Undergraduate Program in Energy Engineering
Research
Professionals in the Energy Engineering field are interested in areas such as:
- Carbon materials from fossil fuels
- Clean coal and fuel technologies
- Applied catalysis
- Electrochemical energy and electrocatalytic systems
- Hydrogen production, storage, and fuel cells
- Petroleum and natural gas processing to higher value products
- Sustainable energy options - wind, solar, biomass and geothermal systems
- Subsurface science and hydrology
- Carbon sequestration
- Biofuels and bioenergy
- Transportation fuels and their formulation
- Engines, combustion and flames
- Molecular modeling
- Air emissions and their control during fossil fuel combustion
- Multiphase hydrodynamics and heat transport
- Coal to liquids and coal bed methane
- Characterization of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels
- Classification, size and shape characterization
- Power generation systems, fuel cells, and batteries
- Energy policy and economics
As a student in the Energy Engineering program, you will have several research opportunities available through the Energy Institute, including the option to apply for an undergraduate research grant.
ABET Accreditation
This program will seek accreditation as a General Engineering Program by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET in the near future. It is not currently accredited.