Zilouchian, A., & Abtahi, A. (2012, June),  A New Certificate Program in Renewable Energy   Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--20759

\bibitem{asee_peer_20759}
  Zilouchian, A., \& Abtahi, A. (2012, June), \emph{ A New Certificate Program in Renewable Energy }
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--20759

Ali Zilouchian and Amir Abtahi.  " A New Certificate Program in Renewable Energy ".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/20759 Internet.  14 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_20759}
  Ali Zilouchian and Amir Abtahi.
  " A New Certificate Program in Renewable Energy ".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/20759 Internet.  14 May, 2024

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