1. …We put the “M” in A&M

2. MEEN Engineering Honors (EH)
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017
ENGR 181H, CHEM 100
Dr. Harry A. Hogan (MEEN EH Dept. Coordinator)
Basic Requirements
Finding Honors Courses
Maintaining EH Eligibility
Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

3. Basic Requirements No additional MEEN track requirements currently
EH College-level requirements - highlights
18 Hours of Honors credits in Engr. or Science
12 Hours must be Engineering
ENGR 181H (1 SCH)
MEEN 491H – Research (4 SCH min., 6 max.)
Up to 6 hours of Graduate Courses
3.5 GPA

4. Finding Honors Courses
Stand-alone Honors sections
e.g., ENGR 111(201) – 2XX section numbers
Not an abundance in engineering, particularly MEEN
"Stacked" Honors sections
6 courses Spring 2017 (16 total 20X sections)
6 courses Fall 2016 (15 total 20X sections)
Do not do "Honors Contracts" any more
You must still ask the Professor to initiate it
Contact Professors before registration and/or ASAP after course instructors are posted in Howdy
"Deadline" = 1 week before classes

5. Finding Honors Courses
MEEN 491H
You must find a Professor to work with
Most profs use ….. 3 SCH = 10 hours/week (approx.)
UG students can also work on research as paid hourly
MEEN 491H is meant for junior or senior year
Form must be completed and submitted to Dr. McVay for approval (MEEN Advising Office)
MEEN 491 Informational Event
– Tues., Mar. 21, 5:00pm, Room 301 MEOB

6. Maintaining EH Eligibility
Meet with "Department Coordinator" once per year
At least one "EH Activity" per semester
College Level or Department Level
Check COE EH "Calendar of Activities"
(search web for "tamu engineering honors")
Periodic s about events
Maintain 3.5 GPA
Submit summary report in May each year

7. What do Mechanical Engineers Do?
Mechanical engineers typically work in the following areas:
the generation, distribution, and use of energy
the processing of materials
the control and automation of manufacturing systems
the design and development of machines
solving environmental problems
Examples of products designed and manufactured by MEs:
Heat exchangers, refrigerators, ventilation systems
Biomedical devices
Automobiles, airplanes, and other vehicles
Robots and manufacturing machinery
Power plants

8. How can we categorize what ME’s do?
Industries
Transportation/Space
Ford, Honda, Tesla, Lockheed, Boeing, Union Pacific, BNSF, Polaris, SpaceX, NASA
Biomedical
Boston-Scientific, Stryker, DJO Global, BioTex Inc., Siemens
HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning)
Trane, Carrier, contractors, consultants
Power Generation
public utilities, GE, Reliant Energy, Chesapeake Energy, Spectra Energy

9. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Industries
Energy/Petro-chemical/plastics
Exxon, DOW Chemical, Koch, Schlumberger, BP, Shell, Eastman Chemical, Halliburton, Kinder Morgan
Electronics
Texas Instruments, Motorola, Dell, National Instruments, Applied Materials
Consumer Products
M&M Mars, International Paper, General Mills, Champion, Frito-Lay, Kimberly-Clark, 3M, Wrangler, Nike, Under Armour
Materials
Steel Companies, Cameron/Cooper

10. Other ways to Use an ME Degree
Law School
Texas A&M University, Baylor, UT, SMU, Harvard, UH, etc.
Medical School
Texas A&M University, Baylor, Johns Hopkins, University of Southern California, UT, UNT, etc.
Management
Consulting, MBA programs, manufacturing, design, etc.
Higher Education - engineering professor
Texas A&M University, Rice University, Stanford, MIT, University of Michigan, Iowa State University, etc.

11. How much do ME’s make?
Average starting salaries for Texas A&M University mechanical engineering graduates
Spring 2012 cohort $68,509
Spring 2013 cohort $72,101
Spring 2014 cohort $73,394
Spring 2015 cohort $74,872
Spring 2016 cohort $69,600
*From Career Center Statistics
Fall 2012 cohort $73,077
Fall 2013 cohort $75,134
Fall 2014 cohort $77,217
Fall 2015 cohort $73,153

12. Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M
Established in 1886
Currently ranked 8th among public institutions
(US News World Report)
Approx. 1,100 undergrads; 400 graduate
16% female (F’15)
Avg. cumulative GPA(end of F’15)  3.30
58+ faculty active in research
68+ total faculty
Degrees awarded annually  BSME
Real world Senior design projects
Sponsors include: 3M, FMC, Fluor Daniel, Halliburton, Schlumberger, NASA, Trane, FSAE

13. TECHNICAL ELECTIVES
Materials and Manufacturing MEEN 430 – Nanomaterials. MEEN 448 – Fundamentals of Nondestructive Testing MEEN 451 – Viscoelastic Materials. MEEN 455 – Engineering with Plastics. MEEN 458 – Processing and Characterization of Polymers. MEEN 460 – Corrosion Engineering. MEEN 467 – Mechanical Behavior of Materials. MEEN 471– Elements of Composite Materials MEEN 475* – Materials in Design. MEEN 476 – Nanoscale Issues in Manufacturing. MEEN 477 – Air Pollution Engineering. Dynamics and Controls MEEN 408 – Introduction to Robotics. MEEN 411 – Mechanical Controls. MEEN 431* – Advanced System Dynamics and Controls. MEEN 433 – Mechatronics. MEEN 432 – Automotive Engineering. MEEN 434 – Dynamics and Modeling of Mechatronic Sys.
Thermo-fluid and Energy Systems
MEEN 410 – Internal Combustion Engines.
MEEN 414 – Principles of Turbomachinery.
MEEN 421* – Thermal-Fluids Analysis and Design.
MEEN 436 – Principles of Heating, Ventilation and Air Condtn.
MEEN 437 – Principles of Building Energy Analysis.
MEEN 439 – Solar Energy Engineering.
MEEN 463 – Cogeneration Systems.
MEEN 469 - Alternative Energy Conversion.
MEEN 472 – Gas Dynamics.
Design
MEEN 440 – Bio-Inspired Design.
MEEN 441 – Design of Mechanical Components and Systems.
MEEN 442 – Computer Aided Engineering.
MEEN 444 – Finite Element Analysis in Mechanical Engr.
MEEN 445 – Engineering Applications of Solid Mechanics.
MEEN 459 – Mechanical Vibrations.
Special Topics –Course offerings in a new interest area
MEEN 489 – Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering

14. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Senior Design Projects
Project – title Company
Below Grade Cabinet M
Goose Neck Manipulator Cameron
Leakage Test Tool FMC
Line Characterization Sandia Natl Labs
Downhole Tool Tester Schlumberger SPC
Shape Memory Alloy Actuator Halliburton
Marine Riser Spider Vetco Gray
Versatile Lift Fixture for ECP Frame Applied Materials
Riser Tensioning Device ABB
Formula SAE Texas A&M
Electrical Actuation of Sub Sea Valve Chevron Texaco
Removable Jumper Connector Tool Dril-Quip

15.  Tonight!!
ASME Speaker Meeting
7:00pm, 301 MEOB
Food = Mad Taco!