The University is also home to a demonstration site for coal-water fuel technology, supported by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As other chemical engineers do, energy and fuels engineers play an important role in society. They work to safeguard the environment and at the same time provide society with energy technology choices to meet ever-growing needs in areas such as fuel processing and use, and technology development. Energy and fuels engineers strive to maintain and improve efficient and environmentally sound energy systems. Our general goal is to prepare you to identify and solve the energy and environmental problems of today and tomorrow.
Graduates establish careers in both private industry and government.
Pursuing an advanced degree is also an appealing option in view of the many challenging issues in the energy sector. As a graduate of the Energy and Fuels Engineering option, your skills will be an advantage when competing for jobs in many chemical engineering fields. If you are in Chemical Engineering, no additional credits are required . You do not miss any important courses that you require to be a Chemical Engineer. Similar material as applied to Fuel Science and Engineering is covered in these FSc courses Click here for a complete list of courses offered by the Fuel Science faculty.