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Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering

Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering. CEE 453. Agenda for our First Meeting. Course overview Introductions Fundamental laboratory techniques. Course Goals To Help Students Develop:. An intuition for concepts seen in other classes Laboratory skills Research skills

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Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering

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  1. Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering CEE 453

  2. Agenda for our First Meeting • Course overview • Introductions • Fundamental laboratory techniques

  3. Course GoalsTo Help Students Develop: • An intuition for concepts seen in other classes • Laboratory skills • Research skills • Data analysis • Model development • Engineering skills • Designing systems to meet an objective • Troubleshooting and problem solving • Writing skills • Teamwork skills My goal: to create an environment where learning is fun!

  4. Course Info • Web site • Schedule • Grades • Text: "Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering: Laboratory Manual" 2004.

  5. Course Elements • Laboratories – from canned to open-ended • Lectures/discussions • Prelab questions – done individually • Laboratory reports – done in teams • Project – done in teams

  6. Nutrient Removal Project • Build a computer-controlled wastewater treatment plant • A chance to develop your engineering skills • Learn about process control, automation and application of lots of things that you’ve learned thus far! • Blue weeks on syllabus

  7. Introductions... • My name • About me! • a hobby, or • what I did over break, or • what I like to do when I’m not doing coursework

  8. Team Preferences? • Prefer team size of 2 • May have one team of 3 • Fill out form at website today! (link on syllabus page) • I will assign you to a team before lab on Wednesday

  9. Your To Do list for 453 • Fill out team formation survey today • Do prelab assignment for Fundamentals Lab before lab! • The Lab Safety questions and Fundamentals data sheet are due electronically by next Thursday at 10 am.

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