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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2024
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EEPS 480 001 (CRN: 15826)
ENERGY TRANSITION SEMINAR
Long Title: ENERGY TRANSITION SEMINAR
Department: Earth/Environmnt/Planetary Sci
Instructors:
Meeting: 3:00PM - 3:50PM M (26-AUG-2024 - 6-DEC-2024)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 65
Section Enrolled: 10
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 65
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 22-JUN-2024 5:43AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: This seminar course will provide an introduction to the energy transition broadly defined, but focusing primarily on it’s impact and importance in the earth sciences. Once a week an invited expert will give a 50-minute lecture on topics that may include: carbon capture and sequestration, carbon markets, geothermal energy, climate change, hydrogen, energy storage, critical minerals, ecological impacts of resource extraction, hydrocarbon sustainability, water resources, energy systems and sustainable development, energy transition policy, and energy transition economics. Topics and speakers will change each year. There are no prerequisites for this course and undergraduate and graduate students do not have to have an earth science background. Cross-list: EEPS 680, CHBE 680. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for EEPS 480 if student has credit for EEPS 680. Repeatable for Credit.