Environmental and Water Resources Courses

  • The objective of this course is to provide essential knowledge required to manage and implement BIM technologies in construction process, provide professionals with relevant skills to use BIM in the design and construction of facilities, with an emphasis on structural and civil roles, and Use of BIM software in the process of preparing the models, analysis and documentation. [CEE 9518 Course Outline]
  • Land utilization by individuals in relation to geology, mineralogy, physico-chemistry and geotechnical properties of component soils. Cation exchange reactions and effects of pollutants on soil properties. Erodability of soils in relation to moisture content, mineralogy, climate and attack by moving water, mineral water interactions, multiphase flow, acid mine drainage, solution-mineral equilibria, geochemical modeling. [CEE 9523 Course Outline]
  • In this course, students are introduced to environmental issues associated with buildings, passive cooling and heating building systems, as well as concepts of building performance indicators. Students are exposed to modeling methods to evaluate environmental loads and energy demand, to the use of building simulations in life cycle analysis for the selection of energy-efficient building components and systems, and to applicable regulatory and sustainability frameworks. Buildings can produce less greenhouse gas emissions and consume less energy while being comfortable, healthy, and economical through the proper application of sustainable design. [CEE 9532 Course Outline]
  • Design, planning, and management of civil infrastructure require understanding, simulation and prediction of hydrological and environmental components. This course gives students a working knowledge of probabilistic and statistical approaches to analyze and interpret growing observed and simulated spatial and temporal data (e.g. climate, hydrology, environment, ecology, geology, population etc.). The emphasis will be on developing analytical skills to simulate and predict natural disasters including floods and droughts in an uncertain and changing climate. Topics covered in this class will be supplemented with computer exercises, which will use graphical and statistical software packages such as Excel, R, MATLAB, and ArcGIS to perform numerical analysis of real-world data. [CEE 9535 Course Outline]
  • This course introduces students to the concepts and applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to water resources management. The students will learn about the application of GIS to hydrologic and hydraulic issues. The course will add insight to a number of hydrologic and hydraulic problems using computer packages such as Arc Hydro, HEC-HMS, HEC-GeoHMS, HEC-RAS,HEC-GeoRAS and PCSWMM and ArcGIS modules. [CEE 9567 Course Outline]
  • To understand environmental impact assessment process applied to water resources engineering projects and the interdisciplinary nature of water resources engineering to protect water resources and the environment. To learn the design of water resources projects that have minimal effect on the natural environment, social or economic environment. [CEE 9568 Course Outline]
  • To understand the issues of urban development related to stormwater quality and quantity control and learn the design of Stormwater Management (SWM) system using SWM Best Management Practices (BMPs) and Low Impact Developments (LIDs). Understand the interdisciplinary nature of stormwater pollution control and provide an insight into the design and modeling of a SWM system. [CEE 9632 Course Outline]
  • Application of thermodynamics and kinetics to understand chemical speciation, transformation and partitioning in natural aquatic systems.  Broad applicability in areas including ground and surface water quality and contamination as well as water and wastewater treatment. [CEE 9642 Course Outline]

  • The course consists of an overview of state-of-the-art modeling and simulation approaches of wastewater systems. In this course students will be introduced to fundamental biological, chemical and physical process modeling concepts for the removal of water pollutants. Students will model different unit processes to elucidate the functioning of processes and communicate knowledge about the performance of the system and recognize limitations and uncertainty of the models. Students will acquire hands-on experience with simulation methods supported with state-of-the-art software(s) that include both commercial and open source, model-based design, optimization, and control of wastewater processes. [CEE 9675 Course Outline]

  • The course develops graduate level concepts for the examination of drinking water quality and discussion of state of the art technologies for treating drinking water. The motivation for the course is the recent recognition that infrastructure and facilities for delivering safe, clean, and adequate supplies of drinking water to citizens are either inadequate or susceptible to failure. This course will involve MANDATORY visit and experimental work at the Walkerton Clean Water Centre’s Demonstration Facility (Pilot Plant). [CEE 9692 Course Outline]

  • This course is an advanced course in environmental design for waste disposal and includes a complete preliminary design of a landfill facility. The objectives of the course are for the students:

    To develop an understanding of modern waste management practice and the role of landfilling in this context.
    To recognize the wide range of technical and non-technical considerations associated with site selection, approval, design, construction and operation of a modern waste management facility and understand the impact of the engineering solution in a global and societal context.
    To develop an understanding of the sources and characteristics of municipal solid waste and the chemical and biological characteristics of landfill leachate.
    To understand the professional and ethical responsibility of an engineer with respect to waste management including consideration of social, economic, environmental, worker health and safety, and legislative and other regulatory issues.
    To use state-of-the-art computer techniques for assessing the impact of proposed waste disposal sites on groundwater quality.
    To apply mathematical, scientific, and engineering knowledge to the design of the preliminary design for a landfill facility to meet specified needs and legislative requirements.
    To improve communication skills by discussing current waste disposal issues and expressing and defending opinions before their peers.
    To obtain experience working as a member of a design team and hence prepare for the engineering workplace.
    To appreciate the rapidly changing nature of knowledge and technology in this field and the need for life-long learning. [CEE 9696 Course Outline]

  • This course deals with groundwater flow and subsurface contamination. The course will examine: (i) groundwater and its importance in the hydrologic cycle, (ii) sources and characteristics of groundwater pollutants, (iii) clean-up of contaminated sites, including remedial design and strategies. Relevant analytical and numerical models are employed throughout the course to better understand the concepts, their application, and the underlying mathematics. [CEE 9870 Course Outline]