Energy Science and Engineering
Gain engineering, energy science, and earth science skills while exploring the many facets of the energy system including renewable energy, energy resources, energy storage, systems evaluation, and more. The program allows students flexibility in exploring energy resources, energy transformations, and the transition of the national and global energy system.
What You'll Study
Energy Science & Engineering is the only major focused solely on energy. You will gain engineering skills while also exploring the many facets of the energy system including renewable energy resources & engineering, energy storage, energy system modelling, economic evaluation, and more. The program allows students flexibility in exploring energy resources and their utilization as well as energy systems and impacts.
Energy engineers are concerned with the design of processes for energy recovery, energy transformations, storage, and evaluation of energy systems. Included in the design process are characterizing the spatial distribution of energy resources, designing and facilities, selecting and optimizing energy collection, the environmental aspects of energy exploration and production, computation of energy process performance, and monitoring.
The mission of the Energy Science and Engineering major is to provide students with the engineering science skills and fundamentals needed to become leaders in transforming global energy supply, production, conversion, and storage to achieve energy sustainability. Such skills and knowledge include resource assessment, choices among energy alternatives, and carbon management, as well as the basic scientific background and technical skills common to engineers. The curriculum is designed to prepare students for immediate participation in many aspects of the energy industry and graduate school.
Degrees Offered
- BS
- Minor
- Honors
- Coterm
More Information
Learn more about Energy Science and Engineering in the Stanford Bulletin
Exploratory Courses
ENERGY 101
Energy and the Environment (EARTHSYS 101)
ENERGY 102
Fundamentals of Renewable Power (EARTHSYS 102)
ENERGY 120
Mass and Energy Transport in Porous Media (ENGR 120)
ENERGY 160
Uncertainty Quantification in Data-Centric Simulations (ENERGY 260)
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