News Release
New Advanced Electric Vehicle Graduate Certificate Program Offered at Engineering Society of Detroit in Southfield starting in May
The University of Detroit Mercy’s College of Engineering and Science in conjunction with Engineering Society of Detroit are introducing a new advanced electric vehicle graduate certificate program this summer. The curriculum emphasizes core electric and hybrid vehicle engineering expertise, such as power electronics, power flow, energy management and system architecture. Courses will be taught at the ESD Headquarters, 20700 Civic Center Drive in Southfield.
“UDM has created seven new courses that are directly responsive to the educational needs of the automotive and defense ground vehicles industries,” said Dr. Leo E. Hanifin, dean of UDM’s College of Engineering & Science.
“The competencies achieved by these courses will enable teams from automotive OEMs and suppliers to develop the electric and hybrid vehicles that will keep the global leadership of the auto industry for this critical segment of the world’s transportation future right here in southeastern Michigan,” said Hanifin.
The AEV program provides engineers with the technical and systems knowledge needed to be effective contributors to the development of world-class advanced electric vehicles.
Courses include; Introduction to AEVs, Electric Drives/Electromechanical Energy Conversion, Controls Modeling & Design for AEVs, Systems Engineering for AEVs, Systems Engineering for AEVs, Innovation and Systems Architecture for AEVs, Energy Storage Systems/Battery Technologies and Power Electronics for Electric Vehicles. The summer schedule for the program is available at http://eng-sci.udmercy.edu/programs/aev/schedule/.
Since Electric Vehicles are becoming more and more popular, this certificate will help to make students more marketable and knowledgeable in the field.
For more information about the Advanced Electric Vehicle program at UDM, please contact Duane Spytman or Theresa Ceccarelli at 313.993.1128 or aev@udmercy.edu.
Release date: May 04, 2010
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