Environmental Microbiology

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: CHEM 130 and senior or graduate standing. Enforced Prerequisite: None. Credit Exclusion: Student may only receive credit for one course , CEE 482 or CEE 582. (3 credits) Introductions to microbial metabolic processes and nutrition, thermodynamics of growth and energy generation, genetic and metabolic diversity, evolution and systematics, laboratory methods and microbial ecology. Emphasis is placed on the application of these concepts to environmental biotechnology, including microbial treatment of water and wastewater, bioenergy production and pollutant degradation.