ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: M E 361 and ( COMP SCI 200 , 220 , 300 , 301, 310 , or placement into COMP SCI 300 ), or graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the sustainability of energy conversion systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate changes in radiation trapping in the atmosphere due to different compounds Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply simple economic models to define levelized cost of electricity production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop a simple model to predict carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze transportation sustainability for light- and heavy-duty applications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Model and evaluate the sustainability of domestic heating requirements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Coordinate models of energy conversion and greenhouse gas emissions Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate the sustainability of energy conversion systems Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Calculate changes in radiation trapping in the atmosphere due to different compounds Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Apply simple economic models to define levelized cost of electricity production Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Develop a simple model to predict carbon dioxide concentration in atmosphere Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Analyze transportation sustainability for light- and heavy-duty applications Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Model and evaluate the sustainability of domestic heating requirements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Coordinate models of energy conversion and greenhouse gas emissions Audience: Graduate