Graduate Certificate in Wind Power Engineering
The Graduate Certificate in Wind Power Engineering is the first-ever wind energy certificate/concentration program in the United States. This 15-credit program offers a unique opportunity for students or professionals to obtain in-depth knowledge of all aspects of wind energy including engineering topics (aerodynamics, structures and loads, design, electrical issues, support structures, wind and wave external conditions) as well as critical non-engineering issues (economics, permitting, standards, environmental impacts, policy). Students have the flexibility to specialize in certain aspects of wind energy that are of particular interest.
Featured class
Engineering aspects of windpower systems including aerodynamic analysis, mechanical design, support structure design, wind field analysis, system concepts and analysis, and economics.
Featured faculty
Yahya Modarres-Sadeghi
Fluid-Structure Interactions, Flow-Induced Vibrations, Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos Random Vibrations, Off-Shore Wind Turbines, Stability of Wind Turbine Blades
Matthew Lackner
Endowed Chair in Renewable Energy, College of Engineering
Director, Wind Energy Center
Director, ELEVATE
Offshore wind energy, with a particular focus on the aerodynamics and structural control of floating offshore wind turbines.
Application information & deadlines
Apply to the MS or PhD program in Mechanical Engineering. Students wishing to pursue a certificate rather than a graduate degree concentration should apply as a non-degree student.
Mechanical Engineering
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