Environmental Engineering

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Environmental Engineering
Help to control and prevent the pollution of air,
land, and sea.
By Melissa and Alyssa
Period 4
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Table Of Contents

• Title and Definition
• Table Of Contents
• The tasks they do
• Famous male in field
• Famous female in field
• Description of two jobs
• Description of two projects/activities
• Description of Professor at Rutgers

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The Tasks They Do

• Design
• Construct
• Supervise

Programs and projects to improve the environment
and public health.
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Famous Male In Field
Name Kevin Olmstead What he did He created a
program called Who wants to be an engineer? He
started this program after he won 2.1 million
dollars on Who wants to be a millionaire? This
program is to encourage children to become
engineers. Where he went to school He went to
school at Western Reserve University and
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. What his
focus is onEducating people about our
environment.
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Famous Women in Field Ellen Henrietta
Swallow What did she do? Ellen Henrietta Swallow
married the head of the mining department,
Robert Richards. That is when she was elected to
be a member of the American Institute of Mining
and Metallurgical Engineering. She was the first
women elected to be part of the institute. Then
in 1876 she opened a Women's Laboratory at
MIT. Where did she go to school? She was
accepted to Vassar College in 1868 and graduated
with her Bachelor's Degree two years later. Then
in 1873 she received her Masters Degree in
Chemistry. What is her focus? Her focus was at
first teaching women basic and industrial
chemistry, biology and mineralogy. Then later in
her life she helped to open the New England
kitchen in Boston. She then organized a summer
conference to define the for teacher training and
certification in home economics.
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• What are two other jobs that require a Bachelors
  Degree?
• Electrical Engineer They design, develop, teat
  and supervise the manufacture of electrical and
  electronic equipment.
• Consultants they help clients comply with
  regulations and the clean up of hazardous
  substances.

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• Rutgers University Research Projects
• Rutgers intelligent Transportation Systems
  (RITS) RITS is a multi- modal transportation
  infrastructure research and education facility
  combining a series of technologies, concepts and
  services to integrate information, vehicles and
  transportation infrastructure to increase
  mobility, safety and comfort and reduce pollution
  and energy waste.
• Rutgers Asphalt Pavement laboratory (RAPL) RAPL
  plays an important part in CAITs research
  activities and is located in the CAITs
  facilities at Rutgers University. By housing the
  latest testing equipment and machinery, the RAPL
  is a dynamic force in the field of asphalt
  research.

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• Interesting Facts About Mr. Bennert, a professor
  at Rutgers University.
• Mr. Bennert is the supervisor of Rutgers
  Asphalt/ Pavement Laboratory.
• He is also the Geotechnical Laboratory
  Supervisor.
• He is a supervisor as well as a researcher for
  Investigation into Modified Asphalt Binders for
  Improved Pavement Performance
• Hes a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
• Master of Science in Geotechnical Engineering
• His Major was Geotechnical Engineering
• His Ph.D in Civil Engineering