Final Report: An Undergraduate Minor in Wind Energy at Iowa State University

James McCalley

关键词: Undergraduate;    Education;    Engineering;    Science;    Wind Energy;    Minor;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1054691
RP-ID  :  DOE/EE/03549-1
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1054691

学科分类：再生能源与代替技术

美国|英语

来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

This report describes an undergraduate minor program in wind energy that has been developed at Iowa State University. The minor program targets engineering and meteorology students and was developed to provide interested students with focused technical expertise in wind energy science and engineering, to increase their employability and ultimate effectiveness in this growing industry. The report describes the requirements of the minor program and courses that fulfill those requirements. Five new courses directly addressing wind energy have been developed. Topical descriptions for these five courses are provided in this report. Six industry experts in various aspects of wind energy science and engineering reviewed the wind energy minor program and provided detailed comments on the program structure, the content of the courses, and the employability in the wind energy industry of students who complete the program. The general consensus is that the program is well structured, the course content is highly relevant, and students who complete it will be highly employable in the wind energy industry. The detailed comments of the reviewers are included in the report.