1 SPIRIT Silicon Prairie Initiative on Robotics in Information Technology Engineering Disciplines

2 SPIRIT Civil Engineering Construction Water Urban Environmental Transportation Structural

3 SPIRIT Mechanical Engineering  ENERGY.  Mechanical engineers are concerned about the mechanics of energy - how it is generated, stored and moved.  MANUFACTURING.  Mechanical engineers develop the machines that process materials into products.  DESIGN MECHANICS.  Mechanical engineers are concerned with designing devices used by consumers and industry.

4 SPIRIT Electrical and Electronics Engineering  Electrical engineers generally deal with large-power applications, such as utility and industrial power systems.  Electronics engineers deal with low- power systems such as computers and communications.

5 SPIRIT Computer Engineering and Computer Science  Both are concerned with hardware and software.  Computer engineering has a greater emphasis upon the organization and design of computers themselves.  Computer science has an emphasis on computer use and applications.

6 SPIRIT Hardware Software Electronics Computer Science Computer Engineering

7 SPIRIT Chemical Engineering  Apply fundamental scientific understanding and engineering principles to industrial, laboratory and molecular processes involving gas, liquid or solid handling, chemical or biological reactions and heat transfer.

8 SPIRIT Industrial Engineering  Engineers concerned with the design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, and energy.  Plant design, production, and quality  Machines  Equipment  Labor supply  Transportation of raw materials and finished goods AIIE

9 SPIRIT BioX  Uses traditional engineering expertise to analyze and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing an overall enhancement of health care.  Bioinstrumentation  Biomaterials  Biomechanics  cellular, tissue and genetic engineering  clinical engineering, medical imaging  orthopaedic surgery, rehabilitation engineering, and systems physiology

10 SPIRIT High School Requirements  4 years of English  4 years of Mathematics  2 years of Algebra  1 year of Geometry  1 year of Trigonometry or Pre-Calculus  3 years of Social Studies  3 years of Natural Sciences  1 year of Physics  1 year of Chemistry  2 years of a Foreign Language  Graduate in the top 50% and an ACT of 24

11 SPIRIT Study Habits Required  Manage your time  profitably utilize every available period  make study time  quality time  don't let reserved study time degenerate into social hours  Read the book  Go to class  Take notes  STAY AWAKE!

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14 SPIRIT UNL Programs  Architectural Engineering  Agricultural Engineering  Biological Systems Engineering  Chemical Engineering  Civil Engineering  Computer Engineering  Construction Management  Electrical Engineering  Electronics Engineering  Industrial Engineering  Mechanical Engineering