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Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry Specialization

Students gain an understanding of systems analysis applied to environmental problems in production-consumption systems, acquire methods to quantify the use of energy, materials, water, and land for industrial production, and the comparative evaluation of different pollution types. They learn about how organizations use these approaches in environmental management.

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    The Specialization will prepare students for employment in corporate sustainability and environment, health and safety positions, in environmental consultancies and think-tanks, nongovernmental organizations, and governmental and multi-lateral agencies.

    Program Courses

    Core

    Two required courses.
    Course Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024
    ENV 771
    Fundamentals of Green Engineering and Green Chemistry         		  Zimmerman
    M,W 10:30-11:50    		   Tentative
    ENV 884
    Industrial Ecology         		Miller
    M,W 1:00-2:20    		   Faculty
    Tentative    		  

    Electives

    Choose four elective courses.
    Course Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024
    ENV 563
    Yale Forest Forum Series: What Makes a High-Quality Forest Carbon Credit?         		Bradford
    Th 11:30-12:50    		          
    ENV 603
    Environmental Data Visualization for Communication         		  Marlon
    M,W 9:00-10:20    		 Queenborough  
    ENV 609
    Advanced Industrial Ecology Seminar: Global Approaches to Industrial Symbiosis         		  Chertow
    W 9:00-10:20 & 5:30-6:50    		        
    ENV 614
    GHG Management: Practical Methods (Spring-1, Jan 23- Feb 27)         		  Faculty
    M 2:30-5:20    		        
    ENV 706
    Organic Pollutants in the Environment         		  Anisfeld
    M,W 1:00-2:15    		        
    ENV 708
    Aquatic Chemistry         		          Faculty
    ENV 725
    Water, Energy, and Food Interconnections in a Changing Climate         		  Saiers
    M,W 2:30-3:50    		        
    ENV 753
    Regression Modeling of Ecological and Environmental Data         		Gregoire
    M,W 10:30-11:50    		   Gregoire  
    ENV 758
    Multivariate Data Analysis in the Environmental Sciences         		  Reuning-Scherer
    Tu,Th 1:00-2:15    		   Reuning-Scherer
    ENV 785
    Material Flow Analysis for the Circular Economy         		  Miatto
    Tu,Th 2:30-3:50    		   Tentative
    tbd
    ENV 799
    Sustainable Development Goals and Implementation         		  Geballe
    Tu,Th 11:35-12:50    		        
    ENV 800
    Energy Economics and Policy Analysis         		  Gillingham
    M,W 1:00-2:20    		   Faculty
    ENV 807
    Corporate Environmental Management and Strategy         		Chertow
    Tu,Th 10:30-11:50    		     Esty
    ENV 811
    Metrics, Tools and Indicators in Corporate Responsibility         		  Cort
    Tu,Th 10:10-11:30    		   Tentative
    ENV 814
    Energy Systems Analysis (First Class Begins Sept 6)         		Rao
    M,W 9:00-10:20    		   Rao  
    ENV 824
    Environmental Law and Policy         		  Klee
    M,W 1:00-2:20    		   Klee
    ENV 834
    Environmental Economics and Policy         		  Conte
    W 9:00-11:50    		   Kotchen
    ENV 838
    Life Cycle Assessment         		  Yao
    Tu,Th 10:30-11:50    		   Yao
    ENV 893
    Principles of Risk Assessment         		  Faculty
    F 3:00-4:50    		   Tentative
    ENV 894
    Green Building: Issues and Perspectives         		Kops
    Th 9:00-11:50    		   Kops  
    ENV 896
    Public Health Toxicology         		  Vasiliou
    O Th - 1:00-2:50; F, 1:00-1:50    		   Tentative
    ENV 982
    Green Engineering and Sustainable Design         		  Zimmerman
    Tu,Th 9:00-10:15    		   Zimmerman
    MGT 872
    Managing Sustainable Operations    		        
    MGT 873
    Supply Chain Management    		        
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    Faculty Coordinator

    Yuan Yao

    Yuan Yao

    Assistant Professor of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Systems

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    Karolina Mellor

    Program Director, Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering; Staff Manager, Industrial Ecology and Green Chemistry Learning Community

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