1. ENERGY MATERIALS Course Announcement
MSE 5230/6220, Spring Semester 2018
Increasing awareness of environmental factors and limited energy resources have led to a profound evolution in the way we view the generation and supply of energy. Although fossil and nuclear sources will remain the most important energy provider for many more years, flexible technological solutions that involve alternative means of energy supply and storage need to be developed urgently. The search for cleaner, cheaper, smaller and more efficient energy technologies has been driven by recent developments in multidisciplinary science and engineering programs.
The most pronounced breakthroughs are currently taking place for technologies using renewable energy sources, such as fuel cells and solar cells. At the same time, the use of these technologies requires reliable and effective ways of storing energy, and exciting developments are occurring in the fields of hydrogen storage, rechargeable batteries and high-temperature superconductivity.
The objective of this multidisciplinary course is to focus on what materials-based solutions can offer and to understand how the rational design and improvement of chemical and physical properties of these materials can lead to energy alternatives that can compete with existing technologies.
Certain algae, whose chlorophyll give a green color to the fluid, produce hydrogen in the presence of light.
Materials Sci. & Eng. MSE 5230; Elective course for undergraduate students majoring in Materials, Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Architectural, Environmental, Electrical, Petroleum, Nuclear, Mining Engineering and other related fields.
Materials Sci. & Eng. MSE 6220: Advanced Energy Materials; Graduate level course
Instructor: Dr. F. Dogan;
Time: Monday 7:00PM – 9:30PM
Room: McNutt 211
Credit: 3 hours
Course Assignments: Two term papers and presentations on energy related topics selected by students.
Course registration:
MSE 5230 Energy Materials; Class#: 71813
Distance Course; Class#: 73379
MSE 6220 Advanced Energy Materials; Class#: 71814
Distance Course; Class#: 73380
Fuel Cells: The Next Evolution