I was wondering if there are any other engineers or scientists here at SciForums, and if so, what are your specialties or industries?

Me? Mechanical Engineer, Automotive...

Mechanical, materials handling.
Also done process engineering, heat exchange and structural.

Footwear! (I know it's not the same, I was an art major).

Footwear! (I know it's not the same, I was an art major).

The biomechanics of footwear is really interesting, and the geometry is really challenging. I know a guy that works out at Gore doing some of that stuff.

Mechanical, materials handling.
Also done process engineering, heat exchange and structural.
That's an interesting mix, I like the process engineering stuff, not doing much of that now in the current job though, it is mostly computational analysis, CAE.

EE with experience in robotics, aeronautics, software, publishing, biotech, etc.

Industrial automation engineer.

Hmmm.....engines aplenty in my vehicles and chainsaws,
......earrings aplenty in my jewelry box.

engine-earring........nope. Not the same. My bad.....;)

engine-earring........nope.

Why not? http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRFth7Hc7oySRM-jk0N0yBUMexQQDiYs56tWD-pWVbb5bAXC3DUybsLLVBS

Electrical engineer specializing in telecommunications, wireless power transmission, alternative energy, power electronics design and embedded controllers.

Signal processing, bitches!

Signal processing, bitches!
Signal (http://www.sciforums.com/member.php?u=46399)? :eek:

mechanical engineering senior student, bachelors...

Biomedic.

Forensic Structural, Structural, Explosives, and various Military Engineering specialties.

Chemical engineering, lately I have been getting my ass kicked by CVD (chemical vapor depostion):mad:

Freshmen in Aerospace. Purdue University.

Industrial automation engineer.

I have read your posts. It does not seem possible you are an engineer. Where did you get your degree?

It does not seem possible you are an engineer.
Does not bother me if you consider me a shoe salesman.

I have read your posts.
I have read your thread. How are your bees?

Does not bother me if you consider me a shoe salesman.

I figure a technician.


I have read your thread. How are your bees?

I lost both hives over the winter to CC and did not replace them. I think I will next year it was a difficult summer without the girls.

Mechanical...

http://www.turnertoys.com/construction_vehicles/U7501_Bulldozer360.jpg

http://www.turnertoys.com/construction_vehicles/U7504_crane360.jpg

Nah, whom am I kidding? I am a toymaker... :)

If that is your work then I would say, "damn good toy maker".:)

Mechanical...
Nah, whom am I kidding? I am a toymaker... :)

and what is the origin of mechanical engineering other than toy and watch making?

The origin of the engineer is toy-maker (or toy-destroyer :D).
When I was small child, no toy has survived more than 3-4days.
Always had a screwdriver handy, and a great curiosity what is inside, how it works.
Of course I fail to reassemble the pieces. :o
When I grew up a little, I managed to reassemble. :)
Finally I managed to make different "toys"for adults.

and what is the origin of mechanical engineering other than toy and watch making?
It depends what you mean by "origin".
At its simplest the origin is the existence of nerds: trying to make cool stuff to do other cool stuff. :D
The term "engineer" derives from "someone who makes engines", the "engines" in this case being military engines, i.e. machines of war - ballistae, trebuchets etc.
(So it's always fun to point out that "civil engineer" is, strictly speaking, an oxymoron").

That guy that invented the wheel ? Who was he ? Was it a she ? Now they need a medal " Grand Puba of the universe . They are the one that gave life to the nerd . That is who you engineers should worship . The Engineers God " Wheel God " Roll one for the road

Engineer

Engineer



Engineer

The pinnacle of human intellectual achievement.

The sort of man every man really wants to be.

The sort of man every woman wants. (Except the butch ones who become engineers themselves).

If you want it, an engineer can design it. And then get a monkey to build it. :cool::D

Monkey Man is going to get you . We can be very Viscous animals you know. That is the same thing a contractor that tried to cheat Me out of my wages said once . He side " You can train a monkey to frame a House "
Then he went broke !! I did get paid . When I confronted Him he went ballistic and started spouting , I got a recorder here in my pin . I am recording everything you say and I said good you can listen back at Me demanding my Money over and over again . I want my money . He turned to his Secretary and said cut him his check and get him out of my office. The rest of the crews were not so lucky . They waited for other means of justice. Justice that never came

I ask that you reconsider your position on that Engineers before it is to late. Not everybody is happy when you call them Monkeys . A Monkey like Me might be O.K. with it , but the rest are mean

Monkey Man is going to get you . We can be very Viscous animals you know.
Viscous? Thick and syrupy?


I ask that you reconsider your position on that Engineers before it is to late. Not everybody is happy when you call them Monkeys . A Monkey like Me might be O.K. with it , but the rest are mean
But who cares about the opinion of non-engineers? If those people had brains they'd be engineers. It stands to reason.

Viscous? Thick and syrupy?


Oh, but viscous can be viciously hard to contend with. :rolleyes:

I can't stand having stickiness on my hands. It interferes with my ability to concentrate, although this does not seem logical, the two functions being quite disparate.

Perhaps it is the interference with sensory input that discomfits me? :confused:

But who cares about the opinion of non-engineers? If those people had brains they'd be engineers. It stands to reason.
But all are engineers. :p

Without a good team the engineer can't do much.

Perhaps it is the interference with sensory input that discomfits me? :confused:
Learn to disregard extraneities.

Learn to disregard extraneities.

The input of the sensory functions of the extremities can hardly be construed as extraneous.

Is extraneities a word? :confused:

The input of the sensory functions of the extremities can hardly be construed as extraneous.
Extraneous to the task at hand, viz. concentrating, no?


Is extraneities a word? :confused:
A) You understood exactly what I meant.
B) If it isn't it bloody well should be.
C) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Extraneity plural not given but obvious.
:D

Jokes with engineers.
What is the similarity between a German Shepherd and an engineer?
Both have a look intelligent and you feel they want to say something, but you don't understand what.

Jokes with engineers.
What is the similarity between a German Shepherd and an engineer?
Both have a look intelligent and you feel they want to say something, but you don't understand what.

LOL.....

The German Shepherd is frequently easier to understand than the engineer. ;)

Extraneous to the task at hand, viz. concentrating, no?


A) You understood exactly what I meant.

An extrapolation on my part, working from questionable input.

B) If it isn't it bloody well should be.

Opinion. Yours.

C) http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Extraneity plural not given but obvious.

The search engine was not forthcoming when I entered the word you used. A shortcoming on the part of the search engine, perhaps....
:D

Hmmmmm......from playing Scrabble with the computer, I have observed that there are any number of words which do NOT lend themselves to the plural, no matter that one might assume so.

No further comment. :p

An extrapolation on my part, working from questionable input.
Okay, you can have a prize for that.


Opinion. Yours.
You doubt me? Heretic!


The search engine was not forthcoming when I entered the word you used. A shortcoming on the part of the search engine, perhaps....
There are instances where the plural doesn't appear in search engine result, hence I entered the singular.
(Strangely the first word (http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=concinnities&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) I thought of that might have produced a similar result didn't. Such is life).


Hmmmmm......from playing Scrabble with the computer, I have observed that there are any number of words which do NOT lend themselves to the plural, no matter that one might assume so.
No further comment. :p
Hmm, a search for "plural of extraneity" gives this:

extraneity (countable and uncountable; plural ectraneities)
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/extraneity
With the word "ectraneities" as a dead link (i.e. not yet implemented). I find it highly strange that in addition to the swap of -y to -ies there appears to be an extra - the x to c change. I suspect a spelling error.
Plus there's also this (http://www.sciforums.com/showthread.php?p=2830230).
You have been officially Googlified!

The engineers and accountants joke (http://www.engineeringhumor.com/jokes.html)

An Accountant and Engineering Convention was being held. On the train to the convention, there were both accounting and engineering majors. Each of the engineering majors had his/her own train ticket. But the accountants had only ONE ticket for all of them. The engineers started laughing and snickering. The accountants ignored the laughter.

Then, one of the accountants said, "Here comes the conductor". All of the accountants piled into the bathroom. The engineers were puzzled. The conductor came aboard and collected tickets from all the engineers. He went to the bathroom, knocked on the door, and said "Ticket please". An accountant stuck their only ticket under the door. The conductor took the ticket and left. A few minutes later, the accountants emerged from the bathroom. The engineers felt really stupid.

On the way back from the convention, the group of engineering majors had ONE ticket for their group. They started snickering at the accountants, who had NO tickets amongst them. When the accountant lookout shouted "Conductor coming!", all the accountants again piled into a bathroom. All of the engineers went into another bathroom. Then, before the conductor came on board, one of the accountants left the bathroom, knocked on the other bathroom, and said "Ticket please".

The engineers and accountants joke (http://www.engineeringhumor.com/jokes.html)

An Accountant and Engineering Convention was being held. On the train to the convention, there were both accounting and engineering majors. Each of the engineering majors had his/her own train ticket. But the accountants had only ONE ticket for all of them. The engineers started laughing and snickering. The accountants ignored the laughter.

Then, one of the accountants said, "Here comes the conductor". All of the accountants piled into the bathroom. The engineers were puzzled. The conductor came aboard and collected tickets from all the engineers. He went to the bathroom, knocked on the door, and said "Ticket please". An accountant stuck their only ticket under the door. The conductor took the ticket and left. A few minutes later, the accountants emerged from the bathroom. The engineers felt really stupid.

On the way back from the convention, the group of engineering majors had ONE ticket for their group. They started snickering at the accountants, who had NO tickets amongst them. When the accountant lookout shouted "Conductor coming!", all the accountants again piled into a bathroom. All of the engineers went into another bathroom. Then, before the conductor came on board, one of the accountants left the bathroom, knocked on the other bathroom, and said "Ticket please".

Ah Yeah ! That is funny . I love engineers . They sometimes make my life easier . Not always but a good part of the time if you can get something across to them . Most the time I hire engineers or I would have nothing to do with em in Me personal life except enjoy there products that the rest of the world sues em for having product defect real or imaginary. Keep up the good work and please don't get Me sued

Ah Yeah ! That is funny . I love engineers . They sometimes make my life easier . Not always but a good part of the time if you can get something across to them . Most the time I hire engineers or I would have nothing to do with em in Me personal life except enjoy there products that the rest of the world sues em for having product defect real or imaginary. Keep up the good work and please don't get Me sued

If you click the title of the accountant & engineer joke, there are some more there, pretty funny :D

I have to go for now, I now have more than 1500 posts o___O. Ciao

Jokes made ​​by engineers or adopted by engineers:

Edward Aloysius Murphy, Jr. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_A._Murphy,_Jr.) (January 11, 1918 – July 17, 1990[1]) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems. He is best-known for Murphy's law, which is said to state, "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong."

Hmm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law.
Looks like he got at that too. :D

Hmm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy%27s_law.
Looks like he got at that too. :D
I like to think it have been adopted by engineers.:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68cEsALWt0
:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i68cEsALWt0
:D
Yep.
I promise the NC.
If any mechanical engineer promise the mechanics...
I think we will do something useful against trolls. :cheers:

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Finally I managed to make different "toys"for adults.

So, you are an adult toy engineer? LOL

So, you are an adult toy engineer? LOL
LOL...Especially for women, but I don't dislike. :D

Me, Civil Engr, PG in Hydrology and PG Dip in Heavy Construction Machinery.

Ah Yeah ! That is funny . I love engineers . They sometimes make my life easier . Not always but a good part of the time if you can get something across to them . Most the time I hire engineers or I would have nothing to do with em in Me personal life except enjoy there products that the rest of the world sues em for having product defect real or imaginary. Keep up the good work and please don't get Me sued

An auditor was auditing a project when he asked: What is the height of these poles? An engineeer measured a pole lying on ground and told, 3 metres. Auditor was livid: I want the height and you telling me the length!!
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Another from my personal experience.

I once had to visit and inspect a few warehouses and a barrage. I drove 300 km over potholes. Next day I went to the barrage about 7 km away. On return I submitted my bill. It came back with: Your journey to the barrage which is only 7 km from your camp, cannot be approved, being a local journey. I sent it back with: To the best of estimate VPO [village and post office ] Kalagarh is less than a km by half a km in extent. Journey cannot to called local.

Needless to say the bill was passed.

The origin of the engineer is toy-maker (or toy-destroyer :D).
When I was small child, no toy has survived more than 3-4days.
Always had a screwdriver handy, and a great curiosity what is inside, how it works.
Of course I fail to reassemble the pieces. :o
When I grew up a little, I managed to reassemble. :)
Finally I managed to make different "toys"for adults.

3 days!! Gosh. A Barbie was byond retrieval within half a hour with my 3 year g'daughter.

Engineers are practical to the core. Is the space curved a la Einstein or just plain attractive force? They do not care, because either way you have to find an energy pack if you want to move.

EE

Done heavy Automation Engineering for Rocket to Aerospace to Refineries to Steel etc...does include cloud computing and artificial intelligence for the Navy...

But also have done Mechanical, Chemical (Nuclear too) and some Civil work (water resources management)....

EE

Done heavy Automation Engineering for Rocket to Aerospace to Refineries to Steel etc...does include cloud computing and artificial intelligence for the Navy...

But also have done Mechanical, Chemical (Nuclear too) and some Civil work (water resources management)....

Fun stuff, you sound like more of a generalist. I'm very specialized in Automotive structures now, so I miss that. I used to analyze/test equipment used in steel processing, that was a good gig but we don't have a significant primary metals industry in the US any more.

Engineers are practical to the core. Is the space curved a la Einstein or just plain attractive force? They do not care, because either way you have to find an energy pack if you want to move.

If it isn't useful kick it to the curb.

Me, Civil Engr, PG in Hydrology and PG Dip in Heavy Construction Machinery.
I did a lot of work with Caterpillar so I can relate to your Heavy Construction Machinery, what sort of machines have you worked on?

BS and MS in structural engineering from UC San Diego. Funny how I joined SF before I even got a high school diploma... my how times fly!

Structural by education, but mechanical by profession. I work on stress analysis and mechanical reliability analysis for spacecraft pressure regulators.

I am trying to solve Africa's engineering issues now...it is not science, it is psychotherapy...

for Africa mostly has about 70 KWH pr power per person when the major industrial countries have over 7000 KWH per person in energy use...among other things like not much rail road, road or other basic infrastructures...

One of the problems faced by Africa is connected to the contrast between tribal and civilization. Both are valid social organizations. The difference is tribal organization can only support populations up to about 100,000 people (more or less), while civilization has no upper population limit; china, india, etc.

If tribal approaches the population limit, it splits into two tribes. This tribal split creates problems when trying to create infrastructure, since exceeding the tribal limit, creates less incentive to help the overlapping tribes. Tribal creates priorities connected to the best interest of the tribe. Too much outside influence can disrupt the tribe, while the logistics of civilization; roads, etc., exceed tribal parameters by making too much overlap.

As an analogy, say you are having a family party. Everybody knows each other and there is a nice mingling of people. If we suddenly added a bunch of neighbors and their families, where most of the dual relatives don't know each other, the composite will often move to opposite sides of the room, with some people going back and forth. There is not enough intimacy for one tribe. Some people will not feel comfortable if they were forced into this.

Civilization is different, since it is less about blood intimacy. It more like going to a sporting event where all types of people are there, most of which you don't know. They don't share blood relation or natural intimacy, but rather a common mental abstraction (home team). In the case of the party, say family and neighbors, after splitting, both realize they are all like the same sport team abstraction and their team is in the playoffs. We put the game on, and there is mingling. It is not about blood anymore but about a common abstraction.

The resistance is at the social transition between tribal and civilization. Civilization has advantages at the level of logistics, while tribal has advantage at the humanistic level connected to natural intimacy. It is hard to do both at the same time, since intimacy breaks down at levels where the logistics of civilization really start to create economies of scale.

This is why many African Americans often have trouble; the tribal unit is too limiting as a subset for civilization. They get left out of the advantages of civilization. To take advantage of civilization they need to leave the tribe. While immigrant Africans do better since they choose civilization, since the home tribal way is way too limited in logistics. They go back to Africa to feel the intimacy of the tribe, and then back to USA and Europe to enjoy the logistics of civilization.

This is why many African Americans often have trouble; the tribal unit is too limiting as a subset for civilization. They get left out of the advantages of civilization. To take advantage of civilization they need to leave the tribe. While immigrant Africans do better since they choose civilization, since the home tribal way is way too limited in logistics. They go back to Africa to feel the intimacy of the tribe, and then back to USA and Europe to enjoy the logistics of civilization.

Gee, that's not very racist at all.:rolleyes: You continue to amaze... are you sure it isn't somehow tied to entropy.

Structural and Industrial Design. Also worked in Architecture.

Wow. I've been gone for a while, hard to believe there were 61 responses to this thread!

After 9 years with a Japanese Automaker, I switched industries and am now working for a major Jet Engine manufacturer.

Pretty late in my career to make a big change but glad I did it. Have to say I have had a blast being an engineer, but be prepared to work your ass off
if you go down this path!

I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but I work in Sales and Marketing. So I guess thy doesn't constitute me as an engineer. :p

Fun stuff, you sound like more of a generalist. I'm very specialized in Automotive structures now, so I miss that. I used to analyze/test equipment used in steel processing, that was a good gig but we don't have a significant primary metals industry in the US any more.

I got into this post today..."Generalist" usually means not so good....I have done heavy duty engineering in each area that are usually patent time. For example solutions to Rocketry or Boeing aerospace supply chain management....or heavy duty turbine blade metal configuration, or temperature measurement in extreme environment or compressor surge control or adaptive (AI Type) control system design etc... by the way, I taught primary metal to China many years ago and hence they are gone from here....and so on...

Time to retire or help USA for next generation Manufacturing...

One of the problems faced by Africa is connected to the contrast between tribal and civilization. Both are valid social organizations. The difference is tribal organization can only support populations up to about 100,000 people (more or less), while civilization has no upper population limit; china, india, etc.

Civilization is different, since it is less about blood intimacy. It more like going to a sporting event where all types of people are there, most of which you don't know. They don't share blood relation or natural intimacy, but rather a common mental abstraction (home team). In the case of the party, say family and neighbors, after splitting, both realize they are all like the same sport team abstraction and their team is in the playoffs. We put the game on, and there is mingling. It is not about blood anymore but about a common abstraction.

The resistance is at the social transition between tribal and civilization. Civilization has advantages at the level of logistics, while tribal has advantage at the humanistic level connected to natural intimacy. It is hard to do both at the same time, since intimacy breaks down at levels where the logistics of civilization really start to create economies of scale.

This is why many African Americans often have trouble; the tribal unit is too limiting as a subset for civilization. They get left out of the advantages of civilization. To take advantage of civilization they need to leave the tribe. While immigrant Africans do better since they choose civilization, since the home tribal way is way too limited in logistics. They go back to Africa to feel the intimacy of the tribe, and then back to USA and Europe to enjoy the logistics of civilization.

This may not really work. As I learned this 30 years ago in "dirt poor China". All people can go forward. They need quality direction. And that what China got and it took this long for me to get involved in Africa. Specially Namibia - the birth place of civilization.