Intro to CHEN Exam 1 - Habbit

Deliverable

Any assignment, report, memo, slides, models, or products submitted by a student to show their learning process and progress

Presentation format

Should be able to stand alone. Use bullets, numbers, and headlines. Readable from 10ft away. Clean, aligned layout. Text is concise and to the point. Free of grammatical errors and spelling errors. Consistent, effective use of colors and graphics.

Presentations

Used to support verbal statements. Use bullets, numbers, and textboxes. Clean and aligned layout. Text is concise and to the point. Free of grammatical errors. Consistent, effective use of colors and graphics.

Why this Homework Format

Allows engineers to effectively document the method of solution and allows other engineers to double-check the work for correctness

Detailed Homework Format Instructions

Engineering paper is required. Handwriting must be legible and neat. Assignments must be staples. Each problem must be started on a new page. No strikeouts or erasures. Do not fold or rip out of a notebook.

First Page of Homework

Name, course and section, assignment location, due date

Every Page of Homework

The problem number at the top right. Initials to the right of the problem number. Write the page number as a fraction.

What does GFSA stand for?

Given, Find, Solve, Answer

What to use for calculations on homework?

Railroad tracks

How to show final answers on homework

Boxed or double underlined. Include the symbol, value, and units. 4-5 significant figures.

Why do engineers use short memos?

Used to make requests, to give announcements, answer inquiries, and as cover letters to transmit tenchnical reports.

How long are short memos?

Less than a page, but no more than two pages.

Department format for short memos

Use single space, Times New Roman 12pt. Skip a line between paragraphs. Do no indent fist sentence.

Why do engineers use technical memos?

Engineers use technical memos to communicate short reports where a formal technical report is not warranted.

What do technical memos have that short memos do not?

Equations, figures and illustrations, tables, data, and appendices. Include sections headings that are bolded or italicized.

How are technical memos divided?

Executive Summary, Introduction or Purpose, Theory and Analysis, Results and Discussions, Conclusions and Recommendations, References, and Attachments and/or Appendices

What POV should be used in technical reports?

3rd person

What POV should be used for PD memos, reflections, etc.

1st person

What is Engineering?

The application of science and mathematics by which the properties of matter and the sources of energy in nature that are made useful to people.

Difference between scientist and engineers

The function of the scientist is to know, while that of the engineer is to do.

The engineering process

Define, research and plan, prototype, analyze, and optimize

What is the engineered solution

Optimized to be the most desirable solution, within given limitations

Six simple machines

Inclined plane, wedge, wheel and wheel/axel mechanism, pulleys, lever, screw

Who was the first engineer

Imhotep the builder of the Step Pyramid in Egypt

When did engineering experience its first massive rise in popularity?

18th Century

Where was the earliest formal engineering education?

Germany

Where were the first United States engineers trained?

West Point in 1802

When did engineering become readily available to universities?

1850s

Who was awarded the first PhD in engineering?

J. Willard Gibbs at Yale

What did J. Willard Gibbs do?

Significantly contributed to the field of thermodynamics and created statistical mechanics and vector calculus.

What did the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (ASEE) do around 1893?

Promoted a more rigorous approach to engineering education including fundamental science and mathematics along with practical hands-on skills.

Around how many universities in the united states offer engineering programs?

788

When was the Department of Chemical Engineering formed in Auburn?

1913

Who was the first female graduate from Auburn University?

Maria Rogan Whitson with a degree in Electrical Engineering

What does “chemical” mean in chemical engineering

Of, relating to, used in, or produced by chemistry or the phenomena of chemistry

What is chemical engineering?

The production and manufacturing of products through chemical processes or phenomena

What is chemical manufacturing?

Develop and design large-scale production methods for chemicals and other products

What is the energy, oil, and petroleum sector?

Generate energy, maximize its efficiency, and maintain the environement.

What is the biomedical and pharmaceutical sectors?

Engineering that is applied to human health either through the physical body, things put in our bodies, or things we put on our bodies.

What is the biotechnology sector?

Products and technologies that employ living organisms and biological systems to enhance human life.

What are the advanced materials and nanotechnology sector?

Engineered materials with enhanced properties to drive superior performance.

What is the environmental sector?

Strategy and technology to treat and protect the quality of air, water, and earth.

What is the pulp and paper sector?

Chemistry and biotechnology of lignocellulosic materials

What is the systems and processes sector?

Analyze, design, and improve complex technical workflows to maximize efficiency, reduce waste, and cut costs.

What is a technical industry career?

Any for-profit organizations that develop, designs, manufactures or distributes products and services.

What is a career in academia?

Any entity that is focused on the pursuit of research, education, and scholarship.

What is a government career?

Any entity that is part of a local, state, or federal agency.

What is a professional/miscellaneous career?

Any career that usually requires post-grad education and is not exclusice to an engineering background, but often employ engineers.

What is the oil and gas industry?

The exploration, extraction, transportation, production, and refining of oil and gas fossil fuels.

What is physiological modeling?

Mathematical models to understand and predict physiological system behavior.

What are In Vitro Diagnostics?

Tests done on biological samples taken from the human body to detect disease, conditions, and infections.

What are biomechanics?

The study of forces acting on and generated within a body and the effects of these forces on the tissues, fluid or materials used for the diagnosis, treatment or research purposes.

What are biomaterials?

Natural or synthetic material that has been engineered to interact with a biological system for a medical purpose.

What is cell engineering?

Adding, deleting, or modifying genetic sequences in living cells to achieve biological engineering goals.

What is tissue engineering?

The practice of combining biomaterial scaffolds with cells and bioactive factors to restore, maintain, replace, or mimic biological tissues

What is drug delivery?

Approaches, formulations, manufacturing techniques, storage systems, and technologies designed to transport a drug to a target site to achieve a therapeutic effect.

Characteristics of a functional team: goals

Clearly defined goals, standards, and expectations for work and behavior.

Characteristics of a functional team: progress

Results-driven with regular assessment of progress.

Characteristics of a functional team: skills

Ensure all members have the necessary technical and soft skillsets needed to optimize high-quality work and team member growth.

Characteristics of a functional team: commitment

Everyone pulls their own weight and actively participates to work towards goals/standards that are agreed upon by all team members.

Characteristics of a functional team: climate

Maintain a collaborative climate by remembering that it is the team vs. the problem and understanding each other’s strengths and weaknesses allows for a stronger team.

The 14grand challenges

1. Make solar energy economical

2. Provide energy from fusion

3. Develop carbon sequestration methods

4. Manages the nitrogen cycle

5. Provide access to clean water

6. Restore and improve urban infrastructure

7. Advance health informatics

8. Engineer better medicine

9. Reverse-engineer the brain

10. prevent nuclear terror

11. secure cybersecurity

12. enhance virtual reality

13. advance personalized learning

14. engineer the tools of scientific discovery

How is health relevant to engineering?

Protect health of workers, consumers, and others who might be exposed to the product or process.

Safety in engineering

Protect workers, consumers, community around a plant, drivers on roads as goods are transported.

Environment in engineering

Protect the environment from hazards during manufacturing, transport use or disposal.

Ethics fundamental canons

1. Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public

2. Perform services only in areas of their competence

3. Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner

4. act for each employer or client as faithful agents or trustees

5. avoid deceptive acts

6. conduct themselves honorably, responsibly, ethically, and lawfully so as to enhance the honor, reputation, and usefulness of the profession

How is danger measured?

0 (not dangerous) - 4 (most dangerous)

What is ethics

Govern the standards of behavior and moral principles that describe how an engineer should conduct within the diverse situations experienced in the profession

What is a Job Safety Analysis

Procedure that breaks each job/task into a sequence of steps and identifies safety elements of each