1. Monroe L. Weber-Shirk S chool of Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering CEE 453 

2. Agenda for our First Meeting  Course overview  Introductions  Fundamental laboratory techniques

3. Course Goals To Help Students Develop:  An intuition for concepts seen in other classes  Laboratory skills  Research skills  Data analysis  Model development  Engineering skills  Designing systems to meet an objective  Troubleshooting and problem solving  Writing skills  Teamwork skills  An intuition for concepts seen in other classes  Laboratory skills  Research skills  Data analysis  Model development  Engineering skills  Designing systems to meet an objective  Troubleshooting and problem solving  Writing skills  Teamwork skills My goal: to create an environment where learning is fun!

4. Course Info  Web site Web site  Schedule  Grades  Text: "Laboratory Research in Environmental Engineering: Laboratory Manual" 2004.

5. Course Elements  Laboratories – from canned to open-ended  Lectures/discussions  Prelab questions – done individually  Laboratory reports – done in teams  Project – done in teams  Laboratories – from canned to open-ended  Lectures/discussions  Prelab questions – done individually  Laboratory reports – done in teams  Project – done in teams

6. Nutrient Removal Project  Build a computer-controlled wastewater treatment plant  A chance to develop your engineering skills  Learn about process control, automation and application of lots of things that you’ve learned thus far!  Blue weeks on syllabus

7. Introductions...  My name  About me!  a hobby, or  what I did over break, or  what I like to do when I’m not doing coursework

8. Team Preferences?  Prefer team size of 2  May have one team of 3  Fill out form at website today! (link on syllabus page)  I will assign you to a team before lab on Wednesday

9. Your To Do list for 453  Fill out team formation survey today  Do prelab assignment for Fundamentals Lab before lab!  The Lab Safety questions and Fundamentals data sheet are due electronically by next Thursday at 10 am.