School of Engineering and Materials Science Sustainable Energy Engineering
Undergraduate Degree Programmes • H224 MEng Sustainable Energy Engineering
• H221 BEng Sustainable Energy Engineering
• HG21 MEng Sustainable Energy Engineering with Industrial Experience
• HF21 BEng Sustainable Energy Engineering with Industrial Experience
Sustainable Energy Engineering The School of Engineering and Materials Science The School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS) has a long standing reputation for excellent teaching and research involving international collaboration with industrial, clinical and university partners. Queen Mary has been teaching engineering for over 100 years and was the first UK university to establish a Materials Science degree. SEMS has a population of over 1000 students and an annual intake of approximately 350 students on to a range of engineering and materials science degrees. SEMS is proud of its teaching and all of our degrees are ranked as either the best in London or within the top five (2014 National Student Survey) and Queen Mary itself has recently been recognised as one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Ranking). Furthermore, SEMS is proud and excited to announce that we are investing ÂŁ25million to develop additional laboratory spaces which will include dedicated teaching areas exclusively for the use of our undergraduate students.
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Sustainable Energy Engineering at Queen Mary The projected increases in global energy demand led by developing and emerging economies underscore the need for new supplies of affordable sustainable energy. This future energy need is perhaps the greatest single challenge facing the world in the 21st century. This challenge requires knowledge of engineering science and there is clearly a need for more specialisation in the application of these fundamentals to energy utilisation. The aim of the Sustainable Energy Engineering degrees is to prepare specialists with unique expertise in the processes involved in energy conversion, storage and utilisation and in their impact on the environment. They will have the ability to use this expertise for the long-term benefit of humankind, with particular emphasis on utilising renewable energy sources in a sustainable manner and so preserving and improving the environment. Our graduates will: • Have a solid grasp of engineering fundamentals, with an emphasis on thermodynamics and energy conversion • Be able to apply these skills to the design and optimisation of contemporary and future power plants and energy conversion devices. • Be aware of the wide range of available energy sources, both renewable and non-renewable, and their advantages and drawbacks, including their effects on the environment. • Develop new technologies to extract various forms of energy from diverse energy sources Sustainable Energy Engineering at Queen Mary is closely linked to the Mechanical Engineering degree which is ranked 4th in London for student satisfaction (2014 National Student Survey). Over 90 per cent of students on Sustainable Energy Engineering said that staff are good at explaining things (2014 National Student Survey). The Sustainable Energy Engineering degree SEMS at the SEMS is accredited by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (iMechE) which means students can progress to chartered engineer status.
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Degree structure
Sustainable Energy Engineering at Queen Mary is offered as either a three year BEng or a four year MEng and both are available with industrial experience. During the first two years of the degree, you will gain a solid foundation in the principles of engineering by studying core engineering modules alongside two modules which are specialist to Sustainable Energy Engineering. In Year 3 and Year 4, you will specialise in a greater number of modules specific to Sustainable Energy Engineering. Year 4 allows you to pick the majority of the modules you will study which means you can tailor your studies to match your career aspirations. A description of each module, and what it entails, can be found on our website under 'Structure'. In order to fully support our first year students, who are new to university study, we have developed a new module called 'Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials'. This module is designed to help students adapt to the challenges and requirements of reading for a degree.
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The modules shown in bold are the specialist Sustainable Energy Engineering modules.
Year 1
Energy Conversion Systems Thermodynamics 1 Engineering Materials in Design Engineering Design Methods Mechanics of Fluids 1 Mathematical Techniques for Engineers Engineering Design Methods Engineering Mechanics: Statics Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Transferable Skills for Engineers and Materials
Year 2
Heat Transfer and Fluids Mechanics 1 Energy Conversion Analysis Management of Design Design for Manufacturing Dynamic Models of Engineering Systems Control Systems Analysis and Design Design for Manufacturing Solid Mechanics Engineering Instrumentation
Year 3
Individual Sustainable Energy Engineering Research Project Environmental Properties of Materials Environmental Engineering Energy Economics and Management of Sustainable Energy Computer Aided Engineering for Solids and Fluids Options: Heat Transfer and Fluid Dynamics 2 Combustion in Automotive Engines Robotics Materials Selection in Design Spacecraft Design
Year 4
Optional Industrial Experience
Year 5
Research and Design Sustainable Energy Engineering Team Project Renewable Energy Materials Renewable Energy Sources Options: Robotics Advanced Combustion in Reciprocating Engines Advanced Gas Turbines Vehicular Crashworthiness Advanced Spacecraft design Advanced Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Computational Engineering Computational Fluid Dynamics Introduction to Law for Science and Engineering
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How you will learn
A variety of teaching methods are employed in SEMS, including lectures, small tutorials, laboratory practicals, Problem-Based Learning activities and project work. Specialist modules are delivered to small groups of Sustainable Energy Engineering students. Assessment is continuous throughout your degree, with written reports, projects, presentations, group work and exams in the summer semester. You can revise for your exams using QMplus which is the University's online learning environment. QMplus allows you to access videos of your lectures and any associated handouts.
Research Projects In the third year, you will undertake an individual research project. This project is an opportunity for you to apply the skills and techniques learnt from previous years’ studies and focus on your particular area of interest. You will work on your own, but will get support, guidance and advice from your project supervisor, other members of staff, researchers and technicians. Examples of recent individual research projects include: • Novel turbine system for tidal power generation • Using hydrogen to power the London Olympics • Ethanol as a fuel for internal combustion engines • Nuclear power as a partial solution to global warming • Carbon capture and sequestration for fossil fueled power stations We aim to produce projects that are of sufficient quality to be presented at international conferences or published in peerreview journals.
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Design Projects In the fourth year, you will undertake a major design project. This offers you a challenging and realistic assignment, helping you prepare for the real world in professional engineering. You will manage your own project in association with academic supervisors and industrialists. The following are examples of previous group design projects: • An energy audit of the Engineering Building at Queen Mary • Design and development of a rooftop wind turbine • Performance studies of a Rolls Royce turbine combustor • “Well-to-wheels” feasibility study of the use of biodiesel in London fire engines • Design of a solar powered car This project is not only a stimulating and immensely enjoyable part of the degree, but is also highly valued by employers.
Facilities SEMS has excellent laboratory and computational facilities which include, amongst others, a Heat Transfer Lab, a Student Workshop and Wind Tunnels. SEMS are excited to be spending £25 million on developing a new undergraduate Experimental and Testing Area which is to be completed in September 2015. The new facilities will encompass four specialist areas and will be fitted with bespoke equipment designed with the needs of our students in mind. We are also spending an additional £500,000 on new apparatus.
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Employability
Industrial Experience All our BEng and MEng degrees are available with an Industrial Experience component in which you will take a relevant industrial placement for one year. Students on these degrees will normally spend the year in industry after their second year of a BEng or third year of an MEng degrees. The Industrial Experience year is not assessed as part of the students degree but is instead operated on a pass/fail basis. Students receive 120 credits for the year. There are many benefits to participating in a year of industrial experience, not only in the practical experience you will gain but also the professional contacts you will make. The year working in industry will significantly help you to develop the communication, problem solving and team working skills. It will also give you invaluable experience to use when applying for professional positions after graduation and the year in industry counts toward the requirements of applying to be a chartered engineer. Many employers will automatically offer a place on their graduate schemes to students who participated on year placements with them. SEMS has excellent links with industry which are essential for all our "with industrial experience" degrees. Students are not guaranteed an industrial placement and will have to be proactive in finding a suitable placement. However, we have a dedicated member of staff who will provide support in locating a placement with our extensive industrial links. There is an active Industrial Liaison Forum, which has a direct impact on our degrees by encouraging employers to sponsor and support the students and to provide real design case studies to engage the students throughout the curriculum. Recent case studies that have been taught and assessed were delivered by Bridgestone, DePuy, Apatech, Artis, Corus, BAE, DSTL and Rolls Royce.
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Careers Career prospects are excellent for students graduating with a degree in Sustainable Energy Engineering from Queen Mary especially when countries are faced with increasing pressure from organisations such as the G20 Summit to reduce their carbon footprint. The thorough grounding in basic engineering coupled with other subjects, provides graduates with considerable employment and career flexibility. As an engineer you will develop numerous transferable skills, such as problem solving capabilities, which will be of huge value whatever career path you choose to take. The 2014 Destinations Survey confirmed that 85 per cent of our graduates were in employment and/or study six months after graduation. Queen Mary Sustainable Energy Engineering graduates have a strong earning power, with an average salary of ÂŁ24,000 six months after graduation.
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Staff teaching on your degree There are over 70 members of academic staff teaching within SEMS. Below are the specialist Sustainable Energy Engineering staff: Dr Eldad Avital Fluid Mechanics and acoustics: Computational Aero-Acoustics, Aerodynamics and Hydrodynamics, fluids-structure interaction Dr Adrian Briggs Enhanced Heat Transfer, Two- Phase Flow, Condensation Dr Lorenzo Botto Multiphase flows and complex fluids. Mechanics of soft materials and interfaces. Surface tension phenomena. Dr Federico Carpi Biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic devices based on smart materials; polymer artificial muscles
Dr M Hasan Shaheed Systems/Applications: Robotics, Medical Robotics including Capsule Robots, Hybrid Energy Systems, Solar Helicopters, Water Desalination and Cancer. Dr Hazel Screen Connective tissue mechanics, microscale mechanics, nanoscale mechanics, mechanical testing, tendon, heart valve, mechanobiology Dr Yi Sui Numerical methods, multiscale modelling, multiphase flow, contact line dynamics, oil/gas transport, biofluids, blood flow, capsule/cell dynamics, fluid-structure interaction
Professor Fabian Duddeck Crashworthiness, NVH, car body design optimisation, robust design, FEM, BEM
Mr Adam Sutcliffe Design, manufacturing processes, CAD, future of design, industrial, product and service design solutions.
Dr Fariborz Motallebi Flow Control, Aerodynamics of Sport Vehicles, High Speed Aerodynamics, Boundary Layer Flows, Instrumentation and Optical Diagnostics in Flow Measurements
Dr Hua Sheng Wang Enhanced heat transfer, Condensation and boiling, HVAC, Refrigeration, Renewable energies, Energy storage.
Professor Ton Peijs Polymer nanotechnology, composite materials, nanocomposites, highperformance fibres, biobased materials. Dr Stuart Peters Systems of innovation, long run evolution of technologies, display technologies and semiconductors, sustainable innovation Mr Raza Shah Engineering design and product development through the application of engineering and applied science and technology.
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Professor John Stark Electrospray technology, spacecraft propulsion, Spacecraft Design, Direct printing Dr Magdalena Titrici Porous Materials, Energy Storage, CO2 Capture, Biofuels, Biomass and Waste Upgrade Dr Peter Wormleaton Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering Flooding, River Engineering, Numerical River Modelling Dr Guang Li Dynamics and control systems, marine energy, battery power management
Why Study Sustainable Energy Engineering at Queen Mary? • Accredited Degree Accredition by the Institute of Mechanical Engineers enables graduates to progress to Chartered Engineering status. • Specialist Sustainable Energy Engineering modules The degree offers a broad spectrum of stimulating Sustainable Energy Engineering modules throughout the degree. • Experimental and Computational Facilities Students utilise a range of excellent laboratory facilities for experimental and computational practicals and project work. • Research Projects Individual 3rd year research projects provide a fantastic opportunity for students to participate in the internationally leading research taking place at Queen Mary. • Design Projects The 4th year group design project enables students to work on a real engineering design problem often in association with industry. • Staff Students are taught by enthusiastic, approachable and friendly staff, with internationally recognised expertise in many specialist areas of sustainable energy engineering. • Career Prospects Our graduates are highly valued by employers providing exciting engineering job opportunities and excellent employablitiy in a range of careers. • Student Satisfaction All our students are individually nurtured and encouraged to fulfill their true potential. This is reflected in SEMS' excellent ranking in the 2014 National Student Survey where over 90 per cent of our students said staff were good at explaining things. • Queen Mary University of London Queen Mary is not only listed as one of the top 100 universities in the world (2014 QS World Ranking), but also has a long standing a long standing reputation for academic excellence with a friendly, diverse and multicultural campus situated in the heart of London. • Member of the Russell Group Queen Mary is one of only 24 universities who make up the prestigious Russell Group. This Group represents the leading universities in the UK. Employers specifically target Russell Group universities because of the calibre of these institutions' graduates.
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