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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Mason Tomson

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Member, AAAS, ACS, ASCE, ASEE, NACE, SPE

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Average rating

3.6

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Difficulty

3.6

course-linked average

Courses

6

in seeded sections

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Research areas

• Fate and transport of organic chemicals and heavy metals in sediments and groundwater • Environmental impact of nanoparticles • Inhibition of mineral scale formation • Environmental chemistry, including both introductory and advanced topics

Courses taught

CEVE 499

Special Topics

Independent research and investigation, including a course toward directed research and/or a research project. Study of selected topics including individual investigations special lectures, and seminars. Student works independently with only minimal faculty direction. Offered upon mutual agreement of faculty and student. May earn varying amount of credit hours depending on the amount of time devoted and the amount of academic work associated with the course. Repeatable for Credit.

Civil and Environmental EngNone1-12 credits
4.38.5hAlvarez, Pedro, Bedient, Philip, Blackburn, Jim, Cohan, Daniel, Doss-Gollin, James, Duenas Osorio, Leonardo, Erazo, Kalil, Getachew, Beza, Gong, Kai, Li, Qilin, Loyo Rosales, Jorge, Nagarajaiah, Satish, Padgett, Jamie, Qian, Xinwu, Segner, Ed, Stadler, Lauren, Tomson, Mason, Wong, Michael

CEVE 550

Environmental Organic Chem

A course covering parameter estimation methods, thermodynamics, and kinetic needed to predict the fate, transports, and reactivity of organic compounds in air, water, and soils. Topics: volatization, solubility, sorption, partitioning, diffusion, aquatic reactivity, photochemistry, and transport modeling.

Civil and Environmental EngNone3 credits
3.411.8hTomson, Mason

CEVE 590

Mcee Special Study

Professional master Project course involves the following (1) a project of practical relevance to the practice of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and (2) detailed project report. Students need to work with a faculty advisor. Repeatable for Credit.

Civil and Environmental EngNone2-3 credits
4.09.2hAlvarez, Pedro, Blackburn, Jim, de Blanc, Phillip, Doss-Gollin, James, Duenas Osorio, Leonardo, Erazo, Kalil, Getachew, Beza, Gong, Kai, Gori, Avantika, Li, Qilin, Loyo Rosales, Jorge, Nagarajaiah, Satish, Padgett, Jamie, Segner, Ed, Simoes Novelino, Larissa, Stadler, Lauren, Tomson, Mason

CEVE 635

Adv Topics: Water Chemistry

Formal lecture and assigned reading in topics such as redox kinetics and thermodynamics, absorption and desorption, and the associated mathematics. An advanced topics course. Repeatable for Credit.

Civil and Environmental EngNone1-12 credits
3.76.3hTomson, Mason

CEVE 651

M.S. Research And Thesis

Repeatable for Credit.

Civil and Environmental EngNone1-15 credits
3.85.6hAlvarez, Pedro, Bedient, Philip, Getachew, Beza, Li, Qilin, Nagarajaiah, Satish, Padgett, Jamie, Stadler, Lauren, Tomson, Mason

CEVE 800

Ph.D. Research And Thesis

Repeatable for Credit.

Civil and Environmental EngNone1-15 credits
3.55.8hAlvarez, Pedro, Bedient, Philip, Cohan, Daniel, Doss-Gollin, James, Duenas Osorio, Leonardo, Elimelech, Menachem, Getachew, Beza, Gong, Kai, Gori, Avantika, Li, Qilin, Lin, Shihong, Nagarajaiah, Satish, Padgett, Jamie, Qian, Xinwu, Simoes Novelino, Larissa, Spanos, Pol, Stadler, Lauren, Tomson, Mason, Wong, Michael, Yi, Sang-ri

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