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SCHEDULE ADJUSTMENTS AND COURSE NOTICES
Spring 2001 Course Announcements
ENVS 6000
Environmental Sciences Seminar
FRIDAYS--Fall at noon Spring at 4:00PM
Instructor: Willard R. Chappell, Ph. D.
OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS AND THE PUBLIC
Research presentations by faculty, environmental professionals and students.
Warner Reeser, PhD.
Jacobs Engineering
The use of air dispersion modeling tools is the emphasis of this course. Topics include: sources
and effects of air pollution, use of the WWW, and analysis of modeling results. For graduate
students in environmental sciences or engineering, and for those working in the environmental
field. Prereq: graduate standing.
Dorothy Colagiovanni, Ph.D.
An examination of the roles of technology and society in the etiology and control/prevention of adverse health outcomes associated with releases of toxic substances. Examples will come from experience and the literature on occupational cancer and reproductive hazards, occupational and environmental regulation of hazardous wastes, air, and water pollution.
Instructor: Herman Sievering, PhD
TR 400PM-515PM
Concepts describing Earth's major ecosystems, oceans and atmosphere are presented. Model visualization of these concepts which incorporates human impacts is discussed. An earth system carbon and nitrogen cycling model (GLOCO) linking ecosystems, oceans and atmosphere is available for student analysis.
The Internship and Co-operative Education Program, located in The Career Center in the Tivoli, assists students in setting up internships and paid positions related to Environmental Sciences. The Career Center is also a good source during a job search.
To qualify a student should have completed six (6) hours in a Graduate program, and be registered for at least three (3) semester hours. It is advisable to register with The Internship and Co-operative Education Program early on in your program as it takes one or more semesters to find the right placement.
Several students are now employed in Federal agencies and private sector companies in the
Metro area. In the past students have been placed at:
U.S.G.S.
EPA
Dept. of Labor/Mine Health and Safety Admin.
Bureau of Reclamation
The Career Center at CU-Denver is on the web with eRecruiting--a convenient way to search for a job or internship. Visit http://careers.cudenver.edu, click on Quick Links, then click on eRecruiting. You will need to contact the Career Center for obtain you login password.
Mre job and career information can be found on the web by going to: www.cudenver.edu/public/envsci and clicking on MSES Enviropage under 'Links' to get to environmental websites for job information and research.