KANSAS STATE ENGINEERINGEngineering Ambassadors

Background

Lawrence High graduate of 2008 Sophomore in Industrial Engineering with

a Business and Manufacturing minor Executive member of Engineering

Ambassadors

Applications: Engineering and You

Applying science and technology to develop new products and solve real-life problems.

5 different Areas of Opportunity:*Research and Development*Design and Construction*Manufacturing and Sales*Service and Operation*Education and Other Professions

University Selection Criteria

Student Quality- meet with students in your college of interest

Faculty Commitment- student advising, faculty commitment and degrees

Modern Facilities- up to date classrooms, labs, technology

Contact with Industry- research projects, employment, alumni

Level of Research- research being conducted at university

K-State Study Guide

11 Colleges of Engineering Architectural- designing any different system for

a building Bio-Ag (Biosystems)- enhancing natural

processes, applying engineering principles to living systems such as food energy, plants and animals

Chemical- 1/3 of students go on to grad school and research, others use math and science to make products like fuel, food, medicine, etc.

Civil- anything with structures, such as buildings, bridges, transportation, and waste systems

Computer- hardware and software, networking systems

Computer Science- design software systems that solve societal problems such as flight control, video games and movies, DNA, life saving drugs

Construction Science- management program designed to produce a professional constructor

Electrical- designing systems that deal with electricity or electronics, microchip technology, wireless communication, digital electronics, conversion, processing of energy

Industrial- design, analyze, and improve integrated systems, maximizing system productivity, making high quality low-cost products

Information Systems- technical computing, networking, web concepts for business information

Mechanical- design machines and systems for conversion, control, and transfer of energy. Equipment design and manufacturing

Nuclear- design systems that deal with radiation, work in nuclear power plant design and operations

Job Examples

Architectural- private firms, ex: if they wanted to build a new chiefs stadium, architect designs it, you make sure it is structurally safe.- closely related to construction science

Bio-Ag- Food industry, consulting firms, healthcare facility

Chemical- Pharmaceuticals, Exxon Mobil Civil- Kansas Department of Transportation,

Amazon Computer- private firms Computer science- Delta Airlines, any video

game maker, pharmaceuticals

Construction science- construction companies, architecture companies

Electrical- consulting companies, private firms

Industrial- Coca Cola, Spirit Aero, Target, Ford Motor, AT&T, Accenture Consulting

Information systems- Verizon, John Hopkins Physics Lab, Boeing

Mechanical- CISCO, Dow Chemical, Atlas Consulting

Special Programs

Minors Leadership Honors Program Integrated B.S.-M.S. WESP STEP- includes SAS, STEM

Come Visit!

The best way to learn what college is right for you is to schedule a college visit and see for yourself!

http://www.engg.ksu.edu/ Questions?

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