The Engineering Experience

National Engineers Week is a week that is devoted to celebrating engineers and all of the awesome things that engineers have accomplished.  All around the country, colleges and universities celebrated Engineers Week with various activities throughout the week.  Purdue celebrates National Engineers Week a little later in the year, usually in March or April; that’s ok though because that just means engineers at Purdue get to have two weeks devoted to them! This year National Engineers is from February 18 th - February 24 th . This year the theme for National Engineers is “Inspiring Wonder”.  This means, taking a step back to recognize the amazing engineers who have made todays awe-inspiring wonders such as skyscrapers. This theme is an awesome choice, because there really is no limit to what you can do as an engineer.  With a degree from Purdue University, you will have the skills and talents to really create some amazing things that will change our world fo...

  Students in Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering Industrial Engineering   I chose to study industrial engineering here at Purdue because not only is the subject matter interesting, but it is an incredibly adaptable major!  Industrial engineering focuses on the optimization of systems, processes, and networks to increase efficiency, decrease cost, or otherwise address customer needs.  Industrial engineers work in nearly every conceivable sector, including but by no means limited to aviation and spaceflight, healthcare, goods and services, energy, and transportation.  The career path of an IE is widely varied, with many of us branching out into careers that aren’t that of a stereotypical engineer.  This broadness has allowed me to feel secure as I’ve continued to explore what I ultimately want to do, knowing that wherever I end up, I will have the skills of a Purdue industrial engineering degree to propel me to success.   For m...

It's Valentine's Day, when we express our love for people, things, and other parts in our life. I'd like to express my love for a program that has taught, brought and gave me so much. . . Purdue's Women in Engineering Program (WIEP)! Here some reasons why I love WIEP: 1) The Many Unique Programs  Purdue Women in Engineering Program offers SO much to SO many people. From  Access Alums  to  I2D2 , Purdue WIEP is the hub for anyone with an interest in engineering. See the full list of programs  here .  They even have a wide variety of programs for prospective students, which you can see  here . It's so easy to get involved and stay involved for life without getting bored, and that's why I love it.  2) Their Mission The  mission of WIEP  is to help women and girls discover their inner engineer. By provide constant programming, support and guidance, this mission isn't just words on a paper but evident in everyday life. Eve...

Honors and Engineering at Purdue Katie Williams is a Mechanical Engineering student in the Honors college, and she found the challenges and growth opportunities she was looking for at Purdue through the Honors curriculum.  Here’s what she had to say about her honors college experience so far at Purdue: “Joining the engineering honors college my freshman year proved to be one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences at Purdue.  It helped me get accustomed to the rigor of Purdue engineering right away. Honors contracting courses have also been helpful in my learning experience. For honors students, we worked on analyzing statics of an Arduino based robot, which we also coded to run autonomously while avoiding obstacles. For honors mechanics of materials, which I am currently taking, we work on supplemental labs which reinforce what we learn in lecture.” Purdue Honors College and Residences In First-Year Engineering, there are different programs...

Name : Hannah Mas Major: Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering Graduation Date: May 2018   What is your favorite part of engineering? I love how multifaceted engineering is and the diverse projects I’ve had the opportunity to take part in. Even though my specialty is in aerospace, I’ve worked with many other individuals with diverse engineering backgrounds on projects, but our knowledge complimented each other and we worked well together to make our projects a success.        What is the best thing about Purdue and/or why? The best thing about Purdue is the vast amount of opportunities that are offered. Any interest you have, Purdue is guaranteed to have a club, project or class offered to take advantage of. I wouldn’t have half the knowledge or experience I have today if it wasn’t for the opportunities that Purdue’s faculty or programs had offered me. Tell us about a fun memory of your time at Purdue! One of my b...

During the year of 2017, I had the opportunity to spend two semesters, spring and fall, on co-op with Zimmer Biomet. A co-op is similar to an internship in that it entails working for a company to gain real world experience in your area of career interest. The difference between a co-op and an internship is that a co-op usually includes 3 to 5 sessions with the same company, alternating each co-op semester with a semester of classes. For my first session with Zimmer Biomet, I worked on the knee team as a Development Engineer co-op. There I learned the variety of designs for orthopedic knee systems and the instrumentation that goes along with the surgical techniques for each system. Besides attending a cadaver lab that utilized some of these knee systems in their surgical techniques, I worked mostly with revising and improving documentation of design history files for the products. Doing this allowed me to gain an understanding of the development process of medical devices ...