Bioresource Engineering and Sustainability

3 cr · Graduate

Students will gain an understanding of overall sustainability of industrial activities, energy usage, and resource depletion. Course topics will include: environmental emissions (as it relates to air and water pollution, solid and hazardous wastes, noise and traffic impacts); life-cycle assessment and related techniques for evaluating sustainability; design improvements to enhance environmental performance of engineered systems; and methodologies for assessing social and economic impacts of new developments.