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Welcome

First Year Orientation for Mechanical and Materials Engineering (MME)

Tue, February 1, 2011

A.M. Birk – Head

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• MME uses principles of mathematics, materials, graphics, physics and economics to conceive, design, develop, manufacture, operate and maintain processes and devices that benefit society.

• MME is the broadest of the engineering disciplines, and is present in every sector (industry, transportation, education, health care, government).

What is MME ?

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Is MME for you?• Are you interested in how things work?• Are you interested in how things are made?• Would you like to invent something?• Would you like to run your own company or consulting

firm one day?• Would you like to have an impact on how the world

produces and uses energy to do useful things?• Would you like to help make the world a better place for

everyone?

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Where do you want to work?• MME’s are in…

– Energy (Fossil Fuel, Nuclear, Solar, Geothermal, Wind ….)– Environment (bio-fuels, bio-resources, bio-remediation)– Design and Manufacturing (toys to rocket engines)– Construction (building systems, tunnels, …)– Transportation (land, sea, air and space) – Health and Medicine (biomechanical, biomedical)– Military (from jet pilots to ships engineers)– Chemical process, Oil and gas exploration and production,

pipelines, …– Consulting (all of the above …)

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Other Careers ?• MME Degree can be foundation for just about any

career… – Engineering– Architecture– Education– Business– Law– Medicine, Dentistry …

• whatever you want to do, MME can help you get there.

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The Program • Designed to give you a solid foundation in MME• Designed to be flexible if you are not yet

committed to a specialty.• Can Choose from three options

– General MME (ME1)– Materials (ME2) (more … room 306 at 7:30, 7:50 ) – Biomechanical (ME3) (more … room 315 at 7:30,

7:50)

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• Common 2nd and mostly in 3rd year, electives and team design project in 4th year

• General Option ME1, concentrations in: Aerospace Engineering Energy and Fluid Systems Manufacturing Engineering Mechatronics/Robotics Engineering

• Materials Option ME2 in years 3 and 4• Biomechanical Option ME3 in years 3 and 4

The Program

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Learning Experience

• Theory (lectures) + practice (labs)• Technical + Communication• Hands on -- Lab and project based• Work alone and in teams, just like in the

real world

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ME1 General Option

• Gives you the basics and then some…– Math and numerical methods, computing– Thermodynamics, fluids and heat transfer– Solid mechanics and dynamics– Graphical, written and verbal communication– Material Properties – Electronics, Mechatronics– Design and Manufacturing– Project Management

• Wide range of technical electives so you can try out some specialty fields

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Materials Option ME2(2 courses in 3rd year, 3 from 6 courses in 4th year)

• Development of improved and new materials

• Production, use and characterization of manufactured materials

• Investigate fractures, fatigue failures, corrosion and radiation damage

• Metallic, plastic and ceramic materials

• No device without materials!

before

after

dramatic dimensional change in stainless steel due

to exposure in a nuclear reactor (MECH 483)

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Biomechanical Option ME3

• Get a degree in mechanical engineering with “biomechanical engineering option” stated on the transcript

• Human Mobility Research Centre (HMRC)

• Model follows that of ME2 materials option (2 courses in 3rd year, 3 from 6 courses in 4th year)

commercial hip implant

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Advice for choosing a Discipline ?

• Select the discipline that will hold your interest for the next 3 years.

• Choice of discipline influences the first job placement – after that you can usually pick your path. – to management, technical specialty, … your own business.

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Want to be a specialist?

• Start thinking about graduate school.– You get paid to be a grad student.– MSc degree is the entry level degree for some

fields.– May need an MSc one day to be a P.Eng.

• Talk to Professors.• Look into scholarships.

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Facilities

• Main building is McLaughlin Hall• Materials in Nicol Hall (recently

renovated).• Biomechanical in Hospital (HMRC)• Undergrad labs in Jackson Hall and the

ILC.• New building for MME to be

constructed behind the ILC by 2013

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Queen’s mechanical has 540 students (180/year). Class size of less than 60 students in some technical electives and the ME2 and ME3 options.

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Machine shop in MECH 213 Servomotors in MECH 350

Hands-on facilities and activities in Queen’s MME

Wind Tunnel in MECH 399 Design and Build MECH 460/462

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Autonomous SailboatAerodesign

Formula SAEMini Baja

Student Led Design Team Projects in Queen’s MME

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Questions ?

Questions ??