Howard Tu
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
585-475-6233
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Howard Tu
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kate Gleason College of Engineering
Bio
Prof. Tu is an assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department, and runs the clean energy and water lab (CewLab). He got his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 2017. He was a postdoc researcher in the material science division at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab from 2017-2021. His research has focused on solving electro-chemo-mechanical problems in energy storage systems (such as solid-state batteries) and water desalination systems (such as reverse osmosis), with the close-loop data-simulation-experiment approach.
585-475-6233
Currently Teaching
MECE-529
Renewable Energy Systems
3 Credits
This course provides an overview of renewable energy system design. Energy resource assessment, system components, and feasibility analysis will be covered. Possible topics to be covered include photovoltaics, wind turbines, solar thermal, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal. Students will be responsible for a final design project.
MECE-629
Renewable Energy Systems
3 Credits
This course provides an overview of renewable energy system design. Energy resource assessment, system components, and feasibility analysis will be covered. Possible topics to be covered include photovoltaics, wind turbines, solar thermal, hydropower, biomass, and geothermal. Students will be responsible for a final design project.
MECE-789
Graduate Special Topics
1 - 3 Credits
Topics and subject areas that are not regularly offered are provided under this course. Such courses are offered in a normal format; that is, regularly scheduled class sessions with an instructor.
MTSE-777
Graduate Project
3 Credits
This course is a capstone project using research facilities available inside or outside of RIT.
MTSE-799
Independent Study
1 - 4 Credits
This course is a faculty-directed tutorial of appropriate topics that are not part of the formal curriculum. The level of study is appropriate for a masters-level student.