Clark School Creates First Master of Engineering in
Sustainable Energy Engineering in the U.S.
Program is Available On-Campus and 100 Percent Online

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 1, 2008

CONTACT:
Paul A. Easterling
(301) 405-3017
peaster@umd.edu

COLLEGE PARK, Md.—The A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland has developed a new graduate level program that will meet the emerging market demand for sustainable energy engineers and will also allow for accessible advanced education within the field by providing the entirety of the program completely online.

The new Master of Engineering in Sustainable Energy Engineering was developed by faculty from the departments of mechanical, nuclear, reliability, chemical and biomolecular, and systems engineering. It is offered on-campus and on-line through the Office of Advanced Engineering Education.

The curriculum is designed to cover core topics in Renewable Energy Applications, Energy Conversion for Stationary and Mobility Applications, Environmental Risk Analysis, Advanced Fuel Cells and Batteries, and Photovoltaics (Solar Energy). The student will then customize their educational experience according to their individual needs by selecting from three elective sets; Nuclear Engineering, Energy Systems or Reliability Engineering.

Drawing upon the Clark School's strengths in energy engineering research through University of Maryland Energy Research Center, the new program provides an immersive and collaborative learning experience that enables ambitious candidates from around the world to share experiences and know-how, while staying in constant touch with the school’s expert faculty.

"The advent of this program comes at a time when practicing engineers are needed in the rapidly developing field of Sustainable Energy Engineering," says Stephen Treado, adjunct faculty and associate coordinator for the White House Task Force on Energy, Security and Climate Change. "The program allows engineers the opportunity to supplement and develop their current knowledge through a multi-disciplinary curriculum without ever needing to step foot on campus."

Students with in the program will receive instruction from the University's foremost experts in the various areas of energy engineering as well as international experts from the public and private sectors.

The online Master of Engineering degree offers the same high level of education and training experienced by full-time, on-campus students. Delivering a truly interactive, virtual-classroom experience that allows for communication with faculty and other students and facilitates the formation of project groups, the online Master's program is structured so that what students learn can be immediately beneficial in the workplace.

About the A. James Clark School of Engineering
The Clark School of Engineering, situated on the rolling, 1,500-acre University of Maryland campus in College Park, Md., is one of the premier engineering schools in the U.S.

The Clark School's graduate programs are collectively the fastest rising in the nation. In U.S. News & World Report's annual rating of graduate programs, the school is 17th among public and private programs nationally, 11th among public programs nationally and first among public programs in the mid-Atlantic region. The School offers 13 graduate programs and 12 undergraduate programs, including master’s degree and graduate certificate programs tailored for working professionals.

The school is home to one of the most vibrant research programs in the country. With major emphasis in key areas such as communications and networking, nanotechnology, bioengineering, reliability engineering, project management, intelligent transportation systems and space robotics, as well as electronic packaging and smart small systems and materials, the Clark School is leading the way toward the next generations of engineering advances.

Visit the Clark School homepage at www.eng.umd.edu.

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