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Slide 2 Discovering Engineering 1 Presented by the Florida Engineering Society City of Fort Lauderdale Total Systems, Inc National Engineers Week 2008 February 17 - 23 Slide 3 Discovering Engineering 2 Overview Montel Williams Neil Armstrong Tom Scholtz Bonnie J. Dunbar Lee Iacocca Rowan Atkinson Jimmy Carter Slide 4 Discovering Engineering 3 Engineers make things. invisible stealth The invisible or stealth profession. What is Engineering? Engineering is the application of math and science to create something of value from our natural resources. cool Everything in society is linked to engineering. Slide 5 Discovering Engineering 4 Plan Design Test Create What does an Engineer do? + + = Slide 6 Discovering Engineering 5 Types of Engineers Slide 7 Discovering Engineering 6 Aircraft Rockets Spacecraft Satellites Missiles Aerospace Engineering Hubble Space Telescope Slide 8 Discovering Engineering 7 Hybrid and Fuel Cells Vehicles Automotive Engineering Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVS) Motorcycles Slide 9 Discovering Engineering 8 Biomedical Engineering Organ replacement Tissue repair Heart valves Artificial hearts Kidney dialysis Slide 10 Discovering Engineering 9 Computer components Microwave ovens Phone parts Space shuttle coating Ceramic/Materials Engineering Slide 11 Discovering Engineering 10 Medicine Fuels Solvents Water Chemical Engineering Desalinization Process Slide 12 Discovering Engineering 11 Geology Geophysical Science Refinery and Distillation Oil and Gas Extraction Drill Rig Design Petroleum Engineering Slide 13 Discovering Engineering 12 Criminal Justice Chemical Testing DNA Testing Materials Structural Analysis Forensic Engineering Slide 14 Discovering Engineering 13 Civil Engineering Slide 15 Discovering Engineering 14 SE 17 Street Causeway Bridge construction Soil stability Secure structures Civil Engineering Geotechnical Slide 16 Discovering Engineering 15 Design steel-, concrete-, and timber-framed structures Civil Engineering Structural Downtown Fort Lauderdale Helistop Fort Lauderdales - SE 17 Street Causeway Bridge Parking garage construction Slide 17 Discovering Engineering 16 Airports Seaports Roadways/Highways Waterways Civil Engineering Transportation Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale Las Olas Marina High speed rail Fort Lauderdale I-95/595 Interchange Slide 18 Discovering Engineering 17 Detention/Retention ponds Drainage systems Flood control Hydrologic/Hydraulic principles Navigational waterways Panama Canal Hoover Dam inlets Hoover Dam Storm drainage installation Civil Engineering Water Management Slide 19 Discovering Engineering 18 Potable (drinking) water treatment facility Sanitary waste treatment facilities Industrial waste treatment facilities Civil Engineering Water/Waste Treatment Fort Lauderdales -Fiveash Water Treatment Facility Slide 20 Discovering Engineering 19 Review contracts Order materials Hire and schedule sub-contractors Quality control management Civil Engineering Construction Management Construction supervision Slide 21 Discovering Engineering 20 Wind-wave Studies Beach Renourishment Seawall and Marina Design Coastal Hurricane Protection Off-shore Bottom Studies Boardwalks and Piers Coastal Engineering Slide 22 Discovering Engineering 21 Audio/Video systems Computers Power plants Electrical/Computer Engineering Hydroelectric power plant electric generators Port Everglades / Florida Power and Light Fossil Fuel Power Plant Distribution lines Slide 23 Discovering Engineering 22 Electrical/Computer Engineering Body Electronics Airbags Climate Control Security System Keyless Entry Automatic Seatbelts Memory Seat / Mirror Vehicle Control Antilock Brakes Traction Control Suspension Power Steering Power Train Engine Transmission Charging System Cruise Control Cooling Fan Ignition 4 Wheel Drive Instrumentation Analog Dashboard Digital Dashboard Navigation Heads Up Display (HUD) Global Positioning System (GPS) Entertainment Cellular Phone CD Player AM/FM Radio Tape Player Television CB Radio How is your life affected by the work of Electrical and Computer Engineers? Slide 24 Discovering Engineering 23 Environmental Engineering Air/Water quality Pollution control Remediation Water quality test Soil remediation Air quality test Slide 25 Discovering Engineering 24 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Tools Quality Control Assembly Line Manufacturing Automotive assembly line Automotive parts Slide 26 Discovering Engineering 25 Automation/Robotics Automotive industry Biomedical applications Heating, ventilation, refrigeration Mechanical Engineering HVAC system RoboticsEngine Large scale robots Slide 27 Discovering Engineering 26 Ocean and Marine Engineering Water crafts Under water exploration Pipeline burial trenching machine Ocean vessels High speed crafts The Ocean Voyager II Slide 28 Discovering Engineering 27 Mining Engineering Mineral mining Computer design of an open pit mine Off-highway mine truck Slide 29 Discovering Engineering 28 How can I become an engineer? While in high school you should take: Algebra I & II Geometry Trigonometry Calculus Biology Chemistry Physics Computer Programming/Applications English (4 units) Social Studies (3 units) Foreign Languages (2-3 units) Fine Arts/Humanities (1-2 units) F.A.Q.s Frequently Asked Questions Slide 30 Discovering Engineering 29 How can I become an engineer? (cont) After High School, a Bachelor's degree in engineering is available through: - A four- or five-year accredited college or university program. - Two years in a community college engineering transfer program plus two or three years in an engineering program. - Three years in a science or mathematics major plus two years in an engineering program. Higher degrees (Masters degree) are also available. Do engineers travel? F.A.Q. S Frequently Asked Questions Slide 31 Discovering Engineering 30 How much money do engineers make? F.A.Q.S Frequently Asked Questions Slide 32 Discovering Engineering 31 Where can I get an engineering degree in Florida? Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Florida A & M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of Miami, Coral Gables University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa Slide 33 Discovering Engineering 32 For further information check out these interesting resources: http://www.discoverengineering.org/ - http://www.fleng.org/ - http://www.nspe.org/ - http://www.asce.org/ - http://www.ieee.org/ - http://www.asme.org/ - http://www.aiche.org/ Web Sites - http://www.swe.org/ - http://www.nsbe.org/ - http://www.shpe.org/ - http://www.asee.org/ - http://www.aises.org/ 32