Printer FriendlyEnvironmental Biotechnology
Biology, Chemistry, Civil & Environmental Engineering Departments
Dr. Juliette Rooney-Varga, 978-934-4715
juliette_rooneyvarga@uml.edu
Environmental biotechnology refers to the application of biological technologies to monitor, understand, and remediate environmental problems. This certificate combines courses that explore the ecological impact of anthropogenic environmental change with courses that provide training in current biological technologies that can be brought to bear on environmental problems. Recent advances in biotechnology are providing new avenues for investigating biologically mediated environmental processes, many of which were inaccessible using traditional approaches. New biological technologies are being developed to mitigate environmental problems. These include the biological remediation of pollutants, biological treatment of wastewater and drinking water, source tracking of microbial pathogens, and mitigation of toxic algal blooms. As environmental resources are increasingly strained and new biological technologies with the potential to improve our environment become available, the demand for professionals with training in environmental biotechnology will continue to increase.
Required Courses (choose two):
81.504 Environmental Microbiology
81.523 Biology of Global Change
14.578 Biological Wastewater Treatment
Elective courses (choose six to eight credits):
84.580 Advanced Analytical Biochemistry
84.514 Advanced Analytical Chemistry
81.505/507 Bioinformatics (4 credits)
84.526 Chromatography
14.567 Environmental Aquatic Chemistry
14.568 Environmental Fate and Transport
14.595 Hazardous Waste Site Remediation
81.567 Recombinant DNA Techniques
81.569 Recombinant DNA Techniques Laboratory (2 credits)
Total: 12-14 credits