People often say that they are concerned with the environment. Environmental engineers are the people who prevent environmental damage and fix existing problems. They assist with the development of water distribution systems, recycling methods, sewage treatment plants, and other pollution, prevention and control systems. Environmental engineers constantly seek new ways to reduce air pollution and the use of pesticides, and keep society both modern and earth-friendly.

This minor track coupled with the core engineering education requirements of the BS in Engineering will give you a unique education that will enable you to participate in this field. Some of the courses in the minor tracks are:

Chemistry II
Continuation of Chemistry I. An introduction to liquids and solids, solutions, rates of reactions, acids and bases, thermodynamics and equilibrium and electrochemistry. Further descriptive chemistry is given. The laboratory emphasizes additional physical and analytical techniques to reinforce and clarify major concepts of the course. Required for science majors.

Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry will allow students to develop a general understanding of the role of chemistry and physiochemical concepts in the development, identification and solution of environmental problems. This course will provide the necessary background for conducting chemical analyses on water, air and soil samples. The skills learned in this course will be employed in learning more about the application of chemical principles in solving environmental problems.

Modeling Pollutant Fate and Assessing Risk
This course applies the scientific principles describing chemical movement and fate in the environment (air, water, and earth) to mathematical models that can be used as tools for environmental risk assessment. Students will use STELLA, an icon-based modeling platform to formulate, calibrate, validate, and implement their own environmental transport and fate models.

Organic Process Chemistry
This course will pull together tools, techniques and technologies that help chemists in research and production to develop more eco-friendly and efficient uses of current and emerging processes for sustainable production, The course will emphasize engineering practices that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances in the design, manufacture and application of chemical products, including specialty & fine chemicals.

For a listing of all the courses for the BSE Engineering major with Environmental Engineering minor please go to: http://www.philau.edu/catalog/