Energy Technologies and Sustainability

Analyzes energy systems using chemical engineering principles of material/energy balances, process design, and economics to assess impacts on economy, environment, and society.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe present and future technologies for energy production and use

  • Use mass and energy balances to evaluate energy options, understand historical progression and development of energy sources

  • Evaluate technical issues, scale, and economic practicality of energy alternatives

  • Critique popular media descriptions with quantitative, factual analyses

  • Propose research to improve existing energy technologies

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CBE 310,CIV ENGR 324,M E 361, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

CBE 512

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.69 GPA, 88.5% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.89 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Material and energy balances, chemical process design, and chemical engineering economics
  • Energy systems and their impact on economy, environment, society, and industry
  • Present and future technologies for energy production and use

Skills

  • Using mass and energy balances to evaluate energy options
  • Evaluating technical issues, scale, and economic practicality of energy alternatives
  • Critiquing popular media descriptions with quantitative, factual analyses
  • Proposing research to improve existing energy technologies

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