Proposal For A New Masters Degree Program In Bioresources
Engineering
I. The new proposed Master of Science in Bioresources Engineering will prepare
students for employment in industry, consulting and government. The two areas of emphasis of the new MS program will be in land and water resources and plant and animal systems. The objectives of the program are to provide an opportunity for training beyond the bachelors degree for students and enhance the research and scholarship of the Bioresources Engineering Department. Well established areas of research in the Bioresources Engineering Department are in water resources and animal and plant systems. Research in the department in water resources includes projects in nonpoint pollution, stormwater management, water quality modeling, biomediation, land application of wastewater, irrigation water management and vegetative control on drainage ditches. Research in plant and animal systems includes projects on vegetable harvesting, mushroom environmental management, poultry house environmental management and sensor technology.
II. Rationale and Demand
A1. Compatibility with the
The proposed MS program will apply
the ideals of excellence in research and scholarship as identified in the
A2. Description of the Planning Process
In 2001, the Bioresources
Engineering Department underwent an academic program review. In preparing the self study report there was
discussion at several department meetings on graduate education. The academic
program review team cited the lack of a graduate program as one of the
weaknesses of the Department. Although several of the faculty members have
joint appointments in the
A3. Impact on Other Programs
The proposed MS program should have minimum impact on other programs. The
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Department has a graduate program in environmental and water resources
engineering but the two programs should not be competing for the same pool of
graduate students. Environmental
research in the Bioresources Engineering Department
is focused on nonpoint source pollution, while
research in Civil and Environmental Engineering is focused on assessment and
treatment of environmental contaminants, environmental chemistry, biological
waste treatment, groundwater hydrology and design and management of waste
treatment facilities. There are no
existing programs in the plant and animal systems engineering area within the
A4. Utilization of Existing Resources
The
proposed MS degree will build on existing
coursework and the Bioresources Engineering Department and
B1. Enrollment Projections
It is anticipated that the program will be initiated with five to ten matriculated
students and grow to about 15 students. Students may enroll fulltime or part time. The number of students accepted each year will depend upon funding available and faculty research.
B2. Specific Student Clientele
Students admitted to the program will be from bioresources engineering or
similar named engineering programs, civil and environmental engineering, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering bachelor degree programs. Students with the appropriate course work from undergraduate engineering technology, appropriate science and/or technical programs will also be admitted.
C. Transferability (not applicable)
D. Graduate/Professional Program Access (not applicable) or See II A2
E. Demand and Employment Factors
The demand for graduates of the program should be strong. Federal agencies like
the Natural Resources Conservation Service who hire bioresources/agricultural engineers require an MS as an entry level degree. There is a strong demand in the environmental engineering consulting field for engineers with MS degrees. Within the region, there are few competing MS programs.
E1. Regional/State/National Factors
There is no other graduate program
in bioresources engineering or similarly named
programs in
F2. Accrediting/Professional Mandates (not applicable)
G. Other Strengths
G1. Special Features
Bioresources Engineering Department faculty have conducted research since the Department was formed in 1969. With the hiring of three new faculty in the last five years and the recruiting of a fourth new faculty member in water resources engineering, the research capacity of the Department has been greatly enhanced. The proposed graduate program will strengthen the research, increase the number of individuals involved in research and increase faculty research productivity in the Department. At the present time, faculty have to rely on undergraduates to work on their research projects or graduate students in other programs of which the Department has no control over. The proposed graduate program in Bioresources Engineering will compliment the strong Accrediation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited program the Department has in Engineering Technology.
G2. Collaborative Agreements (not applicable)
III. Enrollment Admissions and Financial Aid
A. Enrollment Limitations/Criteria
As mentioned above (II B1), it is expected enrollment initially will be from five to
ten students. Students will be admitted to the program based upon the availability of funding and their ability to meet the recommended entrance requirements.
B. Admission Requirements
B1 Criteria
The following criteria will apply to the students admitted:
a. A BS in engineering or related field.
b. An undergraduate index of 2.8 overall and 3.0 in their major field
of study out of 4.0 or the equivalent for students with degrees
outside the
c. Completion of mathematics through differential equations.
d. A combined score of 1050 on the verbal and quantitative portions
of the GRE.
e. A paper-based TOEFL score of at least 550 (or 213 computer-
based) is required for non-native English students.
e. Three letters of recommendations that address the student’s
likelihood of successfully completing graduate education.
Students who do not meet all of these criteria may be admitted on a provisional basis subject to approval and completion of subject area deficiencies as indicated by the department Graduate Studies Committee.
B2. Transfer policy (not applicable)
B3. Retention Policy (not applicable)
C. Student Expenses and Financial Aid
C1. Extraordinary Required Student Expenses
No extraordinary expenses beyond the normal graduate student fees or expenses
are expected.
C2. Student Financial Support
We anticipate that most students
will be supported on external grant funds or compete for fellowships from the
IV. Curriculum Specifics
A. Degree Awarded
Master of Science in Bioresources Engineering
B. Curriculum
B1. Requirements
A minimum of 30 credits is required for the Master of Science degree. It
is to include 24 credits of approved course work and 6 credits of thesis BREG 869. Of the 24 credit hours of approved course work, at least 3 credits must be a statistics or advanced math course. Only graduate level courses (500 – 599), (600 - 699), (800 - 899) are applicable towards the course requirements. Selection of courses will be done in consultation with the chair of the thesis committee based upon the student’s interest and area of research.
The awarding of the Master of Science degree is also contingent upon an
approved research proposal, the successful oral defense of the research performed and an acceptable thesis.
B2. Sample Curriculum
Upon acceptance into the program, students will meet with their advisor to
formalize their curriculum. They will choose approved course relevant to their area of study and research (Land and Water Resource, Plant and Animal Systems). A list of potential graduate courses students may take from outside the Department along with a list of graduate courses the Department will offer is included in Appendix E. The list of graduate courses in Appendix E is very broad to cover the diverse interests of students that may enroll in the program. Because of the diverse interests of the students and because enrollment in the program will be relatively small (10 - 15 students) it is not anticipated that any the additional student load from Bioresources Engineering MS students would exceed one to two students per year.
The Department presently offers BREG 603, 628 and 666 as graduate level courses. The Department plans on expanding their graduate course offerings by cross listing another course and developing three new courses. The new cross listed course would be BREG/PLSC607 Plant and Soil Water Relations. The three new courses would be BREG 667 Watershed Modeling, BREG667 Nonpoint Source Pollution Control and BREG 667 Experimental Research Methods. Two of the new courses will be taught by Dr. Inamdar the new water resources engineering faculty member hired and third course will be taught by Dr. Glancey
V. Resources Available
A. Learning Resources
The MS program will be supported by excellent print and electronic resources
available for engineering and agriculture through Morris Library and its branches. A letter from the Director of Libraries verifying support is included in Appendix D.
B.
Faculty/Administrative Resources
The proposed graduate program will be administered by the chair of the
Bioresources Engineering Department. The following Bioresources Engineering Department faculty and professional staff are available to support the proposed graduate program and are encourage d to advise graduate students.
|
Name |
Specialization |
Rank |
Highest Academic Degree |
|
Carmine Balascio |
Water Resources |
Associate Professor |
Ph.D. |
|
Eric Benson |
Machine Vision and Applied Controls |
Assistant Professor |
Ph.D. |
|
Anastasia Chirnside |
Environmental Engineering |
Scientist |
Ph.D. |
|
James Glancey |
Machine Design and Automation |
Associate Professor |
Ph.D. |
|
Kenneth Lomax |
Biological Engineering |
Associate Professor |
Ph.D. |
|
Ian McCann |
Irrigation Management |
Assistant Professor and Extension Engineer |
Ph.D. |
|
William Ritter |
Water Resources |
Professor |
Ph.D. |
|
Garrett Van Wicklen |
Poultry Housing |
Associate Professor and Extension Engineer |
Ph.D. |
|
Shreeram Inamdar |
Water Resources |
Assistant Professor |
Ph.D. |
C. External Funding
The Bioresources
Engineering Department has over $400,000 in external funding to support
research. Funding sources include
VI. Resources Required
A. Learning Resources
No new learning resources are needed to implement the proposed program.
B. Faculty/Administrative Resources
No new positions will be required for the proposed program.
C. Budgeting Needs:
It is anticipated that most
graduate assistantships and fellowships will come from external research
contracts and grants and from internal and external competitive graduate
fellowship programs. To start the
program the Department will request three research and/or teaching
assistantships from the
VII. Implementation and Evaluation
A. Implementation Plan
Once the graduate program is approved by the various University committees and the Faculty Senate, the Department will start soliciting applications immediately for the next academic year. New proposed courses will be submitted as soon as possible for approval by the college and university committees. The Bioresources Engineering Department underwent an academic program review (APR) in 2001. It is anticipated that the next APR will include a review of the proposed program, assuming that provisional status is approved.
B. Evaluation Plan
The normal university process
will be to give the new program temporary status. Review for permanent approval
will be scheduled for five years after the startup of the program. The review
procedure for the program will follow standard
Appendix A (not applicable)
Appendix B (not applicable)
Appendix C (not applicable)
Appendix D Director of Libraries support letter
Appendix E. List of Available Graduate Courses in the Department:
BREG 603 - Soil Physics (3)
BREG 607/PLSC 607 - Plant and Soil Water Relations (co-list) (3)
BREG 628 - Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems (3)
BREG 621 -
BREG 622 - Watershed Modeling (new) (3)
BREG 631 - Experimental Methods for Engineers (new) (3)
BREG 666 - Special Problems (1-6)
BREG 869 - Masters Thesis (new) (1-6)
List of Potential
Courses Outside the Department for the Graduate Program
ANSC 632 - Elements of Pathology
ANSC 633 - Poultry Pathology
ANSC 635 - Introduction to Virology
ANSC 636 - Immunology of Domestic Animals
ANSC 637 - Avian Immunology
ANSC 642 - Bioinformatics
ANSC 842 – Avian Microanatomy
CIEG 601 - Introduction to the Finite Element Method
CIEG 605 - Intermediate Topics in Finite Element Analysis
CIEG 624 - Soil Dynamics
CIEG 625 - Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIEG 630 - Water Quality Modeling
CIEG 632 - Chemical Aspects of Environmental Engineering
CIEG 633 - Hazardous Waste Management
CIEG 634 - Contaminant Transport and Separation in Environmental System
CIEG 635 - Air Pollution and Its Control
CIEG 636 - Biological Aspects of Environmental Engineering
CIEG 637 - Water and Wastewater Quality
CIEG 832 - Theory of Wastewater Treatment
CIEG 833 - Fate of Organic Pollutants in the Environment
CIEG 698 - Groundwater Flow and Contaminant Transport
CISC 621 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
CISC 670 - Program Languages
CISC 681 - Artificial Intelligence
CISC 685 - Mechatronics
CISC 805 - Computability Theoretic Learning
FREC 608 - Statistical Research Methods
FREC 611 - Regional Watershed Management
FREC 682 - Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources
FREC 806 - Research Techniques and Procedures
GEOG 612 - Physical Climatology
GEOG 620 - Atmospheric Physics
GEOG 651 - Microclimatology
GEOG 652 - Seminar in Climatology
GEOG 653 - Synoptic Climatology
GEOG 655 - Water Budget in Environmental Analysis
GEOG 656 - Hydroclimatology
GEOG 657 - Climate Dynamics
GEOL 611 - Fluvial Geomorphology
GEOL 628 - Hydrogeology
GEOL 803 - Topics in Geomorphology
MATH 503 - Advanced Calculus for Applications
MATH 508 - Introduction to Complex Variables and Applications
MATH 535 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
MATH 611 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing
MEEG 610 - Intermediate Solid Mechanics
MEEG 615 - Mechanical Properties of Materials
MEEG 616 - Composite Materials Structure
MEEG 617 - Composite Materials
MEEG 618 - Fracture of Solids
MEEG 619 - Mechanical Behavior of Materials and Structures
MEEG 620 - Intermediate Dynamics
MEEG 630 - Intermediate Fluid Mechanics
MEEG 636 - Fluid Mechanics Measurements
MEEG 640 - Intermediate Heat Transfer
MEEG 641 - Combustion
MEEG 642 - Introduction to Fuel Cells
MEEG 652 - Flow of Viscous Materials
MEEG 653 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials
MEEG 655 - Principles of Composites Manufacturing
MEEG 663 - Computer-Aided Design
MEEG 673 - Introduction to Robotics
MEEG 817 - Composite Materials
MEEG 821 - Advanced Dynamics
MEEG 831 - Fluid Mechanics
MEEG 852 - Fluid Dynamics II
MEEG 862 - Advanced Engineering Analysis
MEEG 891 - Advanced Engineering Mathematics
MEEG 801 - Advanced Thermodynamics
MEEG 690 - Intermediate Engineering Mathematics
ORES 601 - Survey Operations Research I
ORES 602 - Survey Operations Research II
ORES 603 - Simulation Modeling and Analysis
ORES 801 - Optimization Models and Methods
PLSC 607 - Plant and Soil Water Relations
PLSC 608 - Environmental Soil Chemistry
PLSC 619 - Soil Microbiology
PLSC 655 - Pollution Microbiology
PLSC 660 - Pesticides in the Environment
STAT 601 - Probability Theory for Operations Research and Statistics
STAT 611 - Regression Analysis
STAT 635 - Statistical Quality Control
STAT 657 - Statistics for Earth Scientists
Proposed New Course
Descriptions
BREG 621
Credits: 3
Course Description:
Understanding the sources, transport pathways, and transformations of pollutants generated by anthropogenic activities. Nutrients (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon), pesticides, metals (e.g., mercury, lead, cadmium), and organics (PAHs, PBDEs) will be discussed. Impacts of these pollutants on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems will be highlighted using specific case studies. Topics covered include – acid deposition and its impacts; nitrogen and phosphorus pollution; pesticide contamination and transport; mercury pollution; and bacterial pollution in urban and agricultural watersheds.
Catalog Description:
Understanding the sources, transport pathways, and transformations of important pollutants and toxic chemicals generated by anthropogenic activities. Topics include transport, transformation, and fate of these pollutants in watersheds. Impacts of these pollutants on soil, forest, and aquatic ecosystems using specific case studies. PREQ: EGTE 321, CIEG 440 or Permission of Instructor
BREG 622 Watershed Modeling
Credits: 3
Course Description:
Understanding principles and algorithms for runoff generation, infiltration, evapotranspiration, groundwater flow, surface water routing, and sediment transport. Model uncertainty and calibration. Value of spatial data in model evaluations. Use of uncertainty methods (e.g. GLUE) for model evaluation. Hands-on use and application of watershed models. Comparisons of spatially-distributed, multi-parameter complex models (e.g., GIS-based Soil Water Assessment Tool [SWAT]) against simple, process-based models (e.g., TOPMODEL).
Catalog Description:
Application and understanding of mathematical models for quantification and analysis of hydrologic processes. Understanding the mechanistic concepts, assumptions behinds the models, and the advantages and limitations associated with using the models. Value of observed data in calibrating the models and the uncertainty associated with model predictions. PREQ: EGTE 321,CIEG 440 or Permission of Instructor
BREG 631 Experimental Methods for Engineers
Credits: (3)1
lecture, 2 lab
Course
Description:
Experimental Methods for Engineers is aimed to provide first year graduate students with hands-on laboratory experience including the design of engineering experiments and computerized data acquisition. Strong emphasis is placed on problem solving, and the importance of accuracy, error, and uncertainty analysis. After completing the course, students are expected apply knowledge from their science courses in order to design experiments, collect credible data, and analyze and iterprete experimental results.
We rely heavily on Labview and Matlab as the core components in the laboratory experience. Students in many academic disciplines can use this course as a springboard for research opportunities.
Catalog Description:
Generalized theory for designing engineering experiments, computerized data acquisition and reduction, processing and statistical analysis of experimental data including proper procedures for measuring and analyzing time varying quantities, error analysis and uncertainties. Programming and data collection and analysis will be accomplished using Labview and Matlab. PREQ: Permission of Instructor
University Department
Support For BREG MS Students Taking Courses
a. Plant and Soil
Science Department
Date: Fri 13 Jan 15:00:51 EST 2006
From: "
Subject: RE: BREG MS Proposal
To: "William F. Ritter" <writter@UDel.Edu>
Cc: "David Frey" <dfrey@UDel.Edu>
Bill,
We
have no problem with the group of courses you list from our department.
Good luck with your
proposal.
Regards,
Don
Donald
L. Sparks
S.
Hallock du Pont Chair of Plant and Soil Sciences
and
Department Chairman
(302)
831-8153 phone
(302)
831-0605 fax
From: William F. Ritter [mailto:writter@UDel.Edu]
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:30 PM
To: Sparks, Donald
Subject: BREG MS Proposal
Dear Don
The Bioresources Engineering Department is proposing
a Master of Science program.The focus areas of study
for the program are in land and water resources and plant and animal systems.
Enrollment in the program is expected to be about 15 students. Since Bioresources Engineering is very diverse the program will
not have a core set of courses required, but students will be able to select
courses from a wide area.I was wondering if we could
list the following courses from your department that students could enroll in
if they had the proper prerequisites and were interested in taking any of these
courses. I would not expect more then 1 or 2 students to enroll in a particular
course in a given semester since our MS program is so diverse and we are only
expecting about 15 students in the program at any one time. Attached also is a
copy of the complete proposal.
PLSC 607 - Plant
and Soil Water Relations
PLSC 608 -
Environmental Soil Chemistry
PLSC 619 - Soil
Microbiology
PLSC 655 -
Pollution Microbiology
PLSC 660 -
Pesticides in the
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
b. Mechanical
Engineering
Date: Fri 13 Jan 17:36:23 EST 2006
From: "Tom Buchanan" <buchanan@UDel.Edu> Add To
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Subject: RE: BREG MS Proposal
To: "'William F. Ritter'" <writter@UDel.Edu>
Bill,
The Mechanical
Engineering Department is happy to support your proposal to
create an MS in Bioresources Engineering. Best of luck with your new
endeavor!
Regards,
Tom
***********************************************************************
Thomas S.
Buchanan, Ph.D.
Chair of
Mechanical Engineering
126 Spencer
Laboratories
Ph: 1-302-831-2423
Fax: 1-302-831-3619
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c. Mathematical Science Department
Date: Mon 16 Jan 11:48:56 EST 2006
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To: writter@UDel.Edu
Cc: George Hsiao <hsiao@math.udel.edu>, David Edwards
<edwards@math.udel.edu>, Peter Monk <monk@math.udel.edu>
Bill
We would be
delighted to see your students in the classes you list.
I wish you the
best of luck!
Sincerely
Peter Monk
Interim Chair
Department of
Mathematical Sciences
FAX :
302-831-4511
Phone: 302-831-2652
http://www.math.udel.edu/~monk
On Jan 16, 2006, at 11:35 AM, William Ritter
wrote:
Dear Dr Broadridge
The Bioresources Engineering
Department is proposing a Master of
Science program. The focus areas of study for
the program are in land and water
resources and plant and animal systems. Enrollment in the program is expected
to be about 15 students. Since Bioresources Engineering
is very diverse the program will not have a core set of courses required, but
students will be able to select courses from a wide area. I was wondering if we
could list the following courses from your department that students could
enroll in if they had the proper prerequisites and were interested in taking
any of these courses. I would not expect more then 1 or 2 students to enroll in
a particular course in a given semester since our MS program is so diverse and
we are only expecting about 15 students in the program at any one time.
Attached also is a copy of the complete proposal.
MATH 503 - Advanced Calculus for Applications
MATH 508 - Introduction to Complex Variables
and Applications
MATH 535 - Introduction to Partial
Differential Equations
MATH 611 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis
and Scientific Computing
Bill Ritter
William F. Ritter
Bioresources
Engineering Department
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
d. Computer Science Department
Date: Sun 15 Jan 11:24:42 EST 2006
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Subject: Re: BREG MS Proposal (fwd)
To: glyde@UDel.Edu
Cc: Dave Saunders <saunders@mail.eecis.udel.edu>,
"William F. Ritter" <writter@UDel.Edu>, Cherry Vicki
<cherry@mail.eecis.udel.edu>, chester@cis.udel.edu, John Case
<case@stimpy.eecis.udel.edu>
Thanks, Henry,
Bill,there is not a resource problem. Adequately prepared
students
would be welcome
in these courses. However, it is hard to imagine these
students having
adequate background to keep up with CS grads who come
into these
courses after 4 or 5 (undergrad and grad) years of CS
studies. We
would want to advise carefully any students considering
this. In
any case, I've forwarded your note to our Graduate Committee.
We'll review it
and see what suggestions we may have.
Best, -dave
Henry Glyde wrote:
Dear Bill,
I am forwarding your message
to Dave Saunders who is the Chair of
CIS. Regards, Henry
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 14:00:56 -0500
From: William F. Ritter
<writter@udel.edu>
To: glyde@udel.edu
Subject: BREG MS Proposal
Dear Henry
The Bioresources
Engineering Department is proposing a Master of Science program. The focus areas of study for the
program are in land and water resources and plant and animal systems.
Enrollment in the program is expected to
be about 15 students. Since Bioresources Engineering
is very diverse the program will not
have a core set of courses required, but
students will be able to select courses from a wide area.I
was wondering if we could list the following courses from your department that
students could enroll in if they had the proper prerequisites and were
interested in taking any of these courses. I would not expect more then 1 or 2
students to enroll in a particular course in a given semester since our MS
program is so diverse and we are only expecting about 15 students in the
program at any one time. Attached also is a copy of the complete proposal.
CISC 621 - Algorithm Design and Analysis
CISC 670 - Program Languages
CISC 681 - Artificial Intelligence
CISC 685 - Mechatronics
CISC 805 - Computability Theoretic Learning
Bill Ritter
William F. Ritter
Bioresources
Engineering Department
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
e. Geography Department
Date: Wed 8 Feb 19:30:43 EST 2006
From: "Dan Leathers" <leathers@UDel.Edu> Add To
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Subject: RE: BREG MS Proposal
To: "'William F. Ritter'" <writter@UDel.Edu>
Hi
Bill:
I
was just looking back over some e-mails that I set aside to get back to
ASAP. I can’t remember if I ever got
back to yours. If I did I apologize for
the duplicate reply…… if not, I’m sorry for the tardy reply.
Yes,
we would be happy to have you list these classes. Any of your students are always welcome to
take any of our grad courses.
If
you need any additional information, please let me know.
Take care!
Dan
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From: William F. Ritter [mailto:writter@UDel.Edu]
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2006 1:57 PM
To: leathers@UDel.Edu
Subject: BREG MS Proposal
Dear Dan
The Bioresources Engineering Department is proposing
a Master of Science program.The focus areas of study
for the program are in land and water resources and plant and animal systems. Enrollment
in the program is expected to be about 15 students. Since Bioresources
Engineering is very diverse the program will not have a core set of courses
required, but students will be able to select courses from a wide area.I was wondering ifwecould list
the following courses from your department that students could enroll in if
they had the proper prerequisites and were interested in taking any of these
courses. I would not expect more then 1 or 2 students to enroll in a particular
course in a given semester since our MS program is so diverse and we are only
expecting about 15 students in the program at any one time. Attached also is a
copy of the complete proposal.
GEOG 612 -
Physical Climatology
GEOG 620 -
Atmospheric Physics
GEOG 651 -
Microclimatology
GEOG 652 -
Seminar in Climatology
GEOG 653 -
Synoptic Climatology
GEOG 655 - Water
Budget in Environmental Analysis
GEOG 656 - Hydroclimatology
GEOG 657 -
Climate Dynamics
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
f. Civil Engineering Department
Date: Wed 8 Feb 19:59:45 EST 2006
From: Michael J Chajes <chajes@ce.udel.edu>
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Subject: Re: BREG MS Proposal
To: "William F. Ritter" <writter@UDel.Edu>
Bill,
We will be happy to accommodate students in your proposed Master of Science
program in our classes.
Michael
William F. Ritter wrote:
Dear
Michael
The Bioresources Engineering Department is proposing
a Master of Science program.The focus areas of study
for the program are in land and water resources and plant and animal systems.
Enrollment in the program is expected to be about 15 students. Since Bioresources Engineering is very diverse the program will
not have a core set of courses required, but students will be able to select
courses from a wide area.I was wondering if we could
list the following courses from your department that students could enroll in
if they had the proper prerequisites and were interested in taking any of these
courses. I would not expect more then 1 or 2 students to enroll in a particular
course in a given semester since our MS program is so diverse and we are only
expecting about 15 students in the program at any one time. Attached also is a
copy of the complete proposal.
CIEG 601 -
Introduction to the Finite Element Method
CIEG 605 -
Intermediate Topics in Finite Element Analysis
CIEG 624 - Soil
Dynamics
CIEG 625 - Geoenvironmental Engineering
CIEG 630 - Water
Quality Modeling
CIEG 632 -
Chemical Aspects of Environmental Engineering
CIEG 633 -
Hazardous Waste Management
CIEG 634 -
Contaminant Transport and Separation in Environmental System
CIEG 635 - Air
Pollution and Its Control
CIEG 636 -
Biological Aspects of Environmental Engineering
CIEG 637 - Water
and Wastewater Quality
CIEG 832 -
Theory of Wastewater Treatment
CIEG 833 - Fate
of Organic Pollutants in the Environment
CIEG 698 -
Groundwater flow and Contaminant Transport
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
--
Michael J. Chajes, Chairperson
301 DuPont Hall
Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering
302-831-2442
(Phone)
302-831-3640
(FAX)
www.ce.udel.edu/faculty/chajes
g. Animal and Food Science Department
From: Carl Schmidt
[mailto:schmidtc@UDel.Edu]
Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 11:33 AM
To: William F. Ritter
Cc: Limin Kung; Jack Gelb
Subject: Re: Forgot Attachment
Dr. Ritter;
It would appear as if two courses listed in the proposal
for master's degree are no longer offered by our department.
Carl
ANSC 632 - Elements of Pathology
No longer offered
ANSC 633 - Poultry Pathology
ANSC 635 - Introduction to Virology
ANSC 636 - Immunology of Domestic Animals
ANSC 637 - Avian Immunology
ANSC 642 - Bioinformatics
ANSC 842 - Avian Microanatomy
No longer offered
Carl J. Schmidt
Associate Professor
Department of Animal & Food Sciences
051 Townsend Hall
302-831-1334
Fax: 302-831-2822
On Jan 23, 2006, at 8:18 AM, Jack Gelb wrote:
Carl,
Would you review the attached doc and make a recomendation?
Please note below, the courses from our Dept. that BREG
would like tolist. ANSC 632 has not been taught
for many years so we should make Dr.Ritter aware of
this. I am not sure that last time ANSC 842 was taught,either.
List of Potential Courses Outside the Department
ANSC 632 - Elements of Pathology
ANSC 633 - Poultry Pathology
ANSC 635 - Introduction to Virology
ANSC 636 - Immunology of Domestic Animals
ANSC 637 - Avian Immunology
ANSC 642 - Bioinformatics
ANSC 842 - Avian Microanatomy
Thanks,
Jack
h. Geology Department
Date: Tue 16 May 12:33:37 EDT 2006
From: James Pizzuto
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Subject: Re: Geology Courses For BREG MS students
To: writter@UDel.Edu
Bill: I guess in some sense I dropped the ball on this, didn't I?
The
answer, though, is yes to these courses.
As you know, we are undergoing some pretty dramatic changes in
personnel, and this list is likely to change somewhat, but it is a
reasonable thing to put down for now.
Good luck.
Jim
William Ritter wrote:
> Jim
> Our MS proposal for Bioresources Engineering
is being voted on by the College faculty on Thursday at the spring faculty
meeting. Is it safe to say that these three geology courses will be offered in the
future and our students could take any of them if they wanted.
> GEOL 611 - Fluvial Geomorphology
> GEOL 628 - Hydrogeology
> GEOL 803 - Topics in Geomorphology
> Bill Ritter
> William F. Ritter
> Bioresources Engineering Department
>
>
> TEL:302-831-2468
> FAX:302-831-2469
> E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
I. Food and Resource Economics Department
Date: Tue 16 May 14:31:43 EDT 2006
From: "Ilvento, Tom"
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Subject: RE: FREC and OR Courses for BREG MS Students
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Bill,
It will be fine, except we haven't
taught these two courses in a long,long time.
In fact FREC 611 seems to be cross-listed with UAPP611.
FREC 611 - Regional Watershed Management
FREC 806 - Research Techniques and
Procedures
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Thomas W Ilvento
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Chair
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-----Original Message-----
From: William Ritter
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Sent: Tuesday,
May 16, 2006 12:27 PM
To: Ilvento, Tom
Subject: FREC
and OR Courses for BREG MS Students
Tom
For the Bioresources Engineering Department proposed MS in Bioresources
Engineering is
it ok to list the following courses that your Department
teach that the
students could take if they wanted to. There probably
would be no more
then one or two students enroll at any one time in a
course given the
breadth of the our student interests and the diverse
nature of Bioresources Engineering.
FREC 608 -
Statistical Research Methods
FREC 611 -
Regional Watershed Management
FREC 682 -
Spatial Analysis of Natural Resources
FREC 806 -
Research Techniques and Procedures
ORES 601 -
Survey Operations Research I
ORES 602 -
Survey Operations Research II
ORES 603 -
Simulation Modeling and Analysis
ORES 801 -
Optimization Models and Methods
Bill Ritter
William F.
Ritter
Bioresources Engineering Department
TEL:302-831-2468
FAX:302-831-2469
E-Mail:writter@udel.edu
