1. EAS 140 Engineering Solutions
Lecture 21
Electrical Engineering
Alternatives in the Profession

2. “War of the Currents” Due to the availability of cheap power
Niagara Falls
Electrochemical Industry
Carburundum Co.
Union Carbide Co.
Buffalo
grain handling/ processing
iron foundries
machine shops
hairpins to airplanes
Presently New York State Power Authority
2.5 million Kilowatts
~3.3 million horsepower

3. What is EE?? Electrical Engineering Movement of
electrons
photons
Current technology to do this
superconductivity
fiber optics
microwaves
Why is this case study applicable?
Fossil fuels running out
demands of society to be “electrified”

4. Applications to today's world
Computers
distribution of power the same
the load scales
major difference is operate at low voltage.

5. Key Industries that Employ EE’s
Telecommunications
Energy and Electric Power
Computers
Semiconductor Design and Fabrication
Aerospace
Bio-Engineering
Manufacturing
Services and Other Professions
Education and R&D
Transportation and Automotive

6. Jobs EE’s Do Design and develop Automatic Control Systems to:
Aircraft and Spacecraft Guidance Systems
Automotive and Chemical Processes
Improve Medical Respirators and Medicine Injection Machines
Design and Develop Digital Products
Computers
Games

7. Jobs EE’s do Apply Electromagnetics
Lasers
Fiber Optic Systems
Wireless Communications
RADAR
Communications and Signal Processing
Satellite Communications
RADAR, SONAR
LAN - Internet - Web communications
Ultrasound Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

8. Jobs EE’s do Electrical Power Generation Distribution Transmission
Energy Management
Design Equipment and Systems

9. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Electrical Engineering
Extremely broad
electrical engineering
includes electronics
electronics engineering
excludes
power generation/transmission
electric motors
electrical systems for building and civic use
IEEE
Largest engineering society
35 sub-fields
regular periodicals published

10. US Department of Labor Starting Salary Offers for 2001
Discipline B.S. M.S. Ph.D
Aerospace $47,000 $57,000 $70,000
Chemical $51,000 $57,000 $74,000
Civil $40,000 $44,000 $61,000
Industrial $47,000 $56,000 $62,000
Mechanical $48,000 $56,500 $70,000
Electrical $48,400 $60,500 $70,900