BEE 101 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING I (3)
Introduction to engineering at OSU and the emerging field of ecological engineering. Topics include engineering analysis and problem solving, professional ethics, the design process and teamwork.
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BEE 102 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING II (3)
Introduction to common problems and solutions in ecological engineering, emphasizing the multiplicity of approaches to constraining, analyzing, and resolving challenges of ecosystem management. Two overnight field trips to local ecological monitoring and engineering sites will be required.
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BEE 199 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 221 FUNDAMENTALS OF ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING (3)
Introduction to the concepts and practice of ecological engineering including characteristics, classification, and modeling of ecosystems; ecosystem protection; and sustainable uses of ecosystems, including treatment wetlands, land treatment systems, and ecologically sensitive stormwater management, to meet the needs of human societies.
PREREQS:
One year of college biology and chemistry and MTH 256 or instructor approval required.
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BEE 299 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 320 BIOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING (3)
An introduction to simulation modeling and analysis of a variety of biological and ecological systems. Systems approaches to describing ecological systems.
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BEE 322 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS AND TRANSFER PROCESS (4)
A study of the transport processes of fluid flow, heat transfer and mass transfer applied to biological organisms and ecological systems.
PREREQS:
BEE 320
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BEE 399 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 401 RESEARCH (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 405 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 407 SEMINAR (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 433 IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN (4)
Principles of soil physics and plant water use applied to irrigation system design. Design of gravity, pressurized, and trickle irrigation systems, improving on-farm water management, performance characteristics of pumps and other irrigation equipment. Lec/lab. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
ENGR 332
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BEE 439 IRRIGATION PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (4)
Survey of irrigation systems, system configurations, factors that influence irrigation efficiency, crop water requirements, energy requirements, pumps, irrigation scheduling. For non-engineers. Lec/lab/rec.
PREREQS:
MTH 111
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BEE 446 RIVER ENGINEERING (4)
Multipurpose river use; natural physical processes in alluvial rivers; channel modification practices; river structures; design practices; impact of river modification; problem analysis; and impact minimization. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
CE 313
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BEE 452 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING (4)
Fundamental engineering principles for scientists. Topics include fluid flow, mass and energy transfer, and material and energy balances. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of process engineering principles. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(MTH 251 or MTH 241) and PH 201 and instructor consent.
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BEE 453 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN (4)
An integrated lecture/laboratory course focused on process engineering design and scale-up for scientists. Applies fundamental principles from BEE 452/BEE 552. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of applied process engineering design. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(BEE 452 or BEE 552) and ST 351 and instructor consent.
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BEE 458 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL (3)
Problem solving in nonpoint source pollution. Methods for evaluating the extent, rate, timing, and fate of Non-Point Source (NPS) pollutants in agricultural and urban environments.
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BEE 461 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (3)
Introduction to modern measurement methods for ecological applications, includes sensors and systems for measuring soil, water and atmospheric properties. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
One year college physics.
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BEE 468 BIOREMEDIATION ENGINEERING (3)
Examines strategies for using a variety of biological processes for treating municipal, agricultural and industrial contaminants.
PREREQS:
MTH 251 and professional school or graduate standing.
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BEE 469 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN I (4)
Engineering design processes for ecological engineering applications, including specifications, performance criteria, timelines, and project logistics, principles and practices of working in engineering teams.
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BEE 470 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING DESIGN II (4)
Engineering design processes for ecological engineering applications, including specifications, performance criteria, timelines, and project logistics, principles and practices of working in engineering teams.
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BEE 471 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES (3)
Development of mathematical models of biological and ecological systems; linear and nonlinear systems analysis; simulation of random processes; model solution and analysis techniques.
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BEE 472 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING (4)
Fundamental engineering principles for scientists. Topics include fluid flow, mass and energy transfer, and material and energy balances. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of process engineering principles. Lec/lab.
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BEE 473 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN (4)
An integrated lecture/lab course focused on process engineering design and scale-up for scientists. Applies fundamental principles from BEE 472/BEE 572. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of applied process engineeringn design. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(BEE 472 or BEE 572) and ST 351 and instructor consent.
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BEE 480 BIOPRODUCT ENGINEERING (3)
Introduction to production of bioethanol, biodiesel, natural fibers and other high value products from biorenewable resources. Bioprocess systems, system components, bioseparation, purification, and byproduct analysis will be covered.
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BEE 485 METABOLIC ENGINEERING (3)
Mathematical and experimental techniques for quanitative descriptions of microbial bioreaction processes and an introduction to the principles and methodologies of metabolic engineering. CROSSLISTED as BIOE 485/BIOE 585.
PREREQS:
Differential equations and linear algebra and biochemistry.
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BEE 499 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 499H SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
PREREQS:
Honors College approval required.
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BEE 501 RESEARCH (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 503 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 505 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 506 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 507 SEMINAR (1)
Section 1: Graduate Student Orientation Seminar to acquaint new graduate students with graduate school and departmental requirements, policies and expectations, and departmental research programs. Section 2: Graduate Research Publication Seminar to expose students to requirements for successful proposals and publication of research results. Section 3: Oral Presentation Improvement--A highly participatory educational effort designed to improve performance in presenting research reports, technical papers and in responding to oral examination questions. Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 99 credits.
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BEE 512 PHYSICAL HYDROLOGY (3)
Principles of hydrologic processes and the integration of these processes into the hydrologic cycle. Topics include atmospheric processes, precipitation and runoff, storm response in streamflow on a watershed scale, and major concepts in groundwater systems.
PREREQS:
One year of calculus.
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BEE 514 GROUNDWATER HYDRAULICS (3)
Principles of groundwater flow and chemical transport in confined and unconfined aquifers, aquifer testing and well construction. Design and dewatering and contaminant recovery systems, properties of aquifers. CROSSLISTED as CE 514 and GEO 514.
PREREQS:
MTH 252
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BEE 525 STOCHASTIC HYDROLOGY (3)
Study the elements of randomness embedded in the hydrological processes with emphasis on time series analysis, stationarity, periodic/trend component, stochastic component, time series synthesis, ARMA model, spatial sampling and scale variability. CROSSLISTED as CE 525. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
BEE 512
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BEE 529 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES (3)
Development of mathematical models of biological and ecological systems; linear and nonlinear systems analysis; stochastic modeling and random processes; model solution and analysis techniques.
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BEE 533 IRRIGATION SYSTEM DESIGN (4)
Principles of soil and plant water use applied to irrigation system design. Design of gravity, pressurized, and trickle irrigation systems, improving on-farm water management, performance characteristics of pumps and other irrigation equipment. Lec/lab. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
ENGR 332
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BEE 542 VADOSE ZONE TRANSPORT (4)
Introduction to the physical and hydraulic properties involved in flow from the soil surface to groundwater. Classical infiltration equations will be derived and presented with exact and approximate solutions. Attention is focused on application to pollutant transport and recent advances in non-ideal flow.
PREREQS:
MTH 254
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BEE 544 OPEN CHANNEL HYDRAULICS (4)
Steady, uniform, and nonuniform flow in natural and artificial open channels; unsteady flow; interaction of flow with river structures; and computational methods. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
CE 313
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BEE 545 SEDIMENT TRANSPORT (4)
Principles of sediment erosion, transportation and deposition in rivers, reservoirs, and estuaries; measurement, analysis, and computational techniques. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
CE 313
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BEE 546 RIVER ENGINEERING (4)
Multipurpose river use; natural physical processes in alluvial rivers; channel modification practices; river structures; design practices; impact of river modification; problem analysis; and impact minimization. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
CE 313
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BEE 549 REGIONAL HYDROLOGIC MODELING (3)
Challenges in regional-scale water resource analysis and management with emphasis on application to production agriculture. Application of geostatistical techniques to spatially variable systems and remote sensing to large-scale water resource systems. Development of soil-water-atmosphere-plant models. Analysis of evapotranspiration estimating methods. Offered alternate years.
PREREQS:
BEE 512 and MTH 256
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BEE 552 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING (4)
Fundamental engineering principles for scientists. Topics include fluid flow, mass and energy transfer, and material and energy balances. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of process engineering principles. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(MTH 251 or MTH 241) and PH 201 and instructor consent.
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BEE 553 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN (4)
An integrated lecture/laboratory course focused on process engineering design and scale-up for scientists. Applies fundamental principles from BEE 452/BEE 552. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of applied process engineering design. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(BEE 452 or BEE 552) and ST 351 and instructor consent.
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BEE 558 NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION ASSESSMENT AND CONTROL (3)
Problem solving in nonpoint source pollution. Methods for evaluating the extent, rate, timing, and fate of Non-Point Source (NPS) pollutants in agricultural and urban environments.
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BEE 561 ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY (3)
Introduction to modern measurement methods for ecological applications, includes sensors and systems for measuring soil, water and atmospheric properties. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
One year college physics.
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BEE 568 BIOREMEDIATION ENGINEERING (3)
Examines strategies for using a variety of biological processes for treating municipal, agricultural and industrial contaminants.
PREREQS:
MTH 251 and professional school or graduate standing.
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BEE 571 BIOSYSTEMS MODELING TECHNIQUES (3)
Development of mathematical models of biological and ecological systems; linear and nonlinear systems analysis; simulation of random processes; model solution and analysis techniques.
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BEE 572 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING (4)
Fundamental engineering principles for scientists. Topics include fluid flow, mass and energy transfer, and material and energy balances. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of process engineering principles. Lec/lab.
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BEE 573 INTRODUCTION TO PROCESS ENGINEERING DESIGN (4)
An integrated lecture/laboratory course focused on process engineering design and scale-up for scientists. Applies fundamental principles from BEE 472/BEE 572. Directed at food scientists and other majors who need or would like a working knowledge of applied process engineering design. Lec/lab.
PREREQS:
(BEE 472 or BEE 572) and ST 351 and instructor consent.
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BEE 580 BIOPRODUCT ENGINEERING (3)
Introduction to production of bioethanol, biodiesel, natural fibers and other high value products from biorenewable resources. Bioprocess systems, system components, bioseparation, purification, and byproduct analysis will be covered.
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BEE 585 METABOLIC ENGINEERING (3)
Mathematical and experimental techniques for quanitative descriptions of microbial bioreaction processes and an introduction to the principles and methodologies of metabolic engineering. CROSSLISTED as BIOE 485/BIOE 585.
PREREQS:
Differential equations and linear algebra and biochemistry.
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BEE 590 BIOPROCESS CONTROL SYSTEMS (3)
Analysis and control of biological and biochemical systems. Stability, observability, controllability, pole-placement methods. Introduction to optimal control and feed back systems.
PREREQS:
MTH 251 and MTH 306 and BEE 571 or equivalent.
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BEE 599 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 601 RESEARCH (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 603 THESIS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 605 READING AND CONFERENCE (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 606 PROJECTS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 607 SEMINAR (1-16)
Graded P/N.
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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BEE 690 ADVANCED BIOPRODUCTS SYSTEMS-FEEDSTOCKS (1)
Issues involved in selection of feedstocks based on suitability, availability, sustainability and economic potential. Technologies for bioprocessing for fuels and chemical feedstocks.
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BEE 691 MICROBIAL FUEL CELLS (2)
Fundamentals of microbial fuel cells. MFC reactor configuration. Potential applications of MFC. Comparison with other H2 generation technologies.
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BEE 693 ADVANCED BIOPRODUCTS SYSTEMS-ETHANOL PRODUCTION (2)
Overview of ethanol production from bioproducts. Fermentation technologies for ethanol production. Fermentation of starch-based and lignocellulosic feedstocks.
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BEE 699 SPECIAL TOPICS (1-16)
This course is repeatable for a maximum of 16 credits.
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