27-771 SPECIAL TOPICS: Materials and Devices for Energy Efficiency Applications

12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

Significant opportunities exist to develop advanced materials and devices that can help to improve efficiencies at all levels of the energy lifecycle spanning resource recovery, power generation, energy delivery, and energy utilization at the load. Energy efficiency technologies can have a direct and proportional impact on societal and economic figures of merit and are typically considered some of the most effective tools at reducing global warming associated with greenhouse gas emissions. This course is targeted towards masters or PhD level students with a background in materials science, applied physics, or electrical engineering and an interest in learning about the integration of materials with devices utilized in energy efficiency applications combined with a desire to understand relevant societal and policy issues.

Prerequisites: none listed

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