WSU to offer Ohio's first master's degree in renewable energy

Companies in Ohio are applauding the state's first master's program in clean and renewable energy approved by Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut.

Wright State University, the University of Dayton, Central State University, the Air Force Institute of Technology and the Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute will join forces to start the two-year program. Students can enroll in the program on a full-time or part-time basis. Courses will be taught by faculty from the four institutions, and students will earn a degree from either UD or Wright State. Enrollment in the program could start as early as January and the first graduates out in the workforce in 2010.

The program will operate within Wright State University's mechanical and materials engineering department and the University of Dayton's mechanical and aerospace engineering department. Students will receive a UD or a Wright State degree, depending where they enroll. The Air Force Institute of Technology and Central State University also will offer classes and instructors but will not grant degrees. Classes will focus on development of energy-reducing design techniques, renewable energy and manufacturing systems, and better forms of solar energy, fuel cells and biofuels.

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