Course 2A at MIT

Track Advisor: Prof. John G. Brisson (brisson@mit.edu)

The Energy Conversion Engineering Track is designed for students who wish to gain strong foundation in mechanical engineering with greater depth in energy conversion and utilization technologies. Graduates of this track will be prepared to analyze, design and build efficient and sustainable energy systems that exploit the rapid pace of progress in the field. Conversion from different fossil, renewable and nuclear sources, utilization in transportation, residential and industrial applications, and the integration of systems while addressing the constraints, form the essence and contents of many of the courses offered in this track. By selecting appropriate classes in their concentrations, students pursuing this track may also obtain a Minor in Energy Studies (recall that courses in your concentration may also be counted towards your minor).

Suggested courses are listed below. Note that, as will any Course 2-A degree, the classes listed below are suggestions not requirements. Students are encouraged to design and propose technically oriented concentrations that reflect their own needs and those of society. The (M) annotation indicates classes that are on the approved list of courses for a Minor in Energy Studies.

Recommended Second Level Subjects

• 2.004 Dynamics and Control II
• 2.006 Thermal-Fluids Engineering II

Suggested Concentration Courses

• 2.28 Fundamentals and Applications of Combustion
• 2.41 Advanced Thermal Fluids Engineering
• 2.42 General Thermodynamics
• 2.51 Intermediate Heat and Mass Transfer
• 2.60J Fundamentals of Advanced Energy Conversion (M)
• 2.61 Internal Combustion Engines
• 2.612 Marine Power and Propulsion (M)
• 2.625Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage: Fundamentals, Materials and Applications
• 2.627 Fundamentals of Photovoltaics (M)
• 2.650J Introduction to Sustainable Energy (M)
• 2.66J Fundamentals of Energy in Buildings (M)
• 2.661J Architectural Thermal and Fluid Dynamics
• 2.67J Analysis and Design of Heating, Ventilating and Air conditioning Systems
• 2.813 Energy, Materials, and Manufacturing
• 6.007 Electromagnetic Energy: From Motors to Lasers (M)
• 6.061 Introduction to Electrical Power Systems (M)
• 6.131 Power Electronics Laboratory (M)
• 22.05 Neutron Science and Reactor Physics
• 22.06 Engineering of Nuclear Systems (M)
• 1.071J Global Change Science (M)