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4898748 No.4898748 [Reply] [Original]

it's that time again. i'm pretty drunk, and i'll be solid for another hour maybe. have at it.

i study aerodynamics, mathematics, and high performance computing. if you ask about some ridiculous hypothetical space mission, i'll ignore you.

>> No.4898754

>>4898748
You ever do any design work?

>> No.4898758

>>4898754
yes lots, and my phd work is in optimization.

>> No.4898770

what are you drinking?

>> No.4898778

>>4898748
Currently studying in College in mechanic engeneering, looking for some new stuff to learn, anything you could show?

>> No.4898780

why you drinking on a school nite

>> No.4898784

>>4898748

Compare the fun & pleasure you derive from doing boring physics work with, say, listening to great music, making love to a woman, playing a guitar with great skill, etc...

I'm trying to understand why people put themselves through the torture of tedious academic work, is it just the job+money?

>> No.4898786
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4898786

>>4898780
why the fuck not?
>>4898784
some people enjoy academics more than making music. GASP.

tl;dr bananaphone

>> No.4898787

Do you think commercial supersonic air travel (e.g. Concorde) will ever become commonplace?

>> No.4898790

>>4898784

im wondering about this as well, the fun-factor of boring tedious work is very subtle or maybe non-existent

They could just be doing it for money and prestige among their social class

>> No.4898798

I'm also studying aerodynamics, mathematics and high performance computing as an aerospace engineering graduate student.

I'm currently doing research on supersonic chemically reacting flows.

What is your research on?

What turbulence models do you use?

How do you generate meshes?

What kind of bodies are you simulating flow around?

>> No.4898799

>>4898787
Yes, in high atmosphere only, though.

>> No.4898809

>>4898787

It is possible. Boeing has a research facility that works on noise reduction of business jets, so they are betting alot of money that it will be practical for the very rich.

>> No.4898814

How much time a week did you study in undergrad and currently?

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4898835

I still haven't heard you say what you're drinking yet.

>> No.4898836

How close are we to Quantum Computing?

>> No.4898844

>>4898770
eagle rare bourbon.

>> No.4898850

>>4898784
funny. i mean, obviously i get more pussy from being successful.

>> No.4898853

>>4898835
eagle rare bourbon!!!!

>> No.4898854

>>4898836

Practicable quantum computing is no less than 25 years away. And I'd bet on it being even farther.

>> No.4898858

>>4898748

What would you do, what would you sacrifice just for the privilege of licking von Braun's feet?

>> No.4898874

bump.... yeah...

>> No.4898880

>>4898798

I'd like to hear your answer to these questions.

>> No.4898881

what's the point of getting a doctorate in engineering, or are you not interested in working in industry?

>> No.4898888

>>4898881
good question.

i'm plenty interested in working in industry. good engineering degrees are great in that we are still super valuable to non-academic jobs.

>> No.4898893

>>4898798
>What is your research on?
cfd, applied, theoretical, and more awesome.

>What turbulence models do you use?
sst, SA, any of the common ones, but mostly doing LES, various smagorinsky.


>How do you generate meshes?
pointwise

>What kind of bodies are you simulating flow around?
usually aircraft

>> No.4898923

i want to get an aerospace engineering degree but I got rejected from the department. I will reapply but in the mean time I have to pick a major.

Physics or Material science engineering? Why

>> No.4898924

>>4898858
>>4898858
>>4898858

>> No.4898993

>>4898923
not OP but i would do material science engineering.

up to the first two years of all engineering degrees are virtually the same.

>> No.4899008

Matse (BS) reporting in, gonna start grad school in the fall. Depends on what you wanna study/do with your career

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4899017

What do you think about using invariant manifolds to get free trips to the planets (and maybe even outside the solar system).
(see genesis mission http://www.maa.org/editorial/mathgames/mathgames_09_07_04.html))

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4899031

Were you always in engineering or did you start out in something different? (ex. Physics, CS, Mathematics, etc) I'm working on physics and astro for undergraduate studies aerospace is something I've given thought to for grad school in a couple years and I'm curious how brutal that transition would be.


Also - congratulations on getting so far in such an awesome field of work.

>> No.4899042

>>4899031
not op, but i would imagine the most brutal thing about the transition would be having to take undergrad courses before you can start on your grad courses as they have prerequisites. that could easily double the amount of time it would take you to get the degree.