Mechanical Engineering More than gears…
ME’s Work side-by-side with Electrical Engineers Computer Scientists Civil Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Materials Scientists Technicians Managers Customers Et cetera…
From microscopic to gargantuan…
Industry, government, non-profit
Electronics, biological, aerospace, ground vehicles, alternative energy, air conditioning…
Conception, design, testing, manufacturing, application…
A few Student Projects… Thermal modeling Energy Harvest Aero-design Baja Electric bike Lunabotics Artificial knee
Where do our grads go?
Don’t take it for granted… …if you can touch it or see it, there was probably a mechanical engineer involved with its creation.
Boeing 777 Testing Truly, Multi-Disciplinary Engineering: TEST, TEST, TEST… ◦Wing testing (3 min) ◦ ◦Engine bird-strike (1.5 min) ◦ ◦This is why testing is done (3 min) ◦ At some point, you have to FLY IT… ◦First flight (7 min) ◦ ◦Rejected Take-Off (4min) ◦