Please visit for additional information on accreditation. The Renewable and Clean Energy graduate program requires students from non-ABET accredited undergraduate programs to submit general GRE test scores. Materials Science (at Wright State this would be ME 2700) Heat Transfer (at Wright State this would be ME 3360/5360) Thermodynamics II (at Wright State this would be ME 3320/5320 or ME 3750/5750)įluid Dynamics (at Wright State this would be ME 3350/5350) Thermodynamics I (at Wright State this would be ME 3310/5310) Students who did not complete the following prerequisite courses in their undergraduate program may be permitted to take them after admission to the Renewable and Clean Energy program: View additional information on graduate admissions in the Graduate Policies and Procedures Manual.Īcceptable undergraduate degrees include any four-year engineering degree and many sciences and math degrees that require at least three semesters of calculus and a differential equations course. For regular degree status, this includes having a bachelor's degree in engineering or a related area with an overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.7 (on a 4.0 scale) or an overall undergraduate grade point average of at least 2.5 with an average of 3.0 or better for the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) earned toward the undergraduate degree. in Renewable and Clean Energy program, students must first satisfy basic admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies. To be considered for admission to the M.S.E. Research topics change as resources and interests change. There has been researching done in fuel cells, geothermal energy, solar energy, wind power, batteries, supercapacitors, and hydrogen storage. Research in renewable and clean energy is a new and upcoming field at Wright State University. In addition, several industrial companies, laboratories, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base are involved in joint research efforts with the university and have unique facilities available for faculty and graduate research. The Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI) provides collaboration opportunities through the graduate engineering courses, faculty, and research resources of the Air Force Institute of Technology, the University of Dayton, The Ohio State University and the University of Cincinnati. Students will have access to laboratories not only at Wright State University but also facilities located at other DAGSI institutes.
Computational facilities include numerous PC clusters, workstations, X-windowing terminals, and personal computers. Graduate students have access to a wide range of modern facilities including classrooms, laboratories and computer systems, interconnected by local and wide-area communication networks. The intent of this program is to train the next generation of renewable and clean energy engineers and to develop research in the area of renewable and clean energy. Included in this program are courses on fuel cells, solar energy, wind power, hydrogen fuel, energy conversion, energy materials, energy efficiency, thermodynamics, etc. The Renewable and Clean Energy program includes courses on many types of alternative energy systems, in addition to courses on fundamental concepts related to energy. This increasingly critical field of engineering focuses on alternative energy technologies that hold the promise of becoming a substantial source of energy for the United States.
The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers a program of graduate study leading to a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.) degree with a major in Renewable and Clean Energy. Why Choose Renewable and Clean Energy Engineering? The Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering offers a program of graduate study leading to a Master of Science in Engineering (M.S.E.) degree with a major in Renewable and Clean Energy.