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ME 498 LCO - Nano-MFG Sustainable Energy
Last offered Spring 2025
Official Description
Subject offerings of new and developing areas of knowledge in mechanical engineering intended to augment the existing curriculum. See Class Schedule or departmental course information for topics and prerequisites. Course Information: 1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. May be repeated in the same or separate terms if topics vary to a maximum of 9 hours.
Section Description
Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems today. This course will introduce the scope of the energy problems, define some of the options for sustainable energy, and look into the basic physics and chemistry of emerging sustainable energy technologies including batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, solar fuels, etc. State-of-the-art nanomanufacturing methods and advanced characterization of functional materials for sustainable energy applications will be discussed.
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Subject Area
- Mechanical Science and Engineering
Course Description
Meeting the world's growing energy needs in a sustainable fashion is one of the most pressing problems today. This course will introduce the scope of the energy problems, define some of the options for sustainable energy, and look into the basic physics and chemistry of emerging sustainable energy technologies including batteries, fuel cells, solar cells, solar fuels, etc. State-of-the-art nanomanufacturing methods and advanced characterization of functional materials for sustainable energy applications will be discussed.
Credit Hours
4 hours