Prospective Students
Courses
List of Courses with Sustainability Content:
ENGR:
ENGR 0715: Engineering Applications for Society
ENGR 1039/2039 Sustainable Entrepreneurship for Engineers
ENGR 2200: Introduction to Sustainable Engineering
ENGR 3200: Engineering Sustainability: Capstone Definition
ENGR 3201: Engineering Sustainability: Capstone Realization
CEE:
CEE 1209/2209: Life Cycle Assessment Methodologies and Tools
CEE 1210/2210: Engineering and Sustainable Development
CEE 1217/2217: Green Building Design and Construction
CEE 1412: Hydrology and Water Resources
CEE 1503: Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CEE 1514: Environmental Impact Assessment
CEE 1533: Environmental Design Project
CEE 2513: Environmental Impact Assessment
CEE 3501: Environmental Engineering Processes 1
CEE 3502: Environmental Engineering Processes 2
ChE:
ChE 2350/3350: Theory and Application of Detectors in Chemical, Physical, and Life Sciences
ChE 2610: Atmospheric Pollution Control
ChE 2620: Industrial Waste Treatment
ECE:
ECE 1769: Power Systems Analysis
ECE 2795: Special Topics: Power
ECE 3776: Power System Control and Stability
MEMS:
MEMS 1065: Thermal Systems Design
ME 3007: Energetics
Sustainable Engineering Certificate
An undergraduate Certificate in Sustainable Engineering is available to all undergraduate engineering students. The certificate is housed in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and administered through the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation. The certificate provides interested students with an awareness and sensitivity to environmental issues and consequences of engineering systems consistent with their engineering major. The certificate builds upon an increasing number of courses being offered with an emphasis on sustainability and requires 12 credits to complete.
For information on this program contact: Dr. Melissa Bilec at mbilec@pitt.edu
Sustainable Entrepreneurship for Engineers 1039/2039
Offered Spring 2010
This course provides an introduction to entrepreneurship in sustainability industries through experience with the basic decisions confronted and overview of the course, you will form student teams around self-generated product/service ideas or those associated with an existing company. The course end game is to formulate and present a business plan for your startup company/division before a board of potential financial stakeholders.
For additional information contact: Dr. Howard Kuhn at hak27@pitt.edu
EMPOWER: Engineering for the Future
This course investigates renewable energy sources such as hydroelectric, wind, and alternative fuels by exploring Brazil’s utilization of sustainable and clean power. Students experience lectures from experts on the field of renewable energy, various aspects of Brazilian culture (e.g., economics, history, social issues), as well as gain initial instruction on Portuguese. The course culminates with a 10-day field experience in Brazil. Here, students engage in dialogue with Brazilian sustainable energy industry leaders as well as experience Brazil through a variety of cultural and historic activities. Specifically, students will visit Itapúa Dam and Iguacu Falls, Electropaulo High Tech Center, Sao Joao Sugar Mill and Distillery, Voith Siemens, Bandeirantes Landfill and Methane Reclamation Facility, the Sugar Cane Growers Association, as well as faculty researching renewable energy at the UNICAMP. For the 2008 summer session, 17 upper class engineering students are taking the course from various fields of engineering (i.e., chemical, civil and environmental, industrial, mechanical, and energy policy) from multiple institutions (i.e., the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State, CMU, TAMU, UT Austin, Humbolt State, and UC Davis).
For additional Information contact: Dr. Mary Besterfield-Sacre at mbsacre@engr.pitt.edu
