Types of Engineering

Engineering: is creating and designing solutions to real world problems.

Requires not only math and science, but creativity
Must be determined and willful

Aerospace-

Design, develop, and test aircrafts, spacecrafts, or anything that goes up into the air
-Improve aircraft speeds
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- Create spacecraft

Agricultural -

Creates technology to advance food, biological , irrigation, and machinery systems.
Design systems for crop growth in small spaces
Develop fish-farming systems

Biomedical-

Devise procedures and devices to improve medical conditions

Design artificial organs, limbs, or joints.

Determine ways to prevent sports injuries.

\n Chemical-

Address issues related to chemical production, transformation of raw materials, and chemical use.

Create more efficient fuel sources
Map the human genome
Develop medications

\n Civil-

Plan the design , construction, and maintenance of various civil structures
Determine weather safety designs for buildings
Build tunnels or bridges

Computer Hardware -

research, design, develop, and test computer systems and computer-related equipment.

Design networks

Build computer systems for NASA

Analyze system requirements

Electrical-

Design, develop, and test the manufacture of electrical equipment and large scale electrical systems.

Design an effective radar system
Determine new ways to harness electrical power
Test aircraft electrical equipment
Oversee electric utilities

Electronic Engineering-

Design, develop, and test electronic systems, such as appliances, telephones, and surgical devices.

Create a cell phone design
Build video games
Invent medical micro robots capable of examining the human body

\n Environmental Engineering-

Solve environmental problems related to pollution, water use, materials and energy use, waste treatment, etc.

Clean up hazardous waste sites
Design technology for reprocessing materials
Design methods for reducing pollutants in our atmosphere

Health and Safety Engineering-

Identify potential hazards and develop protocols to prevent or reduce hazardous situations

Prevent workplace accidents
Enforce measures to prevent nuclear accidents
Reduce traffic accidents

Industrial-

Plan the most effective, efficient ways to build structures, lay out production facilities, run organizations, transport goods, etc.

Improve efficiency in hospitals
Determine machine layout for manufacturing facilities
Design stadium facilities for convenient use

Marine and Ocean-

Design, construct, operate, and maintain machinery or structures that exist in or near the water

Build or maintain oil rigs
Build robots for deep sea exploration
Design marine vessels
Improve submarine technology

Materials Engineering-

Develop, process, and turn materials to be used to fulfil a specific design purpose

Improve the safety of combat uniforms
Determine material to replace burn victims skin
Design protective materials to be used for space travel

Mechanical-

Research, develop, design, manufacture, and maintain devices that produce or consume power

Design cars
Design uses for lasers

Mining and Geological-

design develop[ and maintain mining equipment, and techniques to locate and extract ores and minerals from the Earth
-Locate gold or silver deposits

\n Nuclear-

Develop methods and systems that utilize nuclear materials for energy, medicine, and industry.

Inspect or maintain nuclear submarines
Identify new medical uses for radiation

Develop methods to utilize nuclear energy for space travel

Mechanical-

Research, develop, design, manufacture, and maintain devices that produce or consume power

Design cars
Design uses for lasers

Mining and Geological-

design develop and maintain mining equipment, and techniques to locate and extract ores and minerals from the Earth

-Locate gold or silver deposits

Nuclear-

Develop methods and systems that utilize nuclear materials for energy, medicine, and industry.

Inspect or maintain nuclear submarines
Identify new medical uses for radiation
Develop methods to utilize nuclear energy for space travel
Improve the safety of combat uniforms
Determine material to replace burn victims skin
Design protective materials to be used for space travel

Mechanical-

Research, develop, design, manufacture, and maintain devices that produce or consume power

Design cars
Design uses for lasers

Mining and Geological-

design, develop and maintain mining equipment, and techniques to locate and extract ores and minerals from the Earth

-Locate gold or silver deposits

Nuclear-

Develop methods and systems that utilize nuclear materials for energy, medicine, and industry.

Inspect or maintain nuclear submarines
Identify new medical uses for radiation
Develop methods to utilize nuclear energy for space travel