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Bioenvironmental Engineers utilize engineering principles and the physical, chemical and biological sciences to prevent and solve environmental problems related to human activities.

Program Mission for Bioenvironmental Engineering

The mission of the Bioenvironmental Engineering Program is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in bioenvironmental engineering fundamentals, applications, and design so as to prepare graduates for the practice of bioenvironmental engineering at the professional level with confidence and skills necessary to meet the technical and social challenges of the future and for continuing their studies at the graduate level.

In pursuit of this mission, the educational objectives of the Bioresource-Bioenvironmental Engineering Program are as follows:

Our graduates will apply their creativity in solving complex environmental engineering design problems, to approach unstructured and interdisciplinary problems, to synthesize and design potential solutions and to evaluate the impact of their solutions within the broader context of society.
Our graduates will have the following technical skills:
1. The collection, analysis and interpretation of data relevant to problems arising in the bioresource and environmental engineering sectors (Encourage students to take the FE/PE tests).
2. The methodological and computational skills with which to operate effectively within the bioresource and environmental engineering sectors
3. Skills in current technologies and fundamentals to enable students to adapt to the changing field
Our graduates will have the following leadership skills:
1. To facilitate, lead, coordinate and participate in interdisciplinary teams as well as understand organizational processes and behavior.
2. To effectively communicate their solutions in the context of written, oral, and electronic media
3. To participate in professional associations and activities in the field
Our graduates will be positioned for life-long learning
Our graduates will understand and be sensitive to the importance of professional ethics and will uphold these ethics in their professional practice.

Course Requirements

Bioenvironmental Engineering students take basic engineering courses and physical, chemical and biological science classes in their freshman and sophomore years. In the junior and senior years these fundamentals are applied for multidisciplinary problem solving in various environmental fields.

What Do Bioenvironmental Engineers Do?

Bioenvironmental Engineers are employed in the following areas:

Engineering consulting firms
Drinking water, wastewater, solid waste and air pollution treatment facilities
Manufacturing industries
Environmental regulatory and planning agencies
Research laboratories
International development agencies
Public-interest groups

Bioenvironmental Engineering Is An Accredited Engineering Program resulting in preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and licensure as a Professional Engineer

For more information, contact: Dr. Christopher Uchrin
Department of Environmental Sciences
14 College Farm Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone 732-932-9800 x6220
Fax 732-932-8644
cuchrin@rci.rutgers.edu