In Spring 2025 we are continuing our PILOT of offering sections of the “EN1: Applications in Engineering” course during the Spring semester. The “EN1” course (an Introduction to Engineering experience) is typically taken in the first-semester (fall) of your first year; but for a variety of reasons some students can not/do not take it then, so here is an experiment in offering sections of EN1 in the Spring semester.
Course Description:
Introduction of various concepts in engineering. Emphasis on project work, engineering ethics, and engineering design process. Discipline topic areas vary each term. Note: Spring sections of EN1 are NOT limited to first-year students.
EN1 Sections (Fall 2023):
Section 01: Designing for Infrastructure Resiliency (Juan Pestana, Civil Engineering)
Section 02: Intro to Renewable Energy (Thomas Vandervelde, ECE)
Section 01: Designing for Infrastructure Resiliency
This course explores civil engineering with a focus on the development of infrastructure, whether in the creation of new or in the renovation of existing elements, with a focus to resiliency and future sustainability. (Juan Pestana, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
– In Spring 2025, EN1 Section 01 meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30pm to 5:45pm
Section 02: Intro to Renewable Energy
We will examine renewable energy generation technologies with a critical eye; including, the examination of the way the media portrays energy technologies. We will explore the renewable energy technology of today as well as future prospects. We will look at the natural resource requirements of energy systems as well as their environmental and economic impacts. While going off the grid sounds like a great idea, it is a complex problem to be solved. Solar and wind energy sources require a lot of land; additionally, they are not constant with time, and efficient energy storage technology does not exist. Labs will give the student a hands-on sense for the energy generation process and its complexity. (Thomas Vandervelde, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
– In Spring 2025, EN1 Section 02 meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30pm to 2:45pm
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