Office of Engineering Student Programs

Located in Nord 304

Staff: James McGuffin-Cawley, Assoc. Dean of UG ProgramsDeborah Fatica, Asst. Dean, International OpportunitiesMary Rose Tichar, Asst. Dean, Cooperative Education

Cooperative EducationInternational OpportunitiesCo-curriculars (E-week, FSAE, EWB)General Advising

What is engineering and what do engineers do?

Engineering has been defined in many ways. It is often referred to as the "application of science" because engineers take abstract ideas and build tangible products from them. Another definition is "design under constraint," because to "engineer" a product means to construct it in such a way that it will do exactly what you want it to, without any unexpected consequences.

Engineers are men and women who create new products. It is estimated that there are over 2 million practicing engineers in the United States. They work in fields such as biomedicine, energy, automotive, aerospace, computers, and many others that require people to create products that didn't exist before.

SOURCE: National Academy of Engineering

20th century's greatest engineering achievements

ElectrificationAutomobileAirplaneWater Supply and DistributionElectronicsRadio and TelevisionAgricultural MechanizationComputersTelephoneAir Conditioning

and Refrigeration

HighwaysSpacecraftInternetImagingHousehold AppliancesHealth TechnologiesPetroleum and Petrochemical

TechnologiesLaser and Fiber OpticsNuclear TechnologiesHigh-performance Materials

SOURCE: National Academy of Engineering

Undergraduate breadth – Dual Degrees

Economics 4Management 3Biochemistry 1Biology 1Math 3Asian Studies 1Anthropology 1Psychology 1Classics 3

Music 9English 7History 1French 1German 2Spanish 4Electrical Engineering 1Engineering Physics 1Computer Engineering 1Polymer Engineering 1

Undergraduate breadth - Minors

Accounting 3Economics 25Entrepreneurship 1Management Info Sys 4Artificial Intelligence 21Astronomy 1Biology 2Chemistry 4Environmental Biology 1Geology 1Math 9Physics 2Sports Medicine 2Anthropology 1Communication Science 2Psychology 17Religion 2Sociology 3Philosophy 4Political Science 8

Art History 1Art Studio 5Music 14Theater 3English 4History 5Chinese 1French 5German 10Italian 1Japanese 10Russian 2Spanish 9

Electrical Engineering 1Biomedical Engineering 1Civil Engineering 1Computer Engineering 2Polymer Engineering 1

First Destinations

Post Graduation Plans: By Major Major Response

Rate Employed Graduate

School Other

EE / Comp Science

68% (86) 53% (46) 32% (27) 1% (1)

Mech / Aerospace

72% (31) 42% (13) 29% (9) 6% (2)

Biomedical 85% (41) 12% (5) 85% (35) 3% (1) Chemical 82% (28) 32% (9) 46% (13) 4% (1) Civil 88% (7) 100% (7) 0% 0% Eng Physics 86% (7) 17% (1) 66% (4) 0% Materials 57% (5) 25% (1) 25% (1) 0% Systems 63% (5) 40 % (2) 40% (2) 0%

Starting Salaries (take with a grain of salt) Average Undergraduate Salary for Class of 2003

Major Name Average Salary Computer Science (19) $46,200.00 Aerospace Engineering (6) - NOTE: combined with Mech. Eng. $53,000.00 Biomedical Engineering (25) $40,933.33 Chemical Engineering (27) $52,926.00 Civil Engineering (9) $40,000.00 Computer Engineering (25) $47,393.33 Electrical Engineering (14) $46,633.33 Materials Engineering / Macromolecular Engineering (4) $48,000.00 Mechanical Engineering (31) $51,320.13 Systems Engineering (5) $43,000.00

Engineering departments

Biomedical EngineeringChemical EngineeringCivil EngineeringElectrical Engineering and Computer ScienceMaterials Science and EngineeringMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringMacromolecular Science and Engineering

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Computer ScienceComputer scientists analyze and evaluate software systems and the underlying abstractions upon which they are based.

They design and implement software systems which are state of the art solutions to a variety of computing problems; this includes problems which are sufficiently complex to require the evaluation of design alternatives and engineering trade-off’s.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Computer EngineeringComputer engineers design and implement computer systems, both hardware and software, which are state of the art solutions to a variety of computing problems. This includes systems which have both a hardware and a software component, whose design requires a well defined interface between the two, and the evaluation of the associated trade-offs.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Electrical EngineeringElectrical engineers are concerned with signals and systems, computers, electronics (both analog and digital), and semiconductor devices.

Students are required to develop depth in at least one of the following technical areas: electromagnetics, signals and systems, solid state, computer hardware, computer software, control, and circuits.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

Systems and Control EngineeringSystems and control engineering involves designs complex technological and non-technological systems.

Problems relating to modeling, decision-making, control, and optimization are studied.

Some examples of systems problems which are studied include: modeling and analysis of complex biological systems, computer control of industrial plants, developing world models for studying environmental policies, and optimal planning and management in large-scale systems.

Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

EmployersApple ComputerCGI-AMSEpic SystemsHyland SoftwareIBMInnovative SystemsLazorpointLockheed MartinMicrosoftNational InstrumentsRockwell AutomationT-MobileUS Patent and Trademark Office

Graduate SchoolsCarnegie MellonDuke UniversityPurdue UniversityWake Forest UniversityUniversity of North CarolinaUniversity of Pennsylvania

Cooperative EducationRockwell AutomationIBM CorporationNetwork TechnologiesFMC CorporationIntel Corp.Hyland SoftwarePenton MediaABB Automation

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineers design, analyze, develop, manufacture and use machines that convert and transmit energy, and which apply energy to the completion of operations beneficial to mankind. Examples include devices for power generation, automobiles, airplanes, agricultural machines, and refrigeration & air conditioning.

Aerospace EngineeringOnce considered a subdiscipline of mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering has come into its own. Aerospace engineers design optimum aerodynamics of various sub- and supersonic aircraft, create more efficient and more reliable propulsion systems, and solve problems posed by craft that must pass into and out of the Earth's atmosphere.

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

EmployersAccentureAvery DennisonBoeing Eaton CorporationEpic SystemsGeneral ElectricGuidant CorporationLincoln ElectricLockheed MartinNASA GlennNottingham SpirkOwens CorningSteris CorporationWestinghouse

Graduate SchoolsCaseColumbia UniversityGeorgia TechMITStanford UniversityUniversity of California at BerkleyUniversity of Michigan

Cooperative EducationGeneral Electric – all divisionsPhilips Medical SystemsSwagelokAudiopack TechnologiesRockwell AutomationLockheed Martin

Chemical Engineering

Traditionally, chemical engineers are responsible for design and control of large-scale chemical plants for the production of basic chemicals, plastics, and fibers.

Today's chemical engineers are also involved in food and fertilizer production, synthesis of electronic materials, development of chemical and biochemical sensors, waste recycling, and power generation, including fuel cells.

Chemical engineers also develop new materials (ceramic composites and electronic materials, for example) as well as biochemicals and pharmaceuticals.

Chemical Engineering

EmployersAccentueBechtel BettisBridgestone/FirestoneForest LaboratoriesGoodyearInvensys FoxboroPPG IndustriesNational InstrumentsRockwell AutomationRogers CorporationWyeth Pharmaceuticals

Graduate SchoolsCarnegie MellonCaseMITUniversity of California at Berkley

Cooperative EducationForest LabsGE LightingDuPontInvensysPolyOne

Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science and Engineering extends from the basic science of materials internal structure to design & evaluation of materials.

The role of the materials engineer is to understand the science of why materials behave as they do under various conditions; recognize the limits of performance that particular materials can attain; and to know what can be done during manufacture of materials to meet the demands of a given application.

Materials engineers work to develop new applications of existing materials, new methods of manufacture of materials, and develop new classes of materials.

Macromolecular Science and Engineering

Macromolecular Scientists and Engineers develop the newest polymeric materials, which are changing the face of our society.

These giant molecules are the basis of synthetic materials including plastics, fibers, rubber, films, paints, membranes, and adhesives.

Polymers are the key components of plastics and fibers, packaging materials, coatings, adhesives, and sealants. New generations of functional polymers are enabling revolutionary advances in electronic and photonic sensors and devices, fuel cells and batteries, and bioprosthetic and drug delivery devices.

Material Science & Macromolecular Science

EmployersGeneral ElectricGeneral MotorsDuPontAlcoaIntel

Graduate SchoolsCaseRutgers UniversityUniversity of California at Berkley

Cooperative Education

H.C.StarckAircraft Braking SystemsGE Consumer ProductsGE Consumer ProductsSherwin Williams

Civil Engineering

Civil engineering is concerned with the environment and with the planning, design, and construction of facilities for meeting the needs of modern society.

Examples of such facilities are transportation systems, schools and office buildings, bridges, dams, land reclamation projects, water treatment and distribution systems, commercial buildings, and industrial plants.

Civil Engineering

EmployersBKF EngineersBurgess and NipleDeSimone ConsultingKilroy SteelLichtenstein ConsultingParsons BrinckerhoffWhiting Turner Corporation

Graduate SchoolsCase

Northwestern

Cooperative Education

ARCADIA-FPS

Turner Construction

Whiting-Turner Construction

Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering advances human health and the biological sciences by creating and applying technology based on phenomena described by the biological sciences.

A growing emphasis on cellular and subcellular mechanisms complements the established tissue and organ-level approach.

Concentration sequences include: biomechanics, biomaterials, computing & imaging, instrumentation, and biological systems & control.

Biomedical Engineering

EmployersArthrexCleveland Medical DevicesNorthstar NeurosciencePhilips Medical SystemsSt. Jude MedicalWebLinc, LLPUS Patent and Trademark Office

Graduate SchoolsBoston UniversityColumbia UniversityDuke UniversityEmory UniversityGeorgia TechNorthwesternUniversity of Texas at Austin

Cooperative EducationDePuy OrhthopedicsPhilips Medical SystemsArthrexForest LabsKensey NashCleveland Clinic Foundation

Parade of Majors in the Nord Atrium

During the Community Hour (12:30-2:00 PM) we will be celebrating the different majors in the different departments:

Oct. 21 Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Oct. 28 Chemical Engineering Nov. 3 Materials Science Nov. 11 Civil Engineering Nov. 18 Macromolecular Science Nov. 25 Biomedical Engineering Dec. 2 Electrical, Computer, Systems & Control Engineering, and Computer Science (in OLIN atrium)

The Common Freshman Year

Engr 131 SAGES 1st SeminarEngr 145

Physical Ed (2 courses)Math 121Math 122 Elective or Hum/SS

Phys 121 (Phys 122 opt. ME, EP, AE ChE)

Chem 111 (Chem 113 opt EP)