ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND ENGINEERING APPROACHES (tentative title)

Hiroshi HORIIKE (School of Engineering)

Course Objective
   In this century, we are faced with serious energy and environmental problems such as energy source depletion, climate change. Many kinds of innovative technologies to solve these problems are studied and developed. In this course, various kinds of related problems and countermeasure technologies will be presented and discussed.

Course Schedule

1. Introduction, energy issues(Prof. Hiroshi HORIIKE)
2. Quantum Energy in Life Science(Prof. Kunio AWAZU)
3. World energy situation and Japanese perspective(Prof. Akira YAMAGUCHI)
4. Magnetic force control technology for environmental preservation and resource recovery(Prof. Shigehiro NISHIJIMA)
5. Life estimation of power plants and materials(Prof. Takao NAKAMURA)
6. New materials for future energy(Prof. Shinsuke YAMANAKA)
7. Scientific basis of health and safety regulation(Prof. Akihiro TOKAI)
8. Global Warming and Mitigation Measures(Prof. Yoshiyuki SHIMODA)
9. Applications of Information and Communication Technologies for Environmental and Energy Issues of Buildings and Facilities(Prof. Nobuyoshi YABUKI)
10. Topics of Atmospheric pollution Problems in Japan(Prof. Akira KONDO)
11. Sustainable ecosystems for our survival(Assoc. Prof. Takashi MACHIMURA)
12. Water issues in the 21st century(Prof. Michihiko IKE)
13. Unsustainable city(Prof. Masanori SAWAKI)

Tektbooks
   No textbook assigned. Handouts will be distributed individually.

Grading

• Participation in classes:50%
• Reports:50%