A mini Interactive Web Course on
Glass in Energy

January 17 - March 1, 2012

Instructors

Professor Rui Almeida (rua204@lehigh.edu)
IMI-NFG, Lehigh University. Sabbatical Faculty (currently on leave from Instituto Superior Tecnico (Technical University of Lisbon), Portugal
Professor Himanshu Jain (h.jain@lehigh.edu)
IMI-NFG and Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University
Professor Steve Martin (swmartin@iastate.edu)
Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, Iowa State University

Course Information

This course was offered during the Spring Semester of 2012. It provides an overview of the use of glass in different applications in the field of energy. It starts with a general introduction to the fabrication process and most relevant properties of glass, followed by a review of the specific energy domains where glass is currently applied or is expected to be used in the near future.

Accessing Archived Lecture Videos

Click on video link you would like to watch. A blackboard collaborate window will appear as for the live session, however no log in is necessary.
Instructions (pdf): Accessing archived videos & what to do if video does not play.

Lecture/Course Notes & Videos

	Lecture Topic All lectures will be presented by Prof. Rui Almeida  (unless noted otherwise)	Slides/Course Notes	Video archive
Lecture 1	Introduction slides: pdf> Glass Basic I	pdf >	video >
Lecture 2	Glass Basics II	pdf >	video >
Lecture 3	Energy Efficiency in Glass Manufacturing	pdf >	video >
Lecture 4	Glasses for Solar Energy I: Low-E and Solar Control Glass	pdf >	video >
Lecture 5	Glasses for Solar Energy II: Solar Thermal Energy	pdf >	video >
Lecture 6	Glasses for Solar Energy III: PV and Photochemical	pdf >	video >
Lecture 7	Glass Fibers for Wind for Energy	pdf >	video >
Lecture 8	Glasses for Nuclear Waste Vitrification	pdf >	video >
Lecture 9	Glasses for Fuel Cells and H2 Storage	pdf >	video >
Lecture 10	Glasses for Li Batteries and Super-Capacitors I, presented by Prof. Steve Martin, Iowa State University	pdf >	video >
Lecture 11	Glasses for Li Batteries and Super-Capacitors II, presented by Prof. Steve Martin, Iowa State University	pdf >	video >
Lecture 12	Laser Glasses	pdf >	video >
Lecture 13	Glasses for White Light Generation	pdf >	video >
Lecture 14	Exam

Contact Information

Technical Support:
Judd Hark (judd.hark@lehigh.edu)
LTS, Lehigh University

Course Support:
Dr. William Heffner (wrh304@lehigh.edu)
Associate Director, IMI-NFG, Lehigh Unversity