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Energy Science and Technology 2019-2020

Block 1

Courses
Code
 
Programs
 
Lecturers
 
Specialisation
Master 1 
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Master 2 
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Exam
 
Credits
 
 
 
 
 
Convex optimization
MGT-418 
MTE 
Kuhn  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Electrochemical engineering
ChE-407 
CGC 
Boghossian  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Energy conversion and renewable energy
ME-409 
GM 
Maréchal
Nguyen  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Energy supply, economics and transition
ENG-410 
SIE 
Ballif
Binder Signer
Thalmann  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
 
 
Written
2
 
 
 
 
Fundamentals & processes for photovoltaic devices
MICRO-565 
MT 
Ballif
Haug  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Hydraulic turbomachines
ME-453 
GM 
Avellan
Vagnoni  
 
3h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Thermal power cycles and heat pump systems
ME-459 
GM 
Schiffmann
Van Herle  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
3
 

Group 2

Courses
Code
 
Programs
 
Lecturers
 
Specialisation
Master 1 
l
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Master 2 
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Exam
 
Credits
 
 
 
 
 
Acoustic Hydrodynamic
ME-443 
GM 
Nicolet  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
1h 
 
Oral
3
 
 
 
 
Advanced heat transfer
ME-465 
GM 
Haussener  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Air pollution and climate change
ENV-400 
SIE 
Reimann Bhend
Takahama  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Applied machine learning
MICRO-455 
MT 
Billard  
 
4h 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Discrete optimization
MATH-261 
MA 
Vacat  
 
 
 
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Energy systems engineering
ChE-304 
CGC 
Luterbacher
Smit  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Fundamentals of electrical circuits and systems
EE-405 
EL 
Rachidi-Haeri
Thiran  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Heat and mass transfer
ME-341 
GM 
Tagliabue  
 
 
 
 
3h 
1h 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Hydropower plants: generating and pumping units
EE-456 
EL 
Avellan
Vagnoni  
 
1h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
2
 
 
 
 
Industrial electronics I
EE-465 
EL 
Dujic  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Oral
4
 
 
 
 
Industry dynamics, models & trends
MGT-453 
MTE 
Finger  
 
 
 
 
3h 
 
 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Introduction to nuclear engineering
ME-464 
GM 
Hursin
Pautz  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
 
 
Oral
2
 
 
 
 
Life cycle assessment in energy systems (MA3 only)
ENV-510 
SIE 
Margni
Maréchal  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Lifecycle performance of product systems
ME-516 
GM 
Friot
Kyritsis  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Negotiation techniques
MGT-466 
MTE 
Canning Wacker  
 
1h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
2
 
 
 
 
Nuclear fusion and plasma physics
PHYS-445 
PH 
Fasoli  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Oral
4
 
 
 
 
Principles of finance (Course given twice. See the MTE website: http://cdm.epfl.ch/mte/study-plan )
MGT-482 
MTE 
Morellec  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Principles of microeconomics
MGT-454 
MTE 
Mack  
 
3h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Principles of power systems
EE-473 
EL 
Paolone  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
 
 
Written
2
 
 
 
 
Recycling of materials
MSE-463 
MX 
Leterrier  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
 
 
During the semester
2
 
 
 
 
Semiconductor devices I
EE-557 
EL 
Matioli  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Solid waste engineering
ENV-500 
SIE 
Ludwig  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Technology policy and the energy transition (Special schedule. See the MTE website: http://cdm.epfl.ch/mte/study-plan )
MGT-408 
MTE 
Foray  
 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
2
 
 
 
 
Thermodynamics of energy conversion and storage
ChE-414 
CGC 
Züttel  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Two-phase flows and heat transfer
ME-446 
GM 
Gallaire  
 
2h 
 
1h 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Water resources engineering
ENV-424 
SIE 
Rinaldo  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
5
 

Group 3

Courses
Code
 
Programs
 
Lecturers
 
Specialisation
Master 1 
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Master 2 
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Exam
 
Credits
 
 
 
 
 
Advanced control systems
ME-524 
GM 
Karimi  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
1h 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Advanced energetics
ME-451 
GM 
Maréchal  
 
3h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Oral
5
 
 
 
 
Advanced lab in electrical energy systems
EE-588 
EL 
Hodder  
 
 
 
 
 
 
4h 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Applied data analysis
CS-401 
SC 
West  
 
2h 
 
2h 
 
 
 
 
Written
6
 
 
 
 
Bioclimatic buildings and districts
AR-401 
AR 
Coccolo
Florio
Scartezzini  
 
 
 
 
1h 
1h 
 
 
Written
2
 
 
 
 
Building energetics
ENG-445 
GC 
Khovalyg
Licina  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Development engineering (Development Engineering: Innovation and Technologies in the Global South)
ENV-470 
SIE 
Hostettler
Schönenberger  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
2h 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Distributed intelligent systems
ENG-466 
SIE 
Martinoli  
 
2h 
3h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Electromagnetic compatibility
EE-576 
EL 
Rachidi-Haeri  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
 
 
During the semester
2
 
 
 
 
Energy storage in power systems: technologies, applications and future needs
EE-466 
EL 
Torregrossa  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Engines and fuel cells
ME-551 
GM 
Van Herle  
 
3h 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Environmental transport phenomena
ENG-420 
SIE 
Crouzy
Porté Agel  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Hydraulic and hydroelectric structures and schemes
CIVIL-412 
GC 
De Almeida Manso
De Cesare  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Industrial automation (This course can be taken by students of all engineering sections.)
CS-487 
SC 
Pignolet-Oswald
Tournier  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
1h 
 
Oral
3
 
 
 
 
Industrial electronics I
EE-465 
EL 
Dujic  
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
Oral
4
 
 
 
 
Industrial electronics II
EE-565 
EL 
Dujic  
 
 
 
 
2h 
 
2h 
 
Oral
4
 
 
 
 
Integrated planning of energy infrastructures
CIVIL-442 
GC 
Gnansounou  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Oral
3
 
 
 
 
Material and energy flow analysis
ENV-501 
SIE 
Binder Signer
Massard
Moreau  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
4
 
 
 
 
Modelling and optimization of energy systems
ME-454 
GM 
Maréchal  
 
 
 
 
2h 
2h 
 
 
Oral
4
 
 
 
 
Model predictive control
ME-425 
GM 
Jones  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Power system restructuring and deregulation
EE-570 
EL 
Cherkaoui  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Power systems dynamics
EE-470 
EL 
Cherkaoui  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Renewable energy (for ME)
ME-460 
GM 
Haussener
Van Herle  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
Written
4
 
 
 
 
Sanitary engineering in developing countries
ENV-402 
SIE 
Marks  
 
2h 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
2
 
 
 
 
Smart grids technologies
EE-472 
EL 
Le Boudec
Paolone  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
2h 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Solar energy conversion devices and plants (pas donné en 2019-20)
ME-468 
GM 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
3
 
 
 
 
Sustainability assessment of urban systems
ENV-461 
SIE 
Binder Signer  
 
 
 
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
During the semester
3
 
 
 
 
Thermal turbomachines
ME-455 
GM 
Ott  
 
4h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
5
 
 
 
 
Water and wastewater treatment
ENV-405 
SIE 
Holliger
von Gunten  
 
2h 
1h 
 
 
 
 
 
Written
5
 

Group 4

Courses
Code
 
Programs
 
Lecturers
 
Specialisation
Master 1 
l
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p
Master 2 
l
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p
Exam
 
Credits
 
 
 
 
 
Project in energy II (MA3 only)
ENG-413 
EL 
Profs divers  
 
 
 
9h 
 
 
 
 
During the semester
9
 

Block 5 "Options"

Courses
Code
 
Programs
 
Lecturers
 
Specialisation
Master 1 
l
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p
Master 2 
l
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p
Exam
 
Credits
 
 
 
 
 
HSS : Introduction to project
 
SHS 
Divers enseignants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
HSS : Project
 
SHS 
Divers enseignants
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
Project in energy I
ENG-412 
EL 
Profs divers  
 
 
 
 
 
 
10h 
 
During the semester
10
 

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