| SES # | TOPICS | SLIDES |
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| 1 | Introduction to course, content, process, solar energy | (PDF) Handout (PDF) |
| 2 | Lab 1: Index of Refraction | |
| 3 | Case Study 1: An Ethical Engineer | (PDF) |
| 4 | Lab 2: Communications: Oral/Written | |
| 5 | Lab 3: Measure the Speed of Light | |
| 6 | Photons, Semiconductors, and Energy | (PDF) |
| 7 | Guest Lecture: Fred Salvucci, "History of Boston Transportation, 1630-2007." | (PDF - 1.5MB) (Courtesy of Frederick Salvucci. Used with permission.) |
| 8 | The Solar Cell Lecture | (PDF) |
| 9 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Eugene Fitzgerald, "Platforms and Learning Curves." | (PDF - 1.9MB) (Courtesy of Eugene Fitzgerald. Used with permission.) |
| 10 | Guest Lecture: Prof. William Uricchio, "Putting Human Agency Back Into the Equation." Reading: "Mechanically Scanned Television," "Electronically Scanned Television," and "Television Spin-Offs and Redundancies." Chapters 5-7 in Winston, Brian. Media Technology and Society: A History from the Telegraph to the Internet. New York, NY: Routledge, 1998. ISBN: 9780415142304. | |
| 11 | Lab 4: Simulation of Solar Cells | |
| 12 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Randolph Kirchain, "Moving Towards Sustainable Materials Use." | (PDF - 1.2MB) (Courtesy of Randolph Kirchain. Used with permission.) |
| 13 | Cultural Differences in Engineering Practice: Introduction to collaboration with University of Tokyo | |
| 14 | Engineering the Future of Solar Electricity Reading: Slides 15-27 in "Year 11 Preliminary Engineering Studies Focus Module: Photovoltaic Engineering." Engineering Studies Package, UNSW School of Photovoltaics & Renewable Energy Engineering, 2010. | (PDF) |
| 15 | Field Trip with Fred Salvucci: Walk the Big Dig | |
| 16 | Project 1A: Electricity Generation System Constraints | (PDF) |
| 17 | Project 2A: Solar cell materials; assignment of teams | |
| 18 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Toshihiko Koseki (PDF), "Progress and Future of Structural Steels." Project 1B: Materials Selection | (PDF) |
| 19 | Project 2B: Solar Cell Performance | |
| 20 | Project 1C: Engineering the Future of Solar Electricity | (PDF) |
| 21 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Akira Toriumi (PDF), "Semiconductor Technology Evolution and Generalized Moore's Law." |
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| 22 | Class discussion of draft written reports | |
| 23 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Kazumi Wada (PDF), "Solar Cell." | |
| 24 | Project 1D: Final project team presentations and written reports |
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| 25 | Editing of report for final project | |
| 26 | Guest Lecture: Prof. Christopher Weaver, "How To Be a Big Engineer and What You Can Do for Society." | (PDF - 4.8MB) (Courtesy of Christopher Weaver. Used with permission.) |