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EET 498 Alternative Energy – Fall 2009
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EET 498 (002)– Alternative Energy (AE)
Learn about the latest research and technologies in alternative energy, including everything from the Governor’s Energy Initiatives to individual technologies such as solar, wind, tidal, and hydrogen fuel cells, right from the comfort of your home or office.
solar energy : Image credit: NASA/NSSDC
Speakers will include University of Maine Professors who are currently performing research in some of the hottest AE areas. Additional off-campus professionals will contribute their knowledge and expertise, including George Callas of the Newforest Institute, Glenn Poole of Verso Paper, Roger Silkman of GridSolar, LLC, and John Kerry of the Governor’s Office of Energy Independence and Security.
This 1-credit-hour course will be offered to engineering students in room 126 Barrows Hall at UMaine and online to the public via Adobe ConnectPro, an internet-based delivery medium – so you never have to leave your home or office to participate! Each session will occur on a Friday from 12:10-1:00 PM and you will be provided an 800 number to use for asking questions of the speaker.
Professional Engineers – Each module counts as one PDH, for a possible total of 14 PDHs – just in time for the 2009 Professional Engineer License Renewal!
Cost:
1 – 3 sessions: $25/session
4 – 8 sessions: $20/session
9 or more sessions: $15/session
To Register:
Students register via Mainestreet.
Professional Engineers and others – contact UMaine Continuing & Distance Education to register.
If you have questions, please contact Jude Pearse.
You may register up to 24 hours before the start of any session. Sign up for one session, multiple sessions, or the entire course. Indicate which session(s) you are registering for and make check payment out to the Maine Association of Engineers. Send to the address below.
wind energy
Maine Association of Engineers
Attention: Judith Pearse, PE
5711 Boardman Hall, Room 119
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469-5711
For more information, contact Jude Pearse
jude.pearse@umit.maine.edu or at 207.542.5523
EET 498 is presented by the University of Maine’s Electrical Engineering Technology (EET) Program, in conjunction with the Maine Association of Engineers.
EET 498 (002) – Alternative Energy
Tentative Agenda
9/4 Energy: Will the Future Ever be Like the Past?
Jim LaBrecque
9/11 Biofuels from Non-food Resources
Peter VanWalsum, Associate Professor, Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Maine
9/18 Fuel Cell Systems and Applications
S. David Dvorak, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology, University of Maine Coordinator, Fuel Cell Systems and Hydrogen, RES: the School for Renewable Energy Sciences, Akureyri, Iceland
9/25 Intelligent Heterogeneous Energy from Alternative Resources (iHEAR)
Ali Abedi, Assistanct Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maine
10/2 Electrical Smart Grids
Mohamad Musavi, Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Maine
10/9 Forest Biorefinery Producing Pulp, Transportation Fuels and Chemicals
Adriaan van Heiningen, J. Larcom Ober Chair in Chemical Engineering, University of Maine, Orono and FiDiPro Professor, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland
10/16 Co-Generation in Maine Industry and the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Glenn Poole, Manufacturing Support Manager – Energy, Verso Paper in Bucksport, ME
10/23 Building Energy Modeling Seminar
George Callas, Director of Sustainability at the Newforest Institute
10/30 The GridSolar Project
Richard Silkman, GridSolar LLC
11/6 Electric Power from Tidal Energy: Is This Part of the Answer?
Rick Armstrong, Executive Director of the Tidal Energy Demonstration and Evaluation Center (TEDEC)
11/13 Offshore Wind Energy, Part I
Habib Dagher, Bath Iron Work Professor and Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) and Professor of Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Maine
11/20 Offshore Wind Energy, Part II
Habib Dagher Bath Iron Work Professor and Director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (AEWC) and Professor of Civil/Structural Engineering, University of Maine
12/4 Nuclear: Is It Part of the Energy Supply Future?
Paul Villeneuve, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology, University of Maine
12/11 Maine’s Energy Future
John Kerry, Governor’s Office of Energy Independence & Security
GEE298/398: Special Topics in Engineering
Spring 2010
3 Credits: 2 hrs. tutorial & 2 hrs. laboratory per week
Note: This course satisfies UMaine Ethics requirement
Come Join the Nano-TEEM at UMaine!
Introduction to Nanoscale Science & Engineering is a new course that aims to educate first-year engineering students about nanoscience and nanotechnology. The course also will introduce students to nanoscale research being conducted at UMaine.
Carbon nanofibers serve as gene delivery tools : Image credit - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
A team of UMaine engineering and science faculty will lead tutorials on nanoscience and nanotechnology topics and guide discussions on the impact and implications for society and the engineering profession. Participating faculty will share multi and cross disciplinary expertise and active research programs in nanoscience and technology.
Students will learn the basic concepts of nanoscale science and engineering while developing and appreciation for the multi and interdisciplinary nature of nanoscience and technology. Scientific explanations for the basis of nanoscale derived properties will be illustrated by specific examples, derived from ongoing research project at UMaine.
During the course, students will be exposed to state-of-the-art laboratory methods of nanoscale sample preparation and characterization. Weekly laboratory experiences will include a hands-on component, designed to illustrate nanoscale concepts, fabrication techniques and materials properties.
Discussions of observed results and demonstrations will be held at the conclusion of each laboratory experience. At this time, the diversity of nanoscale research and development, the scope of its application, and its impact on society will be examined.
Off-axis electron holography to image magnetic induction vectors in Ni nanodots: Image credit - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Students will participate in discussions about the role of engineers in nanotechnology development, nanoscale research ethics, and the dynamic boundary between science fiction and fact.
Contact Course Coordinator:
Professor Rosemary L. Smith
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Laboratory for Surface Science & Technology
University of Maine
Phone: 207.581.3361
Email: rosemary.smith@maine.edu
Note: Registration priority will be given to 1st and 2nd year College of Engineering students.
