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sources; development of carbon
sequestration strategies.
• Sensing and remediation:
understanding of transport processes
at 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’slevel
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 grade-point 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 Chemical Engineering section
for courses in applied chemistry.
EAEE E1100y A better planet by design
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professors Lau 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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professors Lackner and Walker.
Unconventional, alternative energy resources.
Technological options and their role in the world
energy markets. Comparison of conventional and
unconventional, renewable and non-renewable
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Not offered in 2011–2012.
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professors Lackner and Yegulalp.
Prerequisites: MSAE E3111 or MECE E3301
and ENME E3161 or MECE E3100 or equivalent
Corequisites: MSAE E3111 or MECE E3301 and
ENME E3161 or MECE E3100 or equivalent.
Overview of energy resources, resource
management from extraction and processing to
recycling and final disposal of wastes. Resources
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Billinge.
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Not offered in 2011–2012.
Prerequisites: EAEE E3101 and ENME 3111,
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Professor Duby.
Prerequisite: MSAE E3103 or equivalent.
Synthesis and production of metals and
semiconductors with engineered microstructures
for desired properties. Includes hightemperature,
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 semiconductorbased
electronic, magnetic, and optical devices.
EAEE E3185y Summer fieldwork for earth and
environmental engineers
0.5 pt. Not offered in 2011–2012.
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
3 pts. Lect: 3. Not offered in 2011–2012.
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
engineering 2011–2012