Welcome toMechanical Engineeringat RIT

RIT ME Class of 2018

Dr. Edward Hensel, PEProfessor and Department Head Mechanical Engineering

…We Design The Future

Why are we here?

Our Mission is to prepare students for careers in industry or for graduate study in engineering or related fields.

Our curriculum emphasizes the fundamentals and will provide you with courses that allow you to specialize in your chosen fields of study. To help ready you for life in the larger community, we seek to maintain a balance among humanistic-social subjects, the physical sciences, and engineering studies.

“Well done is better than well said.” … Benjamin Franklin

RIT ME Competition Teams – On A Roll!

RIT's Formula SAE racing team took FIRST PLACE IN THE Audi Best Lightweight Design Concept in Germany 2013.

WE@RIT Hot Wheels team took first place for Most Innovative Build in Dr. Destler’s “E-Durance” Challenge

RIT is the only University EVER to win first place in both SAE Formula and SAE Baja in the same year!

RIT Human Power Vehicle team has taken First Place several times

Mechanical EngineeringGood Things are Happening! Great Students and

Organizations! Great Faculty and Staff! World Class Retention!

– We only admit students whom we believe can be successful in our program.

Fantastic Opportunities!– Study Abroad at our campus in

Dubai– Same courses, same program of

study– Seamless integration with your

program

Mechanical EngineeringClass of 2018

• 1,918 applications for 151 first-year seats.• ME Department had more apps than 8 of RIT’s 10

colleges:

Science, Liberal Arts, Business, Applied Sci & Tech,

Health Sciences, NTID, Imaging Arts and Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies

• M.E. accounted for 10.5% of all freshman applicants to RIT!

• 18 states and 7 countries (outside of US)• 10 ALAANA students (6%)• 39 women (25%)• 20 honors students (10%)• 2 ROTC (1 Army, 1 Air force)

RIT Co-op and Career Services

"Toyota's experience with RIT has been wonderful. The relationships we have built with career services and the engineering departments are not only better than any other, but are beyond our expectations. RIT has become the number 1 source of college co-ops and new grads for Toyota Engineering & Manufacturing North America."

… Kim Demkco, Toyota North America

Expectations

Team Learning Individual Competence Dedication and Perseverance Increased focus on critical thinking skills Focus on basics of algebra, trigonometry,

vectors, and units – an area we have seen decline in recent years.

This is your FULL TIME JOB. I expect you to work 60 to 70 hours per week in our program.

Many of you already have your first assignment.

Commitment

Team commitments.– We are here to help you. Let us.– Help one another; take

responsibility for one another. Individual commitments.

– Demonstrate individual competence in your areas of study.

– Do not abuse one another.

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."  -- Abraham Lincoln, 1809-65

Become a Student Member of the Rochester Engineering Society!

What are the benefits of student membership in the RES?

Develop your professional network by getting to know local engineering professionals. Learn about engineering and technology career opportunities in Rochester! Stay informed about local events and opportunities to meet practicing professionals from Rochester. Make connections with future employers! Get the inside track on what an engineering career can offer to you! Visit local companies that employ engineers -- in fields such as consulting, research and development,

manufacturing, design, environmental, healthcare, transportation, telecommunications, transportation, sustainability, and more! Special Program for First Year and Graduate Students

Sign up to get a professional mentor -- an engineer to help guide you through the process of entering the professional world of engineering practice!

Participate in social events, technical seminars, and inspirational talks by leading engineering professionals. Each student member receives electronic subscription to our monthly magazine - The Rochester Engineer!

Scholarships! The Rochester Engineering Society administers several scholarships on behalf of our affiliate organizations. By becoming a collegiate member of the RES you will get timely information about how to apply for scholarships that you are eligible for!

Who is eligible to join the RES as a Collegiate Member?

Students who are currently enrolled in RIT Engineering are eligible for collegiate student membership in the Rochester Engineering Society. Students do not have to be from the Rochester area to apply for membership. In fact, membership in the RES is a great way to make local professional connections for students who are not originally from Rochester! International and domestic students are eligible for membership.

How do I join?

Thanks to a gift from an Anonymous donor The Mechanical Engineering Department will Purchasememberships for ALL first year Mechanical Engineering Students. The Department will fill out the registration form with the necessary information, and you will receive a confirmation e-mail . After the first year Student membership dues are only $30 per year.

Aviation Week&

Space Technology

A publication with a Focus on innovation, technology, engineering and future concepts

Free digital subscription to RIT Engineering Students this year

The ME Department will fill out the registration form with the necessary information, and you will receive a confirmation e-mail

Homework

For Students Enrolled in – MECE-102 Engineering Mechanics Lab

You will get an email from your course instructor You have homework that is due at your first class

session (This is NOT a trivial HW assignment. Allow yourself at least 2 hours to do the work!)

Register your clickers in myCourses, and bring them to class. You will have an electronic in-class quiz based on your HW Assignment.

Homework

For Students Enrolled in MECE-104 Engineering Design

Tools You will get an email from your

course instructor Check myCourses, for additional

information

Class of 2018

Staff and Faculty Advisors– LC 1 - Ms. Hillary McCormick and Dr. Michael

Schrlau– LC 2 – Ms. Hillary McCormick and Dr. Patricia

Iglesias Victoria– LC 3 – Ms. Amy Powell and Prof. Tim Landschoot– LC 4 – Ms. Amy Powell and Prof. John Wellin– LC 5 – Ms. Amy Powell and Dr. Marca Lam– LC 6 – Ms. Amy Powell and Dr. Alexander

Liberson

LC 1 – ENG-1555 Ms. Hillary McCormick and Dr. Michael Schrlau

Kyle ApplemanRyan AsplenBridget AveryKyle BeigayMichael BereznyPeter BruschiJoseph DoranAlexander FerreiraMichael Gydesen

Zachary HankinsonGraham HartBrady HrabovskyEric IversonMatthew KardachJoshua KnappCaroline KruseAmanda LundstedtDaniel Lynch

Brendan OrnerConnor O'RourkeStephen PasekDavid PawlushJeffrey StrauchMichael TroiseVaughn VarmaJoseph Vengen

LC 2 – ENG-1555 Ms. Hillary McCormick And Dr. Patricia Iglesias

Syed AhmedMatthew Andrews

Elizabeth BellinghamMichael BosiAmelia BrunnerCiara Clauss

Christopher ClemensRichard CreminRobert Cybulski

Gina Ebbrecht

Benjamin EhrlichScott EiseleNick Gara

Miguel GutierrezJames Hall

Jennifer HarvenderAustin HayesSean Heath

Tzuting HsuPaul KeefeIan Lengel

Sydney Lizarazo

Nicholas YanchisinTszYan YencerDaniel Zinobile

LC 3 – GLE-1139 Ms. Amy Powell And Prof. Tim Landschoot

Ramy AnwarJames BrumbaughDylan CurrierGarrett FarmerUtkarsh GadkariNathaniel GadouryTimothy HenrySophie Hopps-WeberWook Hyun

Cassandra KaczmarekMikenzie KusenbergerSandra LiAndrew LongabuccoJoanna MacintyreSteven ManiscalcoAndrew MashayekhiKevin McGraw

Callum MclaughlinTommy NguyenMichaela RothRobert RunkMikayla StricklettKyler WhitcombClara Wysochanski

LC 4 –– GLE-1159 Ms. Amy Powell And Prof. John Wellin

Dobhran BlackMaria de SandeZachary HayesAnja KerkapolyBrittany LacyCory MahonyEthan MarshKyle McAlinnNathan Mckerley

David MessnerMelissa NellistNathan O'HaraAlexanna PageSteven PaineMichael PalmerRichard PriceZachary RizzoloThomas Robichaud

Nicholas SenitaDavid SicilianoRobert SokolowskiSpencer SteficekSarthak TandonVictoria TrippTyler Walton

LC 5 – GLE-1149 Ms. Amy Powell And Dr. Marca Lam

Kathryn BerusConnor BoudreauMatthew ColcloughCollin CragonMitchell De HondEric DealSam DickensonNathan EhnotSujaan Fareed

Timothy FreyScott GeyerJoseph GrossoJoaquin JimenezJoseph KrenJames KrisherMichelle KwongCharlotte LefkovichAdam Meier

Benjamin MetzgerRebecca MichalskiRyan MoynihanPhilip SammonYaroslav TochinskiEmily WoodAndrew Zgoda

LC 6 – GLE-1149 Ms. Amy Powell And Dr. Alexander Liberson

Michael AbramsonWyatt AlbaneseLeah BockhahnJamison BrazHarley DavidsonNicholas DechaneEmily DobackMaia DobbsMatthew Donn

Sienna FisherZoe GarmanAlaysia GilbertShayne HollandsAaron JamisonMaura KeyesAdam KristanBrenna LewisDavid MartellockCurt Monkhouse

Robert MorandiniEvan MoriKyle OnoratoPeter TinptheinKristoffer Van NostrandRyan WagerRozie Yeghiazarian