Kettering University - Alternative Energy Specialty (M.E.)

http://www.kettering.edu/futurestudents/undergraduate/alternative_energy_specialty.jsp

Flint, MI
Dr. Ahmad Pourmovahed
apourmov@kettering.edu

The Alternative Energy specialty at Kettering University provides students with a unique hands-on experience in energy education.

The existence of all forms of life on this planet depends upon the consumption of energy in one form or another. All life, from human beings to the plants and animals surrounding us, extract energy from our surroundings and convert it to usable forms. The food we consume, the solar rays that shine on us and the fires we burn are all forms of energy.

We can get a significant amount of energy from renewable and abundant resources like the sun, wind, geothermal sources, water behind dams as well waves and tides. Unfortunately, we get most of our energy from less desirable sources such as fossil fuels which include petroleum, coal, and natural gas.

To address the above issues, the Alternative Energy ME Specialty was created. This specialty will make a major contribution in energy education and is in line with the desire to become nationally energy-independent and to create new jobs in Michigan.

Retrieved from Kettering University website on 1/2/2010.