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questions being raised about acid
rain, more careful measurement of its
occurrence and composition is
needed. Mr. Lopez-Gonzalez thinks
his sequential sampler-analyzer will
contribute to the fuller understanding
of acid rain.
Solar Studies
An innovative textbook for teach-
ing solar engineering through com-
puter programs has been written by
two Solar Division researchers and a
University of Houston professor.
The book, Solar Thermal Systems:
Analysis and Design, is written by Dr.
John Howell, UT mechanical engi-
neering professor; Dr. Gary Vliet, UT
mechanical engineering professor
and head of the Solar Studies Divi-sion; and Dr. Richard Bannerot, asso-
ciate mechanical engineering pro-
fessor at the University of Houston.
The text is due to be published in
early 1982 by McGraw-Hill.
The book is based on the concept
of computer-aided design. In the first
chapters the student is introduced to
the simplest configuration of a so-
lar thermal system: solar radiation
source, collector storage, and load.
In each succeeding chapter, a bas-
ic element is made more detailed and
realistic. Size and demands upon the
system are varied. Different compo-
nents with varying performance char-
acteristics are introduced. Weather
patterns are altered in various ways.
After each chapter the students
perform a computer exercise in which
they run the system, see how it be-
haves, and alter variables to meet theJUL 2 8 1981
specifications of the exercise. Pro-
gramming instructions are given at
the end of the book in FORTRAN and
BASIC languages. Dr. Howell said in-
structors with a moderate computer
knowledge can set up the program
for their students. The text can be
used at university, junior college, and
community college levels, he said.
Dr. Howell said Solar Thermal Sys-
tems: Analysis and Design was de-
veloped to give engineering classes
direct experience in designing solar
systems. "It is good because it gives
a grasp of overall system behavior
and because it lets the student under-
stand what's really important: what
the overall system provides," he said.
The text and the programs can be
used later on the job by students as a
reference manual and design tool, Dr.
Howell said.UT Austin Energy
Energy Degree Programs
Planned in Architecture,
Mineral Resources
Two new graduate-level academic
programs in energy-one in architec-
ture and the other in energy and min-
eral resources-are planned to be of-
fered at The University of Texas at
Austin.
Both programs are among the first
of their kind to be created in the
United States and are planned to
start up in fall 1981.
The proposed architecture program
is called Energy in Architecture and is
a degree concentration for the exist-
ing master's degree in architecture,
said Dr. Francisco Arumi, architecture
professor and coordinator of the
program.
"Over the past five years we have
seen a whole new breed of architects
develop, architects interested in en-
ergy-conscious design," he said.
The thirty-hour program is the
most engineering-oriented concentra-
tion offered by the UT School of
Architecture. It requires courses in
heat transfer, numerical experiments
in building design, applied solar en-
ergy, passive solar design analysis,
and others. A thesis is also required.
Graduate students who enroll in
the concentration must have com-
pleted the professional bachelor of
architecture degree, Prof. Arumi said.
The second new program is a mul-
tidisciplinary master of arts degree inenergy and mineral resources. The
initial graduate advisor of the pro-
gram is the director of the UT Mining
and Mineral Resources Research
Institute, Dr. Willem C. J. van
Rensburg.
The proposal for the new degree
(which is awaiting College Coordinat-
ing Board approval) states, "The
Master of Arts degree in Energy and
Mineral Resources would be a com-
prehensive, interdisciplinary degree
designed to prepare students for pro-
fessional positions in industry, gov-
ernment, or education where they
can help address important problems
faced by the United States in provid-
ing adequate sources of energy and
nonfuel minerals for the future."
The course areas include geo-
logical sciences, petroleum engineer-
ing, electrical engineering, econom-
ics, government, public affairs, busi-
ness, and geography. Thirty hours of
courses and a thesis are the main
degree requirements. Funding for
scholarships exists within the Mining
and Mineral Resources Research
Institute.
"There is already a substantial de-
mand in industry and in the public
sector for persons having [multidisci-
plinary energy and mineral resources]
training, and the demand will in-
crease in the future," the proposal
states. "Texas has a greater need for
the development of an integrated
training and research program in en-
ergy and mineral resources than any
3other state" because of its intensive
energy and minerals industries, vul-
nerability to supply disruption, and
need for new sources of energy and
revenue.
DOE Awards UT-Austin
$178,500 for Energy
Conservation Retrofits
The University of Texas at Austin
has received a grant of $178,500
from the US Department of Energy
(DOE) for energy conservation mea-
sures in three campus buildings.
The grant is being used primarily to
modify the air-conditioning control
systems in the Art and Education
Buildings and in Sid Richardson Hall.
The DOE grant provides 50 percent
of the total project cost, with the uni-
versity providing the remainder in
matching funds.
PETEX Signs Agreement
with Mexican Institute
to Produce Manuals, Films
The University of Texas Petroleum
Extension Service has signed an
agreement with the Instituto Mexi-
cano del Petroleo to jointly produce
and distribute training materials to the
petroleum industry in Mexico and the
rest of Latin America.
Twenty-three training manuals and
three audiovisual programs are being
considered for joint development. The
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