Environmental Microbiology

CEE
582

Course Discipline

Engineering

Course Level

500+

Course Credits

3

Term(s) Offered

Fall

Course Description

Introductions to microbial metabolic processes and nutrition, thermodynamics of growth and energy generation, genetic and metabolic diversity, evolution and systematics, laboratory methods, and microbial ecology.  Emphasis is placed on the application of these concepts to environmental biotechnology, including microbial treatment of water and wastewater, bioenergy production, and pollutant degradation.

Eligible for Microbiology Certificate Program

Yes