What is Engineering?

1. What is Engineering? What is Engineering? • Engineering (According to Websters): The application of math and science by which the propertiesof matter and the sources of energy in nature are made usefulto people. • Engineering goes BEYOND a FIRM understanding of math and science. Engineers APPLY math and science for the betterment of society through: - Design - Manufacturing - Research & Development - Management - Continual Improvement - Logistics • Above all, engineers are problem solvers who make thingswork better, more efficiently, quicker and cheaper. • Engineers serve humanity with skill and dedication.

2. Salary Comparisons (2006) • Engineering is a HIGHLY regarded and relatively HIGHLY compensated career. Engineers make GREAT salaries relative to the amount of schooling required and the LIFESTYLE offered. • Career College (yrs) *Starting Salary (2006) **Factor - • Fast Food Cook ($5.15/hr) 0 $10,700 - Cosmetologist 0 $23,500 - • Auto Mechanic 0 $28,700 - • Real Estate Agent 0 $30,800 -Journalism 4 $26,700 7K • Physical Therapy 8 $56,100 7K • Biologist/Chemist 4 $39,000 10KVeterinarian (D.V.M.) 8 $78,000 10K • Accounting/Business 4 $37,000 9K • Chemical Plant Operator 3 $35,000 12K • Nurse 4 $54,000 14K • Pharmacist 6 $89,300 15K • Computer Programmer 4 $47,000 12K • Mechanical Engineer 4 $50,000 13K • Lawyer (J.D.) 6 $76,000 13K • Electrical Engineer 4 $52,000 13K • Chemical Engineer 4 $51,000 13K • Doctor (M.D.) 10 $137,000 14K Higher Factor Is Better! *Starting salaries based on median starting salaries reported on Salary.com for Kingsport, TN.**Factor is annual starting salary / years of college.

3. Earning Potential vs. Minimum Wage What is Engineering? Years AFTER H.S. Graduation (based on 1998 salary data) • Engineers have high earning potentials over the course of their career. • Since 1998, engineering salaries have increased by ~25%.

4. Engineering Disciplines What is Engineering? • MAJOR DISCIPLINES • Mechanical Engineering • Electrical Engineering • Chemical Engineering • Civil Engineering • Industrial Engineering • OTHER DISCIPLINES • Automotive Engineering • Aerospace Engineering • Agricultural Engineering • Biomedical Engineering • Computer Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Materials Engineering • Nuclear Engineering • Robotics Engineering • Safety Engineering

5. Mechanical Engineering What is Engineering? • Perhaps the broadest of all the engineering disciplines in its range of activities • Concerned with design, manufacture & operation of wide range of components, devices, or systems: • - microscopic parts (nanotechnology) to gigantic gears • - more efficient heating, ventilation, refrigeration • - manufacturing equipment (tanks, motors, pumps) • - laser technology • - biomedical applications • - automotive industry • - computer-aided design, automation, robotics

6. Mechanical Engineering Projects What is Engineering? Design the Coolest Boats Design the Latest Vehicles Design Military Robots Nanotechnology

7. "Plastic" Up Close Chemical Engineering What is Engineering? • Youngest of major engineering disciplines • Application of chemical, physical, and engineering principles in production of such materials as plastics, synthetic materials, and pharmaceuticals • Higher conversion catalysts for petroleum refining, catalysts for pollution control • Design of efficient and economical chemical processes • The future of chemical engineering promises breakthroughs in: • - fuel cell technology to power automobiles - new, advanced materials – plastics, clothes, etc. • - advanced chemical separations technologies • - life sciences (biochemistry/biology) • - nanotechnology

8. Chemical Engineering What is Engineering? Chemical Engineering is the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems. • Chemical Engineers are responsible for: • Gasoline • Plastic • Energy (natural gas, oil heating, coal) • Adhesives • Clothing • Building Materials Heating and Cooling of Chemicals How Chemicals Affect Environment Reactions Transportation of Chemicals Make Chemicals Cheaper, Faster, Better Distillation or Separation of Chemicals Safety Filtration

9. Chemical Engineering What is Engineering? Chemical Engineering has a reputation of being the hardest of all the engineering degrees to obtain in college. • Chemical Engineers MUST have firm understanding of: • MATH (Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, Differential Equations) • PHYSICS • CHEMISTRY (General, Organic, Physical) • THERMODYNAMICS (study of heat and transformation to energy) • BUSINESS CONCEPTS • COMPUTERS • COMMUNICATIONS

10. Electrical Engineering What is Engineering? • Electrical engineers apply specialized skill to the design, manufacture, application, installation, and operation of electrical products and systems. • Electrical engineers play a role in almost EVERYTHING we interact with on a daily basis. They design smaller, cheaper, and better: - cell phones - computers - power systems - appliances - robots

11. Civil Engineering What is Engineering? • Design solutions to cope with many of our planet’s most serious problems • - foul air • - decaying cities, roadways and bridges • - clogged airports and highways • - polluted stream, rivers and lakes

12. Industrial Engineering What is Engineering? • Stresses design, improvement, & installation of integrated systems • of people, material, and equipment for the effective production of • goods or services in all types of industries • Design data processing systems • Solve complex organizational problems • Integrates activities of finance, engineering and management • Develop systems for planning, cost analysis, production and • quality of products

13. Summary What is Engineering? • Engineers have been involved in almost everything you see, touch, or rely upon • Engineering can be an exciting career full of opportunities • Job market is generally good • Pay and benefits are among the top for the level of education • Opportunities for leadership, global travel, and benefiting • humankind abound • An engineering degree can open many doors to careers • in other exciting areas + Medicine (physician, surgeon, research) + Business administration + Law • + PhD (research, teaching, consulting)