The College of Engineering at the University of Georgia is a new kind of engineering school organized to capture the convergence of scientific and engineering disciplines. This innovative interdisciplinary approach to engineering increases opportunity for learning, research, and outreach at the confluence of disciplines. Academic programs emerging in this environment adopt an educational approach that gives engineering students broader learning experiences and prepares them for careers devoted to the integration of discoveries from multiple disciplines. The use-inspired research paradigm that emerges out of the collaboration between science and engineering leads to the development of products and services that are relevant to the needs of society, preparing students to be global leaders in science, technology, education, and sustainable development. See below for Dr. Jambeck’s current class offerings:
Environmental Engineering Design Methodology: ENVE 2920
Development of students’ critical thinking skills integrated with value judgment, societal preferences, economic feasibility, and human/environmental ethics in development of environmental engineering design solutions that conform to the basic laws of natural and mathematical sciences. Students will engage in a systems-based methodology of problem-framing, question-development, and multiple solution derivation.
Plastics in Society and the Environment: ENVE 8120
Plastics have changed our society and daily use includes millions of applications, increasing exponentially since the 1950s. Plastics were discovered in the environment in the 1960s and plastic pollution is now a global pressing issue. This course covers history, use and waste management of plastics as well as impacts and interventions to reduce plastic pollution.
Design of the Circular Economy in Cities: ENVE 8130
Cities bear the burden of waste management, struggling with the often-expanding use of various materials and products. Cities have been proposed as starting points for circular economy principles. In this class real-world examples of the Circularity Assessment Protocol (CAP) will be used to design interventions to optimize circularity in these cities.
Prior Courses Developed and Taught:
ENVE 4530/6530 Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis (10 years)
ENVE 3320 Environmental Urban Systems (10 years)
ENVE 3510 Modeling, Statistical Analysis, and Uncertainty (2 years)