/sci/ - Science & Math

>>12793513
i'm graduating from chemical engineering this semester. i have a little bit challenging final project but it's fine overall.

>>12793525
>i have a little bit challenging final project
What you doing bud?

>>12793527
Sorbitol production from biomass. we selected apple pomace as raw material.

>>12793513
first time I've seen an engineering general

>>12793537
I make one like every 4-5 months when I come on /sci/ to shitpost

>>12793531
I won't pretend to know what that is.

>>12793566
what do you do?

>>12793570
I did a BEng in Mech Eng and an MSc in structural engineering, now I work for a company that designs and builds turbomachinery.

give it straight to me, what engineering major should i take?

>>12793592
mech or chem

>>12793592
I'm biased, but I think Mech Eng is the best base for pretty much 90% of everything in engineering. Really depends on what you want to do, though.
Even in the aerospace/aeronautical industry, most of the engineers come from a mech background.

>>12793621
>>12793635
i thought of that too but many advised me against it since it's hard to find a job. it has 10% unemployment here

>>12793716
>it has 10% unemployment here
10% unemployment is low? Lol

Normies really do not appreciate things like fluids flowing through pipes.

>>12793513
>my next project is starting and the last one isnt even finished
i hate this and myself for not planning correctly

>>12793883
Number 1 rule of engineering school is to learn to enjoy suffering and pain. I don't care what math and physics fags think. They may learn conceptually more difficult things (I accept this without question), but our workload is on a whole different level. Maybe only med fags come close, but they don't have the same level of intellectual investment as us.

>>12793975
i really enjoyed the first few semesters of my master without projects but having all of them at the end blows

>>12794032
Eurofag?

>>12794035
Ja.

>>12794042
Ameritards seem to have easier master programs compared to us

>>12793592
become a shit and water man (civil)

>>12794050
>American
>Education
pick one

>>12793582

Do you also do design for manufacturing in your current role or do you only perform structural/fluid dynamical analyses?

>>12793513
Is software engineering engineering?

I'm the guy who doesn't manufacture signals, nor adapters, but who tie it all together into a singular system under a controlled iam. Is that enginering? It's not creating anything out of nature's indescribable principle, but constructing the systems required in order for systems to be used. I guess it's like asking "is plumbing engineering", since it's a service noone sees and everyone expects to work.

>>12794319

Yes. It would count as a branch of system engineering.

>>12794278
It's quite a niche boomer company, we do the whole process. Most of the stuff we make is unique, for very specific applications. Standardized stuff won't work very well. I take part in design, manufacturing, and testing. The big boss man is a legit JPL PhD engineer.

>>12794341

Sounds great. I definitely regret having chosen to study electrical engineering since the only thing we do all day is matlab & simulink simulations which the prof keeps assuring us is somehow useful.

>>12794400
well, it is?

what is the biggest dick you ever sucked?

>>12794428

How much of your time do you spend simulating and how much in actual manufacturing and testing?

>>12794441
Not him, but much more time is spent on simulations than empirical testing because the former is way cheaper.

>>12794441
i think "engineering" definition is more about simulation

>>12794440
Never sucked a dick, but I have had mine sucked by women in real life (without paying for it).

>>12794441
We simulate manufacturing these days using software like promodel and other stuff because it's substantially less expensive. Nobody wants to risk their capital before having more data.

>>12793720
yeah but in the statistic only around 7% were employed under the title "mechanical engineer"

>>12794698
Because most engineers are shitters than can’t design their way out of a paper bag so they go into finance or “project management” instead.

>>12794341
whats JPL?

>>12793531
Good topic, make sure to shill ur project on ur cv and apply to every single biomass, xtl, gasification, waste (msw, plastics, biomass) recycling amd upcycling company out there

>>12793716
>>12793592
Mech or Chem maybe electrical but I am chem and i think its a good field.
it is hard to get a job if you get by without grasping basic fundamentals in heat and mass transfer and kinetics (chem) and don't maximize your undergraduate reaearch and internship time
Also if you are a white guy at an hbcu or minority institution then youll also have a hard time getting a job, they go to these campuses looking to fill quotas

>>12795192
Jet Propulsion Labratory, it's a Nasa R and D center.

>>12795192

Jet propulsion lab

>>12793513
your pressure relief valve is small time. go big mode. had my guys install 2 of these in 8 meters height, just with a pretty sus chain hoist.

>>12794064

Gonna be a shit and water man soon. Graduating in June.

>>12794481
Very nice.

>>12793525
fellow chem eng and getting my master in 3 weeks... good luck and never surrender

>>12793531
>Sorbitol production from biomass
you use enzymes, classical chemistry or is that a biotech project?
>>12793566
it's a sugar

>>12793592
mech or chem if you like hard mode
electric if you like super hard mode
also depends on where you plan to live. Look if there's industry related to your choice near you.

>>12793975
>Number 1 rule of engineering school is to learn to enjoy suffering and pain
yeah it's true... every non meme engineering major will make you suffer a lot... but also become stronger and smarter in solving practical problems that nobody knows how to solve.

>>12794050
american education is sometimes a meme... they pay too much for college I'm pretty sure that if you're not a complete retard you can pay and pass

>>12794341
>Standardized stuff won't work very well
that's sad because standardization and public knowledge of every known problem and its solutions should be the aim of the west in the next decades.

>>12794481
I got it sucked both with and without paying lol

>>12794724
a good engineer is both a good designer, a good applied scientist and a good project manager.

>>12794064
well at least you won't have problems finding a job

Finishing up my EE major focus area is control, roboticsand machine intelligenc. Basically done with my senior design project. Need 2 upper division gen ed classes after this school year.

Gonna start applying for internships for summer soon. How's the job market looking right now for EE?

How's the prospects of working with computer vision/ image processing with just a B.S, (took 1 graduate level computer vision course). where do I look for those sort of opportunities?

>>12794064
The shit buisness is good work. With shit and water you spend your first 10 years paying dues getting certificates and working graveyard shift weekends but once you get seniority it's a good paycheck and steady work. Know a waterfag and coworkers ex husband is a shitfag.

>>12794207
>europoor
>butthurt
Choose both

>>12796509
Wow, that must be why you smart euros are landing probes on mars, landing and reusing rocket first stages, and launching people to earth orbit on indigenous European crewed vehicles. Mist be great being so far ahead of those dumb fat amerimutts.

>>12796568
>landing and reusing rocket first stages
that's a south african and only 1/4 american (american of 100 years ago)
America had it's century of glory, now it's time to move on.

>>12793513
Whats the service for that PRV?

>>12796499
enzymes.

>>12796568
>muh achievment
this is about the big picture and not some small group of top tier engineers/scientists.

Offshore engineering reporting in

>>12796568
The whole American and Soviet space program was based on making nazi scientists work in isolation. They were so bored that they came up with a way to fly to the moon.

On the other hand, Europeans claiming that the US system is lacking is quite hypocritical. At least in the US they appreciate engineers and give them a good pay. Try finding an engineering job as a phd in France: starting wages are around 42k euro gross.

Offshore wind will be the next big sector in the US.

The biggest problem is getting Jones act vessels ready to work on offshore wind farms.
>monopile and jacket supported windfarms are already proven technology
>offshore crane vessels required to build install the are already designed and several are being constructed all over the world
If you have one of these you can dominate the US offshore wind building sector
>electricity market on the east coast is definitely big enough. Building 1 GW windfarms will have more than enough offtake.
>being prioritised by the US federal and state governments

Also, the future is floating wind turbines.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SavaSnOOrvw

>>12795272
beast

>>12796923
What do you do anon?

Thinking about going civil engineering next summer after working some years in the pipeline business.

>>12797293
i fap everyday and you?

>>12797673
I try not to fap as much as I can help it.

>>12797642
Welcome, brother.

>>12797834
Rude.

>>12797834
I kinda love how broad civil engineering curriculum still is. You want to do some watermanagement? Too bad, learn how to design a bridge...

>>12797888
Mech is more broad, civil is basically a mech specialization.

>doing PhD
>supervisor is useless
>sends like 20 papers
>tfw i already seen them
>tfw these are the top 20 results when you search for the related subject keyword
>tfw he thinks hes useful
>tfw you cant tell him to fuck himself

>amerisharts boosting about muh space while walking home after getting shot so you won't get sued for staining someone's walkway with your blood

>>12797293
I'm just speculating but I think he might be an oil man.

>>12797893
mech is always the same shit

>>12793513
Quick bros which degree do I go for? Electrical Eng or Mechatronics & Robotics Eng

>>12802469
Civil

Would be nice if engineering students would stop circle jerking about how much work they have. Just pay attention to class and do your HW jeez

>>12796923
Nice bro