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E B F 301 GLOBAL FINANCE FOR THE EARTH, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS INDUSTRIES The aim of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts of financial management and illustrate their global applications. Credits: (3)
E B F 401 STRATEGIC CORPORATE FINANCE FOR THE EARTH, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS INDUSTRIES Financial decisions corporations in the earth science area make and the tools and analyses used to make these decisions. Credits: (3)
E R M 151 CAREERS AND ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Career Opportunities And Topical Issues In The Environmental Sciences. Credits: (1)
E R M 210 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECT ON YOUR FOOD SUPPLY An Exploration Of How Urban Environmental Problems Influence Our Ability To Obtain Food And Natural Resources. Credits: (3) Course web site
E R M 300 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CALCULATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS This Course Will Teach Basic Problem Solving Skills While Using Examples Taken From Environmental Media--Air, Water, And Soil. Credits: (3)
E R M 411 LEGAL ASPECTS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Legal Systems And Lawmaking Processes; Property Rights In Land, Water, And Wildlife Resources; Jurisdictional Problems In Planning Resource Use. Credits: (3) Course web site
E R M 412 RESOURCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS The Concept Of Systems; Techniques Of Analysis, Including Input/Output, Mathematical Programming, And Simulation; Application To Resource Systems. Credits: (3) Course web site
E R M 413W CASE STUDIES IN ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT Application Of Biological, Physical, And Social Science Principles To Ecosystem Management Problems; Introduction To Environmental Impact Analysis And Review. Credits: (3)
E R M 430 AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS TO TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS Overview Of The Direct And Indirect Effects Of Air Pollutants On Terrestrial Plants And Ecosystems. Credits: (3)
E R M 431 ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY Effects Of Pollutants On Animal Health At The Chemical, Physical, And Cellular Level. Credits: (3)
E R M 432 POLLUTION IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS Sources, Types, Impacts Of Aquatic Pollutants; Processes Regulating Pollutant Toxicity And Fate; Major Issues In Water Pollution And Its Control. Credits: (3) Course web site
E R M 433 TRANSFORMATION OF POLLUTANTS IN SOILS Processes Regulating Fate And Transport Of Metals, Organics, Nutrients, Salts, Pathogens, And Radionuclides In Soil Systems. Credits: (3)
E R M 435 LIMNOLOGY Biogeochemistry and natural history of freshwater ecosystems. Credits: (3)
E R M 450 WETLAND CONSERVATION Wetland Types, Classification, Functions And Values; Hydrology, Soils, And Plants; Introduction To Wetland Identification And Delineation; Wetland Regulations. Credits: ( 3) Course web site
E R M 495 INTERNSHIP A Supervised Practicum In The Environmental Field. To Be Offered Only For Sa/Un Grading. Prerequisite: Prior Approval Of Assignment By Instructor Credits: ((1 -12))
E SC 124S GREEN ENGINEERING--FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR This First-Year Seminar Introduces Students To Basic Concepts In Green Engineering Practices And Processes. Credits: (1)
E SC 211 MATERIAL, SAFETY, AND EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW FOR NANOFABRICATION Nanofabrication Processing Equipment And Materials Handling Procedures With A Focus On Safety, Environment, And Health Issues. Credits: (3)
EARTH 002 GAIA-THE EARTH SYSTEM An Interdisciplinary Introduction To The Processes, Interactions And Evolution Of The Earth's Biosphere, Geosphere And Hydrosphere. Credits: (3) Course web site
EARTH 100 ENVIRONMENT EARTH Introductory Geological Analysis Of The Global, Regional, And Local Impact Of Humans On The Earth's Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, And Lithosphere. Credits: (3)
EARTH 101 NATURAL DISASTERS: HOLLYWOOD VS. REALITY Analysis of the causes and consequences of natural disasters; comparison of popular media portrayal of disasters with perspective from scientific research. Credits: (3)
EARTH 103 EARTH IN THE FUTURE: PREDICTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS Climate Predictions For The Coming Century Are Utilized To Examine Potential Impacts On Regions, Sectors Of Society, And Natural Ecosystems. Credits: (3)
EARTH 105 ENVIRONMENTS OF AFRICA: GEOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE Significant Natural Features Of Africa As Related To Human Endeavor; Case Studies Include The Nile, Climate Change, Natural Resources Credits: (3)
EARTH 111 WATER: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY of water behavior and occurence, its relevance to life, human activities, politics, and society. Credits: (3)
EARTH 150 DINOSAUR EXTINCTIONS AND OTHER CONTROVERSIES Dinosaur extinctions and other major and controversial events in the history of life. Credits: (3)
EARTH 240 CORAL REEF SYSTEMS The geography, geology, and chemistry of coral reef ecosystems; threats to reef environments; and techniques for reef surveying and monitoring. Credits: (3)
EARTH 402 EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS A Quantitative Journey Through The History Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Composition And The Earth's Climate. Credits: (3)
ECON 428 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Environmental Pollution, The Market Economy, And Optimal Resource Allocation; Alternative Control Procedures; Levels Of Environmental Protection And Public Policy. Credits: (3)
EDSGN 012S SOLAR RACERS FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR This engineering First-Year Seminar, Solar Racers, is intended as a topical introduction to the field of solar engineering with a focus on solar electricity. Through hands-on activities, readings, and research, students explore the application of solar energy to power a model car (and by extension, solar electricity generation in general). Working in small teams, students design, build, and test a model solar-powered car. Credits: (1)
EDSGN 015S TRANSFORMATIONS BY DESIGN: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR Examination of the social and environmental transformations that follow engineering design, and of the transformations of students by higher education. Credits: (1)
EDUC 460 FIELD STUDY IN ECOLOGY Study And Analysis Of The Ecology Of Various Regions Of The World. May Be Repeated For Credit. Credits: (4)
EGEE 101 ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Energy Utilization And Technological Development, Energy Resources, Conversion And Consequences On The Local And Global Environment, And Future Energy Alternatives. Credits: (3) Course web site
EGEE 102 ENERGY CONSERVATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Exposure To Energy Efficiency In Day To Day Life To Save Money And Energy, And Thereby Protect The Environment. Credits: (3) Course web site
EGEE 120 OIL: INTERNATIONAL EVOLUTION Survey of the commercial development of the world petroleum industry from various international, historical, business, and cultural perspectives. The objective of this course is to describe this evolution and the technological, commercial, and political innovations shaping its current face. Credits: (3)
EGEE 210 TECHNOLOGICAL LEGACY OF PENNSYLVANIA COAL Survey of coal technologies with a review of scientific principles and economic, social, and political impacts. Credits: (3)
EGEE 211 SOCIAL LEGACY OF PENNSYLVANIA COAL Survey of coal technologies with economic, social, and political impacts discussed with historical, cultural, and international perspectives. Credits: (3)
EGEE 302 PRINCIPLES OF ENERGY ENGINEERING Basic engineering calculations and mathematical methodologies on material and energy balances and reaction rates during chemical transformations in energy systems. Credits: (3)
EGEE 304 HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER Introduces the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Conduction, convection, radiation, and diffusion mass transfer will be emphasized. Credits: (3)
EGEE 401 ENERGY IN A CHANGING WORLD Energy is in transition, with increased international energy demand and increasing environmental pressures. Energy transitions, approaches, and outcomes are addressed. Credits: (3)
EGEE 410 FUEL CELLS The course covers an introduction to the fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering but focuses on design and applications of the main types of fuel cells. The laboratories on (1) electrochemical measurements and (2) polymer electrolyte fuel cell are scheduled in this course. Credits: (3)
EGEE 411 ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LAB A comprehensive introduction to classic and modern laboratory skills and experimentation of relevance to energy science and engineering practice. Credits: (3)
EGEE 412 GREEN ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE Material and energy flows as they relate to industrial systems, environmental concerns, pollution prevention, and the development of clean technologies. Credits: (3)
EGEE 420 HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS Course will cover the fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering, hydrogen production and storage, and the design and application of the main types of fuel cells. Credits: (3)
EGEE 430 INTRODUCTION TO COMBUSTION Concepts related to laminar and turbulent premixed and nonpremixed combustion with applications to propulsion and stationary systems. Also listed as M E 430. Credits: ()
EGEE 433 PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN ENERGY ENGINEERING Introduces fluid flow, heat transfer, phase equilibrium and mass transport phenomena in energy separation processes. Credits: (3)
EGEE 436 MODERN THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS Thermodynamics of external fields, theory of stability and fluctuations, irreversible and non-linear thermodynamics, and bifurcation theory and their applications in energy and environmental processes are discussed. Credits: ()
EGEE 437 DESIGN OF SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS A review of fundamental concepts and operation of renewable energy conversion units with emphasis on solar power and photovoltaic systems and biomass energy. Credits: (3)
EGEE 438 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIONS Principles and operation of sustainable energy conversion units with emphasis on wind, water, and geothermal energy. Credits: (3)
EGEE 441 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION Course covers fundamental principles of electrochemistry, including electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics, catalysis, and corrosion and focuses on applications such as fuel cells, batteries, and photovoltaics. Each application covers: principles of method, criteria determining performance, present state of development, and advantages/disadvantages. Laboratory demonstration of the performance (current-voltage) measurements of an electrochemical converter is scheduled in this course. Credits: (3)
EGEE 451 ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES Emphasizes processes for conversion of fossil fuels, nuclear and biomass to other fuel forms as transportation fuels and electricity. Credits: (3)
EGEE 455 MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS Overview of key principles and technologies for materials relevant to energy applications, including membranes, catalysis, supercapacitors, adsorbents, and semi-conductors. Credits: (3)
EGEE 464W ENERGY DESIGN PROJECT A team and capstone design project on an industrial energy-related problem. Prerequisite: seventh-semester standing in energy engineering or chemical engineering. Credits: (3)
EGEE 470 AIR POLLUTANTS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES Generation of pollutants in combustion chambers; reduction by combustion control; pre- and post-combustion treatment of fuels and effluents. Credits: (3)
EGEE 497B GEO-RESOURCE EVALUATION, INVESTMENT DECISION METHODS, AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS Cost engineering methodology and engineering for Geo-resources including energy, mining, mineral processing, oil, and gas exploration and production. Industrial safety and health, and earth-system based environmental projects, and weather. The application of economic and financial analysis for the valuation, evaluation, and budgeting of investments in energy and mineral industries, using non-discounted and discounted cash flow rate of return (DCR_ROR) techniques. Project risk analysis including and introduction to probablistic evaluation methodology. Credits: (3)
EGEE 500 ENGINEERING PHYSICS OF ENGERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS Momentum, heat and mass transport phenomena in fluids and solids, including phase equilibria. Credits: (3)
EGEE 510 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY OF ENERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS Chemical and electrochemical equilibria, surface and interfacial phenomena and chemical kinetics, in natural and engineered systems. Credits: (3)
EGEE 520 MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF ENERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS Physical and reactive chemical modeling, model formulation and solution, validation and verification. Credits: (3)
EGEE 597A SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION The course examines the principles of solar energy conversion to build a foundation for explaining the basic concepts and implementation of solar conversion processes. Effective: Fall 2009. Credits: (3)
EGEE 597B THEORY AND PRACTICE OF POLICY ANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERS Introduction to the major quantitative models of individual and collective decision-making used in policy analysis, with an emphasis on science, technology, and energy policy. Effective Fall 2009. Credits: (3)
EGEE 597D HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS The course introduces students to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Hydrogen production, storage, and use are covered in the course. A number of labs related to hydrogen/fuel cell technologies are scheduled in the class. Credits: (3)
EM SC 101 RESOURCE WARS "Resource Wars" presents an analysis of natural resources and how competition for them shapes national and international cultures and geopolitics. Credits: (3)
EM SC 121 MINERALS AND MODERN SOCIETY Production and use of mineral resources in modern society with an emphasis on the interrelationships and their effect on the Earth system. Credits: (3)
EM SC 150 OUT OF THE FIERY FURNACE A history of materials, energy and man, with emphasis on their interrelationships. Credits: (3)
EM SC 420 ENERGY AND MODERN SOCIETY Technology And Economics Of Energy Resources, Production, And Consumption; Environmental Factors, Exhaustion, New Technology. Credits: (3) Course web site
ENGL 202C EFFECTIVE WRITING: TECHNICAL WRITING Writing For Students In Scientific And Technical Disciplines. (A Student May Take Only One Course For Credit From Engl 202a, 202b, 202c, And 202d.) Credits: (3)
ENGL 416 SCIENCE WRITING Prepares Scientists And Writers To Gather, Interpret, And Present Scientific Information To The Layman With Clarity And Accuracy. Credits: (3 Per Semester)
ENNEC 100 INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY AND EARTH SCIENCES ECONOMICS Resource use decisions and their effect on local, national, and global development. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 401 CASE STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY The objective of this course is to introduce life cycle analysis and design for the environment. Credits: (1 - 3) Course web site
ENNEC 420 ECONOMICS OF NATURAL HAZARDS Covers Economic Aspects Of Natural Hazards: Impacts, Loss Estimation, Mitigation, Recovery, Modeling, Policy Analysis, Risk, Insurance, Resiliency, And Sustainability. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 425 SIMULATION METHODS IN EARTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES This Course Will Provide Students With Computer Programming Skills/ Knowledge In Statistics, Stochastic Process, And Simulation Applicable To Earth/Managerial Sciences. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 472 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN EARTH SCIENCES Quantitative Analysis Of Decision Making In Atmospheric/Geophysical Sciences: Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantification Of Uncertainty, Parametric/Non- Parametric Testing, Forecasting, Time Series Analysis. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 473 RISK MANAGEMENT IN ENERGY INDUSTRIES Analysis of strategies for mitigating business risk from market, atmospheric, geophysical uncertainties including the use of energy/mineral commodity futures/options, weather derivatives, and insurance. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 482 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MINERALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Economics Of Exploration And Mining Methods, Future Mineral Availability, Mineral And Environmental Law, Mineral Industries And The Environment, Current Issues. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 483 MATERIALS POLICY AND MARKETS Integrated economic and institutional analysis of policy issues facing material markets, including recycling, pollution control, advanced materials, and industrial policy. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 484 ENERGY ECONOMICS Economics Of Energy Demand, Production, Storage, And Pricing; Advanced Energy Policy Issues Including Regulation, Climate Change, New Energy Technology. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 492 ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS TO MINERAL MARKETS Statistical tools as used by mineral economists, econometric models of mineral, material, and energy markets. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 500 MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMICS This course introduces students to rigorous economic analysis of policy and planning issues in mineral resource economics. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 501 ECONOMICS OF MINERALS AND ENVIRONMENT Advanced principles of welfare economics, cost-benefit analysis, and non- renewable resource exhaustion with applications to mining and energy use. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 520 THE ECONOMETRICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES Applies econometric analysis to contemporary planning and policy issues facing energy and materials industries. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 530 MINERAL COMMODITY PRICES Discussion of advanced models in natural resource economics. Credits: (3) Course web site
ENNEC 531 APPLIED GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT Analysis of the role of natural resource in international trade and economic development by use of applied general equilibrium models (CGE, SAM, I-O). Credits: (3)
ENNEC 540 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENERGY MARKETS This course uses economic analysis to explain the history of world energy and its regulation since 1945. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 541 ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT Economic analysis of topics such as global warming, alternative energy sources and new technologies, and resources and sustainable development. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 550 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: THEORY AND POLICY Theories and applied methods used in the economic analysis of resource and environmental issues. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 551 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: APPLICATION/METHODS Introduction to methods for measuring environmental and natural resource values, including hedonic methods, travel cost, random utility models and contingent valuation. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 560 MINERAL AND ENERGY FINANCE I Introduction to theory of finance and application of financial tools to commodity market analysis. Emphasis on mineral and energy markets. Credits: (3)
ENNEC 561 THEORY AND METHODS IN MINERAL AND ENERGY FINANCE Theory and contemporary methods in mineral and energy finance; particular emphasis on project evaluation, financing, and risk management in metals and energy markets. Credits: (3)
ENT 202 THE INSECT CONNECTION An Introduction To The Diversity Of Insects And The Ways In Which They Interact With Humans And Impact Our World. Credits: (3)
ENT 313 INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY Introduction To Basic Entomology, Covering Insect Diversity, Identification, Structure And Function, And Principles Of Management Credits: (2)
ENT 319 FOREST INSECT MANAGEMENT Management Of Insects Affecting Development Of Productivity Of The Forest Ecosystems. Credits: (1)
ENT 402 BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL PARASITES An introduction to animal parasitology. Emphasizes principles, economic importance, host/parasite interactions, epizootiology, zoonoses, control, and taxonomy. Credits: (3)
ENT 410 INSECT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION Integrated physiology and anatomy of insects; emphasis on unique adaptations, genetic regulation of development, insects as model systems, environmental physiology Credits: (3)
ENT 420 INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION DYNAMICS Principles Of Population Regulation, Demographic Analysis, Modeling Of Dynamic Processes Are Discussed; Laboratories Involve The Exploration Of Population Growth Models. Credits: (3)
ENT 425 FRESHWATER ENTOMOLOGY Collection And Identification Of Insects And Other Arthropods In Freshwater Ecosystems; Field Study Of Habitats Credits: (3)
ENT 457 PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT Integrated study of pest complexes and their management, emphasizing ecological principles drawing on examples from a range of agricultural, forestry and urban systems. Credits: (3)
ENT 539 CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS Interactions of insects with environmental chemicals, including natural and synthetic compounds; host finding and other behavior modifying cues. Credits: (3) Course web site
ENT 543 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PATHOLOGY OF INSECTS Arthropod population control by entomogenous insects and microorganisms. Credits: (3)
ENT 593 TROPICAL FIELD STUDIES (ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES An intensive field course concentrating on field problems, experimental design, and data analysis in tropical habitats. Credits: (8)
ERRE 201 INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS Apply Principles Of Economics To Analyze Environmental Protection Policies And Natural Resource Use Decision. Examine Contemporary Policy Issues. Credits: (3)
ERRE 404 METHODS IN NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS Students Will Learn Empirical Research Methodology In The Areas Of Environmental And Natural Resource Economics. Credits: (3)
ERRE 429 NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS Optimal Management Of Resources; Roles Of Markets And Other Institutions; Resources And Economic Development; Public Policy. Credits: (3)
ERRE 431W ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE POLICIES Economic Analysis Of Environmental And Natural Resource Policies, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Non-Market Valuation Techniques; Resource Damage Assessment. Credits: (3)

E B F 301 GLOBAL FINANCE FOR THE EARTH, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS INDUSTRIES
The aim of this course is to introduce fundamental concepts of financial management and illustrate their global applications.
Credits: (3)

E B F 401 STRATEGIC CORPORATE FINANCE FOR THE EARTH, ENERGY, AND MATERIALS INDUSTRIES
Financial decisions corporations in the earth science area make and the tools and analyses used to make these decisions.
Credits: (3)

E R M 151 CAREERS AND ISSUES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Career Opportunities And Topical Issues In The Environmental Sciences.
Credits: (1)

E R M 210 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND THEIR EFFECT ON YOUR FOOD SUPPLY
An Exploration Of How Urban Environmental Problems Influence Our Ability To Obtain Food And Natural Resources.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

E R M 300 BASIC PRINCIPLES AND CALCULATIONS IN ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
This Course Will Teach Basic Problem Solving Skills While Using Examples Taken From Environmental Media--Air, Water, And Soil.
Credits: (3)

E R M 411 LEGAL ASPECTS OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Legal Systems And Lawmaking Processes; Property Rights In Land, Water, And Wildlife Resources; Jurisdictional Problems In Planning Resource Use.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

E R M 412 RESOURCE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS
The Concept Of Systems; Techniques Of Analysis, Including Input/Output, Mathematical Programming, And Simulation; Application To Resource Systems.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

E R M 413W CASE STUDIES IN ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
Application Of Biological, Physical, And Social Science Principles To Ecosystem Management Problems; Introduction To Environmental Impact Analysis And Review.
Credits: (3)

E R M 430 AIR POLLUTION IMPACTS TO TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
Overview Of The Direct And Indirect Effects Of Air Pollutants On Terrestrial Plants And Ecosystems.
Credits: (3)

E R M 431 ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Effects Of Pollutants On Animal Health At The Chemical, Physical, And Cellular Level.
Credits: (3)

E R M 432 POLLUTION IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS
Sources, Types, Impacts Of Aquatic Pollutants; Processes Regulating Pollutant Toxicity And Fate; Major Issues In Water Pollution And Its Control.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

E R M 433 TRANSFORMATION OF POLLUTANTS IN SOILS
Processes Regulating Fate And Transport Of Metals, Organics, Nutrients, Salts, Pathogens, And Radionuclides In Soil Systems.
Credits: (3)

E R M 435 LIMNOLOGY
Biogeochemistry and natural history of freshwater ecosystems.
Credits: (3)

E R M 450 WETLAND CONSERVATION
Wetland Types, Classification, Functions And Values; Hydrology, Soils, And Plants; Introduction To Wetland Identification And Delineation; Wetland Regulations.
Credits: ( 3)
Course web site

E R M 495 INTERNSHIP
A Supervised Practicum In The Environmental Field. To Be Offered Only For Sa/Un Grading. Prerequisite: Prior Approval Of Assignment By Instructor
Credits: ((1 -12))

E SC 124S GREEN ENGINEERING--FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
This First-Year Seminar Introduces Students To Basic Concepts In Green Engineering Practices And Processes.
Credits: (1)

E SC 211 MATERIAL, SAFETY, AND EQUIPMENT OVERVIEW FOR NANOFABRICATION
Nanofabrication Processing Equipment And Materials Handling Procedures With A Focus On Safety, Environment, And Health Issues.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 002 GAIA-THE EARTH SYSTEM
An Interdisciplinary Introduction To The Processes, Interactions And Evolution Of The Earth's Biosphere, Geosphere And Hydrosphere.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

EARTH 100 ENVIRONMENT EARTH
Introductory Geological Analysis Of The Global, Regional, And Local Impact Of Humans On The Earth's Hydrosphere, Atmosphere, And Lithosphere.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 101 NATURAL DISASTERS: HOLLYWOOD VS. REALITY
Analysis of the causes and consequences of natural disasters; comparison of popular media portrayal of disasters with perspective from scientific research.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 103 EARTH IN THE FUTURE: PREDICTING CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS
Climate Predictions For The Coming Century Are Utilized To Examine Potential Impacts On Regions, Sectors Of Society, And Natural Ecosystems.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 105 ENVIRONMENTS OF AFRICA: GEOLOGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Significant Natural Features Of Africa As Related To Human Endeavor; Case Studies Include The Nile, Climate Change, Natural Resources
Credits: (3)

EARTH 111 WATER: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
of water behavior and occurence, its relevance to life, human activities, politics, and society.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 150 DINOSAUR EXTINCTIONS AND OTHER CONTROVERSIES
Dinosaur extinctions and other major and controversial events in the history of life.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 240 CORAL REEF SYSTEMS
The geography, geology, and chemistry of coral reef ecosystems; threats to reef environments; and techniques for reef surveying and monitoring.
Credits: (3)

EARTH 402 EVOLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND OCEANS
A Quantitative Journey Through The History Of Atmospheric And Oceanic Composition And The Earth's Climate.
Credits: (3)

ECON 428 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Environmental Pollution, The Market Economy, And Optimal Resource Allocation; Alternative Control Procedures; Levels Of Environmental Protection And Public Policy.
Credits: (3)

EDSGN 012S SOLAR RACERS FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
This engineering First-Year Seminar, Solar Racers, is intended as a topical introduction to the field of solar engineering with a focus on solar electricity. Through hands-on activities, readings, and research, students explore the application of solar energy to power a model car (and by extension, solar electricity generation in general). Working in small teams, students design, build, and test a model solar-powered car.
Credits: (1)

EDSGN 015S TRANSFORMATIONS BY DESIGN: FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR
Examination of the social and environmental transformations that follow engineering design, and of the transformations of students by higher education.
Credits: (1)

EDUC 460 FIELD STUDY IN ECOLOGY
Study And Analysis Of The Ecology Of Various Regions Of The World. May Be Repeated For Credit.
Credits: (4)

EGEE 101 ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Energy Utilization And Technological Development, Energy Resources, Conversion And Consequences On The Local And Global Environment, And Future Energy Alternatives.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

EGEE 102 ENERGY CONSERVATION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Exposure To Energy Efficiency In Day To Day Life To Save Money And Energy, And Thereby Protect The Environment.
Credits: (3)
Course web site

EGEE 120 OIL: INTERNATIONAL EVOLUTION
Survey of the commercial development of the world petroleum industry from various international, historical, business, and cultural perspectives. The objective of this course is to describe this evolution and the technological, commercial, and political innovations shaping its current face.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 210 TECHNOLOGICAL LEGACY OF PENNSYLVANIA COAL
Survey of coal technologies with a review of scientific principles and economic, social, and political impacts.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 211 SOCIAL LEGACY OF PENNSYLVANIA COAL
Survey of coal technologies with economic, social, and political impacts discussed with historical, cultural, and international perspectives.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 302 PRINCIPLES OF ENERGY ENGINEERING
Basic engineering calculations and mathematical methodologies on material and energy balances and reaction rates during chemical transformations in energy systems.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 304 HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
Introduces the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer. Conduction, convection, radiation, and diffusion mass transfer will be emphasized.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 401 ENERGY IN A CHANGING WORLD
Energy is in transition, with increased international energy demand and increasing environmental pressures. Energy transitions, approaches, and outcomes are addressed.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 410 FUEL CELLS
The course covers an introduction to the fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering but focuses on design and applications of the main types of fuel cells. The laboratories on (1) electrochemical measurements and (2) polymer electrolyte fuel cell are scheduled in this course.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 411 ENERGY SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LAB
A comprehensive introduction to classic and modern laboratory skills and experimentation of relevance to energy science and engineering practice.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 412 GREEN ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
Material and energy flows as they relate to industrial systems, environmental concerns, pollution prevention, and the development of clean technologies.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 420 HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS
Course will cover the fundamental principles of electrochemical engineering, hydrogen production and storage, and the design and application of the main types of fuel cells.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 430 INTRODUCTION TO COMBUSTION
Concepts related to laminar and turbulent premixed and nonpremixed combustion with applications to propulsion and stationary systems. Also listed as M E 430.
Credits: ()

EGEE 433 PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN ENERGY ENGINEERING
Introduces fluid flow, heat transfer, phase equilibrium and mass transport phenomena in energy separation processes.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 436 MODERN THERMODYNAMICS FOR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Thermodynamics of external fields, theory of stability and fluctuations, irreversible and non-linear thermodynamics, and bifurcation theory and their applications in energy and environmental processes are discussed.
Credits: ()

EGEE 437 DESIGN OF SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS
A review of fundamental concepts and operation of renewable energy conversion units with emphasis on solar power and photovoltaic systems and biomass energy.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 438 SUSTAINABLE ENERGY OPTIONS
Principles and operation of sustainable energy conversion units with emphasis on wind, water, and geothermal energy.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 441 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION
Course covers fundamental principles of electrochemistry, including electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics, catalysis, and corrosion and focuses on applications such as fuel cells, batteries, and photovoltaics. Each application covers: principles of method, criteria determining performance, present state of development, and advantages/disadvantages. Laboratory demonstration of the performance (current-voltage) measurements of an electrochemical converter is scheduled in this course.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 451 ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES
Emphasizes processes for conversion of fossil fuels, nuclear and biomass to other fuel forms as transportation fuels and electricity.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 455 MATERIALS FOR ENERGY APPLICATIONS
Overview of key principles and technologies for materials relevant to energy applications, including membranes, catalysis, supercapacitors, adsorbents, and semi-conductors.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 464W ENERGY DESIGN PROJECT
A team and capstone design project on an industrial energy-related problem. Prerequisite: seventh-semester standing in energy engineering or chemical engineering.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 470 AIR POLLUTANTS FROM COMBUSTION SOURCES
Generation of pollutants in combustion chambers; reduction by combustion control; pre- and post-combustion treatment of fuels and effluents.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 497B GEO-RESOURCE EVALUATION, INVESTMENT DECISION METHODS, AND FINANCIAL ANALYSIS
Cost engineering methodology and engineering for Geo-resources including energy, mining, mineral processing, oil, and gas exploration and production. Industrial safety and health, and earth-system based environmental projects, and weather. The application of economic and financial analysis for the valuation, evaluation, and budgeting of investments in energy and mineral industries, using non-discounted and discounted cash flow rate of return (DCR_ROR) techniques. Project risk analysis including and introduction to probablistic evaluation methodology.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 500 ENGINEERING PHYSICS OF ENGERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Momentum, heat and mass transport phenomena in fluids and solids, including phase equilibria.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 510 ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY OF ENERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Chemical and electrochemical equilibria, surface and interfacial phenomena and chemical kinetics, in natural and engineered systems.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 520 MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF ENERGY AND GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Physical and reactive chemical modeling, model formulation and solution, validation and verification.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 597A SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
The course examines the principles of solar energy conversion to build a foundation for explaining the basic concepts and implementation of solar conversion processes. Effective: Fall 2009.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 597B THEORY AND PRACTICE OF POLICY ANALYSIS FOR ENGINEERS
Introduction to the major quantitative models of individual and collective decision-making used in policy analysis, with an emphasis on science, technology, and energy policy. Effective Fall 2009.
Credits: (3)

EGEE 597D HYDROGEN AND FUEL CELLS
The course introduces students to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Hydrogen production, storage, and use are covered in the course. A number of labs related to hydrogen/fuel cell technologies are scheduled in the class.
Credits: (3)

EM SC 101 RESOURCE WARS
"Resource Wars" presents an analysis of natural resources and how competition for them shapes national and international cultures and geopolitics.
Credits: (3)

EM SC 121 MINERALS AND MODERN SOCIETY
Production and use of mineral resources in modern society with an emphasis on the interrelationships and their effect on the Earth system.
Credits: (3)

EM SC 150 OUT OF THE FIERY FURNACE
A history of materials, energy and man, with emphasis on their interrelationships.
Credits: (3)

EM SC 420 ENERGY AND MODERN SOCIETY
Technology And Economics Of Energy Resources, Production, And Consumption; Environmental Factors, Exhaustion, New Technology.
Credits: (3)
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ENGL 202C EFFECTIVE WRITING: TECHNICAL WRITING
Writing For Students In Scientific And Technical Disciplines. (A Student May Take Only One Course For Credit From Engl 202a, 202b, 202c, And 202d.)
Credits: (3)

ENGL 416 SCIENCE WRITING
Prepares Scientists And Writers To Gather, Interpret, And Present Scientific Information To The Layman With Clarity And Accuracy.
Credits: (3 Per Semester)

ENNEC 100 INTRODUCTION TO ENERGY AND EARTH SCIENCES ECONOMICS
Resource use decisions and their effect on local, national, and global development.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 401 CASE STUDIES OF INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
The objective of this course is to introduce life cycle analysis and design for the environment.
Credits: (1 - 3)
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ENNEC 420 ECONOMICS OF NATURAL HAZARDS
Covers Economic Aspects Of Natural Hazards: Impacts, Loss Estimation, Mitigation, Recovery, Modeling, Policy Analysis, Risk, Insurance, Resiliency, And Sustainability.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 425 SIMULATION METHODS IN EARTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
This Course Will Provide Students With Computer Programming Skills/ Knowledge In Statistics, Stochastic Process, And Simulation Applicable To Earth/Managerial Sciences.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 472 QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS IN EARTH SCIENCES
Quantitative Analysis Of Decision Making In Atmospheric/Geophysical Sciences: Exploratory Data Analysis, Quantification Of Uncertainty, Parametric/Non- Parametric Testing, Forecasting, Time Series Analysis.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 473 RISK MANAGEMENT IN ENERGY INDUSTRIES
Analysis of strategies for mitigating business risk from market, atmospheric, geophysical uncertainties including the use of energy/mineral commodity futures/options, weather derivatives, and insurance.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 482 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF MINERALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
Economics Of Exploration And Mining Methods, Future Mineral Availability, Mineral And Environmental Law, Mineral Industries And The Environment, Current Issues.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 483 MATERIALS POLICY AND MARKETS
Integrated economic and institutional analysis of policy issues facing material markets, including recycling, pollution control, advanced materials, and industrial policy.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 484 ENERGY ECONOMICS
Economics Of Energy Demand, Production, Storage, And Pricing; Advanced Energy Policy Issues Including Regulation, Climate Change, New Energy Technology.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 492 ECONOMETRIC APPLICATIONS TO MINERAL MARKETS
Statistical tools as used by mineral economists, econometric models of mineral, material, and energy markets.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 500 MINERAL AND ENERGY ECONOMICS
This course introduces students to rigorous economic analysis of policy and planning issues in mineral resource economics.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 501 ECONOMICS OF MINERALS AND ENVIRONMENT
Advanced principles of welfare economics, cost-benefit analysis, and non- renewable resource exhaustion with applications to mining and energy use.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 520 THE ECONOMETRICS OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Applies econometric analysis to contemporary planning and policy issues facing energy and materials industries.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 530 MINERAL COMMODITY PRICES
Discussion of advanced models in natural resource economics.
Credits: (3)
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ENNEC 531 APPLIED GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS OF MINERAL DEVELOPMENT
Analysis of the role of natural resource in international trade and economic development by use of applied general equilibrium models (CGE, SAM, I-O).
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 540 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENERGY MARKETS
This course uses economic analysis to explain the history of world energy and its regulation since 1945.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 541 ECONOMICS OF ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Economic analysis of topics such as global warming, alternative energy sources and new technologies, and resources and sustainable development.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 550 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: THEORY AND POLICY
Theories and applied methods used in the economic analysis of resource and environmental issues.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 551 ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS: APPLICATION/METHODS
Introduction to methods for measuring environmental and natural resource values, including hedonic methods, travel cost, random utility models and contingent valuation.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 560 MINERAL AND ENERGY FINANCE I
Introduction to theory of finance and application of financial tools to commodity market analysis. Emphasis on mineral and energy markets.
Credits: (3)

ENNEC 561 THEORY AND METHODS IN MINERAL AND ENERGY FINANCE
Theory and contemporary methods in mineral and energy finance; particular emphasis on project evaluation, financing, and risk management in metals and energy markets.
Credits: (3)

ENT 202 THE INSECT CONNECTION
An Introduction To The Diversity Of Insects And The Ways In Which They Interact With Humans And Impact Our World.
Credits: (3)

ENT 313 INTRODUCTION TO ENTOMOLOGY
Introduction To Basic Entomology, Covering Insect Diversity, Identification, Structure And Function, And Principles Of Management
Credits: (2)

ENT 319 FOREST INSECT MANAGEMENT
Management Of Insects Affecting Development Of Productivity Of The Forest Ecosystems.
Credits: (1)

ENT 402 BIOLOGY OF ANIMAL PARASITES
An introduction to animal parasitology. Emphasizes principles, economic importance, host/parasite interactions, epizootiology, zoonoses, control, and taxonomy.
Credits: (3)

ENT 410 INSECT STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Integrated physiology and anatomy of insects; emphasis on unique adaptations, genetic regulation of development, insects as model systems, environmental physiology
Credits: (3)

ENT 420 INTRODUCTION TO POPULATION DYNAMICS
Principles Of Population Regulation, Demographic Analysis, Modeling Of Dynamic Processes Are Discussed; Laboratories Involve The Exploration Of Population Growth Models.
Credits: (3)

ENT 425 FRESHWATER ENTOMOLOGY
Collection And Identification Of Insects And Other Arthropods In Freshwater Ecosystems; Field Study Of Habitats
Credits: (3)

ENT 457 PRINCIPLES OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
Integrated study of pest complexes and their management, emphasizing ecological principles drawing on examples from a range of agricultural, forestry and urban systems.
Credits: (3)

ENT 539 CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS
Interactions of insects with environmental chemicals, including natural and synthetic compounds; host finding and other behavior modifying cues.
Credits: (3)
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ENT 543 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND PATHOLOGY OF INSECTS
Arthropod population control by entomogenous insects and microorganisms.
Credits: (3)

ENT 593 TROPICAL FIELD STUDIES (ORGANIZATION FOR TROPICAL STUDIES
An intensive field course concentrating on field problems, experimental design, and data analysis in tropical habitats.
Credits: (8)

ERRE 201 INTRODUCTORY ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Apply Principles Of Economics To Analyze Environmental Protection Policies And Natural Resource Use Decision. Examine Contemporary Policy Issues.
Credits: (3)

ERRE 404 METHODS IN NATURAL RESOURCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
Students Will Learn Empirical Research Methodology In The Areas Of Environmental And Natural Resource Economics.
Credits: (3)

ERRE 429 NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
Optimal Management Of Resources; Roles Of Markets And Other Institutions; Resources And Economic Development; Public Policy.
Credits: (3)

ERRE 431W ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE POLICIES
Economic Analysis Of Environmental And Natural Resource Policies, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Non-Market Valuation Techniques; Resource Damage Assessment.
Credits: (3)

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