Sustainable ENERGY SCIENCE & Engineering Center

 

1. MISSION

The Sustainable Energy Science & Engineering Center (SESEC) is set up to address the most challenging energy issues related to the use of alternative energy through the development of innovative solutions for consumers and industry. In particular, the need for energy systems that have much lower emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse materials to the atmosphere is of paramount importance. This center will help to develop a portfolio of pre-commercial research programs to explore reliable, affordable, safe and clean energy technologies of the future. A key objective of SESEC is to encourage future commercial application of the technologies that flow from the research. The center will apply its expertise in technology transfer to make sure that society at large benefits from its research. 

 

á      SESEC will first focus the creativity of universities faculty and talented students to develop and carry out research activities that cross-fertilize solutions of energy and environment. This is accomplished with the formation of interdisciplinary research groups that focus on problems with long-term payoffs and produce well-trained graduates who can build on their university experience in industry.

á      SESEC will promote industry and government collaboration and participation in the research activities that will be critical if promising technologies are to move beyond the stage of initial demonstration to commercialization. The center will help bring industry perspectives to research groups to understand real-world barriers that limit technology implementation. The center will form a consortium of small-scale businesses involved in energy, environment and related fields.

 

2. SERVICES AND PRODUCTS


                  SESEC provides products, services and information that help industry, especially entrepreneurs, to solve problems or capitalize on opportunities related to, producing, delivering and using alternative energy technologies. More specifically, SESEC:

 

á      Implementation of technology development programs for the alternative technology industry and other clients, including local, state and federal government. 

In addition, SESEC plans, manages and aggregates funding for collaborative R&D programs of interest to individual companies, consortia, and government agencies that choose to invest with SESEC.

education and TRAINING:

SESEC helps to strengthen the alternative energy industry through its education and training programs. Both seasoned and new alternative energy industry professionals can learn about technologies, operations, and related business topics. Educational options include the following:

á      Open-enrollment classroom courses 

á      E-learning through the Internet

á      Conferences and workshops on timely issues to keep industry personnel informed and connected.

á      Provide energy and environmental outreach (namely, technical assistance, student internships and training) programs to secondary and higher (K-20) educational institutions and Florida industry and businesses.

SESEC Journal, a quarterly magazine that provides an overview of current programs and projects.

3. UNIQUE FACILITIES AVAILABLE TO CUSTOMERS

 


SESEC will establish initially a number of specialized facilities for technology development and implementation.

 

 

4. PARTICIPANTS

 

            Faculty and students from the following departments will participate in the

            Center.

 

            Mechanical Engineering

            Electrical Engineering

            Chemical Engineering

            Physics - Martech

            Chemistry Ð Organic Chemistry

            Center for Advanced Power Systems

            Computational Science and Information Technology

            National High Magnetic Field Laboratory