Class Schedule

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	Guest lecturer	Reading*	Approximate Dates
1. U.S. Energy Supplies/Origin and Occurrence			8/30-9/6
2. Oil Exploration and Production CO₂ Sequestration	S. Bryant, L. Long	pp. 1-306	9/11-9/18
3. Recovery of Oil Shale/Tar Sands			9/20
4. Coal Extraction, Combustion, Gasification, Liquefaction			10/9-10/11
5. Climate Change and Energy Utilization	D. Allen	pp. 419-522	10/4
6. Energy Policy and Technology	V. Rai	pp. 317-341 pp. 345-360	10/18, 12/6
7. Energy and Transportation	D. Tuttle	pp. 665-710	10/2
8. Fuel Cells, Hydrogen Economy			10/25
9. Solar Energy, Wind Power, Other Renewables	J. Walker J. Hoffner B. McCracken A. Novoselac	pp. 523-547 pp. 565-613	10/23-11/15
10. Nuclear Power	S. Biegalski	pp. 361-416	12/4
11. Biomass Production and Conversion	F. Seibert, J. Bravo	pp. 643-664	11/15
12. Energy Conservation	J. Bravo	pp. 614-639	11/20,11/27
Final Exam			12/14

* 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 days at available times between 11/21-11/23, 2011
Mid-term exam is scheduled for 10/20/11.