2011-2012 Bulletin – PDF - SEAS Bulletin - Columbia University

permission. Critical discussion of current
research topics and publications in the area
of flotation, flocculation, and other mineral
processing techniques, particularly mechanisms
of adsorption, interactions of particles in
solution, thinning of liquid films, and optimization
techniques.
EAEE E8231y Selected topics in hydro- and
electrometallurgy
3 pts. Lect: 3.
Prerequisites: EAEE E4003 and CHEE
E4050, or instructor’s permission. Review
of current research and literature in the
field of hydrometallurgy, electrometallurgy,
and corrosion. Topics will be selected by
the instructor to illustrate the application of
thermodynamics and rate phenomena to
the design and control of electrochemical
engineering processes.
EAEE E8233x and y Research topics in
particle processing
0–1 pt. Professor Somasundaran.
Emergent findings in the interactions of
particles with reagents and solutions, especially
inorganics, surfactants, and polymers in
solution, and their role in grinding, flotation,
agglomeration, filtration, enhanced oil recovery,
and other mineral processing operations.
EAEE E8273x-E8274y Mining engineering
reports
0–4 pts. Professor Yegulalp.
May substitiute for formal thesis, EAEE E9271,
upon recommendation of the student’s adviser.
EAEE E9271x and y–S9271 Earth and
environmental engineering thesis
0–6 pts. Members of the faculty.
Research work culminating in a creditable
dissertation on a problem of a fundamental
nature selected in conference between student
and adviser. Wide latitude is permitted in choice
of a subject, but independent work of distinctly
graduate character is required in its handling.
EAEE E9273x-E9274y Earth and
environmental engineering reports
0–4 pts.
May substitute for the formal master’s thesis,
EAEE E9271, upon recommendation of the
department.
EAEE E9280x and y Earth and environmental
engineering colloquium
0–1 pt. Lect: 1.5. Professor Park.
All graduate students are required to attend the
departmental colloquium as long as they are
in residence. Advanced doctoral students may
be excused after three years of residence. No
degree credit is granted.
EAEE E9281x Prospects for nuclear energy–
earth and environmental engineering seminar
0–1 pt. Lect: 1.5. Professors Gazze and Lackner.
This seminar course examines the prospects
for nuclear energy as a source of safe, secure,
and environmentally sustainable energy both
in the U.S. and internationally. In particular, it
analyzes the four key issues that limit the expansion
of nuclear energy: cost, safety, proliferation
concerns, and long-term disposal of radioactive
wastes. Through readings, research, and class
discussions, it engages students to critically
evaluate arguments both for and against nuclear
power. The course builds basic literacy in
nuclear technology and is open to students with
technical, policy, or economic backgrounds.
EAEE E9302x and y Mining engineering
research
0–4 pts. Professor Yegulalp.
Graduate research directed toward solution of
technicoscientific problems in mining.
EAEE E9305x and y–S9305 Earth and
environmental engineering research
0–12 pts. Members of the faculty.
Graduate research directed toward solution of
a problem in mineral processing or chemical
metallurgy.
EAEE E9800x and y–S9800 Doctoral research
instruction
3, 6, 9, or 12 pts. Members of the faculty.
A candidate for the Eng.Sc.D. degree in mineral
engineering must register for 12 points of doctoral
research instruction. Registration in EAEE
E9800 may not be used to satisfy the minimum
residence requirement for the degree.
EAEE E9900x and y–S9900 Doctoral
dissertation
0 pts. Members of the faculty.
A candidate for the doctorate may be required
to register for this course every term after the
student’s course work has been completed, and
until the dissertation has been accepted.
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