2006–2007 - Florida Institute of Technology

Environmental Sciences
DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
G.A. Maul, Ph.D., Head
Bachelor of Science
Environmental Science
Meteorology
Master of Science
Environmental Resource Management
Environmental Science
Meteorology
Doctor of Philosophy
(For related degree programs see Biological Sciences, Ocean Engineering
and Oceanography)
Program Chair
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D.
Professors
Thomas V. Belanger, Ph.D., environmental planning, freshwater ecology,
chemistry and biology of natural waters, wastewater treatment, water
resources.
George A. Maul, Ph.D., marine meteorology, climate and sea level change,
maritime natural hazards, physical oceanography, remote sensing.
John H. Trefry, Ph.D., trace metal geochemistry and pollution,
geochemistry of rivers, global chemical cycles.
John G. Windsor Jr., Ph.D., environmental chemistry, pollution, trace
organic analysis of air, water, soil, sediment and tissue, gas chromatography,
mass spectrometry, environmental education.
Associate Professors
Charles R. Bostater Jr., Ph.D., environmental modeling, remote sensing,
estuarine particle dynamics, water quality instrumentation, environmental
optics, environmental geophysical fluid dynamics, physical oceanography.
Elizabeth A. Irlandi, Ph.D., landscape ecology in aquatic environments,
seagrass ecosystems, coastal zone management.
Assistant Professors
Sen Chiao, Ph.D., mesoscale dynamics and modeling, remote sensing,
hurricanes, boundary layer and mountain meteorology, convective
parameterization.
Kevin B. Johnson, Ph.D., water column ecology, planktonic grazing and
distributions, predator-prey interactions.
Steven M. Lazarus, Ph.D., analysis of planetary boundary layer,
development and testing of life cycle models, parameterization of thin
mid-level stratiform clouds, atmospheric radiation measurement.
Professor Emeritus
Iver W. Duedall, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professors
J.A. Angelo, Ph.D.; M.I. Duedall, J.D.; S.A. Edgerton, Ph.D.;
C.L. Emrich, Ph.D.; B.E. LaPointe, Ph.D.; F.J. Merceret, Ph.D.;
D.T. Resio, Ph.D.; N.P. Smith, Ph.D.; A.C. Steinemann, Ph.D.
Lecturers
D.D. Barile, M.S.; F.R. Leslie, M.S.; C.R. Parks, M.S.; M. Splitt, M.S.
The environmental sciences are those areas of applied science
concerned with the relationship between human activities and
the supporting environment; they provide the scientific framework
for rational environmental decisions.
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Bachelor of Science Degree Programs
Environmental sciences offerings at Florida Tech include two
programs, both solidly based on course work in chemistry, mathematics
and physics, combined with specialized environmental
science courses and courses in either biology or meteorology, as
well as the humanities. Technical electives during the junior and
senior years allow flexibility to meet individual interests while
building a strong foundation in the environmental sciences.
Theoretical concepts are reinforced by laboratory programs and
multimedia field studies.
Environmental Science
The undergraduate environmental science program is designed
to provide graduates with opportunities to pursue careers and
advanced academic studies in the use, control and preservation of
environmental resources and the enhancement of the quality of
life. Graduates have a strong background in biological, chemical
and physical sciences, coupled with basic and applied environmental
science field, laboratory and course work to help develop
solutions to current and future environmental problems. Needs
exist throughout the private sector and in local, state and federal
agencies for the talents and expertise developed by graduates of
this program.
Candidates for a bachelor’s degree in environmental science
complete a minimum program of 132 credit hours as outlined
below. Elective course options from other programs enable the
student to either broaden the scope of coverage of the curriculum
or to develop a concentration of courses in some specific area of
interest. For example, the curriculum can be designed to emphasize
biological, chemical or remote sensing studies. The curriculum
was developed to give students the solid, well-rounded
background necessary to meet the needs of the numerous career
opportunities available to graduates.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience .........................................................1
CHM 1101 Chemistry 1 .........................................................................4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................3
ENS 1001 The Whole Earth Course ....................................................3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1 ............................................................................4
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SPRING
BIO 1020 Biological Discovery 2 .........................................................4
CHM 1102 Chemistry 2 .........................................................................4
COM 1102 Writing about Literature .....................................................3
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................4
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Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
CHM 2001 Organic Chemistry 1 ...........................................................3
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication ...........................3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................3
OCN 1010 Oceanography ......................................................................3
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ..............................................................................4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................1
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SPRING
BIO 2010 Microbiology ........................................................................4
CHM 2002 Organic Chemistry 2 ...........................................................3
OCN 2407 Meteorology .........................................................................3
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ..............................................................................4
Restricted Elective* .............................................................3
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