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| Contact Information: Division of Environmental Science & Engineering 1500 Illinois Street Golden, Colorado 80401 USA
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Program Overview
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The Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Division of Environmental Science and Engineering offers an interdisciplinary graduate science and engineering program that is uniquely focused on environmental issues. Students in the program have diverse academic backgrounds in such fields as life sciences, earth sciences, chemistry and most engineering disciplines. The faculty also reflects its interdisciplinary orientation. The program's blend of theoretical and applied science, technology and knowledge of public policy and environmental regulation responds to a growing need for a new generation of environmental engineers and scientists. The curriculum integrates an awareness of existing legal, economic and regulatory constraints. The interaction of disciplines and practical research into current environmental problems in industry lead to creative solutions to complex problems. The Division of Environmental Science and Engineering offers programs leading to thesis and non-thesis Master of Science (MS) degrees, an Executive MS evening program, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree. The MS degree with thesis requires at least 30 credit hours of coursework and research, while the non-thesis option requires completion of a minimum of 30 credit hours of coursework. Students in the part-time, non-thesis executive MS program complete 30 credit hours of coursework. PhD students must complete 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. The program requires at least 24 hours of research and 18 hours of coursework. Students must successfully complete written and oral qualifying exams, write and defend a doctoral dissertation and submit the dissertation for publication in scholarly journals. Students pursuing a degree in this division can select from the following areas of emphasis: 1) water and wastewater reclamation and reuse, 2) environmental biotechnology, 3) environmental chemistry and radiochemistry, 4) site characterization and remediation, and 5) environmental systems modeling. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Applicants to graduate programs in the Division of Environmental Science and Engineering should have a baccalaureate degree in a natural science, physical science or engineering discipline. Previous coursework should include at least one semester of physics, two semesters of calculus, one year of general chemistry, and one semester of statistics. Applications for admission must include two official transcripts from all colleges or universities previously attended, three letters of recommendation, GRE scores, a statement of goals and the application fee. GRE scores are not required from students applying to the part-time evening Executive MS program. Those applicants whose native language is not English must also submit a TOEFL score of 550 pbt or 213 cbt. | |||||||||||||||||||
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assistantship, full- and part-time, international exchanges
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Student Profile - Masters
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Student Profile - Doctorate
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Admissions at a Glance
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Jan 15 fall - financial consideration; Jul 1 fall - final; Nov 1 spring - final International Student Application Deadlines: Jan 15 fall - financial consideration; Apr 1 fall - final; Sept 1 spring - final Minimum English Requirements: TOEFL 550 (pbt), 213 (cbt), 79 (ibt) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Graduate Fellowships are awarded by merit to assist students with tuition, research and living expenses. Research assistantships provide students an opportunity to do research supported by funds from sponsored projects; the terms of these appointments and the qualifications for them depend on the sponsoring agency and the faculty member. Teaching assistantships are normally reserved for full-time degree students who demonstrate academic excellence. Awarding of financial support is done during the admissions review process. Since competition for these funds is high, students are encouraged to apply early. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Buildings and Facilities
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Coolbaugh Hall, home of the ESE Division, provides over 20,000 square feet of research labs equipped for both instrumental and wet chemical analytical procedures including water/waste treatment, environmental radiochemistry, biotechnology and toxicology. Specialized research facilities include: • Laboratory for Applied and Environmental Radiochemistry - houses instrumentation for the analysis of environmental and trace level radionuclides. • Environmental Engineering Pilot Lab - houses larger scale apparatus and associated equipment and instrumentation for conducting experimentation regarding water treatment, wastewater reclamation, contaminant transport processes, and site remediation technologies. • Environmental Microbiology Lab - multi-disciplinary, multi-user facility designated for microbiological studies. Research ranges from fundamental studies of environmentally relevant virus, bacteria and protozoa to more engineered, microbially enriched soil systems. • Center for Experimental Study of Subsurface Environmental Processes - established with the central mission to enhance environmental quality through innovative research of subsurface remediation techniques for the clean-up of environmental contaminants leading to improved methodology and decision-making. •CSM/City of Golden Water Treatment Pilot Plant- designed to simulate the existing full-scale water treatment process at Golden's Water Plant which consists of oagulation/flocculation, sedimentation, multi-media filtration followed by disinfection. •Mines Park Water Reclamation Test Site - located on the CSM campus, wastewater from the Mines Park multifamily housing complex is intercepted and managed onsite using low profile pilot-scale operations and in-ground test cells with associated sensors and monitoring devices. • Advanced Water Technology Center - houses bench-scale apparatus and testing equipment for conducting experimentation regarding advanced water technologies and contaminant transport processes. •Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory - houses current Division activities in the detection and manipulation of microbial genomes. | |||||||||||||||||||
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CSM has long had an international reputation. Students from nearly every nation have attended the university and alumni can be found all over the world. The International Student Office (ISO) provides guidance and advice to international students, as well as services including a graduate student orientation, an international friendship program, English classes for students' spouses and a speakers' bureau. The ISO also processes required Immigration and Naturalization Service documentation for new students. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Field investigations, lab and field experimental studies, and modeling studies are carried out by teams of ESE researchers covering topics such as: (1) membrane technologies for water treatment and reuse; onsite and decentralized wastewater systems; treatment of emerging organic chemicals and pathogens in water; (2) watershed systems analysis and modeling; fate and transport of contaminants in soil and water systems; groundwater-surface water interactions; (3) molecular analysis of microbial communities; geobiology and life in extreme environments; biofuels and renewable energy generation; applications of biological processes in treatment technologies; biotreatment of metal- and radionuclide- wastes; (4) environmental sensors and monitoring systems; bioavailability and toxicity of metals; bacterial source tracking; and (5) remediation of soil and groundwater; reclamation of mining sites; and restoration of disturbed lands. | |||||||||||||||||||
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