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Mechanical Engineering More than gears

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MEs Work side-by-side with Electrical Engineers Computer Scientists Civil Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Materials Scientists Technicians Managers Customers Et cetera

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From microscopic to gargantuan

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Industry, government, non-profit

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Electronics, biological, aerospace, ground vehicles, alternative energy, air conditioning

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Conception, design, testing, manufacturing, application

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A few Student Projects Thermal modeling Energy Harvest Aero-design Baja Electric bike Lunabotics Artificial knee

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Where do our grads go?

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Dont take it for granted if you can touch it or see it, there was probably a mechanical engineer involved with its creation.

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Boeing 777 Testing Truly, Multi-Disciplinary Engineering: TEST, TEST, TEST Wing testing (3 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 Engine bird-strike (1.5 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OS2pwrZTIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OS2pwrZTI This is why testing is done (3 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2LeVQ2DtMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2LeVQ2DtM At some point, you have to FLY IT First flight (7 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C95FcGnFWIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C95FcGnFWI Rejected Take-Off (4min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4LFErD-ylshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4LFErD-yls