The global future will involve complex, interdisciplinary problems in Energy and Sustainability Engineering (EaSE) , including the interface between technology, economics, policy, and society. This spring, fifteen faculty experts will present and discuss crucial topics in the EaSE seminar series.
Signup: ENG 471, Wed. 4-5 pm, 1310 DCL
1 hour credit (undergrad or graduate)
Topic Faculty Speaker
The Challenges
Energy supply and demand
Geologic energy resources
Energy-water nexus
Climate change
Technologies
CO2 sequestration
Nuclear power
Photovoltaic and wind power
Bioenergy feedstocks
Biofuels for transportation
Energy efficient buildings
Electric vehicles
Making it Work
The smart grid
Economics
Carbon caps
Policy incentives
George Gross, ECE
Steve Marshak, Geo / SESE
Praveen Kumar, CEE
Don Wuebbles, Atm Sci
Rob Finley, ISGS
Rizwan Uddin, NPRE
Angus Rockett, MatSE
Eric Anderson, CABER
Alan Hansen, AgBE
Brian Deal, Urban Planning
Phil Krein, ECE
Tom Overbye, ECE
Madhu Khanna, ACE / EBI
Don Fullerton, Finance / IGPA
Jay Kesan, Law / ECE
A graduate certificate program in EaSE is also available and can be completed in parallel with any departmental M.S. or
Ph.D. program. For details see: http://EaSE.Illinois.edu
Faculty contact: Prof. John R. Abelson, abelson@illinois.edu