BAE651 Air Pollution Engineering 

Air pollution legislation, standards, measurement, and terminology. Design and economics of particulate pollution control systems including cyclones, fabric filters, wet scrubbers, and electrostatic precipitators. Abatement of gas and vapor pollution using VOC incineration, gas adsorption and gas absorption. Meteorology and atmospheric dispersion modeling (3 credit hours, offered in each Spring).

• Module1. Air quality management in the U.S.
• Module2. Measurements of air pollutants
• Module3. Single particle dynamics and settling velocity
• Module4. Size distribution and particulate control
• Module5. Cyclones
• Module6. Electrostatic precipitators
• Module7. Fabric filters
• Module8. Particulate scrubbers
• Module9. Properties of gases and vapors
• Module10. Reaction kinetics and control of gaseous pollutants
• Module11. Adsorption
• Module12. Absorption
• Module13. Fundamentals of air quality modeling
• Module14. Indoor air quality

BAE645 Biroenvironmental Reaction Engineering 

Bioreaction engineering principles with an emphasis on biological and environmental engineering with topics such as fate and transport, homogenous and heterogenous reactions, enzyme and cell growth kinetics, bioreactor configurations and operation, and sustainable bioprocessing (3 credit hours, offered in each Spring).

• Module1. Mass Transfer Basics
• Module2. Oxygen Transfer in Biosystems
• Module3. Practical Aspects of Oxygen Transfer
• Module4. Homogenous Reaction Basics
• Module5. Enzyme and Cell Growth Kinetics
• Module6. Practical Aspects of Cell Kinetics
• Module7. Heterogenous Reaction Basics
• Module8. Internal and External Effectiveness Factor
• Module9. Practical Aspects of Heterogenous Reactions
• Module10. Reactor Engineering Basics
• Module11. Ideal reactor operations
• Module12. Practical Aspects of Reactor Engineering

BAE460 Computational & Statistical Tools for Engineer

Application of statistical tools for analyzing engineering data. Practice of introductory to intermediate programming to develop problem-solving techniques for a wide variety of engineering applications (3 credit hours, offered in each Fall).

• Module1. Overview and Introduction
• Module2. Variables, Vectors and Matrices
• Module3. Scripts and Plots
• Module4. Selection Statements and Loops
• Module5. MATLAB Programs
• Module6. Data Structures
• Module7. MATLAB Graphics
• Module8. Statistical Methods with MATLAB
• Module9. Regression Basics
• Module10. Probability Distribution
• Module11. Simulation and SIMULINK Toolbox
• Module12. Machine Learning Basics

ATM511 Agricultural Building Systems

Environmental control systems for agricultural buildings; structural members and systems for agricultural buildings; farmstead planning concepts (3 credit hours, offered in each Fall).

• Module1. Overview of the course
• Module2. Material of Construction
• Module3. Loads on Buildings
• Module4. Foundations, Footings, and Floors
• Module5. Framing, Roofing and Truss Analysis
• Module6. Building Plans and Cost Estimating
• Module7. Heat Transfer and Psychrometrics
• Module8. Heat and Moisture Control in Buildings
• Module9. Ventilation Systems
• Module10. Heating, Cooling, and Solar Energy
• Module11. Waste Management
• Module12. Farmstead Planning
• Module13. Greenhouses and Controlled Environment Agriculture
• Module14. Animal Housing Systems

BAE815, 816, 817, 818 Graduate Seminar

This two-year (four semesters) graduate seminar series is designed to provide academic orientation and assistance for graduate students. The seminar covers general topics for graduate study, including literature review; academic writing and publishing; data analysis, interpretation and presentation; and research presentation/teaching. Each semester will focus on one specific theme (1 credit hour).

Dr. Liu ResearchTIPS on Youtube:

• Literature review 1: Learn and think. Why we do literature review, and how do I start?
• Literature review 2: Two cycles of review process. Read thick to thin, and then thin to thick
• Literature review 3: How to generate a good research question. Three rhetorical patterns
• Literature review 4: How to set research objectives. Big idea and small steps
• Academic writing 1: How to write an opinion essay? Two effective models
• Academic writing 2: Five tips to make your paper concise and clear
• Academic writing 3: Three methods to develop a coherent paragraph
• Research presentation 1: Three elements and two keys to make it impressive
• Research presentation 2: Five actionable tips to prepare a confident speech
• Research presentation 3: One mindset fix and 5 tricks to project confidence on stage
• How to read fast and learn more? A structural method for the information age
• Research presentation 4: Add life to your presentations using storytelling
• Research presentation 5: Handling questions in presentations | Tips for Q&A
• How to stop procrastinating | Three Tips on self-motivation
• How to be More Productive | Multi-tasking and Teamwork
• How to be a Clearer Thinker | Model Thinking and Systems Thinking
• How to Find The Job You Love | The Road to Financial Freedom
• Three Ways to Find Your Strength and Two Tips to Leverage It 
• Academic writing 4: How to Write Conclusions | Inductive, Deductive, and Abductive reasoning
• Academic writing 5: How to Write a Compelling Introduction
• The #1 Enemy to Kill If We Want Growth and Success
• Academic writing 6: Key Elements of a Research Proposal in One Page
• Time Management and Energy Management | Time Blocking Needed On Daily and Weekly Schedule
• How to Read to Learn More and Remember Longer | Deep Reading and SQ3R
• Literature review 5: How to Narrow Down a Research Topic
• Job Interviews Presentation -  How To Do a Research Talk for Job Interview
• PowerPoint presentation tips for students | Designing effective visual aids

BAE820 Physical Principles of Environmental Systems

This course is designed to provide a review of physical principles which form the basis for the control and modeling of environmental pollutants.