Teaching

Course 1-12: Bachelor of Science in Climate System Science and Engineering
New career paths require graduates who understand the science of climate change and who also possess the engineering and analytic tools. The Course 1–12 Climate System Science and Engineering degree program, jointly offered by the Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) and Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) at MIT, prepares students to become leaders in the field, helping to accelerate high- impact, science-based solutions to solve global-scale environmental problems.

1.086/1.861: Physics and Engineering of Renewable Energy Systems
Introduction to renewable energy generation in the context of the energy grid system. Focuses on computational analysis and modeling of energy systems. Topics include the energy grid and energy markets; fossil fuel generation; wind, solar, hydroelectric, and ocean energy; and energy storage. Tools, including computational models of wind energy generation and energy forecasting algorithms, introduced. Final project focuses on the development of low-carbon, low-cost energy systems. 

1.65: Atmospheric Boundary Layer Flows and Wind Energy
Introduction into the atmospheric boundary layer (ABL) and turbulence, which is critical to applications including renewable energy generation, pollution, weather and climate modeling, and more. Topics include the origins of wind in the atmosphere, an introduction to turbulent flows, the atmosphere and the diurnal cycle; momentum balance, scaling, and TKE; buoyancy, stability, and Coriolis forces; Ekman layer and RANS modeling; experimental methods; data analysis of ABL field measurements; and large eddy simulation.