Gretchen Wainwright
Principal Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety
College of Engineering Technology
585-475-4175
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
82-3103
Gretchen Wainwright
Principal Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety
College of Engineering Technology
Education
BS, MS, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; PE
585-475-4175
Currently Teaching
ESHS-330
Industrial Wastewater Management
3 Credits
This course investigates characteristics and sources of industrial wastewaters, related environmental impacts, regulatory implications, and technical considerations of current treatment and disposal methodologies. Students learn to identify appropriate methods, technologies, and sequences for source reduction, treatment and pretreatment, direct discharge, and management of treatment residuals.
CVET-251
Hydraulics Lab
1 Credits
Experimental study of principle physical properties of liquids and major laws of fluid mechanics. Students will conduct several experiments that illustrate the theory and design principles taught in lecture.
ESHS-290
Social Responsibility and Environmental Sustainability
3 Credits
This course will introduce social responsibility concepts and approaches presented in key documents like the ISO 26000 Social Responsibility Standard and the Universal Bill of Human Rights, and will explore the web of relationships in which an organization or a community exists, with the objective of providing the foundational knowledge necessary to plan a strategy for closing the gap between the activities, products and services of the organization or community and the ecosystem within which it exists.
ESHS-310
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
3 Credits
An examination of strategies and technologies to move an organization toward environmental sustainability, including resource use reduction, material substitution, process and product modification, and waste minimization; and for handling and managing wastes including treatment, storage, transport, and disposal storing solid and hazardous waste. Associated environmental impacts, regulatory concerns, technical feasibility, and costs are considered.
CVET-450
Principles of Water and Wastewater Treatment
3 Credits
An introduction to water and wastewater treatment, interpretation of analyzed physical, chemical, and biological aqueous characteristics associated with the design and operation of treatment processes. Fundamental principles and applications of physical, chemical, and biological processes employed in the treatment of drinking water and sanitary wastewater will be covered. Fundamental components and design procedures for gravity sewer systems will be introduced.
In the News
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February 12, 2019
Researchers develop tools based on risk management standards
Students at RIT are learning about risk management and planning even before entering the workplace through a new series of systems-based educational tools integrating community and enterprise risk and sustainability management.