Professor Hernandez's research characterizes airborne microbiological biological agents, indoors and out. During 2022 this continued to include bioaerosol and coronavirus assessments in the lab and in the field. Current bioaerosol exposure studies includes characterizing the indoor environment public school systems across the State of Colorado. Bioaerosol work includes the biological air pollution in disaster zones (Hurricane land falls, major metropolitan flooding, and wild fire aerosols). Professor Hernandez remains active in the characterization and control of microbially induced corrosion of wastewater infrastructure as well as designing systems for the recovery of renewable natural gas from wastewater treatment plants .
AREN 2110 - Thermodynamics
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Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2019 / Summer 2019 / Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Summer 2021 / Fall 2021 / Summer 2022
Explores fundamental principles of thermodynamics, including first and second law of thermodynamics, thermophysical properties, power and refrigeration cycles, gas mixtures and psychrometrics.
CVEN 4484 - Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering. Same as CVEN 5484 and EVEN 4484.
CVEN 5484 - Applied Microbiology and Toxicology
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2021
Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering. Same as CVEN 4484 and EVEN 4484.
EVEN 3012 - Environmental Engineering Thermodynamics
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Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2021
Introduces students to fundamentals of thermodynamics. Includes focused coverage of the laws of thermodynamics, system energy balances, state properties (internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, etc.) and property estimation for ideal gases and steam. Additionally, this course will introduce the following concepts: thermodynamic cycles, chemical reaction thermodynamics, psychrometrics, process devices (pumps, heat exchangers, etc.) and reversibility.
EVEN 4484 - Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
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Spring 2019 / Spring 2020 / Spring 2021
Surveys microbiology topics germane to modern civil and environmental engineering. Provides fundamentals needed to understand microbial processes and ecology in engineered and natural systems and reviews applications emphasizing the interface between molecular biology and classical civil engineering. Same as CVEN 4484.
