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PhD course in modern energy research


Technical University of Denmark


General course objectives:
To provide the students with knowledge about subjects in modern research on energy conversion and storage, as well as presentation training.

Learning objectives:
A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:
  • Discuss the state-of-the-art in different areas of modern energy research and technologies
  • Formulate scientific questions to external lecturers and student presenters within a broad range of subjects in modern energy research
  • Evaluate and give constructive feedback to presentations given by external lecturers and student peers in the course
  • Plan and prepare pedagogical slides for communicating scientific content within modern energy research
  • Comply with time limits at an oral presentation
  • Give an engaging presentation within the scope of modern energy research
  • Adapt a presentation to the prior knowledge of the audience
  • Identify, determine and explain core concepts of scientific papers within areas of modern energy research

Contents:
The course covers a wide range of subjects in the field of energy conversion and storage research, including topics within e.g. electrochemical cells, wind, solar, nuclear, caloric and bio. These topics are presented by a series of researchers who actively work on these topics. The purpose of the course is to ensure that the PhD students are well-informed in all areas of energy conversion and storage, including areas they do not specialize in. The specific content of the course changes from semester to semester depending on the teachers and guests participating in the course. Additionally, the course will contain presentations on scientific communication, and the student will be trained in making effectives slides and in making the good oral presentation. During the course, the student will give presentations. Both on his/her PhD project and on other topics within energy research unknown to the student, chosen in agreement with the course responsibles. For the oral exam, the student will choose a number of the other students' presentations, one of which will be randomly chosen at the oral exam, where the student must then explain the main topics and ideas of the presentation. A scientific article within energy research, energy conversion and storage, given to the student in advance of the exam, must also be presented at the oral exam.

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Course organizer
Felix , Peter Stanley
Place/Venue
Anker Engelunds Vej 1
City
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Country
Denmark
Workload
7.5
Link
http://kurser.dtu.dk/course/47513