1. Mechanical Engineering More than gears…

2. ME’s Work side-by-side with Electrical Engineers Computer Scientists Civil Engineers Manufacturing Engineers Materials Scientists Technicians Managers Customers Et cetera…

3. From microscopic to gargantuan…

4. Industry, government, non-profit

5. Electronics, biological, aerospace, ground vehicles, alternative energy, air conditioning…

6. Conception, design, testing, manufacturing, application…

7. A few Student Projects… Thermal modeling Energy Harvest Aero-design Baja Electric bike Lunabotics Artificial knee

8. Where do our grads go?

9. Don’t take it for granted… …if you can touch it or see it, there was probably a mechanical engineer involved with its creation.

10. Boeing 777 Testing Truly, Multi-Disciplinary Engineering: TEST, TEST, TEST… ◦Wing testing (3 min) ◦http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ai2HmvAXcU0 ◦Engine bird-strike (1.5 min) ◦http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OS2pwrZTIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2OS2pwrZTI ◦This is why testing is done (3 min) ◦http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2LeVQ2DtMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2LeVQ2DtM At some point, you have to FLY IT… ◦First flight (7 min) ◦http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C95FcGnFWIhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C95FcGnFWI ◦Rejected Take-Off (4min) ◦http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4LFErD-ylshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4LFErD-yls