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Ph.D. Energy Engineering

The Energy Engineering program gives students a high quality

graduate education with a focus on energy engineering
fundamentals, independent research, and career preparation, while
also providing flexibility to customize the program to meet
individual student needs. Our in-depth dedicated Ph.D. is designed
so students are prepared to compete for top research careers in
industry, government and academia.

- Graduates will have mastered fundamental topics in energy

engineering and be able to apply them to research problems
of practical significance.

- Graduates will be proficient researchers, having the skills

required to formulate, assess, and document a hypothesis.

- Graduates will be proficient at designing, conducting, and

managing an independent research project

- Graduates will be well prepared for a career in industry,

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government, or academia in the field of energy engineering.

Research Interests: Research projects are available in areas that

align with the mission of the Institute for Energy Studies and its
affiliates. Research interest fall into the following broad categories:

Stationary power generation including increasing energy efficiency

from existing and new systems, renewable energy systems, clean
coal technologies, carbon sequestration, and hydrogen production.

Production of liquid and gaseous fuels (ethanol, biodiesel, hydrogen,

methane for example) and specialty chemicals from biomass, fossil
fuels and other resources, including infrastructure development.

Transmission and distribution systems, including approaches to

integrate distributed generation produced from renewable
resources.

Environmental cleanup and protection of air, water, and soil,

focusing on energy and industrial generated sources.

Integration of social, political, regulatory, and legal into the

development and implementation of new technologies.

The research ranges from fundamental to applied and includes

technology development, demonstration, and commercialization
efforts.

Broad-based training: Students develop oral and written

communication skills, proposal writing, preparing a budget for a
project, and project management skills. A major part of graduate
research in Energy Engineering is related to the state-of-the-art
technology development which is directly related to types of jobs
Ph.D. graduates will be doing in industry. The opportunity for Ph.D.
students to work with full-time researchers from the Institute for

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Energy Studies and the Energy & Environmental Research Center

enriches the students skills in performing research, managing
projects and expanding their network of experts in the field.

On-campus and asynchronous delivery: The Ph.D. in Energy

Engineering program will capitalize on the availability of the CEM
asynchronous online delivery mode of graduate courses. While the
Ph.D. program still requires research and publication efforts by the
degree candidates, asynchronous online course delivery makes it
possible for students to be part-time and off-campus for a portion of
their program of study. Typically only on-campus students are
eligible to receive financial aid.

Program Requirements

Admission Requirements

The applicant must meet the School of Graduate Studies' current

minimum general admission requirements as published in the
graduate catalog. Additional requirements include:

1. B.S. degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET accredited

program with a GPA of at least 3.0 or a M.S. degree in an
engineering discipline with a GPA of at least 3.0. Students holding a
B.S. degree in a science or other engineering-related field may be
admitted to Qualified Status with an obligation to acquire
background undergraduate engineering knowledge. The exact
requirements will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

2. Graduate Record Examination General Test for those with

undergraduate degrees from non-ABET accredited programs.

3. Satisfy the School of Graduate Studies' English Language

Proficiency requirements as published in the graduate catalog.

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Degree Requirements

Students seeking the Doctor of Philosophy degree at the University

of North Dakota must satisfy all general requirements set forth by
the Graduate School. The following requirements are in addition to
the UND graduate school general requirements for the Ph.D.:

1. A minimum of 90 semester credits, including acceptable masters

degree work and credits granted for the dissertation and the
research leading to the dissertation. These 90 credits should
include:

30 to 48 semester credits of coursework taken from the approved

list published by the Energy Engineering program. Other courses
may be accepted with approval of the students faculty advisor and
the graduate director.

30 to 48 semester credits of research.

12 credits of dissertation.

1. Successful completion of an oral comprehensive exam when at least

45 post baccalaureate credits have been completed. This exam will
be based on core courses taken for this degree and their application
to the students research. The exam will be administered by at least
three graduate faculty members from the Institute for Energy
Studies and its Faculty Affiliates. Candidates who fail the exam will
be allowed one opportunity to repeat the exam. The reexamination
must take place no later than 13 months after the initial exam
attempt.

2. Students must present to their advisory committee an annual oral

progress report describing research progress.

3. Preparation and defense of a dissertation documenting original and

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independent research on a topic related to energy engineering.

4. Scholarly Tools: Engineering and mathematics courses required to

fulfill the requirements for those students admitted under Qualified
Status. Scholarly tools courses taken for graduate credit after a
student has enrolled in a graduate program at UND may be counted
to fulfill requirements listed in Item 1.

5. There is no residency requirement for this program.

Contact

Dr. Michael Mann, Graduate Director

Phone: 701-777-3852

Email: Michael.mann@engr.und.edu

Apply ONLINE at http://graduateschool.und.edu

Course List

Courses are chosen in concert with the students research advisor to

provide a program tailored to meet the special interests and career
goals of the student. The courses listed below are available and
applicable to this degree. Additional courses can be included based
upon consensual agreement between the student and her/his
advisor.

Energy Related Engineering Courses

ChE 503 Fuels Technology

ChE 504 Air Pollution Control

ChE 505 Biochemical Engineering

ChE 509 Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics

ChE 520 Impurities in Combustion and Gasification

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ChE 525 Polymer Reaction Engineering

ChE 530 Combustion Theory and Modeling

ChE 531 Rocket Propulsion

ChE 532 Explosives: Theory and Modeling

ChE 535 Metallic Corrosion and Polymeric Degradation

Chem 510 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry

Chem 511 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry

Chem 542 Electrochemical Methods

CIEN 531 Environmental Engineering III

CIEN 532 Environmental Engineering IV

CIEN 533 Industrial Wastes

CIEN 535 Hazardous Waste Management

Engr 501 Energy, Resources and Policy

Engr 502 Alternative Energy Systems

EE 423 Power Systems I

EE 523 Power Systems II

EE 590 Renewable Energy Systems

GeoE 417 Hydrogeology (3)

GeoE 419 Groundwater Monitoring (3)

GeoE 427 Groundwater Modeling (3)

Geol 509 Advanced Mineralogy

Geol 530 Advanced Physical Hydrogeology

Geol 531 Hydrogeochemistry

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Geol 532 Contaminant Hydrogeology

ME 446 Gas Turbines

ME 449 Internal Combustion Engines

ME 451 Heating and Air Conditioning

ME 464 Computational Fluid Dynamics

ME 476 Intermediate Fluid Dynamics

ME 477 Compressible Fluid Flow

ME 514 Processing of Advanced Materials

ME 545 Fluidized-Bed Combustion Engineering

ME 574 Advanced Heat Transfer

*All students must take Engr 501 and one of the above listed courses
from each of the ChE, EE, and ME departments.

Other Acceptable Departmental Courses

All Other Chemical Engineering Graduate Courses

All Other Civil Engineering Graduate Courses

All Other Electrical Engineering Graduate Courses

All Other Geology and Geological Engineering Graduate Courses

All Other Mechanical Engineering Graduate Courses

All Chemistry Graduate Courses

All Mathematics Graduate Courses

All Physics Graduate Courses

All Computer Science Graduate Courses

Environmental & Ecology Related Courses

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AtSc505 Advd Atmospheric Dynamics (3)

AtSc510 General Circulation (3)

AtSc515 Advd Climatology (3)

AtSc520 Atmospheric Chemistry (3)

AtSc525 Atmospheric Radiation (3)

AtSc528 Atmospheric Data Analysis (3)

AtSc530 Numerical Weather Prediction (3)

AtSc535 Measurement Systems (3)

AtSc540 Statistical Methods in Atmospheric Sci (3)

AtSc545 Hydrometerology (3)

Avia512 Aviation Environmental Concerns (3)

Biol 533 Grassland Ecology (2)

Biol534 Quantitative Ecology (2)

Biol540 Waterfowl biology and management (2)

ESSP501 Earth System Science & Policy I (10)

ESSP502 Earth System Science & Policy II (10)

ESSP506 Ecosystems Services (3)

ESSP520 Earth Systems Modeling (3)

ESSP540 Advd Topics in Geospatial Technology (3)

ESSP562 Environmental Economics (3)

SpSt501 Survey of Space Studies (3)

SpSt520 Asteroids (3)

Business/Management/Economics Related Courses

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Econ505 Advanced Macroeconomic Theory (3)

Econ509 Macroeconomic Decision-Making (3)

Econ 511 Advanced Business and Economic Forecasting (3)

Econ516 Advanced Managerial Economics (3)

Econ 524 Applied Economic Analysis I (3)

Econ 530 Seminar in International Economics (3)

Econ 534 Applied Economic Analysis II (3)

Econ 550 Economics of Regulation (3)

Econ 580 Economic Development (3)

Fin 501 Managerial Finance (3)

Mktg 510 Strategic Market Planning

Pols 501 Political and Public Policy Analysis (3)

Pols 502 Seminar: Problems in State and Local Governments (3)

Pols 531 Seminar: Public Administration (3)

Pols 532 Public Policy (3)

Pols 533 Administrative Ethics in the Public Sector (3)

Soc 407 Political Sociology (3)

Automation and Process Control Related Courses

Acct510 Industrial Quantitative Controls (3)

Mgmt501 Quantitative Analysis for Management Decisions (3)

Geog574 Advd Techniques in Geographical Information Systems (3)

Geog575 Seminar in Remote Sensing (3)

Miscellaneous Courses

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Comm 507 Communication, Technology, and Media (3)

Comm 509 Media and Mass Communication Theory (3)

Comm 512 Law and Ethics in Communications (3)

Comm 530 Gender, Culture, and Communications (3)

SpSt525 Technical Issues in Space (3)

IT560 Qualitative Planning and Analysis (3)

IT565 Product Safety and Liability (3)

Soc 435 Racial and Ethnic Relations (3)

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