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182.616.01 ADVANCED TOPICS IN AIRBORNE PARTICLES

Term: 2nd term
Credits: (2 credits)
Academic Year: 2012 - 2013
Course Instructor:
  • Jana Kesavan
Description:

Covers advanced topics in aerosol technology that are important in environmental health sciences, including aerosol generation methodology and equipment, coagulation, condensation, evaporation, electrical properties, optical properties, and aerosol sampling. Students visit an aerosol laboratory at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center that has many pieces of aerosol generation and sampling equipment, chambers, and wind tunnels.
Student Evaluation: Class presentation on an aerosol-related topic, homework, and a take-home exam.
Learning Objective:

Upon completing this course, students will be able to: - Describe aerosol generation methods and equipment for laboratory testing of aerosols - Describe aerosol sampling methods and equipment and their applications - Evaluate the effects of charge, coagulation, condensation, and evaporation on airborne particles generation and sampling - Explain the basic concepts of a specialized aerosol characterization technique utilizing light scattering and other optical properties of aerosols
Location: Baltimore
Class Times:
  • Friday 8:30 - 10:20
Enrollment Minimum: 3
Enrollment Maximum: 15
Enrollment Restriction: None
Instructor Consent: No consent required
Prerequisite:

182.615
Grading Restriction: Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Catalog Subcommittee Actions: FrequencySchedule, CourseLocation, CourseFormat, CourseFormat, IRBSurvey, CatalogStatus, LabScheduleTypeId, .10/21/2011;