Renewable and Clean Energy Graduate Education AT Wright State

1. Renewable and Clean Energy Graduate Education AT Wright State Professor Jim MenartDirector of Renewable and Clean Energy ProgramWright State University Dayton, Ohio UCEAO 6thAnnual Conference Columbus, Ohio April 2 -3, 2012 Wright State Solar Collectors Wright State Solar Tower

2. Wright State’sRenewable and Clean Energy Program • This is an engineering Master’s Degree. • Philosophy is to take students from many types of engineering and scientific undergraduate programs and provide them with expertise in renewable and clean energy.

3. Wright State’sRenewable and Clean Energy Program • Looking for students with degrees in • Any type of engineering. • Sciences such as physics, chemistry, computer science, and mathematics. • Want to focus these students from varied engineering and science orientated disciplines on renewable and clean energy. • There are many skills that are required and that will be required in this field. • Wright State wants to be one of the suppliers of skilled engineers in this field.

4. Reasons for the Program • Economics • Environment • Security

5. Collaborative Nature of Program • Wright State University • Degree granting institution • University of Dayton • Degree granting institution • Air Force Institute of Technology • Provides courses • Central State • Provides courses • SOCHE and DAGSI • Mechanism for collaboration

6. Age of Program • Program was signed into being by the Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents on November 24, 2008. • Had first students in January, 2009 • Program is now over 3 years old

7. Enrollments • Active student enrollment • 4 students in Winter Quarter 2009 • 11 students in Fall Quarter 2009 • 26 students in Fall Quarter 2010 • 23 students in Fall Quarter 2012

8. Graduates • Graduates • 10 graduates of the program • Places of Employment • Energy Systems Group • The HabeggerCorporation • Tri Tech • Department of Veteran’s Affairs • Third Millennium Metals • Dayton Superior • Ph. D. programs (3 students)

9. Program Curriculum Overview • Core courses – 2 required • Renewable and Clean Energy Courses – 3 required • Math – 1 required • Electives – 2 or 3 required • Thesis – 12 credits required • Non-thesis option available • Do additional course work to replace thesis credits • Project required • Must take at least one course at WSU, UD, and AFIT

10. RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY COURSES Energy Efficiency WSU/ ME642 – Vehicle Engineering UD/MEE569 – Energy Efficient Buildings UD/MEE571 – Design of Thermal Systems UD/MEE 572 – Design for Environment UD/MEE 578 – Energy Efficient Manufacturing UD/MEE 590 – Energy Information Management Renewable Energy WSU/ ME623 – Energy Conversion WSU/ ME624 – Solar Engineering WSU/ME626 – Wind Power WSU/ ME750 – Photovoltaics WSU/ME752– Hydrogen Energy UD/MEE573 – Renewable Energy Systems UD/MEE/CME590 – Biomass and Biofuels UD/MEE590 – Geothermal Energy UD/MEE 590 – Wind Energy Engineering CSU/ME699 – Hydropower 22 Renewable and Clean Energy Courses Clean Energy WSU/ ME627 – Electrochemical Energy Systems WSU/ ME628 – Fuel Cell Science and Technology UD/MEE/CME524 – Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Technology UD/MEE/MAT 507 – Energy Materials AFIT/NENG620 – Nuclear Reactor Theory and Engineering CSU/ME699 – Environmental Advances in Coal Based Power Plants

11. Thesis and Non-Thesis Option • Thesis option • Must perform major research on a renewable and clean energy topic. • Would like to gain national recognition in renewable and clean energy research. • Non-thesis option • Perform a 4 credit project. • Must take additional course work.

12. Energy Research at Wright State • Fuel Cells • Batteries • Hydrogen • Wind Turbine Modeling • Solar Energy • Geothermal Energy • System Analysis

13. What Wright State has Done in the Renewable and Clean Energy Field? • Developed the first Renewable and Clean Energy Master’s Degree program in the State of Ohio. • One of a few in the country • Performs research on a number of renewable and clean energy technologies.

14. Other Energy Programs • Many programs in energy and sustainability programs • Engineering Degrees • Wright State University • University of Dayton • University of Toledo (Photovoltaics) • Oregon Institute of Technology (B.S. working on M.S.) • Lehigh University (Energy and the Environment) • Wayne State University (Alternative Energy) • University of Michigan (Energy Systems Engineering) • University of Illinois at Chicago (Energy Engineering) • Arizona State University (Solar Engineering) • University of Massachusetts Lowell (Energy Engineering) • Santa Clara University (Sustainability Engineering) • Northeastern University in Boston

15. Other Energy Programs Continued • University of Dundee in Scotland • The School for Renewable Energy Science in Iceland • University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom • European Renewable Energy Research Centres in France, UK, Germany, Greece, and Spain • The University of Jyväskyäin Finland • The University of Ulster in Northern Ireland • Aalborg University in Denmark • Murdoch University in Perth in Australia • KTH in Sweden • China-EU Institute for Clean and Renewable Energy, ICARE.

16. What Wright State Would Like to Do? • Have a nationally recognized educational program in Renewable and Clean Energy • Help the region and country grow its Renewable and Clean Energy industry • Supply the Renewable Energy Engineers of the Future