Richard Stockton College of New Jersey - Certificate Program in Energy Studies

http://talon.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=14&pageID=83&program=CPES

Pomona, NJ
Coordinator of Energy Certificate Program
Phone: (609) 652-4546

Dean of Enrollment Management
Phone: (609) 652-4261

Energy Studies is an interdisciplinary program. It is designed to educate students in the multifaceted problems associated with energy usage in our society and to pose methods for possible solutions to problems. Energy prices and supplies have become, and will remain for the foreseeable future, a major concern for homeowners, business people and industry. The majority of residential and commercial buildings in the United States will have their energy efficiency drastically upgraded during the next decade. The geothermal heat pump project at Stockton is serving as a national model for such upgrades. Also, the campus serves as a model for fuel cells, photovoltaic solar electric, and advanced aquifer thermal energy storage systems. There will be a demand for “house doctors” and “building doctors” that can diagnose energy inefficiencies and prescribe remedies. There will also be a need for “energy planning” to design community plans and incentive programs. As homeowners and users of energy resources, students will be faced with their own personal need to conserve energy. The energy problem is complex and involves scientific, technological, economical, and political components. Hence, the Energy Certificate program involves faculty from several programs within the College.

Retrieved from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey website on 1/1/2010.