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Mansfeldt, Cresten Brant

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  • Prof. Cresten Mansfeldt is continually occupied by understanding the interaction between humans, material transformation, and microbial processes on multiple scales (industrial, municipal, riverine). His most recent projects include modelling the community dynamics involved in wastewater microbial systems, determining the interaction of Eukaryotic microbes with trace organic contaminants in municipal waste, and tracking the influence of the treated wastewater treatment plant effluent on riverine systems. Prof. Mansfeldt combines computational simulations, molecular microbiology, reactor design, high-resolution analytics, and environmental monitoring to explore these topics. Additionally, he has recently begun shifting a portion of his research interest in understanding solid rather than liquid waste streams in our built environment. In summary, Prof. Mansfeldt is fascinated by how connected our modern society is through both toilet flushes and recycling pickup.

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  • water and wastewater treatment, next generation sequencing, microbial ecology

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Teaching

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  • CVEN 4484 - Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    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 4834 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours provided topics are different. Department consent required.
  • CVEN 5484 - Applied Microbiology and Toxicology
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2019 / Fall 2020 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2024
    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.
  • CVEN 5514 - Bioremediation
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
    Advanced study on biological processes used to treat toxic organic and inorganic compounds contained in contaminated water, air, and soil; design and evaluation of in situ toxic compound biotransformation; fundaments of phytoremediation; critical reviews of current literature on bioremediation. Recommended prerequisite: CVEN 4484 or CVEN 5424 or CVEN 5484.
  • CVEN 5544 - Solid Waste Management and Resource Recovery
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2020 / Spring 2021 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2023
    Covers the scope of the nonhazardous solid waste problem and regulations that drive its management; discussions of nonengineering factors that impact waste management and recycling; design of incinerators, composting facilities, and landfills used to treat and dispose of solid waste. Recommended prerequisite: CVEN 3414.
  • EVEN 4484 - Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
    Primary Instructor - Spring 2022 / Spring 2023 / Spring 2024
    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.
  • EVEN 4830 - Special Topics
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2023
    May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
  • EVEN 6950 - Master's Thesis
    Primary Instructor - Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Summer 2023 / Fall 2023
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