An Introduction to Environmental Engineering
Summary
TLDRThe video highlights the impact of environmental engineering on understanding the world, integrating civil, chemical, and biological disciplines to address environmental issues like climate change, water quality, and air pollution. Students and professors from the University of British Columbia (UBC) share their passion for protecting natural spaces and working towards sustainable practices. They emphasize hands-on experience through co-op programs, fieldwork, and industry partnerships, fostering a sense of community among peers. The program empowers aspiring environmental engineers to make meaningful changes in society, promoting skills that directly contribute to solving critical environmental challenges.
Takeaways
- 🌍 Environmental engineering has reshaped how individuals perceive their environmental, social, and economic impact.
- 🏞️ A passion for the outdoors often drives individuals towards environmental engineering, fostering a desire to protect natural spaces.
- 💡 Environmental engineering integrates principles from civil, chemical, and biological engineering, focusing on sustainability and environmental issues.
- 👩🏫 Professors Greg Lawrence and Majid Mosamir co-direct the program, offering expertise in fields like environmental fluid mechanics.
- 🌱 Many societal challenges, such as climate change, air quality, and clean water, require the specialized skills of environmental engineers.
- 🏢 The program includes a co-op component, providing students with industry experience and networking opportunities with professionals in the field.
- 🌊 Students gain hands-on experience during their co-ops, like working with Environment and Climate Change Canada during natural disasters such as floods.
- 🚁 Field work, such as drone reforestation projects, allows students to apply their knowledge to real-world environmental issues like carbon emissions and sequestration.
- 👥 Small class sizes foster a close-knit community where students form lasting relationships and collaborate effectively on group projects.
- 🎓 The program's community-centric approach helps students build a strong professional network that can support them in their careers long after graduation.
Q & A
What has environmental engineering changed in the perspective of the speaker?
-Environmental engineering has changed the speaker's thinking about their impact on the world, particularly in relation to the environment and its interaction with social and economic structures.
Why is the speaker drawn to environmental engineering?
-The speaker is drawn to environmental engineering due to their love for the outdoors and a strong desire to protect natural spaces.
How does environmental engineering integrate with other engineering disciplines?
-Environmental engineering integrates with other disciplines like civil and chemical engineering by adopting more environmentally friendly practices.
What is the role of Greg Lawrence in the environmental engineering program at UBC?
-Greg Lawrence is a professor in the department of civil engineering at UBC, specializing in environmental fluid mechanics, and co-director of the environmental engineering program.
What is the focus of Majid Mosamir's work in the environmental engineering department?
-Majid Mosamir is a professor in the department of chemical and biological engineering, focusing on environmental issues and challenges that society faces.
How does the environmental engineering program at UBC prepare students for industry?
-The program prepares students through a combination of courses focusing on environmental issues, co-op programs, and maintaining relationships with industry partners who are part of the Advisory Group.
What was Ben's Co-op experience with Environment and Climate Change Canada?
-Ben worked on measuring flow rates of rivers during the 2021 November floods in BC, which involved field work in Merit and Princeton to inform decision-makers during the floods.
How did Abby Taylor's Co-op experience contribute to environmental engineering?
-Abby worked with a drone reforestation company, conducting plant science experiments and field work, focusing on carbon emissions and sequestration.
What advantages does the small class size in the environmental engineering program offer?
-The small class size allows students to build a strong community, know each other well, and effectively work together, which is beneficial for their future industry connections.
Why is it important to build relationships with classmates in the environmental engineering program according to Victor Pham?
-Victor Pham believes it's important because classmates not only collaborate on projects but may also become industry colleagues in the future.
How does the environmental engineering program at UBC support students' aspirations to make a change in the world?
-The program provides students with the knowledge and skills to address environmental challenges, enabling them to fulfill their dreams of making a positive impact on the world.
Outlines
🌿 Environmental Engineering's Impact on Worldview
Chris, a third-year environmental engineering student at UBC, shares how the field has influenced his perspective on his impact on the world, particularly concerning the environment and its interplay with social and economic structures. He expresses a deep appreciation for natural spaces and a strong desire to protect them, which has drawn him to environmental engineering. The discipline is described as an integration of civil, chemical, and biological engineering courses focusing on environmental issues. Greg Lawrence and Majid Mosamir, professors at UBC, emphasize the program's comprehensive approach to environmental challenges such as climate change, clean water, and air quality. They also highlight the program's co-op opportunities, which connect students with industry partners and the Advisory Group, fostering a strong relationship between academic learning and real-world applications.
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Keywords
💡Environmental Engineering
💡Impact on the World
💡Outdoors and Natural Spaces
💡Environmental Fluid Mechanics
💡Co-op Program
💡Climate Change
💡Clean Water and Sanitation
💡Air Quality
💡Community and Cohorts
💡Reforestation
💡Aspiration to Make a Change
Highlights
Environmental engineering has evolved to consider environmental, social, and economic impacts.
Chris's passion for the outdoors and desire to protect natural spaces led him to environmental engineering.
Engineering disciplines are moving towards environmentally friendly practices.
Environmental engineering encompasses courses from civil, chemical, and biological engineering focusing on environmental issues.
Greg Lawrence specializes in environmental fluid mechanics and co-directs the environmental engineering program at UBC.
Majid Mosamir highlights the societal challenges related to the environment that environmental engineers address.
Students have the opportunity to participate in co-op programs, connecting them with industry partners.
Ben's co-op experience involved measuring river flow rates during floods, contributing to decision-making.
Abby Taylor worked with a drone reforestation company, focusing on plant science and field work.
Small cohorts and class sizes foster a strong community and sense of belonging among students.
Victor Pham emphasizes the importance of knowing teammates for future industry collaboration.
The environmental engineering community is united by shared interests, making connections easy.
Group projects in the program are seen as opportunities to build relationships for the future.
Environmental engineering provides a path for those who aspire to make a positive change in the world.
Transcripts
environmental engineering has changed
how I think about my impact on the world
specifically in relation to the
environment but also to social
structures and economic structures that
we deal with the main thing that kind of
has drawn me to environmental
engineering is the fact that I've spent
a lot of my life
in and around the outdoors and that has
kind of led me to have a super great
appreciation for the natural spaces that
surround us and a really big desire to
protect them a lot of the engineering
disciplines like civil engineering or
chemical engineering all of them are
moving towards like more environmentally
friendly practices and environmental
engineering just covers all of that my
name is Chris and I am a third year
environmental engineering student at UBC
the environmental engineering program is
basically a combination of those courses
within civil engineering and within
chemical and biological engineering that
focus on environmental issues and topics
my name is Greg Lawrence
I'm a professor in the department of
civil engineering here at UBC
and my specialty is in the field of
environmental fluid mechanics
and together with Majid I'm one of the
co-directors of this program my name is
Majid mosamir I'm a professor here at
the department of chemical and
biological engineering many of our
society's challenges have to do
something with the environment whether
it's climate change whether it's clean
water and sanitation whether it's air
quality so those requires skill sets
that are environmental Engineers have
now of course our students will have the
opportunity to go through the co-op
programs many of those employers of the
co-op students are also the ones that
are part of The Advisory Group for our
our program so the relationship with
industry is embedded within the program
my name is Ben and I'm a third year
environmental engineering student for my
Co-op I worked with environment and
climate change Canada measuring the flow
rates of rivers during the 2021 November
floods in BC which was very exciting so
I got to go to both Merit and Princeton
and do some field work to try to
determine what the flow rates were of
the rivers that helped informed decision
makers they should do during the floods
that really gave me a good opportunity
to kind of expand my field work skills
and apply a lot of the knowledge I've
learned in school I'm Abby Taylor I'm in
my third year of environmental
engineering here at UBC last year I
worked with a drone reforestation
company doing kind of plant science
experiments and
field work as well involved with that I
think it's super important to focus on
things like that that can be scaled and
can have a big impact in terms of carbon
emissions and carbon sequestration the
small cohorts and a small class size
allows the students to know each other
quite well and work well with one
another quite effectively but also it
helps them to build the community that
really is to their advantage when they
graduate they all go through the program
and that sense of belonging and the
community is one of the great features
of the program my name is Victor Pham
and I am a third year environmental
engineering student at UBC so I really
think that in order to be successful in
this program you have to get to know
your teammates pretty well so group
projects things like that not only are
they your teammates for the project but
they will be your people in Industry as
well 20 years down the road you'll be
working with the same people
um I really like the environmental
engineering community
um I think it's just through the nature
of everyone having similar interests
it's easy to connect with people because
everyone has such similar interests and
every group project I've done I've had
nothing but good experiences so far if
someone has the aspiration has the
desire to make a change in the world
environmental engineering gives them the
opportunity to actually fulfill that
dream
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