A First Course in Renewable Energy
Mohammad-Reza Alam MIT & Resolute Marine Energy Inc., Alec Marshall (TA)
Tue, Thu, Jan 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29, 11am-12:30pm, 1-390
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Limited to 30 participants.
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This is an engineering introduction to renewable energy technologies and potentials. The course aims to introduce a general engineering/science audience to the basic concepts of renewable energy. In the interest of time some mathematical criteria will be covered, e.g. Betz limit for wind, limit of efficiency of WEC point absorber. Each lecture contains several examples from real world applications and in-progress industrial developments.
please consult the website for more information:
http://web.mit.edu/renewable-iap09/www/
Lectures start on Thursday January 8th.
Contact: Mohammad-Reza Alam, 5-333, (617) 253-6807, alam@mit.edu
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Effective Speaking
Barbara Smith
Tue Jan 13, Thu Jan 15, Tue Jan 20, Thu Jan 22, 04-06:00pm, 1-390
Enrollment limited: advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 05-Jan-2009
Limited to 50 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: None Required
Have you always wondered why some people seem at ease with public speaking? Have others told you to speak up because you speak too softly, or perhaps you are self-conscious because of your accent? Well, this class is for you! You will learn the proper techniques for projecting your voice and delivering a talk.
Contact: Barbara Smith, 5-320, x3-0137, bsmith@mit.edu
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From Innovation To Commercially-Viable Products
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
This course, consisting of 4 independent 2-hour sessions, will focus on the journey from an innovative concept (or proof of concept) to a commercially viable product. Each session covers an independent part of the process.
All sessions will use real examples from real-world products. In addition to George Ixix (Jan. 27), we may have other mystery guests. Throughout the course we will discuss building a financial model to determine viability, and test a variety of scenarios.
Contact: Afarin Bellisario, (617) 899-2519, abellisario@alum.mit.edu
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 1 is focused on identifying and selecting a target application/market. It covers identifying opportunities, the value proposition, pricing and timing.
Tue Jan 6, 10am-12:00pm, 5-234
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 2 is focused on market sizing for emerging markets, target customers, channels, supply chain, and understanding of the market ecosystem.
Tue Jan 13, 10am-12:00pm, 5-234
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 3 is focused on product development: from proof of concept to a manufactured product - including product definition, market validation, trade-offs, standards, manufacturing, and the effect of delays on profitability, as well as the role of partnerships and start-up business models. Financial aspects of product and business are also discussed.
Tue Jan 20, 10am-12:00pm, 5-234
Afarin Bellisario, Guest lecturers
Session 4 covers legal aspects of the business, including IP protection and formation of corporations. George Ixix, a patent attorney with Nutter, McClennen and Fish (MIT class of '87) will be the guest speaker.
Tue Jan 27, 10am-12:00pm, 5-234
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Materials Testing and Data Acquisition
Pierce Hayward
Mon Jan 12, Tue Jan 13, 09am-04:30pm, 1-307
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Limited to 8 participants.
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: none
Mon & Tue presentations are 9am-11:30 & 1:30-4:30pm and then use Wed-Fri to test your own materials and or test setups on your own schedules. Grips will be made in shop as appropriate.
Open to anyone, but particularly appropriate for students from 2.001/2.002 where testing has been introduced. The AMP Lab has 4 testing machines; two students will use a machine at a time. Monday will test SAE and metric bolts to understand the functional strengths of common fasteners as presented in the SAE Handbook. Chain testing will fill the remainder of Monday. Tuesday will present desktop testing with laptop computers using LabView with force, displacement & temperature transducers. Thermocouples will be made. Students can leave with a functioning data acquisition system on their computer.
Contact: Pierce Hayward, 1-307, x3-3841, phayward@mit.edu
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