Educational Initiatives

• Courses in Sustainability, Design for Environment, Life Cycle Assessment, and Mechanical Engineering Design

  • ME 415/CEE495/ENVR415: Sustainability and Design for Environment

  • ME599JC: Life Cycle Assessment

  • ME499/ ME599/ CEE499/ CEE599 Sustainable Port of Seattle

  • Mechanical Engineering Design

    • ME395 Introduction to Mechanical Design

    • ME495 Mechanical Engineering Design (Department Capstones)

    • ME495G and ME499G Fuel Cell Technology

• Curriculum

  • Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Concentration in Energy and Environment

  • Mechanical Engineering Graduate Concentration in Energy and Environment

  • Program on the Environment Graduate Environmental Management Certificate

  • American Center for Life Cycle Assessment LCA curriculum homepage

• Seminars

  • Design for Environment

  • Life Cycle Assessment

  • Teaching LCA in North America

• Publications

  • Cooper, J.S., J. Fava, "Teaching Life Cycle Assessment in Universities in North America," Journal of Industrial Ecology, 3, 13-17 (2000)
  • Cooper, J.S., J. Fava, " Teaching Life-Cycle Assessment at Universities in North America, II: Building Capacity," Journal of Industrial Ecology, 4, 11-15 (2001)
  • Cooper, J.S. “Evolution of an Interdisciplinary Course in Design for Environment at the University of Washington,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Abstract accepted for publication in the special issue "Educating Students in Sustainable Engineering" (2005)
  • Cooper, J.S. “Teaching Life Cycle Assessment to Interdisciplinary University of Washington Graduate Students,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Abstract accepted for publication in the special issue "Educating Students in Sustainable Engineering" (2005)

For more information, contact Associate Professor Joyce Smith Cooper at cooper@me.washington.edu