Stefanie Hellweg: Catalogue data in Autumn Semester 2024 |
Name | Prof. Dr. Stefanie Hellweg |
Field | Environmental Systems Design |
Address | Institut für Umweltingenieurwiss. ETH Zürich, HIF D 87.1 Laura-Hezner-Weg 7 8093 Zürich SWITZERLAND |
Telephone | +41 44 633 43 37 |
Fax | +41 44 633 10 61 |
stefanie.hellweg@ifu.baug.ethz.ch | |
URL | https://esd.ifu.ethz.ch/the-group/people/person-detail.hellweg.html |
Department | Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering |
Relationship | Full Professor |
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102-0004-00L | Introduction into Environmental Engineering ![]() | 3 credits | 2G | P. Molnar, R. Boes, I. Hajnsek, S. Hellweg, J. P. Leitão Correia , M. Maurer, S. Pfister, J. Slomka, J. Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | In this course students are introduced to how environmental problems in the areas of water quantity and quality, waste production and recycling, air pollution control, are formulated and solved with engineering methods. The course makes a connection between the theoretical Bachelor foundation classes and practical topics of environmental engineering in six main thematic areas. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning objective | After completing this course, the student will be able to: - formulate key global environmental problems - develop a systems perspective and solutions to the problems (critical thinking) - identify and solve simple numerical problems in the domain areas - understand why/how we use data/models in environmental engineering - develop own interest in the domain areas and see career opportunities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content | Topics of study: 0. Introduction – description of the Earth System, main stressors, global warming, introduction into the methods and goals of environmental engineering. 1. Water Science & Engineering – definition of the global water cycle and hydrological regimes, surface/subsurface flow equations (advection, diffusion), water resources management, climate change. 2. Resource Management & Recovery – waste management, recycling, resource recovery, lifecycle assessment, water and carbon footprints. 3. Urban Water Technology – water quality parameters, municipal water and wastewater treatment processes and technologies, urban water systems (infrastructure). 4. River and Hydraulic Engineering – utility hydraulic engineering (hydropower production), protective hydraulic engineering (flood protection), waters protection (river restoration, ecological measures at hydropower plants). 5. Air Quality – air quality parameters, main air pollutants, air quality in cities/indoor, emission control, the plume dispersion model. 6. Earth Observation – satellite observation of the Earth System from space, methods, environmental applications (glaciers, forest, land surface change) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lecture notes | Course will take place in English and German (bilingual). The English textbook by Masters and Ela (see below) will be complemented by instructors materials to the individual thematic topics. Lecture presentations will be the main study material. There is no formal Script. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Literature | - Masters, G.M., & Ela, W.P. (2014). Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science, Third Edition, Prentice Hall, 692 pp, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ethz/reader.action?docID=5831826 - lecture presentations and selected papers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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102-0324-AAL | Ecological Systems Analysis Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit. | 6 credits | 13R | S. Hellweg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | Methodological basics and application of various environmental assessment tools. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning objective | Students learn about environmental assessment tools, such as material flow analysis, risk assessment, and life cycle assessment. They can identify and apply the appropriate tool in a given situation. Also, they are able to critically assess existing studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Content | - Methodological basics of material flow analysis, risk assessment and life cycle assessment - Application of these methods to case studies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lecture notes | No script, but literature available on moodle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
102-0515-01L | Environmental Engineering Seminars ![]() ![]() | 3 credits | 3S | S. Sinclair, P. Burlando, I. Hajnsek, S. Hellweg, M. Maurer, P. Molnar, E. Morgenroth, C. Oberschelp, S. Pfister, E. Secchi, R. Stocker, J. Wang | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Abstract | The course is organized in the form of seminars held by the students. Topics selected from the core disciplines of the curriculum (water resources, urban water engineering, material fluxes, waste technology, air polution, earth observation) are discussed in the class on the basis of scientific papers that are illustrated and critically reviewed by the students. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning objective | Learn about recent research results in environmental engineering and analyse practical applications in environmental engineering. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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