ESE Design 1

Catalog description

This is a two semester design sequence for Earth System Science and Environmental Engineering Students. The student is required to design and implement a solution that addresses a specific Earth system/environmental engineering problem or question. The weekly lectures expose students to principles of engineering design, including identification of a problem, background research, social environmental, ethical and economic considerations, intellectual property and patents and proposal writing including methods of engineering analysis and modeling. A detailed design proposal is completed during the first semester.