Engineering
Energy related classes are offered under various departments at the University of Florida.
- The Department of Industrial Engineering trains students to design and
operate energy efficient and effective systems. It supports the small and
medium-sized manufacturing facilities in Florida, East Alabama, and South
Georgia through the Industrial Assessment Center by performing energy audits
and energy management.
- The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering trains students to
work in Hydrogen Fuel Technology. The lecture notes are posted at:
http://www.mae.ufl.edu/NasaHydrogenResearch/index.php?src=h2webcourse
- The Department of Materials Science and Engineering trains students to
work in energy, such as Solid State Ionics (fuel cell, sensor and battery
fundamentals) and photovoltaic materials to high temperature alloys for gas
turbines.
- The Department of Nuclear & Radiological Engineering contributes to
research and education in various applications including power generation. The
Training Reactor (UFTR) is used within the Nuclear & Radiological Engineering
department to train students to operate reactors, for various laboratory
courses and as a radiation/neutron source for various research programs and
experiments.
- The Department of Chemical Engineering offers, on a regular basis,
ECH 6709 “Electrochemical Engineering: Fundamentals and Design.” The
instructor, Prof. Mark E. Orazem
(meo@che.ufl.edu) covers electrochemical phenomena and processes from an
engineering perspective. This course introduces electrochemical engineering as
an extension to the fields of transport phenomena, thermodynamics, reaction
and design that encompass Chemical Engineering. Prof. Mark E. Orazem also
offers a course on Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, an experimental
technique that plays a significant role in energy research.
