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different scales and in different media;
containment systems; modeling flow
and transport in surface and subsurface
systems; soil/water decontamination
and bioremediation.
The Professional Degrees
The department offers the professional
degrees of Engineer of Mines (E.M.) and
Metallurgical Engineer (Met.E.). In order
to gain admission to both degree programs,
students must have an undergraduate
degree in engineering and
complete at least 30 credits of graduate
work beyond the M.S. degree, or 60
credits of graduate work beyond the
B.S. degree. These programs are
planned for engineers who wish to do
advanced work beyond the level of the
M.S. degree but who do not desire to
emphasize research.
The professional degrees are awarded
for satisfactory completion of a graduate
program at a higher level of course work
than is normally completed for the M.S.
degree. Students who find it necessary
to include master’s-level courses in their
professional degree program will, in
general, take such courses as deficiency
courses. A candidate is required to
maintain a grade-point average of at
least 3.0. A student who, at the end of
any term, has not attained the gradepoint
average required for the degree
may be asked to withdraw. The final
30 credits required for the professional
degree must be completed in no more
than five years.
Specific requirements for both professional
degrees include a set of core
courses and a number of electives
appropriate for the specific area of
concentration. All course work must
lead to the successful completion of a
project in mining engineering. A list of
core courses and electives is available
at the department office.
COURSES IN EARTH
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING
See also courses in applied chemistry
in the section in this chapter titled
‘‘Chemical Engineering.”
EAEE E1100y A better planet by design
Lec.: 3. 3 pts. Professors Lall and Park.
Development of the infrastructure for providing
safe and reliable resources (energy, water, and
other materials, transportation services) to support
human societies while attaining environmental
objectives. Introduction of a typology of problems
by context and common frameworks for addressing
them through the application of appropriate
technology and policy. An interdisciplinary perspective
that focuses on the interaction between
human and natural systems is provided. Alternatives
for resource provision and forecasts of their
potential environmental impacts through a context
provided by real world applications and problems.
EAEE E2002x Alternative energy resources
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professors Walker and Lackner.
Unconventional, alternative energy resources.
Technological options and their role in the world
energy markets. Comparison of conventional and
unconventional, renewable and nonrenewable
energy resources and analysis of the consequences
of various technological choices and
constraints. Economic considerations, energy
availability, and the environmental consequences
of large-scale, widespread use of each particular
technology. Introduction to carbon dioxide capture
and carbon dioxide disposal as a means of sustaining
the fossil fuel option.
EAEE E3101y Earth resource production systems
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Yegulalp.
Technologies and equipment common to a wide
range of surface and subsurface engineering
activities: mine reclamation, hazardous waste
remediation, discovering and operating surface
and underground mines, detection and removal of
hidden underground objects, waste disposal,
dredging and harbor rehabilitation, and tunneling
for transportation or water distribution systems.
These methods and equipment are examined as
they apply across the spectrum from mining to
environmental engineering projects. The aim is to
provide a broad background for earth and environmental
engineers in careers involving minerals
and industrial, large-scale environmental projects.
EAEE E3103x Energy, minerals and materials
systems
Lect: 3.3 pts. Professors Lackner and Yegulalp.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3111 or MECE E3301 and
ENME E3161 or MECE E3100 or the equivalent.
Overview of energy resources, resource management
from extraction and processing to recycling
and final disposal of wastes. Resource availability
and resource processing in the context of the
global natural and anthropogenic material cycles;
thermodynamic and chemical conditions including
nonequilibrium effects that shape the resource
base; extractive technologies and their impact on
the environment and the biogeochemical cycles;
chemical extraction from mineral ores, and metallurgical
processes for extraction of metals. In
analogy to metallurgical processing, power generation
and the refining of fuels are treated as
extraction and refining processes. Large scale of
power generation and a discussion of its impact
on the global biogeochemical cycles.
MSAE E3111x Thermodynamics, kinetic theory,
and statistical mechanics
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Duby.
An introduction to the basic thermodynamics of
systems, including concepts of equilibrium, entropy,
thermodynamic functions, and phase changes.
Basic kinetic theory and statistical mechanics,
including diffusion processes, concept of phase
space, classical and quantum statistics, and
applications thereof.
EAEE E3112y Introduction to rock mechanics
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Not given in 2009–2010.
Prerequisites: EAEE E3101 and ENME E3111, or
their equivalents. Rock as an engineering material,
geometry and strength of rock joints, geotechnical
classification of rock masses, strength and failure
of rock, field investigations prior to excavation in
rock, rock reinforcement, analysis and support of
rock slopes and tunnels, and case histories.
MSAE E3141y Processing of metals and semiconductors
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Duby.
Prerequisites: MSAE E3103 or equivalent.
Synthesis and production of metals and semiconductors
with engineered microstructures for
desired properties. Includes high-temperature,
aqueous, and electrochemical processing; thermal
and mechanical processing of metals and
alloys; casting and solidification; diffusion,
microstructural evolution, and phase transformations;
modification and processing of surfaces
and interfaces; deposition and removal of thin
films. Processing of Si and other materials for
elemental and compound semiconductor-based
electronic, magnetic, and optical devices.
EAEE E3185y Summer fieldwork for Earth and
environmental engineers
0.5 pts. Instructor to be announced.
Undergraduates in Earth and environmental
engineering may spend up to 3 weeks in the field
under staff direction. The course consists of mine,
landfill, plant, and major excavation site visits and
brief instruction of surveying methods. A final report
is required.
EAEE E3221x Environmental geophysics
Lect. 3. 3 pts. Instructor to be announced.
Introduction to applied and environmental geophysics
methods. Overview of principles of geophysics,
geophysical methods and techniques
(seismic, ground penetrating radar, resistivity,
frequency em, and magnetics), and theory and
practical aspects of data processing and inversion.
Examination of geophysical case studies
for engineering and environmental purposes.
CIEE E3250x Hydrosystems engineering
Lect: 3. 3 pts. Professor Gong.
Prerequisite: CHEN E3110 or ENME E3161 or the
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