Think Possibility

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Think Possibility Think Engineering
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Engineers are professionals who work with ideas,
technology, information and people. They invent,
design, propose, communicate and develop new
processes and technologies. Their work provides
them with a high level of responsibility, variety
and creativity.
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• David Thompson, Mechanical Engineering
• Jesse Jardine, Industrial Engineering
• Kale Law, Computer Engineering
• Guest Speaker, Robert McDonnell
• Engineering Proffessor, Emeka Oguejiofor

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Engineering Disciplines-Civil -Chemical
-Industrial -Mechanical -Electrical/Computer-M
ining/Metallurgical-Agricultural/Biological
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CIVIL ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Structures
• Transportation
• Water Treatment
• Geotechnical
• Construction Management

• COURSES
• Mechanics of Materials
• Water Quality
• Soil Mechanics
• Construction Planning
• Transportation Systems

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• DESIGN / CONSTRUCTION Buildings, Bridges, Dams,
  Highways, Traffic Systems, Parking Lots

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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Air Pollution
• Land Management
• Water Supply
• Solid Waste
• Toxic Materials Control
• Hazardous Waste Management
• Public Health

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• Researcher
• Private Consulting Firms
• Professor

• COURSES
• Chemistry
• Biology biomaterials, cellular, biotechnology
• Environmental and Biomedical Engineering
• Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

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ELECTRICAL / COMPUTER ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Power Systems
• Digital Systems
• Electronics
• Communications
• Optics
• Control Systems

• COURSES
• Circuits
• Computer Programming
• Instrumentation
• Robotics
• Microprocessors
• Digital Signals

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• DESIGN electronics, power systems, computer
  networks, communication devices
• MANUFACTURING power plants, automated
  assembly lines

OTHER sales engineer, research, product testing
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INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Integrated Systems of
• People
• Materials
• Information Equipment
• Energy

• COURSES
• Engineering Economics
• Modeling and Design of Industrial Systems
• Ergonomics and Safety Engineering
• Mechanical Design

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• Product Distribution Managers
• Efficiency Managers
• Hospital Managers

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

• COURSES
• Circuits
• Computer Programming
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Dynamics
• Refrigeration
• Strength of Materials
• Statics

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• WORK WITH
• Engines
• Heat utilization and refrigeration processes
• Material processing
• Manufacturing systems
• Robotics
• Transportation
• Anything that moves

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MINING ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Extracting minerals
• Processing minerals
• Petroleum
• Explosives
• Design programs

• COURSES
• Rock Mechanics
• Soil Mechanics
• Mineral Processing
• Materials Engineering
• Computer-Aided Mine Planning
• Mining Geology

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• Oil and gas
• Mineral resources
• Financial and government institutions

• Consulting companies
• Mining equipment manufacturing
• Research and Teaching

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CHEMICAL

• COURSES
• Industrial Chemistry
• Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering
• Thermodynamics
• Fluid Mechanics
• Materials Science
• Chemical Reaction Engineering

• WORK WITH
• Plastics and polymers
• Pulp and Paper Industry
• Environmental Control
• Petrochemicals, petroleum and natural gas
  processing
• Energy Conversion and utilization
• Food Processing
• Corrosion Control

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BIOLOGICAL / BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

• WORK WITH
• Environmental Buffers
• Medical Devices
• Medical Diagnostics
• Pharmaceuticals
• Body and Cellular Tissues
• Genetics

• JOB OPPURTUNITIES
• MEDICAL medical treatment suppliers
• PHARMACEUTICALS
• development, research

• COURSES
• Mechanical Design
• Biology biomaterials, cellular, biotechnology
• Environmental and Biomedical Engineering
• Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

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SALARIES
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High School Requirements

• English
• Pre-calculus Math
• Two of Biology, Chemistry, Physics
• One other university prep course

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How to Become a Professional Engineer in Nova
Scotia

• Obtain Diploma in Engineering from any affiliated
  university
• Complete Bachelor of Engineering Degree
• Complete four years of work experience as an
  engineer in training
• Register as a P.Eng. With Engineers Nova Scotia

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Where is Engineering Offered?
Saint Francis Xavier University Nova Scotia
Agricultural College University of Prince Edward
Island Saint Marys University Cape Breton
University Acadia University Dalhousie University
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Guest Speaker

• Robert McDonnell

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Questions?
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Activity!

• Build a Bridge to span 2ft and hold the most
  weight.
• Teams of 4
• Use only materials provided
• 15 minute build time
• PRIZES for the team that holds the most weight

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• Special Thanks to
• Mr. MacFarlane
• And
• Robert McDonnell