Useful info to get you started

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CEE Seminars

Professional Development

(req’d for MS only)

Department

(req’d for all)

Research Group, Fri 3:30pm

(req’d for PhD and research MS only)

AIS, EESS, MMC

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AIS= Advance Infrastructure Systems MMC=Mechanics, materials and computing EESS= Environmental Engineering, Sustainability & Science (merge with Green Design and Environmental Engineering, Science and Management)

Department Seminars: 1-2/Month, Fridays at 4:30pm = Pizza

Environmental Engineering, Sustainability

& Science (EESS)

1. EESS Research Seminars

2. Green Design Institute (GDI)

3. Green Design Reading Group

(GDRG) 4. 207 Club

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Also: Grad Student Enrichment Meetings- discuss issues pertaining to research, teaching, peer-reviewed journals, software, publishing your own website, job searches

Seminars sporadically 12-

1pm (lunch)

Fridays at 3:30pm

1-2/month 12-1pm (lunch)

Bi-weekly (TBA) 12-1:30pm-ish

Should be registered for:

12-794 A

» Intended for PhD and research MS students and focused on current research projects

» Seminars may take on different forms, such as reading or discussion groups, at the discretion of the faculty member responsible for the seminar in consultation with colleagues from the particular research group

» Research Group seminars are required for all PhD and research MS students

» MS students are welcome to attend Research Group seminars if they desire, but they are not required to do so to fulfill their seminar requirement.

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- Interdisciplinary research arm of Green Design spanning many departments - Seminars randomly over lunch

Faculty:

Chris Hendrickson- CEE

Mike Griffin-Business & EPP

H. Scott Matthews- CEE & EPP

Deanna Matthews- EPP

Paulina Jaramillo- EPP

Jeremy Michalek- Mech E & EPP

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Other GDI Take-aways: 1. Not all Faculty or students in

GDI are in CEE 2. Joint appointments of GDI

faculty is common 3. PhD or Master’s students can

be in Joint programs (e.g. EPP & CEE)

- Biomass

- Best use of Roof space

- Renewable energy

- Sustainable transportation

- Electric Vehicles

- Appliances

…..lots of modeling! 6

- Students who want to practice presentations in front of peers for critical review

- Peer review of papers

- Discussions

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- Discuss relevant laboratory techniques and current research topics

- Meet bi-weekly

- Lunch time meetings in the CEE Conference Room

- Informal student meetings

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Suggested Seminars: » CEIC (CMU Electricity Industry Center) » CEDM (Center for Climate and Energy Decision Making) » Architecture Lectures (Monday at 6pm) » University Lecture Series » Graduate Women’s Gatherings

Email Lists: » green design d-list (automatically subscribed)- job

postings, tours, workshops or seminars » GDRG d-list Spontaneous and informal GDDG (green

design drinking group)

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EESS

EESM

1. Water

2. Nano

3. Air (CAPS)

4. Microbiology CCUS and Shale

GD

1. Transportation

2. Electricity/Energ

y

3. Population/Clima

te Adaptationn

4. Efficiency 10

Water Quality in Urban Environmental System

Disinfection by-products(DBPs)

Water Sampling

Membrane Technology

Cross Flow Membrane Cell

Lab-scale Dead End Membrane System Full-scale membrane

treatment plant

Env. Nano.

• Applications

– Nanoscale zero-valent iron for groundwater decontamination

• Removal of NPs (HgS) from wastewater

Env. Nano. (cont’d)

• Implications – CEINT (Center for The

Environmental Implication of NanoTechnology)

– Transformation of engineered NPs in environment

– NPs uptake by plant

– Impact of NPs to ecosystem/microbial communities

Pictures from: Aniela Burant Arvind Murali Mohan Djuna Gulliver Olga H Popova

CCUS/Shale Gas Group

CCUS/Shale Gas Development

Experimental Analysis/

Model Simulation

Environmental Impacts

Optimization of industrial processes

Relieve or eliminate(?)

Sustainability/Green Design Specialty Courses

» 12-712 Introduction to Sustainability Engineering

» 12-714 Life Cycle Assessment

» 12-747-A1 Special Topics: Sustainable Buildings

» 12-748-A2 Special Topics: Mechanical and Electrical System Design for Buildings

Environmental Engineering, Science, and Management

» 12-702 Fundamentals of Water Quality Engineering

» 12-720 Water Resources Chemistry

» 12-724 Biological Wastewater Treatment

» 12-725 Fate & Transport of Organic Contaminants in Aquatic Systems

Cross-Cutting Courses

» 12-704 Probability and Estimation Methods for Engineering Systems

» 12-706 Civil Systems Investment, Planning and Pricing

» 19-731 Challenges and Opportunities in the Electric Industry

*ALSO look at Engineering and Public Policy, Heinz School of Public Policy & Management, Architecture, & Tepper Schools for good classes

NOTE: You can take 1 class/semester at another adjacent university (UPitt, Carlo, Chatham etc)

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» Good technical writing class in CEE

» Eberly Center for Teaching Excellence

» Physical Education classes are free > (e.g. cycling, golf, tennis, yoga, squash, weight training)

» Register for classes ˃ You have 2 weeks to drop a class

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» Green Design Apprenticeship (high school program)

» Sustainable Pittsburgh

» Green Building Alliance –Young Professionals

» Phipps conservatory

» Bike Pittsburgh

» Venture Outdoors

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» Green Teams (Lord co-Chair….Ron Ripper & Andrea Francioni-CEE)

» Green Practices Committee

» Sustainable Earth

» Engineers Without Borders

» Net Impact

» Steinbrenner Institute for Environmental Education and Research

» Many environmentally focused research groups

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» Parking Passes are available (discount for carpooling) check CMU Transportation website

» Free bus passes (your ID)

» Bike Pittsburgh

» Free Parking on Circuit drive, but you need to get there before 8 to get a spot

» Free parking on the weekends in East End Garage and after 5 on weekdays

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» Things you must do in a year 1. Incline 2. Baseball game 3. Bike around the jail trail and the point 4. Ohiopyle 5. Keg Ride 6. Phipps Conservatory (Museums you get in free!) 7. Aviary 8. CMU Drama Dept Play 9. Study in 2nd floor of Main Carnegie Library 10. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture 11. Cathedral of Learning Nationality Rooms 12. GSA Wine Tasting-April 2011 13. Frick Park

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» Things you must do in a year 1. Alma 2. Cantina’s Outside Patio 3. BrGr Bar/Burgatory 4. Josie’s Kitchen 5. Cure 6. Arsenal Cidar House 7. East End Brewery/Penn Brewery 8. Hofbrauhaus (southside) 9. Smoke (Homestead) 10. Square Café (Regent Square)

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It is up to you….ask away!

» Courses

» Restaurants

» Things to do and see

Contact (@andrew.cmu.edu):

» Scott O’Dowd (sodowd)

» Dana Peck (danapeck)

» Lauren Strahs (lstrahs)

» Kai (bchucher)

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