ENG 471
ENG 471 - Seminar Energy & Sustain Engrg
Fall 2020
Title | Rubric | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
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Seminar Energy & Sustain Engrg | ENG471 | A | 61836 | LCD | 1 | 1600 - 1650 | W | John R Abelson | |
Seminar Energy & Sustain Engrg | ENG471 | B | 62948 | OLC | 1 | - | John R Abelson | ||
Seminar Energy & Sustain Engrg | ENG471 | ONL | 58954 | ONL | 1 | - | John R Abelson Rizwan Uddin |
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Official Description
Challenges of developing energy systems and civil infrastructure that are sustainable in terms of resource availability, security, and environmental impact. Guest lecturers focus on: (i) global challenges -- future energy demand, geologic sources of energy, climate change, energy-water nexus, energy and security; (ii) markets, policies and systems -- economic incentives, policy and law, life cycle analyses; (iii) opportunities for change -- CO2 sequestration, renewable power, bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels for transportation, energy use in buildings, advanced power conversion, the smart grid. Course Information: 1 undergraduate hour. 1 graduate hour. Prerequisite: MATH 220 or MATH 221; one of CHEM 104, CHEM 204, PHYS 101, PHYS 211. Recommended: NPRE 201.
Subject Area
- Sustainability