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- From: tron@tc.fluke.COM (Peter Barbee)
- Subject: Re: Aero/Astro Vs. Mech E.
- Message-ID: <1992Aug19.160121.2020@tc.fluke.COM>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
- References: <1992Aug11.061620.1218@leland.Stanford.EDU> <11AUG199221042579@zeus.tamu.edu> <65788@hydra.gatech.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1992 16:01:21 GMT
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- >> My background is in mech eng but my first real job was in an aerospace
- >> company doing composites. The aero major is not a necessity for doing
- >> cool stuff (things that go fast, and explode). I liked Mech because of
- >> the diversity of interests it covers - fluids, heat transfer, acoustics,
- >> composites, elasticity, etc... That sold if for me!
- >>
- > In the long run as far as flexibilty within the workplace and
- >broad knowledge, Mech is the way to go. You do most of your
- >specialization in the workplace anyway.
-
- As an ME it wouldn't be too surprising for me to defend that choice. I
- chose to work for an electronics company where I knew the EEs would
- more likely have the "glory" jobs. And so in my 8 years here I have
- worked on projects such as: transparent membrane switches utilizing
- conductive thin film oxides, high speed flexible circuitry (transmission
- line theory) doing joint reserch with material manufacturers, designing
- an isothermal input block (for thermocouples) without using an isothermal
- block, cooling a portable instrument with a thermal load of over
- 10 watts per sq in. And lots of other cool stuff. I've had the
- opportunity to receive 3 patents and I've never been bored by having
- to solve the same problem yet another time.
-
- In college don't worry about the facts - most of the problems in the
- real world won't look anything like problem 8-12. Worry about learning
- how to think, how to approach a problem, and how to follow through.
-
- Peter B
-