removal technologies. Mechanisms of air pollution, including sources of air pollutions and their roles in causing global and local air pollution events. Fundamentals of dispersion modelling, including relevant meteorological basics. Indoor air pollutants, modelling, regulations, as well as health impacts.
Course Hours:
3 units; (3-0)
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