Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Energy

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About us

Join the clean energy revolution in this cutting-edge program that explores sustainability and energy conservation solutions that positively impact both rural and urban Alaskans. Energy use, and cost, impacts everything we do, from home life to community health. Understanding these connections is critical as we transition to clean energy systems.

Whether you like to program computers, install solar panels, design buildings, retrofit homes, develop projects or make local policy, this program will give you the opportunity to apply your skills toward improving energy efficiency and developing local renewable energy systems.

Classes are available both online and face-to-face. We offer classes as dual-credit (high school and college) opportunities through the Bristol Bay Region Career and Technical Education program. We also partner with UAF Alaska Center for Energy and Power, as well as high school teachers statewide, to deliver additional classes related to home energy and electric utilities.

Rural Alaskans have the highest energy costs in the nation and are the most directly impacted by climate change. The sustainable energy program is designed for anyone seeking to reduce energy costs, help mitigate impacts of climate change, and get involved in the transition to ecologically sustainable communities using energy from local and renewable resources.

 

 

Occupational Endorsement in Sustainable Energy

 

The OE in Sustainable Energy provides students with a broad-based educational foundation based on the two pillars of sustainable energy: energy efficiency and renewable energy.  

The program is structured as six credits of foundation knowledge and a minimum of six credits of electives that allow students to specialize in specific areas of sustainable energy.

This degree program prepares students for entry-level employment and can serve as a stepping-stone towards further degrees in science and engineering.

Required classes

  • ENVI 220: Intro to Sustainable Energy
Choose one class:
  • MATH 105: Intermediate Algebra
  • CTT106: Construction Math
  • TTCH 131: Math for the Trades
Choose a specialization with six credits of electives from:
  • Energy Science
  • Photovoltaic
  • Biomass
  • Wind
  • Energy-Efficient Construction
  • Other

Hands-on learning opportunities:

  • Conduct a personal energy audit to understand energy use and cost on a family and business level.

  • Learn practical steps to deploy technologically and economically feasible energy efficiency measures and renewable energy solutions.

  • Get involved in a Microgrid Boot Camp and internship with an Alaskan electric utility.  

Sustainable Energy in the News

Woman with long grey hair takes notes in front of computer
A mom’s lifetime learning: Taking a college climate class with her son
Tracy Lohman, development director of Trustees for Alaska, recently published a blog sharing her experience in Climate Change in Alaska, a course taught by Eric Goddard at the Bristol Bay Campus.

Read more about her experience here

Dr. Thomas Marsik was featured in ACEP Feature in a Nutshell to explain his collaborative work in sustainable energy to help make Alaska homes healthier through air exchange without compromising the indoor heat to the outside temperature.

Assistant professor Mark Mastellar shares more about the Occupational Endorsement in Sustainable Energy. 


Contact us 

Eric Goddard

Eric Goddard

Assistant Professor

Sustainable Energy / Environmental Studies

Chandler Kemp

Chandler Kemp

Assistant Professor

Sustainable Energy

Dr. Tomas Marsik

Dr. Tomas Marsik

Associate Professor

Sustainable Energy

Mark Masteller

Mark Masteller

Assistant Professor

Sustainable Energy