Energy at the University of Washington

Mechanical Engineering

Sample Schedule for MSME students Specializing in Energy

Five quarters of residence starting Autumn 07

Autumn Q07 Winter Q08 Spring Q08 Summer Q08 Autumn Q08
  • ME 430 (4)* - Energy Conversion
  • ME 533 (3) - Fluid Mechanics I
  • ME 564 (3) - Engineering Analysis I
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
  • ME 426 (4)* - Sustainable Energy Design - Wind and Water
  • ME 521 (3) - Macroscopic Thermodynamics
  • ME 565 (3) - Engineering Analysis II
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
  • ME 442 (4)* - Renewable Energy - Solar and Bioenergy
  • ME 532 (3) - Convective Heat Transef
  • ME 535 (3) - Computational Analysis
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
  • ME 700 (2) - Thesis Research
  • ME 700 (10) - Thesis Research
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
Cum. Credits: 10 20 30 32 42
* may be taken for ME 599 credit

Additional quarters if desired

Winter Q09 Spring Q09
  • ChemE 445 (3)** - Fuel Cell Engineering
  • ME 534 (3) - Fluid Mechanics II
  • AA 400 (3) - Gas Dynamics
  • AA 543 (3) - Computational Fluid Dynamics I
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
  • ME 425 (4) - HVAC Engineering
  • ME 524 (3) - Combustion
  • EE 457 (4)*** - Electrical Distribution Systems
  • ME 523 - Energy and Environment Seminar
* may be taken for ME 599 credit
** Confirm with Chemical Engineering department
*** Confirm with Electrical Engineering department

Course Descriptions

  • ME 415: Sustainability and Design for Environment
         Cooper (Winter)
         Description
  • ME 425: HVAC Engineering
         Elder (Spring)
         Description
  • ME 426: Sustainable Energy Design
         Malte (Winter - recent move, UW catalog still shows spring, odd)
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  • ME 430: Advanced Energy Conversion Systems
         Kramlich (Autumn)
         Description
  • ME 442: Renewable Energy
         Malte (Spring - recent move, UW catalog still shows winter)
         Home Page  Description
  • ME 521: Graduate Thermodynamics
         Kramlich (Winter)
         Description
  • ME 522: Microscopic Thermodynamics
         Emery, Malte (variable)
         Description
  • ME 524: Combustion
         Kramlich (Spring, Odd Years)
         Description
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Chemical Engineering (Fuel Cell Engineering)

  • CHEM E 345: Intro to Fuel Cells
         (Autumn)
         Description
  • CHEM E 445: Fuel Cell Engineering
         (Winter)
         Description
  • CHEM E 446: Fundamentals of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
         (variable)
         Description
  • CHEM E 465: Reactor Design
         (Autumn)
         Description
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Civil and Environmental Engineering

  • CEE 350: Environmental Engineering - Water and Air Quality
         (Spring)
         Description
  • CEE 476: Physical Hydrology
         (Autumn)
         Description
  • CEE 480: Air Quality Monitoring
         (Spring)
         Description
  • CEE 488: Hazardous Waste Engineering
         (variable)
         Description
  • CEE 490: Air Pollution Control
         (Autumn)
         Description
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Electrical Engineering (Power Engineering)

  • EE 351: Energy Systems
         (Autumn,Winter,Spring)
         Description
  • EE 452: Power Electronic Devices
         (Autumn)
         Description
  • EE 453: Electric Drives
         (Winter)
         Description
  • EE 454: Power Systems Analysis
         (Autumn)
         Description
  • EE 457: Electric Energy Distribution Systems
         (Spring)
         Description
  • EE 485: Intro to Photonics
         (Autumn)
         Description
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Policy

  • BIS 458: Energy, Environment, and Society (UW Bothell)
         (Winter)
         Description
  • PB AF 586: International Science and Technology Policy
         (Winter)
         Description
  • SMA 521: Governmental Responses to Global Climate Change
         (Autumn)
         Description
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Arts and Sciences

  • ATM 358: Fundamentals of Atmospheric Chemistry
         (Spring)
         Description
  • ATM 458: Global Atmospheric Chemistry
         (Autumn)
         Description
  • ESS 345: Environment of Fuel and Mineral Deposits
         (Winter)
         Description
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