Renewable & Clean Energy Master's Program

The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers a program of graduate study leading to a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree with a focus in renewable and clean energy. This increasingly critical field of engineering focuses on alternative energy technologies that hold promise of becoming a substantial source of energy for the United States. These technologies include solar energy, wind power, hydrogen fuels, fuel cells and nuclear energy. In addition, attention will be paid to efficiently using of the energy sources we already have.

Facilities

Graduate students have access to a wide range of modern facilities including classrooms, laboratories and computer systems, interconnected by local and wide area communication networks. Students will have access to laboratories not only at Wright State University, but also facilites located at other DAGSI institutes.

Collaboration

The Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI) provides collaboration opportunities through the graduate engineering courses, faculty, and research resources of the Air Force Institute of Technology, the University of Dayton, The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati.

Graduate Assistantships

Assistantships are available to students on a competitive basis. Students who are awarded assistantship support are eligible for stipends and remission of tuition fees. Interest in financial support should be indicated at the time of application.

Degree Requirements

Students should plan a program of study in consultation with the department chair. The program of study should be finalized by the time the student completes 12 credit hours of graduate study.

• Students are required to take 1 course to meet the Advanced Thermodynamics requirement and one course to meet the Energy Materials requirement.
• Students are required take 3 courses in the Renewable and Clean Energy area. This area comprises four categories: Renewable Energy, Clean Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Large Scale Energy Systems. The courses can be taken in a single category or in different categories.
• Students are required to take 1 graduate level math course.
• Students will need to take 2 to 3 graduate level elective courses to fulfill the 45 credit degree requirement at WSU and the 30 credit degree requirement at UD. These courses can be taken in the Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, or Math disciplines. Renewable and clean energy courses may be taken to fulfill this elective requirement.

Thesis Option: A thesis satisfying all requirements of the School of Graduate Studies must be completed and successfully defended in an oral examination before the major committee. Students can take up to 12 quarter hours of thesis credits, Thesis, may count toward degree requirements of 45 total graduate credit hours and 36 graduate credit hours in engineering or computer science.

Course Option: Students must complete 12 credit hours of courses numbered 700 or above in addition to the 12 hours specified in requirement 3.

For more detailed information, see the Renewable and Clean Energy Program Curriculum (pdf).