Conference Session

New Concepts for Alternative Energy Courses and Concepts

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

developed as part of a multidisciplinaryundergraduate certificate in power and energy. The course was designed to address the policy,economic, and societal issues of energy, in order to complement the more technical coursesrequired as part of the undergraduate certificate. In order to minimize any additional credit hoursrequired of students pursuing the certificate, the course was also designed to fit within theUniversity’s new General Education requirements as a “Global Dynamics” course. The course isalso well suited to cover the broader “impacts” of engineering as required by ABET. The paperalso overviews class structure and teaching method to promote active student inquiry into thematerial. I. IntroductionIn Fall 2010, the University of

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, including wind, solar, geothermal, and energy ef-ficiency. She has served as a NSF Program Director in the Division of Undergraduate Education. She alsowas part of the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration working group that devel-oped the Renewable Energy Competency Model (http://www.careeronestop.org/CompetencyModel/). DrAlfano also served as the only community college representative on the National Academy of SciencesCommittee on Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries which released their report inMarch 2013 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Renewable Energy Technician Education: The Impact of International Faculty

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

gridThe course had an important impact since some of the students went on to participate as policyentrepreneurs: legislative assistants, utility employees and renewable energy consultants inPuerto Rico’s electricity sector from 2009 to 2014. Another important outcome of that coursewas the participation of graduate and undergraduate students in public hearings related to netmetering regulations proposed by PREPA in 2008. The utility had an initial draft of theregulations that was too restrictive, and would have hindered the ability of industrial, commercialand residential clients to install renewable energy systems for their own use. In the end, thechanges made to the proposed regulation were attained in part due to the participation of

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

level.) To provide a measure of the project conducted by thestudents, an overview of a specific Architectural Engineering program proves to be helpful. Theprogram at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is selected and will be discussed next.The Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is one of leadinginstitutions that offer undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architectural Engineering4. Similarto the ITL (Integrated Teaching and Learning) program1, the PKI provides living examples offunctional engineering components with which students and faculty can interact. Exposure to thesystems and sensors that are integrated into and visible throughout the building stimulates thevisualization aspects involved in the design

Conference Session

ECCD Technical Session 3: Energy and Multidisciplinary

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Claudia Torres Garibay, Oregon Institute of Technology; Jessica Kerby, Oregon Institute of Technology; Andrew Powers Minigan, Right Question Institute

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #30723Implementation of the Question Formulation Technique as a TeachingStrategy in Renewable Energy Engineering EducationDr. Claudia Torres Garibay, Oregon Institute of Technology Dr. Claudia Torres Garibay is an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy department at Oregon Institute of Technology. Her educational background includes a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (2007), a M.S. in Materials Science at the Advanced Materials Research Center (Mexico, 2000), and a B.S. in Electrical and Industrial Engineering at Chihuahua Institute