Core Information

Course CEE 355W Environmental Engineering Analysis Lecture 2 hours; Lab 2 hours; 3 credits Writing Intensive Course (W) Fall Semester, ODU Campus Session Fall Session #1 Instructor Dr. Gary C. Schafran, Professor, CEE KH 133B Phone (757) 683-4673 Fax (757) 683-5354 e-mail <gschafra@odu.edu> Office Hours M 10-12; R 3-4:30 TA Information Miss. Pinar Ozdural / <pozdu001@odu.edu> Office: KH 243C Office Hours: TBA

Course Description

The objectives of this class are to introduce students to the analytical, experimental, and process engineering techniques that are utilized to support environmental engineering decisions. Specifically, we will examine the principles behind analytical and experimental procedures, the importance of quality assurance and quality control, how and why to critically evaluate data and perform data validation, examine techniques to characterize the precision and accuracy of data, develop "optimal" sampling and analytical procedures for specific projects, how to conduct pilot-plant or bench-scale treatability studies, and examine the management of environmental data generated in the laboratory or field. When you finish this course you will have an understanding and the basic capabilities to serve as a process engineer in water and wastewater treatment evaluations.

Course Content

The class will consist of lectures, laboratory procedures, and fieldwork. Lecture material will typically be presented on Tuesdays and laboratory experiments will be conducted on Thursdays (note in the schedule there are some deviations from this plan); the schedule is provided on the attached page. There is no text for this class but many handouts that have been collected from many public sources of information (e.g. USEPA documents). I would recommend that you organize the handouts in a loose-leaf notebook.

Textbook and References

Required Textbook: See Textbook information References: TBA

Grading Policy

Students will be expected to participate in all class activities and to complete all class assignments. Grading will be as follows:

Grade Percent Test 1 20 Test 2 20 Final 30 Laboratory Reports and Problem Sets 30 TOTAL 100