Class Schedule

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  Guest lecturer Reading* Approximate Dates
1. U.S. Energy Supplies/Origin and Occurrence L. Long (9/10) p. 91-115 8/28 - 9/3
2. Oil Exploration and Production CO2 Sequestration L. Lake (9/8) p. 44-65, 9/8 - 9/17
S. Bryant (9/17) 237-258  
3. Coal Extraction, Combustion, Gasification, Liquefaction     9/22 - 9/29
4. Recovery of Oil Shale/Tar Sands     9/15
5. Climate Change and Energy Utilization D. Allen p. 116-140 9/29
6. Energy Policy and Technology M. Webber p. 281-332 10/6
  D. Adelman   10/29
7. Energy and Transportation D. Tuttle p. 143-164 10/13
  M. Kapner   10/15
8. Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Economy J. Meyers p. 66-90 10/20
9. Solar Energy, Wind Power, Other Renewables J. Baker p. 188-212 11/10
  J. Hoffner   11/3
  J. Totten   11/5
10. Nuclear Power S. Landsberger   11/12
11. Biomass Production and Conversion T. Patzek   11/17
  N. Whitton   10/27
12. Energy Conservation   p. 213-233, 12/1 - 12/3
    259-280  
Final Exam     12/12 7pm

* text:  “The End of Oil” (Paul Roberts)

** on reserve in Engineering Library
(1)   “Coal Processing and Pollution Control” (T.F. Edgar)
(2)   “Beyond Oil and Gas:  The Methanol Economy” (G. Olah et al.)
(3)  “Out of Gas:  The End of the Age of Oil” (D.L. Goodstein)
(4)  “Energy at the Crossroads” (V. Smil)
(5)  “Sustainable Energy – Choosing Among Options” (J. Tester et al.)
(6)  “An Inconvenient Truth” (A. Gore)

Student presentations will be scheduled over three to five days at available times between 11/19-11/25, 2009

Mid-term take-home exam is scheduled for 10/15/09.