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What is Mechanical
Engineering?
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Finding creative solutions to difficult
problems! Perhaps the broadest of all the engineering
disciplines.
Working with motion, energy, forces, andmaterials.
Concerned with analysis, design,manufacture and operation of areas such
as:Energy Defense
Environment Health & Bio
Manufacturing Transportation
Mechanical Engineering Is
SourceL: http://www.discoverengineering.org/Engineers/mech_engineering.asp
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Almost every industry needs mechanical
engineers.
The curriculum is sufficiently broad so
students can take various career paths
upon graduation.
You might find the subject both exciting
and challenging.
Why MechanicalEngineering?
Scientists discover the world that
exists; engineers create the world that
never was.
-Theodore Von Karman
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Design (Product, Machine and System Design) Machines that manufacture and package all varieties of products
Rotating equipment - pumps, compressors, blowers, turbomachinery Internal combustion engines
Storage tanks, piping systems and pressure vessels - reactors, heatexchangers, boilers
Sports equipment, consumer goods and products (everything from golf
balls to soda cans to roller coasters) Material handling equipment - conveyers, robots, production lines
Vehicles - cars, trucks, heavy equipment, buses, aircraft, ships
Electric power generation equipment
Oil well drilling and extraction equipment
Energy methodsfuel cells, wind power, hydroelectric, nuclear,geothermal, wind power, biomass, hydrogen, solar
Analysis Equipment failures to improve performance and reliability
Heat transfer, vibration, sound
What can Mechanical Engineers do?
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Fabrication Coordinate fabrication of equipment
Develop improved fabrication techniques and methods Testing
Test quality, performance, safety, and reliability of products, equipment,processes
Research and Development
Sales Work as technical salespersons for companies that manufacture various
products and equipment
Work as a general salesperson for companies
Maintenance and Operations
Keep various plants and processes operating at optimum performance Operations supervision and management
Other Medical School, Law School, Business School, etc.
Management
What can Mechanical Engineers do?
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Mechanical EngineeringMajor Areas of Research
Acoustics and Dynamics Automation and Mechatronics
Bioengineering
Computer Aided Design
Fluid Mechanics
Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Heat
Transfer, Combustion and Energy Systems
Manufacturing Mechanics of Materials
Tribology
Nuclear Engineering
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Automotive & OEM Suppliers
Construction Equipment
Construction Companies
Ship & Railroad Companies
Airplane Manufacturing
Power Generation
Nuclear
Alternative Fuel
Energy
Utility Companies
Oil and Gas Companies
Chemical Companies Environmental
Pharmaceutical & Health Care
Biomedical
Sports Equipment Mfg.
Computer-Aided Design
What Industries Hire MEs?
Automation
Robotics
Electronics Industries
Appliance Manufacturers
HVAC & Refrigeration
Toy Manufacturing
Furniture Manufacturing Paper Industry
Food & Beverage Industry
Telecommunications
Amusement Parks
National Labs Aeronautical (NASA, etc.)
Government Agencies
Academia (Teaching)
Financial Companies
Consulting Companies
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Our 2007-2008 Graduates Are At: Automotive:
Ford, General Motors, Toyota, BMW,Honda, Elan Motorsports Tech.
Energy, Oil, Gas:BP, BP Exploration (Alaska), Citgo,Schlumberger, Southern Company,Georgia Power, General Electric, Shell,Suez Energy North America
Commercial & Consumer Products:Cooper Industries, General Mills, Clorox
Company, International Paper, Procter &Gamble, Snap-On, National Instruments,Patterson Pumps
Construction Equipment:John Deere, Caterpillar, Kubota TractorCorporation
Aerospace & DefenseNASA, Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin,Gulfstream Aerospace Corp, Rolls Royce,Northrop Grumman, Harris Corp,NAVSEA/Norfolk Naval Shipyard,Advanced Armament Corp, NAVAIR
Military:Air Force, Navy, Marines, Army
BusinessErnst & Young LLP, Bank of America,
CarMax, Deloitte and Touche
Automation and RoboticsInnotec Automation, Rockwell
Automation, Advanced Automation,
Factory Automation
Engineering Services & Consulting:Dean Oliver International, McKenney's
Mechanical Contractors & Engineers,Patterson & Dewar, Babcock & Wilcox,
Jordan & Skala Engineers Inc, O'Brien &
Gere, Turner Construction, Slingshot
Product Development
HVAC
Trane, Underwood Air Systems, Carrier -Division of United Technologies
Chemicals:Air Products, Air Liquide, Eastman
Chemical Company
Environmental:Enercon Services Inc
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Alumni Profile Shannon
BSME from GT in December, 2007
NAVSEA at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard inPortsmouth, VA
Recent Job Assignments
Spent 3 weeks on the USS Ronald Reagan
installing and modifying their hydraulicsystems
Worked with a ship in Guam about se-
curing their crane while it was in repair
Worked with a ship had an elevator that
came out of the tracks and the elevator wasstuck a few stories up
Job Description Works on hydraulics and auxiliary machinery on aircraft
carriers and amphibious assault ships.
Machinery includes: aircraft elevators, weapons elevators,
catapults, arresting gear, conveyor belts, the anchor
windlass, and steering mechanisms.
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Alumni Profile Orion, BSME and BSPHYS
Graduated December, 2007
College Knowledge: Provides TutoringServices to K-12 Students
Started his own company, College Knowledge,
while at Georgia Tech
Won GTs Ferst Leadership & Entrepreneur Scholarship Award Activities at Georgia Tech
Directed 3 movies for Campus Fest
Astronomy Club Treasurer
Worked as a tutor for OMED
Participated in Oxford Study Abroad Did ME undergraduate research
Worked for GTRI
Involved in ASME
Had summer internship in Canada designing an acoustics tool for a
professor at UGA in the EAS department President of ORGT (Outdoor Recreation at GT)
Future Plans
Starting his MSME at
Stanford University in Fall
2008
Plans to study
microscopic properties of
renewable energy devices
like fuel cells and solar
cells
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Alumni Profile Josh
Graduated Summer 2005
Bell Helicopter in Texas
Job Description Airframe designer for Armed
Reconnaissance Helicopter;
Designs the fuselage, tailboom, andlanding gear.
Use 3D CAD software (CATIA) to build
3D models of helicopter parts.
Specializes in a variety of parts
including: carbon fiber, fiberglass, sheet
metal, castings, forgings, and machined.
Best Parts of Job
Using creativity to solveengineering problems.
I have a lot of control on helicopter
functionality, maintainability, and
aesthetics.
It is very rewarding to see the parts
I design being installed on thehelicopter.
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Activities at Georgia Tech
Woodruff School Student Advisory Board
(President)
Freshman Activities Board
GT Swimming and Diving
Search Committee to find new ME School
Chair
ME School Undergraduate Curriculum
Committee.
Won a school spirit scholarship in my junioryear.
I would like to stress that I got involved in
my major more than the school (like school-
wide spirit organizations) and that that
worked out best for me.
Alumni Profile Alison, BSME Summer 2008
Currently at Grad School at Stanford
Future Goals MSME @ Stanford witha focus in Biomechanics.
I want to invent a medical device
and start a company.
However, I plan to work with a
medical device company first.
Advice to Students You dont have to know what you want to do
with the rest of your life when you're 17!
Look into all your options and start out studyingsomething as broad as you can (for example, I
liked science and math and chose ME).
If you want/need advice on a career choice,
don't be afraid to ask someone to talk about
what they do! You'll be surprised to see how
nice people are if you are kind in return.
Undergraduate Research at GTI worked in a tissue engineering research lab on working
towards building an artificial blood vessel that could be
implemented into the human body. The first part was to
understand the tissues that already exist in the body (in
particular, collagen) and how the tissue grows andremodels under stress & change.