High School Training Program

Energy Storage Technology High School Students Training Program - Two Academic Semesters or Summer

Who should attend: High School Junior or Senior students who are interested in learning and be trained on Li-ion batteries, electrical energy storage, and battery management systems. Students will be trained in a two semesters program offered in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters or during a four weeks summer program in July 2023.

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Energy storage is an emerging group of technologies that is enabling the operation of electrical vehicles, energy production systems such as photovoltaics, wind, electrical vehicles, and mobile electronic devices. As New York’s clean energy economy is continuing to rapidly expand and drive job growth, there is a need for skilled workers with necessary technical training to be hired by energy storage and clean energy industry in the Capital Region and in New York State.

Program Dates:

Semester 1 - Sept. to Dec. 2022:

  • Classroom Presentations: 1 hour per week
  • Laboratory Training: 1 or more hours per week

Semester 2 - Feb. to May 2023:

  • Laboratory Training: 1 or more hours per week
  • Student poster presentations (May 2022)

Summer 2023 – June to July 2023

Who should attend: High School students (Junior or Seniors) who are interested in learning and be trained on battery fundamentals, electrical energy storage, and battery management systems. Students will be trained in one or two semesters Capstone program offered in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters or during summer July of 2023 in a four weeks program. Students can also register as non-matriculated students to take College credits.

The program covers the fundamentals of energy storage technologies, giving you an understanding of battery cell manufacturing and teaching you in a simple way the skills to manage storage units. Faculty and staff will provide instruction through focused in classroom training and hands-on laboratory at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) in Albany and Utica. Students will gain exposure to the aspects of building a battery from start to finish and in conjunction with power generation system. Students will be able to engage in many different opportunities for experiential learning and internships in energy storage. Optional: Students will get College credits for each semester participating to the program.

Topics Included: Introduction to battery design, battery packaging and safety, battery Electrochemistry, battery testing, grid storage technology, recycling, and assignment of a special innovative project.

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The program is support by NYSERDA and partially by SUNY Polytechnic Institute.

View Clean Energy and Renewable Energy courses offered at both the Albany and Utica campuses.

Contacts:

Dr. Harry Efstathiadis at hefstathiadis@sunypoly.edu

Dr. Iulian Gherasoiu at gherasi@sunypoly.edu

Amir Hegazy at ahegazy@sunypoly.edu

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