bruce mayer, pe licensed electrical & mechanical engineer bmayer@chabotcollege

Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

[email protected]

Chabot Engineering

Introduction Introduction toto

EngineeringEngineering

[email protected] • ChabotENGR_Cool_Engineering_PreCollege.ppt2

Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College Engineering

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Bruce Mayer, PE Chabot College EngineeringChabot College - Hayward, CAChabot College - Hayward, CA



OutlineOutline

Short Self Introduction by The Chabot Engineering Instructor (me)

Answer to the Question “What is What is EngineeringEngineering?”

The BOTTOM LINE• The $ & ¢ of an Engineering Career

Answer to the Question “Why ChabotWhy Chabot?”• When I could Go to UCBerkeley or UCLA

or Cal-Poly or CSU East Bay or…?



EDUCATION, B. MayerEDUCATION, B. Mayer

MS Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 1991

MS Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1983

BS Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, 1978

AS Engineering, Cabrillo College, 1976• A Proud Community

College Grad



Professional HistoryProfessional History

Industrial Employers (24+ yrs)• Watkins-Johnson Co.

• Olympus Integrated Technologies

• Dawn VME

• Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Professional Affiliations• Member ASME & IEEE

• CA State Engineering Licenses EE & ME



What is Engineering?What is Engineering? Short Answer →

Technical Product Creation• The Output of ALL Engineering is

– The Solution to a Practical Problem– Fulfillment of a Practical Need

• Long Answer → Technology Creation Through the Application of the Quantitative (Number-Based) Disciplines– Mathematics– Sciences; e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Biology– Empiricism (Experiments and Tests)



Engineering vs. ScienceEngineering vs. Science

Engineering is Closely Related to Science & Math, but it is NOT the SAME

Scientists seek to UNDERSTAND WHAT IS, while Engineers seek to CREATE THAT WHICH

NEVER WAS- Theodore von Kármán, CalTech

Professor, and the Father of Modern AeroSpace Engineering



Engineer Engineer Applied Scientist Applied Scientist

Engineers take BASIC Scientific Discoveries and turn them into things that are USEFUL to people. In that role, Engineers are the agents of PROGRESS for Human SocietyProf. Jim Plummer, Dean of the Stanford School of Engineering



Engineer Engineer Applied Scientist Applied Scientist The First Laser Laser Sheet-Metal

Cutting Machine

Theodore Harold Maiman was born in 1927 in Los Angeles, son of an electrical engineer. He studied engineering physics at Colorado University, while repairing electrical appliances to pay for college, and then obtained a Ph.D. in Physics from Stanford in 1955. Theodore Maiman constructed this first laser in 1960 while working at Hughes Research Laboratories (T.H. Maiman, "Stimulated optical radiation in ruby lasers", Nature, 187, 493, 1960). There is a vertical chromium ion doped ruby rod in the center of a helical xenon flash tube. The ruby rod has mirrored ends. The xenon flash provides optical pumping of the chromium ions in the ruby rod. The output is a pulse of red laser light.

Engineering



What do Engineers Do?What do Engineers Do?

Dozens of Branches of Engineering -The Major Disciplines include:

Civil Engineering (CE)• Archetypical Products = Bridges,

Buildings, Roadways, Water Systems

Chemical Engineering (ChemE)• Archetypical Products =

Oil & Gas Refineries



What Do Engineers Do?What Do Engineers Do?Cont.1 Cont.1

Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EE)• Archetypical Products =

– Integrated Circuits (“computer chips”)

– Electricity Distribution (“PG&E”)

Industrial/Manufact. Engineering (IE)• Archetypical Products = Efficient Factories

Materials Science & Engineering (MSE)• Archetypical Products = High Performance

Metals, Ceramics, Plastic,Composites



What Do Engineers Do?What Do Engineers Do?Cont.2Cont.2

Computer (Science) Engineering (CS)• Archetypical Products = Software Code

Bio(Medical) Engineering• Archetypical Products =

– Biomaterials/Tissue, BiomedicalElectronics & Imaging, Biomechanical Devices

Mechanical Engineering (ME)• Archetypical Products =

– Heat & Fluid-Flow Distribution – Machinery (automobiles, pumps,

mach-tools)

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Chabot Engineering at SJSUChabot Engineering at SJSU

Chabot Students in the San Jose State University Materials Engineering Lab

Measuring the TCRof Copper Metal



Chabot Engineering Transfer Student and Current UCBerkeley Mechanical Engineering Student, Mr. Robert Irwin, Poses before “CalSol[1]”, the UCBerkeley Solar Electric Vehicle at Soquel High School on 25Apr09. Mr. Irwin Leads the Steering & Suspension Design Team [1] http://calsol.berkeley.edu/blog/index.php



What is COOL about Engineering?What is COOL about Engineering?

Solving Challenging Problems Opportunity to DESIGN, BUILD, and

TEST Products that People Really Use• Engineering is a CREATIVE endeavor

– The Root of the Word “Engineer” is Ingenium; Not Engine

Chance to Learn New Things• Engineering is about Progress; an

Engineer’s Knowledge & Skills progress as well



What is COOL about Engineering?What is COOL about Engineering?Cont.1Cont.1

Working with People• That’s Right; Not all Engineers are “Nerds”

• Complex Technology Must Be Made Useful to the Non-Technical Person

• Engineers, aside from applied Math/Sci, manage Projects and Organizations– Some of the BEST Managers in Recent Times

have Been Engineers by TrainingAndrew Grove of INTEL → Ph.D. Chem EngJack Welch of GE → Ph.D. Chem EngJames Morgan of Applied Matls → BS Mech Eng




Publishing Technical Papers• Thousands of Engineering/Technical

Journals Publish The Results of Engineer’s Analyses, Designs, Experiments




Earning Patents• Earning A Patent Requires the

Advancement of a Practical Art; This is what Engineers do

USA Constitution, Article 1, Section 8 (Powers Granted to Congress):

Clause 8: To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries




Engage in Professional Activities• Attend/Present-At Technical Conferences• Attend Trade-Shows• Society Membership (ASCE, IEEE, ASME)

See the World – Engineers often Travel• Special Knowledge/Skills Can often ONLY

be Transmitted In-Person– Promote/Explain Product to Customers– Install Product, Train Users -Site Product-Testing



Emperor’s Palace - TokyoEmperor’s Palace - Tokyo



Arc de Triomphe – ParisArc de Triomphe – Paris



Camera & Inspection-Tool Camera & Inspection-Tool Factory – Tatsuno, Nagano, JpFactory – Tatsuno, Nagano, Jp



The Bottom LineThe Bottom Line

There are VERY FEW Academic Disciplines Where One Can Move Into INDUSTRY with A Bachelor of Science (4yr) Degree• TWO Primary Categories

– Engineering

– Business

• Difficult for Most Liberal Arts Disciplines

• Somewhat Easier for the Sciences



NACEBachelor's Degree

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Business AdminMarketing

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Job Offers Job Offers Circa Circa Jan 1979Jan 1979

Thank You Thank You UC Berkeley UC Berkeley Placement Placement CenterCenter

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Resume Resume Used to Used to Obtain 12 Obtain 12 Job OffersJob Offers

Circa Nov78Circa Nov78



Why Chabot College?Why Chabot College?

1 Big Reason; Several Smaller ones Biggest Reason → As GOOD, or

Even BETTER, Instruction For Lower Division CourseWork (1st Two College Years)• Applies to ALL Academic Disciplines

– e.g., Math, Science, English, History, etc.



Why Community College? Cont.Why Community College? Cont.

Other Reasons• Reduced Cost (see next Slides)

• Smaller Class Sizes

• More Personal Atmosphere

• Enhanced Support Services

• Generally More Convenient

• Much Greater Flexibility– UC’s Often have “progress” Requirements

To Take Fewer Than 12 Units May Require a Special Waiver



Instructional EffectivenessInstructional Effectiveness

UC Berkeley CoE UC DAVIS CoE

Community College transfer Students Graduate at Essentially the SAME rate as students UC “Native” Students

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• Per R. Giomi, Asst. Dean At the UCBerkeley College of Engineering– Grades Earned for 3rd & 4th Year Students are

Statistically INDISTINGUISHABLE Between Native & Transfer Students

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College/University Costs • 2008-2009

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Live ON-Campus College/University Costs • 2008-2009

$51,968

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Daniel Barath AeroSpace Cal Poly SLO SJSU, UCD, UCSC

Fanley Tseng Computer Cal Poly SLO SJSU

Davie Eccles Nuclear Purdue University

Robert Curry Civil Sacramento State Univ. SJSU

Jose Mojica AeroSpace San Jose State Univ.

Airny Huynh Electrical San Jose State Univ.

Jesse Lucero Electrical San Jose State Univ.

Veronica Sandoval Mechanical San Jose State Univ.

Hussain Maikhan Mechanical San Jose State Univ.

Oanh Hoang Bio UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD, UCIrvine

Yui Lun Wu Chemistry UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD, UCSD

Zhen Hang Ma Civil UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD

Lucas Huezo Civil UC Berkeley CalPolySLO, SJSU, UCD

Joshua Benz Mechanical UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD, SJSU

Yifu Yan Mechanical UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD, UCSD

Bo Gao Mechanical UC Berkeley UCLA, UCD, UCSD

Bo Zhang MSE & ME UC Berkeley UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSB, UCSC

Danny Dang Civil UC Davis UCLA, UCSD

Garret Gomes Mechanical UC Davis

Tomasz Jagoda Mechanical UC Santa Barbara UCDavis

Antonio Espinoza Electrical UCDavis SJSU

Hyang S. Lee Civil UCLA UCD, UCI

Suu Hoang Mechanical UCLA UCD, UCSB



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Chabot Transfer AgreementsChabot Transfer Agreements Guaranteed Transfer Admission After

Students Meets Terms of the Agreement UC Davis UC San Diego UC Santa Cruz UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine UC Merced

UC Riverside San Jose State CSUEB (Hayward) CSU Monterey Bay Santa Clara Univ

• Good Students have a GUARANTEED Path to EXCELLENT Universities



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Interested?Interested? Contact Me (Bruce Mayer)

• eMail [email protected]

• Ph 510 723-7182

Visit the Chabot College Campus• 25555 Hesperian Blvd, Hayward, CA

Check out the Engineering Website• http://online.chabotcollege.edu/

bmayer/index.htm– Google-Search = Chabot Mayer



Bruce Mayer, PELicensed Electrical & Mechanical Engineer

[email protected]

Chabot Engineering

AppendiAppendixx



California California NeedsNeeds Engineers Engineers Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed

an educational initiative that aims to boost byboost by almost 50%50% the number of California-trained engineers during the next decade...

The goal of the Engineer Initiative is to bring 20,000 to 24,000 new engineers20,000 to 24,000 new engineers into the state's workforce. Even though the number of engineers in the state is expected to grow to 44,000 by 2014, there are too few graduatestoo few graduates to meet the demand forto meet the demand for civil, electronics, civil, electronics, mechanical, aerospace and othermechanical, aerospace and other industriesindustries, according to the state's Labor & Workforce Development Agency.

Lisa M. Krieger – SJ Mercury News - 01/01/2008



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