Schools for Solar Energy in Florida

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University & Florida State University--Tallahassee

• Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University and Florida State University offer opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students through the joint College of Engineering. The FAMU-FSU Undergraduate Research Center for Cutting-Edge Technologies (URCCET) focuses on providing opportunities in engineering for minority students. The FAMU-FSU Sustainable Energy Science and Engineering Center (SESEC) offers a broad research program in renewable energy.

  FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
  2525 Pottsdamer St.
  Tallahassee, FL 32310
  850-410-6161
  College website: eng.fsu.edu
  SESEC website: esc.fsu.edu

University of Florida--Gainesville

• The University of Florida Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering boasts a comprehensive renewable resource program. The UF Florida Institute for Sustainable Energy (FISE) has more than 150 faculty at 22 research centers across the state. This solar energy program focuses on photovoltaic cell technology.

  University of Florida
  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  231 MAE-A
  P.O. Box 116250 G
  Gainesville, FL 32611
  352-392-0961
  mae.ufl.edu

University of Central Florida--Orlando/Cocoa

• The University of Central Florida has a broad research program in solar energy research through the UCF Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC) at the Cocoa satellite campus. With 95 faculty members and more than 50 staff, this is perhaps the largest research institute of its kind in the U.S.

  University of Central Florida
  Florida Solar Energy Center
  1679 Clearlake Road
  Cocoa, FL 32922
  321-638-1000
  fsec.ucf.edu

University of South Florida--Tampa

• The University of South Florida College of Engineering offers a multi-disciplinary research program through the USF Clean Energy Research Center (CERC). Research areas include both solar photovoltaic and solar thermal energy.

  University of South Florida
  Clean Energy Research Center
  College of Engineering
  4202 E. Fowler Ave.
  Mail Stop ENB118
  Tampa, FL, 33620
  813-974-7322
  cerc.eng.usf.edu

University of Miami--Miami

• The University of Miami Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering has an innovative research program in energy and environmental problems at the UM Clean Energy Research Institute (CERI), including multiple aspects of solar energy research. University of Miami students are also provided the opportunity to conduct research at the Dorgan Solar Energy Laboratory.

  University of Miami
  Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  1251 Memorial Drive
  Coral Gables, FL 33124
  305-284-2404
  mae.miami.edu

Florida International University--Miami

• Florida International University offers a much different approach to solar energy research through the FIU Applied Research Center (ARC). Solar energy research in this program focuses on application--testing, integration, deployment and monitoring of solar power systems in Latin American and the Caribbean.

  Florida International University
  10555 W. Flagler St., EC 2142
  Miami, FL 33174
  305-348-2522
  arc.fiu.edu