ES 471

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Seminar in Energy & Sustainability Engineering

Credit: 1 hours.

Challenges of developing energy systems and civil infrastructure that are sustainable in terms of resource availability, security, and environmental impact. Guest lecturers focus on: (i) global challenges -- future energy demand, geologic sources of energy, climate change, energy-water nexus, energy and security; (ii) markets, policies and systems -- economic incentives, policy and law, life cycle analyses; (iii) opportunities for change -- CO2 sequestration, renewable power, bioenergy feedstocks, biofuels for transportation, energy use in buildings, advanced power conversion, the smart grid.

1 undergraduate hour. 1 graduate hour. Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given toward graduation for both ES 471 and ENG 471. Prerequisite: MATH 220 or MATH 221; one of CHEM 104, CHEM 204, PHYS 101, PHYS 211. Recommended: NPRE 201.

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ES 471 class schedule data for fall 2026
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
81468	Lecture-Discussion	A	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	2018 Campus Instructional Facility	Liebenberg, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign or Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
81469	Lecture-Discussion	ONC	ARRANGED	n.a.	Location Pending	Liebenberg, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Special Approval: Departmental Approval Required Section Info: Registration in this video-recorded section is reserved for students enrolled in the MEng Energy Systems or in the EaSE certificate who cannot take ENG 471-A in the fall semester. A monthly discussion session will be scheduled.
81470	Online	ONL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	Liebenberg, L	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Engineering UG ONL - UIUC, MS: Civil Engr - Online - UIUC, MS:Industrial Engr Online-UIUC, MS:Mechanical Engineerng -UIUC, MS:Env Engr CivilEngr ONL-UIUC, NDEG:Engineering GR ONL - UIUC, MS: Aerospace Engr-Online-UIUC, MENG:Mech Engineering Onl-UIUC, MENG:Elec & Comp Eng ONL -UIUC, MENG:Engr:Energy Sys Onl-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Gen Bioeng On-UIUC, MENG:Bioeng:Bioinstr Onl -UIUC, MENG:Engr:AeroSys Online- UIUC, MS:Biomed ImageComput ONL-UIUC, MENG:ENGR:Digital Ag ONL- UIUC, or MENG:Engr:ChemEngLead ONL-UIUC.