ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABILITY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: CBE 310 , CIV ENGR 324 , M E 361 , graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe present and future technologies for energy production and use Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use mass and energy balances to evaluate energy options, understand historical progression and development of energy sources Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate technical issues, scale, and economic practicality of energy alternatives Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique popular media descriptions with quantitative, factual analyses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Propose research to improve existing energy technologies Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe present and future technologies for energy production and use Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Use mass and energy balances to evaluate energy options, understand historical progression and development of energy sources Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Evaluate technical issues, scale, and economic practicality of energy alternatives Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Critique popular media descriptions with quantitative, factual analyses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Propose research to improve existing energy technologies Audience: Graduate