printer friendly pageCEE 73: Water: An Introduction
Lake Tahoe's waters are so clear you can follow a diver 70 feet below your boat. A Lake Erie summer often means that nearshore waters have a green surface scum obscuring everything below. California, suffering from drought, is seriously considering reclamation and direct potable reuse of sewage -- aka toilet to tap. Can we (or should we) do this? Why is Tahoe clear, Erie green? This class introduces students to the fundamental tools and science used to understand and manage both natural and human-engineered water systems. Each student will use these tools to explore a water topic of their choosing.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SMA
CEE 101S: Science & Engineering Problem-Solving with MatLab. (CEE 201S)
Introduction to the application of MATLAB as a powerful tool to solve a variety of science and engineering problems. Exposure to computational and visualization tools available through MATLAB to analyze, solve, and visualize some common problems of interest in science and engineering. Prequisite: Calculus. Note: students enrolling in
CEE 201S must seek the consent of instructor.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Fong, D. (PI)
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Gakhar, S. (TA)
CEE 107S: Understanding Energy - Essentials (CEE 207S)
Energy is the number one contributor to climate change and has significant consequences for our society, political system, economy, and environment. Energy is also a fundamental driver of human development and opportunity. Students will learn the fundamentals of each energy resource -- including significance and potential, drivers and barriers, policy and regulation, and social, economic, and environmental impacts ¿ and will be able to put this in the context of the broader energy system. Both depletable and renewable energy resources are covered, including oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, biomass and biofuel, hydroelectric, wind, solar thermal and photovoltaics (PV), geothermal, and ocean energy, with cross-cutting topics including electricity, storage, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), sustainability, green buildings, energy efficiency, transportation, and the developing world. The course is 3 units, which includes lecture, readings and videos, assignments, and one off-site field trips. Field trip offerings differ each quarter (see syllabus for updated list), but for the spring quarter may include Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, Shasta dam, Tesla Gigafactory, NextEra wind farm, San Ardo oil field, Geyser¿s geothermal power plants, etc. Students choose one field trip from approximately 8 that are offered. For the summer quarter, one off-campus field trip will be offered and required. Enroll for 4 units to also attend the Workshop, an interactive discussion section on cross-cutting topics that meets once per week for 80 minutes (timing TBD). This is a course for all: pre-majors and majors, with any background ¿ no prior energy knowledge necessary. For a course that covers all of this plus goes more in-depth into the technical aspects of each energy resource, check out
CEE 107A/207A/
EarthSys 103 Understanding Energy offered in the autumn quarter (cannot take both for credit). This course was formerly called Energy Resources. Website:
http://web.stanford.edu/class/cee207a/ nPrerequisites: Algebra. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed
CEE 107A/207A/
EarthSys 103
Terms: Spr, Sum
| Units: 3-4
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Gragg, D. (PI)
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Stasio, K. (PI)
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Woodward, J. (PI)
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Instructors:
Gragg, D. (PI)
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Stasio, K. (PI)
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Woodward, J. (PI)
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Birnholz, Z. (TA)
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Gregory, K. (TA)
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Zhang, C. (TA)
CEE 120A: Building Information Modeling Workshop (CEE 220A)
The foundational Building Information Modeling course introduces techniques for creating, managing, and applying of building information models in the building design and construction process. The course covers processes and tools for creating, organizing, and working with 2D and 3D computer representations of building components and geometries to produce models used in architectural design, construction planning and documentation, rendering and visualization, simulation and analysis.
Terms: Aut, Sum
| Units: 3
CEE 146S: Engineering Economics and Sustainability (ENGR 60)
Engineering Economics is a subset of the field of economics that draws upon the logic of economics, but adds that analytical power of mathematics and statistics. The concepts developed in this course are broadly applicable to many professional and personal decisions, including making purchasing decisions, deciding between project alternatives, evaluating different processes, and balancing environmental and social costs against economic costs. The concepts taught in this course will be increasingly valuable as students climb the carrier ladder in private industry, a non-governmental organization, a public agency, or in founding their own startup. Eventually, the ability to make informed decisions that are based in fundamental analysis of alternatives is a part of every career. As such, this course is recommended for engineering and non-engineering students alike. This course is taught exclusively online in every quarter it is offered. (Prerequisites:
MATH 19 or 20 or approved equivalent.)
Terms: Aut, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Lepech, M. (PI)
CEE 165C: Water Resources Management (CEE 265C)
Water resources management is studied in the context of increasing population, economic growth, and the effect of climate change on the available water resources. The class examines the question of how to achieve the optimal equilibrium between water supply and water demand, under specific local and regional physical environmental, social and economic constraints. Basic water management principles are reviewed in the context of sustainable development, increasing water scarcity in many parts of the world, and hydrologic uncertainty including that associated with climate change. Specific topics include the management of operations and water quality in reservoirs, river basins, and groundwater systems; non-conventional water sources such as treated wastewater and desalination; demand management options; and the institutional and legal framework of water management.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Findikakis, A. (PI)
CEE 171G: Environmental & Ecological Economics (CEE 271G)
Ideas, tools and policy solutions in environmental and ecological economics covering a wide range of topics: biodiversity and ecosystems management, energy and climate change mitigation, environmental health and environmental justice, new indicators of well-being and sustainability beyond GDP and growth and sustainable urban systems.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Laurent, E. (PI)
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Ong, C. (SI)
CEE 175S: Environmental Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEE 275S)
Our current infrastructure for provision of critical services-clean water, energy, transportation, environmental protection; requires substantial upgrades. As a complement to the scientific and engineering innovations taking place in the environmental field, this course emphasizes the analysis of economic factors and value propositions that align value chain stakeholder interests.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Shelander, W. (PI)
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Ong, C. (SI)
CEE 176G: Sustainability Design Thinking (CEE 276G)
Application design thinking to make sustainability compelling, impactful and realizable. Analysis of contextual, functional and human-centered design thinking techniques to promote sustainable design of products and environments by holistically considering space, form, environment, energy, economics, and health. Includes Studio project work in prototyping, modeling, testing, and realizing sustainable design ideas.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Katz, G. (PI)
CEE 177L: Smart Cities & Communities (CEE 277L)
A city is comprised of people and a complex system of systems. Data provides the connective tissue between those systems. Smart cities use information technology (IT) to harness that data for operational efficiency, efficacy of government services, and sustainability. Key enablers covered include: IoT, open data, analytics, cloud and cognitive computing, and systems of engagement. System case studies will include: water, energy, transportation, buildings, food production, urban design, and social services. The evolving relationship between a city and its citizens as well as the risks / challenges of smart cities will also be explored.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-SI
Instructors:
Lechner, R. (PI)
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Ong, C. (SI)
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