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322012-2014 General Catalog Course Supplement and Policies and Requirements Addendum130. Modeling of Dynamic Processes inBiological Systems (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 75; Engineering 6 or Computer Science &Engineering 30; grade of C- or better in Mathematics22B required for enrollment eligibility. Techniquesfor modeling processes through mass and energybalance, rate equations, and equations of state.Computer problem solution of models. Examplemodels include package design, evaporation, respirationheating, thermal processing of foods, andplant growth. GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL,VL.—II. (II.) K. McCarthy, Upadhyaya(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)135. Bioenvironmental Engineering (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:courses 125, 130. Biological responses to environmentalconditions. Principles and engineering designof environmental control systems. Overview of environmentalpollution problems and legal restrictionsfor biological systems, introduction of environmentalquality assessment techniques, and environmentalpollution control technologies. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.—I. (I.) Jenkins, Zhang(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)144. Groundwater Hydrology (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: Mathematics 16B or21A; Hydrologic Science 103 or Engineering 103recommended. Fundamentals of groundwater flowand contaminant hydrology. Occurrence, distribution,and movement of groundwater. Well-flow systems.Aquifer tests. Well construction operation andmaintenance. Groundwater exploration and qualityassessment. Agricultural threats to groundwater quality:fertilizers, pesticides, and salts. Same course asHydrologic Science 144. GE credit: SciEng | QL,SE, SL, VL.—I. (I.) Fogg(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)145. Irrigation and Drainage Systems (4)Lecture—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 103 or HydrologicScience 103N. Engineering and scientific principlesapplied to the design of surface, sprinkle andmicro irrigation systems and drainage systems withineconomic, biological, and environmental constraints.Interaction between irrigation and drainage.GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, SL, VL.—II. (II.) Grismer,Wallender(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)147. Runoff, Erosion and Water QualityManagement in the Tahoe Basin (3)Lecture/laboratory—30 hours; fieldwork—15 hours;discussion—10 hours; term paper. Prerequisite:Physics 7B or 9B, Mathematics 16C or 21C, Civiland Environmental Engineering 142 or HydrologicScience 141 or Environmental and Resource Sciences100. Five days of instruction in Tahoe City.Practical hydrology and runoff water quality managementfrom Tahoe Basin slopes. Development ofhillslope and riparian restoration concepts, modelingand applications from physical science perspectivesincluding precipitation-runoff relationships, sedimenttransport, and detention ponds. (Same course asHydrologic Science 147.) GE credit: SciEng | QL,SE, SL.—Grismer(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)161. Kinetics and Bioreactor Design (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:course 127. Provide the basic principles of reactordesign for bioprocess applications. This courseemphasizes the following topics: 1) kinetics andreactor engineering principles; 2) bio-reaction kinetics;and 3) bioreactor design. GE credit:SciEng | QL, SE, VL.—II. (II.) Fan, Zicari(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)165. Bioinstrumentation and Control (4)Lecture—3 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:Engineering 100. Instrumentation and control forbiological production systems. Measurement systemconcepts, instrumentation and transducers for sensingphysical and biological parameters, data acquisitionand control. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, SL,VL, WE.—I. (I.) Delwiche, Slaughter(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170A. Engineering Design and ProfessionalResponsibilities (3)Lecture—2 hours; laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite:course 1, Engineering 102, 104. Engineeringdesign including professional responsibilities.Emphasis on project selection, data sources, specifications,human factors, biological materials, safetysystems, and professionalism. Detailed design proposalswill be developed for courses 170B and170BL. GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL, VL,WE.—I. (I.) Giles, Zhang(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170B. Engineering Projects: Design (2)Discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course 170A;course 170BL required concurrently. Individual orgroup projects involving the design of devices, structures,or systems to solve specific engineering problemsin biological systems. Project for study is jointlyselected by student and instructor. GE credit:SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL, VL, WE.—II. (II.) Giles,Zhang(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170BL. Engineering Projects: DesignLaboratory (1)Laboratory—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 170Brequired concurrently. Individual or group projectsinvolving the design of devices, structures, or systemsto solve specific engineering problems in biologicalsystems. GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL, VL,WE.—II. (II.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170C. Engineering Projects: DesignEvaluation (1)Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 170B;required to enroll in course 170CL concurrently. Individualor group projects involving the fabrication,assembly and testing of components, devices, structures,or systems designed to solve specific engineeringproblems in biological systems. Project for studypreviously selected by student and instructor incourse 170B. GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE, SL,VL, WE.—III. (III.) Giles, Zhang(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)170CL. Engineering Projects: DesignEvaluation (2)Laboratory—6 hours. Prerequisite: required to enrollin course 170C concurrently. Individual or groupprojects involving the fabrication, assembly and testingof components, devices, structures, or systemsdesigned to solve specific engineering problems inbiological systems. GE credit: SciEng | OL, QL, SE,SL, VL, WE.—III. (III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)175. Rheology of Biological Materials (3)Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: course 103 or Engineering103. Fluid and solid rheology, viscoelasticbehavior of foods and other biological materials,and application of rheological properties to foodand biological systems (i.e., pipeline design, extrusion,mixing, coating). GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE,VL.—II. (II.) McCarthy(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)189A-G. Special Topics in BiologicalSystems Engineering (1-5)Variable—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding in engineering; consent of instructor. Specialtopics in: (A) Agricultural Engineering; (B) AquaculturalEngineering; (C) Biomedical Engineering;(D) Biotechnical Engineering; (E) Ecological SystemsEngineering; (F) Food Engineering; and (G) ForestEngineering. May be repeated for credit when topicdiffers. GE credit: SciEng | SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)190C. Research Group Conference inBiological Systems Engineering (1)Discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding in Biological Systems Engineering or FoodEngineering; consent of instructor. Research groupconference. May be repeated for credit. (P/NPgrading only.) GE credit: SE.—I, II, III. (I, II, III.)(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)192. Internship in Biological SystemsEngineering (1-5)Internship. Prerequisite: upper division standing;approval of project prior to period of internship.Supervised work experience in biological systemsengineering. May be repeated for credit. (P/NPgrading only.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)197T. Tutoring in Biological SystemsEngineering (1-5)Tutorial—3-15 hours. Prerequisite: upper divisionstanding. Tutoring individual students, leading smallvoluntary discussion groups, or assisting the instructorin laboratories affiliated with one of the department’sregular courses. May be repeated for credit iftopic differs. (P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)198. Directed Group Study (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP gradingonly.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)199. Special Study for AdvancedUndergraduates (1-5)(P/NP grading only.) GE credit: SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Engineering:BiomedicalNew and changed courses inBiomedical Engineering (BIM)Lower Division20. Fundamentals of Bioengineering (4)Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite:C- or better in Chemistry 2B and Mathematics 21D;Physics 9B. Basic principles of mass, energy andmomentum conservation equations applied to solveproblems in the biological and medical sciences.Only two units of credit to students who have previouslytaken Chemical Engineering 51, Engineering105. GE credit: SciEng | QL, SE, VL.—III. (III.) Silva(change in existing course—eff. fall 13)89A. Topics in Biomedical Engineering (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Restricted to lowerdivision students. Topics in Biomedical Engineering.(A) Cellular and Molecular Engineering. May berepeated for credit when topic differs. GE credit:SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)89B. Topics in Biomedical Engineering (1-5)Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Restricted to lowerdivision students. Topics in Biomedical Engineering.(B) Biomedical Imaging. May be repeated for creditwhen topic differs. GE credit: SciEng | SE.(change in existing course—eff. winter 13)Quarter Offered: I=Fall, II=Winter, III=Spring, IV=Summer; 2013-2014 offering in parenthesesPre-Fall 2011 General Education (GE): ArtHum=Arts and Humanities; SciEng=Science and Engineering; SocSci=Social Sciences; Div=Domestic Diversity; Wrt=Writing ExperienceFall 2011 and on General Education (GE): AH=Arts and Humanities; SE=Science and Engineering; SS=Social Sciences;ACGH=American Cultures; DD=Domestic Diversity; OL=Oral Skills; QL=Quantitative; SL=Scientific; VL=Visual; WC=World Cultures; WE=Writing Experience