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The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions • Associate Professors Haggard, Matlock • Assistant Professor Bajwa Biological Sciences, Cooperating Faculty: • Professors Beaupre, James, Smith, Spiegel • Research Professor Stephenson • Associate Professor Sagers • Assistant Professor Huxel • Adjunct Associate Professor Zeigler Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences Cooperating Faculty: • Professors Daniel, Miller, Rutledge • Associate Professors Brye, Miller Environmental Sciences Cooperating Faculty: • Associate Professor Savin Geosciences Faculty: • Distinguished Professor Stahle • Professors Brahana, Dixon, Guccione, Hehr, Jansma, Mattioli, Paradise, Zachry • Associate Professors Boss, Davidson, Davis, Graff • Research Associate Professor Hays • Assistant Professors Cothren, Hausmann,Tullis History, Cooperating Faculty: • Distinguished Professor West Horticulture • Professor Rom Landscape Architecture, Cooperating Faculty: • Professor Crone, Luoni Psychology, Cooperating Faculty: • Professor Schroeder Rural Sociology, Cooperating Faculty: • Professor Farmer Degree Conferred: 106 Ph.D. (ENDY) Environmental Dynamics is the study of complex interactions between natural systems and human activity. It requires an interdisciplinary research approach and integration with the power, efficiency, and economy of advanced computer-based technologies. Emphasis is placed upon the identification and interpretation of short-term and long-term cycles that underlie Earth-climate-human interactions. Primarily, the program is staffed by faculty from the departments of anthropology and geosciences and associated research institutes and laboratories including: the Archeo-Imaging Laboratory, the Arkansas Archeological Survey, the Arkansas Water Resources Center (AWRC), the Bio-archeology Laboratory, the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST), the Earth Visualization Laboratory, Research Vessels Ozark Traveler and Ozark Explorer, the Tree-Ring Laboratory, and the Water Quality Laboratory. Faculty from eleven additional departments, across three colleges, also share an interest in human and natural ecology and participate in the program. Primary Areas of Faculty Research: Interdisciplinary research activities among faculty participating in the ENDY program are very broad, though particular areas of strength are found in dendrochronology and paleoclimatology; watershed and water resource sciences; geosciences (geomorphology, geodynamics, geodesy, geospatial applications); anthropology; soil sciences; and ecology. In addition, many research activities involve strong components of social sciences, economics and sustainable development. Interested individuals are encouraged to contact the ENDY program or participating faculty to obtain additional information related to specific research projects and possible participation. Requirements for Admission: Applicants should hold a master’s degree in an environmental field such as anthropology, geography, geology, biological sciences, crop, soil, and environmental sciences, or environmental engineering, or in a social science field with an environmental focus (e.g. environmental economics, environmental policy, environmental sociology). Further, these students will be required to have at least a 3.20 GPA in graduate courses and strong scores on all components of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). Applicants without the master’s degree but with exceptionally strong qualifications may be admitted directly into the ENDY program but must complete the master’s requirements. Admission into the program will be by committee evaluation. In addition to fulfilling the requirements for admission to the Graduate School, applicants must also supply the following materials: 1. Three recommendations from individuals familiar with the applicant’s academic or work history who can give candid assessments of the applicant’s ability to perform at the Ph.D. level. 2. A three-page statement outlining the applicant’s plans for an ENDY degree program, relevance of previous academic or work experience, current research interests or employment that bear on degrees, special skills, fieldwork experience, familiarity with interdisciplinary work (if any), and future career goals. 3. An example of the applicant’s writing such as a publication reprint, report, major term paper, undergraduate honors thesis, chapter from M.A./M.S. thesis, or similar document that demonstrates the applicant’s organizational skills, research ability, familiarity with a body of literature, ability to report clearly on an academic topic, and/or general writing skills. 4. TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) and TSE (Test of Spoken English) scores for international students whose native language is not English. 5. GRE scores and other relevant information that would assist the Admissions Committee in selecting applicants to the program. Requirements for the Degree: During the first semester of study, all students will be assigned an advisory committee to determine the student’s particular program of study. Students are required to integrate components of a human dimension into their Ph.D. program. The advisory committee will determine the courses required and assist the student in balancing courses among disciplines. Students become candidates for the doctorate only upon passing written and oral comprehensive exams. The examination must be passed at least nine months before graduation. Each candidate must complete a doctoral dissertation on a topic determined through collaboration with a major professor and dissertation committee. This dissertation must be a scholarly and significant original contribution to knowledge within the field of Environmental Dynamics. A final oral examination is required and must be taken at least two weeks before graduation. The examination will be concerned primarily with the candidate’s dissertation but may include other aspects of the graduate work. Individually tailored programs of study will be designed with the expectation that the student will complete a minimum of 24 hours of course work beyond the master’s level, to include three required courses (ENDY 5113 Global Change, ENDY 6013 Environmental Dynamics, and either ENDY/ANTH/GEOL 5053 Quarternary Environments or ENDY/ANTH 6033 Society and Environment). In addition, 18 hours of dissertation research are required. Environmental Dynamics (ENDY) ENDY4043 Water Resource Issues (Sp) Human impact on the quantity and quality of water resources including impact of agriculture, industrial, and municipal uses, and a comparative policies and water resource development, past and present. (Same as GEOL 4043) ENDY5023 Digital Remote Sensing (Sp) Theoretical and applied aspects of the manipulation and interpretation of environmental phenomena recorded by digital remote sensing instruments. Emphasis is on techniques of digital image enhancement and transformation, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville • Graduate Catalog
The Graduate School: Departments and Course Descriptions image geocoding and supervised and unsupervised classification of multispectral image data from Earth-orbiting platforms. Prerequisite: GEOL 4413 or equivalent. ENDY5033 Advanced Vector Geographic Information Systems (Irregular) Advanced vector operations and analysis. Topics will include topological analysis, network analysis, geocoding, conflation, implications of source and product map scale, map generalization, error mapping, and cartographic production. Prerequisite: (ANTH 4563 or GEOG 4563) or equivalent. ENDY5043 GIS Analysis and Modeling (Odd years, Sp) Advanced raster topics are examined with a theoretical and methodological review of Tomlin’s cartographic modeling principles. Topics vary and include fourier methods, image processing, kriging, spatial statistics, principal components, fuzzy and regression modeling, and multi-criteria decision models. Several raster GIS programs are examined with links to statistical analysis software. Prerequisite: (ANTH 4553 or GEOG 4553) or equivalent. ENDY5053 Quaternary Environments (Fa) An interdisciplinary study of the Quaternary Period including dating methods, deposits soils, climates, tectonics and human adaptations. (Same as ANTH 5053,GEOG 5053,GEOL 5053) ENDY5063 Paleoclimatology (Sp) The earth’s climate history over the last 2 million years and the influence various factors have had on it; compilation and paleoclimatic histories and methods of dating climatic effects. Prerequisite: GEOG 4363 or equivalent. ENDY5113 Global Change (Fa) Examines central issues of global change including natural and human induced climate change, air pollution, deforestation, desertification, wetland loss urbanization, and the biodiversity crisis. The U.S. Global Change Research Program is also examined. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Same as GEOG 5113) ENDY5153 Environmental Site Assessment (Irregular) Principles, problems, and methods related to conducting an environmental site assessment. An applied course covering field site assessment, regulatory documentation, and report preparation. Prerequisite: GEOL 4033. (Same as GEOL 5153) ENDY5533 Marine Geology (Sp) Geological principles as applied to the study of the world’s ocean basins. Course includes basic theories of ocean basin evolution, continental margin evolution, coastal geologic processes, and methods of study of deep sea records of global change and paleoceanography. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (Same as GEOL 5533) ENDY5853 Environmental Isotope Geochemistry (Sp) Introduction to principles of isotope fractionation and distribution in geological environments isotopic analytical methods, and extraction of isotope samples; application of isotopes in characterization of geologic processes and interaction with hydrologic, surficial, and biologic attenuation, paleothermometry soil and biochemical processes. Prerequisite: GEOL 5063 or GEOL 5263. (Same as GEOS 5853) ENDY6013 Environmental Dynamics (Irregular) Required course for ENDY doctoral candidates. Overview of Earth Systems: Lithosphere; Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere, Cryosphere, and human interaction across Earth systems. Emphasis on understanding of processes within Earth systems and interactions across Earth Systems as they pertain to global self-regulation, secular variation, climate stability, development and sustainability of human societies. Prerequisite: graduate standing. ENDY6023 Seminar in Environmental Dynamics (Irregular) Seminar examining specific contemporary topic of topics in Environmental Dynamics. Topics will change with each offering. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for 6 hours. ENDY602V Current Topics Seminar (Irregular) (1-2) Various aspects of the environment will be explored through topic specific seminars. Subject matter will change each semester addressing current environmental issues and research. Seminars will be one or two hours credit. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for 6 hours. ENDY6033 Society and Environment (Sp) This course examines the complex interrelationships between human societies and the natural environment. Drawing on diverse and interdisciplinary perspectives in archaeology, ethnography, history, geography, and palaeoenvironmental studies, readings and discussion will explore the co-production of social and environmental systems over time. (Same as ANTH 6033) ENDY689V Special Problems in Environmental Dynamics (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-6) Independent study of a topic related to environmental dynamics under the guidance of an ENDY faculty member. May be repeated for 6 hours. ENDY6991 Environmental Dynamics Colloquium (Sp, Fa) Weekly meetings for discussion of current research in environmental dynamics. Graduate students must register for colloquium each semester. Colloquium credit does not count towards minimum hours required for the doctorate. Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for 6 hours. ENDY700V Doctoral Dissertation (Sp, Su, Fa) (1-18) Prerequisite: graduate standing. May be repeated for 18 hours. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING (ENEG) Kevin D. Hall Department Head of Civil Engineering 4190 Bell Engineering Center 479-575-4954 E-mail: kdhall@uark.edu James C. Young Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Studies 4190 Bell Engineering Center 479-575-4954 http://www.engr.uark.edu • Professors Clausen (CHEG), Cross (CHEG), Gross (CVEG), Penney (CHEG), Selvam (CVEG), Thoma (CHEG), Young (CVEG) • Associate Professors Costello (BENG), Chaubey (BENG), Edwards (CVEG), Matlock (BENG), Nutter (MEEG), Soerens (CVEG) • Assistant Professor Bajwa (BENG) • Adjunct Assistant Professor Williams (CVEG) Degree Conferred: M.S.En.E (ENEG) The Master of Science in Environmental Engineering is a multidiscipline degree program designed for students from a multitude of academic areas. Regardless of undergraduate discipline, each candidate for the degree must complete a number of basic undergraduate engineering courses. In general, graduates of engineering programs will have completed most, if not all, of these courses and can expect to be accepted with little or no undergraduate prerequisite requirements. However, the prerequisite requirements for graduates of programs other than engineering can be quite significant. To more readily accommodate students with diverse academic backgrounds, qualified undergraduate students at the University can apply for acceptance into an integrated undergraduate/graduate program of study after completing 72 credit hours towards the baccalaureate degree. The integrated undergraduate/graduate program allows the student to complete some graduate requirements prior to completion of the baccalaureate degree and receive full admission to the Graduate School. The integrated program consists of four elements: 1) the requirements for the baccalaureate degree sought by the student, 2) a program of general education, mathematics, science, and basic engineering topics, 3) an 18 credit hour series of basic environmental engineering to provide a breadth of knowledge in the general subject matter, and 4) completion of graduate credit in a defined area of environmental engineering specialization. Depending upon the baccalaureate, there can be significant overlap between the requirements of elements 1, 2, and 3. For example, with appropriate course selection, an engineering B.S. degree can fulfill all requirements of elements 1, 2, and 3. Program Objectives: The objectives of the M.S.En.E. program are to prepare graduates for careers in environmental engineering practice with government agencies, engineering firms, or industries and to provide a foundation for continued study at the post-masters level. Primary Areas of Faculty Research: Water and wastewater treatment; decentralized collection and treatment systems; soil and groundwater remediation; surface and ground water quality; storm water pollution prevention; environmental and hydrologic modeling; animal waste management; non-point source pollution prevention; watershed management; reactor design and biomass energy; energy systems including heat transfer; thermodynamics and liquid-vapor phase change; bacterial tracers for evaluating movement through fractured subsurface strata. Application to Integrated Program: Application for acceptance into the integrated undergraduate/graduate program may be submitted either directly to the Coordinator of Environmental Engineering Studies or by referral from the student’s undergraduate academic department. Requests for acceptance into the integrated program will be approved only with concurrence from the student’s undergraduate academic department. Once accepted, the student must apply for admission to the Graduate School through normal application procedures. The applicant must identify an environmental engineering faculty adviser who will help develop the integrated course of study. After completing 90 credit hours of study towards the baccalaureate degree, students accepted into the integrated degree program University of Arkansas, Fayetteville • Graduate Catalog 107
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