The document outlines various engineering disciplines, including mechanical, civil, electrical, and chemical engineering, emphasizing the educational pathways, job outlooks, and specialized training required for each field. It highlights the nature of work involved in these engineering areas, the skills and pre-college training necessary for aspiring engineers, and the potential career opportunities available post-graduation. Additionally, the document notes the importance of interdisciplinary approaches and current research trends shaping the future of engineering.

1. SO, YOU WANT TO BE AN ENGINEER? SUMMER 2010 ISU EEOB & CBIRC RET & ACTS PRESENTATIONS

2. CHOOSE A SPECIALTY… Aerospace Ag & Biosystems Construction Industrial Chemical & Biological Electrical Computer Materials Science Civil Mechanical

3. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GROUP MEMBERS: LANCE MAFFIN, TRACY PEARSON, ELLA SPEIGEL & ERIC HALL

4. Research, design, develop, manufacture, and test tools, engines, machines, and other mechanical devices It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools. It is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines. Mechanical engineering applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. NATURE OF THE WORK Tracy P.

5. College of Engineering: Mechanical Engineering Students learn to create and build machines, devices, and systems that perform useful services. Mechanical engineers are typically involved with such activities as: generation, distribution, and use of energy development and application of manufacturing systems and processes automation and control of mechanical and thermal systems design of various products for consumer and commercial markets SPECIALIZED TRAINING Ella S.

6. Mechanical engineering students : study the principles of motion, energy, and force, in the classroom and in some of Iowa State's laboratories. have access to the Visualization Lab, the C4 and C6 virtual reality environments, and the laser lab. Mechanical engineering education prepares the students for a wide range of careers, including: Product research and development Design Product manufacturing, testing, quality assurance, marketing, operation, and management.

7. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING Minimum High School Course Requirements for Admission to Iowa State University English/Language Arts - 4 years Mathematics - 3 years Including one year each of algebra, geometry, and advanced algebra. Science - 3 years, including 1 year each of 2 of the following: biology, chemistry & physics Social Studies - 2 years Additional entrance requirements for the Colleges of Engineering and Liberal Arts and Sciences – All of the above, plus two years of a single foreign language.

8. Mechanical engineers held about 239,000 jobs in 2008, second only to civil engineers 6% job growth over the next 8-10 years, which is slower than the average for all occupations Emerging new areas of growth for mechanical engineers include biotechnology, nanotechnology and materials science. M.E.s are in demand because a ME degree can be used as a springboard into virtually any other branch of engineering The median income of a ME is $74,900. EMPLOYMENT Eric H.

9. The following are two examples of grants awarded to mechanical engineers. Developing microfluidic human liver model (miniature human liver bioreactor) to study viral infection and alcohol effects on the liver. Explore new composite nano-manufacturing methods to enhance mechanical integrity of biopolymers using functionalized nanodiamond and to investigate a new micro porous structure which will assist in bioactive reagent delivery in surgical devices. CURRENT RESEARCH Lance M.

10. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

11. THE NATURE OF THE WORK Aerospace engineers are involved on all aspects of aeronautics (aircraft) or astronautics (spacecraft) They design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, and missiles and supervise the manufacture of these products They often specialize in one of many areas such as aerodynamics, propulsion, flight mechanics, orbital mechanics, fluids, structures, guidance & control, and computation

12. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Basic Training Required BA in aerospace engineering (advanced mathematics classes, basic engineering courses and aerospace engineering classes) Specialized Training Within the Field propulsion, guidance systems, structural design, navigation systems, instrumentation and communication, aerodynamics, thermodynamics and celestial mechanics

13. Pre-College training Students should pursue an academically challenging course Load 4 years of English / language arts 2 years of a foreign language 3 (but preferably 4) years of science 2 years social studies Preferably 4 years of math Student Type/Pre-College Training Personal Attributes Students should have a keen interest in aircraft and flight Technology Analytical / logical Detail oriented Inquisitive Creative Good interpersonal skills (you will most likely work as part of a team)

14. Employment Outlook: Employment expected to grow about as fast as all other engineering occupations through 2015. Salaries: In 2009 the median income was $79,000. Federal Government: $79,200 Search and navigation equipment: $75,880 Aircraft, parts and components: $76,890 Guided missiles, space vehicles and parts: &74,180 EMPLOYMENT!!

15. CURRENT RESEARCH The study of fluid-structure interaction problems that include, mainly the detrimental effects of wind on civil and mechanical structures, and the environment, and a wide range of aerospace-related research. ISU researchers have considerable expertise in developing Thermal Barrier Coating systems to protect turbine superalloys from high temperatures gases and oxidation. Recent developments are an aluminum (Al) coating embedded in the superalloy that reduced the weight, and a new bond coat material that significantly enhances the life of the TBC system .

16. AG & BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING

17. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING design, develop, test and manufacture ag. machine systems handle, store, process and enhance or protect the quality of agricultural commodities and processed products design environment control and housing systems for plant and animal production www.ndsu.edu Accessed on 6-16-10

18. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING design equipment and systems for processing, manufacturing, distribution and quality protection of food products manage air, land and water resources; design and manage crop irrigation systems develop electrical and electronic applications for agricultural problems

19. BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING develop innovative green products and industries convert bio-based resources to food, fuel and other renewable products design new generations of devices or systems for biological systems control biological systems for natural resource protection, waste remediation and ecosystem restoration www.ndsu.edu Accessed on 6-16-10

20. BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING create new and improved processes through the innovative use of microorganisms, plant and animal cells and enzymes develop sensors, control systems and computer models to monitor and control biological processes occurring in industry or the environment. management or law

21. HOW CAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PREPARE? Study Science! The more courses the better. Join an engineering club and talk to others interested in engineering. Visit universities that offer engineering courses.

22. AGRICULTURAL AND BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING DEGREES Degrees are offered in bachelor's, master's and PhD programs throughout the U.S

23. UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS: Can expect to take classes in engineering fundamentals, agricultural and biological sciences, mathematics, economics, and general education courses in the humanities.

24. GRADUATE-LEVEL PROGRAMS: Involve intensive course work and in-depth research in the student's chosen specialty.

25. EMPLOYMENT Position titles of graduates include: design engineer test engineer project engineer plant engineer quality control engineer process engineer energy adviser consulting engineer environmental engineer Starting salaries range from $42,000 to $62,000 per year. -North Dakota State University

26. BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING FORMERLY KNOWN AS JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH Collision-free inverse kinematics of the redundant seven-link manipulator used in a cucumber picking robot Modelling water pollution by leached soluble phosphorus, part 2: Simulation of effects of manure management Vis/NIR spectroscopy and chemometrics for the prediction of soluble solids content and acidity (pH) of kiwifruit

27. CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING LIFE AND THE CHEMICALS INVOLVED IN OUR LIVES

28. The Nature of the Work Chemical application of physical sciences and math to turning raw materials into more useful forms. Also often involved in manufacturing processes related to chemicals. Biological Or bioengineering, application of engineering principles to biological or medical problems. Can overlap with biomedical engineering. Source: Wikipedia

29. TRAINING IN CHEM AND BIOCHEM Excellent skills in math, chemistry and physics are a start Undergraduate and graduate coursework in an area of interest provide the knowledge to begin applying principles of engineering. ie. Body systems knowledge for design of life support technology

30. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING Persistence, curiosity, complex problem-solving skills, and excellent laboratory skills Admissions requirements for undergraduate engineering schools include a solid background in mathematics (algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus) and science (biology, chemistry, and physics), with courses in English, social studies, and humanities. Source: Sciencebuddies.org

31. EMPLOYMENT Biological Engineering Medical device manufacturers Pharmaceutical companies Medical Research Institutions Agricultural Industry Chemical Engineering Food Industry Petroleum and renewable resources Process control Pharmaceutical companies Production

32. CURRENT RESEARCH Chemical- from ACS Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie801542g http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie8019032 Biological- from Journal of Biological Engineering http://www.jbioleng.org/content/4/1/6 http://www.jbioleng.org/content/4/1/5

33. CIVIL ENGINEERING MS INQUIRY GROUP A KARA CHRISTENSEN KELLY EARL AMANDA KITE DALE KLINGENBERG ADAM PUDERBAUGH

34. THE NATURE OF THE WORK Design and planning of: Bridges Tunnels Harbors Highways Water and Sewage systems Other buildings Employed by: All levels of government Construction companies Engineering/Architectural firms Also independently employed

35. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Civil engineering is a very broad category and can be broken down into several specialized areas of engineering. They include: Structural Construction Hydraulics Sanitary Environmental Transportation Soil Mechanics

36. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING The type of student that fits this major is one that enjoys: Math Physics Science combination of all communicating and working as a group Some helpful pre-college tips: Taking advanced classes in many high level math, science, and physics classes Attend summer camps for pre-engineering Be involved in clubs to help work on problem solving skills

37. EMPLOYMENT Monitoring, guiding, devising, and designing -Building of roads -Girders -Bridges -Airports -Tunnels -Dams -Water & sewage systems Civil engineering is one of the oldest disciplines of engineering contains a variety of specialties like structural, water related, environmental, architectural, transportation and geo-technical engineering Administrative or supervisory jobs are held by many civil engineers while others work in devising, composing, constructing, researching and teaching jobs. Civil engineers usually work near major industrial and commercial centers, often at construction sites. Some projects are situated in remote areas or in foreign countries. In some jobs, civil engineers move from place to place to work on different projects.

38. CURRENT RESEARCH Smart materials and structures Infrastructure reliability and biomechanics Remote sensing applications River restoration GIS modeling Micromechanics of granular materials Water treatment processes Membrane processes Desalination Waste containment and management Water and energy balance measurements

39. COMPUTER ENGINEERING GROUP MEMBERS CAROLYN CARTER MIKE LAZERE JOSH MANGLER BRIAN ROBISON REBECCA STEINLAGE

40. NATURE OF THE WORK Computer Engineer (Software) Develop, test and evaluate the software that are installed on our computers. Computers games, Business applications, Security, Video Source: Education-Portal.com Computer Engineer (Hardware) Design and manufacture computers. Creates the main PC and its associated components such as chips, circuit boards, systems, modems. Source : Collegesurfin g.com eHow.com

41. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Sound background in math and sciences Course work including: Algorithems Computer networking Robotics Operating systems Analog electronics Digital electronics EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR Relevant programming skills Degrees in computer science, physical science, mathematics. Keeping up to date with current information. Continuing Ed! UNDERGRAD STUDIES

42. Students in high school should be strong in math and science 4 yrs - through trigonometry and advanced math 3 yrs – science including biology, chemistry and physics Students have an interest in computer hardware and software and take classes if available. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING

43. Core skills can be applied to nearly any organization in a variety of ways. Design : create the software for new, innovative products Development : improve existing items, advance artificial intelligence Quality Control : analyze factory output, evade problems improve efficiency Architect : makes computers smaller and more powerful EMPLOYMENT

44. Research in computer engineering includes several different areas, but three prevalent areas are: Computer architecture Design of the structure of a computer system, including internal performance as well as the hardware Software systems Designing software of good quality, low cost, easy maintenance and materials that are replicable Intelligent systems “ Artificial intelligence” for robotics, neural networks (parallel processing of information) CURRENT RESEARCH

45. CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING “ PAVING THE WAY”

46. THE NATURE OF THE WORK Plan, design, and manage construction of large structures 4 primary areas: Building: Roads, waterways, & railways Mechanical Electrical

47. SPECIALIZED TRAINING STEM-focused prerequisites Undergraduate focus Emphasis on construction process skills Graduate focus Emphasis on management and design of construction projects Post Graduate Focus Emphasis on design

48. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING Strong visual-spatial learners Courses geared toward math, physics, and chemistry/chemical properties.

49. EMPLOYMENT Construction Project Management Architectural design Construction economics and logistics Electrical Engineering Military Applications etc.

50. CURRENT RESEARCH Fuel Cell Powered Locomotive Design of Renewable Energy Generators

51. REFERENCES http://www.ccee.iastate.edu/academics/undergrad-construction.html www.universities.com/.../ Bachelor_degrees_in_Construction_Engineering_Technology_Technician.html http://www.cecer.army.mil/td/tips/index.cfm http://web.mit.edu/research/topic/architecture.html#labs

52. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING KARL GOLDSMITH NICK HAYES KIM KULT PEG CONLON ANSON BONTE

53. THE NATURE OF THE WORK Field of engineering dealing with electricity, electromagnetism, and electronics. This includes large-scale electrical systems. It may include electronic engineering which also includes smaller scale systems such as computers.

54. SPECIALIZED TRAINING This profession requires at least a bachelor’s degree. Master’s and Doctorate’s can also be earned. Specialized can be earned in such topics as microelectronics, electromagnetism, instrumentation, telecommunications and so on.

55. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING Mathematics -- 4 years, including trigonometry and precalculus Science -- 3 years, including chemistry and physics A good team member with organizational ability, integrity, ambition, and communication skills. A high degree of analytical skill and the ability to handle abstract models of physical phenomena.

56. EMPLOYMENT Telecommunications Energy and Electric Power Aerospace Transportation and Automotive Manufacturing Education and Research

57. CURRENT RESEARCH There are several areas of research involving electrical engineering, including biomedical, nanotechnology, communication and signal processing, computers, systems and controls, electromagnetics, electronics and power engineering.

58. SOURCES http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_engineering http://www.ece.iastate.edu/academics/ee-undergraduate-major.html http://www.careercornerstone.org/pdf/ee/eleceng.pdf http://www.ieeeusa.org/careers/yourcareer.html

59. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING MAUREEN GRIFFIN, ALICIA SCHILLER, KYLE WEIS, SPENCER MESICK, BERNIE HERMANSON

60. Industrial Engineers determine the best way to build a better mouse trap and market that mouse trap once it is built. They find ways that are better, faster, smarter, easier and safer so their company makes a good profit, are efficient and safer. They find ways to help keep employees satisfied and safe with their work. The next time you wait in a long line for that roller coaster ride or to get processed for Access Plus Payroll Deposit you can blame the industrial engineer for not doing their job! http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-engineering-careers/MatlSci_industrialengineer_c001.shtml NATURE OF THE WORK

61. Specialized Training for an I.E. chemistry, physics, materials science calculus, differential equations, statistics, advanced mathematics/computation engineering mechanics & design, computer science, circuits/electronics ergonomics/safety, stochastics management systems theory, economics International credits

62. engineering and business combined together industrial engineers uses technology, people, and information to improve productivity, enhance quality, manage resources-in short, and to make things better Pre-College Training – excels in math, science, business and computer classes STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING

63. EMPLOYMENT In 2008 engineers held 1.6 million jobs, with industrial engineers holding 214,800 of those jobs  3 rd highest Engineers are employed in every state, in small and large cities and in rural areas. Industrial engineers are expected to have employment growth of 14 percent over the projections decade, faster than average for all occupations. It’s expected that firms will turn to industrial engineers to develop more efficient processes and reduce costs, delays, and waste. Source = http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#emply

64. Main Areas of current research: Human Factors- Occupational Ergonomics, Assistive Technologies, Safety Engineering Manufacturing-rapid manufacturing of 3Dbulk structural nanomaterials Operations Research-Computer aided design Productions System-Robotics; design, monitor, and control of complex systems CURRENT RESEARCH

65. MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING

66. Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. This science investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. Nanoscience or nanotechnology has propelled materials science to the forefront of exploration by many universities as of late. NATURE OF THE WORK

67. SPECIALIZED TRAINING Classes in Science, Math, and Computers College Requirements: Before taking upper-level courses in your major, you need to fulfill the basic program requirements and a GPA of at least of 2.00 Basic Program Courses (26.5), Gen. Ed. Electives (15), ME Core Courses (46), Technical & Design Electives (18), ME Tech Elective Specifics Bachelor degrees in one of the following: Science, Technology, Engineering, Applied Science Masters Degree in one of the following: Engineering, Technology, Science, Engineering Management

68. STUDENT TYPE/PRE-COLLEGE TRAINING By experimenting with chemicals, atoms, and minerals, they invent and perfect new materials find ways to make traditional materials better produce materials reliably and economically through synthesis and processing research what makes materials change and how to predict those changes

69. Recent Iowa State MSE graduates are working for companies such as Pella, 3M, Teledyne, Intel, Alcoa, Owens Corning, McDonnell-Douglas, IBM, Rockwell International, General Motors, Boeing, General Electric Astro-Space, Ames Laboratory, and Lockheed Martin. Recent MSE graduates with a BS degree receive over $55,000 annually. EMPLOYMENT

70. Research on catalysts addresses efficiency of lithium-air batteries - Catalysts. Developing nanowire for biosensors -Biological Materials Biopolymer design and synthesis -Organic Polymer Materials DNA-directed nanocrystal assembly -Nanopatterning CURRENT RESEARCH