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Energy Engineering Course Offerings

The School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering is starting a new M. Eng. concentration in Energy Economics and Engineering in Fall 2006

Course pre-requisites:

Students are required to have taken a course in, or otherwise show competency in, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and either (a) reaction kinetics or (b) heat transfer. Students majoring in BEE, CBE, MAE or CEE are likely to meet this requirement; students from other disciplines should contact Professor A. M. Center (ac222@cornell.edu).

The following courses are suggested as choices for those students preparing to take the Energy Economics and Engineering Concentration:

Thermodynamics: BEE 222, CHEME 313 (offered summer and fall), MAE 221, MSE 303

Fluid Mechanics: CHEME 323, MAE 323, CEE 331

Heat Transfer: BEE 350, CHEME 324 (offered summer and fall), MAE 324

Reaction Kinetics: CHEME 390, MSE 304


Course Requirements:
  • One MS/PhD Core Graduate course such as CHEME 711 (Advanced Thermodynamics), CHEME 731 (Advanced Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer), CHEME 751 (Mathematical Methods of Analysis) (3 credits)
  • Two-semester Core Course sequence in Energy Economics and Engineering (6 credits)
  • Sustainable Business or Societal Impact course (3 credits)
  • Environmental Impact Course: Pollution abatement or conservation (incl. air pollution, solid waste and water supplies) or climate control (3 credits)
  • Energy Technology Course: At least 6 credits relevant to the study of traditional and/or alternative energy sources (6 credits)
  • Energy-related Project (3-6 credits)
Sample Curriculum:
Energy Economics and Engineering - Sample Curriculum
Energy Economics and Engineering - Sample Curriculum
Acceptable Electives:

Acceptable Sustainable Business or Societal Impact Electives:

  • AEM 415 Price Analysis
  • AEM 451 Environmental Economics
  • NBA 519 Sustainable Business (1 cr.)
  • NBA 573 Seminar in Sustainable Development (1-3 cr.)
  • NBA 603 Sustainable Global Enterprise
  • NBA XXX Projects in Sustainable Global Enterprise (follow on to 603)

Acceptable Technology Electives:

  • ChE 520 Petroleum Refining
  • ChE 520 Hydrocarbon Resource Discovery and Production
  • ChE 520 Renewable Feedstocks- Changing the Paradigm (1 cr.)
  • BEE 487 Sustainable Energy
  • BEE 788 Biomass Conversion of Energy and Chemicals
  • CEE 492 Engineers for a Sustainable World
  • EAS 401 Fundamentals of Energy and Mineral Resources
  • ECE 451 Electric Power Systems I
  • ECE 451 Electric Power Systems II
  • ECE 588 Energy Seminar I and II
  • MAE 449 Combustion Engines and Fuel Cells
  • MAE 501 Future Energy Systems
  • MSE 533 Materials for Energy Production, Storage, and Conversion
  • MSE 546 Solar Cells: Energy from the Environment
  • NSE 484 Introduction to Controlled Fusion
  • PAM 340 Economics of Consumer Policy

Acceptable Environmental Impact Courses:

  • ChE 661 Air Pollution
  • BEE 651 Bioremediation
  • MAE 543 Combustion Processes
  • CEE 452 Water Supply Engineering
  • CEE 454 Sustainable Small Water Supplies (alternate years; offered 06-07)
  • CEE 620 Water Resources Systems Engr. (has pre-reqs)
  • B&SOC 206 Ethics and the Environment
  • EAS 268 Climate and Global Warming