Sarma V. Pisupati Program Officer, Energy Engineering

126B Holser Building University Park PA 16802

Email: sxp17@psu.edu

Four- year Engineering Degree (B.S.)

First offered in fall 2007

Covers both traditional and alternative energy

Energy Engineering is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012, telephone: (410) 347-7700.”

Fundamental Math and

Science Skills

Material and Energy

Balances

Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics

Heat and Mass Transfer

Renewable and Non

Renewable Energy

Engineering

Professional Electives in energy business, finance

and law

Technical Electives

Capstone Design and Research Project

Energy Engineering

Energy engineering graduates will be: Employed in the public or private sectors in the areas of energy science, energy engineering or energy business management, or pursuing an advanced degree.

Contributing to development of solutions to society's current energy needs by integrating key science and engineering principles while being adaptable to changing organizational and societal needs;

Engaged in individual projects and multi-disciplinary teams designing, evaluating, and recommending methods and strategies for the efficient production, processing and utilization of renewable or non-renewable energy and addressing the associated environmental challenges;

Effectively communicating with management, coworkers, customers, clients and others in diverse environments;

Engaged in life-long learning process to maintain professional competency through training, participation in professional activities and leadership.

1 Semester 2nd Semester

CHEM 110 (GN) Chemical Principles

3 CHEM 112 (GN) Chemical Principles

3

CHEM 111 (GN) Experimental Chemistry

1 MATH 141 (GQ) Calculus With Analytic Geometry II

4

MATH 140 (GQ) Calculus With Analytic Geometry I

4 PHYS 211 (GN) General Physics: Mechanics

4

EM SC 100S (GWS) Freshman Seminar *

3 ENGL 015 (GWS) Rhetoric and Composition or ENGL 030 (GWS)

3

ECON 102/14 or ENNEC 100 (GS) Economics (GA/GH/GS Elective 1)

3 GA/GH/GS Elective 2 3

Health and Physical Activity (GHA)

1.5

15.5 17

3rd Semester CR 4th Semester

CR

CHEM 210 Organic Chemistry 3 EE 210 Electrical Circuits and

Power Distribution*

3

MATH 251 Ordinary and Partial

Differential Equations

4 MATH 231 Calculus of Several

Variables

2

PHYS 212 (GN) General

Physics: Electricity And Magnetism

4 CMPSC 201C or CMPSC 201F or EMSC 468

3

GA/GH/GS Elective 3 3 PHIL 103 (GH) Ethics

(GA/GH/GS Elective 5)

3

GA/GH/GS Elective 4 3 GA/GH/GS Elective 6 3 Health and Physical Activity

(GHA) 1.5

17 15.5

5th Semester CR 6th Semester CR

EGEE 012 Energy Engineering

Lectures

1 EGEE 304 Heat and Mass

Transfer

3

MATSE 201 Intro. to Material

Science

3 EGEE 430 Intro. to Combustion 3

EME 301 Thermodynamics for

Energy and mineral Engineering

3

FSC 431 Chemistry of Fuels-

coal, petroleum, gas, biomass

3

EME 303 Fluid Mechanics for

Energy and mineral Engineering

3 EGEE 411 Energy Laboratory 3

EGEE 302 Principles of Energy

Engineering

3 EGEE 438 Sustainable Energy

Options

3

Professional Elective 1 3

16 15

7th Semester CR 8th Semester

CR

ENGL 202C (GWS) Technical

Writing

3 EGEE 494A Research Projects 2

FSC 432 Petroleum and Natural

Gas Processing

3 EGEE 437 Fundamentals of

Renewable Energy

3

EGEE 441 Electrochemical

Energy Conversion

3 EGEE 464W Energy Design

Project

3

EGEE 451 Energy Conversion

Processes: Chemical and Nuclear

3 EGEE Elective 3

IE 302 Engineering Economy or

PNG 489 Engineering

Evaluation

3 Technical Elective 2 3

Technical Elective 1 3 Professional Elective 2 3 18 17

EGEE 412 Green engineering and environmental compliance

EGEE 420 Hydrogen and fuel cell technology

EGEE 433 Physical processes in energy engineering

FSC 435 Industrial organic chemistry

EGEE 436 Modern thermodynamics for energy systems

EGEE 455 Materials for energy applications

EGEE 470 Air pollution from combustion sources

EMSC 301 Global finance in earth and energy systems

EMSC 304 Global management in earth and energy systems

EMSC 401 Corporate finance and global business leadership strategies

ENNEC 473 Financial risk management*

ENNEC 484 Energy policy and economics

ERM 411 Legal aspects of resource management

BLAW 425 Environmental law, property, and commerce

Specialize in any area of Energy Engineering

Research Project 2 CREDITS (required) Involve students in supervised research. Work closely with the Energy Institute on research projects related to energy conversion

The independent research project varies with the interest of the student.

Internship Experience

Size Reduction and Shaping of Silica for Proppants in Hydrofracking Applications

Feasibility of CO2 as a working fluid in an enhanced geothermal system

Effect of biochar on seedling germination and soil nutrition

Optimizing Wind Turbine Tower Height and Blade Length to Minimize Levelized Cost of Energy

Feasibility Study of Energy Gym: Human Power

Feasibility study on incorporating parabolic trough collectors with salt evaporation ponds to increase efficiency of the salt production process.

Comparative Study on Maximizing Brake Thermal Efficiency in a Heavy Duty Turbo Diesel Engine

Wind Electricity for Heat Loss Compensation

Energy Efficiency Comparison of Different Types of Houses

Optimization of Microalgae Growth in Open Ponds by Location in the United States

Economic Analysis of Thermal Curtain and Ventilation Fan Installations in a Floriculture Greenhouse across Eight Pennsylvania Locations

Impact of Shade on Energy Consumption in Small Buildings

Reversing Methanol to Gasoline; Boosting Octane Ratings

Transportation energy equivalency.

Effect of Mineral Matter in coal gasification

Energy Engineering students participates in Learning Factory

Mission to help bring the real-world into the classroom by providing engineering students with practical hands-on experience through industry-sponsored capstone design projects. In 2010/11, we completed a record 126 projects for 80 different sponsors and nearly 600 out of the 1460 engineering students that Penn State graduated participated in such a project.

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Fall2007

Spring2008

Fall2008

Spring2009

Fall2009

Spring2010

Fall2010

Spring2011

Spring2012

ACCTG 211 Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (4)

EBF 301 Global Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries (3)

EBF 304W Global Management for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries

EBF 401 Strategic Corporate Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries (3)

EBF 473 Risk Management in Energy Industries (3)*

EBF 484 Energy Economics

ENGR 310 Entrepreneurial Leadership

ENGR 312 Sustainable Energy Entrepreneurship

ENGR 407 Technology-Based Entrepreneurship

ENGR 408 (US) Leadership Principles (2)

ENGR 409 (US) Leadership in Organization

ENGR 425 New Venture Creation

ENTR 300 Principles of Entrepreneurship*

ERM 411 Legal aspects of resource management*

B LAW 243 Legal Environment of Business

B LAW 340 Business Law

BA 250 Small Business Management

I B 303 International Business Operations

MGMT 301 Basic Management Concepts

MGMT 426 Invention Commercialization

MGMT 427 Managing an Entrepreneurial Start-up Company