1. Discovering Engineering Presented by Michael Davis, P. E
Discovering Engineering Presented by Michael Davis, P.E. to Bentley Elementary

2. Overview George Washington Lee Iacocca Rowan Atkinson Neil Armstrong
What do George Washington (1st US President), Jimmy Carter (Past President), Neil Armstrong (Astronaut), Alfred Hitchcock (film director best known for suspense classics), Elijah McCoy (Mechanical Engineer) and Bonnie J. Dunbar, Ph.D. (NASA Astronaut) have in common?
Though some eventually chose very different careers -- two as astronauts, two as presidents, one as a filmmaker -- they all started with an engineering education.
An engineering degree offers a wide range of career possibilities. If you are imaginative and creative, design engineering may be for you.
Tom Scholtz – Graduated from MIT and is a famous guitarist with Boston.
Lee Iacocca – Graduated from Lehich University and was the President of Chrysler Corporation
Rowan Atkinson – Graduated from Newcastle University in England as an Electrical Engineer and is a famous actor most notably known as “Mr. Bean”.
Montel Williams – Attended the US Naval Academy and earned his Engineering Degree and is known as a TV Talk Show Celebrity.
Alfred Hitchcock -
Jimmy Carter
Bonnie J. Dunbar
Montel Williams
Tom Scholtz

3. What is Engineering? “Engineering is the application of math and science to create something of value from our natural resources.”
The “invisible profession ”
Everything in society is linked to engineering.
Engineering is the art of applying scientific and mathematical principles, experience, judgment, and common sense to make things that benefit people.
Engineers are problem- solvers. They make things work better, more efficiently, quicker and less expensively. They use skills and dedication to search for better ways to solve problems.
Engineers often work with other people on projects. When engineers, scientists, technologists, and technicians work together, it is called an engineering team.
The engineer has a strong science, mathematics, and technology background, and is a team leader. Engineers plan, design, and supervise engineering projects from concept to completion.
There is nothing that you do not walk on, ride in or use that engineering has not been involved in.
There is nothing that you do not walk on, ride in or use that engineering has not been involved in.
Engineers make things.
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4. What does an Engineer do?
• Plan • Design • Test • Create +
Engineers take ideas and design it through planning, calculations and communicate through drawings. We sometimes test new ideas and concepts to make sure they solve the problem. So that in the end we are able to complete projects that improve the things around us. + =

5. What does an Engineer do?
Engineers take ideas and design it through planning, calculations and communicate through drawings. We sometimes test new ideas and concepts to make sure they solve the problem. So that in the end we are able to complete projects that improve the things around us.

6. Types of Engineers
Aerospace • Ceramic/Materials •Chemical • Civil •Electrical/Computer
Environmental • Geotechnical
                     
             
             
    
Chemical engineers seek to make our world better by devising systems to control pollution by trapping harmful pollutants before they spread into the air; looking for hardier strains of wheat, rice, and corn that will survive drought, insects, and disease and thus ease world hunger; designing high strength plastic composites that are stronger but lighter than steel; and joining the war against cancer, AIDS, and other deadly diseases.
Civil engineers design solutions to cope with many of our planet's most serious problems-foul air; decaying cities, roadways, and bridges; clogged airports and highways; polluted streams, rivers, and lakes. They also design the transportation systems we will use to colonize the moon and the buildings we will live in.
Electrical engineers design products that meet human needs for today and tomorrow—huge power-generating systems in dams and the tiny electronic circuits that keep spacecraft on correct trajectory a billion miles from Earth. They create the electronic components that run computers, TVs, stereo systems, and automated factories and seek ways to improve the transmission of messages by laser beams.
Mechanical engineers can make our lives more comfortable by designing more efficient transportation and delivery systems for raw materials or products; improving the use of cryogenic techniques for super-conductivity, improving the work environment through increased use of automation and robotics, more efficient heating, ventilation or refrigeration. They may even completely redesign the manufacturing process with special machinery to make production easier and more efficient.
Industrial • Manufacturing •Mechanical • Nuclear • Ocean • And More

7. Aerospace Engineering
Hubble Space Telescope
Aircraft
Rockets
Spacecraft
Satellites
Missiles
Aerospace engineers design and develop technology for commercial aviation, the national defense, and space exploration. In 1990, aerospace engineers helped launch the Hubble Space Telescope, an orbiting instrument that allows us to see 10 times farther than we have ever seen before.

8. Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace engineers design and develop technology for commercial aviation, the national defense, and space exploration. In 1990, aerospace engineers helped launch the Hubble Space Telescope, an orbiting instrument that allows us to see 10 times farther than we have ever seen before.

9. Biomedical Engineering
Organ replacement
Tissue repair
Heart valves
Artificial hearts
Kidney dialysis
Biomedical Engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals.

10. Chemical Engineering Medicine Fuels Solvents Water
Desalinization Process
Chemical engineers use their knowledge of chemistry to discover and manufacture better plastics, paints, fuels, fibers, medicines, fertilizers, semiconductors, paper, and all other kinds of chemicals, by carrying out chemical reactions and purification's.
Chemical engineers seek to make our world better by devising systems to control pollution by trapping harmful pollutants before they spread into the air; looking for hardier strains of wheat, rice, and corn that will survive drought, insects, and disease and thus ease world hunger; designing high strength plastic composites that are stronger but lighter than steel; and joining the war against cancer, AIDS, and other deadly diseases.
For example, some chemical engineers are studying ways to desalinate seawater — stripping it of salt to make the water safe to drink.

11. Civil Engineering
Geotechnical • Structural • Transportation • Water Wanagement
                    
One of the largest branches of engineering, civil engineering is a field that deals with buildings, bridges, dams, roads, and other structures
Water/Waste Treatment • Construction Management .

12. Civil Engineering Geotechnical
Soil stability
Secure structures
Geotechnical engineers analyze the subterranean rock and soil to determine its suitability to support extreme loads, such as buildings, bridges and tunnels.
I-4 Turnpike Overpass

13. Civil Engineering Structural
Design steel, concrete and timber framed structures
Parking garage construction
Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as tall buildings, bridges, dams, towers, platforms, retaining walls, foundations, and stadiums.
Toll Plazas
429/Turnpike Connector

14. Civil Engineering Structural
Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as tall buildings, bridges, dams, towers, platforms, retaining walls, foundations, and stadiums.

15. Civil Engineering Structural
Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as tall buildings, bridges, dams, towers, platforms, retaining walls, foundations, and stadiums.

16. Civil Engineering Transportation
Airports
Roadways/Highways
Waterways
High Speed Rail
Transportation engineers also design and analyze highways, railways, airports,waterways, ports, parking lots, and traffic control signal systems.
Airports
Marina
Highways

17. Civil Engineering Transportation
New Access at Jog Road N
Transportation engineers design and analyze urban and suburban road networks...

18. Civil Engineering Water/Waste Treatment
Water Treatment Facility
Potable (Drinking) water treatment facility
Sanitary waste treatment facilities
Industrial waste treatment facilities
Have you ever wondered where the water comes from when you turn on the faucet or better yet, where it goes when you flush the toilet. So often we take for granted that the water will be there for us or be taken away without any problems when we want it to be.
Water/Waste Water Treatment engineers are the ones that are responsible for making this happen. There are miles of pipes underground that bring the water to your house and just as many to take it away. At each end of these piping systems are treatment plants.
The Water Treatment Plant draws water from the ground, removes the impurities and treats the water so it is safe to drink.
The Waste Water Treatment Plant separates the solids from the water, treats the waste to a ecological and environmentally sound by product that can be used as fertilizers.

19. Electrical/Computer Engineering
Audio/Video systems
Computers
Power Plants
Distribution Lines
Computer engineering deal with all aspects of computer systems including design, construction, and operation.
Electrical engineering, the discipline that employs the largest number of engineers, covers everything related to electrical devices, systems, and the use of electricity. Electrical engineers work on power plants, computers, and other electrical devices. Electrical engineers design the dashboard computers that will monitor engine functions on automobiles of the future.
Florida Power and Light
Fossil Fuel Power Plant
Hydroelectric Power Plant Electric Generators

20. Electrical/Computer Engineering
Computer engineering deal with all aspects of computer systems including design, construction, and operation.
Electrical engineering, the discipline that employs the largest number of engineers, covers everything related to electrical devices, systems, and the use of electricity. Electrical engineers work on power plants, computers, and other electrical devices. Electrical engineers design the dashboard computers that will monitor engine functions on automobiles of the future.

21. Electrical/Computer Engineering
How is your life affected by the work of Electrical and Computer Engineers?
Body Electronics
Airbags Climate Control Security System Keyless Entry Automatic Seatbelts Memory Seat / Mirror
Vehicle Control
Antilock Brakes Traction Control Suspension Power Steering
Power Train
Engine Transmission Charging System Cruise Control Cooling Fan Ignition 4 Wheel Drive
Instrumentation
Analog Dashboard Digital Dashboard Navigation Heads Up Display (HUD) Global Positioning System (GPS)
Entertainment
Cellular Phone CD Player AM/FM Radio Tape Player Television CB Radio
Electrical and electronics engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment.
Computer software engineers apply the principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that enable computers to perform their many applications.
Computer hardware engineers research, design, develop, and test computer hardware and supervise its manufacture and installation.

22. An example of electronic engineering is displayed in the Turnpike’s Electronic Toll Collection system.

23. F.A.Q.S Frequently Asked Questions
How can I become an engineer?
Beneficial to have a good high school background in math and sciences.
Core college curriculum in math and science. Upon completion of core curriculum-choose an engineering discipline to study e.g. civil, environmental, mechanical engineering, etc…
Four-year Degree
Internships if possible
Engineer in Training(EIT)
Professional Engineer(PE)
It would benefit you as college curriculum is heavily weighted toward math and science

24. How can I become an engineer?
It would benefit you as college curriculum is heavily weighted toward math and science

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27. Frequently Asked Questions
F.A.Q.S
Frequently Asked Questions
How much money do engineers make?
The graph above is a comparison of years of experience versus salary. The median income was established using an average of all engineering disciplines.
The median income for a licensed engineer with 10 years experience or more was $71,017, while it was $54,012 for an engineer with no professional registration or certification. Salaries are as of May 2001.