I thoroughly enjoy teaching undergraduate and graduate courses within the Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University. For upper level undergraduate and graduate courses, I use project-based learning, often including data and results from research projects into classroom exercises, homework assignments, and projects.
CIVE 423 Groundwater Engineering
In this course, I guide students through basics of groundwater supply, energy, storage, flow, modeling (numerical and analytical), water rights, pumping hydraulics, and contaminant transport, using examples from across the United States with a special focus on groundwater issues in northern Colorado. Course Syllabus. Example Lecture, with completed notes.
CIVE 542 Water Quality Modeling
In this course, I guide students through basics of mass balance modeling for contaminants in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and watersheds. Students develop their own models, as well as learn how to use published water quality models such as LAKE2K, CE-QUAL-W2, QUAL2K, and SWAT. We apply models to real-world cases within the United States.
Course Syllabus. Example Lecture, with completed notes and a spreadsheet model.
CIVE 260 Engineering Mechanics: Statics
In this course, I guide second-year engineering students (Civil, Environmental, Mechanical) in the analysis of forces on physical systems in static equilibrium. Topics include forces and moments in 2D and 3D; equilibrium analysis of particles and rigid bodies; structural analysis for trusses, frames, and machines; internal forces in beams and cables; and friction. For a semester project, the students design a cable suspension bridge for a rural village in a low-income country.