Engineering a Team Sport

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Engineering a Team Sport

• Evan Lemley, UCO Engr. and Phys.
• ENGR 1112 Introduction to Engineering
• University of Central Oklahoma

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Organization

• What is Engineering?
• What is an Engineering Team?
• Who should be an Engineer and Why?
• Engineering Disciplines.
• How to become an Engineer.

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What is Engineering? Compare and Contrast

• Engineering
• Learn Math and Physics
• Apply math and physics to build new devices
• Design of applications that solve a given problem
  is the emphasis

• Physics
• Learn Math and Physics
• Apply math and physics to understand workings of
  universe
• Design of experiments that help understand
  workings of universe is the emphasis

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What is Engineering?

• Def. Use of technology to solve problems
• Industrial apply science and math to solve
  manufacturing problems
• Consulting apply science and math to design
  things from scratch or assess existing designs
• Research and Development apply newer science
  and math to create new products and devices
• Academic Research Apply science and math to
  previously unsolved problems (short term
  significance may not quite exist)?
• Help discover new science

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What is an Engineering Team?

• Many problems are solved by teams
• Scientists Generalists, Design, Is there any
  thing we forgot?
• Engineers Design and Analyze
• Technicians Build, Test, and Debug
• Engineering and other work is moving more this
  direction.
• Engineering degree programs are more focused this
  direction labs and design projects

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Cold Fusion Univ. of Utah Early 1990s

• What Table-Top fusion really big deal
• Who Drs. Pons and Fleishman
• Who else Team from of Los Alamos
• Why Is it real
• How Neutron and other detectors
• What happened NO NEUTRONS OR ANYTHING ELSE
• What kind of Engineers?

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Columbia Disaster - 2003

• Large Team of Scientists, Engineers, and
  Technicians
• Government NASA, Industry Contractors,
  Independent Board (CAIB)?
• CAIB Columbia Accident Investigation Board
  (www.caib.us)?
• Cause Foam insulation hits Leading Edge?
  Southwest Research Institute

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Air Gun
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Target
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Foam Impact
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Is Engineering For You?

• Do you like to take things apart and put them
  back together? (understanding how things work)?
• Do you like solving difficult problems?
• Are you interested in Science and Math?
• Do you like working with other technical people?

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Why Become an Engineer? - ASEE

• Job Satisfaction
• Variety of Career Opportunities
• Challenging Work
• Intellectual Development
• Potential to Benefit Society
• Financial Security
• Prestige
• Professional Environment
• Technological and Scientific Discovery
• Creative Thinking

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Why Become an Engineer? - Lemley

• Fame -probably not
• Money -a few rich engineers
• Security pretty secure
• Good at it and like it
• Idealistic contribute in a positive way to use
  of technology

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Science and MathRequirements

• Physics cornerstone of technology
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Materials microscopic details of how materials
  fit together and how they respond to outside
  forces Math Engineering is applied mathematics
• Algebra, Trig, Calculus, Differential Equations,
  Linear Algebra
• Computers running software, spreadsheets,
  word-processing, writing programs, CAD, ProE,
  specific engineering software

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Aeronautical Engineering

• Aerodynamics, Fluid Mechanics
• Design and build aircraft, spacecraft, land
  vehicles
• Big companies with large-scale projects

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Agricultural Engineering

• Hydrology, Soil Mechanics, Biology
• Produce food on a large scale

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Engineering DisciplinesBiomedical Engineering

• Modern engineering methods to solve problems in
  medicine and human health.
• Health and medical-related industries
• High growth rate

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Chemical Engineering

• Chemistry to design and manufacture production
  systems where chemical reactions are involved
• Chemistry, fluid mechanics, heat transfer
• Petroleum, chemical, plastics, electronics (small
  large scale)?

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Civil Engineering

• Design and construction of roads, bridges, and
  other large structures
• Wastewater, water supply, erosion, environmental
  engineering
• Government, large construction, and consulting
  firms

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Computer Engineering

• Hardware, software, and digital communication
• Formerly part of electrical engineering
• Small Large Scale Employment

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Electrical Engineering

• Use and control of electromagnetic energy
• Microelectronics to power distribution, data
  communication, fiber optics, power systems,
  microprocessor design

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Engineering Physics

• Engineering Physics EP
• Good Engineering Problem Solvers that know the
  background physics very well
• Job Options
• Engineer, physicist, software engineer, Graduate
  School (physics or engineering)?
• Curriculum Standard Physics Basic Engineering
  Science Courses

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Industrial Engineering

• Design of devices and systems for mass production
  and manufacturing facilities
• Heavy-duty statistics
• Industrial Manufacturing employment

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Mechanical Engineering

• Designing and building physical structures
• Mechanical Design -- Machines
• Fluid/Thermal Design
• HVAC
• Industrial Processes
• Very wide employability

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Mechatronics Engineering

• Mechanical engineering plus electronics plus
  computers
• Solve problems that a mechanical or electrical
  engineer could not solve alone

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Naval Engineering

• Design of ships, subs, and other sea-going
  vessels
• Oil platforms
• Government and private sector

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Nuclear Engineering

• Design of systems that involve nuclear reactions
• Reactor engineer, radiation protection
• Strong ties to mechanical and to physics
• Engineering Physics majors are good nuclear
  engineers

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Other Engineering

• Petroleum Engineering
• Production of oil and gas from resources
• Systems Engineering
• Design, implementation, and control of
  large-scale systems (computer, utilities,
  governments)?
• Data processing, power generation, transmission,
  communications, aerospace

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How to Become an Engineer

• Bachelors Degree Required
• Engineering vs. Engr. Tech.
• Engineering Core 1.5 years
• Math and Physics 1 year
• Engineering Physics more physics
• Some projects need a licensed engineer
• Esp. when public use and safety are involved
• Approve Design
• Some Legal Responsibility

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How to Become an Engineer

• Licensed Engineers are P.E.s
• Professional Engineers
• Process to be Licensed
• Fundamentals of Engineering Exam (FE)?
• Senior year, General and Specific Sections
• Engineering Intern Period (at least four years of
  engineering practice)?
• Prof. Engr. Exam (in chosen area)?
• Not necessary for many engineers
• Helpful to be eligible for PE (pass the FE Exam)?