For topic ideas involving appropriate technologies, you're encouraged to browse Appropredia.
The following is a directory of topics listed on this page:
- Agricultural Engineering
- Air Resources Engineering
- Building Energy4
- Chemical Engineering
- Control Systems Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electric Power Systems Engineering
- Energy Storage Engineering
- Engineering Mathematics
- Geospatial Analysis
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Environmental Health Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Mechatronic Systems
- Ocean Engineering
- Operations Research
- Optical Engineering
- Pneumatic Systems Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Solid Waste Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Water Quality Engineering
Notes:
- The objective for this page is to expose Environmental Resources Engineering students to a broad array of project topics for Engr 326.
- This page is a living document that will serve to compile information on engineering topics.
- If you have a resource you think should be included, send me an e-mail: doug<at>humboldt.edu
- Expect this page to evolve as more information is compiled and organization strategies are worked out.
- This page includes links to e-books, journals, videos, industries, academic programs, regulations, and software.
- Listed software is specialized for the respective topic.
- Specialized software could be developed using the literature, numerical methods, and your choice of programming language.
- Commercial software such as Matlab/Simulink and Modelica are frequently used for dynamic systems modeling.
- Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), and CAD systems with physics simulation capabilities, are used across a broad range of engineering disciplines.
- Geospatial software are used across a broad range of engineering disciplines.
Agricultural Engineering
- Academic Programs
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
University of California, Davis - Brewing Science
Food Science and Technology
University of California, Davis - Viticulture and Enology
University of California, Davis
- Biological and Agricultural Engineering
- Data
- Literature
- Ecology
- Food Sciences
- Harvest Systems
- Health and Safety
- Indoor Agriculture
- Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
- Irrigation
- Soil Design
- Permaculture
- Post Harvest Systems
- Vertical Farming
- Vitaculture
- Software
Air Resources Engineering
- Academic Programs
- Data
Building Energy
- Academic Programs
- Data
- Industry
- Literature
- Buildings Research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Whole Building Design Guide a program of the National Institute of Building Sciences
- Passive Solar
- Insulation
- Lighting
- HVAC
- Air Quality
- Regulations
- Software
Chemical Engineering
- Literature
- Petroleum Refining
- Process Dynamics and Control
- Academic Programs
- Software
Climate Systems
Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center
Control Systems Engineering
- Literature
- Linear Control Systems
- Nonlinear Control Systems
- Digital Control Systems
- Software
Earthquake Engineering
- Literature
- Seismology
- Topics
- Structural Mitigation
- Software
Electrical Engineering
- Literature
- Networks
- Communications
- Power Electronics
- Embedded Systems
- Circuit Design
- Sensors
- Actuators
- Academic Programs
- Software
Electric Power Systems Engineering
- Data
- REDD: A Public Data Set for Energy Disaggregation Research
- Literature
- Electric Power Systems - A Conceptual Introduction (Von Meier)
- Electric Generator Design
- Fossil
- Renewables
- Hybrid Systems
- Emissions
- Fossil
- Electric Grid
- Microgrids
- Smart Grid
- Industry
- Consulting
- Utilities
- Pacific Gas and Electric
- Sacramento Municipal Utility District
- Southern California Edison
- Research
- Manufacturers
- Eaton
- General Electric
- Siemens
- Academic Programs
- Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO - Stanford Geothermal Program
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA - Geo-Heat Center, Oregon Institute of Technology
Klammath Fall, OR
- Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
- Software
Energy Storage Engineering
- Literature
- DOE/EPRI 2013 Electricity Storage Handbook in Collaboration with NRECA
- Economics
- Fossil Fuels
- Biofuels
- Biodiesel
- Ethanol
- Battery Systems
- Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES)
- Pumped Hydro
- Hydrogen
- Production
- Storage
- Refueling Stations
- Fuel Cells
- Academic Programs
- Industry
- Johnson Controls Power Systems (PbSO4, Li)
- Ambri - Liquid Metal Batteries
- Software
Engineering Mathematics
- Literature
- Topics
- Algebra
- Trigonometry
- Linear Algebra
- Calculus
- Statistics
- Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs)
- Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
- Software
- Mathematica
- Matlab/Simulink
- Octave
- SciLab/XCos
- R
- Modelica/OpenModelica
Environmental Health Engineering
Geospatial Analysis
- Literature
- Topics
- Software
Geotechnical Engineering
- Literature
- Soils Engineering
- Bank Stabilization
- Software
Hydraulic Engineering
See also Water Resources Engineering
- Literature
- Turbine Design
- Pump Design
- Circuit Design
- Mechanism Design
- Irrigation System Design
- Software
Industrial Engineering
- Literature
- Air Quality
- Industrial Hygiene
- Manufacturing
- System Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
- Software
Mechatronic Systems
Mechatronics is the combination of the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, and computer science. Mechatronics is used broadly throughout the engineering disciplines.
- Literature
- The Mechatronics Handbook
- Robotics
- Academic Programs
- Software
Ocean Engineering
- Literature
- Ocean Structure Design
- Ocean Energy System Design
- Sea Level Rise Retreat
- Software
- Wave Modeling
- WaveWatch3 - solves the random phase spectral action density balance equation for wavenumber-direction spectra. NOAA/NCEP
- SWAN - computes random, short-crested wind-generated waves in coastal regions and inland waters. Delft University of Technology
- Current Modeling
- ADCIRC - a 2D, depth integrated, barotropic time-dependent long wave, hydrodynamic circulation model. US Army Corps Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory
- Wave Modeling
Operations Research
- Literature
- Academic Programs
- Operations Research Stanford University
- Software
Pneumatic Systems Engineering
- Literature
- Compressible Fluid Mechanics
- Vacuum Pump Design
- Compressor Design
- Turbomachinery
- Circuit Design
- Software
Structural Engineering
- Literature
- Statics
- Dynamics
- Strength of Materials
- Truss Design
- Bridge Design
- Building Design
- Distributed Forces
- Vibration Analysis
- Software
- West Point Bridge Design Software/Contest
- SolidWorks
Solid Waste Engineering
- Literature
- Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management Issues. (1993)
G. Tchobanoglous, H. Theisen, and S. Vigil. McGraw-Hill Series in water resources and enviornmental engineering. ISBN 0-07-063267-5 - Handbook of Solid Waste Management. (2002) G. Tchobanoglous and F. Kreith.
- Integrated Solid Waste Management: Engineering Principles and Management Issues. (1993)
- Topics
- Munipal Solid Waste
- Landfill Management
- Landfill Gas
- Leachate
- Composting Toilets
- Waste Water Sludge
- Academic Programs
- Software
Transportation Engineering
- Literature
- Automotive Engineering
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Quarter Car Model
- Powertrain Design
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Aeronautical Engineering
- Turbin Design
- Propeller Design
- Wing Design
- Nautical Engineering
- Hull Design
- Propulsion Design
- Traffic Safety Engineering
- Collision Statistics
- Mitigation Strategies
- Traffic Operations Engineering
- Traffic Signal Optimization
- Traffic Network Modeling
- Automotive Engineering
- Data
- Environmental Protection Agency
Dynamometer Drive Schedules
http://www.epa.gov/oms/emisslab/testing/dynamometer.htm
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Academic Programs
- Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing
University of Michigan - Automotive Engineering
University of Michigan - Integrative Systems and Design
University of Michigan - Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Davis - Hyundai Center of Excellence
Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
University of California, Davis - Institute of Transportation Studies
University of California, Berkeley - Engines and Energy Conversion Lab
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
- Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing
- Industry
- Software
- Vehicle Dynamics
- Powertrain Design
- US EPA
- US Department of Energy
- California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Water Resources Engineering
- Literature
- Hydrology
- Ground Water
- Goundwater Remediation
- Saltwater Intrusion
- River Hydraulics
- Sediment Transport
- Bank Stabilization
- Bridge Hydraulics
- Culvert Design
- Aquatic Ecology (Fish Passage, etc.)
- Rainwater Catchment
- Data
- Academic Programs
- Hydrology and Water Resources
University of California, Los Angeles - Water Resources Engineering
University of California, Davis
- Hydrology and Water Resources
- Software
- US DOT FHA Hydraulics Software
- HY-8 - Culvert Hydraulics
- USGS Water Resources Groundwater Software
- USGS Water Resources Surface Water Software
- US EPAWater Research
- SWMM - Storm Water Management Model
- Argus ONE - the Geographic Information Spreadsheet. Available on ERE computers.
- Bay-Delta California Department of Water Resources
- Delta Modeling
- DSM2 - Delta Simulation Model IIs
- Central Valley Modeling
- Delta Modeling
- Fish Xing - Michael Love and Associates
- Hydraulic Engineering Center (HEC) - US Army Corps of Engineers.
- HEC-RAS
- Surface Water Modeling System (SMS) - one-, two, and three-dimensional hydrodynamic modeling
- US DOT FHA Hydraulics Software
Water Quality Engineering
- Academic Programs
- Literature
- Water Chemistry
- Waste Water Treatment
- Grey Water Treatment
- Potable Water Treatment
- Water Treatment and Unit Processes
- Fundamentals of Water Treatment Unit Processes
- Data
- Industry
- Software
- USGS Water Resources Geochemical Software
- US EPA Water Quality Models
- Qual2E - River and Stream Water Quality Model
- DynTox
- BioWin - biological, chemical, and physical process models for wastewater treatment process simulations